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Chapter 99: Chapter 99 Great Crisis
As they neared their destination, Han Yi picked up the walkie-talkie at his side and notified Hong Yun to have her team reduce speed and proceed cautiously.
Hong Yun promptly complied with the instruction.
One of the soldiers sitting next to Hong Yun was somewhat puzzled. After she had finished the conversation, he couldn’t help but ask, "Deputy commander, could they be scared? We’re almost there; why ask us to slow down all of a sudden?"
Hong Yun looked straight ahead and calmly said, "The person Major Zhang introduced is a Psychic Type Superpower User."
The other party was still confused.
Hong Yun slowly continued, "That means, Mental Search, Mental Induction, Mental Control, Psychic Materialization... he can do it all. He must have detected the Alien Species ahead using his Ability and doesn’t want the sound of the engines to wake them, so he’s asked us to slow down."
"... This guy is too powerful. A Deputy Commander like you who has a Dual Type Ability is already rare enough, but he encompasses an entire category by himself. That’s just invincible."
"He’s definitely strong, but not necessarily invincible," Hong Yun’s eyes, slightly narrowed, were calm and undisturbed, "One’s energy is limited; it’s not possible to excel at everything. It depends on what he’s specialized in. For example, as far as we know, when Mental Induction is enhanced, it can lead to Mental Control or Mental Hypnosis. If powerful enough, one could turn someone into a puppet or even completely brainwash them. However, he once crushed a car into a deformed shape, so I guess his strength lies in Psychic Materialization, leaning more towards the offensive type."
The soldier’s face tensed as he murmured, "Even if he isn’t proficient in everything, that’s still very formidable... We’re still several kilometers away from the auto repair shop. From this, it seems his Mental Search is also quite strong..."
Hong Yun nodded emotionlessly and said, "While Ability mainly relies on innate talent, the specific direction in which it develops is entirely up to the individual’s efforts. Considering the two areas he focuses on, this man is not only strong in attack but also has a strong desire to control. When we get there, just follow his arrangements without any objection."
"But Deputy Commander, we came following you..."
Hong Yun gave him a cold glance, and the other party immediately fell silent.
"Completing the mission is the primary objective. Under this premise, who commands is not important. If you still harbor personal emotions, go back immediately."
Everyone in the vehicle shuddered, tensing up as they said in unison, "Guarantee to complete the mission!"
——After some time, the convoy stopped a hundred meters away from the auto repair shop.
The gate of the auto repair shop was wide open, engulfed in darkness; the hot and humid air inside was mixed with a familiar yet frightening stench.
Several off-road vehicles and a military truck haphazardly parked outside the gate were likely from the Research Institute and the previous ability team.
Han Yi glanced at his watch, 4:15 AM.
Hong Yun led a team of people toward Han Yi.
Time was short, so Han Yi got straight to the point. "I’ve checked with my Ability, there are all Alien Species inside. We need to draw them out before we can go in and rescue people."
"How many Alien Species are there?" asked Hong Yun.
"Around three to three hundred and fifty."
A series of gasps spread through the crowd. There were only forty-something of them; how could they contend with so many Alien Species?
"... We have explosives; we could blow up the entire repair shop," suggested one of the soldiers.
Han Yi cast a cool glance at the speaker and said coldly, "The people we need to rescue are all in the underground garage. If the factory collapses, the garage entrance will be blocked."
"Then let’s place the explosives outside the factory door," Hong Yun spoke up, "We’ll fire shots to lure them out, try to avoid direct conflict with the Alien Species as much as possible. What do you think?"
Han Yi nodded in agreement without any clear opinion, "Let’s do that."
Hong Yun’s team began their preparations. They were all well-trained soldiers and knew exactly how to deploy the explosives for maximum effect. It did not take long for them to be all set up.
Everyone stood at a further distance, the sniper rifles steady in their hands, eyes unblinkingly fixed on the direction of the factory gates.
Hong Yun took the lead and fired a shot into the interior.
"Bang!—"
From the deep shadows on the other side of the gate came the scuttling noises of countless insects crawling.
Hong Yun frowned and fired again into the interior.
This time, the sounds from inside the factory grew louder, as if more alien species had been awakened, one after another, crawling or walking toward the outside of the gate.
"They’re coming."
There was a trace of chilling beauty in Hong Yun’s voice, and as she spoke, people fanned out around her, raising their guns to aim at the gate.
The alien species, clustered together, squeezed at the door. They seemed to fear the sunlight outside, their tall, gaunt bodies curling up on the other side of the shadow, only emitting threatening low growls from the depths of their throats.
Everyone was stunned; they had assumed that the alien species would swarm out, who would have imagined they would instead hide in the shadows, refusing to come out?
"Fire!"
Hong Yun didn’t allow for their hesitation. At her command, everyone fired at once! Gunshots and gun smoke instantly filled the entire open area, enraging the alien species, who finally burst out of the door, baring their fangs and claws! Some had their heads blown off just as they stepped into the sunlight, others leaped only to fall into the range of explosives and were blown to pieces with a loud boom!
This endless shooting and exploding carried on for an indefinite time until, when it ceased, nothing remained in sight but a pressing mass of corpses, the stench mingling with the pungent odor of gunpowder, spreading all around.
Together, the people let out a sigh of relief.
Only Han Yi’s expression remained unchanged; in fact, Han Jiaojiao’s face also looked quite grim at this moment.
Han Jiaojiao glanced across the corpses on the ground—too few. The number of corpses was far less than the amount Han Yi had mentioned.
Hong Yun also noticed this situation.
"There are still more than two hundred inside." Han Yi looked towards Hong Yun, "Have your people go collect the explosives; we’ll drive in."
Hong Yun’s brows knitted slightly as she asked, "Do you know why they’re not coming out?"
Based on Hong Yun’s past experiences, the intelligence of such mutant alien species was extremely low and they were very easily provoked—never before had they encountered a situation like this, where firing guns failed to draw them out.
"They are gathered at the entrance of the underground garage, seemingly attracted by something. My spiritual power can’t see the specific situation underground, I can only vaguely make out that on the third underground floor, there are some figures crowded together."
Underground exploration is completely different from above ground. A good psychic type superpower user can easily search for kilometers on the surface, but underground, even ten meters would be difficult to cover, because penetrating the multiple obstacles of thick rock walls and concrete layers consumes a huge amount of their spiritual power.
Upon learning that there were still more than two hundred alien species inside the auto repair shop, the atmosphere once again turned serious.
Han Yi had Zhu Changfu’s people go to Hong Yun’s military truck, as their cars provided insufficient defense and were too cramped for space.
Since Han Yi’s HUMVEE had armor, it drove at the front, providing a certain level of defense for the vehicles behind.
The driver had now been switched to Bai Kairui. Entering the auto repair shop was just a straight path; no flashy driving skills were needed, just enough stability would suffice.
The others only left a narrow slit in the car window, extending their gun barrels to shoot at the alien species that pounced over—
The alien species swarmed over like a tide!
