Chapter 1677: Blue Blood Alliance A-Rank Mission

The technician aboard the Lei Sha helicopter rapidly analyzed the radar and infrared data and reported the situation. "Captain, using the position of the discovered evolved macaque as coordinates, we searched the surrounding five-kilometer radius and found no human intruders."

In the topographically complex Evolution Forest, "not found" meant the technical means were insufficient, not that no intruders existed. Gao Ying calmly gave the order, "Using the coordinates above, suppression radius…"

Not good!

Hearing the commander say the word "suppression" through her earpiece-style radio, Xia Qing immediately pressed a button on her phone and sent a voice message at extreme speed: "The helicopter is about to activate an electromagnetic isolation zone over the area where the intruder is located in the northeast of Mountain Thirty-One. Communications may be cut off!"

"…all civilian frequency bands and unencrypted military frequency-hopping signals within five kilometers, establish an electromagnetic isolation zone."

Xia Qing's words and the commander's order ended at the same time. As Xia Qing raised her finger to send the voice message, she heard the technician's voice from the helicopter.

"Received. Confirmed execution of the Silent Dome Protocol. Coordinate position as the center, radius five kilometers, electromagnetic isolation complete."

When she heard "complete," Xia Qing's message already showed sent successfully, and her phone still had signal. This meant she was outside the shielding range, but whether Zhang Shi could receive the message was uncertain.

Zhang Shi, who was in a crevice of the granite cliff on Mountain Thirty-One, had just learned from a group message sent by Xia Qing that intruders were approaching the Mountain Thirty-One area, and immediately received another voice message from Xia Qing.

She glanced at the muscular evolved tiger gnawing on venison three hundred meters ahead of the cliff face, tapped the voice message and listened to Xia Qing's rapid broadcast through her Bluetooth earpiece, then looked down at the signal bars on her screen—they had indeed turned gray.

Based on the knowledge she had learned over the past few months living with the wolf pack, the distance between an evolved beast on a mission and its handler generally did not exceed four kilometers. The area the commander was sealing off should be slightly farther than that—most likely 4.5 or 5 kilometers.

The intruder might still be advancing!

Holding Ye Yiyi and squeezed together with Black-Tail Wolf, Zhang Shi took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and activated her Class-C magnetic-sense evolution ability at full power to search for the intruder.

In the Territory Alliance group chat, Xia Qing sent a text message: @Zhang Shi, please reply upon receipt.

After fifteen seconds with no reply from Zhang Shi, Xia Qing confirmed she was enveloped by the Silent Dome, and immediately @Old Four: Old Four, howl at the Black-Tail Wolf on Mountain Thirty-One and have it take Zhang Shi into hiding.

Black-Tail Wolf was a seven-year-old, gentle-tempered she-wolf from the southern wolf pack. After Zhang Shi cured her skin disease, Old Four left her at the cliff to protect Zhang Shi and Ye Yiyi, and then she moved with them into Pian Hu's territory, continuing the mission of protecting the only human doctor at the Evolution Forest General Practice Clinic.

The signal was jammed, but communication could still be done by howling!

Soon, Xia Qing heard the sound of wolves howling one after another. Immediately after, Broken-Waist Wolf posted a meme in the group of Little Wolf Brother holding a shiny points card between his teeth.

What the hell kind of timing is this to be thinking about earning points! Xia Qing was speechless: @Broken-Waist Wolf, this is an emergency. Safety is more important than points. Stay put in the northern wolf pack's territory and protect the Queen!

Broken-Waist Wolf quickly posted another meme of its own little fang tips.

Old Four: Sixty percent.

Xia Qing… sixty your head!

Broken-Waist Wolf: @Xia Qing!

Xia Qing: @Old Four, the commander has already dispatched a human squad to search for and capture the intruder. If they can't find or catch them, I'll notify you again.

"Hui-Three military has dispatched Lei Sha helicopters. The First Squad of Team Six, 3.5 kilometers from the target location, cannot advance further and requests instructions."

In an office of the inner-city library at Hui-Five Base, the liaison intelligence officer reported.

Hearing this intelligence, the brow of Liu Yin, director of the Hui-Five branch of the Blue Blood Alliance, furrowed into a very pronounced "八" shape, and he gave the order, "Command…"

Before he could finish, the intelligence analyst urgently broadcast, "Director Liu, Team Six First Squad has lost contact. We suspect the Hui-Three search squad has activated signal shielding in the designated area."

In other words, the general location of the First Squad had already been locked down by Hui-Three's people!

The atmosphere in the room grew even tenser. All members of the Ninth Intelligence Group instinctively looked toward Group Leader Qu Fangzhou and Deputy Group Leader Li Yanuo, who sat at the front.

Qu Fangzhou and Li Yanuo, seated at the far end of the oval conference table, both said nothing.

Director Liu Yin stared darkly at Qu Fangzhou. "Who posted the gathering mission for Hui-Three Mountain Twenty-Two's moss grass on the darknet?!"

The twelve sharp minds seated around the conference table all looked at Qu Fangzhou at the same time. Because that mission on the darknet had been edited using the Fierce Fire Squad's code, this question naturally fell to Fierce Fire's former vice-captain Qu Fangzhou to answer.

If the moss grass mission had not been posted, there would be no second intruder squad heading for Hui-Three Mountain Twenty-Two today.

Two waves of intruders appearing within three days was a provocation and contempt directed at the Hui-Three authorities. That was why Hui-Three Base Commander Qi Zhongye was furious and dispatched Hui-Three's elite troops, elite warplanes, elite squads, and top snipers to capture the intruders.

The responsibility for the Hui-Five Blue Blood branch's squad—sent to capture the experimental evolved tiger—being exposed as a result naturally fell on whoever posted the darknet code mission.

Qu Fangzhou calmly looked at Liu Yin, who sat far away at the other end of the oval conference table, and calmly replied, "Director Liu, may I answer this question?"

It's obviously aimed at you—who else would answer if not you?! Liu Yin nodded darkly.

Qu Fangzhou spoke unhurriedly, "First, the moss grass mission on the darknet was initiated by me as an application, and only posted after review and approval by three leaders."

Therefore, if responsibility is to be pursued, the three leaders who approved this application—including yourself—must all be held accountable.

"Second, there is no intelligence to confirm that the 'intruder' who appeared at Hui-Three Mountain Twenty-Two at 9:45 this morning and was discovered by the Hui-Three Fierce Beast Squad mission group went there after accepting the darknet mission."

Therefore, do not force a connection.

Liu Yin had not expected Qu Fangzhou to dare to push back against him, and his expression grew even uglier.

The slightly stocky deputy director sitting beside Liu Yin played peacemaker. "Group Leader Qu makes a valid point. Director Liu, we need to figure out how to reestablish contact with the lost squad as soon as possible and complete the A-rank mission to capture the experimental tiger."

A Blue Blood Alliance A-rank mission must be completed at all costs. Otherwise, the relevant members of the Hui-Five branch, including Liu Yin, would have their internal contribution points deducted, which meant their maximum member benefits would be reduced.

Liu Yin turned back to the main topic with a dark expression. "Contact the dark line in Hui-Three's Aurora Squad and grasp the real-time situation as soon as possible. Order the Second Squad to dispatch trained birds to scout the situation, and prepare to launch a beast tide. Once the First Squad's mission is confirmed to have failed, immediately launch the beast tide, flatten the Mountain Thirty-One area, and kill and destroy the experimental tiger's corpse."

Launching a beast tide was not the best option, but Qu Fangzhou did not speak, listening quietly. Because this mission failing was not a bad thing for her.

"Bang!"

Following the gunshot, a white shadow in the air burst into a spray of blood, and the scattered feathers spun in the wind. Scarface Little Wolf, Crooked-Head Little Wolf, and Black-Nose Little Wolf from the southern wolf pack opened their eyes wide and cheered soundlessly with open mouths.

From atop the peak at the border between Hui-Three Mountain Thirty-One and Mountain Twenty-One, top sniper Xia Qing released the trigger, pressed the radio button, and reported, "Shot down one suspected trained bird. Species: high-grade speed-evolved falcon-goshawk."