Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 540 - 119: Live Test

"What? Are you wary of him?" Yao Yu habitually adjusted his glasses and asked with interest.

"Wary? Hmph." Wen Ya snorted coldly, "It’s just that this guy makes me feel uncomfortable."

"You’ve dealt with so many powerful Hunters. Is this the first one who makes you feel ’uncomfortable’?"

Wen Ya glared at Yao Yu but didn’t argue back.

He indeed had dealings with many powerful Hunters, like those in the top ten of the rankings, each of whom exudes an overwhelming aura that doesn’t allow for any thought of opposition.

But it’s precisely this pressure that drives Wen Ya to keep getting stronger... His rate of improvement among the Mysterious Creature Hunters of Xiazhou Federation is considered terrifying.

In just four years, he went from a newly registered Hunter to a Tier 2 Hunter, and among Tier 2 Hunters, he is recognized as one of the strongest. With the next advancement trial, it’s certain he’ll become a Tier 1 Hunter.

There are fewer than a hundred Tier 1 Hunters in Xiazhou Federation; each Tier 1 Hunter can be considered a strategic weapon... but even strategic weapons have a chasm-like gap between a boy and Big Ivan.

Yet, even top Hunters like Iron Arm never gave Wen Ya this kind of feeling.

How to put it... if forced to describe it in words, Sun Hang is like a "thorn in the side and a pain in the flesh" to Wen Ya... If they bumped into each other in a Surrendered Area or any deserted zone, Wen Ya would attack without hesitation, using every means to put Sun Hang to death.

Wen Ya didn’t know why he had such thoughts... He clearly didn’t know this person, nor had any conflicts... Why did he dislike him so much?

Could it be that Yao Yu was right, and this feeling is essentially a mix of wariness and fear?

No, how could that be possible!

He didn’t feel fear even when encountering top-ranked Tier 1 Hunters; why would he fear a Tier 5 Hunter who doesn’t seem strong?

Besides, if it were fear, his first instinct should be to flee, not a strong urge to attack... This is definitely not normal.

"Yao Yu, let me ask you something." Wen Ya suddenly said.

"Speak."

"Under what circumstances would a weaker creature charge fearlessly at a more powerful one?"

"That’s an interesting question." Yao Yu gave Wen Ya a meaningful look, "Generally speaking, there are two situations."

"Which two?"

"One situation is to protect their offspring, ensuring the survival of their species."

"And the other?"

"When pushed to the brink, with no retreat." Yao Yu slowly said, "Knowing they can’t run, they fight desperately for even a sliver of hope."

...

Wen Ya stood still, staring absentmindedly at the assembly site not far away — the young man named Sun Hang had been invited by the engineers to the front of the mecha that Wen Ya was about to board, the latter holding a tablet and explaining things incessantly to the former.

This guy... Could he make me feel like I’m in a desperate situation?

Impossible...

Maybe the way I just asked was wrong, I shouldn’t have asked Yao Yu about a weaker creature’s reaction to a stronger one... Clearly, I’m the stronger one.

But why did I instinctively ask that question?

Could it be a lack of sleep lately?

Ha... lack of sleep...

Wen Ya rubbed his forehead, feeling an inexplicable irritation.

He just wanted to finish the tests quickly and leave this place. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Care for a drink?" Yao Yu, who had just stepped away, returned to Wen Ya with a tray, on which sat a glass filled with a clear pale-yellow liquid.

The glass didn’t have ice cubes, but the liquid’s surface had a thin layer of frost.

"Where did you find alcohol?" Wen Ya picked up a glass, observed it, and asked.

"Logistics." Yao Yu replied, "I just went to make a cup of coffee to wake up, and found this in the beverage cabinet. I thought you might like it."

"You... sometimes you know just what to do." Wen Ya drained the glass in one gulp, "Speaking of which, I’m about to board this mecha. Wouldn’t this count as driving under the influence?"

"Do you care about DUI?" Yao Yu smiled, "Besides, your blood... is more dangerous than alcohol."

"Right." Wen Ya looked at his palm, the transparent glass in his hand slowly melted, forming a shapeless blob of glass.

Meanwhile, in the assembly area.

Following the engineer’s schematics and various specifications, Sun Hang used fungus filaments to construct one reinforcement part after another, and as soon as these parts were formed, the waiting technicians took them immediately to install onto the PFDA.

The engineer was anxiously watching the timer in his hand, his gaze darting back and forth between Sun Hang and PFDA.

"The parts that guy’s making... what’s that ability?" Wen Ya tossed away the excess glass and asked.

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