As for the Mysterious Creature Hunters, the money spent on them is far more than on ordinary soldiers...

Wang Xiyi and Sun Hang have said, "Hunters are just like a brick, you move them wherever they are needed." As for "resident hunters," apart from Chunming City and various capitals, it's generally hard for other cities to have such treatment.

The plane slowly landed, and outside the cabin window was the familiar Celestial City Mysterious Creature Research Institute building. A few people who came to meet the flight had already been waiting outside the tarmac, and Sun Hang immediately saw Yin Xiang there, waving his arms vigorously, looking very excited.

As soon as Sun Hang got off the plane, this fellow rushed over: "Boss! I've missed you to death!"

"Get away! You stink of sweat, can't you wash yourself?" Sun Hang, looking disgusted, used mycelium to bind the trying-to-hug-him Yin Xiang to the spot.

"Boss, I've been working overtime for three days straight, sleeping on a makeshift bed in the office, where'd I have time for a bath!" Yin Xiang said, feeling aggrieved, "You have no idea, during the time you were away, Celestial City has had a string of major events!"

"You mean Chimera 17?" Sun Hang glanced at him and asked.

"Huh?" Yin Xiang was dumbfounded, "How did you know? The team leader told me this was top secret, absolutely not to leak in front of irrelevant persons... The entire Celestial City is under strict information control now, where did you hear about it?"

"Do I look like an irrelevant person?" Sun Hang stared at him speechlessly... But you couldn't blame Yin Xiang, although he was official now, it didn't mean his clearance level allowed him to participate in those decision-level discussions. After the attack incident, the only order he received was "secrecy."

"You've been away from Celestial City all this time, you're not irrelevant, so am I?" Yin Xiang looked innocent.

"Pfft." Candle Dragon, walking behind Sun Hang, couldn't help but burst into laughter, "This young brother is really amusing."

"Huh? Amusing how?" Yin Xiang obviously didn't understand.

"It's sarcasm." Sun Hang released the mycelium binding Yin Xiang, "Let me translate for you: 'This goofy guy is quite funny,' pretty much sums it up."

"That's not what I meant." Candle Dragon quickly waved his hand, "Inciting discord is not the way of a gentleman."

"I am not a gentleman." Sun Hang glanced at Yang Qi, who was handing over work to colleagues, yawned, and headed towards the research building with his hands behind his head.

"Boss, boss..." Yin Xiang immediately caught up, "Who are these two? Reinforcements sent by the Federation Government? And the things brought out from the cargo hold... hiss, if I'm not mistaken, those were coffins, right? Why did you bring back more than ten coffins? What's inside them?"

"Why do you have so many questions?"

"Just asking, if you find me annoying, it's okay not to answer."

"Well, you do annoy me." Sun Hang rolled his eyes, "I refuse to answer."

"And, and..." Yin Xiang got closer, lowered his voice further.

"And what?" Sun Hang asked, "Say what you want, why are you being so sneaky?"

"It's about that pretty girl in the black dress, the way she looks at you seems off..." Yin Xiang whispered, "I bet she likes you!"

"Oh, and?"

"And what?!" Yin Xiang was stunned, "Isn't she your new harem?"

"When the hell did I ever start a harem?" Sun Hang elbowed Yin Xiang, "Damn it, am I not single now?"

"Ouch..." Yin Xiang rubbed his arm where he was elbowed, letting out a cry of pain, "Boss, why did you elbow me! I'm speaking the truth, if you want to start a harem, it can be done in minutes, and high quality ones at that..."

"Shut up, take me to the place where Mr. Wang is being held." Sun Hang said.

"Uh, you mean the place where 'Night Slayer' is contained?" Yin Xiang shook his head, "I can't go there... Not everyone in the research institute can get in, I'm just a worker for the Investigation Bureau, what right do I have to access there!"

"True." Sun Hang paused, waited for Yang Qi to finish her handover, then spoke as she walked over, "Let's go, let's check on Mr. Wang's situation."

"So urgent?" Yang Qi was slightly surprised, her eyes somewhat peculiar, "I was planning to meet the teacher first."

"The old man is fine." Sun Hang said, "But Mr. Wang is barely hanging on, better to see her first."

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Celestial City Mysterious Creature Research Institute, underground second level, alpha containment area.

The research institute's Mysterious Creature Reception Area is divided into three zones: alpha, beta, and gamma. However, these alpha, beta, and gamma are not related to the creature's type but refer to the danger level — gamma being the lowest, alpha the highest, like Sun Hang's previous exclusive weapon "Ji-2796," which belonged to gamma containment area.

"Please wear the protective suit." The leading researcher opened a side cabinet, allowing Sun Hang and Yang Qi to change into bulky suits resembling space suits, before opening the airtight door and leading them inside.

This was a corridor entirely cast from special alloy, with nine isolation walls inside. With each wall crossed, the ambient temperature dropped by a dozen degrees — though wearing the protective suits, Sun Hang couldn't physically feel the temperature, the helmet projected a series of parameters including room temperature.

When the last isolation wall was lifted, the temperature value displayed inside the helmet swiftly dropped from minus 112 degrees Celsius to minus 140 degrees Celsius, and kept dropping.

Being here felt no different than swimming in a pool filled with liquid nitrogen.

Low temperature resistant glass with printed notices divided the containment area into individual compartments. Sun Hang noticed most of these compartments were empty, only a few housed items — those items were all special containers, making it impossible to see the actual contents.

The leading researcher comfortably guided the two through various compartments, reaching a liquid nitrogen pool continually emitting white vapor.

He clicked a few buttons on his portable wrist terminal, accompanied by the sound of gears turning, and an Eternal Freeze Coffin submerged in the pool was lifted by dozens of chains, suspended in front of the three.

The front of the Eternal Freeze Coffin had a twenty centimeter square observation window, through which Wang Xiyi's tightly shut eyes and dense scales climbing up her cheekbones could be seen.

"As you can see." The researcher's voice sounded serious from beneath the helmet, "Although the liquid nitrogen pool and Eternal Freeze Coffin can slow the anomalous progression, it can only slow it down. We can't make it stop completely."

"How much time does she have left?" Yang Qi asked.

"Initially, we estimated four to five months... But based on subsequent data observed, her remaining time... is probably only two months." The researcher said, "According to the initial plan, we should execute neutralization or transfer to Dubhe Tower a month before the deadline..."

"Can you open the coffin?" Sun Hang asked.

"Not now." The researcher shook his head, "I know what you plan to do, but not now. To ensure the safety of the institute and Celestial City, sufficient security preparations must be made before attempting the mutant meme absorption."

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