Chapter 1341: The Invaders

Flat-top shook its head, snorting as it strutted along with the most cocky gait on the whole Blue Star, baring its tiny teeth as it charged above the pig-raising valley, carefully sniffing the unfamiliar scent here to find where its prey was hiding under which rock, when it suddenly caught an even more tantalizing familiar scent, turned its head, and rushed south.

Broken-Waist Wolf leapt up, stomped Flat-top under its paw as it charged toward Xia Qing, let out a dignified low growl, then picked it up in its jaws and flung it more than four meters away.

After landing, Flat-top scrambled up, fixed its little black eyes on the small but extremely high-combat-capability evolved wolf for a few glances, shook its head, turned around, and ran.

Xia Qing walked over to Broken-Waist Wolf, lowered her voice, and asked, "Broken-Waist, did you brief Flat-top?"

Zhang Shiyi and Ye Yiyi live inside the valley; the biggest threat is not the evolved wolves and wild boars in the evolved forest, but the honey badger lord of this evolved forest—Flat-top. So after Xia Qing left the cave, she didn't go far, bringing Broken-Waist Wolf to wait for Flat-top to come hunt.

This fellow really didn't disappoint Xia Qing, snorting and puffing as it came.

Hearing Xia Qing's words, Broken-Waist Wolf bared at Xia Qing the most handsome teeth on the whole Blue Star, brimming with confidence.

"Broken-Waist is really amazing, its teeth are also very neat, sharp, and beautiful." Xia Qing praised Broken-Waist Wolf once, then discussed with it.

"Sister Shiyi and the others will be staying here for about ten days. Since Flat-top could find its way here, other fierce beasts and human olfactory evolvers might also discover them. We must protect the dentist's safety. Broken-Waist, can you send a wolf over to guard for two days, and not let humans or other fierce beasts approach here?"

Although Zhang Shiyi used a scent-isolation agent so animals and humans couldn't smell her scent, the scent of this evolved forest had changed because of her arrival, which would alert fierce beasts and olfactory evolvers.

Just to be safe, it's better to seal off this area directly, not letting humans or other fierce beasts come over.

Hearing that a wolf had to be sent over, Broken-Waist Wolf immediately closed its mouth and looked at Xia Qing solemnly.

Xia Qing was silent for two seconds, "You want to charge points?"

Broken-Waist Wolf grinned, revealing the handsomest little pointed fangs.

Xia Qing……

"Fine, but you can only send one wolf over, I'll pay you 10 points per day."

The solemn-faced Broken-Waist Wolf raised a big paw—five!

"One wolf is enough, we don't need five." Xia Qing understood Broken-Waist Wolf's eagerness to earn points, but the way it was trying to earn points wasn't right, so Xia Qing decided to have a proper chat with it. "Broken-Waist, instead of letting the wolf pack members come out to do odd jobs, why not have them go…"

Before Xia Qing finished speaking, Broken-Waist Wolf's ears twitched, and it turned its head to look southeast. Xia Qing immediately shut her mouth and listened carefully. A dozen seconds later, she heard the patrol vehicles of the inspection team, and they were moving very fast.

The inspection team must have discovered an unexpected situation. Xia Qing waved her hand signaling Broken-Waist Wolf to leave first, turned on her lord's walkie-talkie, and turned to head toward the north gate of the North Area One territory's wire fence.

The lord's walkie-talkie and the loudspeaker at the North Area One territory simultaneously broadcast Tan Junjie's voice: "All territories please note, all territories please note: three evolvers have invaded North Area Three to steal grain, they are currently fleeing. All lords please return indoors immediately and close doors and windows tightly, report any abnormalities promptly. All territories…"

Hearing the broadcast, Xia Qing rushed outward at full speed, and only after the inspection team passed the north isolation belt of Territory Three did she pass through the north gate of the North Area One territory's wire fence and return to her own territory.

Seeing Wolf Lao Er standing inside the wasteland-grass wall waiting for her, Xia Qing's taut nerves immediately relaxed. Looking at Wolf Lao Er's state, she knew the invaders had not entered her territory.

Xia Qing patted Wolf Lao Er's head, first contacted the Ninth Center, then sent a message asking about Zhang Shiyi's situation. The loudspeaker broadcast from North Area One could reach the cave in Area Three of Mountain Forty-Nine.

Zhang Shiyi, holding Ye Yiyi who had curled into a ball, replied to Xia Qing: Ye Yiyi had a reaction, but she won't scream. You protect your territory, I don't need reinforcements here.

Although Ye Yiyi had an emergency reaction, she wouldn't scream. Xia Qing felt that was quite normal.

Because children born during the Calamity Era all grew up listening to this kind of emergency-avoidance broadcast. When the broadcast sounded, children were taught over and over how to take shelter after hearing it to increase their survival chances. Ye Yiyi's mental state is indeed somewhat abnormal right now but she hasn't lost control, so when a disaster happens, she will still instinctively follow her previous training and take action.

If she couldn't even do this much, she wouldn't have survived until now.

Xia Qing slung her gun on her back, turned the walkie-talkie volume down, and patrolled her territory with Wolf Lao Er.

After Tan Junjie's broadcast ended, Xia Qing immediately followed Territory Two, pressed the walkie-talkie to reply, "Territory Three, Xia Qing, received, currently patrolling the territory."

Hearing that Xia Qing was inside her territory, Zhao Ze of Territory Four immediately felt reassured, and replied loudly, "Territory Four, Zhao Ze, received, all personnel in the territory have taken shelter indoors."

Everyone in Zhao Ze's territory is ordinary people, unable to fight off invaders, so their correct course of action is emergency shelter, and to report any abnormalities immediately.

After the allies had all replied, Wang Man's inquiry came through the walkie-talkie, "Captain Tan, have the identities of the three invaders been identified? Is there a bounty?"

Everyone……

Tan Junjie's voice was as solemn as ever, "No notification received yet. Even without a bounty, according to base regulations, capturing invaders will earn a certain amount of points and contribution value rewards."

"Received, two evolvers from Territory Eleven request to go out to assist the inspection team in capturing the invaders, please approve, Captain Tan."

Everyone……

Tan Junjie responded, "North Area Three has not yet issued a request for assistance. If you're free, you can help guard the North Area One territory."

"Received, Wu Lianmin and Wang Man of Territory Eleven, going out immediately, to assist the inspection team in patrolling the isolation belt and the evolved forest area one kilometer outside the isolation belt." Without a bounty, Wang Man still wanted to go out and catch people; she hadn't taken part in actual combat for a long time and was itching for action.

Tan Junjie reminded, "If you encounter them, try to keep one alive for interrogation."

"Received."

Wang Man's voice was very calm, and the lords listening felt reassured. Tang Huai was getting restless, "Dead Man Jie, do you need an auditory evolver? I can go out with you."

Wang Man's refusal was very curt, "No need. The evolved forests on the east and south isolation belts of North Area One are covered by us, everyone else stay inside so you don't get accidentally injured."

The evolved forests to the north and west outside North Area One belong to Mountain Forty-Nine, which is the Green Dragon Squad's turf. If the invaders flee into Mountain Forty-Nine, those points and contribution values won't be the retired soldiers of Territory Eleven's to earn.

Good thing Broken-Waist Wolf left early, otherwise hearing Tan Junjie's words, it would very likely have run off to compete with Wang Man and Wu Lianmin for business.