Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 479 - 86: Flesh Reborn from Bare Bones (Part 2)

"What about that troublemaking Hunter?" Sun Hang asked.

"He's been controlled... As for how to deal with him, that's up to the higher-ups to decide, not my concern," Yang Lian replied. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"I definitely don't want to run into such teammates on a mission, who knows, they might stab you in the back," Sun Hang complained. "These people, if you don't punish them, they'll just become more brazen... Punish them, and they'll likely bear a grudge... My suggestion is, just eliminate them all."

"We're short-handed, especially you irreplaceable Mysterious Creature Hunters," Yang Lian shook his head. "Even if they're scum, as long as they're useful, we have no choice but to keep them..."

"But I always feel these people only have negative effects."

"Let's leave this problem to the big shots to worry about," Yang Lian rubbed his temples. "Right now, I just want to hold on until that day comes... Whether it's success or failure, we'll all be relieved."

"How many days left?"

"According to the latest calculations, thirty-five days remaining."

"Why does it feel like it got shorter again?"

"After the Factory 105 incident, Chimera 17 has not initiated any attacks. Its incubation rate accelerated after a brief halt... Speaking of which, do you have any leads on the recent events you encountered?"

"You mean the transport aircraft being attacked?"

"Yes... Logically, the Gemini Balloons should outmatch Chimera 17 both in strength and memetic level, there's no way Chimera 17 could control their actions... But the Gemini Balloons' recent actions were too abnormal. Coupled with the pilot's unconsciousness and the damaged autopilot system, it's hard not to suspect this has something to do with Chimera 17."

"You're right," Sun Hang nodded, thinking, 'I just can't tell you all this was done by someone named Anna.'

"The pilot's been sent for emergency care, and technical staff are conducting a thorough inspection of the transport aircraft to find out why the autopilot system failed. I'll inform you of the results... By the way, who's she?" Yang Lian's gaze suddenly stopped on Shinkata Misaki.

"Tang Jing, from the Abnormal Ability Management Department, responsible for observing Ling Xiao's condition... Normally, Ling Xiao should've been observed in Chunming City for a month before regaining freedom, but given the special circumstances, they could only send a staff member along," Sun Hang explained.

After Sun Hang changed Shinkata Misaki's appearance and physique, she immediately contacted Sun Qiong, who then urgently modified the records of her assumed identity.

For Shinkata Misaki herself, she quite enjoyed this exciting and novel "disguise game."

"Oh... I remember my superior mentioned it briefly," Yang Lian didn't doubt it and continued leading them inside. The security gate emitted several laser beams, scanning the four from head to toe, and their identity information soon appeared on a nearby screen.

Sun Hang glanced at it, and Shinkata Misaki's fake identity had already been updated, with her age changed from twenty-one to twenty-six.

"Speaking of which, how's the memetic reverse engineering going? Since the time's shortened again, the 'pesticide' completion will decrease a bit, right?"

"You'll have to ask Song Yarong about that..." Yang Lian paused, a barely noticeable flush crossed his face. "I don't have enough clearance to know such things."

"Oh..." Sun Hang said meaningfully, then added, "By the way, is that 'Exorcist' fitted with Deceitful Equipment here?"

"Exorcist? Why are you looking for her?" Yang Lian asked puzzledly.

"Just tell me if she's here or not?"

"She is. She was brought here yesterday," Yang Lian nodded. "Her team encountered a roaming mysterious creature on the outskirts, leading to a battle. Two soldiers died, and she was sent here because of the backlash effect of the Deceitful Equipment, currently in the medical unit."

"Didn't Chimera 17 stop initiating attacks? How did this Exorcist encounter mysterious creatures?" Shinkata Misaki suddenly asked from behind.

"The investigation results basically exclude any connection between those mysterious creatures and Chimera 17," Yang Lian explained. "Don't forget, Eternal Night itself causes mysterious creature activities to become very frequent."

"You two, go to the office and wait for me. Ling Xiao, you should know the way, right?" After Sun Hang spoke, he looked at Yang Lian, "Take me to the medical unit."

"What, do you plan to use your ability to save that Exorcist?" Yang Lian raised an eyebrow, his expression slightly complicated.

"Is that not allowed?"

"You're sure the Taishan memetic won't conflict with hers?" Yang Lian frowned. "Though you saved Song Yarong and Jiang Yu using this method, they were uninfected ordinary people before... This Exorcist, she's not only fitted with Deceitful Equipment but also a Mysterious Creature Hunter, an infected individual."

"Who said I was using the old method?"

...

Despite Yang Lian's doubts, he finally took Sun Hang to the medical unit. Just as Sun Hang entered, he ran into a familiar face—the lead surgeon from Jiang Yu's surgery.

"You... are here for the Exorcist?" The lead surgeon first hesitated slightly, then quickly realized.

"Yes."

"You came at the right time, her situation is very bad, the mechanical prosthetics can hardly maintain the normal circulation of the remaining biological parts... Our only option might be to remove everything except the brain, and then..."

"Create a brain in a jar?"

"Pretty much... Whether the surgery succeeds and how long it can be sustained is uncertain," the lead surgeon shook his head, sighing. "We asked her thoughts, she said rather than being reduced to a brain alone, she'd choose death."

Guided by the doctor, Sun Hang saw the Exorcist lying in the medical pod—compared to the last time Sun Hang saw her, her already low-human-content body looked even more pitiful... Many areas were almost devoid of flesh, with severe signs of decay and necrosis remaining on the biological parts.

"If you intend to replicate the previous operation, I suggest consulting those senior researchers... I've heard different infected individuals' mimetic elements might conflict, similar to rejection reactions, but I don't know the specifics," the doctor said. "A few months ago, I was just a regular surgeon for normal people."

"But it's urgent," the doctor added. "Her current state might not last forty-eight hours."

"No worries, no need to ask, there won't be any conflict," Sun Hang said and stepped forward, placing his hand on the transparent cover of the medical pod.

The doctor was about to stop Sun Hang's action, but the change happening inside the medical pod the next second froze him in place.

The Exorcist's missing limbs were slowly growing back, mechanical parts gradually being squeezed out and detached, new bones were being covered with muscle and tendons, and organs replaced by artificial ones were reappearing in her thoracic and abdominal cavities.

If summed up in one sentence, it's "reviving the dead, flesh white bone."

"This... this is impossible!" the doctor gaped, muttering.

'What's impossible...' Sun Hang thought sarcastically, 'Even Ling Xiao, who owed King Yama several lives, was brought back; naturally, this Exorcist missing an 'infinite' amount of body parts can also be saved.'

With life force so dense it was almost tangible, even if she were left with only half a brain, Sun Hang could let her grow a whole new body.