Hunters are high-level Blacklight Virus variants based on humans, violent and vicious, and once they make contact, they will launch a fierce offensive.
Their third-tier physical abilities grant them almost infinite strength. Though the Splitters were numerous, they were swept away like mere soldiers on a battlefield, clearly unable to hold the Hunters back with their current numbers.
Lin Fan held the barrett with one arm, aiming steadily, and fired the remaining three bullets in the chamber.
However, the Hunters, whose companions had died, were already wary of Lin Fan's sneak attacks, and they avoided the vital points of barrett's sniper shots.
Although the Hunters' bodies were riddled with fist-sized holes, they could recover instantly by quickly devouring a few Blacklight Zombies.
Lin Fan used the barrett as a javelin, sprinting and leaping, seizing the opportunity to pounce on a Hunter that was being harassed by Splitters.
The Hunter swept away the Splitters with its strong Claws, then leaped towards the oncoming Lin Fan, but its one-step delay resulted in Death.
Lin Fan precisely thrust the barrett's barrel into the throat of the snarling Hunter, piercing through its body fiercely and pinning it firmly to the ground.
"Roar... !"
Another Hunter, seeing its two companions brutally killed, flashed fear in its eyes, roared, and fled, no longer bothering with the fearless Splitters surrounding it. Furthermore, the number of Blacklight Zombies was now negligible, and their assembled forces had been almost completely annihilated, so they had to return to report to the mother organism.
But Lin Fan couldn't bear to let these Hunters, rich in essence, escape. However, only his physical abilities allowed him to pursue them.
Lin Fan currently possesses third-tier physical abilities and requires 100,000 essence to advance. Each Hunter can provide 300 essence, so how could Lin Fan let go of such easy prey delivered right to his mouth?
As high-level variants, Hunters can also run on walls, defying gravity. It used the floors to leap, intending to shake off Lin Fan before returning to its nest.
However, Lin Fan's sprint combined with gliding gave him a speed advantage over the Hunter, which could only jump and run, allowing him to look down on this pitiful prey like a cat playing with a mouse in the night sky.
Instantly, Lin Fan brought his arms together and dived down from high altitude, slamming heavily into the Hunter. Caught off guard, the Hunter let out a wail and was smashed off the rooftop, falling into the building.
Lin Fan's fists continuously pounded down, targeting the Hunter's head with extreme speed, causing the Hunter's life strength to drop to freezing point.
Finally, the Hunter's struggles weakened. Lin Fan tore off one of its arms, then used the rotational force to leap up again and smash it onto the Hunter's head.
Splish...
As blood splattered, several Blacklight tentacles, intertwined like spider silk, shot out from Lin Fan's back, quickly plunging into the Hunter's body, which was on the verge of losing its life.
This was purely an instinct of the Blacklight Virus!
Lin Fan detected a special gene sequence being absorbed back.
"These are Claws!"
Lin Fan spread his arms, and the Blacklight Virus boiled from his arms, then mutated into a pair of Claws. The silvery-white claw blades exuded a cold gleam.
Only the remains of the Hunter's corpse were left on the ground. Lin Fan leaped out of the building and quickly disappeared into the night.
At the same time.
Tony manipulated the Mark armor back to Stark Tower, but the power in the reactor was almost depleted.
Jarvis: Palladium elements detected permeating your subcutaneous tissue, caused by earlier armor-piercing shell bombardment. A nanobot medical pod has been prepared for you. The Mark armor's repair program is opening. Please rest assured.
"Jarvis, put Ultron's schedule on the agenda. Also... I want an improvement plan for the unmanned Mark armor. I must consider my own life," Tony dragged his exhausted body into the medical pod.
On the other side.
Lin Fan returned to the location of the Initial Zerg Base.
The Blacklight Zombies had been torn to shreds by the Splitters, and many tiny protoss were feeding to evolve into more Splitters.
The number of Splitters had now increased from the original 300 to 900, and this was after accounting for casualties.
At this moment, a hidden passage appeared on the Creep. The highest Zerg Mother, Izsha, emerged and respectfully knelt on the ground, saying, "Dominator, the Initial Zerg Base is now hidden 1983 meters underground, and is expected to reach a depth of 6000 meters before dawn."
"The Diggers are very efficient, but at this stage, resource collection has created a deficit. We need to find a stable source of resources." Lin Fan helped Izsha up and said, "Let's return to the Initial Zerg Base for rest and recuperation."
Upon arriving at the sinking Initial Zerg Base, Lin Fan entered his Dominator Chamber, which is located at the deepest part of the entire Initial Zerg Base. It connects to the Evolution Pit, used for integrating Zerg variations and the tech tree.
At the same time, this Zerg Base also contains two symbiotic Zerg organisms, the Resource Nest and the Data Library, embedded within the entire Base's network.
The rest are the Hall and the Zerg Tomb.
The Hall is a space used for discussing matters and receiving subordinates.
The Zerg Tomb has not yet been excavated. For now, the Initial Zerg Base does not support carrying Zerg, as it cannot move itself, so opening the Zerg Tomb would be a complete waste of resources.
After browsing the Dominator Chamber and the semi-enclosed Evolution Pit, Lin Fan arrived at the Hall, where a throne crafted from the bones of a Thunder Beast awaited his arrival.