Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 626 - 163: Tomb Raiders

This area was originally planned to accommodate refugees evacuated from other towns in Shuzhou. On the way, Sun Hang and the others could even see many simple panel houses halfway constructed, and the pipelines connected to the Tianfu City's heating system were already completed... But the appearance of Chimera 17 led the Disaster Response Committee to decide to abandon this area, leaving it as the last "buffer zone" between Tianfu City and Chimera 17.

"If we were to shoot a horror film here, it would definitely be thrilling, wouldn't it?" Seeing no one responded, Shinkata Misaki said again, a bit awkwardly.

"There's no need to film anything special. For ordinary people, the arrival of the Eternal Night is already the most thrilling horror movie," Sun Hang said.

Wherever there are people, there will always be a type known as daredevils — in the early days of the Eternal Night's arrival, many people not only ignored the Disaster Response Committee's advice to stay safely at home, but they also deliberately went to remote towns and deserted outskirts.

These people were either seeking thrills, hoping to film some adventure videos to hype up once the internet was restored; or they were looking to profit amidst chaos, trying to scavenge belongings left behind by people who evacuated in a rush; and some even believed they were surrounded by a protagonist's aura, thinking they could turn danger into safety, or even acquire some special abilities...

Not only in Tianfu City, but all over Shuzhou, there were such "reverse adventurers" — those who bravely faced unnatural creatures and natural disasters were admirable, but to normal people, seeing this type of reverse adventurer makes the mind only come up with two words.

"Idiots"

As the Eternal Night continued, there were fewer and fewer such people — most of them wore themselves out, and the remaining few who hadn't encountered danger or hadn't yet carried out their plans also cowered at home, scared stiff by the government's intense promotion of those who played recklessly, no longer daring to think about any "adventure plan."

Humans are afraid of death, at least most people are afraid of death.

Especially after witnessing firsthand those horrifying deaths... or, witnessing the horrible situation where you can't die when you want to die, but you can't live either, that overwhelming fear is enough to erase the last bit of courage in people's hearts.

However, humans have another characteristic, they don't have a long memory.

As days go by, people who cooped up at home gradually forget those fears, and the frustration from being confined in a fixed space for a long time drives them almost crazy, gradually, some people start to get restless, unable to sit still.

And this "buffer zone" has been taken by them as an excellent "exploration site."

Here, there's some distance from the outskirts where mysterious creatures wander, so explorers only need to pay attention to the routine patrolling soldiers and occasional individual mysterious creatures crossing the outer blockade line into the buffer zone. Moreover, there are still quite a few valuable things left in this area, so recently, more people have started sneaking out of the city to come here to "hunt for treasure." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The Public Security Bureau has caught quite a few already, but for these people, being in a cell in the Public Security Bureau is almost no different from being at home, eating the same compressed biscuits and nutritional supplements, which makes them even more unscrupulous — after all, being caught only means changing one place to serve time, and if they manage to sneak out successfully, they might find something valuable in this abandoned urban area...

People always like to dream of getting rich overnight, but sensible people know that dreams are just dreams and are different from reality; yet there are always some who take dreams seriously.

"Look over there, isn't there an electric scooter parked by the roadside?" Shinkata Misaki suddenly said.

"Yeah, I see it," replied Sun Hang.

"The road patrol troops should regularly clean up, right? Even if vehicles are parked by the roadside, they would also be moved, wouldn't they?" Shinkata Misaki said, "In my view, this electric scooter must have been brought here recently... It seems we're not the only ones around here."

"Of course there are, all a bunch of restless guys like you," Sun Hang yawned and blandly mocked, "People who love to court death, lack a clear understanding of their own abilities, pursue thrills, and like to dream of getting rich overnight or unexpectedly acquiring some superpowers..."

"Speaking of which, when leaving the city earlier, I saw two young people handcuffed at the sentry post, probably caught back by the patrol soldiers, right?" Shinkata Misaki said.

"That's likely the case."

"Seems like there are still some slip through the net." Shinkata Misaki suddenly showed a mischievous smile, "You think if we hide this electric scooter on the other side of the road, when they return and can't find it, would they get anxious?"

"We came out to carry out the mission, not to play," Sun Hang cast her a glance through the rearview mirror, "If you want to play, then we won't go to Chimera 17."

"No, no, no, I was just joking!" Shinkata Misaki quickly said.

As the vehicle approached the electric scooter, coincidentally, two young people wearing thick down jackets and motorcycle helmets on their heads, carrying two bulging bags, climbed up from one side of the path. They raised their heads and saw Sun Hang's car, immediately freezing on the spot.

To ensure the operation was sufficiently covert, Sun Hang applied a silencing crystal to the car, so even when the vehicle was already close, these two couldn't hear any engine sound or the sound of wheels rubbing against the ground. Adding the tinted film on the car windows preventing any view of the inside, from these two's perspective, Sun Hang's car looked just like a "ghost car."