Chapter 13: Dullahan

There was a piece of equipment on Zhu Yuan's back, above her hips, that looked like a handlebar. Although its appearance was abstract, its actual function was also demonstrated at this time. Zhu Yuan reached out and slapped it, and the flip cover immediately opened, revealing a sturdy rope. This rope shot towards Qingyi and was caught by her.

Zhu Yuan's body continued to fall. She reached out and hugged Mo Xuan beside her. Mo Xuan had just felt his face touch something soft, and then there was a feeling of a sudden stop. At this time, the rope was being pulled by Qingyi at the other end, and the internal mechanism increased the friction, causing the speed of descent to begin to slow down. Finally, they landed on the ground safely.

"Phew, amazing!"

Mo Xuan poked his head out of Zhu Yuan's chest, and after standing up straight, he gave his evaluation. He really didn't expect this kind of landing method. The special task force was truly a place of hidden talents.

"You're really lucky. We don't encounter this kind of thing even once a month."

Qingyi also jumped down from the outer wall of the building at this time. She stood the long staff beside her, patted the dust off her uniform, and said, looking at Mo Xuan with a meaningful gaze.

Zhu Yuan didn't say anything. She took out her pistol from its holster again, then opened the safety and checked her surroundings. Although she was a little embarrassed at being held so tightly just now, she knew that Mo Xuan didn't do it on purpose. At this time, she had no mind to care about these things. The inside of the Hollow was not a place for chatting. They could be ambushed by Ethereals at any time. Those monsters either didn't come, or when they did, they would inevitably come in groups.

As expected, Zhu Yuan hadn't walked a few steps when a few crystallized monsters appeared in front of her. These monsters were about 1.6 meters tall, and their heads were black holes, which was very in line with the setting of Hollow monsters. Their hands and feet were sharp crystals, and their torsos were also very slender, giving a feeling of minions.

"Let's go."

Zhu Yuan said to the two people beside her, then strode forward. Mo Xuan only felt Zhu Yuan turn into a black shadow, approaching the two Ethereals in front of her at an extremely fast speed. When she came to one of the Ethereals, she stepped on the ground with one foot, and her most powerful right leg was raised like a long whip and side-kicked the Ethereal's head.

'Bang!'

A slight explosion was heard, and the black hole on the Ethereal's head instantly shattered. Its body also stiffened and fell down. The other Ethereal reacted and waved its arm towards Zhu Yuan. Its arm was a sharp spike. The consequence of being stabbed was a hole in the body, but Zhu Yuan was faster than it. Her pistol was already raised and aimed at the Ethereal's head.

The sound of continuous firing echoed in the Hollow. The Ethereal's body was shattered by the bullets and slowly fell to the ground, turning into a pile of debris. Two Ethereals, Zhu Yuan alone took care of them in just three seconds.

"This is... the captain of the special task force?"

Mo Xuan's expression was a little dazed. This was a normal person's reaction. He knew that the combat effectiveness of the humans in this world was ridiculous, but he didn't expect it to be so ridiculous. He even wanted to ask who was the monster.

"If she didn't have this ability, how could she be the captain?"

Qingyi patted Mo Xuan on the shoulder and said. A woman like Zhu Yuan with outstanding strength, a good figure, and beauty would naturally attract the opposite sex easily. Looking at Mo Xuan's gaze, it was obvious that he was deeply attracted.

"This was originally your opponent, but this is a search and rescue mission. You just follow."

Zhu Yuan took out the magazine from her pistol and put in a new one. As she moved forward, she said to Mo Xuan. The ones she killed were all the lowest-level Ethereals, nothing to show off. These were the monsters that newcomers needed to deal with. Now she didn't have time to watch Mo Xuan fight with these monsters. Everything had to wait until the mission was completed.

"Mhm, I'll do my best to keep up."

Mo Xuan didn't say anything else, just expressed his intention to work hard. Zhu Yuan nodded and continued to explore deeper into the Hollow.

After walking forward for about another ten minutes, Zhu Yuan and Qingyi both stopped. They saw two humans running wildly on the street at the same time. To be precise, it was one human and one robot. And behind them was a huge Ethereal. It was three meters tall, and its limbs were also thick. Its left hand was a diamond-shaped crystal shield, and its right hand was in the shape of a large machete. One look and you could tell that it was extremely aggressive, definitely a regional BOSS-type Ethereal.

Zhu Yuan wanted to go to the rescue, but the two running figures disappeared after rushing into a wall. This was not an illusion, but the space in the Hollow was just that chaotic. A place that looked like a wall might be connected to a passage like an exit.

The huge Ethereal stopped. It knew that behind the wall was the exit of the Hollow. It would die if it left the Hollow, so it could only stop and let out an unwilling roar. But it soon noticed that there was still a human aura nearby. Its black hole-like head turned and stared at Zhu Yuan and Qingyi.

"It's a Dullahan."

Qingyi said with a serious expression. The Public Security Bureau had been dealing with Ethereals for so many years, so of course, they had developed corresponding names to distinguish their strength. The Ethereal with a shield and a knife in front of them was an elite individual.

"Looking at the fragments of clothes on its body, this is... a newly transformed human."

A trace of intolerance flashed in Zhu Yuan's eyes. The clothes on the Dullahan were brand new, which meant it was a newly generated Ethereal. Perhaps ten minutes ago, it was still a living human.

"Bad, it became a Dullahan after being eroded by Ether. The danger level is much higher than a natural Dullahan. This guy had no Ether-adaptive constitution before he died, which is why the mutation was so thorough."

Qingyi was not as calm as before. The stronger a human's Ether adaptability, the more dangerous they would be after becoming an Ethereal. But there were also counterexamples, such as humans with no adaptability at all. Because they were too easily eroded, they accommodated more Ether energy, which was a mutation.

'Gah!'

A hiss came from the Dullahan's black hole head, and ordinary Ethereals, both humanoid and beast-shaped, poured out of the surrounding buildings. They rushed towards the three-person team as if following the Dullahan's command. The scene was once very chaotic.

"Mo Xuan, protect yourself."

Faced with this situation, Zhu Yuan of course thought of dealing with the Dullahan herself. The small monsters could be left to Qingyi. As for Mo Xuan, his survival rate was actually quite high, so there was no need to worry too much.

After Zhu Yuan finished speaking, she combined all the weapon parts on her arms, waist, and thighs into a technologically advanced missile launcher, held it with both hands, and aimed it at the Ethereal cluster in front of her.

"Rioter K22, full burst!"

Zhu Yuan shouted, and countless missiles roared out of the launcher. A series of explosions rang out in the Ethereal cluster. The bodies of the Ethereals were blown high into the air and then fell down. Zhu Yuan directly blasted a passage to the Dullahan this time. She strode forward and rushed towards the Dullahan.

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