Chapter 334: Wolf’s Howl and Bear’s Roar

Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Wolf’s Howl and Bear’s Roar

Xiaqing took out the Insect Repellent Spray and asked the Head Wolf, "Queen, this spray prevents insect bites. It’s effective for three hours. Do you want some?"

The Evolution Wolves were incredibly fast and could surely reach the "battlefield" deep in the Evolution Forest in half an hour. Regardless of how things went, the battle should be over within two hours. While the Insect Repellent Spray wasn’t a huge help, it would at least reduce distractions for the Wolf Group, allowing them to focus entirely on the enemy.

The Head Wolf, clad in its brand-new Protective Suit, showed no interest in the Insect Repellent Spray. After circling Xiaqing once, it headed out.

Without any command from the Head Wolf, Broken Waist Wolf, the broken leg wolf, and the giant wolf followed her out one by one. The Sick Wolf nuzzled against Xiaqing before following its packmates out of the courtyard and away from the Deserted Village.

The new wooden door under the eaves? With a great battle imminent, Broken Waist Wolf didn’t even spare it a glance.

The advancing Wolf Group made not a single howl. Even the usually boisterous broken leg wolf, who was always darting about, was exceptionally quiet.

After leaping across the river, the Wolf Group followed the Head Wolf and picked up speed. In the blink of an eye, they left the human territory and entered the Evolution Forest.

The cameras on the low slope and High Slope captured the intruders, sending one alert after another to her phone. Xiaqing held her phone, standing behind the village with her snow-white companion, quietly gazing in the direction the Wolf Group had gone.

The drizzling rain had stopped at noon. Now, the sky was full of stars, the ground was covered in wild grass, and the din of insects was deafening, each chirp like the rousing beat of a war drum.

Xiaqing took a deep breath and called Hu Zifeng. "Captain Hu, the Wolf Group will soon pass from Valley No. 1 in Zone Three of Mountain No. 49 into the valley between the two mountains. Please grant them passage."

Hu Zifeng stared at the fast-running Wolf Group on his monitor. He looked them up and down, left and right, but didn’t see them carrying any large supplies. "The way these wolves are moving, it looks like they’re heading for a fight."

’Could it be that she traded weapons with them?’

"They’re most likely going for revenge." As Xiaqing said the word, she felt her own blood begin to boil. "Captain Hu, please keep an eye on any developments deep in the Evolution Forest."

"Understood."

Hu Zifeng immediately reported the situation to Luo Pei. If large, ferocious beasts started a fierce battle in the Evolution Forest, the surrounding animals would be frightened and flee. Although the possibility of a Beast Tide was low this season, they still had to be prepared.

Xiaqing and Sheep Leader returned home. After tidying up the courtyard, the sheep pen, and the first-floor living room, she discovered a rather pathetic situation:

The large rabbit she had gotten in a trade with Shi Du was so scared it was hiding in its cage, trembling and refusing to eat.

Xiaqing knew it was afraid of wolves. After getting word that the Wolf Group was coming, she had moved it from the sheep pen into the house and placed it in the utility room. The wolves hadn’t even entered the utility room, yet it was still terrified.

’All that size for nothing.’

Xiaqing placed the few spinach leaves left over from juicing into the rabbit’s cage and replaced its water with fresh, Pollution-free Spring Water. Then, she spoke to the rabbit. "I sell this spring water for 144 points a liter, and the spinach juice goes for 3,000 points per 15 milliliters. These two things combined are worth more than your meat. So eat up."

"ROAR—"

Just as Xiaqing finished speaking, the faint roar of an Evolution Bear echoed from the distance. Her big rabbit began to tremble even more violently. With a sigh of resignation, Xiaqing had no choice but to move the rabbit to the outer room of the underground storeroom.

There was bound to be a huge battle in the Evolution Forest tonight. If she didn’t put it down there, she was afraid the rabbit would literally be scared to death.

"Captain Tan, are you there? What’s going on? Why are the Evolution Bears roaring at night?" Tang Huai’s voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Are the bears roaring?" Zhao Ze couldn’t hear the roars and asked in surprise.

"They are! They’re just at least twenty miles away from us. Only an Auditory Evolved Person can hear it." Tang Huai, the Auditory Evolver, asked again, "Captain Tan, what’s happening with the bears in the Evolution Forest?"

Tan Junjie responded grimly, "The patrol team is investigating. I ask all Lords to remain within their territories and not go out."

"ROAR—"

"AWOOOO—"

"And wolves!" A wolf’s howl also carried from deep within the Evolution Forest, which the sharp-eared Tang Huai caught. "It might be a Wolf Group and a Bear Group fighting over territory."

"A wolf’s howl can travel fifteen or twenty miles?" Zhao Ze found it incredible.

Under normal circumstances, the calls of ordinary wolves and bears couldn’t travel that far. But the ones fighting were High Level evolved animals, and it was the dead of night, which was why the distant sounds could be picked up by an Auditory Evolver of Level 5 or higher.

Xiaqing, whose hearing was even sharper and who was more familiar with the Wolf Group, recognized it as the Head Wolf’s howl. The call was long and stern, as if rallying her packmates.

’So, the Evolution Wolf Group is fighting a group of Evolution Bears? Hu Zifeng did say there were two Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears deep in the Northern Evolution Forest of Hui San Base.’

’If the Wolf Group, led by two Brain Domain Evolution Wolves, were to go to war with a Bear Group led by two Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears...’

Remembering the size of the Evolution Bear she had seen on Mountain No. 50, Xiaqing slowly exhaled. No wonder the Wolf Group had prepared so thoroughly. A bear’s defense and attack power were both superior to a wolf’s.

However, wolves were faster than bears and had superior pack-fighting abilities. Neither the Head Wolf nor Broken Waist Wolf were fools. Since they had decided to attack, it meant they had a reasonable chance of winning.

But even with a good chance of winning, the Wolf Group would surely suffer casualties. Xiaqing was already prepared for them to come to her for treatment after the battle.

When she handed over the herbs to Ji Li that afternoon, she had traded for some common trauma medicine and anesthetics. She had also given a heads-up to Chang Li and Zhang He that if any of the wolves’ injuries were too severe for her to treat, she would need to trouble them for help.

’Brother San?’

’Unless it was a matter of life and death, she couldn’t waste the valuable time of such a powerhouse.’

Hu Zifeng’s call came through. "The wolves and bears are fighting on Mountain No. 60. It won’t spill over to our area, so you can rest easy."

The two Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears were on Mountain No. 61. The Wolf Group hadn’t gone to attack the bears’ main territory; they were probably reclaiming land that the bears had taken. If so, the wolves probably weren’t facing the strongest of the bears.

Xiaqing did feel a bit more relieved, but listening to the bear roars that repeatedly drowned out the wolf howls, she couldn’t sleep soundly in her bed.

Sure enough, before the sky had even lightened, Xiaqing heard an alert from her phone. She pulled up the security camera feed and saw Broken Waist Wolf, its Protective Suit already torn, appearing in the High Slope camera’s view with the giant wolf.

Xiaqing rushed downstairs and ran outside. Sheep Leader wasn’t wearing its Night Vision Goggles but still stumbled along behind her. Without telling Sheep Leader to go back, Xiaqing simply scooped up her companion, hoisted it onto her shoulder, and ran outside the village to meet the two wolves.

Xiaqing set Sheep Leader down and watched it approach to interact with the two wolves. Through her Night Vision Goggles, she inspected the two Evolutionary Wolves who had returned from the great battle.

Broken Waist Wolf’s Protective Suit was torn, and its body was soaking wet, but there was no blood. Because it was wearing a Protective Mask, Xiaqing couldn’t smell any blood either.

The giant wolf had a few wounds, but the bleeding had already stopped, and they weren’t life-threatening.

Broken Waist Wolf walked over to Xiaqing and turned sideways, indicating for her to take something from its Protective Suit’s pocket. Xiaqing glanced at the giant wolf standing beside it, then reached into Broken Waist Wolf’s relatively intact side pocket and pulled out a walnut-sized Yi Stone. She asked softly, "Handsome Wolf Brother, what do you want to trade for?"

’Why did you come with the giant wolf? Where’s the Queen? And the Sick Wolf? The broken leg wolf?’

Broken Waist Wolf took two steps north, then looked back at Xiaqing. It walked a few more steps, then looked back again. Sheep Leader also came over and gently nudged Xiaqing’s waist with its large head, signaling for her to follow Broken Waist Wolf.

Xiaqing understood. "You want me to go with you? Where to? To do what?"

Broken Waist Wolf circled her anxiously, then started north again, looking back at her once more.