Chapter 157: Raptor Attack

Huiyi Base's safe zone is only two hundred kilometers from Huisan Base's safe zone. If the evolved raptors can't break through Huiyi Base's defense line, they can reach Huisan Base in an hour!

Xia Qing immediately mixed odor-removing spray and began spraying it everywhere, eliminating the animal scent around her home and the surrounding area—just in case there were olfactory evolvers among the evolved raptors who might pick up the scent of sheep, wolves, chickens, geese, and snakes and attack her territory.

When Xia Qing was spraying the chicken coop and goose coop, the security team of Territory No. 3—Beard Feng's squad—arrived at Territory No. 3 carrying the supplies Xia Qing had exchanged with the Azure Dragon Battle Team.

Chen Cheng greeted her happily, "Sister Qing, where should we put these supplies?"

"Sister Qing, I'll spray." Guan Tong took the spray tank from Xia Qing's back and continued spraying. They came to Territory No. 3 often and were very familiar with this kind of work.

Xia Qing asked the squad to carry the supplies to the village entrance, then she carried them home alone.

There was no choice—the moment they reached the village entrance, the alpha wolf was already standing on the ruins of the house south of Xia Qing's home, staring intently in this direction. The two injured wolves were currently immobilized by anesthesia, and the alpha wolf's gaze was especially fierce. Xia Qing didn't dare let Beard Feng's squad enter the village.

Previously, when she left her territory and asked Beard Feng's squad to come guard it, they also couldn't approach the village.

Xia Qing carried the generator box on her right shoulder and lugged a large barrel of diesel home with her left hand, then brought Sheep Boss out. In one trip, the two of them transported two barrels of diesel, two barrels of gasoline, two boxes of bullets, and one box of grenades back to the village, making Beard Feng's squad click their tongues in amazement.

These two from Territory No. 3 were practically born for farming—their strength is truly enormous.

After putting the supplies away, Xia Qing armed herself fully, said a word to the wolf pack and Sheep Boss, left the village, and regrouped with Beard Feng's squad.

The broadcast was giving real-time reports on Huiyi Base's tense battle against the evolved bird flock. Inside the small hut by the farmland of Territory No. 3, there was laughter and cheerful chatter, bustling with activity.

A fire had been lit inside the hut, with an iron rack propped over it. Half a side of pork on the rack was being roasted by the fire, sizzling with oil, the aroma so mouth-watering it made people's mouths water.

Beard Feng's squad envied Xia Qing's life to the extreme.

"Sis, these wolves are just too understanding."

"Right, more understanding than people!"

"I hope there are often injured wolves in the future…" Before Chen Cheng could finish muttering, his brother smacked him and he shut up.

Xia Qing only had two solar panels left, and the electricity she'd accumulated wasn't enough to run the dryer. So while she was home, she'd started roasting half a side of green-light small pig over a daily fire; with a little more roasting now, it would be ready to eat.

With a major battle imminent, Xia Qing provided delicacies to boost morale.

Half a side of pork with bones weighed only a dozen or so jin; eleven people gnawed it clean in a few minutes.

While everyone was packing the cleanly gnawed pork bones into sealed bags and putting out the fire to start drinking tea, the flock of evolved raptors blocked by Huiyi Base's defense line had already split in two—one group heading to Huiwu Base, the other charging toward Huisan Base.

Beard Feng downed the tea in his cup in one gulp, stood up, and gave the order, "Everyone check your gear, prepare the battle team."

"Yes, sir."

The nine squad members and Xia Qing responded and began checking their respective guns, ammunition, daggers, protective suits, and medicine.

After the check was complete, Beard Feng discussed with Xia Qing, "When the evolved raptors attack, Sheep Boss and the wolves definitely can't stay outside—otherwise they'll become living targets. Find a way to lock them up, then you guard the area where you live, and the ten of us guard the farmland?"

"Good." Xia Qing naturally had no objections. "We'll keep in touch by walkie-talkie at all times. Same thing as always…"

"When danger comes, prioritize personal safety first." Beard Feng couldn't help complaining, "We've heard it so much our ears are practically calloused, don't worry."

Although Beard Feng's squad only had one high-level evolver, their evolution abilities were reasonably matched, their marksmanship and combat skills were formidable, and their equipment was excellent. This time they weren't charging into the evolved forest, but rather building defensive fortifications within familiar territory to snipe the evolved bird flock—the advantage was obvious.

Xia Qing planned to say a couple of words to boost morale, but for the moment couldn't think of what to say. She only gave Beard Feng's squad a solemn nod, then turned to go find Sheep Boss.

Today was cloudy. A large patch of white clouds blocked the sun, and the cloud-shaped shadow enveloped Sheep Boss and its pasture. Xia Qing stood beside it, observing the surroundings.

It wasn't her imagination—today the territory was very quiet, not even bird calls could be heard.

In previous beast tide attacks, strength evolver Xia Qing had always stayed inside the safe zone serving in a logistics support role, her main tasks being transporting supplies, the wounded, and corpses. The atmosphere in the safe zone back then was taut, and the sounds were chaotic.

So this kind of quiet during a beast tide attack was Xia Qing's first time experiencing it.

It turned out that silence made one feel more tense than noise.

"Attention Huisan Base residents, attention Huisan Base residents, a flock of over a thousand evolved raptors has entered Huisan Base's evolved forest. Please return indoors immediately, close doors and windows tightly, and remain quiet. Defense teams and battle teams, take your positions and prepare for combat."

"Attention Huisan Base residents…"

After the broadcast stopped, Tan Junjie's serious and calm voice came through the lord channel, "Attention all personnel in Territories One through Ten, the evolved bird flock has entered the airspace above Huisan Base's evolved forest from the southeast. All personnel, find solid cover to hide, take protective measures, and try to remain quiet."

The clouds drifted past, sunlight spilled over the pasture, and Sheep Boss shook its ears and continued eating.

Xia Qing gazed toward the southeast, her face solemn.

After Sheep Boss finally finished eating, Xia Qing picked it up in her arms and ran back to the village. When she rushed through the courtyard gate to enter the house, she froze.

The sheep pen door was open, empty inside—the wolves recuperating from injuries were all gone.

Where were the wolves? Could it be that the alpha wolf sensed danger and carried the injured wolves away?

After placing Sheep Boss in its bathroom spot, Xia Qing gripped her gun and looked around, her gaze finally landing on the mud print on the security door handle.

Could it be…

Xia Qing gripped her gun and stepped forward, listening carefully with her ear to the side, but could only hear the chirping of the little chicks and the honking of the little goslings inside the house. She slotted her gun and drew her knife, turned the security door handle, and slowly pushed the door open.

Sheep Boss, having finished its business and washed its feet, was getting impatient about entering the house. With a bang, it kicked the door open and walked in first.

When the door was opened, the two anesthetized wolves lying on the sheep tatami mat in the living room both looked at Xia Qing—one wolf's gaze was fierce, the other's calm. The alpha wolf and its two squad members were nowhere to be seen.

Xia Qing was speechless.

The alpha wolf knew danger was coming, felt the sheep pen wasn't safe, and voluntarily upgraded the two SVIP patients to first class? Did the old gentleman bother to ask its landlady's opinion?

"You two stay lying down, don't move, let me check." Xia Qing tried her best to soothe the two wolves in a calm tone, then took her knife and went through the first floor, second floor, and attic, confirming that the three wolves weren't there—they had only left the two injured ones here.

Life is not easy, Xia Qing sighed. Xia Qing sheathed her knife and went downstairs, only to find Sheep Boss already lying beside the two wolves, beginning to chew its cud.

"Xia Qing, you there?"

Hearing Beard Feng's call through the earpiece walkie-talkie, Xia Qing immediately answered, "Here."

"Brother Luo and the others have already engaged the evolved bird flock. The vanguard is five evolved Philippine eagles with wingspans over six meters, plus a large number of evolved Steller's sea eagles and raptors of unknown evolution type—the combat power is extremely fierce." Beard Feng briefed Xia Qing on the latest situation, ending with four words: "Prepare for battle, report anytime if you need support."

"Understood." Xia Qing replied calmly.

Xia Qing had heard about evolved birds like the Steller's sea eagle many times on the broadcast. It was the largest raptor over the gulf, famous for its speed and accurate, vicious attack methods, with extremely powerful attack power—it was the main opponent of Guicheng Base's coastal safe zone.

In today's bird flock species, the brave evolved Steller's sea eagle was actually ranked behind the evolved Philippine eagle—one could imagine what level of stuff the Philippine eagle was.

Such formidable evolved raptors—and there were five of them!