Chapter 105: The Beast Hunt

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Her face was full of disbelief, yet seeing her daughter’s much-improved condition, she felt a surge of relief.
“Xiao Bao, does it still hurt?”
“Mm...”
The little girl obediently nodded and looked up at Lin Dong.
“It was this big brother who saved me.”
“The parasites inside your daughter’s body have been expelled; she won’t die,” Cheng Luoyi said calmly as she stepped forward, having already suspected this outcome. With Lin Dong’s abilities, it was entirely possible if he so wished.
Hearing Cheng Luoyi’s words, the woman was completely at ease and overwhelmed with joy, quickly embracing her daughter.
“Wuwuwu, the heavens have eyes; this is truly wonderful...”
They wept together in each other’s arms.
Nearby, Chen Ming and the others were deeply moved by the scene, their eyes misting slightly with tears.
None of them had expected it.
Lin Dong had saved the little girl.
At this moment, Chen Ming admired Lin Dong wholeheartedly, even feeling an impulse to sacrifice himself to celebrate.
The woman quickly recovered her senses, pulling the girl down to kneel before Lin Dong and banging her head several times in thanks.
“Thank you so much, truly, you are such a good person.”
“You’re welcome,” Lin Dong replied casually, never imagining he would earn the title of ‘good person.’
The woman seemed to have an idea and hurriedly told her daughter,
“Xiao Bao, call him godfather!”
“No need, that’s not necessary,” Lin Dong waved his hands in refusal.
Even the usually indifferent Cheng Luoyi could not help but reveal a rare, beautiful smile at this.
Sun Xiaoqiang’s sharp gaze shifted slightly, finding it strange that this guy could actually smile...
Lin Dong then addressed the group,
“There’s nothing more to discuss. You can all head back now.”
“Alright.”
Cheng Luoyi nodded but looked towards the direction of Binhai City.
“There are still many mutated beasts, zombies, and Black Scorpion members out there—they could arrive here at any time.”
“Let them come,” Lin Dong said without hesitation.

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Lin Dong did not view this as a bad thing.
Cheng Luoyi suddenly remembered something.
“By the way, if you want to attack the corpse nest across the river, count me in.”
“Okay,” Lin Dong replied, as he hadn’t intended to leave her out anyway.
At this moment, Chen Ming felt righteous indignation. Having been impressed by Lin Dong earlier, he also wanted to contribute.
“Count me in too! I want to help!”
“Oh.”
Lin Dong glanced at him, “But I don’t have anything to move.”
Chen Ming was speechless, feeling somewhat dismissed.
After their farewell, Cheng Luoyi and her group gradually moved away.
The rain had stopped by now, and the clouds parted to reveal half a setting sun. The remaining light fell softly, casting a dim yellow glow over the damp city.
Sun Yuhang’s expression was thoughtful.
“Uncle Chen, do you really think Lin Dong is the Corpse King? The internet says he’s bloodthirsty and ruthless, slaughtering over a thousand humans, but I don’t see it that way. He even saved my life before.”
“Hmph! That’s because he didn’t see you as an enemy. Or rather... maybe he didn’t see you as human at all,” Chen Ming added, thinking Lin Dong might regard him as little more than a small animal.
Sun Yuhang was left speechless.
...
At this time, Lin Dong had returned home.
He sat on the sofa, took out a goblet, poured himself a drink, and took a gentle sip.
Outside the window, the sounds of tearing flesh echoed from the street—that was the prey he had just captured. Over twenty corpses were being devoured by zombies.
The lingering light of the sunset cast a bloody scene.
Lin Dong took out his phone and browsed through online intelligence.
“Good news: Our city’s shelter is gradually receiving surviving refugees, and a large amount of supplies have been successfully relocated.”
“The shelter’s wireless signal has been maximized. Refugees who can receive the signal are urged to seek refuge immediately.”
Because the Binhai City shelter was flooded by seawater, tens of thousands of survivors were scattered and were escaping in batches to Jiangbei City.
Connecting to the shelter’s signal represents a glimmer of hope.
However, of those tens of thousands of survivors, less than a third were expected to survive.
There was little useful information on the official shelter site, so Lin Dong logged onto the Tech Corporation’s website to see if anything interesting was happening...

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As expected, the site was bustling. The first announcement stood out prominently in red font.
“Important Notice: Our company has developed the ‘Human Evolution Serum,’ capable of evolving ordinary survivors to the Brain Core stage within 24 hours.”
The comments beneath this announcement far outnumbered others.
Since most survivors were ordinary people eager to become awakened, this news drew special attention.
“Holy crap! They really developed it! Tech Corp is amazing!”
“I want to buy one. Free shipping?”
“Are you kidding? With the world ending, where would they ship it to?”
“No idea about the price or how to buy it.”
“I contacted an insider—they said it takes three B-class crystal cores to exchange for one serum.”
“Damn! Three? That’s basically killing me!”
“...”
Lin Dong had to admit, Tech Corporation was good at business. One Brain Core evolution serum for three crystal cores.
Indeed, technology leads to wealth...
But this news wasn’t bad for Lin Dong. Soon, there would be ‘cherries’ everywhere...
“Yesterday, our company captured a B-class mutated beast—a silverback giant ape weighing five tons. Whether for food or research, it holds significant value.”
Obviously, Jiangbei City had no such creatures; it likely came from Binhai City due to the typhoon.
“Our company has also detected many mutated ferocious beasts and will send hunting teams to capture them.”
“Additionally, our company’s second-generation Hunter cyborgs have been deployed to ensure survivor safety. Refugees from Binhai City are welcome to seek shelter at our company.”
Clearly, these announcements touted their strength: developing evolution serum, capturing giant mutated beasts, all to lure refugees from Binhai City to Tech Corporation’s shelter.
“Still not learning... running around everywhere again...”
Lin Dong muttered to himself.
They had previously launched the ‘Corpse King Hunting Squad,’ only to have several teams wiped out by him. Now they had created a ‘Beast Hunting Squad’ to hunt mutated beasts everywhere.
Their boldness suggested they had confidence.
Lin Dong recalled Yang Hao mentioning that the second-generation Hunter cyborgs were modified using awakened human experiments, capable of transferring or grafting awakened powers.
In other words, these cyborgs possessed awakened abilities—possibly more than one—and were far stronger than the first generation.
He had wondered how many crystal cores such cyborgs carried.
It seemed it was time to find out...
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