Meanwhile, on another route of the operation.
"Observation Post Six is up ahead." Candle Dragon walked on, cautiously scanning the surroundings. "I don't think heavy rain and mudslides alone could take out those experienced special agents... You understand what I mean, right?"
"You mean anomalous creatures?" said one of the hunters assigned to Candle Dragon's group. "That's our job."
"Come to think of it, Candle Dragon, your perception should be the strongest among everyone here, right?" Ye Jiu asked. "Can you tell which direction has the strongest anomalous aura?"
Candle Dragon shook his head. "It's everywhere. Even where we're standing is saturated with a dense anomalous aura... I can't tell whether these auras come from actual anomalous creatures or interference from Chimera Seventeen."
"Hah, interference? Is it afraid of us?" Ye Jiu slung the Wolf Tooth Mace-Spear across his back and held the Tang Heng Saber named Frost Cutter in his hand. Its tip dragged along the ground—anything Frost Cutter touched, whether mud or rainwater, rapidly froze, forming a road of ice beneath Ye Jiu's feet.
Thanks to him, the other hunters in the group were spared the misery of trudging through mud. They all followed behind Ye Jiu, advancing along the icy path.
"By the way, how many weapons were those missing special agents equipped with?" a hunter at the rear of the team asked.
"They weren't equipped with weapons," Candle Dragon answered.
"No weapons? You've got to be kidding me." The hunter had only arrived in Tianfu City yesterday and clearly did not fully understand the situation. "Even a Peacekeeper needs a baton and a stun gun to catch a thief, and you're telling me those special agents carried no weapons at all?"
"Even tactical nukes couldn't kill Chimera Seventeen. What weapons did you expect them to bring?