Chapter 1841: Kill her!

After Xia Qing hoisted the thousand-jin-plus evolved tiger onto her back, the tiger shifted slightly, but the position of the binding straps did not press against its wounds.

Zhang Shi quickly circled around Xia Qing, then stood on a nearby rock to confirm that the tiger's head was also secured. "No problem. Big Sister Qing, turn your head—do you feel any obstruction?"

The weight of this tiger head alone exceeded a hundred jin; Zhang Shi felt nervous just looking at it.

"No obstruction."

Xia Qing was using a vertical backpack stretcher specifically designed for Strength Evolvers. The "7"-shaped headrest was part of the stretcher, but this was Xia Qing's first time using it.

This head accessory was meant for Strength Evolvers in hunting squads to carry large prey after capture. As a Strength Evolver, Xia Qing was naturally equipped with this stretcher component.

When she was in the Safe Zone, she hadn't participated in missions to hunt large beasts. Even if she had, a live prey of this magnitude wouldn't have been her turn to carry.

"Woo—"

Xia Qing was fine, but the Black Wolf King beside her let out a murderous growl.

Xia Qing understood the meaning of this roar: the Black Wolf King had seen humans carry beasts away like this before and knew that the beasts taken away would never appear in the Evolved Forest again.

This was a Wolf King with a highly developed brain, capable of being developed into a cooperative partner. However, Xia Qing had no time to waste words with it now. "Little Blackie, explain to the Black Wolf King why I have to carry the tiger. Old Four, lead the way and keep the other wolves following. Big Sister Ten, stay at the back to clean up the cave. Broken-Ear, wait for Big Sister Ten at the entrance, and once she comes out, you take the rear. Move out!"

Old Four rubbed against the Black Wolf King, sniffed Little Blackie—who was chattering away on its companion's back—the wolves carrying the wounded, Xia Qing, and Zhang Shi, then took the lead in leaving the cave.

Xia Qing followed with the wounded tiger on her back. Amidst Broken-Ear's grumbling, Zhang Shi quickly tidied up the human traces left in the cave before following Broken-Ear out.

The last to leave wasn't Broken-Ear, but the Black Wolf King. This alert wolf sniffed around, rubbed against the spot where the humans had set up their tent, and even urinated there before following.

Three evolved wolves from the Eastern Wolf Pack standing outside the karst cave followed behind their King.

Several foxes and lynxes curled up inside the cave saw the wolf pack leave and wanted to occupy the prime location, but were beaten to it by a group of wild boars. The foxes and lynxes wanted to drive away the boar pack with piglets, and the two sides soon began a contest of staring and low growls.

A leopard stared at the advancing wolf pack and listened to the disputes inside the cave for a few seconds before decisively picking up the cub hidden beneath it and following the wolf pack. The male leopard beside it immediately picked up another cub and followed.

A group of deer, startled by the commotion in the cave, stood up and followed far behind the leopard.

Seeing the beasts and large herbivores leave, the small herbivores hiding in the cave stirred; some scrambled for better spots, while others followed the deer. Zhang Shi, feeling the magnetic fields of various sizes behind her, felt somewhat nervous and took a few steps forward, staying close behind Xia Qing, who was carrying the tiger.

Xia Qing, an Auditory Evolver, naturally heard the commotion behind her, but she didn't look back or ask any questions. Because Old Four was leading and Broken-Ear and the Black Wolf King were bringing up the rear, her task now was very clear—transporting the critically wounded.

This task was not easy. Xia Qing dodged the stalactites hanging down in the karst cave, stepped on the slippery ground to follow the wolf pack, and in places so narrow she couldn't even crawl through on hands and knees, she had to raise her hand to break off the stalactites.

Fortunately, such narrow sections were few. After crawling for over a hundred meters, Xia Qing could stand up straight, and she let out a sigh of relief.

After wading through water in the cave for another fifteen minutes, the old wolf leading the way heard Xia Qing's breathing become heavy and walked onto a large, dry rock, stopping.

With the lead wolf stopped, the entire team stopped silently. Xia Qing, carrying the tiger, found a suitable spot to sit and quickly adjusted her breathing.

Zhang Shi, wearing night-vision goggles, immediately stepped forward to check the condition of the five wounded.

Old Four walked over, sniffed each wolf and the two leopards with cubs following behind, and finally came before Xia Qing.

Xia Qing understood its meaning and waved her hand, signaling Old Four to go ahead, as she would handle things here.

Old Four rubbed against Xia Qing's protective mask, leaving its scent on her, before disappearing silently into the front.

With the "Third Boss" gone, Zhang Shi felt a sudden surge of nervousness. She leaned against Xia Qing to lower her presence, quickly adjusting her breathing while using her Magnetic Sense to scout for changes in the magnetic field within a 150-meter radius.

She wasn't a Strength Evolver, and carrying over forty jin of supplies through the cave while trying to move as silently as possible had left her somewhat exhausted.

Old Four, who had gone to scout the path, took nearly ten minutes to reappear within Zhang Shi's magnetic perception range, and the magnetic field was extremely sharp.

Zhang Shi became nervous instantly, but in this atmosphere, she didn't dare to speak.

Hearing the change in the sound of flowing water ahead, Xia Qing, who had been closing her eyes to scout the surroundings with her hearing, opened them instantly and saw two small lightbulbs light up in the pitch-black cave ahead.

Based on the shape and spacing of the two lightbulbs, Xia Qing confirmed these were Old Four's eyes.

Old Four reached Xia Qing in the blink of an eye, opened its mouth to reveal its fangs, and growled silently.

Xia Qing understood and asked in a low voice, "Old Four, are there humans ahead?"

Old Four rubbed the water stains on its paws against Xia Qing, took out a mobile phone, and quickly typed:

Fire, Qu.

Xia Qing's eyes widened instantly; Qu Qu Fangzhou, the Deputy Captain of the Fierce Fire Squad, was actually ahead!

Old Four revealed more fangs and growled silently, filled with murderous intent. Xia Qing's killing intent also surged; the wolf pack began to stir, each revealing their fangs. The herbivores following the wolf team and Zhang Shi couldn't help but tremble.

Kill her!

Xia Qing had indeed promised the Base Commander that she wouldn't execute other missions besides rescue. But with the enemy right ahead, she didn't want to miss this golden opportunity.

Xia Qing took Old Four's phone, quickly communicated the situation of Qu Qu Fangzhou's squad with it, then took out her own phone, turned off Airplane Mode, and sent a message to the Base Commander.

Hui San Safe Zone, Inner City.

On the display screen hanging from the three-story department store, the New Year countdown numbers were jumping. When the numbers hit zero, cheers erupted outside. The operations room was brightly lit, and the sounds of typing on keyboards, reporting intelligence, and issuing orders rose and fell.

Base Commander Qi Qi Zhongye heard his phone ring in his pocket, took it out for a look, then stood up with a solemn expression and returned to his office.

He read the long message Xia Qing had sent one more time, then dialed his superior's number directly. "Department Head Qu, who is the mole?"

The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before asking, "Who did you discover?" ===== CHAPTER 1842 =====