Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 22 "The Bright Moon"

"Does the blood moon appear frequently? How large is its impact range?" Sun Hang asked.

"The frequency is not fixed... Sometimes there are seven or eight blood moons in a year, and sometimes there is not one for several years." Yang Qi replied, "As for the range, the entire Xiazhou continent, where the moon can be seen, will be affected."

"The entire Xiazhou continent?" Sun Hang was stunned. If the blood moon's impact range is so large, then this thing should belong to the category of "common sense", but why does he have no impression of it at all?
Could it be that this part of the memory has also been lost?

"Then why haven't they called us back now?" Sun Hang looked at Wang Xiyi. "In your current state, being exposed to the blood moon would be very dangerous, right?"

"...I'll make a phone call and ask." Yang Qi took out his cell phone.

Less than ten seconds after the call was connected, Yang Qi's face turned ugly. After saying "I understand" several times, she covered the microphone with one hand and looked up at Sun Hang and Wang Xiyi and said, "The news from the research institute is... at this moment, no blood moon phenomenon has been observed anywhere in Xiazhou."

"What's that in the sky?" 0401 asked in astonishment.

"I think I understand what's going on..." Sun Hang thought for a moment, then said, "Yang Qi, ask the people at the research institute to check whether there have been any observation records of a blood moon within two years after January 4653, 1 in the lunar calendar."

Yang Qi's eyes changed, obviously understanding the hidden meaning in Sun Hang's words.

"I've checked. There was only one blood moon in the past two years...that time was September 4654, 9 in the lunar calendar." Yang Qi said slowly.

Sun Hang looked up at the blood-red full moon in the sky: "So, what we are seeing now is the blood moon from sixty-five years ago... Ha, what a 'bright moon at that time'."

"The Federal Parliament and Tianfu City Administration rejected our application to suspend operations." Yang Qi put down the phone. "According to their opinion... even if we have to withstand the influence of the blood moon, we must continue the search and rescue."

“Fuck!” 0401 couldn’t help cursing, “In the eyes of the people above, their lives are lives, but our lives are not lives?”

“Don’t get excited yet. Since this blood moon is not a blood moon in normal time and space, we just need to find out its impact range, and we should be able to minimize the risks it brings.” Yang Qi said, “Not only that, the impact range of the blood moon is also the range where the time and space anomalies occur in the cemetery area. This is good news for us.”

"Can this be considered good news?" 0401 widened his eyes.

"We couldn't figure out the border of the abnormal area before, but it's different now." Yang Qi raised his head and looked at the blood moon in the sky. "We only need to pay attention to when the blood moon disappears, and we will know when and where we crossed the border of the abnormal area. Then, by connecting these locations together, we can circle the outline of the entire abnormal area."

"Good idea." Wang Xiyi said concisely.

"Tell everyone to stop looking around like headless flies. Gather everyone together and divide into groups. Keep your eyes on the blood moon in the sky while spreading out from the cemetery area as the center point. After the blood moon returns to a normal moon, record the location and summarize the data... One thing we should be thankful for is that at least there is no communication obstruction in this abnormal area." Yang Qi said to the people from the Investigation Bureau.

"In addition, each survey team must be equipped with armed personnel... More than sixty years ago, this was a barren mountain with many wild beasts living here. Under the influence of the blood moon, these wild beasts will become extremely aggressive." Yang Qi added.

A total of more than a thousand people participated in the search and rescue operation. At Yang Qi's request, they formed teams of eight and divided into dozens of groups, moving out little by little towards the outer area of ​​the cemetery.

"What do you think? Do you plan to stay where you are or go out and take a look?" Wang Xiyi glanced at Yang Qi and asked.

"Sun Hang has been here for so long, and he hasn't triggered 'resonance'... I plan to take him around the entire abnormal area to see if we can find anything." Yang Qi said. "I'll go with you." Wang Xiyi hung two assault rifles behind her - even if she couldn't use her abilities, her combat ability as an ordinary person was much better than those soldiers of the city defense guard.

"Do you have enough inhibitors?" Yang Qi asked.

"I brought eight units, which is enough." Wang Xiyi said, "If something goes wrong, I just need to run away from the area covered by the blood moon."

"Then you be careful." Yang Qi returned to her SUV.

"I...I'm coming with you too!" 0401 ran over and said nervously, "I feel like it's safer to follow you...uh...

He was originally assigned to the data analysis team that stayed behind, but in reality, a temporary investigator like him was just a filler in this kind of operation and could not help much. In other words, "one more or one less would not make a difference."

"Get in the car." Yang Qi's attitude towards the temporary investigator was not harsh. "Since you want to come with us, then you will be responsible for keeping an eye on the blood moon in the sky."

Yang Qi was responsible for driving, while Sun Hang and Wang Xiyi were both infected with the strange virus. They had to keep an eye on the blood moon, always worrying about any negative impact... Since 0401 volunteered to come along, he naturally took on the position of tool man.

"Okay! I promise to complete the task!" 0401 agreed loudly.

"There is something I need to tell you first. Although there are two hunters on this car, under the blood moon environment, this combination is not only not the safest, but may be the most dangerous... I hope you are mentally prepared."

"Two hunters?!" 0401 was stunned for a moment, then immediately cast his gaze on Sun Hang and said with some stammering, "Zero... 0420, you are now... a hunter? A monster hunter?"

"Yeah." Sun Hang nodded. "I became an infected person inexplicably, and then became a hunter inexplicably... As a result, I don't even know what abilities I have now..."

"Awesome!" 0401 gave Sun Hang a thumbs up. "When I was a kid, I also dreamed of becoming a hunter, but when I grew up, I stopped wanting to do it... The risk is too great, it's a life-and-death struggle. You can make it through, that's awesome!"

Yang Qi stepped on the accelerator, and the engine of the off-road vehicle suddenly let out a dull roar.

"Where are we going now?" Sun Hang asked.

"Let's go to the back mountain first." Yang Qi turned the steering wheel to the bottom and slowly turned the car.

"The back mountain?" 0401 was slightly startled, then looked at Sun Hang, "Brother, can you give me a gun? There are many wild beasts in the back mountain..."

Sun Hang glanced at Yang Qi and was about to speak, but Yang Qi said first: "You decide for yourself. During the operation, hunters have the authority to temporarily equip unarmed personnel with weapons."

"Brother! No, godfather!" 0401 shouted to Sun Hang excitedly.

"You'd better just focus on staring at the blood moon. When it's your turn to use the gun, it probably won't be of much use." Sun Hang's words directly discouraged 0401. "Why don't you apply for a shooting test when you go back? If you pass, I can consider giving you a gun when we take action in the future."

(End of this chapter)