Hunter of Mysterious Creature

Chapter 757 - 45: Veterans' Convalescent Home (Part 2)

"There's no need. The current problem isn't something that force can solve." Sun Hang rejected without a second thought.

A joke... Sending ordinary people in for reinforcement would only add to casualties and burdens, and if Hunters were sent, it would further escalate the hatred level that the Mysterious Creature army had towards them. At that time, it might directly trigger a city-wide manhunt, making it hard to even withdraw safely, let alone find the veteran's sanatorium.

"The current problem? What problem?" Ganna's tone became tense again.

"The critical issue of the Baikal Remains... We've indeed encountered mysterious creatures, but they are not a threat to us." Sun Hang thought for a moment and decided to tell Ganna the discovery they had just made and their next action plan.

"You mean if we can purify the 'impurities' within the obsession of the Baikal Remains, its existence could actually be useful to us?"

"In theory, yes, but everything is still speculation at this stage. Before finding the 'core' of the Baikal Remains, I can't confirm this guess is absolutely correct. So, our top priority is to determine the exact coordinates of the 'veteran's sanatorium'."

Sun Hang reached into his pocket, feeling relieved that the medal was still there.

Since Anna's identity tag "mysteriously" disappeared, Sun Hang developed a habit—he would consciously and unconsciously recall things and check items, worrying that the Three Apes would silently erase things from this world to cover some facts.

"Even if the veteran's sanatorium isn't the core of the Baikal Remains, it's still a significant spot for this mysterious creature city," Sun Hang continued, "The places where that medal could appear are nothing but the war museum, the veteran's sanatorium, and the National Hero Cemetery. Since there have been multiple sightings of the veteran's sanatorium, it's our primary search target."

"I understand!" Ganna said, "I'll immediately arrange for people to summarize the data, and I'll call the supercomputer's computational power in the camp now, as well as the Dubhe Tower..."

"No need, just get me in touch with one person."

"Who?"

"Liu Li."

"The Mysterious Creature Hunter 'Liu Li'? The one people call a genius young man?" Ganna quickly reacted.

"Yes, but don't call him a genius young man to his face, that guy is already twenty-nine, he's an old fox now," Sun Hang said.

"Okay... but what if Liu Li has other tasks at hand..."

"Use Pei Zongjun's name and have him suspend all his work and immediately calculate the exact coordinates of the veteran's sanatorium for me."

"In Mr. Pei's name?! But the authority..." Before Ganna finished speaking, his cell phone suddenly vibrated. He took out his phone and saw, to his surprise, a message from Pei Zongjun's personal account.

The content was brief, just six characters: "Do as Sun Hang says."

"I've contacted Liu Li, he's willing to assist... but he said the data samples we provided are too few, and with the computational power of his devices, at least..."

"Tell him he can directly use the computing power of the Dubhe Tower's main brain," Sun Hang said.

"The computing power of the Dubhe Tower's main brain?" Ganna couldn't help but take a deep breath. This level of authority was on par with Mr. Pei, but recalling the message Mr. Pei had just sent, Ganna was instantly reassured—Mr. Pei was clearly monitoring the situation here, and since Mr. Pei said to do everything according to Sun Hang, now Sun Hang's authority was equivalent to Mr. Pei's!

Without even needing Ganna to take any action, as soon as Sun Hang said that, Liu Li had already obtained permission to use a portion of the Dubhe Tower's main brain computing power.

Given the gravity of the situation, Liu Li, who was on vacation, made no reservations. He immediately instructed the butler to fill a bathtub with ice water, then removed all his clothing and immersed his body in the icy water.

The "overload mode" of his brain would cause his body temperature to rise to an extreme degree, and the ice water helped him maintain absolute calmness.

Theoretically, every time he used "overload mode," he should do so in a medical cabin, but the matter was urgent, and it would take over ten minutes to move the nearest medical cabin to Liu Li's residence. Under these circumstances, using ice water was the only emergency solution.

"Hiss... It's cold." Liu Li submerged his head into the ice water too, with a small breathing mask on his face and dozens of electrodes attached to his brain. These electrodes connected to his home computer, which in turn linked directly to the Dubhe Tower's main brain.

"Perhaps I should keep a medical cabin at home in the future." This thought flashed through Liu Li's mind. The next second, a torrent of data surged through, instantly drowning his self-awareness.

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"According to Liu Li's calculations, this veteran's sanatorium is also in motion," Sun Hang said, "but its movement follows a discernible pattern—it's constantly positioned at the center of the Baikal Remains, moving along a rectangular closed trajectory."

"This rectangular trajectory is Victory Avenue of the original Lake Baikal City," Sun Hang added, "Its position and shape fit perfectly, so it seems the central area of the Baikal Remains has never moved to the city outskirts."

"So if we find this Victory Avenue, does that mean we've found the veteran's sanatorium?" Wang Xiyi said, "Stand still, and it will come to us?"

"Mr. Wang, did you forget one thing? If you stand on a piece of land on Victory Avenue, the land beneath your feet will also move, keeping you in relative stillness to the veteran's sanatorium. If you don't move, you'll never meet the sanatorium."

"Uh... I almost forgot about that." Wang Xiyi awkwardly stuck out her tongue.

In a highly draconified state, her action was more like a serpent flicking its forked tongue—extremely agile, as Sun Hang had experienced in "combat" many times before.

"Moreover, based on photos and videos taken by reconnaissance teams, Liu Li discovered one more thing," Sun Hang continued, "The veteran's sanatorium they saw could be considered the same building or different ones."

"What does that mean?" Yan Yu'an asked.

"The veteran's sanatorium is undergoing 'self-iteration'... The earliest seen was just in its embryonic form; aside from the circular dome and the pentagram atop, other features were vague. But as time went on, it became 'increasingly like' the original building... So, besides appearance, its internal structure is also likely to increasingly resemble the original edifice."

Sun Hang glanced at the message from the main brain—Liu Li had been in "overload mode" for eleven minutes, and according to his physical limits, he could sustain it for another four minutes at most.

Calculating the exact coordinates of the veteran's sanatorium wasn't too difficult, but finding a direct path to "Victory Avenue" in the unordered movement of the mysterious creature city was quite challenging.

If it weren't for this, Sun Hang wouldn't have granted him the authority to use the main brain's computing power.

The portable medical cabin had already arrived at Liu Li's location. A group of experts, field agents, medical personnel, and Liu Li's direct supervisor were all present, but seeing Liu Li's pained face submerged in ice water, not one dared to pull him out.

Liu Li's "overload mode" had a cooldown period. If the calculation failed this time, he wouldn't be able to use this ability again for several days.