Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 203 "Fireworks" over the Airport

"Maybe... maybe the Wuming Island Research Institute was given a high level of autonomy back then..." Yang Qi hesitated, "It could also be that the incident happened suddenly, and Tianshu Tower wants to investigate the truth behind the accident..."

To be honest, even Yang Qi couldn't convince herself with these far-fetched excuses.

"Why don't you just ask Mr. Pei?" Zhulong said.

"I asked him, but he didn't tell me." Sun Hang glanced at the time on his phone. "He only said that the report I submitted this time was very helpful in tracing the cause of the Wuming Island incident."

"Mr. Pei's meaning is very clear. We don't need to worry about this matter anymore. Someone will take care of the aftermath." Zhulong said.

"Aren't you curious?" Sun Hang asked.

"There's no point in being curious. There are too many things in this world that make me curious, but not everything can be answered." Zhulong smiled and shrugged. "Instead of wasting time on this, I might as well go take a sunbath or have a drink."

"you are right."

Sun Hang nodded, but couldn't help muttering in his heart: "If this matter has nothing to do with me, then I naturally don't care. But the key is that the Nameless Island seems to have a very close connection with my life experience..."

The hunters who landed on the island this time were almost wiped out. Such a high mortality rate is extremely rare in previous upgrade trials... Not only the Tianshu Tower, the Xiazhou Federation has also sent a special forces unit and an engineering corps to land on the Nameless Island and participate in the excavation of the ruins.

The federal government attaches great importance to the Nameless Island - in addition to the two landing forces, it even specially dispatched a fleet to be stationed in the surrounding waters of the Nameless Island, and in this fleet, there are also a large number of monster hunters.

Given the scale of the mobilization, if Sun Hang had not repeatedly confirmed that no department had received any intelligence related to the Yamata no Orochi, he would have thought that these troops were assembled to fight against the Yamata no Orochi.

After playing the game on his phone for a while, Sun Hang suddenly looked up at Zhu Long, who was flipping through a travel magazine he had found from somewhere, and asked, "Zhu Long, have you heard of the Yamata no Orochi?"

"C25 Yamata no Orochi... Of course I've heard of it. As a strange creature with similar properties and infection source to me, I have also studied it specifically." Zhulong closed the magazine. "It's a pity that I was unable to personally participate in the last operation to subdue Yamata no Orochi because I had other missions to complete... Why did you suddenly become interested in this strange creature?"

"Nothing, I was just playing Snake and I was thinking about those snake-like monsters." Sun Hang shook the phone in his hand, "What is the origin of this Yamata no Orochi? Can you tell me?"

"Yamata no Orochi... This thing was once a monster in the mythology of Fusang. It had a huge body with eight heads and eight tails. Whenever it appeared in the human world, it would inevitably cause great disasters... According to the description in the mythology of Fusang, Yamata no Orochi was killed after Susanoo got it drunk with strong liquor, and a sword called 'Ame-no-Kume' was dug out from the tail of the snake." Zhulong said, "The authenticity of the mythology remains to be verified, but the Yamata no Orochi described in it is almost the same in appearance as the Yamata no Orochi that appears now. Therefore, one thing that can be confirmed is that Yamata no Orochi did appear in ancient Fusang and left a large number of eyewitness records. As for whether the Yamata no Orochi now is the Yamata no Orochi of that year or its descendant, no one knows."

"Then who is this Susanoo?" Sun Hang asked.

"His other name should be more well-known, called 'Susanoo', a very famous god in Fusang mythology. His father is the even more famous Izanagi... Of course, from our current perspective, these so-called gods are most likely infected people in ancient times. After the artistic processing of mythology, these infected people with superhuman abilities have been deified into various gods. If you savor the mythology again and again, you will find that whether it is Norse mythology, Greek mythology or Fusang mythology, many of the gods described in these myths are moody, and some have some very special or even perverted habits..."

"I only know that in these myths, incest seems to be commonplace." Sun Hang said, "German skeletons can only be considered entry-level."

"Experts in the study of strange things believe that the strange personalities of these ancient gods are most likely influenced by strange thing memes... As for incest, many ancient civilizations believe that marriage between close relatives can ensure the purity of the bloodline of offspring... And in the eyes of those 'gods', allowing infected people with special abilities to combine with other infected people will have a chance of giving birth to more powerful infected people. In that era when the level of civilization was extremely low, the infected were almost the only means for humans to fight against strange things." Zhulong said.

"Even in modern times, there are many scholars conducting research in this area." Yang Qi glanced at Sun Hang, "Next time you are approached by a beautiful female hunter, it is very likely that she is not attracted to you, but has received a mission to 'borrow sperm' from you. Be careful not to be fooled."

"Whether you'll be fooled or not depends on how beautiful the huntress is."

"You...can't you be more serious?"

"I'm very serious. There's an old saying that goes, 'A gentleman dreams of marrying a beautiful lady.' Isn't that right?"

"..."

Just when Sun Hang wanted to ask more information about the Yamata-no-Orochi, a communication suddenly sounded in the cabin.

"TS069, please note, this is Lizhou Observation Station 051. You have entered Shuzhou territory. I repeat, you have entered Shuzhou territory. Please always pay attention to whether there are abnormal air currents and traces of flying monsters in the surrounding airspace. If there are any abnormal conditions, please report to us immediately."

"Wow, I'm back." Sun Hang turned his head and looked out the porthole, "Pretty fast."

The porthole was still pitch black. Compared with the last time he left, this time he entered the country late at night. Therefore, the boundary between the eternal night area and the normal area was not obvious, and the strange scene of "night on one side and day on the other side" did not appear.

"TS069 understands." Yang Qi grabbed the intercom and glanced at the various parameters displayed on the tablet computer. "No abnormalities have been found so far."

"Lizhou 051 received, no dangerous factors have been found on the route to Tianfu City, wish you a safe journey."

The plane flew quickly over Lizhou City. Sun Hang noticed that the large city below was also in darkness, just like Tianfu City. All the limited energy was used to ensure heating in the residential areas. The commercial areas that were once bustling with lights were now as dead silent as the abandoned urban areas in doomsday movies.

However, just as the plane was about to leave Lizhou airspace, a series of explosions suddenly came from the intercom, followed by a harsh electrical noise.

"What's going on?" Yang Qi was startled. "Lizhou 051? Hello? Lizhou 051? Can you hear me? What happened over there?"

"Something happened." Zhulong looked at the quiet city in the distance through the porthole, and saw a huge fireball expanding in the center of the city, engulfing all the surrounding buildings.

"That's... Lizhou City's Panlong Airport!" Yang Qi glanced at the Lizhou City map that had just been retrieved, and then looked at the place where the fireball appeared. "Lizhou 051 Observation Station is the control tower of Panlong Airport! So... what on earth is that fireball?"

"Could it be that the oil depot at the airport exploded?" Sun Hang said.

"No... an oil depot explosion wouldn't be like this. Look, the fireball is obviously in a state of suspension near the ground. It seems to be absorbing matter from the surrounding area and constantly expanding itself... My intuition tells me that it is not an ordinary fireball, it is a monster." "Xin-type monster?" Sun Hang frowned slightly.

Xin-type monsters not only include spirit-type monsters, but also energy-type monsters.

"It's hard to say. It could also be some other type of monster that has the ability to manipulate fire." Zhulong shook his head.

"Should we go back to support Lizhou City?" The pilot's voice sounded in the communication channel, "We just received a request for help from the Lizhou City Management Committee."

"Who are the hunters stationed in Lizhou City?" Yang Qi asked.

"There are six, but they all went out on a mission a week ago and haven't returned yet," the pilot replied.

"That means there is no hunter in Lizhou City right now?" Yang Qi showed a hint of hesitation, which then turned into determination. "The place where the explosion occurred is the only airport in Lizhou City. Do we have any other places to land?"

"It's not a big problem. This aircraft has the ability to take off and land vertically. We can land on any helipad prepared for helicopters." said the pilot.

"I just checked. There is a helipad on the roof of the outpatient building of Lizhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. It is vacant now and we can land there," said the co-pilot.

"Okay, let's land there. Please!" Yang Qi said.

"What a coincidence." Sun Hang said suddenly.

"What a coincidence?" Yang Qi looked at him with some confusion.

"We just passed Lizhou City and this happened. It was as if... it was waiting for me..." Sun Hang said thoughtfully.

"You mean, this explosion... was meant to lure us... It should just be a coincidence, right?" Yang Qi couldn't help but frowned.

"So I said it was a coincidence." Sun Hang said, "But even if it wasn't a coincidence, I would jump down to see for myself... I just came back and they set off such a big firework to welcome me. I want to see who is so 'enthusiastic'."

"The Lizhou City Management Committee sent a message that Panlong Airport has been completely destroyed. The surrounding area within ten kilometers has been completely reduced to scorched earth. The city defense army and the Public Security Bureau are organizing the people in the area near the airport to completely, but..."

"But what?" Sun Hang asked.

"The people in the area affected by the fireball... can't be rescued." The co-pilot continued, "The fire brigade of Lizhou City tried to rush in to rescue people, but in the end they were forced out by the high temperature... Even the firefighters wearing heat-insulating suits were severely burned. Ordinary people in that area are probably..."

"Is there a strange creature research institute in Lizhou City?" Sun Hang turned and asked Yang Qi.

"There is no independent Weird Thing Research Institute. There is only a branch of the Tianfu City Weird Thing Research Institute, but it is very small, with less than ten people." Yang Qi answered immediately, "Incidents related to Weird Things in Lizhou City are generally handled by the local Abnormal Investigation Bureau. As for those that the local investigation bureau cannot handle, they will be reported directly to the Tianfu City Weird Thing Research Institute."

"Whether it's the branch of the research institute or the investigation bureau, do they have the equipment to monitor the memes of strange creatures?" Sun Hang continued, "Can they confirm that the big fireball is a strange creature?"

"They tried... but couldn't detect it." The co-pilot in charge of communicating with the ground said, "With the fireball as the center, no one can enter within a radius of ten kilometers. The monitoring equipment can't reach the main body of the fireball at all!"

"Can we find a way to use a drone to bring the probe in..."

"No, the drone will explode if it flies in, and the probe can't withstand such high temperatures!"

As they were talking, the plane had already landed on the rooftop of the outpatient building of Lizhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. As soon as Sun Hang and his companions got off the plane, a group of officials who were physically exhausted came to greet them.

"Hello, I'm a member of the Lizhou City Management Committee." A middle-aged, somewhat fat man shook hands with Sun Hang hastily. Sun Hang noticed that the hair on his head was curled up due to the perm, emitting a burnt smell peculiar to burnt protein.

"Did you just rush here from the explosion site?" Yang Qi asked from the side.

"Yes... the situation is very bad. According to the measurement data, the air temperature within a ten-kilometer radius has reached over one thousand degrees Celsius. The fire brigade cannot enter at all!" The middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. "Moreover, this range is still expanding!"

"One thousand degrees Celsius... Can the skeleton withstand it?" Sun Hang looked at Zhong Ling who was following behind him.

In the cargo hold of the plane they were on, there were more than a dozen "coffins" neatly stacked. Inside these "coffins" were Zhong Ling's strange equipment - those strange skeletons that had been specially modified and could be manipulated by her at will.

"Yes, but the distance is too far, and the connection between my consciousness and the skeleton will be broken."

"What about you?" Sun Hang turned to Zhulong again, "Your ability should be able to control fire, right?"

Although it is said that the oil in Zhulong's body can be made into a perpetual lamp that never goes out, Zhulong's blood is extremely cold and icy - and as a hunter, Zhulong's ability inherited in the meme is obviously the latter.

“You can try, but there is no guarantee that you will reach the core location.”

"Can you bring one more person? I'll go in with you." Sun Hang said.

(End of this chapter)