Chapter 557: Double Kill

Hearing Xia Qing's report that the intruder had been killed, the lords hiding in the basements, caves, or tree hollows of their respective territories had just begun to smile, when they heard Yue Haiying's grave, calm voice:

"Xia Qing, another high-level speed Evolver and a high-level elasticity Evolver have entered the territory from Mountain Fifty, evaded our snipers, and are charging toward Territory Three. They're carrying sniper rifles and submachine guns. The first two were blown up, one was killed, and now two more have come — this means the enemy has dispatched at least one extremely high-combat squad to Territory Three."

"Xia Qing, take cover. Yin Jie, Ding Hao, fall back immediately and take cover." An opponent like this was already beyond what Yin Jie and Ding Hao could handle — running into them would only end one way: death.

A high-level speed Evolver sniper?! The territory members' nerves instantly tightened. Liehuo saw that the bombs hadn't flattened Territory Three, so they sent another squad with at least three high-level Evolvers?!

They're determined to kill Xia Qing… Zhao Ze again wanted to tell Xia Qing to abandon the territory immediately and take shelter in Territory Seven.

"Copy that." After replying calmly, Xia Qing ordered Sick Wolf to hide in the stone hole dug in advance. "Lao Er, get in the hole and hide. Watch how I destroy the enemy."

Sick Wolf obediently hid in the stone nest reinforced with steel bars on the high slope, listening to the trembling of the earth and stones and the gunfire all around. Through the gaps between the stones, his furry face watched Xia Qing solemnly.

Xia Qing gripped her sniper rifle, her calm gaze piercing through the night-vision goggles toward the two figures now in view, rapidly crossing Territory Nine and charging over. The elasticity Evolver was in front, the speed Evolver with the sniper rifle behind. From their positioning and pace, it was clear they were extremely well-coordinated.

If they came one at a time, Xia Qing would have no fear. Because no matter what level of Evolver, to enter Territory Three they had to cross the four-plus-meter-high iron-net wall — and the moment they climbed it, they'd be a living target.

But with the two covering each other, a successful infiltration was very likely. Once they got into the territory, it would be a brutal fight.

Among the Blue Dragon main combat squads, Beard Feng's ten-person squad ranked ninth, and they only had one high-level Evolver — a non-combat visual Evolver at that. Even with perfect coordination, against two well-coordinated combat-type high-level Evolvers, their odds weren't great.

Therefore, one had to be eliminated before they entered the territory.

"I'll snipe their sniper. You all focus fire on the elasticity Evolver." Xia Qing's gaze locked onto the enemy's sniper.

"Copy that." The entire Beard Feng squad fixed their eyes on the Evolver who could bounce forward thirty-plus meters in a single leap.

"The enemy has pulled out a grenade — they're expected to blow the perimeter wall."

Hearing Xia Qing's report over the walkie-talkie, Liangzi — the sixth-level visual Evolver in Beard Feng's squad — blinked rapidly.

He confirmed once more that Xia Qing's visual Evolver level was definitely above his own. However, today Xia Qing was wearing night-vision goggles paired with special-ops gear, which were definitely better quality than his, so Liangzi couldn't tell whether Xia Qing was level seven, eight, or higher.

But no matter which it was, it set his blood on fire. A high-level visual Evolver was a prerequisite for becoming an excellent sniper — no wonder Xia Qing's sniping had improved so rapidly over the past year.

Hui Three Base was about to gain another sharpshooter who could fight alongside Brother Luo!

"The enemy's sniper has taken cover behind the stone wall in Territory Nine — can't get a shot."

The enemy was hidden behind cover in Territory Nine, and Territory Three was already within his range. Of course, he was also within Xia Qing's range.

Xia Qing now deeply missed her howitzer, which had been sent to support the investigation team in resisting the beast tide. Her own howitzer was unavailable, but her ally's could be used!

Xia Qing called her idol online. "Third Brother, you there?"

"Here." With the situation tight, Zhang San's voice was also full of strength, as if at this moment he wasn't slumped in his chair as usual, but gripping a scalpel, standing before an operating table.

"Third Brother, can I borrow Territory Seven's howitzer to strike the intruders hiding in Territory Nine?"

Zhang San agreed without the slightest hesitation. "Go ahead."

"Thanks, Third Brother." Xia Qing calmly gave the order: "Please have Third Brother fire a howitzer shell at the northeast corner of Building Three in Territory Nine in thirty seconds."

Beard Feng's squad: We… damn! You can even do that?!

Lords' Alliance members: Right, when something comes up, look for Third Brother — never wrong!

"Copy that."

After calling her idol for support, Xia Qing calmly ordered, "Guan Tong, throw one rocket grenade now at a point 450 meters from your position, at an angle 35 degrees east of south. Once thrown, immediately relocate and take cover. Do not show your head."

A rocket grenade was a grenade fitted with a rocket booster, with a maximum range of 500 meters.

"Copy that." Guan Tong immediately took out the grenade and fired it at the designated location.

The grenade flew through the air trailing fire, carrying everyone's hopes — but before it could land, it was struck by a grenade thrown from the cover in Territory Nine and exploded mid-air.

"Boom—"

The violent explosion at such close range nearly made Zhou Xun — who was in Territory Two, covered in blood and playing dead — jump out of his skin. Meanwhile, Tang Huai in Territory Twelve and Shi Zhong's family of three in Territory Ten all snapped to attention.

"Who fired, and where did it hit?" Tang Huai, his foot on the tightly bound intruder, asked loudly over the lords' channel.

"Heh." The high-level elasticity intruder in the Territory Nine cover sneered. "You dare bring out such a shabby little weapon?"

The high-level speed intruder warned, "Don't underestimate them. There's a well-equipped Blue Dragon ten-person squad in Territory Three."

"Hmph. So what if they're well-equipped? Apart from Yang Jin and Luo Pei, I don't give a damn about any of the rest of Blue Dragon—" Before he could finish, he heard the shell screaming through the air toward him and immediately bounced away.

Now!

"Bang, bang, bang."

"Boom—"

The instant the shell exploded, the snipers in the ten-person squad — Beard Feng, Liangzi, and Peng Jian — fired simultaneously, targeting the elasticity Evolver as he bounced out.

Xia Qing's muzzle and eyes rapidly searched for the enemy's sniper. Seeing he hadn't appeared, Xia Qing calmly ordered, "Third Brother, twenty meters south of the original position, fire another."

"Boom—"

"Twenty meters east, fire another."

"Boom—"

Here he comes!

The instant the hidden invading sniper rolled to dodge, Xia Qing accurately predicted his path of advance. The bullet left the barrel, heading straight for his abdomen.

Hit! But it didn't cause a serious wound, because the protective suit he was wearing was very high quality.

"Third Brother, thirty meters southeast of Building Two in Territory Nine. Jing Kuan, Er Yong, move out."

"Boom!"

Run!

The invading sniper, blasted out of cover, had already given up on pushing into Territory Nine and was fleeing rapidly south toward Territory Twelve. His escape route wasn't a straight line — he was trying to confuse the snipers in Territory Three and dodge any bombs that might fall at any moment.

After eight years of combat, every single time it had been him chasing others with bullets — he'd never been this frustrated, damn it!

The gunfire in Territory Twelve had only just stopped not long ago, and the big fire inside the territory hadn't yet been put out. Xia Qing couldn't let the target run over and add to the chaos. Otherwise, after the melee, Tang Huai would definitely come over, sniffling and whining, wanting to fleece her sheep and pet her wolves.

"Bang!"

Xia Qing's shot hit the invading sniper in the thigh. Although it didn't pierce his protective suit, it still sent him stumbling and rolling forward.

The invading sniper got up, faked right, then sprinted left-forward — but had barely taken two steps when he was hit again in the ribs.

In his head, still ringing from the blast, there was only one thought: they had fallen for it—Luo Pei had already returned to the territory!

Looking back at the two speed evolvers charging toward him, the invading sniper pressed his hand to his chest and detonated the bomb on his body.

An elasticity evolver?

When the second shell exploded, he was hit by a bullet and blew up when he hit the ground.

Xia Qing set down her gun, pressed the Alliance walkie-talkie button, and reported to Commander Yue Haiying:

"Territory Three, with the assistance of Territory Seven, eliminated one high-level elasticity invader and one high-level speed invader."