Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 617 - 158: What Are You Looking At?_2

"It's also possible that it has already left the bunker," Sun Hang said, "I heard some mysterious entities have abilities similar to 'teleportation.' You never know, maybe it does too?"

"I tend to think it has hidden itself, completely blending its presence with the surrounding environment," Liu Li said, "Camouflage ability is more common than teleportation ability."

Sun Hang didn't say anything. He thought about that video tape under the shopping center... If it's about hiding, there's probably nothing more useful than that.

That mysterious entity could directly erase the target's existence... It's just unknown what state the target would be in during that 'non-existence' period.

"So what do we do now?" Crystal Princess asked over the communication channel.

"Seal off both bunkers and leave robots and drones to guard them," Liu Li said, "With our current capabilities, we can't thoroughly search the bunkers."

"Thorough search?" Crystal Princess was a bit confused, "Wasn't our search just now thorough enough? We almost dismantled the reactor core to take a look."

"By thorough search, I mean filling every corner of the bunker with liquid gel, so that no matter where that eerie thing is hiding, its form will inevitably be revealed... But I can't do that right now."

"It's a clumsy method, but very practical," Yang Qi's voice suddenly appeared on the communication channel, "We already understand the changes in Chimera 17. The issues with Bunker One and Bunker Two are no longer our top priority... Follow Liu Li's plan, seal off the bunkers first, then leave the robots to guard them, you should retreat back for now."

"Retreat?" Liu Li squinted his eyes, lifted his head, and looked somewhat unwillingly in the direction of Chimera 17 through the porthole.

"Yes, retreat for now," Yang Qi said, "The changes in Chimera 17 make me very uneasy. We might have to replan the upcoming combat actions. Considering what's happening at Bunker One and Bunker Two, it's too dangerous for you to stay there."

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Three helicopters landed steadily on the helipad on top of the research institute building, and a group of logistics personnel in protective suits, holding high-pressure water guns, immediately rushed over. They covered Helicopter Three and Crystal Princess's power armor, which had been rained on by dirty rain, with plastic wrap, then began washing them. As for the crew of Helicopter Three, they were taken aside to queue up for radiation contamination checks.

Liu Li didn't say much to Sun Hang and Crystal Princess. He directly moved his equipment onto an electric cart and hurriedly left.

"I feel he... seems... seems to..." Crystal Princess hesitated.

"Seems like what?" Sun Hang glanced at her. Could it be that this little sister from Iron Fortress really has mind-reading abilities?

"I feel he seems to be afraid of something..." Crystal Princess frowned and said, "I don't even know how to express that feeling in words, probably the closest word is fear."

"Anyone who makes eye contact with those faces would feel creeped out," Sun Hang shrugged, "For someone like him, a high-IQ infected person whose brain has mutated, I think his level of mental activity must be much higher than ordinary people..."

"You're trying to say?"

"Who knows, maybe he'll have nightmares of those faces tonight," Sun Hang chuckled, "No matter how high your IQ, nightmares are still scary, especially when you're unsure if you're dreaming... That feeling of being unable to control anything, I guess that's precisely what someone like Liu Li hates."

"You're making me curious now... I'll apply for a copy of the video file later to see if those faces that grew on Chimera 17 are really as terrifying," Crystal Princess said.

When the faces were captured by Helicopter Three, she was inside the bunker searching for humanoid entities, thus perfectly missing the chance to make eye contact with those faces.

"Don't blame me if you have nightmares tonight," Sun Hang said.

"I don't think it will come to that, I'm quite brave," Crystal Princess said, "But you, you should have seen those strange faces too, right? Why do you seem not afraid at all?"

"Why be afraid, they're just faces," Sun Hang was puzzled, "If they dare to stare at me, I'll stare back, what's there to fear?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Did you really stare back?"

"I did."

"Did it work?"

"I don't know, but after I stared back, they all shut their eyes in fear, maybe they're scared of me?" Sun Hang said, "There's an old saying that ghosts fear villains, but whether mysterious entities fear villains, I don't know."

With that, Sun Hang put on a deliberately fierce ghost face.

"Isn't this just a coincidence? You stare at the screen, those strange faces dozens of kilometers away can't see you," Crystal Princess laughed, "You're quite the jokester, much more interesting than my brother who only knows to train every day."

"I don't think someone with the codename Crystal Princess would be a bore," Sun Hang recalled Iron Fortress's image in his mind and said somewhat speechlessly.

"He's totally a bore. Even when joking, he has a completely serious demeanor... The jokes he tells are all cold jokes that just leave people cold, they wouldn't make anyone laugh at all."

The two chatted for a bit before parting ways. Crystal Princess needed to go back to write a mission report... Sun Hang also had to write one, but he always got Yang Qi to do it for him.

Back in his luxurious office, Yang Lian had already left. Only Mr. Wang, wearing loose pants and a tank top, sat behind the desk, while a bucket of instant noodles on the table emitted steaming hot air.

The room still had the peculiar smell of intense exercise, but after Mr. Wang tore open the lid of the instant noodles, that smell was completely replaced by the intense spiciness that shot straight to his head.

Although Mr. Wang wasn't a native of Tianfu, in terms of food preferences, she was no different from a native of Tianfucheng—she enjoyed nothing without spice, especially the spicy hotpot unique to Shuzhou, which was her favorite.

"Yo, you're back?" Mr. Wang slurped a noodle, "Lucky timing, I've just steeped the noodles. Hungry? Want me to share half with you?"

"No need. You can eat it yourself," Sun Hang casually pulled over a folding chair and sat down, "Where's Yang Lian?"

"She left after waking up, said she was going back to the dorm to shower," Mr. Wang said, "Her clothes and skirt were ruined, so I casually found her an outfit from the logistics department, but the size is a bit off."

Sun Hang scratched his head, "Was I that rough before?"

"You were," Mr. Wang nodded, put the instant noodles aside, and mysteriously said, "Come over, I have a surprise for you."

"What surprise?" Sun Hang approached half-believingly.

Mr. Wang lifted a pant leg, revealing a layer of semi-transparent light gray fabric wrapped around the slender calf, with white skin and black scales faintly visible beneath it.

"I found this good stuff while looking for clothes for Yang Lian in the logistics department. Don't you like this kind of thing?" Mr. Wang giggled, "You have no idea how much effort it took to put this thing on. Those scales are way too easy to snag the stockings. One snag and there's a hole..."

"Why did you think of wearing stockings all of a sudden?" Sun Hang asked somewhat puzzled, "Weren't you always scared of trouble before?"

"Because I found out that Yang Lian in black stockings seemed to make you particularly energetic... And when I asked that little girl from the logistics department, do you know what she told me?"

"What did she say?"

"She said this thing boosts attack speed."