Chapter 412: Exploded

Chapter 412: Chapter 412: Exploded

"I don’t know!" Zhou Xun, thrust into the eye of the storm by the Second Territory, gritted his teeth. He was so frustrated he wanted to hack at his own legs and crawl all the way to Territory No. 12 to find Tang Huai.

’Damn it, the Tang Family is having an internal squabble, so why am I the one who ends up with all the bad luck?’

’All I wanted was to get by, who the hell did I piss off?!’

On the Lord’s channel, someone spoke with a hoarse, duck-like voice, "I. Said. It. Twice."

The voice was so unclear that everyone couldn’t help but wonder if it was even human.

Kuang Qingwei asked, "Did someone just speak? Did everyone hear that clearly?"

Sheep Leader stopped chewing its cud and opened its eyes, staring at the walkie-talkie beside it.

Xiaqing clarified for her companion, "That was Tang Huai. He’s injured."

Tang Heng answered Kuang Qingwei’s question on the Lord’s channel, "The person who just spoke was my brother, Tang Huai. His vocal cords are injured, so he can’t speak properly. Before the refugees left the territory, my brother warned them twice that there are Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears and a Brain Domain Evolution Wolf in the Evolution Forest. He told them not to provoke the Evolution Bears and wolves while hunting, to avoid retaliation."

"ROAR—"

"ROAR—"

Two more angry roars from the bears. Hu Zifeng cursed, "It’s been over five minutes! The gunfire in the Evolution Forest hasn’t stopped, and the bears’ roars are getting louder. Tang Heng, are the people you sent out deaf, or are they idiots?"

Tang Heng replied with a perfectly straight face, "Among the Evolvers who went out, I can confirm there is no one who falls into either of the categories Captain Hu mentioned."

The two Tang brothers had vastly different personalities. Hu Zifeng, who was used to trading curses with Tang Huai, was suddenly at a loss for how to talk to Tang Heng.

Zhou Zhaoping, the assistant from No. 8 Territory, asked, "Captain Tan, who should be responsible for the losses incurred by a territory from a retaliatory attack by Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears, and what should the compensation multiplier be?"

Hu Zi really couldn’t answer that. "Our captain is busy. The specifics of the situation have been reported. Please rest assured, everyone. The patrol team will always be on the front lines, protecting the safety of all you Lords and your territories."

Zhou Xun was pushed forward by the Second Territory to take the blame again. "Our agent already explained the risks to the refugees. The fact they still clashed with the Evolution Bears likely means they accidentally strayed into the bears’ territory and were attacked. If they did it on purpose, that’s even more terrifying. Who sent these refugees, who seem to wish for their own kind to be wiped out by a Bear Group, to the territories? Isn’t this just asking for disaster?!"

Hearing Zhou Xun’s words, people from the different territories all had the same one-word response: Scram!

Fucking hell. So it wasn’t that Tang Huai was annoying. It was that whoever held the position of agent for the Second Territory was destined to be hated.

Feeling uncertain, Zhao Ze asked his pillar of support, "Sister Xiaqing, if the Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears really attack, is there nothing we can do?"

Xiaqing replied, "If the Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears gather a large number of Evolution Bears or other Evolutionary Animals and attack the territories during the Rainy Season, we have no guarantee of victory."

Outside the Rainy Season, no matter how powerful the Bear Group was, they’d be blasted into meat paste by shells if they left the Evolution Forest and entered human territory.

But during the Rainy Season, using heavy firepower, high-voltage, or laser weapons is extremely likely to trigger an Injury Explosion. As a result, human combat strength drops to its lowest point, and they really might not be able to defeat a Bear Group led by two Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears.

The territories don’t have sturdy walls. If they were truly attacked by a Bear Group, it would be an absolute catastrophe.

Zhu Li asked, "Evolution Bears need to breathe too, right? They don’t have Protective Masks. Won’t they be affected by the Harmful Rain?"

Shi Du replied, "They are. When affected, Evolution Bears with weaker resistance are likely to lose control and go berserk. Their combat power will at least quadruple, and they won’t stop fighting until they’re dead."

Everyone fell silent.

Hu Zifeng reported the latest news on the Lord’s channel: "We’ve detected from the top of Mountain No. 49 that Evolution Bears deep in the Evolution Forest have started roaring in response to the two bears on Mountain No. 50."

"Is it those two Brain Domain Evolutionary Bears?" Zhao Ze’s voice trembled. "Oh no... I’ve lost several pounds recently, and I just finished building my greenhouse..."

Kuang Qingwei pleaded, "Captain Tan, can you immediately send people to Mountain No. 50 to stop the Hunting Team? Don’t let them fight the Evolution Bears anymore!"

Shi Zhong couldn’t help but speak up too, "Captain Tan, please think of something. What’s growing in our fields is food..."

No matter how capable Tan Junjie was, he was just a small patrol team leader responsible for the security of this area. What could he possibly do now?

Fifteen minutes had passed since the first bear roar. The bears were still roaring. This was too abnormal.

This meant the refugee team’s goal wasn’t to hunt bears, but to deliberately provoke the Evolution Bears, making them roar to attract the attention of the Bear Group on Mountain No. 61.

As for why they would do this, Xiaqing could think of two reasons:

’First, to draw the Bear Group from Mountain No. 61 to support Mountain No. 50, making it easier for Xu Pin, who is taking a helicopter to the lake near Mountain No. 61 tomorrow.’

’Second, the Fiery Fire Team and the Su Feng Team are using this act of provoking the Bear Group to put pressure on Zhang San, making him understand the consequences of not cooperating with the Fiery Fire Team.’

’Regardless of the reason, what Su Feng was doing was so damn despicable. For their own selfish interests, they completely disregarded the safety of the several hundred lives and over a thousand acres of farmland in this area.’

’To be honest, Xiaqing really wanted to haul out her Grenade Launcher and blow the helicopter in the Second Territory to bits with one shell.’

’If you want to go to the fucking lake on Mountain No. 61, then walk there through the Evolution Forest and have a face-to-face showdown with the Bear Group you’ve stirred up!’

But thoughts were just thoughts. Xiaqing couldn’t actually do it. She wasn’t yet strong enough to go to war with the Su Feng Team directly. The moment she blew up their helicopter, the Su Feng Team would blow up her territory.

’If she could figure this out, there was no way Yang Jin and Brother San couldn’t. They...’

"BANG!"

"BOOM!"

Just as Xiaqing was wracking her brain for a solution, she suddenly heard a massive explosion. The windows of her house rattled violently from the shockwave.

"MOO!"

Startled by the loud noise and tremor, Sheep Leader leaped to its feet and let out a roar. The territory was under attack. It had to protect the territory with Xiaqing.

"What was that sound?"

"What was that flash of light just now? What blew up?"

"Did that look like the Second or Territory No. 11 to you?"

The Lord’s channel exploded into chaos. Xiaqing led Sheep Leader up to the attic. Seeing the flames and thick smoke rising from the Second Territory, she clapped her hands forcefully.

"Yes! What a great explosion!"

She had only been thinking about it, but someone in this area had already taken action and blown up the helicopter parked in the Second Territory!

Hu Zi asked on the Lord’s channel, "Second Territory, please report what happened in your territory. Why was there an explosion?"

No one answered on the Lord’s channel. In the Second Territory right now, no one could hear the walkie-talkie.