I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 396 - 314: Giant Skeleton_2

Chapter 396: Chapter 314: Giant Skeleton_2

Upon arriving at the North Lake District of Hazy City, Ahn Longling’s brows immediately furrowed. While North Lake wasn’t a heavily populated area, there were usually quite a few people around—tourists and locals alike who came to play in the water. However, most were wise enough to stick to the safe zones.

They had pinpointed this location through Eileena’s necromantic skill, and according to the information she provided afterwards, the entity capable of psychic parasitism hadn’t been wandering aimlessly; it seemed to be waiting here specifically.

"It seems we have been underestimated," Ahn Longling glanced at the tourists by the side of North Lake. The Ahn family members had already begun to clear the area at this time. The professionals handling the situation were efficient—local tourists quickly opted to leave, while some of the non-locals were a bit clueless.

Some even wanted to stay and watch the excitement. For those who stubbornly sought death, Ahn Longling didn’t force them to leave, as Hazy City was not a city focused on tourism.

The place’s official influence, coupled with the power of the various influential families present and the Alien Phenomenon hunting group’s contributions, propelled Hazy City to the world’s forefront in technology. Many technologies applied in outer cities had originated here.

In terms of economics, there was absolutely no need for tourism to sustain it. On regular days, many from the outer cities came to Hazy City looking for investment opportunities.

"Who knows, maybe that thing was some big shot in its own world, and now that it’s here, it looks down on us natives," Zheng Yichen chuckled. This seemed familiar, somewhat like the fire dragon’s initial behavior, right? Except that the fire dragon wasn’t evil and fled as soon as it sensed something was off.

Then, it claimed a volcano and plotted its dominion slowly. But this entity capable of parasitism was clearly not one for order. Judging by the foggy weather before, it has stirred up so much trouble in less than a week. Not only did it offend several major families of the Old Capital, but it even attacked camps of some hunters groups.

Some hunters groups’ camps even had military involvement. In less than a week, this creature managed to offend everyone in the Old Capital that one could possibly offend.

And at this very moment, it still seemed extremely audacious, planning to wait for them to come to it.

"No matter how important it was, upon entering a low-level environment, it either gets sent to a lab or blasted to bits!" Ahn Longling spoke with a murderous intent. In a high-level environment, that might slide, where beings are more pure, but being so audacious in a low-level environment?

Becoming a target due to prominence isn’t the same here. In high-level environments, big trees have deep roots that can’t be easily shaken by storms. But in low-level environments, what if the tree and roots are big? What does it matter? If the soil isn’t firm, even a big-rooted tree can be toppled by a strong wind. And this strong wind’s name is the power of science and technology.

Since the opponent has chosen North Lake, if necessary, the Ahn family could deploy heavy weaponry to bombard the location forcefully.

"Maybe that thing is tough to kill, so it’s become brazen," Zheng Yichen said, "Being able to parasite onto a person’s psyche means that even if the controlled body is killed, it can survive in other ways."

Ahn Longling nodded, "There has to be a range for parasitism, and..."

Before she could finish, an anomaly emerged in the distance. Some tourists from the outer city screamed at the sight of the agitated lake surface. They realized something was amiss and wanted to run, but the site was already sealed off.

There was no chance to leave. Considering the possibility that the target had influenced those tourists, Ahn Longling decided they weren’t going to get the chance to leave now; they would remain at the relocation site for now.

The tourists taken to the relocation site anxiously watched the armed personnel surrounding them. The firearms held by these personnel ensured everyone remained docile. There were no troublemakers willing or daring to step forward at this time.

At the center of North Lake, two helicopters monitored the disturbances in the lake, reporting updates in real-time. The images they observed were transmitted back to Ahn Longling.

A giant ’creature’ emerged from the center of the lake, which gave Zheng Yichen a feeling of returning to his childhood. Was that thing a zombie T-rex beast?

Uh, although it wasn’t a dragon bone, its size was much larger than that of a fire dragon, probably some sort of special behemoth. As the thing surfaced from the water, its bones were still entangled with seaweed and what seemed to be newly grown rotten flesh.

"Attack!" Ahn Longling said decisively, not waiting for the monster that had emerged from the water to act first. She immediately gave the order to attack. The scouting helicopter promptly engaged its mounted weapons, firing two shells that hit the monster, and after the explosion, charred spots and cracks appeared on the creature’s skeleton.

The helicopter pilot showed a look of astonishment, "Is it really that sturdy?"

He had seen some bulletproof and bombproof materials, but the shells mounted on the helicopter weren’t grenades. To withstand two shells without being shattered, that was no longer a comparison to ordinary bombproof materials. Could such a thing really be lurking underneath North Lake?

Bang—

A crisp sound rang out, and the helicopter pilot glanced at the window. The instruments next to him showed that the helicopter had experienced a minor collision, yet nothing substantial was detected. The pilot calmly picked up the communicator and reported, "Report, we have been hit by an abnormal invisible attack, suspected to be some kind of mental influence."

Ahn Longling’s voice came through the communicator, "Increase the distance, test the range of this attack."

"Received." The pilot calmly increased the altitude of the helicopter’s flight. He was a combatant from the Ahn family’s local forces and had resolved many abnormal incidents in the area with Ahn Longling. He could leave the group and become an experienced hunter on his own.

The more experiences one has, the calmer one becomes. As for the current encounter, it wasn’t unexpected. When they set out, they had already learned some information about the target.

The helicopter he was flying was coated with an insulating layer, specifically to resist mental influences, and the glass used was similar to the material used for containment vessels.

"You haven’t discovered this thing under North Lake before?" Zheng Yichen said as he watched the colossal creature rise from the lake, feeling it was outrageous. It was possible to encounter behemoths in low environments, like the sandworm in the last world.

Although the sandworm didn’t possess any special powers, its immense size and the hallucinogenic powder made it nearly invincible in that environment. The gigantic skeleton in North Lake, though not as exaggerated, still had top-notch specifications.

For such a thing to be under North Lake, and for the local forces of Hazy City to have not discovered it was unbelievable. If this thing came to this world through an Alien Phenomenon, even if it drowned, it would have caused a significant commotion, wouldn’t it?

"...No, North Lake has been around for much longer than Hazy City. This thing might have existed in North Lake for a very long time and is buried very deep."

"How did that thing discover this, no, how did it make this thing move?" Zheng Yichen asked curiously as he looked at the huge skeleton, which was enduring some bombing. The creature’s bones were extremely robust; they hadn’t become porous despite being very old. Instead, under the influence of some force, it began regenerating flesh and blood.

But the power of technology, even in a low environment, should not be underestimated. The bombardment from the flechettes on the helicopter and some rockets on the shore caused numerous cracks to surface on the huge skeleton.

Seeing this made Zheng Yichen want to mock Hazy City’s customs... no, rather its peculiar nature. The Ahn family was not an official part of Hazy City; they just had relations and cooperation with the city officials. Yet at this time, they could employ such heavy firepower, and they weren’t even that far from the city.

It was outrageous.