Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 528 - 112: The Missing Videotape

Just as Sun Hang was about to make a final check on the remains of the mysterious entities, he unexpectedly discovered that the remains were gradually fading, becoming transparent... and eventually disappeared completely from his view.

This was not a normal phenomenon during the dispersal process of the mysterious entities. Such an occurrence could only mean one thing—the pause on the videotape had been canceled by someone!

"Not good!" Sun Hang immediately ran towards the exit of the machine room, startling the scavenger girl, who then quickly followed behind him.

Before she could open her mouth to ask why Sun Hang was running, several silver-white arcs flashed around Sun Hang, and in the next instant, he disappeared from the spot.

...

Underground commercial street, first floor, video store.

Sun Hang looked at the opened player and the missing videotape, feeling a bit displeased.

Clearly, after he dealt with the mysterious entity in the underground machine room, someone had taken the videotape.

Not only that, but the guy who took the videotape didn’t even leave any trace at the scene. Sun Hang carefully checked the player, which only had his fingerprints and those of the already infected scavenger.

There were no new footprints on the ground, and even the thickness of the dust around and any marks that might have been rubbed off matched exactly with Sun Hang’s memory.

"The one who took the videotape... should not be human, right?" Sun Hang pondered, attempting to use his ability to manifest his thoughts to reconstruct what had happened in the video store a few minutes earlier, but this time, the ability did not work.

Or rather, the image it reconstructed was not what truly happened in the video store—only the paused scene suddenly went out, then the player’s slot gently popped open, revealing it was empty.

The videotape never appeared in the image at any point.

"Can’t be that it vanished into thin air, could it?"

Sun Hang stood in place, contemplating for almost five minutes before the scavenger girl arrived at the video store, panting.

"Wha... what happened?"

"The videotape is gone," Sun Hang said.

"How could it be... could it be... someone came in just now?"

"Doesn’t seem like it was done by a person." Sun Hang shook his head, "I lean more towards a mysterious entity’s doing."

"A mysterious entity? But if it was a mysterious entity, shouldn’t you be able to sense its aura or something...?"

"The other side utilized the videotape’s power to erase its own existence," Sun Hang sighed, "completely untraceable."

"Huh?"

"Forget it, let’s go." Sun Hang made a final check on the TV and player, then headed outside, "As for the videotape entity, don’t mention it to the people at the institute. If anyone asks, just tell them to come find me."

The scavenger girl immediately nodded.

...

By the time the two reached the exit of the shopping center, the team dispatched by the institute was already waiting by the roadside. Several fully armed field operatives stood on guard with their guns, while a familiar figure stood next to the vehicle, waving over to Sun Hang.

The team’s leader was Jiang Yu. Although she lacked practical experience, given the severe manpower shortage in Chengdu City, Jiang Yu, as a mysterious creature hunter, had no choice but to quickly grow into a capable role.

Yang Qi sent her to lead this relatively low-risk task, probably with the intent of giving her some practice.

"Her ears were attacked by the sound waves of a mysterious entity, leaving her temporarily deaf," Sun Hang indicated the scavenger girl beside him, "I gave a rough check; only structural damage occurred. With the medical facilities at the institute, they should be able to cure her... She also assisted me in the operation just now. If she has any specific requests, as long as it’s not too excessive, try to fulfill them."

"Alright... what about you?" Jiang Yu nodded, "Are you sure you don’t want to come back with us?"

"No, I have some things to handle. I’ve already discussed it with Mr. Yang," Sun Hang said, "By the way, how is Yang Lian’s condition?"

"Hard to say... Since being taken to the institute, she locked herself in a room and refused to communicate with anyone, even remaining silent when Yang Qi went to speak with her," a trace of worry flashed in Jiang Yu’s eyes, "What exactly happened to her?"

"If you drove into and killed a few hundred people, you’d probably need time to calm down too," Sun Hang said, "Even though those people had turned into mysterious entities, at least outwardly, they didn’t look much different from ordinary people."

Jiang Yu tried to imagine that scenario and her face immediately turned a bit pale.

"Oh, by the way, did that paranormal being reveal anything?"

Jiang Yu shook her head: "She’s been handed over to the professional interrogation team, but before I left, there was still no news."

"Okay, that’s it then," Sun Hang said, "This young girl is now in your hands. If she’s willing, I think she can be admitted into the Field Operations Department... except for being a bit timid, she’s still capable."

It wasn’t specifically a compliment from Sun Hang. Judging by the scavenger girl’s age, surviving alone in Chengdu City under the shadow of Eternal Night for such a long period shows a glimpse of her abilities.

Unlike those citizens living in high-rise apartments and receiving government aid supplies, the scavengers’ living environment was more similar to a world of survival of the fittest—"man eats man" has never been an exaggerated expression.

"Alright," Jiang Yu responded.

After watching the convoy depart, Sun Hang opened the navigation on his phone and entered the name of a development.

The name of the development was given to Sun Hang by the scavenger girl. It was a commercial residential complex still under construction, with the main structure nearly complete. However, the arrival of the Eternal Night and the consequent plummet in Chengdu City’s property prices led the developer to declare bankruptcy, leaving the project indefinitely suspended.

Not long after the arrival of Eternal Night, this place became a gathering point for homeless people, scavengers, and some gang organizations.

Although it’s an unfinished building, its location isn’t very remote, only less than fifteen kilometers from the most bustling commercial district in the city center, with convenient transportation—Sun Hang could already see numerous cars parked on the road outside the construction site from afar. These cars all had a common feature: the windows were mostly smashed, and the bodies of the cars were marked with spray paint and markers with symbols and graffiti bearing special meanings.

Without a doubt, all these cars were stolen.

[P.S. There might be another update tonight.]