Chapter 556: High-Level Speed Intruder

The earth was trembling, but the sniper rifle could not tremble with it.

Xia Qing, the sniper lying prone on Gao Po, stood up, steadied her rifle, and coordinated with the other snipers guarding this territory and the laser cannon of Territory Seven to hunt down the evolved birds diving toward the territory and the evolved bats carrying bombs that could appear at any moment.

Flares from explosions in the southern part of the territory kept flashing; the patrol team was using heavy firepower to intercept ground animals drawn by the light, and the earth trembled beneath the trampling of beasts and artillery fire.

Loose large stones on the hillside began rolling downward, and water vapor in the cold air condensed into ice crystals on the branches and fell with a rustling sound; the sick wolf beside Xia Qing growled uneasily in a low voice.

If the high-intensity floodlights were turned off, they couldn't spot and shoot the evolved bats carrying explosives; if they weren't turned off, the beast tide would keep charging toward the Northern Sector One territory.

As the commander of this beast tide defense, Tan Junjie, who was leading the patrol team to stand between the beast tide and the territory, called for support: "Xia Qing, Hu Zifeng, the southern isolation belt is under heavy pressure. Request to commandeer the howitzers within Territory Three."

The howitzers of Territory Three were currently in Hu Ningsheng's hands, and Xia Qing couldn't hear him at all. Yue Haiying, who had the right to use weapons, replied calmly, "Copy. Hu Ningsheng, immediately carry the howitzers to the southern isolation belt to provide support."

"Copy." Hu Ningsheng acknowledged the order.

Now there were three minutes, two minutes, one minute, half a minute until the high-intensity floodlights were extinguished…

"Boom—"

The violent explosion lit up Mountain Fifty at the same time as the dozens of high-intensity floodlights within Territory 1-26 went out one after another, and the Northern Sector One territory was once again plunged into darkness.

This time, the darkness let everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

A beam of light lit up and struck a raptor diving toward the territory from high altitude. The raptor's burning feathers resembled fireworks blooming above the territory.

This was the laser cannon of Territory Seven. The beam of a laser cannon is normally invisible; the reason it was visible this time was because the smoke and dust kicked up by the violent explosion on Mountain Fifty had been struck by the laser cannon.

Xia Qing hit a raptor, and it fell along with the "fireworks."

Through the communicator, Xia Qing, whose tinnitus symptoms had lessened, finally heard a voice from outside: "The people controlling the evolved bats were hiding on the first peak of Mountain Fifty and have been eliminated."

Seeing Xin Yu finished the job—beautifully done!

That group used newly developed stealth coating—how did Seeing Xin Yu's reconnaissance bird discover the target? Smell, or ultrasound?

"Copy." Amid the gunfire and artillery, Tan Junjie asked Territory Seven, "Is anyone stationed on Mountain Fifty?"

Having taken and used medication, with her hearing slowly recovering, the Mountain Fifty manager Xia Qing heard Tan Junjie's question and answered accurately, "There are evolved animals stationed near the dangerous area on the third peak of Mountain Fifty; the entirety of Mountain Fifty has no human stationed there and is a human-prohibited zone."

Any humans appearing in the prohibited zone are illegal intruders!

"Copy." Tan Junjie issued the order, "Seeing Xin Yu, use the reconnaissance bird to patrol Mountain Fifty. Upon discovering human activity, eliminate them immediately."

"Copy." Seeing Xin Yu responded.

"Boom—"

An explosion sounded on the eastern side of the territory, and someone reported on the patrol team channel, "Captain Tan, speed intruders carrying pistols, grenades, and other weapons have burst out from Mountain Fifty-One. Six patrol team members are out of action; the intruders have rushed into Territory Eighteen!"

Tan Junjie replied seriously and calmly, "Copy. Squad Five, immediately retreat and kill the intruders. Medical team, immediately head to the eastern isolation belt to treat the wounded."

On the alliance channel, Yue Haiying calmly ordered, "The intruders have entered Territory Eighteen and will soon enter Territory Fifteen. All personnel, defend."

On the lord channel, Wen Nengjie of Territory Seventeen was crying for help, "Intruders have broken in from the eastern isolation, they're about to enter my territory. Xia Qing, save us, please save us…"

Xia Qing wasn't carrying a lord's walkie-talkie and couldn't hear Wen Nengjie's cries for help at all. Even if she could hear them, she wouldn't provide aid to territories outside the lord alliance.

Tang Huai responded to Wen Nengjie on the lord channel, "Xia Qing is injured and can't hear."

"Brother Huai, please save me." Wen Nengjie shifted targets and continued to cry out.

Tang Huai cursed viciously, "Are you fucking deaf or blind? Can't you hear that it's a total mess here? Save you? I still want to find someone to save me! Captain Tan, people from Territory Two have rushed into Territory Twelve to cause destruction. Zhou Xun, you just wait for me!"

Territory Two—no one answered.

After failing to call for rescue, Wen Nengjie of Territory Seventeen put down the walkie-talkie and calmly and decisively ordered, "Abandon the sheds and greenhouses; everyone retreat to the basement and take cover."

"Boom—"

Flames lit up in the southern part of Territory Fifteen; judging by the size of the fire, it must have been buried landmines detonating.

Sure enough, Yue Haiying's voice came over the alliance channel, "Three speed evolvers climbed over the southern thorn wall of Territory Fifteen; two were killed by landmines, one was shot dead. Some intruders are running toward Territory Ten—watch for cover and defend."

Unlike the patrol team, whose responsibility was to block and kill the intruders, the primary task of the territory alliance members was to ensure personal safety, followed by defense and hunting.

"Copy." Shi Du of Territory Ten responded.

Not long after Shi Du's reply, Xia Qing clearly saw a landmine detonate at the southern section of the eastern thorn wall of Territory Ten.

Shi Du announced in a low voice, "The person intruding into Territory Ten stepped on a landmine; survival status unknown."

Nicely done!

Xia Qing marveled at Yue Haiying's combat experience. The few landmines he had people bury across thousands of acres of territory had actually killed intruders.

However, the route from Territory Eighteen, through the southern thorn wall of Territory Fifteen, to the eastern thorn wall of Territory Ten extended straight toward the northwest—that was… Territory Three!

Killing intent flashed in Xia Qing's eyes.

Yue Haiying responded, "Copy. Xia Qing, Hu Zifeng, the intruders are heading for Territory Three."

"Copy." Xia Qing calmly ordered, "Liangzi is in charge of the west wall; the east wall, south wall, and the southern thorn wall of Territory Four are my responsibility; Captain Hu handles the air; the rest guard their assigned sectors."

After Xia Qing finished speaking, through the night-vision goggles she spotted an intruder who had rushed from Territory Ten into Territory Nine; his speed was so extreme that he formed a streak of light under the night-vision goggles.

A high-level speed evolver! Liehu really went all out to kill her.

Unfortunately, they hadn't gone all out enough—they hadn't equipped all these intruders with protective suits made of stealth material.

"Wolf Lao Er, watch me."

Xia Qing spoke to soothe the sick wolf beside her that was growling lowly, accurately predicted the high-level speed evolver intruder's movement, and when he leaped high to cross the iron-net wall at the southwest corner of Territory Three, a bullet precisely struck the intruder's neck.

To take advantage of a speed evolver's strengths, speed evolvers all wore soft body armor; this kind of body armor offered some bulletproof protection at the neck, but it couldn't stop a sniper bullet with extreme penetrating power.

To achieve a one-shot kill, the neck had to be hit precisely.

Xia Qing did it:

"Territory Three, one high-level speed evolver killed."