Chapter 1121: The True Relationship Between the Wolves, Bears, and Snakes

The gentle magnetic field of Yi elements came rushing at her face, intertwining with wild heartbeats and furious emotions—a feeling that was far too goddamn familiar to Xia Qing!

"Queen my lord, stay calm! I'll go catch those snakes!"

Xia Qing clipped the protective mask onto her head, tightened the straps, sheathed the long blade, and drew the submachine pistol.

"Rat-a-tat-tat—"

The great battle was about to erupt; now was not the time to feel sorry for bullets. Xia Qing sprayed a hail of fire, wiping out every white snake that had crawled ashore.

Seeing a member break the engagement rules—striking before the Wolf King and Xiong Wang gave the attack order—and instantly killing the delicious prey that had crawled ashore, the wolf pack and Xiong Qun both began to stir.

The lead wolf reacted first, leaping down the valley with Handsome Giant Wolf to block Xia Qing, facing Xiong Qun, and locking eyes in a silent slaughter with Xiong Wang.

The two kings faced off; the wolf pack and Xiong Qun fell silent, gathering their strength, ready to fight.

Xia Qing sprinted to the lakeshore with the big bag, and before the vultures and other animals could land, stuffed all sixteen three-to-four-meter-long snake corpses on the shore into the bag, cinched it tight, and kept the bloody scent and the breath rich in Yi synthetic elements from continuing to provoke the wolf pack and Xiong Qun.

As for the crimson Qiang snakes slithering away in zigzags, radiating an aggressive Qiang-element magnetic field, Xia Qing had no time for them now.

After tightening the bag, Xia Qing holstered the submachine pistol and drew the sniper rifle, aimed the muzzle at the six giant pythons that had risen more than four meters above the water's surface fifteen hundred meters out, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bang!"

The leftmost of the six giant pythons took the shot to the head, slammed onto the lake surface, and sent up a huge splash.

"Hiss—"

The remaining five giant pythons flew into a rage, flicking their black forked tongues and issuing warning sounds. The Wolf King and Xiong Wang, locked in their standoff, also paused and turned to look at the lake.

After killing one giant python, Xia Qing aimed the muzzle at the rightmost familiar python—the Black Loach that had escaped from Mountain Python Pool No. 55—and said in an icy voice, "Get lost! Otherwise I'll put you down right now and skin you to make a protective suit for Handsome Giant Wolf."

The hissing giant python Black Loach stared at Xia Qing, retracted its tongue, and slowly sank beneath the water.

Seeing one giant python dead and another fled, the lead wolf threw back its head and let out a long howl. The wolf pack's morale soared; they kept up a chorus of howls.

Xiong Qun stared fixedly at the giant pythons in the lake and the tiny human on the shore, not moving a muscle.

Seeing the remaining four pythons still refusing to retreat, and white snakes coiled around Qiang snakes swimming toward the shore again, Xia Qing raised the muzzle and pulled the trigger once more.

"Bang!"

A vulture circling overhead took the bullet and dropped straight down, slamming onto the head of the largest python in the center—the one with golden vertical pupils.

Xia Qing lowered the muzzle to aim at this battered python and roared, "Get lost!"

The golden-vertical-pupil python led the other three giant pythons as they slowly sank into the water; the white snakes coiled around the Qiang snakes sank with them, and the python lake returned to calm.

"Awooooo—" The excited howl of the Broken-Leg Wolf reached Xia Qing's ears.

"Roar————"

The leader of Xiong Qun bellowed, and Xiong Qun roared in unison.

Realizing that Xia Qing and the lead wolf could control the battle here, the Broken-Waist Wolf howled once and led four wolves toward the western battlefield.

The roars of bears and howls of wolves clearly carried into the helicopter parked atop Mountain No. 59. Zhang Hongda, worried about Xia Qing's safety, asked, "Brother Huo, the wolf pack and Xiong Qun are fighting—should we contact Sister Qing?"

If they could reach her, fine; if they couldn't, something might have happened. They had to go support her immediately. Even though Xia Qing was a top-tier sniper, being surrounded by Xiong Qun would make escape very difficult.

"No need."

Huo Zhun, who had seen his share of big scenes, watched the flocks of birds taking flight from the roaring area with a relaxed expression. "This is the critical phase of their battle. We're human—charging in could easily disrupt the fight and trigger uncontrollable risks."

Zhang Hongda didn't understand. "Sister Qing already fired her gun. When Xiong Qun hears gunfire, they'll know humans have joined the fight."

"She's different." Huo Zhun, who had witnessed the bear-wolf roaring standoff four months ago, confirmed that in Xiong Qun's perception, Xia Qing's primary identity was a member of the northern wolf pack, not a human.

It sounded unbelievable, but it was a fact.

The howls of nearly thirty evolved wolves and evolved brown bears echoed through the valley between Mountain No. 60 and Mountain No. 61.

Xia Qing moved quickly with the small bag, competing with the snake eagle and the honey badger for Qiang snakes.

There wasn't much meat on these things, and the toxicity was high—the snake eagle and honey badger might not survive eating them.

The White-Faced Langur monkey leaped over, climbed onto Xia Qing's shoulder, and wrapped its arms tightly around her neck.

"Does Daigua, don't be scared. It's over."

With her ears ringing from the noise, Xia Qing raised her snake-skin-gloved left hand and rubbed the back of it against Does Daigua's furry arm. Thank goodness her protective mask covered her neck—otherwise, with Does Daigua strangling her like this, her face would have turned beet red. "You're supposed to be Xiong Qun's No. 4 combatant—how can you be this cowardly?"

Does Daigua's face was blank as it clung to Xia Qing without letting go.

After confirming there were no Qiang snakes nearby, Xia Qing straightened up, glanced at the air toxin detector on her arm still showing normal, and looked toward the wolf pack and Xiong Qun, still howling at each other.

Those two gangs were making her head pound.

The first to stop howling was the Broken-Leg Wolf, which hopped over to Xia Qing and pawed at her protective suit, begging for food.

After Xia Qing pulled out a piece of jerky and sent it on its way, Wolf Lao Er came over and nuzzled her with its big head.

Xia Qing took the chance to check Wolf Lao Er's body. Confirming it wasn't injured, she squeezed a nutrient solution into its mouth.

Does Daigua, the little monkey clinging to Xia Qing's neck, hopped over to the bag of snakes, gazed at her longingly, and went, "Eee—"

Both bags of snakes were Xia Qing's spoils; she had the right to distribute them.

Xia Qing asked, "Does Daigua wants to eat snake?"

Does Daigua's eyes on its blank little face immediately lit up a little.

After the white snakes died, the Yi-element magnetic field dissipated; they shouldn't be releasing large amounts of Yi synthetic element scent into the air anymore.

This was the perfect chance to test her hypothesis.

Xia Qing untied the rope, pulled out a piece of snake meat to test its Qiang-element content, confirmed it was green, and handed it to Does Daigua. "Eat up."

Does Daigua immediately snatched the delicious food, climbed into the dense foliage of a nearby tree, and hid away to eat.

Then, just as Xia Qing expected, the wolf pack and Xiong Qun both stopped howling and looked at the two big bags beside her. Especially the greedy little bear—its eyes were practically dripping with desire for meat.

Following the naming convention for Qiang snakes, this white snake rich in Yi synthetic elements should be named the Yi Snake.

When the wolf pack and Xiong Qun saw the Yi snakes come ashore earlier and let out excited roars, it was because green-light Yi snakes were premium food.

"Roar~"

The greedy little bear let out a low growl. Does Daigua, hiding in the canopy eating meat, poked its head out, glanced at the little bear, then snatched the meat in its mouth, leaped across the horizontal river, and shared it with the bear.

Seeing that the two giant bear leaders did not stop the greedy little bear from eating the snake meat Does Daigua had brought back, Xia Qing confirmed her guess.

Between the bear, wolf, and snake groups, it wasn't a matter of who was allied with whom—the wolves and bears were fighting over food, and the snakes were seizing territory to survive the winter.