172: Chapter 172 [The Hunter Team's] Capture Operation

The massive trees of the Amazon Rainforest blocked most of the sunlight. In a temporary poachers' camp deep within the rainforest, three members of the [Hunter Squad], dressed in black Dream Tech tactical suits, were questioning the poacher leader about the [Non-Human Host].

"So you can't understand what these [Non-Human Host]s are saying?" the burly man in the lead, the [Capturer], asked the poacher leader.

"Yes, sir. All I can hear is these bird-men chirping incessantly," the poacher leader said obsequiously. Facing these [Dream System] Hosts, even if they used their status as employees of a company under the Rockefeller Family, these ordinary humans didn't dare to consider themselves equals to these lucky ones. Moreover, the [Hunter Squad] was a Dream Tech special tactical squad directly under Young Master Ryan. If they annoyed them, they might lose their lives right then and there.

"You wretched humans!" The Capturer suddenly crouched down and locked eyes with Harvey's cousin, who was constantly cursing them, scaring the Parrot-man into struggling to escape. "I can understand what you're saying. I didn't expect the first [Non-Human Host] we encountered to be Parrot-men like you. Don't worry, I'll let you reunite—in the Rockefeller Family's biological labs." The Capturer narrowed his eyes, stroking Harvey's cousin's head with his large, powerful palm.

The tall, thin man in the [Hunter Squad], the [Searcher], slid his fingertip across a parchment map floating in the air. On the map, four green dots of light flickered continuously; this was the Searcher's item-type Dream Spirit, the [live-point map]. "Captain, I have already used my B-grade Talent [Ultra-Wide Range Detection] to record the biological information of these two Parrot-man Hosts. I can now use my Dream Spirit [live-point map] to conduct real-time searches for the locations of all Parrot-men within range. But it's strange that clearly the intelligence said there were three escaped Parrot-men, but I can only detect two." The Searcher had already covered the entire rubber forest with his B-grade Talent [Ultra-Wide Range Detection], but there was no trace of Harvey—that suddenly appearing [Dream Gate] had wiped away all clues related to Harvey like an eraser.

"Lord Ryan needs complete 'Materials,' so don't injure them." The blonde woman on the left, the [Teleporter], held up her Dream Spirit [x-ray telescope] and looked toward one of the green dots on the Searcher's [live-point map]. The telescope allowed the Teleporter's vision to penetrate the dense rainforest and all other obstacles until she saw an injured Parrot-man Host licking its wounds in a tree hollow.

"Captain, target found. I'm starting the teleportation now," the Teleporter said as she activated her B-grade Talent [Spatial Teleportation]. Combined with the vision from the Dream Spirit [x-ray telescope], she teleported herself along with the Capturer and the Searcher directly in front of the injured Parrot-man Host.

With a "thud," just as the Parrot-man Host was startled by the three humans suddenly appearing before it, the Capturer threw his Dream Spirit [Binding Ring]. Combined with his B-grade Talent [Silence Imprisonment], it caught the Parrot-man Host's neck, causing it to freeze in place, unable to move, with only its terrified pupils trembling.

The Teleporter stepped forward to check the bullet wound on the Parrot-man's wing from the poachers. She remarked, "This prey only has minor injuries. It seems those poachers understood the importance of these Non-Human Hosts." With that, the Teleporter activated her B-grade Talent [Group Long-Distance Teleportation] and, using the [x-ray telescope], teleported the three of them and the bird back to the poachers' camp.

The second escaped Parrot-man also failed to evade capture by the [Hunter Squad] and was quickly teleported back to the poachers' camp.

Harvey's cousin and Fourth Brother watched the two birds struggling in the same specialized capture nets, and tears of sorrow fell from the corners of their eyes. The Searcher looked at the two birds tearing at the specialized capture nets and said mockingly, "Don't waste your energy. These are Reinforced Capture Nets specifically manufactured by the Rockefeller research team through the study of Dream Tech. Even the production Materials used were brought out from the [Dream World]."

The Capturer looked at the two birds, whose beaks, wings, and claws were bleeding from their struggles. He crouched down and threatened, "I know you can understand me. After all, we are all Hosts of the [Dream System]. I'm warning you: if you dare to struggle or move again, I will kill every flock of Macaws in this rainforest, not leaving even a single egg behind!" Hearing the [Hunter Squad] captain's threat, the two birds instantly stopped struggling, and even their breathing became cautious.

Facing the angry glares from Harvey's cousin and Fourth Brother, the Capturer turned and said, "Don't look at me with those eyes. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist catching a group of Macaws and torturing them to death one by one right in front of you, hahahaha!" The angry glares turned to terror, making the Capturer burst into laughter.

"My lords, these two [Non-Human Host]s were captured by us. Could you please put in a good word for us with the higher-ups later?" the poacher leader said obsequiously to the three Host lords of the [Hunter Squad], rubbing his hands together.

"Don't worry, we will report it truthfully," the Teleporter said, flipping her long blonde hair and rolling her eyes.

"It seems we won't be able to catch the last [Non-Human Host] for now. Let's send these four Parrot-men back to the lab first. Teleporter, prepare for ultra-long-distance teleportation. Target: North America Lab," the [Hunter Squad] captain, the Capturer, ordered.

"Understood, Captain!" The Teleporter held the Dream Spirit [x-ray telescope] and looked toward the North America Lab. As she continuously consumed Dream Power to enhance the telescope's X-ray and long-range vision, she finally saw the North America Lab building. Ripples of blue light

appeared beneath the feet of the three [Hunter Squad] members and the four Parrot-man Hosts in the specialized capture nets.

The Teleporter opened her mouth to say, "Teleportation, open—ah!" A sharp scream rang out as the teleportation was interrupted. The blue circles of light rapidly dissipated, and the Teleporter was sent flying by a Flame Arrow, slamming into a tree a meter away. Fresh blood leaked from the corner of her mouth, shaking loose countless leaves.

"Who's there!" The Capturer gripped the Dream Spirit [Binding Ring] in his left hand, ready to throw it at any moment, and raised a Dream Tech grenade in his right hand, aiming in the direction the Flame Arrow had come from.