"Whatever the reason, just take it down!" Wang Xiyi suddenly swooped into the air and dived towards the giant ghoul, but just as her claws were about to pierce through the giant ghoul's head, it surprisingly grabbed Wang Xiyi's arm with agility at odds with its massive size, and slammed her into the ground!

"Bang!!"

Wang Xiyi's body made a large pit in the ground, with fine cracks spreading outwards from beneath her.

The giant ghoul raised its fists high, ready to pursue, but it suddenly stumbled inexplicably, giving Wang Xiyi the chance to get up and flee.

Not far away, Sun Hang frowned.

He had just "imagined" a scene where the giant ghoul's brains exploded, channeling almost ninety percent of his spiritual power into it, but all it resulted in was merely a stumble...

Though such supernatural entities have a certain resistance to Sun Hang's abilities, the gap between reality and imagination was still too large.

A dozen strands of mycelium wrapped around Wang Xiyi's body, instantly pulling her away from the giant ghoul.

Only then did a plate embedded in the giant ghoul's forehead suddenly crack open, letting out a trickle of thick black blood, as sticky as oil, from the fissure.

"This supernatural entity's strength, speed, and reaction time are all top-notch," Wang Xiyi said, "It's unnecessary to engage in close combat with it, let's keep a safe distance and attack it that way."

"I never intended to engage it in melee from the start," Sun Hang said as he retreated, using his mycelium to clear the nearby lesser ghoul minions—the spiritual power he just used up made him feel a bit drained, but fortunately, he wasn't overly exhausted, and he'd be back to his peak in two or three minutes at most.

However, what annoyed Sun Hang was that despite killing so many lesser ghoul minions, he couldn't draw any power from them.

Previously, after absorbing that infected mob, his condition was restored to around seventy percent of full energy and health, but with these ghouls in front of him, after forcing himself to swallow a few despite the nauseating feeling, he realized that their supernatural memes couldn't provide him with any power or recovery effect.

No wonder even the Taotie despised them.

"Yang Qi, request deployment of heavy weaponry from the higher-ups!" Wang Xiyi shouted in the communication channel amidst her Dragon Breath attack—her Dragon Breath Bomb, strong enough to evaporate a basement blood pool, only barely managed to make the giant ghoul's skin peel off.

Moreover, the damage inflicted a moment ago had already been restored in the next moment—the only wound still not healed was the one Sun Hang had "imagined" onto the giant ghoul's head.

"It's difficult to get firepower support; cleaning teams in all areas are under attack by supernatural entities, each place needing assistance, so the command center can only prioritize reinforcements for the most intense battles!" Yang Qi shouted.

"Isn't our battle intense enough?" Sun Hang asked.

"Aside from this big guy, the other ghouls aren't much of a threat," Ye Xuan's voice rang out, "Other areas... the enemies they've encountered are far more troublesome than yours."

"Where has Dragon Rock Fortress moved to now?" Wang Xiyi asked again.

"It's advanced to the B07-B11 range," Ye Xuan replied, "The fighting there is the most intense, and a large number of supernatural entities with hovering and flying capabilities have appeared. Garuda is under heavy attack, and the escort team is struggling to cope."

"Why do I feel like these supernatural entities also have some kind of unified command..." Sun Hang muttered.

"The command center suspects the same, but we have no time to investigate this now... even the infiltration team has been recalled to Garuda," Yang Qi said.

The giant ghoul lunged at Wang Xiyi again, who quickly flapped her wings and flew into the air, countering with a Dragon Breath shot.

"Mr. Wang, can you hold this guy on your own?" Sun Hang suddenly asked.

"Shouldn't be a problem, why? Do you have a plan?" Wang Xiyi asked.

"I plan to go up to Dragon Rock Fortress," Sun Hang said.

He had a feeling that the key to the problem lay on this moving mountain.

"Sun Hang, don't act recklessly!" Yang Qi said, "Each Hunter has already been assigned their area to be responsible for. If you leave without the command center's approval..."

"The command center has already agreed," Ye Xuan's voice suddenly interrupted Yang Qi, "I just passed Sun Hang's idea to the command center. They also think dragging this out isn't a solution; someone needs to go up and investigate Dragon Rock Fortress... If the cause of its supernatural transformation is found, then all problems might be resolved."

"But didn't the command center just recall the infiltration team?" Yang Qi asked puzzled.

"That's because there aren't enough combat forces to defend Garuda, but if only one Hunter is sent to Dragon Rock Fortress..."

"The command center means for Sun Hang to take this risk alone?!" Yang Qi was shocked, "That's too irresponsible of them! It's like gambling with Sun Hang's life on a possibility! No way! I don't agree!"

"I made this decision," Sun Hang said into his earpiece, "The operation is gradually slipping towards the brink of chaos, and a breakthrough is needed, and maybe I can achieve that..."

Sun Hang's thought was simple: since Dragon Rock Fortress, when moving, could cause massive destruction, it surely contained terrifying energy. If he could consume it, perhaps it could be a great boost, possibly elevating his abilities by several levels all at once.

As for the potential danger, he wasn't too concerned... at worst, he had those three annoying monkeys to fall back on.

"Are you crazy?" Yang Qi questioned, "Do you know how dangerous Dragon Rock Fortress is right now? To be honest, not all Hunters from the infiltration team have returned... the first batch that went up to Dragon Rock Fortress has already lost contact!"

"Lost contact doesn't mean death, maybe I can find them."

"You—" Yang Qi was exasperated, "Are you tired of living?"

"Are you worried about my safety?" Sun Hang asked, "Do you have a crush on me?"

"Idiot! I'm your direct supervisor; I'm responsible for your personal safety! Do you understand?" Yang Qi yelled into the communication channel after a two-second pause.

"Although that was indeed a bit crass," Ye Xuan suddenly said, "Yang Qi's face is quite red now, blushing all the way to her ears... I'm guessing she might indeed have some feelings for you."

"No one would consider you mute if you don't speak!" Yang Qi retorted angrily, "I'm just doing my job, my job!"

"Alright, a chopper from the command center is coming to get you," Ye Xuan said, "Also, Ye Jiu will replace your position to deal with this giant ghoul."

"Okay." Sun Hang nodded and looked at Wang Xiyi, "Mr. Wang, I'll leave this guy to you."

"Go ahead." Wang Xiyi made an OK gesture to Sun Hang, "Remember, don't get killed."

Accompanied by the sound of rotor blades, another helicopter appeared in Sun Hang's view—the helicopter hadn't even begun descending when Ye Jiu, donning "Slaughter," jumped out from the cabin and heavily crashed towards the giant ghoul.

The next second, he was swung aside by the giant ghoul grabbing his ankle and tossing him away.

"Getting smacked right after entry, tsk tsk tsk," Sun Hang said while using mycelium to fish Ye Jiu out of a massive fissure.

"Just a slip-up!" Ye Jiu shouted, "Wait, you—what's with the armor you're wearing?!"

"Your 'Slaughter' doesn't have a design patent, right?" No sooner had Sun Hang spoken than Ji-2796 turned into a chain, one end coiling around Sun Hang's wrist, and the other end wrapped around the landing gear of the helicopter coming to pick him up.

"Hey, hey, are you really planning to go to that mountain?" Ye Jiu called out loudly.

"Yeah, someone needs to check it out."

"The first team of four Hunters to reach Dragon Rock Fortress is still missing, you sure?"

"Your sister already told me about this," Sun Hang replied.

"And you're still going?" Ye Jiu asked in surprise.

"If I don't, are you going?"

"That's not what I meant, I mean... damn it, it's hard to persuade someone determined. Just be careful! If anything happens, retreat quickly; there's no shame!" Ye Jiu shouted.

"If something happens, whether retreat is possible is another matter," Wang Xiyi quietly added.

"Hey, he's your colleague, do you wish for him to get into trouble?" Ye Jiu asked.

"No, I just think... maybe he can indeed be that breakthrough player..."

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