Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 589 "The Big Shot"

"And who are you..." The young man's words were cut short when his expression suddenly changed drastically. "What is your relationship with that individual?!"

"I don't want to answer you," the mysterious girl said coldly, then raised her hand and made a half-clenching gesture.

With a soft "bang," the young man's body exploded into a cloud of blood mist, which then slowly dissipated.

Cheng Ming felt as if his brain had been struck by a blunt object, and the whole world began to spin... After the intense dizziness subsided, the mysterious girl had completely disappeared.

"Hello...hello?" Cheng Ming looked around. "Are you...are you still there?"

However, all that responded to him was the ground suddenly beginning to tremble.

Cheng Ming looked up and saw that the tens of millions of mycelial puppets that had sealed off the entire collapsed area above the cavity were rapidly disintegrating and turning into nothingness...

It was now noon, and rays of sunlight shone through the gaps between the puppet's remains, casting countless mottled spots of light on the ground at the bottom of the pit. Only the giant monster's body remained unchanged, and amidst the ever-increasing number of light spots, a huge shadow was preserved.

"Is that all?" Cheng Ming looked around helplessly, but he quickly noticed that among the hunters who had been shot in the head, there was still one person struggling slowly. He quickly ran over and squatted down next to the person.

The man had been shot twice in the forehead, and the upper half of his face was a bloody mess, but the two deformed bullets were stuck in his forehead bone and did not penetrate his head.

"Are you alright?" Cheng Ming nudged the other person's arm. "Can you hear me?"

"Ouch...it hurts..." A groan escaped the other person's throat as they stammered, "I...I...I have morphine in my pocket..."

Cheng Ming quickly pulled an injection from the other person's pocket and injected it into the other person's arm.

As the medication began to take effect, the hunter's breathing gradually slowed down. He slowly got up, tentatively touched a wisp of flesh hanging from his forehead with one finger, and immediately withdrew his finger, grimacing.

"Damn it... Luckily I'm tough, otherwise I'd definitely be dead this time..." The hunter paused for a moment, then suddenly realized a crucial question, "Speaking of which... what about that monster? Was it killed?"

"Yes." Cheng Ming nodded. "He's dead."

"You killed him?" The hunter's eyes widened instinctively, but the movement aggravated the wound on his face, causing him to gasp in pain.

"Hmm." Cheng Ming thought to himself that instead of going to great lengths to explain the origins of the mysterious girl to everyone, it would be better to just lie and get by. Besides, Cheng Ming knew nothing about the origins of this mysterious girl. He only knew that after saving him during the train carriage incident, this ghost-like mysterious girl "clung" to him.

In Cheng Ming's eyes, "her" abilities seemed to be omnipotent... If "she" were a strange creature, then "her" danger level would probably not be lower than that of strange creatures like "Chimera Seventeen" or "Eternal Night".

Cheng Ming didn't know whether letting such a being possess him and infiltrate human society was the right or wrong thing to do... But judging from the mysterious girl's current behavior, she didn't show any hostility towards humans... Not to mention, in the process of communicating with her, her way of thinking was no different from that of humans... Could it be that this mysterious girl is not a strange creature, but a special type of infected person?
Regardless of the situation, the mysterious girl was clearly unwilling to reveal her identity—Cheng Ming vaguely felt that if he revealed her existence, it would lead to an unimaginable disaster.

Cheng Ming is not afraid of death, but there are still people he cares about in this world, and the mysterious girl obviously knows very well who those people are.

Just as Cheng Ming was thinking about this, he vaguely heard a soft chuckle, as if the other party was responding to his guess.

"You...you...you...how did you do that?" The hunter was stunned after hearing Cheng Ming's affirmative answer. "How did you kill that monster?!"

"It had just completed its metamorphosis and its original body was still very fragile, which is why it possessed a human. Its attack power was very strong, but its defense was almost negligible," Cheng Ming said. "I fired a few shots at it, and it died. Even the body of the hunter it possessed cracked open."

"Oh, right." Cheng Ming stood up, drew his pistol, and walked to the "split" hunter's corpse. "I'll fire a few more shots in case it comes back to life."

After saying that, he raised his gun and emptied the magazine directly at the hunter's corpse.

As a result, it becomes difficult to determine whether the hunter was shot first and then split open, or split open and then shot again.

The hunter wanted to ask something more, but the sound of helicopter rotors came from above, and several thick ropes fell to the bottom of the pit. A dozen fully armed mercenaries slid down the ropes and landed at the bottom of the pit.

These mercenaries were clearly the private armies of the three major families. Their tactical skills and teamwork were impeccable. As soon as they landed, they immediately formed a defensive formation, surrounding Cheng Ming and his companion.

Three minutes later, Chen Jing himself reached the bottom of the pit.

After listening to Cheng Ming's description, Chen Jing walked to a spot not far from the split corpse, looked it over a few times, and then waved behind him. Four researchers wearing white protective suits immediately came forward, carefully put the corpse into a large transparent bag, and then stuffed the whole bag into the cryogenic coffin brought down by the helicopter.

"Clean up the scene thoroughly, leaving no trace unchecked," Chen Jing instructed his men. "Also, place detection beacons throughout the creature's body to monitor any changes in its appearance."

"Yes!"

"understand!"

After arranging a series of clean-up tasks, Chen Jing approached Cheng Ming and said, "You deserve the most credit for this operation. Ninety percent of the reward from the Tian Shu Tower will be yours, and the extra reward we promised beforehand will also be distributed proportionally to that amount..."

"I'm taking 90% all by myself?" Cheng Ming was taken aback. "Then what about all those who died..."

"The compensation will be borne separately by the three major families, so you don't need to worry about it." Chen Jing patted Cheng Ming on the shoulder. "Also, a big shot wants to see you."

(End of this chapter)