Star Hunter.

Chapter 279 R-B13

Not long after Xilin and his group returned to the safe zone where Neo was staying, the sky began to change. Within a minute, it changed completely. The previously clear sky suddenly became dark, and the humidity in the surrounding area soared.

clap clap-

Hail began to fall on the ground.

The hailstorm, like the change in the sky, caught everyone off guard. If Ashou hadn't given them advance notice, even Xilin would have only been able to think in that direction when the sky changed.

The dangers in this area are not only the bio-soldiers, the ferocious beasts of all sizes, and the highly poisonous plants that grow quietly in certain places, but also the various threatening bacteria and viruses floating in the air. If an ordinary person who has not been vaccinated were to stay here, even without the bio-soldiers and ferocious beasts attacking him, he would not live long, because the pathological reactions caused by those bacteria and viruses would be enough to kill him.

Even physically strong individuals like Xilin and Guxin are vulnerable here. Xilin is alright, but Guxin and Erti have experienced this firsthand. Without this hiding place, Xilin's previous small cave would have been very difficult. He might have survived, but getting to know people would have been extremely challenging.

Sipping hot milk tea, everyone except Neo, who was sleeping in his room, sat in the living room watching the scene of hail falling outside displayed on the screen.

Now, Erti's vigilance has lessened considerably, and his injuries are mostly healed. Xilin and Guxin are in the same boat as him, practically brothers in misfortune. However, Erti still doesn't understand why Guxin was able to recognize him. Before arriving on this planet, Erti hadn't seen any other normal humans, though he had encountered plenty of bio-soldiers and ferocious beasts. But he knew he wasn't unique; he had seen the corpses of some bio-soldiers and ferocious beasts, killed by humans, but the two sides had never met.

Why did he end up here? Erti had no idea. He had been living in seclusion for nearly two years, a notorious figure on the Seventeenth Star Region's most wanted list. After taking his revenge, Erti hid very well—at least, he thought he had. But he hadn't expected to fall victim to such a trap that day. He only remembered seeing those people before he lost consciousness, and then he woke up here. Unlike Gu Xin, who had a knife and a gun, Erti had nothing with him. He would have to deal with the bio-soldiers and ferocious beasts himself.

It doesn't matter, as long as I can survive.

"How long will this hail last?" Ertie asked.

Xilin and Guxin didn't answer, but looked at Ashou instead. Ashou shuddered, hiccuped, and said, "Five...five days."

"Five days. That's alright, I can manage." Erti breathed a sigh of relief.

"But snow will follow the hail."

Erti: "..."

The outside temperature has dropped by nearly 20 degrees compared to when Xilin and his group went out to find food, and it's still trending downwards. I wonder what kind of days they'll have to endure next.

"How long will the snow last?" Xilin asked Ashou.

"Six or seven days... it's still uncertain," Ashou replied timidly.

"If we can avoid going out, we should stay home. Looks like we need to save money and get more sleep," Gu Xin said.

  

Xilin and his group were holed up here in the safe zone, which had an internal temperature control system, making it incredibly warm—a stark contrast to the harsh weather outside. A fist-sized ice ball slammed into the ground with a series of cracking sounds, sending shards of ice flying everywhere. Now, both the bio-soldiers and the ferocious beasts in the woods had found places to hide; faced with the power of nature, even the strongest beasts had to avoid its attacks.

The trees in the forest are all very sturdy, with thick trunks that can withstand the blows of hail. Those that can't withstand the hail grow under the dense foliage, allowing them to survive the natural disaster. As for other plants, the hail shatters them, but once the hail stops, they soon flourish again—that's the power of life.

During the five days, the group spent most of their time resting. Neo was a guy who could sleep a lot, which was a good thing for the others, because his words always made people want to slap him.

Neo was unhappy about the many "burdens" that had come to his place, so in order to balance his mind, he assigned Gu Xin, Er Ti, and A Shou to take care of some housework. In order to save energy, many things were done manually.

Neo didn't make Sirin do those tasks because Sirin's words, "I saved you and even helped you find the three-colored beans," made Neo retract his orders.

Xilin sometimes wondered, wasn't Neo afraid that the rest of them would team up and take over the place? Or had he never even considered that possibility? The latter was probably more likely.

That day, just as the hailstorm had stopped and the heavy snow began to replace it, Neo, who was sleeping in his room, suddenly yelled, waking up the others who were resting with their eyes closed in the living room. Ertie, who had just finished washing the dishes and was still full of anger, was practically standing on end.

"What the hell are you yelling for!" Erti scratched his messy hair and said irritably.

"Oh—" Neo sighed again in a strange voice, "My God, you bastards!"

Ashou looked at a bracelet-like object on her wrist, one of which was flashing. She pressed the flashing metal block, and a small light screen popped up, displaying an encrypted message composed of some characters.

After reading the above message, A-Shou, who had stopped crying for five days, started crying again.

Ashou and Neo's reactions gave Xilin and the other two a bad feeling.

"My God, how could they put that kind of secondary metabolic byproduct here?!" Neo walked out, clutching his hair that was sticking up from sleeping, looking utterly distressed.

"What's going on?" Xilin asked Neo.

"We'll be sent to this planet," Neo said dejectedly.

Gu Xin's eyes flickered. "If I remember correctly, there used to be a type of illegally manufactured bio-beast called..."

"A secondary research body," Neo replied.

"Wasn't everything destroyed?" Gu Xin remembered that it was the destruction of the entire planet, but that was the work of Black Viper. Since they were the ones who did it, it's not surprising that they were able to get their hands on RA13. But why would Black Viper be interested in such a failed experiment?

RA13 was a project secretly invested in by a nobleman. It was later discovered and made public. The Empire took some measures, but the process was complicated and involved many people. Ultimately, it was dropped, but not long after, rumors spread that the Black Viper had destroyed the entire planet.

It was a complete failure, but RB13 wasn't much better. Although the premature aging problem was solved, there were still many issues. How could such an incomplete experimental subject be thrown into a place like this?! It's simply..." blah blah blah.

Xilin wasn't interested in Neo's subjective comments and asked, "Why do you say RB13 is an incomplete experiment?"

"Because they can't fully control themselves. Once their emotions get intense, they lose control and act like madmen."

"Is there a video introduction?"

"Yes, but not all."

Neo pulled up several still images.

The gray cat's eyes widened instantly.

mouse?!

Except for the first image, which clearly shows a rat, the other images are completely unrecognizable as the same creature as the first one.

Unlike the large black rats Xilin encountered in the Seven Stars, the bio-beast before him was predominantly white. In its normal form, it looked similar to a regular white rat. This was understandable; in current bio-beast experiments, white rats had almost become a model organism, but very few had actually been successfully developed.

"Why does it look like a hedgehog?" Erti said, pointing to one of the pictures.

"That's one of their evolved forms."

"So those things that don't look like mice at all are its other forms?"

"I didn't realize you were so smart." Neo looked at Erte with an expression that said, "You're a promising student."

Erti clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, he really wanted to beat this bastard to death!

"How many of these bio-beasts are there?" Xilin asked.

"I don't know, but there will definitely be a lot." Neo's mood plummeted when he talked about it. Before coming here, he hadn't expected to encounter these things; he was just thinking about getting here quickly to start his research. He signed the consent form after finding everything generally okay and boarded the aircraft. Now it's too late to regret it.

"Can't this place be defended?" Gu Xin looked around, after all, this place was specially built by Black Viper.

There's a possibility that those rodent-like bio-engineered beasts will dig it through.

"Then we'll just have to defend it." Gu Xin looked at the white world displayed on another screen, and couldn't find any other suitable place.

"Then it's up to you!" Neo said.

"What weapons do you have?" Xilin asked Neo. The most important thing now was to get a handy weapon, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with those bio-beasts.

"Not many. Go see for yourselves." Neo opened the door to a room where some guns and cannons were displayed.

"Although it might not have a significant effect, it's better than nothing. Let's make do for now and get on with the setup." Xilin said after surveying the area.

Meanwhile, on a mountain on the other side of the forest, an opening suddenly appeared in the rock face. It turned out that, just like Neo's place, a safe zone had been built inside. However, this safe zone was much smaller than Neo's, and it was completely covered by hail and snow. The rock face was covered with a layer of ice, and to open a window, one had to break through the outer ice to breathe in the outside air.

Two faces appeared at the window; this person was none other than Hua Li, the one Neo had mentioned with his anatomical fetish. Hua Li glanced at the falling snow, then looked at the distant woods, and slammed the window shut.

Back inside, Hua Li opened several large boxes, took out some items from them, and placed them into another prepared rectangular box, which contained some gun barrels and other weapons.

After packing up, Hua Li set the password, and the safe zone was completely closed. Leaving the safe zone, Hua Li walked to the edge of a cliff, curled her fingers, and put them to her lips. A whistle sounded; in this environment, there was no need to worry about attracting bio-soldiers or ferocious beasts.

A moment later, a silver-white figure flew up from the bottom of the cliff. Upon seeing this silver-white figure, Hua Li leaped down and landed right on top of it.

It was a large, silvery-white eagle, about three meters tall if it stood on the ground.

After Hua Li settled firmly on the eagle's back, he gave a command, and the eagle took flight, leaving the mountain behind.

Hua Li sat on the giant eagle, passing through the forest area. Now there were very few flying beasts in the sky. The whole area was a dense expanse of white. The cold wind felt like knives on his face. Fortunately, Hua Li was wearing a breathing mask.

A sudden roar erupted from ahead, followed by several flying beasts taking flight. Upon seeing Hua Li and the giant eagle in the air, they screeched and flew towards them.

"Don't waste time with them now, change course first," Hua Li said.

The eagle glanced resentfully at the several arrogant flying beasts charging towards it. With a flap of its wings, it turned and flew off in another direction, which meant it would have to detour through a valley. Although it was farther, it would avoid facing the pursuing beasts and take less time. Right now, Hua Li was in a hurry; she didn't have time to worry about anything else.

The eagle flew very fast. And it seemed quite used to this environment, quickly leaving its pursuers behind.

Just as the giant eagle was about to show off, a sudden alarm bell rang in its mind, and it cried out in one direction.

Hua Li quickly took out several parts from the holster on his waist, assembled them together, and fired a shot in that direction.

The bullets scattered during flight.

bang bang bang-

The bullets were stopped by something, and a figure flashed through the air. Hua Li quickly fired several shots. Although she couldn't match the opponent's speed, she was used to this kind of situation. She fired calmly, preventing the opponent from getting close.

Suddenly, the enemy accelerated and fired at Hua Li. Hua Li was prepared, shifted gears, and pulled the trigger.

A massive electric net appeared in the air, deflecting the incoming bullets and stopping the figure rushing towards them.

To avoid the electric fence, the other party had to change direction and rest on the mountainside.

Now Hua Li finally saw the other person's face clearly. It was a person. To be precise, it was a different kind of person.

He has wings on his back, enabling him to fly. He wears no shoes, but his toes are firmly anchored to the mountainside like eagle claws, maintaining his overall stability. His eyes are dark gold, and his exposed skin has fine dark brown lines.

The man stood on the cliff face without attacking again, while Hua Li remained on the eagle's back, holding his gun, ready to fire at the slightest movement from the man.

The swirling snowflakes almost filled the space between the two people. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been unable to see each other by now, but the two of them remained vigilant.

The eagle didn't stop, and the man on the cliff continued to confront Hua Li until Hua Li was out of sight, only then did he relax.

"Hey, Ovi, what's going on?" someone asked from down the mountain.

"There was a woman riding a giant eagle."

Do you know which side they're from?

"I don't know. She went that way."

"Over there? Never mind, let's go back first. The hailstorm has finally stopped, let's hurry up and get some food to take back. The captain said he has important instructions."

"it is good."

Ovi flapped his wings, retracted his claw-like toes, and flew down the mountain.

Xilin and the others were unaware of these things; they were currently watching Neo argue with the people standing outside the safe zone.

"No, we're already full! If you come, it will create overpopulation, putting pressure on our living environment, complicating social relationships, and..."

Neo didn't finish his sentence because the screen showed Hua Li carrying a cannon barrel, pointing it at the door near the big tree.

"Barbarian!!" After analyzing the feasibility of various possible scenarios, Neo finally pressed the button reluctantly.

After Hua Li entered, the large eagle behind him flew to the cliff and found a place to rest. Neo's expression softened a bit at the eagle's thoughtfulness; otherwise, if that big guy had squeezed in, Neo would definitely have lost his temper. Bird droppings are disgusting!

If that giant eagle knew what Neo was thinking right now, it would definitely tear him apart with its claws.

"Why did you come here?" Neo asked Hua Li irritably.

"I can't handle all that stuff by myself."

"Can I really handle this?"

"You have the equipment here." Hua Li looked at Neo's laboratory.

Neo dashed to the lab door, arms outstretched: "I'm telling you, if you try anything with my lab, I'll fight you to the death! You'll have to step over my dead body to get in!"

Hua Li glanced at Neo expressionlessly, then turned to Ashou: "Your side has fallen?"

Ah Shou pouted, her eyes red, and nodded. "Mm."

"Damn it!" Hua Li put the box on his back down beside him, sat down on the sofa, and completely ignored Xi Lin and the other two.

The three of them, Xilin and his companion, did not speak to Huali. They wondered if it was because Huali had dissected too many things or because of his cold nature. They felt that Huali's eyes were filled with a cold light, and he looked at everything as if he were looking at a corpse, as if he would pick up a scalpel and start dissecting at any moment.

Hua Li was sitting close to the gray cat. The gray cat, who was lying on its side sleeping, twitched its nose, opened its eyes, glanced at the nasty Hua Li, found it strange, got up and circled around Hua Li, then sniffed her.

Hua Li didn't react to the cat's actions, but glanced at it. It was obvious that the gray cat was immune to the cold light in Hua Li's eyes, or rather, it was a bit thick-skinned and didn't take it to heart at all.

"It smells like bird feathers," the gray cat said.

"She came riding on a large eagle," Xilin replied.

"No, it's a different scent, more like the scent of an alien."

Upon hearing Gray Cat's words, Xilin and the others simultaneously looked at Huali.

Hua Li slowly put down his cup and said, "I am not a mutant, but I encountered a mutant who could fly on my way here."

As Hua Li reconstructed and composited Ovi's appearance on the screen, Er Ti cursed under his breath, "Damn it, how could it be him!"

Gu Xin stroked his chin. He had some impression of this person, but he had never had any direct contact with him.

It seems the people Black Viper brought in are all quite extraordinary; Ovi's criminal record is even darker than Erte's.