For combat-oriented hunters like Old Wang and Candle Dragon, they were "renewable resources" to the Xiazhou Federation... But hunters like Miki Fukada and Bao Si, who possessed little combat ability themselves yet had extraordinarily special powers, were irreplaceable, impossible-to-replicate "rare resources."
Just like characters in online games, stat monsters would sooner or later be phased out as versions changed, while characters with unique mechanics would always have their chance to shine.
There was a saying that put it well: "Damage dealers come and go, but supports are forever." The higher-ups' decision to send Miki Fukada to the very front of the battlefield showed that they had already resolved to fight Chimera Seventeen to the death.
The consequences of Chimera Seventeen's successful incubation were unacceptable to the Federation's upper ranks—quite a few researchers even believed that Chimera Seventeen's destructive power could already be classified alongside Primal Anomalies.
"What did she think about it herself?" Sun Hang asked. "She should know that a mission like this is basically certain death, right?"
"Uh, she's right next to me. Let her tell you herself..." Yang Qi said.
Miki Fukada's voice suddenly cut in. "Getting to watch an intense battle between top-tier hunters and a Primal Anomaly up close? Even if I die this time, it'll have been worth the price of admission!"
"Friend, are you even awake?" Sun Hang was suddenly at a loss for words.
"I'm awake. Very awake. Extremely awake!" Miki Fukada said firmly. "You have to take me with you. With me there, the mission's success rate should go up by at least several percentage points, right?"
"No, I mean you'll most likely die. Have you thought that through?"
"Everyone dies. Compared with growing old in a hospital bed with tubes stuck all over me, I'd rather make my death a