Interstellar Hunting Nation - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Hunting and reversing the role of the prey and the hunter

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Huang’e was a very barren source mineral planet. The only valuable specialty here was the Rainbow Crystal. If not for the crystal, the Horsehead Star Ring would probably not even look at it, let alone establish an administrative system.

It was precisely because of this that there were no schools, art centers, scientific research institutes, or other institutions on Planet Huang’e. Moreover, the scientists in the Horsehead Star Ring were not interested in coming here for scientific research. It was precisely because of this that no one from Planet Huang’e studied the man-eating clan at all.

No one knew how the man-eating clan had come about, nor did anyone know what their social structure was like. They did not even know their intelligence level and anatomy. What filled people’s ears were all kinds of absurd legends and rumors. Some people even suspected that the man-eating clan did not consist of creatures, but of combat robots developed by a large faction.

In short, once the topic involved the man-eating clan, the story would be as absurd as it could be. In any case, no one could come up with scientific evidence to refute it. And in these rumors, the image of the man-eating clan became more and more terrifying. In the end, it actually became the collective nightmare of the entire Huang’e.

However, Wu Chang and the others felt a little strange today. From the initial fear to the current surprise, it was all because of the kindness revealed by these man-eating clan members.

The 12 man-eating clan warriors formed a circle, while Wu Chang and the others huddled together in the circle, trembling. Everyone listened to the squeaking sounds for half an hour, but these man-eating clan members did not do anything threatening.

“How do you think they want to torture us?” Bullhead asked Parker softly.

Parker was crying so hard that he didn’t have the time to pay attention to him. It was Lion who answered him. “It looks like we’re safe for the time being. These man-eating clan members, we can at least confirm, are not hungry…”

Perhaps to prove Lion’s words, a tall man-eating clan member suddenly walked over from afar with a handful of dried fish in his arms. He walked to the periphery of the circle, and threw more than 10 dried fish in.

Everyone present was stunned. Looking at the dried fish that fell to the ground, no one could say anything. These blueback fish were the specialty fish in the sea on Huang’e. They were the most common rations of the man-eating clan. Not only did the man-eating clan like this fish, but Huang’e City would also send fishing boats into the deep sea regularly to fish for these specialties.

“You want to treat us to fish?” Wu Chang asked the man-eating clansman carefully.

“Squeak, squeak…” His question was answered with a series of calls. However, Wu Chang already understood what they meant. These fish were just dry rations for them.

Wu Chang carefully tore off a piece of meat from the dried fish. Before he could put it into his mouth, these man-eating clan members were already very excited. At this moment, Boss Pann came over, and whispered, “You really dare to eat it? Poisoning is unlikely, but it’s food for man-eaters, after all…”

Before he could finish speaking, Boss Pann seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly lay on the ground and retched.

Wu Chang frowned. He also felt a little disgusted, but at this point, he still wanted to take a gamble. In the end, he steeled his heart and stuffed the piece of fish into his mouth.

“Squeak, squeak…” a group of man-eating clan members shouted excitedly.

At this moment, a faint sizzling sound suddenly came from the northern sky. For some reason, this group of man-eating clan members were trembling, as if something terrifying was approaching.

The restless man-eating clan warriors seemed to have gone crazy for some reason. They suddenly jumped up and ran towards the north, but just as their figures disappeared into the pile of rocks, a violent explosion suddenly came from the north, and flames and smoke soared into the sky.

“F*ck, it’s the guards, they are here to kill the man-eating clan.”

“That’s right, it’s the Bee Swarm, it’s the dense formation of the Bee Swarm.”

“Looks like an entire squadron of land vehicles has been mobilized. Is Ye Tian leading them?”

There was no time to chat and analyze the situation. Right now, everyone did not dare to trust anyone. Once they were exposed, they would definitely be hunted down by Aardwolf Saywen.

“Run. While the man-eating clan is stalling the guards, let’s escape quickly. The stone obelisk forest is not far to the south. There are plenty of caves to hide in.” Parker, who was familiar with the terrain, jumped up and ran south.

Parker was right. A pitch-black forest of stone pillars stood within everyone’s line of sight in the south. In less than 15 minutes, the six of them had rushed into this stone forest, and quickly found a hiding place.

The group of six squeezed into a narrow cave, and did not even dare to breathe loudly. The cave was hidden in the shadows of the stone pillars, and was very difficult to discover from the sky.

“The guard’s land vehicles don’t usually enter this place. After all, they can only float for about 10 meters, and the average height of the stone pillars here is above 15 meters…” Lion started to explain.

“Can’t they lower their altitude and enter the stone forest?” Wu Chang asked in confusion.

“Impossible. The most effective way to deal with the man-eating clan is to shoot them with long-range weapons. No one dares to fight these guys at close range. If land vehicles enter this stone forest, I’m afraid their outcome will be complete annihilation.”

“Huh? You’re saying that man-eating clan has appeared here too?” Parker asked timidly.

“Nonsense, the sea is beyond the stone forest, and that’s the man-eating clan’s territory. No matter how arrogant Ye Tian is, he won’t dare to mobilize the guard there to hunt the man-eating clan.”

“Why?” Wu Chang asked in confusion.

“Don’t worry. If you’re lucky, you’ll probably know the answer soon…”

Before Lion could finish speaking, the familiar sizzling sound appeared again, and it was getting closer and closer. It seemed that this team of land vehicles had already wiped out the man-eating clan members in the north, and began to advance towards the stone forest.

Wu Chang and the others were at the edge of the stone forest. From this direction, they could clearly see the situation in the north. Due to the angle, it was very difficult for the guards in the north to discover this stone cave in the shadows.

15 two-man land vehicles lined up at the edge of the stone forest, as if they were hesitating about entering this dangerous area. However, before they could hesitate for too long, a clamor suddenly came from the stone forest. Black figures suddenly darted out from the top of the stone pillars of various sizes.

The armored man-eating clan members held sharp volcanic rocks in their hands, and used all their strength to throw these rocks, instantly smashing one of the guards.

There were at most three man-eating clan members throwing stones at the top of each stone pillar. However, it didn’t matter, as these man-eating clan members were the strongest. It was obvious that they were abnormally tall—each of them was more than two meters tall. Moreover, their combat strength was not inferior to that of fourth-stage martial artists. Just look at the carapaces on their bodies. Many of the carapaces had sharp barbs growing on them. This already proved that these warriors were the strongest among the strong.

The rocks thrown by a stage-four expert with all his might were no less powerful than those shot by ancient catapults. No matter how sturdy the guard’s helmet was, these rocks could still smash him.

The guards who had just cleared out the man-eating clan earlier did not expect there to be an ambush here. They were caught off guard. Thick smoke rose from the three land vehicles as they spun and fell to the ground from a height of 10 meters.

As for the guards, they were even more unlucky. Two of them were smashed to death on the spot, and four of them fainted.

“Fire, fire immediately.” Under the leader’s command, the nine land vehicles that could still fight immediately dispersed and employed tactical maneuvers. The Bee Swarm dense array system was activated, and the black boxes on both sides of the body of the vehicles were opened, revealing the true appearance of the 84-round dense array.

The engineer who designed the Bee Swarm once said, “I will never set any single-shot program for the Bee Swarm. For the Bee Swarm’s dense formation, as long as we fire, we will fire mercilessly.”

This was the first time Wu Chang had seen a weapon of mass destruction in this world. When a series of rockets1 pounced on the man-eating clan like hornets, Wu Chang really saw it. He saw that the Grim Reaper had already waved his sickle in the air.

A single volley was exchanged for a sea of fire that covered a total of 50 mu of land. Nine dense arrays were fired at the same time, and they all covered the same area. Those man-eating clansmen who threw rocks actually did not even have time to scream before they were blown to pieces.

Although the explosion occurred at a height of 15 meters, the shock wave still affected the cave. The moment the explosion occurred, everyone except Wu Chang fainted.

Wu Chang used his body to block the narrow hole. He hoped that his body could block the violent shock wave and the hot air. Although he knew that it would not be effective, his friends were inside the hole. They were worth protecting.

The explosion only lasted for a moment, but in such a short period of time, the stone pillars within the radius of 50 mu were destroyed. Stones of all sizes fell like rain. In a short while, the hole where everyone was hiding was buried, leaving only a small hole for Wu Chang to see.

It was this small hole that allowed Wu Chang to see an unforgettable scene. When the guards arrogantly inspected the aftermath of the battle in front of them, they never expected that these man-eating clan members who couldn’t even speak would have actually set up a second ambush.

Black figures suddenly rushed out from the north, and shot into the air like arrows. The warriors who had thrown the stones were just bait. Their deaths were actually meant to provide opportunities for the more elite man-eating clan members.

As expected, the man-eating clan members who had died in the sea of fire successfully distracted all the guards present. When the latter realized that more man-eating clan members had suddenly appeared behind them, they no longer had time to react.

The roaring man-eating clan members pounced onto the land vehicles, and knocked the soldiers to the ground one by one. Then, they used their sharp claws to tear off their throats and dig out their hearts. The strength of these man-eating clan members was already comparable to that of fifth-stage martial artists. It was not something these initial-stage soldiers could resist at all.

There was no time to fire the dense array, and the pistols carried by the soldiers were useless. Although those high-energy bullets could pierce through the carapace of the man-eating clan, they could only pierce through it. It was simply wishful thinking if anyone wanted to cause fatal injuries with them.

More than 50 man-eating clan warriors surrounded and attacked more than 20 human soldiers. It was simply a one-sided massacre. Wu Chang watched helplessly as the humans in the air were torn to pieces, and their flesh and internal organs fell like rain.

“Ambush, we’ve been ambushed. The intelligence of these man-eating clans has evolved again. They actually set up a two-layered ambush—” Before the team leader could finish reporting the situation, one of his arms was torn off.

“Aaaah….” the team leader let out a miserable shriek, and then ferociously pressed the self-destruction device’s button. “Ye Tian, take revenge for your little bros from the unit…!”

The last soldier died in a violent explosion.