Chapter 1514: Forming Up and Setting Out to Rescue Daigua

Daigua is a little monkey with low combat strength, a timid nature, and not much speed—when it encounters danger or spots the enemy, all it can do is hide. So Xia Qing made it several emoji stickers and set them to quick-send mode, teaching it to send her an emoji for help when danger strikes.

Using emoji stickers cuts down the time Daigua spends on its phone, so the screen's glow won't give away where it's hiding.

Following the method Xia Qing taught it, it sent its location along with emoji number one, meaning: there are dangerous humans in this area, Daigua can't escape safely, rescue is urgently needed.

Damn it—do these bastards really think that just because the northern bear group's range and activity drop sharply in winter, the bears' outer territory belongs to them?!

Xia Qing immediately sent Daigua a message telling it to stay hidden and not show itself—rescue would arrive within twenty minutes.

A few seconds later, Xia Qing received two more frightened number-one emojis from the little monkey, showing that Daigua's situation was extremely dangerous and it was terrified.

The only ones who could quickly come to the little monkey's rescue were the northern wolf pack.

The northern bear group? Xiong Wang doesn't have a phone—Xia Qing couldn't reach him.

She immediately dialed the video call of the northern wolf pack's second-in-command—Broken-Waist Wolf. What appeared on the screen were two pairs of wolf eyes, one a blazing yellow, one a glistening green.

Before Xia Qing could speak, the glistening green eyes vanished.

Three seconds later, the screen lit up; Broken-Waist Wolf walked back and lay down beside the alpha wolf. Beneath them was a Lanyixin-material thermal, breathable bedsheet; under the sheet were the crystal-pillar pillows they liked; on the stone wall behind them hung a pink padded cloth with a small mirror attached.

One look at this cave and you could tell it was toasty warm!

Wolves have night vision and don't need lights at night. Broken-Waist Wolf had turned the light on because it noticed the phone screen on its side was dark and was worried Xia Qing couldn't see clearly. So Xia Qing opened with thanks, "my lord, Broken-Waist, you're both in the territory? Broken-Waist, thanks for turning on the light—I can see perfectly now. How's the new bedsheet? Comfortable?"

When Xia Qing had been selling Broken-Waist Wolf the bedsheet, she'd said it was for when the wolf pups were born—she hadn't expected Broken-Waist Wolf to buy it for its own use.

Truly a wolf of taste and means, knows how to enjoy life—Xia Qing herself couldn't bear to use a bedsheet that cost five thousand points!

Seeing the alpha wolf lazily roll over and Broken-Waist Wolf flash its little fang tips, Xia Qing finally got down to business. "Glad you like it, my lord. Broken-Waist, bad humans have invaded the hot-spring lake basin on Mountain Sixty-Seven. Daigua is in serious danger—it's sent me an SOS…"

Broken-Waist Wolf's eyes lit up at once, and it stretched both front paws wide open.

Xia Qing…

Can you freaking wait until I finish before you start haggling over the price!

"Broken-Waist, this mission is very dangerous, because those bad humans may be carrying highly toxic weapons. Are you sure you can get Daigua out safely? Daigua's offered payment is a backpack full of sparkly stones."

This payment had been arranged in advance between Xia Qing and Daigua.

Broken-Waist Wolf bared its fangs, little tips showing, and once more stretched open every toe on its front paws.

"Deal. Daigua's whole backpack of sparkly stones goes to Handsome Wolf Bro; if we can catch the bad humans, eighty percent of their supplies go to Handsome Wolf Bro, twenty percent to me."

Broken-Waist Wolf closed its mouth, thought it over for a few seconds, then reluctantly flashed its little fang tips.

"Excellent! Handsome Wolf Bro truly is my lord's favorite wolf—fair and generous! Daigua is near the path we took with Xiong Wang and Greedy Little Bear when we went to catch the Yi Snake. If you can't find it, just open the location navigation I sent you. Be sure to stay safe—if anything feels off, retreat immediately and call me…"

Before she could finish, she saw the alpha wolf actually stand up—Xia Qing's heart leapt into her throat. "My lord is coming too?!"

The standing alpha wolf stretched lazily, then lowered its head and quietly gazed at the phone screen.

In the first month of pregnancy, the differences between a she-wolf and her pre-pregnancy self are increased food intake and more cautious, fiercer behavior. Her agility, speed, and stamina are not materially affected, so the alpha wolf's combat strength is in no way diminished right now.

Xia Qing nodded calmly. "Thank you, my lord, for taking on the mission to rescue Daigua. The main objective is to save Daigua. If the bad humans can be subdued, subdue them; if not, withdraw to a safe zone and call me—I'll send Huo Zhun…"

Seeing the alpha wolf's disapproving look, Xia Qing corrected herself at once. "If they can't be subdued, my lord, just keep them pinned down. I'll go myself…"

Seeing the alpha wolf still looked disapproving, Xia Qing corrected herself again. "My lord goes first, I'll set out immediately. Send Big Guy and Number Two to pick me up—may I bring Huo Zhun and Yang Jin?"

Only then did the alpha wolf nod, and raised a paw to hang up the call.

Xia Qing pocketed her phone, drank a nutrient solution, shouldered her backpack, picked up her sniper rifle, and set out!

Explain to the alpha wolf that because the bad humans connected to Liehuo haven't been caught yet, going out is dangerous for her?

That reasoning wouldn't get through to the alpha wolf. For the wolf pack, danger is a constant. When the alpha goes to fight and tells her to follow, she has to follow. Forget danger—even if she's injured, she still has to follow, because she's the northern wolf pack's number-four combatant.

As she walked, Xia Qing made calls. Once Beard Feng and Er Yong caught up, she left the territory, entered Zone Three of Mountain Forty-Nine, linked up with Yang Jin and Huo Zhun, and ran north along the beast trail.

When the three of them moved from Zone Three into Zone Four of Mountain Forty-Nine, Xiao Jiang—who was on duty at the Mountain Forty-Nine monitoring room—called Xia Qing. "Sister Qing, Little Wolf Sister has entered Zone Six of Mountain Forty-Nine with two giant wolves wearing protective suits. From their build, they should be Big Guy and Number Two."

"Copy that."

After replying, Xia Qing called a halt. She adjusted her breathing while pulling food out of her backpack. Yang Jin and Huo Zhun stopped with her; their breathing was still steady, and they took left and right positions on either side of her to stand guard.

Three minutes later, one small and two large evolved wolves appeared before Xia Qing. The two giant wolves stopped, and Little Wolf Sister darted past Xia Qing.

Huo Zhun asked curiously, "Sister Qing, where's Little Wolf Sister off to?"

Xia Qing, who was replenishing Big Guy's and Number Two's energy, answered, "To call the weasel."

Yang Jin…

Huo Zhun was astonished. "Calling a poison-gas evolved weasel out on a mission?"

"Yes, because tonight's enemies may be carrying dangerous chemical weapons." Humans have dangerous chemical weapons, and so does the northern wolf pack—the alpha wolf's decision was exactly what Xia Qing had expected.

Before long, Little Wolf Sister came back with the Plucked-Fur Weasel and the Plucked-Fur youngster in tow. After the three wolves also drank some energy water, Xia Qing flipped herself up onto Big Guy's back.

The move sent Huo Zhun's blood surging!

"Wooo—"

Little Wolf Sister, who is in the middle of teething, bared three fangs and let out an intimidating low growl at Huo Zhun.

Xia Qing spoke, sharply reminding him, "Brother Huo, stay calm."

"Copy that!" Huo Zhun immediately emptied his mind of everything—this was something he was best at; even Di Ming and the others couldn't adjust as fast as he could.