Chapter 16: The Most Skilled Hunters Often Appear in the Form of Their Prey

Chapter 16: The Most Skilled Hunters Often Appear in the Guise of Their Prey

The convoy arrived at the designated location—the T69 Lighthouse Medical Collection Point.

Everyone began working methodically. The Dustborn carried equipment, the scavengers started inspecting their gear, and the gravity suits were activated.

“Donny, you take two people to guard the vehicles upstairs. Report immediately if anything happens,” Mark instructed.

Donny nodded and picked two fellow scavengers. “Stay with me and keep watch.”

One by one, grappling hooks were lowered, and the group slowly descended into the large pit before them. If they guessed right, this was the very hole the Bloom Beast had blasted open.

A heavy, dark, and deathly silent atmosphere hung in the air. Faint, sticky sounds of flesh and blood seemed to seep from the corners, sending chills down their spines.

“What’s the plan from here?” Mo Cheng asked Mark.

“Listen to Luo Ke. He should know something,” Mark replied.

“Everyone move simultaneously. Don’t linger in the main hall. There’s a big one hiding here,” Luo Ke warned, scanning the floor littered with stone husks as he climbed to the second floor.

Behind him, Mark, Fei Xue, Jeff, Erika, and A Fu all wore gravity suits, with Mo Cheng carrying a rifle.

Following them were three Dustborn and four civilian scavengers.

Luo Ke paused to survey the entire BioCorp ruins, recalling scenes from the animation to confirm the correct route.

“This is how we’ll do it: Jeff and Erika hold the second floor and keep a close eye on the main hall below. If the Devourer appears, delay it as best you can. If things go south, retreat immediately,” Luo Ke decided, wanting eyes planted to avoid being ambushed unknowingly.

“Yay!” Erika waved her hands excitedly. “Jeff, guess how many Devourers I’ll kill this time?”

Jeff almost choked on his spit. “Just hope for the best. I don’t want to see another one again!”

Their voices grew quieter as Luo Ke led the group, turning left and right, finally stopping in a room piled with discarded robots.

“Found it,” he breathed out. The animation hadn’t shown the detailed path to the medicine storage, only that they first needed a medical robot to lead the way.

“This isn’t the medicine storage either—just a pile of junk,” Mo Cheng kicked at the scrap, looking around.

Luo Ke smiled. “That’s where Zhang Feng comes in.”

From among the four civilian scavengers stepped a young man with glasses—Zhang Feng, a skilled apprentice of engineer Jessica, adept at mechanical and electronic repairs.

“You think you can fix this?” Luo Ke pointed to a complete robot at his feet.

“Leave it to me.” Zhang Feng patted his chest, opened his toolbox, and began tinkering.

“Hiss… Why are these parts so sharp?” Zhang Feng muttered quietly.

Luo Ke glanced over and saw Zhang Feng’s fingers bleeding from a cut. A few drops fell to the floor. Witnessing this, Luo Ke’s brow furrowed deeply.

About two minutes later, Luo Ke caught faint sounds growing louder and more frequent from the dark room.

They were coming—the unexpected twist outside the original plot!

“Put on your masks,” Luo Ke’s right arm slowly turned white from top to bottom, transforming into a bone blade. His voice was low and serious. “Everyone stay alert.”

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