Chapter 417: Giant Wolf, Giant Bear, and Giant Python

Chapter 417: Chapter 417: Giant Wolf, Giant Bear, and Giant Python

Holy cow!

Holy... cow!

"This Python is huge! Queen, did you guys take out the leader of the Python Group? You’re all incredible! The Queen is mighty, the Queen is invincible, the Queen is number one on the whole Blue Star..."

The Head Wolf calmly accepted Xiaqing’s effusive praise. As it entered the Wolf Cave to drink from the spring, its steps seemed quite light.

The Broken Waist Wolf came over, circled Xiaqing once, and looked up at her.

Xiaqing understood. In a soft, emotionally-charged voice, she began her praise, "Broken Waist, you’re amazing too! You must have been the one who seized this golden opportunity, devising the strategy for the Queen that let you hunt this Giant Python, right? How many of your packmates did it take to kill it? Were any wolves hurt? If they were, bring them here. As long as we have Yi Stones, we can handle anything. You should go inside and take a look. You’ve been gone for a few days, and the grass in the cave has gotten damp. The broken leg wolf’s sister has made a mess of things."

The Broken Waist Wolf was also satisfied and went into the cave to drink.

The broken leg wolf bounded over, panting happily at Xiaqing with its tongue out.

Xiaqing laughed too. "broken leg, you’re always so full of life every time I see you. Does the blood on your leg need to be treated?"

The broken leg wolf jumped up and down, continuing to pant happily.

Xiaqing simply took out her medical kit and pressed the wolf to the ground. She cleaned, disinfected, applied medicine to, and bandaged the two-centimeter-long wound on its foreleg. Although Evolutionary Bacteria were less active in winter than in other seasons, exposing a wound to the damp air was still very dangerous.

After finishing the bandaging, Xiaqing stood up. "Alright, go on in and see your sister. In another four days, her Protective Equipment can be removed, and she can return to the wolf territory with you. Go tell your sister that after the Protective Equipment comes off, she shouldn’t go tearing all over the valley like you did. You scared the wild boars we’re raising."

Seeing that Xiaqing had stopped talking, the broken leg wolf eagerly rushed toward the cave and—THUD!—smashed into the wooden door. The impact made the door shudder, and a large chunk of the daub Xiaqing had just applied to the stone wall fell off with a SPLAT.

"GRRR—"

An angry, commanding growl came from inside the cave. The broken leg wolf knew it had messed up. It stood by the door with its tail between its legs, not daring to move a muscle.

After a moment, the Broken Waist Wolf pushed the wooden door open, snarled a few reprimands, and finally let the broken leg wolf into the cave.

The last wolf, the Black Wolf, walked over, gave Xiaqing a wary glance, and followed the broken leg wolf into the Wolf Cave.

This was the only normal Evolutionary Wolf in the Wolf Group; it didn’t need Xiaqing’s praise.

After the Black Wolf went in, the Broken Waist Wolf retracted its paw. The wooden door made a CREAKING sound as it closed, having been bent out of shape by the broken leg wolf’s impact.

"CREEEAAAK."

The wooden door was pushed open again. The Broken Waist Wolf poked its head out, looking thoughtfully at Xiaqing.

"I get it, I hear you. I’ll fix it right away."

The Broken Waist Wolf had traded Yi Stones for this wooden door. Xiaqing was responsible not only for its manufacturing, delivery, and installation, but also for its after-sales service and repairs.

After fixing the door, Xiaqing closed it and asked the "customer" to inspect her work. "Broken Waist, try it again?"

The Broken Waist Wolf, which had been squatting just inside the door supervising, silently pushed the door open. It grinned, revealing the cute, snow-white tips of its fangs to Xiaqing.

"Glad you’re satisfied. You can play with your door now, I’m going to check out the Giant Python." Xiaqing packed up her tools and went to see the Giant Python.

At its thickest point, the Python’s body was nearly a meter in diameter, thicker than two Xiaqings side-by-side, and it was definitely over fifteen meters long. The Python’s massive mouth was open, revealing two rows of sharp, recurved teeth embedded in its gums.

Examining it up close, Xiaqing felt a chill run down her spine, and her admiration for Yan Long, who had dared to take on five Giant Pythons alone, grew even stronger.

’If I had encountered this Python alive and up close, I definitely would’ve turned and run without a second thought. Only after confirming my own safety would I try to counter-attack with a sniper rifle.’

Perhaps this Giant Python was one of the five Yan Long had fought. Xiaqing took out her phone, stepped back a few paces, and took a picture of the Giant Python’s facial features to send to Yang Jin.

Yang Jin understood what Xiaqing was asking. He quickly sent back the photo of Yan Long fighting the five Pythons with a message attached: *Looks like the one in the middle.*

Xiaqing zoomed in on the thrilling image, comparing the towering Giant Python in the center with the dead snake lying before her. She confirmed they were one and the same.

’In other words, of the five Giant Pythons in the photo, the Wolf Group has now killed at least three. The overall combat strength of the Evolutionary Pythons in that body of water has been significantly weakened by the Wolf Group.’

Xiaqing took out a dagger to test the hardness of the snake’s skin and sent a message to Yang Jin: *Confirmed, it’s the one from the middle. Its skin is even tougher than the first two Giant Pythons’.*

The Wolf Group had no long-range attacks; they only had their sharp teeth and claws. This Python had been killed by having its lower jaw torn off and its mouth and eyes shredded. Even its long, forked tongue was gone.

’Although I didn’t get to witness the great wolf-python battle up close, most of the wounds on this snake’s head must have been inflicted by the Head Wolf. Because she is the king of this pack, a high-combat-power Dual System Evolver of the brain area and Speed types. She definitely would have been on the front lines during the fight.’

Just as Xiaqing was about to put her phone away, Yang Jin sent her another aerial photo.

The photo wasn’t very clear due to fog, but it showed two Evolution Bears standing by a lake. In front of them was a post-battle mess of toppled, broken trees and collapsed rock.

Yang Jin sent Xiaqing a second photo from the same angle, showing the same mess. The difference was that one of the two bears had lifted its head, its eyes staring directly at the aerial camera.

’Fuck!’

This brown Evolution Bear had simply lifted its head calmly, without opening its mouth to reveal sharp fangs. Even though it was a long-distance photo viewed on a phone screen, the sense of shock this bear gave Xiaqing was even greater than the one from the Python at her feet.

’A powerhouse. This is definitely a powerhouse within the Bear Group!’

Before Xiaqing could reply, Yang Jin sent another photo.

It was still the same chaotic scene, but this time the angle had changed to eye-level. The fallen rocks and trees lay in the center, tumbled into a swamp. Two bears and two wolves stood on opposite sides of the swampy ruins, facing off.

With the two wolves for scale, Xiaqing finally understood just how massive these bears were. Standing upright, they were more than twice the height of a giant wolf! That meant even on all fours, the height of their backs was greater than that of an Evolution Giant Wolf!

’Just looking at them made my heart race. How the hell could there be bears this huge on Blue Star? Is this some kind of joke? Just how insane and hopeless has the evolution of Blue Star’s creatures become?’

Not knowing Yang Jin’s location, Xiaqing didn’t dare to risk calling him. She looked down and quickly typed out a reply:

*The giant wolf on the outer left came to my territory with the Head Wolf once. The one on the inner side, I saw it after the battle between the Pythons and the Wolf Group. Its status in the Mountain No. 60 Wolf Group should be second only to the Head Wolf.*