CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 68: REINFORCEMENTS

However, the opponent reacted quickly, raising his Wolf-tooth Spear upward to meet Sun Hang’s Horse-cutting Saber.

The sound of clashing metal did not ring out; at the very instant the Horse-cutting Saber and the Wolf-tooth Spear were about to touch, the front end of the saber unexpectedly liquefied, enveloping the spear.

From the beginning, Sun Hang never intended to meet the opponent head-on—the entire set of artifact-like deceitful creatures together could strengthen each other, creating an effect where one plus one is greater than two. Therefore, the best way to defeat them is to take them down one by one.

Rather than injuring ten fingers, it’s better to cut off one finger. Sun Hang’s strategy was simple: taking advantage of the opponent’s unfamiliarity with his abilities, he exploited the information gap to first swallow the seemingly threatening Wolf-tooth Spear.

If this move succeeded, the scales of victory would tilt significantly in Sun Hang’s favor.

The opponent clearly did not anticipate Sun Hang’s sudden change in tactic, and in an unexpected moment, the liquid metal had already engulfed a third of the Wolf-tooth Spear.

But at that moment, crimson flames suddenly ignited on the Wolf-tooth Spear, instantly vaporizing the liquid metal—moreover, the flames spread along the handle of the Horse-cutting Saber, forcing Sun Hang to release his grip and quickly retreat to create distance.

The scorching air beat against Sun Hang’s face as he watched helplessly as the entire Horse-cutting Saber got utterly vaporized—this saber could be considered an artifact-like deceitful creature, yet in less than three seconds of contact with the opponent, it was entirely obliterated.

The ground between Sun Hang and the Mysterious Creature Armor had completely melted, with a stench of heated asphalt permeating the air.

The boiling point of iron is 2750 degrees Celsius, and the flame on the Wolf-tooth Spear just now reached at least above 3000 degrees Celsius.

"If touched by that flame, not even ashes would remain..." Sun Hang stared intensely at the Wolf-tooth Spear in the opponent’s hand, retreating step by step to the edge of the helicopter wreckage.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and placed his hand on the surface of the helicopter wreckage.

A chaotic sound of metal collision rang out as the missile launch pod originally fixed to the helicopter weapon rack disintegrated, lifting a dozen air-to-ground missiles into the air as if gripped by invisible hands.

The next moment, flames erupted from the tail ends of these missiles, roaring toward the Mysterious Creature Armor!

"Boom!!!"

The deafening explosion resonated, Sun Hang crossed his arms to shield himself, the scattered metal components attracted by some force flew to his front, forming an irregularly shaped shield, deflecting the oncoming surge of flame and shockwaves.

"Huh... still didn’t die?"

The smoke from the explosion hadn’t dispersed, yet Sun Hang started retreating once more. The shield initially protecting him fractured into countless sharp metal shards, spinning and shooting into the smoke.

"Clank! Clank clank!"

The sound of metal collision echoed from within the smoke, and before long, the Mysterious Creature Armor broke through, charging toward Sun Hang with the Wolf-tooth Spear.

The massive Wolf-tooth Spear swung downward, just as it was about to crush Sun Hang’s head open, the opponent’s movement abruptly halted.

Sun Hang held aloft the Tang Saber, originally hanging from the opponent’s lower back, its edge barely an inch from the Heart Protection Mirror on the Mysterious Creature Armor.

Compared to the Wolf-tooth Spear capable of releasing high-temperature flames, the Tang Saber’s properties were starkly opposite, emitting a bizarre chill from its blade—despite not directly contacting the Mysterious Creature Armor, a thin layer of frost had already formed on its surface.

"Hunter from Tianfu City, you have some skill." A cold voice emerged from under the demon mask.

"Huh? You can speak?" Sun Hang was momentarily stunned, realizing he might have misunderstood something.

No, there was no misunderstanding.

The provocation came first from the opponent, and it’s entirely the opponent’s responsibility.

The Wolf-tooth Spear was retracted, and the opponent extended his hand to Sun Hang: "Give me back the saber."

"Why should I give it back to you?" Sun Hang maintained the stance of pointing the saber at the opponent. "I don’t even know what you are."

"I’m not a thing; I’m a person." The opponent replied.

"You’re not an infected." Sun Hang stated definitively.

"No."

"Then upon what basis can you control deceitful creatures and not be controlled by them in return?"

"This is not an ordinary deceitful creature, but the ’No. 17 Deceitful Artifact Equipment·Slaughter’. I’m the eleventh suitable candidate for ’Slaughter’." The armored individual explained.

"Name, gender, age, affiliated unit?" Sun Hang asked, mimicking the sheriff, "Also, why are you here?"

"Ye Jiu, male, twenty-two years old, affiliated with Chunming City No. 1 Research Institute, member of the ’Deceit Hunting Squad’." The opponent cooperatively answered, "On orders to support Tianfu City."

"Tsk... Reinforcement?" Sun Hang squinted his eyes, suddenly cursing, "Since you’re the reinforcement, why aren’t you in the southern part of the city intercepting deceitful creatures, instead strutting around on this street? Knowing my identity and still provoking, aren’t you asking for a scolding?"

"The team leader of the special action group, Ye Xuan, she’s my sister." Ye Jiu replied, "I just received news that her helicopter crashed here, but there’s no sign of her body at the scene."

"So fast? I just reported the news?" Sun Hang glanced at Ye Jiu, then back at the helicopter wreckage.

"’Slaughter’ provides mobility much greater than regular vehicles." Ye Jiu said.

"Is that so? Then show me." Sun Hang challenged.

"You’ve taken ’Frost Cutting’, ’Slaughter’ is incomplete now, and its abilities are greatly restricted." Ye Jiu frankly admitted, "So please return the saber."

"Words alone aren’t proof, show your credentials." Sun Hang remained unmoved.

"My credentials and luggage are still on the plane." Ye Jiu said, "I jumped directly off the plane."

"You’re in a hurry?" Sun Hang carefully examined the Tang Saber called ’Frost Cutting’, feeling it possessed some level of autonomy. If not for his continuous attempt to devour it, it would have flown back to Ye Jiu’s side.

"Of course, I’m anxious! If it were your own sister missing, wouldn’t you be anxious?"

"I don’t have a sister." Sun Hang shrugged, "I don’t even remember who my parents are. Sorry, I can’t relate to your urgency."

"You—" Ye Jiu’s words carried a tinge of anger.

"But you can rest assured, Ye Xuan is unlikely to be harmed." Sun Hang said, "The other hunter in Tianfu City, ’Night Slayer’, should be with her, ordinary deceitful creatures can’t threaten them."

"’Night Slayer’? That experimental subject with the Black Dragon meme..." Ye Jiu exhaled slowly, "I don’t find being with ’Night Slayer’ safe, her condition isn’t stable, if she loses control, she’s far more dangerous than the deceitful creatures infiltrating the city."

"So, what do you plan to do?" Sun Hang asked indifferently, cradling the Tang Saber.

"Return the saber to me, I’ll conduct a thorough search of this area and help you eliminate deceitful creatures in the city." Ye Jiu said.

"No return." Sun Hang shook his head, "As long as your identity remains uncertain, I can’t make such a risky move... Who knows if after I return the saber, you won’t just strike me down right afterward?"

"You border barbarians... do you have no semblance of reasoning?" Ye Jiu shouted angrily.

"Tsk tsk tsk... The celestial ones from Chunming City certainly have an eye for double standards." Sun Hang laughed, "Wonder who just pointed that big stick at my nose... You call this reasoning?"