HCB Chapter 217 Terrifying Monster!
Chapter 217 Terrifying Monster!
Zhang Yan ignored them and went to the rooftop terrace of the main building, where he could see most of the manor.
He took a specially made tactical computer out of his backpack and turned it on.
On the screen, three red dots silently infiltrated various corners of the manor along a pre-set route, finally stopping at the location designated by Zhang Yan.
"Hunter, in position." Zhang Yan's voice rang out on the empty terrace.
Qin Xiao stood behind him, holding a high-powered telescope, nervously watching the scene below.
Night slowly fell.
The entire manor fell into a deathly silence.
The only sounds were the rustling of leaves in the wind and a few muffled barks from afar.
Time passed, second by second.
Just as Qin Xiao's eyes were getting sore from watching and he thought that the monster wouldn't show up tonight, a sudden, urgent alarm sounded on Zhang Yan's tactical computer!
In the center of the screen, a black dot representing an abnormal energy source is rushing straight toward the main building from the perimeter of the manor at an extremely fast speed!
"They're here!" Zhang Yan's eyes instantly turned cold.
Qin Xiao also saw that thing through the binoculars!
That was not a "shadow" at all!
That was a... a monster that was three meters tall, covered in black keratin, with a long, scorpion-like tail, and that ran silently on all fours!
Its face has no facial features, only a gaping maw that splits open to the base of its ears, filled with sharp, white teeth!
"Holy crap! What is this thing?!" Qin Xiao was so shocked that he almost dropped the binoculars in his hand.
The monster ran at an astonishing speed; the valuable lawns in the manor were easily torn apart like paper by its sharp claws!
Its goal is very clear—the main building!
"Brother Yan, it's charging! Should we fire?" Qin Xiao asked hurriedly.
"Don't move." Zhang Yan's voice was unusually calm. "Let it get a little closer."
His fingers tapped lightly on the keyboard of the tactical computer.
On the screen, the red dots representing the three "Shadow Hunters" began to silently converge on the black monster.
A silent hunt has officially begun.
The terrifying monster seemed completely unaware of the danger lurking in the shadows.
Its entire attention was focused on the brightly lit main building.
What it exudes is pure, undisguised hunger and violence.
In its perception, the vibrant lives inside the main building were like the brightest lighthouse in the night, exuding an alluring fragrance.
Closer, closer.
One hundred meters.
Fifty meters.
Thirty meters.
The monster suddenly stopped, used its hind legs to propel itself into the air like a cannonball, and flew straight towards the balcony on the third floor of the main building!
He Zhengde's bedroom is right there.
"Now!"
Zhang Yan gave a low shout and slammed his fingers down on the keyboard.
"The hunt begins!"
Just as the monster leaped into the air and was about to touch the balcony railing, at that very moment...
A black shadow, deeper than the night and faster than a ghost, descended upside down from the roof of the main building!
It's the first "Shadow Hunter"!
It drew an incredible zigzag line in the air, and the high-frequency vibrating dagger in its hand flashed a deadly cold light in the moonlight, silently stabbing towards the back of the monster's neck!
"Pfft!"
A dull thud as a sharp blade pierced flesh.
A burst of dark green, viscous liquid erupted from the back of the monster's neck.
However, the monster's reaction speed was also astonishingly fast.
The moment it was stabbed, its long scorpion tail lashed out like a venomous snake, the bony spike at the end of the tail whistling as it struck the "Shadow Hunter"!
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, "Shadow Hunter" was struck by the scorpion's tail and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a distant artificial hill with a piercing metallic twisting sound.
"Brother Yan! Unit 1 has been severely damaged!" Qin Xiao cried out in disbelief.
Zhang Yan's expression remained unchanged, his gaze fixed intently on the screen.
[Unit 1, 'Shadow Hunter,' has suffered 35% damage to its left arm's mechanical structure, but its power core remains stable and it still possesses combat capabilities.]
"He's not dead yet." Zhang Yan's voice was as cold as ice.
The monster clearly hadn't expected that this unassuming "iron lump" could actually hurt it.
It landed on the ground, letting out an angry roar, abandoning its attack on the main building, and instead targeting the "Shadow Hunter" that had crashed into the artificial hill.
In its view, any existence that dares to provoke it must be torn to pieces!
The monster used all four limbs, transforming into a black lightning bolt, and rushed towards the artificial hill.
However, just as it was about to reach the artificial hill, another unexpected event occurred!
The lawn beneath its feet suddenly sprang upwards without warning, and a huge electric grid woven from superconducting nanofibers shot out from the ground, instantly enveloping it completely!
It's Unit 2, lying in ambush by the pond!
"Sizzle—"
Tens of thousands of volts of high-voltage current instantly traveled through the power grid and spread throughout the monster's entire body.
The monster let out a piercing scream, its body convulsing, and dazzling sparks of electricity erupted from its black keratinous layer.
"Well done!" Qin Xiao excitedly pumped his fist.
However, his excitement did not last long.
The monster, bound by the electric fence, suddenly shrank inward and then expanded abruptly!
"Oh no!" Zhang Yan's pupils contracted.
"boom!"
A powerful energy shockwave emanated from the monster and spread outwards.
The electromagnetic restraint net, strong enough to bind an adult elephant, was actually torn apart by it!
The broken network cables, like sharp blades, scattered and flew in all directions, cutting deep trenches into the surrounding trees and ground.
The monster, now freed from its restraints, appears even more ferocious.
It roared to the sky, opened its blood-red maw, and a ball of dark green energy rapidly gathered inside.
"It's about to unleash a wave!" Qin Xiao exclaimed.
"Unit Two, take evasive action!" Zhang Yan immediately issued the order.
The second unit, hidden under the willow tree, immediately activated its optical camouflage, blending into its surroundings in an attempt to evade the attack.
But the monster seemed to possess some kind of special locking ability.
The energy ball in its mouth was not shot out directly, but instead it was suddenly lifted upwards!
"boom!"
The energy ball transformed into a pillar of light, shooting into the sky and exploding in mid-air like fireworks, turning into a rain of dark green light that covered an area of hundreds of meters in radius!
"Damn it! It's an area-of-effect attack!"
The second unit, hidden in the shadows, was drenched by the light rain. The mirror alloy armor immediately emitted a "sizzling" corrosion sound and puffs of white smoke.
The optical camouflage instantly failed, revealing its true form.
The monster let out a triumphant roar and charged at Unit 2 once more.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse within just a few dozen seconds.
With one of the two "Shadow Hunter" vehicles damaged and the other exposed, they were put on the defensive.
"Brother Yan, what should we do? Should we send the 'Wolf' squad?" Qin Xiao asked anxiously.
"No need." Zhang Yan shook his head, his fingers flying across the keyboard.