Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 512 - 103: Betraying Esper?

Sun Hang used the electromagnetic field for a burst of acceleration, taking advantage of the gap before the membrane fully closed and squeezed through.

"Crack——"

Just as Sun Hang steadied himself, a massive sphere completed its closure, then quickly contracted.

Hundreds of spikes penetrated out from the sphere's interior—if Sun Hang hadn't escaped before the sphere closed, it would have been his body being pierced through.

"Are you alright?" Yang Lian asked urgently.

"I'm fine… To be honest, this thing is indeed a bit tricky." Sun Hang glanced at the car parked at the door—he had returned by riding a shared bike, Yang Qi's off-road vehicle was still parked in the research institute's garage, while the silver-gray car was Yang Lian's own ride.

"Did you take the car keys?" Sun Hang asked.

"No… but my car can unlock with voice control." Yang Lian replied.

"Get in the car, to the research institute." Sun Hang said.

"What about you?"

"I've got to take care of this thing, right?" Sun Hang stuffed his large caliber hunting pistol to Yang Lian, "This thing is more powerful than yours, but be careful when using it; don't break your wrist with your thin arms and legs."

"Why don't you come with me? We can lure this bizarre entity to the research institute, and deal with it together with more people!" Yang Lian suggested.

"You're too naive… You don't think this thing will just let the two of us leave with wide-open eyes, do you?"

"But its movement speed doesn't seem fast… just now…"

"It was afraid I'd notice. Didn't you see its speed increased significantly after it failed to ambush you? If not for the useful abilities I got at Dubhe Tower, I'd already be wrapped up by that smelly sludge." Sun Hang quickened his pace, "Even if it can't catch the car, what if it abandons chasing us and instead runs to the residential area to rampage? How many people do you think would die?"

"I…"

"No more talking, get in the car quickly." Sun Hang said, "I can't act freely with you here."

Yang Lian clenched her teeth, then turned sharply, running toward her car.

"This girl really is stubborn… The two sisters are quite alike in this regard." Sun Hang muttered softly to himself, refocusing his attention on the "bizarre entity" that had turned back into a sludge form.

Calling this sludge a bizarre entity isn't entirely correct—because Sun Hang couldn't sense any bizarre entity aura from it.

And precisely because of this, it nearly succeeded in ambushing him.

"It doesn't seem like an ability to conceal its aura… Taotie and Crimson Spore abilities are completely ineffective against it, indicating this thing is neither a bizarre entity nor a creature…" Sun Hang pondered, "Could it really just be a pile of sludge, and the real attacker is a bizarre entity hiding in the shadows manipulating it?"

Just when Sun Hang was thinking about how to follow the vine and uncover the hidden manipulator, Yang Lian, who had just driven away, slowly reversed back.

From both ends of the street, hordes of zombie-like attackers—transformed individuals—swarmed in, blocking all paths. At this moment, Yang Lian was like a survivor stuck at a crossroads in apocalypse movies, surrounded by countless zombies.

"Sun Hang!" Yang Lian lowered the car window, shouting anxiously, "I… I can't leave!"

"Raise the car window!" Sun Hang said. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"But, but…"

"Stop talking nonsense, just raise the window when I tell you to!" Sun Hang commanded sternly.

Yang Lian pressed her lips tightly, closing the car window again.

In the next second, a stream of liquid metal, like a slithering snake, crawled onto the car, quickly forming a thin transparent metal layer, wrapping the entire vehicle, even covering the tires and transmission parts with a metal film.

"Floor the gas pedal, drive straight through! These people have already turned into bizarre entities, hitting and killing them isn't considered murder!" Sun Hang shouted, "If you can make it to the research institute, have them use a laser cutter to open that metal film. If you stall halfway or get completely blocked, wait for rescue on the spot!"

"Floor the gas pedal?" Yang Lian glanced at the crowd—or rather, the horde of bizarre entities—now within reach… took a deep breath and fiercely slapped herself.

The burning pain on her face unleashed a surge of determination within her. She gripped the steering wheel firmly, slamming the car's gas pedal to the floor!

The official car provided by the Anomaly Investigation Bureau was only usable for missions. Yang Lian's car was a birthday gift from Mr. Yang and Ms Yang on her twenty-fifth birthday—otherwise, with Yang Lian's own salary, she couldn't afford this luxury car worth over 1.3 million even if she saved all her wages from graduation till now.

Although the Yang sisters never mentioned their family background to Sun Hang, judging from their lifestyle, the Yang Family must be quite prosperous… One wonders how Mr. Yang and Ms Yang would feel if they found out their beloved younger daughter was ruined by an infected person.

The engine roared loudly, and the streamlined car plowed through, knocking the nearest transformed individuals into the air—those individuals flew upward then crashed heavily onto the hood and windshield, splattering blood, flesh, and filth everywhere.

Yang Lian, her face rigid, activated the wipers, glancing at the rearview mirror with her peripheral vision to check on Sun Hang, but several transformed individuals had already climbed onto the car body, completely blocking her rearview sight.