Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 509 - 101: Drainpipe (Part 2)

"Because of her." Song Yarong pointed at Shinkata Misaki, and then explained the entire incident, along with the results of the analysis she and Sun Hang had come up with, to Yang Qi.

During this process, they did not avoid Wang Xiyi, making her the fourth person in the entire Chunming City, besides Shinkata Misaki herself, to know her true identity—after all, Wang Xiyi's main task was to protect their safety. If Wang Xiyi couldn't even guarantee her own safety, the so-called protection mission would be purely nonsense.

"So to discover this 'secret', Chimera 17 will continuously send mysterious creatures to attack us, attempting to find the answer in our memories?" After listening to Song Yarong's account, Yang Qi couldn't help but frown, "We were too careless... Fortunately, Zhao Ming didn't hear more things at that time... It seems that the early confidentiality work was indeed necessary..."

"The most lethal part now is that we can't announce the truth of this matter. If we choose to do so, the entire research institute will be in a panic, and work efficiency will plummet, which is precisely the situation Chimera 17 wants to see." Song Yarong said.

"So we must continue to execute the insecticide plan, despite knowing that anyone around us could be its eyes and ears..." Yang Qi bit her molars lightly, "This guy... its intelligence is terrifying... completely different from the mysterious creatures we've encountered before..."

"After consuming so many people's brains, how could it not be smart?" Wang Xiyi chimed in, "But I quite like this kind of opponent, it feels like a game of chess, countering move for move..."

"Since when did you like countering move for move? Haven't you always solved problems with violence?" Song Yarong glanced at Wang Xiyi, a bit puzzled, and said.

"Countering with violence is still countering." Wang Xiyi chuckled.

"My suggestion is that even when working, we try not to leave this room." Song Yarong pointed to her head, "Our memories are too important. If Chimera 17 gains access to them, the insecticide plan will probably fail."

"Where is this place?" Yang Qi asked, "Is it in the research institute?"

"Yes, it's a safe house modified from the Mysterious Creature Reception Area, located seventy-five meters underground, with the highest level of defense and guard forces in the entire Chunming City. It can absolutely be considered as an impen…" Song Yarong stopped halfway.

She originally wanted to say it was an impregnable fortress, but upon thinking about it, it seemed like every place labeled as 'impregnable' eventually fell, just like Chunming City. The title felt like a curse, dooming whoever bore it.

"Forget it, let's not jinx ourselves." Song Yarong said, "You just need to know that it's very safe here... If even this place isn't safe, then there's no safe place in the entire Chunming City, or all of Shuzhou."

"It's safe, but quite boring." Shinkata Misaki put down her game console and stretched lazily, "Sun Hang promised to show me that 'Chimera 17'... looks like there's no chance before the actual operation, right?"

"No, there is a chance." Song Yarong shook her head, "Preliminary reconnaissance before the battle will surely include you, but for now, please bear with us for a few days, staying here."

"Bored to death." Shinkata Misaki sighed, picked up her game console again, and resumed playing.

"Given that, isn't Sun Hang, who is still outside, the only target left for Chimera 17 to attack?" Yang Qi suddenly realized, "He's in great danger right now!"

"Theoretically, yes, but my reason tells me he is likely the safest among us." Song Yarong revealed a relaxed smile, "I don't believe the mysterious creatures controlled by Chimera 17 can harm him... For the Hunter you're responsible for, you should have a bit of confidence in him, right?"

"It's not a matter of confidence, it's... sigh." Yang Qi sighed irritably, "Just bring me my computer, please. After sleeping so long, there must be a lot of work piled up..."

"That's more like it, keep yourself busy, and you won't overthink unnecessary things." Song Yarong smiled, handing over a laptop.

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Hunter's Residence.

Sun Hang, who just finished an intense workout, stood under the shower, letting the warm water cascade over his skin, flowing along the lines of his muscles down to his feet, and finally seeping into the drainage pipe below.

Yang Lian had already fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion. Sun Hang carried her to another clean room and stuffed the soaked sheets and bedding into the washing machine—the sound of the shower spray was loud, yet it couldn't completely block out the noise of the washing machine downstairs, a noise reminiscent of a large stone being tossed into a constantly shaking pipe, bouncing around inside it...

Wait a minute, something seems off.

Sun Hang suddenly held his breath.

He remembered using the washing machine in the villa before, and it was a high-end brand he couldn't recall the name of, but the noise shouldn't be this loud... Moreover, the villa's soundproofing shouldn't allow him to hear the washing machine noise on the first floor from the second floor...

The source of the noise... wasn't the washing machine.

Sun Hang turned off the shower, standing wet in the shower stall, concentrating his attention.

The colliding sounds seemed to come from all directions, both distant and close by.

Sun Hang crouched down, pressing his ear close to the drain.

He finally discerned the noise—it wasn't the washing machine at all, but something crashing around in the drainage pipe, with the sounds traveling inside the metal pipes all the way into the villa!

"Not good!"

Sun Hang grabbed a towel hanging on the wall, wrapped it around himself, then dashed out of the bathroom two steps at a time.

He tapped Yang Lian on the bed, whispering: "Don't sleep, wake up!"

"I'm... so tired... let me... rest a little..." Yang Lian mumbled, "I... I can't, I really have no strength left..."

"There's something in the drainage system, approaching here!" Sun Hang could no longer worry about anything else. He dragged Yang Lian out of the bed, picked up the scattered clothes, and forcibly dressed her, "I guess it's coming for me!"

"Don't... don't pull me... I... I really can't move..."

Yang Lian's limbs were limp, devoid of any strength. After two failed attempts to dress her, Sun Hang simply tossed the clothes aside and wrapped her entirely in fungal threads.

Next, Sun Hang channeled a thread of vitality into her through the fungus.

It was like administering a high-dose stimulant; Yang Lian instantly became alert. She looked at herself bound by the fungus threads, then glanced at Sun Hang, who was only wearing a bathrobe, and her cheeks flushed: "What... what tricks are you up to now?"

"A mysterious creature is coming." Sun Hang said.

"Mysterious creature?! Where?" Yang Lian was startled, reflexively wanting to struggle, but found herself tied tightly by the fungus, unable to move at all.

"In the drainage system... I estimate it's about to break through."