Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 480 - 87: Priority

Soon, the stack of prosthetics was completely dismantled... The exorcist, who was about to ascend mechanically, was instantly brought back to the mortal realm, becoming a "flesh and blood" person once more.

"How did you do it?!" the doctor beside him asked urgently, "This situation is entirely different from the last time. You didn't use that fungus-like anomaly to weave new body tissues... These things grew from her existing necrotic tissues... This... this..."

The doctor stammered with his hands raised in front of him for a while and then, after a brief silence, dropped them down in frustration.

"I know it might sound inappropriate... but for someone like me who's been dealing with a scalpel half his life, this is a miracle," the doctor murmured.

"You don't actually see anomalies as gods, do you?" Sun Hang glanced at him and reminded, "I told you before, such thinking is dangerous."

"No, it's just that the thought of... in those surrendered areas... in the future, the enemies we have to face... are all such things." The doctor shook his head, "It just gives one a sense of helplessness."

"The future is a matter for the future. At least we're still alive and well now, aren't we?" Sun Hang patted the doctor's shoulder, "I'll leave the rest to you. I have a bunch of other things to deal with."

The exorcist's body, although regenerated, was in such a terrible state before that she couldn't wake up immediately—even if she did, it would take quite some effort to adapt to this newly reborn body.

After all, being accustomed to the operating logic of mechanical prosthetics for so many years, reverting to a flesh body would bring a peculiar sense of unfamiliarity.

However, with the impending battle, the exorcist only had a little over half a month for rehabilitation.

"I didn't expect you could actually succeed." After leaving the medical department, Yang Lian, who followed Sun Hang, sighed softly.

When Sun Hang was "treating" the exorcist earlier, Yang Lian, also watching quietly from the side, showed a shocked expression on her face.

However, Yang Lian, being part of the Anomaly Investigation Bureau, was more accustomed to anomaly-related events compared to ordinary people like the doctor. She had a much stronger adaptability... To put it nicely, she was unfazed by the unusual; to put it bluntly, she was completely numb to all things beyond comprehension.

"Is this a new ability you gained from your trip to Chunming City?" Yang Lian asked.

"Yes."

"Is it an auxiliary or healing type of ability?" A hint of doubt flashed in Yang Lian's eyes, "I thought... you'd choose more aggressive abilities... After all, such abilities would be more useful in the upcoming operations, wouldn't they?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"You mean that saving lives and healing the wounded doesn't count as useful?" Sun Hang responded, half-smiling.

"Saving lives and healing the wounded shouldn't be your task. You're a Hunter. Your task is to hunt anomalies," Yang Lian emphasized, "If Chimera 17 is not resolved, even if you save all the wounded, Tianfu City will still inevitably face destruction... Those you saved will ultimately die."

"Are you really that certain that after Chimera 17's incubation is complete, Tianfu City will be destroyed by it?" Sun Hang asked.

"... Based on the current mimetic intensity detected, once Chimera 17 is fully incubated, its destructive power will be second only to the initial tier of known anomalies... At that point, what the Xiazhou Federation needs to consider is not about saving Tianfu City and Shuzhou, but how to stop it from moving toward the Central Plains Region..."

"What's the strongest anomaly that humanity has encountered?" Sun Hang asked.

"There are no records," Yang Qi shrugged, "Because that thing descended on the other side of the ocean, and the survivors have never encountered it... Those who came into contact with it didn't survive."

"What about recorded ones?"

"It's hard to say. It's the same old issue—you can't quantify the strength of an anomaly," Yang Lian frowned slightly, "In terms of combat power, the Black Dragon is strong, right... But if you were to rank them, would you put the Black Dragon ahead of the Blood Moon and Evernight? Even the Temporal Anomaly might be more troublesome than the Black Dragon."

"Got it. Raw power is just a version issue, but mechanism power is a lifelong matter," Sun Hang nodded.

"You play too many games..." Yang Lian looked at Sun Hang with some exasperation.

"Hey, anyone who understands my words must play games too, and you dare to criticize me?" Sun Hang retorted.

"At least I wouldn't talk about such things in a serious setting."

"Is this setting really that serious now? Isn't it just break time, a casual chat between friends?" Sun Hang smirked mischievously, "Or are we not even friends, just colleagues?"

"I have work to do... If you're so free, you can ask the institute director or Song Yarong to assign something for you." Yang Lian stomped her heel lightly, twisted her waist, and walked toward the elevator.

"Such a boring woman..." Sun Hang said behind her, "Don't you have any entertainment hobbies?"

"I don't need any," Yang Lian replied without turning back.

"Speaking of which, are you still an old virgin?" Sun Hang continued.

"None of your business!"

"But your sister worries a lot about you." Sun Hang recalled the scene when he first met Yang Qi when she was trying to "promote" her sister.

"That's my personal issue. I'll handle it myself." After saying this, Yang Lian stepped into the elevator.