Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 627 - 163: Tomb Raider_2

The two hesitated for half a second, then immediately took off running. One of their backpack straps snapped from the inertia of turning around, causing the heavy backpack to drag on the ground. He didn't bother to pick it up, and instead let the remaining shoulder strap slide off, throwing the backpack aside and sprinting away from the road.

"Why are they so scared? Our car doesn't have the research institute's emblem, does it? Or did they see the license plate? No, from their angle, they shouldn't be able to see it, right?" Shinkata Misaki wondered.

"The car makes no noise," said Zhong Ling from the back seat, who hadn't spoken until now. "They think we're the mysterious objects."

"That's hilarious! Out here adventuring with no courage at all," Shinkata Misaki mocked.

However, before the two escapees could run a hundred meters, something truly horrifying appeared.

A giant eyeball with a diameter of over five meters floated silently from the distance at a height of about five or six stories.

"A mysterious object! This time it's real!" Shinkata Misaki shouted excitedly.

She wasn't too scared; for one, she had seen many powerful mysterious objects, and she also trusted Sun Hang's combat abilities completely. Apart from something as powerful as Chimera 17, capable of destroying a city, ordinary mysterious objects were no match for Sun Hang.

Seeing the mysterious object appear, Sun Hang immediately hit the brakes.

But a slight look of confusion appeared on his face.

The massive eyeball was only 200 meters away, yet Sun Hang couldn't sense any mysterious aura from it—could it be that the ability to conceal one's aura had become standard among mysterious objects?

However, with such a flamboyant entrance and undisguised movement... what was the point of concealing its aura?

The two "grave robbers" were almost scared stiff, practically crawling and stumbling back in terror. But when they saw the "ghost car" had stopped too, they broke down.

They had only heard that grave robbing could make you rich, but no one expected there to be so little of value... this place was devoid of opportunities. Banks, supermarkets, even antique shops had been cleaned out by their predecessors... Just as the two decided they would never do this stupid business again, they found themselves trapped by two mysterious objects in this haunting place.

The regret they felt was overwhelming; they wished they could fly back to Tianfu City and tear apart the swindler who sold them the "get-rich-quick secret." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Provided they could make it back.

"Bro, I think we're done for... do you have any last words you want to say?"

"We're doomed, we're doomed... mom... oh mother, what use are last words! We'll... none of us will make it back—"

"I thought I'd get some diamond rings or gold necklaces to woo that widow upstairs..." one of them said, on the brink of tears, "in hindsight, I might as well have tried my luck at a city mall..."

"We're definitely doomed, but even if we turn into mysterious objects... I swear I won't let... that bastard who tricked us get away with it!"

"You're right, bro! If we turn into mysterious objects, we'll go after that swindler, and if we don't, we'll haunt him even after death!"

...

While the two were making their "last arrangements," Sun Hang fell into thought... For some reason, not only did he not sense any mysterious aura, but his subconscious also didn't give any warning of danger, as if the giant eyeball didn't exist.

Sun Hang glanced at Spirit Body No.1 in the backseat, next to Zhong Ling, through the rearview mirror; it had its eyes slightly closed, arms crossed over its chest, showing no intention of intervening.

"Not a mysterious object," Zhong Ling suddenly said.

"Not a mysterious object?" Shinkata Misaki was taken aback. "Then what are we seeing? Is it just a big balloon? It's not Halloween, is it?"

"It's a projection of a mysterious object," Zhong Ling replied. "Serial number C845 'Demon Eye.' This mysterious object is actually a giant floating eyeball that can create projections identical to itself to extend its vision..."

"So, is the Demon Eye's body nearby?"

"Uncertain, the projection can be up to 50 kilometers away from the body," Zhong Ling shook her head. "In military patrol logs, Demon Eye projections have been spotted multiple times around Tianfu City, but the actual body has never been encountered."

"Can the Demon Eye see us?" Sun Hang asked.

"Yes."

"Can we destroy the projection?" Sun Hang asked again.

"Physical and energy attacks have been tried, but they don't work. According to Dubhe Tower's solution, certain spirit body-type mysterious apparatuses might be effective, but we don't have any," Zhong Ling replied.

"That's quite a nuisance, it's like an invincible scout unit in a real-time strategy game, practically a cheat," Sun Hang restarted the car. "Let's go, if we can't fight it, we'll have to run."

Sun Hang was tempted to test whether the "wish fulfillment" ability worked on the Demon Eye projection, but with Shinkata Misaki in the car, if the Demon Eye had any connection to Chimera 17, the potential exposure might just hand Chimera 17 a victory with Misaki's existence.

"Mm," Zhong Ling agreed.

The patrol units encountering Demon Eye projections would only record and report them, taking no practical action.

Not because they were unwilling to act, but because acting was useless.

They even sent drones into the projection for investigation, only to find the projection was just a massless shadow, only causing minor interference with the drone's optical sensors. Aside from that, the Demon Eye projection posed almost no direct threat to humans.

...

"Hey... Bro, look, the car... drove away!"

"Drove away?" The stuttering grave robber glanced back, then turned to stare at the Demon Eye projection hovering overhead. "Could it be that this eyeball mysterious object is more frightening and scared off the ghost car?!"

"Bro, should we run? I think this eyeball is floating quite slowly. If we can get back to the e-bike, it might not catch us!" The grave robber who kept addressing his partner as "bro" whispered. "I've unlocked the restrictions on that e-bike; it can go over 80 per hour! Seriously! We might not have to die!"

Before the stuttering grave robber could respond, the Demon Eye projection in mid-air slowly turned halfway and floated in another direction.

"Huh?" The grave robber was dumbfounded again.

How did both mysterious objects decide to let them go?

Could it be they found no value in dealing with them?

A wave of ecstatic relief surged through them. The stuttering grave robber even knelt on the ground, repeatedly bowing while murmuring, "Blessed by the Bodhisattva! Blessed by the Bodhisattva!"

"Believe in Bodhisattva? Why not believe in me," a melodious voice suddenly reached their ears. They turned toward the sound to see a stunning girl, glowing with a white phosphorescence, standing on a nearby rooftop.

"The Bodhisattva takes offerings, but I want nothing, just to borrow your memories and emotions," the girl said with an enchanting smile towards them.