Hunter of Mysterious Creature

Chapter 838 - 87: Nanhua Town

"I think—" Ya Qiaoxi tightly gripped the handle on the car roof, her body swaying from side to side with the violent jolts of the off-road vehicle, "we should think—about how—to escape alive!"

Another giant rose from the yellow sand, right in front of Sun Hang and the others.

A "Dung Beetle" light armored vehicle shot out from an angle, a mercenary clad in a power exoskeleton anchored himself atop the vehicle with the hooks attached to his exoskeleton, holding a pair of heavy machine guns with a caliber of 12.5 millimeters, he roared and unleashed a furious barrage at the giant blocking their way.

The gunfire, like a fabric machine, tore through the air and the eardrums of those around almost simultaneously, tongues of fire licked at the giant’s body but only sparked a dense array of flames.

The sound of metal colliding with metal was crisp and pleasing to the ears, but for humans, it only spelled endless despair.

The giant stooped down to look at the few vehicles charging towards him, and in the next moment, he literally plucked off the head from his neck and hurled it at the "Dung Beetle" armored vehicle!

With a loud bang, the mercenary standing on the vehicle roof was instantly blown to pieces, with the shredded flesh oozing out from the gaps in the deformed exoskeleton frame, the two wrecked machine guns still hung on the auxiliary arms of the exoskeleton, dangling to the sides of the vehicle roof, striking the doors rhythmically with the vibrations of high-speed travel.

After smashing a huge dent in the roof of the "Dung Beetle," the giant’s head flew far off, while the eleven-ton light armored vehicle jumped off the ground due to the recoil, leaping over ten meters in mid-air before crashing heavily back onto the ground.

Judging by the looks of it, the driver inside seemed unaffected, as the vehicle did not go out of control upon landing; instead, it accelerated once more, charging through the gap at the giant’s flank.

"Good opportunity." Hundreds of mycelium sprouted from Sun Hang’s body, wrapping around the steering wheel and gear lever in place of his hands, his foot already pressing the accelerator to the floor, the engine of the off-road vehicle let out a deep howl of fury, tightly tailing the "Dung Beetle."

But just as the "Dung Beetle" was about to charge past the giant, its driver suddenly executed a one hundred eighty-degree drift, sharply turning the vehicle to head in another direction.

At the same time, the left foot of the bronze giant kicked out from the yellow sand, the raised sandy particles sprinkling over the hood, windshield, and roof of the off-road vehicle, producing a series of crackling sounds like frying beans.

"Such precise anticipation." Candle Dragon couldn’t help but exclaim.

If the "Dung Beetle" hadn’t drifted and turned just now, it would have been kicked flying by the bronze giant’s foot—under such circumstances, if a vehicle is overturned, the probability of occupants surviving is next to zero, not to mention the many nearby bronze giants in a state of frenzy.

Following right behind the Dung Beetle, Sun Hang and the others managed to pass smoothly under its leg thanks to the giant’s kicking motion.

"Why does this giant seem particularly large... its height should have exceeded thirty meters, right?" Sun Hang glanced at the rear-view mirror at the "Xingtian" giant who appeared clumsy due to its "loss" of a head, murmuring casually.

"According to past records, the largest giant ever appeared in Giant Hill had a height of 54.5 meters." Ya Qiaoxi said, "In front of it, those under ten meters are essentially no different from us humans."

"Can these giants be killed with physical means?" Sun Hang asked.

"Yes." Ya Qiaoxi nodded, "Giant Hill has been bombed at least four times, once with ground-to-air missiles carrying tactical nuclear warheads, and three times with conventional warheads, the bombings successfully eliminated the giants exposed above the sand... But less than three hours after the bombing ended, new giants would emerge from the depths of the Desert Sea."

"So basically, they can be killed, but not completely exterminated, right."

Ya Qiaoxi sighed, "If Giant Hill were next to Chunming City, Dubhe Tower would probably have dug Desert Sea from top to bottom... and for the anomalies in the no-man’s land, their willingness to bomb four times already shows considerable attention."

"Due to Giant Hill’s lack of development and research value, and its lack of explicit threat to human settlements, in recent years, Dubhe Tower and the Federation Government have adopted a strict monitoring strategy for Giant Hill—so long as the range of Giant Hill does not expand, the number of giants does not change, and there is no other significant change, Dubhe Tower and the Federation Government will not impose any artificial interference on Giant Hill." The voice of the central system echoed in the earphones—when the first giant woke up, Sun Hang’s phone shielding program had already been lifted.

The wake of Giant Hill rendered radio silence unnecessary. Amid extremely poor signal quality and intermittent communications, Sun Hang learned that the subsequent convoys had approached the outskirts of Giant Hill, also observing the internal situation of Giant Hill—in addition to utter chaos, it was difficult to find a more apt description.

Given the current situation, the original route had to be scrapped. Several other teams would detour around the sides of Giant Hill, expected to arrive four days later than Sun Hang’s group at Nanhua Town—assuming Sun Hang and his group could still arrive at Nanhua Town on schedule.