Chapter 1035: Seven Wolves Against One Tiger

So far, Xia Qing has spotted three Wanderers: two in the cave on the opposite mid-slope, responsible for scattering bait, currently inside the valley; and one in a cave about five meters below Xia Qing, the captain of this squad.

There is also a fourth Wanderer she cannot see from her angle but can lock onto by sound: located about 250 meters to Xia Qing's upper left. This one, who has signaled three times with bird calls, should be the squad's observer, and his ability is judged to be visual evolution. As for why he uses bird calls instead of a walkie-talkie, Xia Qing has no idea.

Beyond these four, based on the current situation, the tasks and positions of the squad's other three members can be inferred:

The fifth is in the dense forest on the north side of the valley—he is the one who used a controller to direct the collared giant lizard to lure the wild boar and wolf packs over. Based on the lizard's hiding spot and the operating range of the collar-type weak-current controller, Xia Qing has already locked down the area where it is hiding.

The sixth member's task was to lure the evolved tiger over. The tiger appeared on the opposite peak, but neither that person nor his giant lizard mount showed themselves; Xia Qing only heard the cooing sounds he made, and his current position is unknown.

A complete combat squad must have a sniper, so the seventh person, whose position is unknown, should be the enemy sniper.

The Wanderer squad arrived at this valley first, so the enemy sniper must have taken the best sniping position. Xia Qing arrived later, having crawled through winding caves following the alpha wolf to this opening. The cave is too small for a person to crawl out, so Xia Qing is stuck here with a blocked view and cannot determine the enemy sniper's position.

The Plague Rain period, a seven-person Wanderer squad rich in jungle combat experience, out-of-control animals filling the valley, an evolved tiger from the west whose allegiance is unclear…

Yang Jin told her not to overextend herself and to call for backup if things went wrong. By normal judgment, the current situation has already met the conditions for calling for backup, but Xia Qing cannot call.

First, because she is too close to the enemy squad captain, and to avoid exposure, Xia Qing has already turned off both her phone and walkie-talkie.

Second, because the organizer and leader of this mission—the Western Wolf King—has not yet shown himself. He must have a battle plan, and before he launches his attack, Xia Qing cannot act on her own.

The tiger roared, and any animal in the valley with a shred of reason immediately scattered in panic. But the raptor still feeding on the giant lizard meat kept eating, and not far from it, the two Wanderers lying under a tree stump pretended to be corpses, not moving at all.

The two surviving collared giant lizards in the valley are both hiding under trees, trembling.

"Crack—"

"Roar!!!"

The wild boars, scared into fleeing by the tiger, trampled the traps the Wanderer squad had set up in the valley, fell into the pit, and let out sharp, high-pitched screams.

The evolved tiger, far fiercer than the Western Wolf King, stood on the opposite peak, swept its pale-yellow eyes over the chaos in the valley, locked onto the six giant wolves charging in from the north, and let out a low growl.

Its body lowered, the tip of its tail slightly raised, striking the classic attacking pose of a tiger descending the mountain.

Xia Qing silently sighed: another damn brain-evolved beast!

"As expected, a brain-evolution type. But its eyes are already bloodshot—it's about to lose control. We can't let them fight and damage the pelts. The traps are broken. Once the tiger and wolves enter the valley, wait for my order, and we'll scatter the drug at the same time. Double the dosage!"

Xia Qing and the Wanderer below simultaneously judged the evolved ability of the tiger on the mountain.

The Plague Rain began to fall again in a light drizzle. The tiger on the mountain and the wolf pack in the valley both stood under large trees to avoid getting wet, beginning the first stage of beast combat—the intimidation roar-off.

Even with the intimidating roars of two top predators, countless animals, already out of control or on the verge of losing control, were lured by the smell of the maggot bait and charged into the valley to fight over the food.

Under the tree, the hands of the two living dead pretending to be corpses slowly moved toward the satchels hanging at their waists.

Plague Rain, beast roars, opponents poised to strike—the perfect moment for a sniper to ambush. Xia Qing, lying prone in the damp cave, gathered killing intent in her eyes. Left knee on the ground, right foot braced against the rock, muzzle pointing down, she began to count silently.

If she counted to three and the Northern Wolf King still hadn't given the order, she would act on her own!

"One…"

Just as she silently counted to one, Xia Qing saw the Northern Wolf King appear on the peak diagonally opposite her, striking an attacking pose.

The enemy sniper must be hiding in that position!

"Move!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Xia Qing's bullets and the squad captain's order below rang out at the same time, and the Northern Wolf King on the opposite peak also pounced and pinned down a human!

The squad captain below and the two living dead in the valley were pierced by sniper bullets, becoming truly dead.

After hitting her target, Xia Qing raised her right hand and threw a grenade toward the upper left, then immediately ducked back into the cave.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

The grenade explosion inevitably triggered a Plague Explosion. As long as that observation post to the upper left wasn't a speed- or elasticity-evolved type, the person should be done for.

"Awoo—whine—"

Hiding in the cave, Xia Qing heard the Northern Wolf King on the peak let out a long, majestic howl, and knew the Wanderer at that observation post was definitely dead, and that there were no more enemies in the high ground who could threaten her and the alpha wolf!

Xia Qing kicked away the stones at the cave mouth, crawled out and lay prone on the mid-slope, drenched in the downpour, searching for the Wanderer who had directed the giant lizard to lure the wild boar and wolf packs over.

"Awoo————"

The evolved tiger roared once and charged down the mountain toward Xia Qing.

"Awoo—whine—" The alpha wolf let out a long howl, leapt into the valley to join the Western wolf pack—seven wolves against one tiger.

The six giant wolves of the Western wolf pack charged up at the same time, blocking the evolved tiger to protect Xia Qing.

Ignoring the falling trees and splitting rocks in the valley, Xia Qing pushed her visual ability to the max, quickly locked onto her target through the rain curtain, and fired two shots in succession.

Bang! Bang!

The shell casings hit the ground, forming a beautiful harmony with the sound of rain hammering stone. But the result was not so beautiful—the Wanderer hit at 1950 meters from Xia Qing dragged one leg and stumbled behind a rock barricade.

Xia Qing stood up and charged toward the battlefield in the valley. "Queen, stop fighting, take me to find those living dead over there!"

The bloodshot-eyed evolved tiger saw a human coming down the mountain, took a swipe from the Western Wolf King, leaped high over another giant wolf, and charged fiercely toward Xia Qing.

This evolved tiger knows how to dodge the giant wolves, which means it hasn't completely lost control. It seems it wants to kill her before losing control—it's not even afraid of the sniper rifle in her hands!

"Queen, don't come over!"

Xia Qing roared to stop the Northern Wolf King, slung her rifle on her back, pulled out five soothing capsules, and tossed them all into the evolved tiger's bloody maw, down a throat bigger than her fist. Then Xia Qing rolled left to dodge the tiger's claws, scrambled quickly onto the back of the charging Western Wolf King.

"Big Brother Giant Wolf, run, run fast! Queen, lead the way, go find that last living dead over there, run!"

The downpour triggered by the Plague Explosion is definitely Red Alert level. If they don't run, not just the tiger, the whole wolf pack will lose control and go berserk.

The Northern Wolf King led the way like lightning toward the western peak, and the elasticity-evolved Western Wolf King carried Xia Qing as she followed.

Xia Qing glanced back at the five giant wolves and one evolved tiger chasing her, her heart in her throat.