Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 656 - 177: Speed Is Invincible (Part 2)

The eight PFDA units burst out from the edge of the deck trailing long flames, and immediately after, accompanied by a dragon's roar that echoed across the sky, a figure covered entirely in black scales descended from above.

After reaching a sufficient altitude, Wang Xiyi wrapped her body with her massive dragon wings, forming a spindle-like shape, and using the acceleration of gravity, dove rapidly towards Chimera 17.

Song Yarong hadn't had the chance to look at Sun Hang's metallic shuttle when a resounding explosion filled the air, and Sun Hang's shuttle had already launched out, rapidly catching up with the PFDA units that had fired a second earlier.

The buzzing of the sirens echoed in Song Yarong's ears; she shook her head vigorously, and the intense dizziness gradually faded away—fortunately, the technicians and soldiers nearby all wore helmets and earpieces, or else the sonic boom from the shuttle's launch alone would have deafened many.

Song Yarong relied on her unique ability to stand by the launching track without any protective gear—she wiped a bit of blood that had seeped from her ear canal, and the eardrum ruptured by sonic boom had already healed by the time the shuttle left the deck.

Utilizing electromagnetic acceleration, Sun Hang's starting speed far exceeded that of the PFDA units using fuel thrusters, he was almost the first to charge towards Chimera 17, leaving everyone else well behind.

"Too fast! Sun Hang, you're too fast!" Yang Qi's voice cracked with urgency over the communication channel.

Her meaning was clear; Chimera 17's reactive response had now "cooled down," and the correct tactic for Sun Hang should be to hide behind the PFDA units carried by the mass-produced Hunters, waiting for those "cannon fodder" to draw out Chimera 17's big moves before seizing the brief window to smoothly invade close to Chimera 17.

With Sun Hang's current advance, it meant he would become the "target" attracting all the firepower instead.

"Have you ever heard a saying?" Sun Hang said, "The only undefeatable technique is speed?"

Before Yang Qi could respond, the metallic shuttle had already entered the target acquisition zone of Chimera 17's reactive response.

Two energy beams as thick as barrels crossed each other, directly blocking the path ahead of the metallic shuttle, speeding towards it with force comparable to the shuttle itself!

From the generation of the energy beams to their contact with the metallic shuttle, there was hardly even 0.1 second for Sun Hang to react, yet he seemed to anticipate Chimera 17's attack, as a large expanse of blue arcs erupted around the metallic shuttle, initially flying in a high-speed straight line, it veered like it had hit an angled trampoline, plunging straight down, evading underneath the crossing energy beams.

And from Yang Qi and the others' perspective, it appeared as though Sun Hang's shuttle plummeted in advance, and the energy beams crossed harmlessly above him.

However, in the next instant, more energy beams shot from Chimera 17, weaving into a dense net, casting directly over the metallic shuttle!

"Damn!" Song Yarong couldn't help but exclaim, engrossed in the drone-transmitted images, while Yang Qi, seated at the bridge, bit down hard on her lip.

This time, the metallic shuttle did not attempt to dodge, instead crashing directly into the energy-beam-woven net!

The blinding arcs of electricity whitened the drone footage; dozens of cameras mounted on drones hovering over the battlefield simultaneously burnt out, and the potent energy reaction even disrupted the communication channel, as piercing and chaotic electrical noises rampaged through everyone's earpieces.

The energy net continued advancing, unabated, impacting the PFDA units trailing behind.

"Frames 39, 41 damaged! Frame 42 damaged! Frame 44 damaged! Around 30% of drones have lost signal!"

"Sun Hang…" Song Yarong stared at the white screen, her expression dazed.

"I'm not dead yet." A familiar voice suddenly cut through the electrical noise, "I've already broken through to a safe zone."

"How… how did you pass through that energy net?" Yang Qi couldn't help asking.

"I told you, speed is the ultimate move." Sun Hang chuckled, "The electromagnetic energy field created by the Kuiling Memetic generates a mutual annihilation effect with Chimera 17's energy beams, allowing me to slip through in that momentary opening."

"So the intense light we just saw was actually energy released from annihilation?" Song Yarong murmured.

"I don't know… by the way, where is Mr. Wang?"

"Wang Xiyi urgently changed flight direction, evading the energy net, now hovering directly above Chimera 17… But the eight PFDA units following you couldn't avoid the energy net, all were destroyed," Yang Qi explained, "Many drones were also destroyed by the energy net, while quite a few cameras were burnt out from the intense light—we are reconstructing the battlefield surveillance network now…"

"So, can I come down now?" Wang Xiyi's voice also emerged on the communication channel.

"You can. Based on frontline observation, the recent energy net caused Chimera to lose almost all of its energy beam emitters, now is its weakest firepower moment… but be careful of those bud-like organs at Chimera 17's top, which will throw steel needles when they 'bloom,' with an effective range of about 400 meters."

"Alright." Hovering in the air, Wang Xiyi took a deep breath, adjusted her posture again, and nearly dived straight down at a vertical angle!

Sun Hang had just retracted the liquid metal that constituted the shuttle when a strong gust swept nearby, and a humanoid black dragon slowly stood from a shallow pit, unfolding her exaggerated large dragon wings behind her.

"Fancy meeting you here." Sun Hang greeted Wang Xiyi.

"Where's everyone else?" Wang Xiyi looked around, seeing she was less than a hundred meters from Chimera 17, the scorching air making everything seem like it was warping and twisting, she glanced at her wristband, which showed the surrounding air temperature reached an astonishing 300 degrees Celsius.

Aside from herself, Sun Hang, and Shinkata Misaki yet to emerge from the metallic cylinder, no one else was alive nearby—a scattered pile of debris from disassembled PFDA units littered the ground.

Of course, for Wang Xiyi, this temperature wasn't yet "hot."

"They are on the other side of the cocoon," Yang Qi's voice sounded on the comm channel, "The area of cocoon shell peeled off is narrower there, so the temperature is slightly lower too."

"Should we go join them now?" Wang Xiyi asked.

"Let's get this guy out first," Sun Hang tapped the metallic cylinder beside him, "By the way, does the pressure suit have heat resistance?"

"It does, up to 600 degrees Celsius. Additionally, a helmet is attached inside the cap," Yang Qi explained.

"So… how do I open this thing?" Sun Hang scratched his head, "Her body is probably full of high-pressure medium now? If I just pop it open, won't her lungs burst?"

"They would." Yang Qi replied, "But there's a one-touch release, a hidden panel on the side of the cap, flip it open, there's a button inside—just press it."