Chapter 160: Ultrasonic Attack

Xia Qing grabbed the last moment to turn on the earpiece-style intercoms on all four protective masks, quickly tied up Ram Boss with rope, then spoke gently to Ram Boss and the two wolves, "There'll be a lot of noise in a bit—it's to drive away the birds. Don't be scared. I absolutely won't let you get hurt."

The two wolves were so startled their eyeballs nearly popped out when Xia Qing's voice sounded right in their ears.

"Baa." Tied up and uncomfortable, Ram Boss protested, but with the protective mask on, its voice sounded weak.

Xia Qing had set the earpiece-style intercoms on Ram Boss and the two wolves to receive-only mode, unable to transmit sound. Because animals' hearing is more sensitive than humans', Xia Qing worried that once the sonic attack began, Ram Boss would violently resist and bleat, which would affect her.

"Whoosh—"

The evolved monkey-eating eagle continued calling for evolved bird reinforcements. In the evolved forests to the north and east of the territory, large flocks of evolved birds took flight like dark clouds, slowly moving toward Territory No. 1 to 28.

"Ten-second countdown. Once the ultrasonic attack begins, the bird flock will instantly fall into chaos. Snipers and shooters, get ready."

"Wolves, Boss, don't be scared. I'll take this wave of attack." Xia Qing opened the attic skylight, aimed her sniper rifle at the evolved bird closest to her, and spoke the toughest words in the gentlest voice.

"Begin."

Although she was wearing the best protective mask, Xia Qing—a Level 6 hearing-evolved human—still felt a "buzz" and felt like her head was about to explode. At the same moment, the evolved birds circling overhead fell into chaos. One bird dropped rapidly, entering Xia Qing's firing range.

"Bang!" Xia Qing fired one shot, accurately hitting the evolved bird's neck. The evolved bird struggled twice, then fell straight down in a rain of blood.

"Moo—"

Unable to endure the ultrasonic attack, Ram Boss called out to Xia Qing, begging her to help it.

"Don't be scared, Boss. It'll be over in a few minutes. Get through this stretch, and I'll make you something delicious." Harvesting evolved birds' lives with her sniper rifle, Xia Qing endured the headache, dizziness, and nausea, soothing her companions in the gentlest tone.

"Moo—" Ram Boss couldn't hold on any longer. Unable to move its four legs, it banged its head against the floor.

The two injured wolves were also miserable, especially the one with the broken leg, which had already started rolling its eyes back.

"Don't be scared, Boss. Don't be scared, wolves." Xia Qing's gentle voice soothed the three evolved animals beside her, and also soothed the hearing-evolved members of Beard Feng's squad in Territory No. 3—Dajiang and Liangzi—both of whom were gritting their teeth and enduring.

Suddenly, six birds charged from above Territory No. 2 toward Territory No. 3. The first three had very clear targets—Xia Qing's house.

"Xia Qing!"

Beard Feng warned.

"Copy that. The first three are mine." These three birds weren't very fast—they should be strength- or other-ability-evolved birds. Xia Qing felt she could handle them. But her hands had already started trembling, unable to grip the sniper rifle steadily.

Come on! You think I'm scared of you?!

As the evolved birds approached, Xia Qing—driven nearly mad by the ultrasonic attack—switched to a submachine gun and sprayed at the three birds.

Two evolved birds were shot down by Xia Qing, but one charged through, its sharp claws flashing coldly as they slashed toward Xia Qing.

Damn it! You think I'm scared of that move?!

Xia Qing dropped the submachine gun, drew the long saber she'd bought at great price from Lord Huo Lei's blade shop, and met it head-on.

"Clang!"

The bird's claw and the long saber collided, producing a metallic crash. The bird's diving force was tremendous, but Xia Qing's strength was no small matter either. She withstood the impact head-on and split the bird's claw open with her blade, exposing the evolved bird's leg bone.

The evolved bird shrieked miserably, flapped its wings, and tried to take off and escape.

Things had reached this point—how could Xia Qing let it escape! She grabbed the bird leg, thicker than a wolf's leg, and yanked it down with one hand, while thrusting the blade tip up with the other and slashing hard. Bird blood sprayed down like a downpour.

At the same moment, a speed-evolved bird charged over, fast as lightning. If Xia Qing's vision hadn't evolved, she definitely wouldn't have been able to catch its shadow.

There was no time to counterattack. Xia Qing pulled the bird leg in her hand downward, using the evolved bird's body to block the attic skylight.

"Bang!"

"Crash!"

The speed-evolved bird, swift as gale, smashed through the skylight glass and charged from the attic toward the back of the house.

"Leave the gale bird to me." Beard Feng's calm voice came through the intercom.

"Gale bird eliminated."

"Copy that." Xia Qing hurled the dead evolved bird blocking the window into the backyard with all her might, wiped the bird blood off her hands on her clothes, grabbed the sniper rifle, and continued aiming. After the battle just now, Xia Qing felt the ultrasonic wave's effect on her had lessened, and she could grip the sniper rifle steadily again.

Although the long-haired beast high above was still calling its companions one cry after another, its companions had been disrupted by the ultrasonic waves, and only a dozen or so remained circling at high altitude after being killed.

What needed guarding against now was the reinforcing bird flocks. Xia Qing's bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at the sky, scanning the direction of the incoming bird reinforcements. She couldn't even comfort her companions anymore.

The Ram Boss had already cracked the attic floorboards with its headbutting.

Two minutes later, the ultrasonic attack stopped. Ram Boss lay collapsed on the ground motionless, and Xia Qing, covered in blood, also leaned against the wall, forcing down the urge to vomit as she comforted her companions, "Boss, wolves, the hardest part is over. In a bit, sis will make you something delicious."

Although the hardest moment had passed, over a dozen evolved birds had it out with the humans of this territory. They circled at high altitude, refusing to leave, yet not launching an attack either.

As long as they didn't leave, the humans couldn't put down their weapons.

"The ultrasonic waves have stopped the evolved forest bird flocks from taking off. The only evolved birds that threaten the territory are these few in the sky." Tan Junjie's voice remained calm and stern. "Territory No. 7, respond."

"Territory No. 7 copies."

Tan Junjie began deploying battle plans. "The missile system has locked onto the evolved monkey-eating eagle. Territory No. 1 to 28's ground-to-air defense has been fully deployed. Territory No. 7 will begin using laser cannons to kill the other evolved birds. All snipers coordinate fire."

"Territory No. 7 copies." Two seconds after Territory No. 7 responded, Xia Qing saw a white spot flash on the belly of an evolved bird circling in the sky, then it began falling straight down.

The evolved bird flock, just recovering from the ultrasonic attack, was startled again and began flying chaotically.

Xia Qing aimed at an evolved bird that entered sniper range and fired one shot. Unfortunately, her aim was off now—she only hit the bird's wing, knocking off a few feathers.

Before Xia Qing could fire another shot, a gunshot rang out a few hundred meters to her north. The wounded evolved bird flapped its wings and slid downward.

This bird had been hit by Beard Feng's squad, who were guarding the farmland a few hundred meters behind Xia Qing.

With laser cannons and human snipers attacking together, the evolved bird flock in the sky was quickly reduced to a handful.

"Whoosh—"

The evolved monkey-eating eagle high above let out a long cry, and the bird flock began retreating toward the southwest.

Even though she could no longer see any bird shadows, Xia Qing, sniper rifle in hand, didn't dare relax in the slightest.

Not until a flash of light streaked across the sky did Tan Junjie's calm, stern voice sound in the lord channel: "The evolved monkey-eating eagle has been killed by missile. The evolved forest fifty miles east of here has been triggered into a killing rain. Based on current weather conditions, this killing rain will not reach the territory. Combat status lifted."

Sigh—

Xia Qing lowered her gun and leaned against the low wall.

Beard Feng's inquiry came through the earpiece-style intercom: "Xia Qing, how's your situation over there?"