Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 628 - 164: Secret Encampment

...

Sun Hang kept the car speed steady at seventy kilometers per hour, driving straight along the main road. After about twenty kilometers, he turned right onto a small path.

At the entrance of the path stood a bunch of warning signs that read "DO NOT ENTER," "Danger! Strange creatures inside!" and "Enter at your own risk." Beneath the warning signs were several photos, all depicting terrifying monsters and bloody, mutilated corpses. Just a quick glance was enough to make anyone's hair stand on end.

However, the three people in the car seemed completely unfazed by this, with the exception of Shinkata Misaki, who took out her phone and snapped a couple of photos, while neither Sun Hang nor Zhong Ling even glanced at the signs.

"This is hilarious. Aren't these photos just public resources from the Dubhe Tower's internal forum? Never thought they'd use them here to scare people." Shinkata Misaki suddenly laughed, "In my opinion, hanging a mutilated corpse under the sign would be much more intimidating."

"This is a civilized society; that would be barbaric," Sun Hang retorted, "Though I must admit, you're right."

"By the way, are there really strange creatures here?" Shinkata Misaki put down her phone and asked.

"Yes."

"Where, where?"

"If you keep following this road ahead for eleven kilometers, you'll reach the edge of the restricted zone, where all the strange creatures are," Sun Hang said.

"Tsk, I thought one would leap out from the roadside and pounce on our car," Shinkata Misaki pouted, "Boring."

"If you're bored, I can take you back anytime."

"No, I didn't mean... I take back what I said." Shinkata Misaki immediately laughed apologetically, "Just thinking that Chimera 17 is only eleven kilometers away has my heart racing with excitement..."

"It's more than eleven kilometers." Zhong Ling calmly corrected, "Eleven kilometers only brings us to the edge of the restricted zone, while Chimera 17 is in the central area of the restricted zone."

Shinkata Misaki paused: "Uh... so how much further do we have to go to reach Chimera 17?"

"We won't be going deep into the restricted area this time," Sun Hang said, "Who conducts a first reconnaissance mission right to the foot of the target?"

"True..." Shinkata Misaki nodded, "So is there a chance we might encounter other strange creatures? Isn't it said that besides Chimera 17, there are many other strange creatures it controls within the restricted zone?"

"Avoid combat as much as possible," Sun Hang shook his head, "I don't want your identity and abilities exposed."

"Can that be exposed?!" Shinkata Misaki pulled an exaggerated face, pointing at herself in the rearview mirror, "The way I look now, my own mom wouldn't recognize me. Can those strange creatures identify me as Shinkata Misaki?"

"That's hard to say." Sun Hang smacked his lips, "What if, just what if, some strange creature can read memories? It doesn't even need to know who you are, just what powers you have."

"Hiss... Reading memories?" Shinkata Misaki couldn't help but gasp, "Such a perverse ability? Do such strange creatures really exist?"

"Chimera 17 is one of them, but to read your memory, it has to kill and devour you first."

"Phew... that's a relief." Shinkata Misaki patted her chest, which had been "enhanced" by more than one level, "I thought there would be ones that could read thoughts and memories with just a glance."

"Maybe... there are." Sun Hang looked at her deeply, speaking in a deliberately low voice.

"I have a feeling you're just trying to scare me."

"Am I?"

While they spoke, the paved road ended, and the car bumped onto a pitted dirt road.

The first two times Sun Hang entered the restricted zone, he took a helicopter, so he hadn't experienced this bumpy road before. Had he known how rough it would be, he'd have opted for a vehicle with a higher chassis and better suspension.

Every so often, the underside of the car scraped against protruding rocks from the road, and the entire vehicle rattled as if it were about to fall apart—apart from carrying a Celestial City Mysterious Creature Research Institute license plate, this was a mere fifty or sixty thousand yuan cheap sedan. People's expectations for such a car didn't extend beyond basic functionality, with no concern for performance.

Whether she couldn't bear the jolts, or feared biting her tongue, the previously chatty Shinkata Misaki fell silent, fastening the seatbelt she hadn't bothered with before. She gripped the handle above the window tightly, leaning sideways against the seat to mitigate the bumpy ride—but even so, whenever they hit a slightly bigger bump, her bottom would lift off the seat, only to slam back down heavily.

For the first time, Shinkata Misaki felt that having an impressive figure wasn't always a good thing.

While the extra flesh in her legs and buttocks could cushion impacts, the fatty tissue on her upper body swayed wildly with each bump... Mass and inertia are directly proportional, and with the "heavy stuff" shaking, she could clearly feel her body being pulled along by them, with a tearing sensation at the root.

She suddenly understood the troubles of large-breasted women—they weren't just bragging after all!