Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 538 - 118: Tier 5 Hunter

"After I come into contact with the ’Holy Ark’, will the organization tell me what to do next?" The man standing up from the bath suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahaha, do you even realize what you’re saying?"

The long-haired man’s body tensed slightly, with a hint of alertness in his eyes.

"Do you really think that once I acquire the Holy Ark, I’ll still need to follow their orders?" The man in the bath laughed arrogantly.

The water in the pool suddenly began to boil, and a large amount of steam filled the entire bathroom.

"Maybe you’ve got a concept wrong." The long-haired man adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, "Your contact with the ’Holy Ark’ doesn’t equate to acquiring the ’Holy Ark’. Without the organization’s help, the ’Holy Ark’ will kill you without hesitation, just like all the other Hunters."

"Heh heh..." A cold laugh came from within the mist, and the next second, the burly man tore through the mist, grabbing the long-haired man’s neck and lifting him high, smashing him against the wall, "Yao Yu, you also got something wrong; you shouldn’t equate me with those wastes... what do you mean, just like the other Hunters?"

"I suggest you put me down." Despite the risk of having his throat crushed at any moment, Yao Yu remained remarkably calm, "If you kill me here, you’ll miss your only chance to get close to the ’Holy Ark’."

"I know, I know, you don’t need to remind me." The burly man glared at him fiercely, then slowly put him down, releasing his grip.

The long-haired man known as Yao Yu rubbed his slightly reddened neck and adjusted his glasses.

"There’s something I’m puzzled about, Yao Yu." The burly man turned around, looking out at the night sky through the floor-to-ceiling window, "You’re not an infected person, you’ve had a higher education, you enjoy good living conditions... so why work for the organization so tirelessly? I just don’t get it."

"For ideals." Yao Yu replied.

"Ideals?" The burly man repeated, then snorted.

"Yes, ideals." Yao Yu said, "You’re pursuing ultimate power, and what I pursue is the future of humanity."

"To hell with the future. By then, you’ll have been dead for who knows how long. What meaning does the future have for you?"

"I think now isn’t the time to discuss this." Yao Yu took out his phone for a look, "The Research Institute is already urging us; if you don’t go, the testing slot might get transferred to someone else, and the organization’s plan will be forced into a passive state."

"Another plan... I’m warning you; I don’t want to hear that word again today." The burly man said, but he still walked to the door and put on a piece of clothing.

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Thirty minutes later, at the PFDA test site.

Yao Yu glanced at the group of workers busy around the PFDA and couldn’t help but frown slightly.

"What’s wrong?" The burly man standing next to him noticed his unusual reaction and asked in a low voice.

"The invitation for the test was sent by Song Yarong from the Celestial City Mysterious Creature Research Institute, but as the main person in charge of the PFDA project, she isn’t on site; it’s a bit odd." Yao Yu responded.

Yao Yu pondered for a moment, then stepped forward to greet an engineer who was directing technicians to move spare parts: "Hi, I’m the Hunter ’Sonic Boom’s direct supervisor, and we’ve been invited to join the PFDA testing activities..."

"Oh, oh, is that the renowned ’Sonic Boom’? You’ve finally arrived! We’ve been waiting for you for so long!" The engineer immediately nodded in response, "The test is about to start, please follow me!"

"Please wait a moment." Yao Yu calmly stopped the invitation gesture, "I’m a bit puzzled. Mr. Song, who is in charge of this project, why isn’t she on site? I have some detailed questions regarding the operational actions that I would like to ask her."

"Oh, you’re talking about Mr. Song... She’s been busy assisting Mr. Yang with the overall coordination of the entire pesticide plan; she hasn’t had time to come to the workshop or test site, especially with the deadline fast approaching..." The engineer said, "As for those detailed questions, you can ask me for anything related to the PFDA; for operational actions, there will be a detailed operational meeting the day before actions commence, so just bring it up at that meeting."

"Okay." Yao Yu smiled and nodded, though he couldn’t help but feel a bit cautious inside.

Isn’t Celestial City’s secrecy work a bit excessive?

It’s understandable not to disclose specific operational frameworks to unrelated personnel, but considering that he and ’Sonic Boom’ are directly involved in the action, even they have to wait until the day before action to know the specific arrangements... Do they not trust them?

Could it be that the Dubhe Tower has detected some clues?

No, that’s impossible, the organization always uses a single line of communication; even if one contact point is discovered or betrays, it would at most affect the levels immediately above and below that contact point... They simply couldn’t trace it back to themselves...

Yao Yu is more inclined to believe that this operation plan was made by someone extremely cautious, overly so.

The burly man codenamed ’Sonic Boom’ walked forward a few steps, and for a moment, he seemed to sense a dangerous aura, making his muscles tense instantly, and the specially-made combat suit on him emitted a tooth-aching sound as white hot steam sprayed out from a few pressure relief valves on the suit.