Open Conspiracy

Xia Chujian pretended not to notice and spoke directly to San Zong, the pig-head humanoid kneeling on the ground. "Get up and tell us exactly where that place is."

She needed detailed coordinates.

San Zong did not know how to describe the exact location.

So he simply pulled out an arrow and began drawing in the snow.

Following the map he drew, Song Mingqian estimated the coordinates.

"So far?" Xia Chujian frowned. "The sniper rifle by the flying vehicle can't reach that distance."

Song Mingqian nodded. "If the estimated coordinates are correct, that place is at least ten kilometers away from our flying vehicle."

Xia Chujian looked into the distance thoughtfully. "No matter how awesome a sniper rifle is, it can't hit a target more than ten kilometers away unless we use micro missiles."

"Don't even think about it!" Ye Shijie immediately shot Xia Chujian a glare. "For such a short distance, what missile do we need?! With so many of us, we can't handle one person over there?!"

Ping Qiong saw this and said, "Then do I still need to go back? The sniper rifle can't shoot that far, and we can't use micro missiles. How am I supposed to provide remote support after going back?"

After thinking it over, Ye Shijie still said, "Your marksmanship is mediocre anyway, so we're not counting on you for remote support. But you can go back and monitor the radar system, keeping us updated on the situation and the coordinates."

Only then did Ping Qiong agree, returning alone to the flying vehicle.

The rest looked at San Zong, wanting him to lead the way.

San Zong raised his head and swiftly glanced at Xia Chujian.

He felt that she was the person who had saved him earlier.

Xia Chujian was bundled up like a ball, wearing a helmet, goggles, and a mask. Her appearance was completely hidden.

Of course, everyone else in the squad was dressed like Xia Chujian as well, fully equipped from head to toe.

But the others wore less than Xia Chujian because they were Gene Evolvers. Although it was freezing here, they did not feel unbearably cold like Xia Chujian, an ordinary person.

Xia Chujian involuntarily raised the Destroyer 800 Fully Automatic Submachine Gun in her hand and pointed it at San Zong.

That killing intent naturally spilled forth.

San Zong shuddered.

How had he thought this person might be kindhearted? The way she pointed her gun at him was even more vicious than the other humans.

Whether someone had killing intent was something humanoids were most sensitive to.

San Zong sprawled on the ground and could not help kowtowing to Xia Chujian. "Female Sire, spare me! Female Sire, spare me!"

What the hell was "Female Sire"?! The corners of Xia Chujian's mouth twitched beneath her helmet and mask. "Get up and lead the way."

San Zong sprang up from the ground with a jolt and stumbled off in another direction.

Small Dog followed behind him with his tail tucked between his legs, as though Xia Chujian had frightened him.

Ye Shijie sighed and said quietly in the Squad Channel, "...I have a bad feeling about this."

Xia Chujian said nothing.

She had a bad feeling too.

How could there be such a coincidence?

Their mission was to find the Blood Kirin.

Then a humanoid that could smell the Blood Kirin suddenly appeared! But under the circumstances, she had no choice but to go.

If there truly was a trap ahead, then the other side had truly grasped her pulse.

This was an open conspiracy!

The wind and snow grew stronger again.

Hexagonal snowflakes filled the sky, and a vast white haze of snow mist rose in the air. Visibility was less than three meters.

San Zong, the pig-head humanoid, wore only a tattered sackcloth garment that exposed his arms and legs as he struggled forward through the blizzard.

The four of them followed silently behind San Zong and Small Dog. At last, they emerged from the forest and arrived before a vast expanse of white snow.

San Zong stopped at the edge of the snowfield and pointed ahead. "Cross this snowfield, and it's in the forest on the other side."

After speaking, he hesitated again. He did not dare look at Xia Chujian, instead staring at the ground near her feet as he said, "The human who wants to kill you is there too. He should be waiting for you..."

Xia Chujian looked ahead and gauged the distance.

Then she slowly raised her gun, aimed forward, and asked coldly, "San Zong, has that person you mentioned already found the Blood Kirin?"

San Zong, the pig-head humanoid, shook his head, fear appearing on his face. "San Zong smells Blood Kirin over there, but next to the Blood Kirin is an especially, especially powerful big fellow. San Zong doesn't dare go there, and that human doesn't dare either..."

Xia Chujian let out a breath of relief. "So the Blood Kirin is still there."

San Zong twitched his pig snout and sniffed toward the front several times, then said with certainty, "It's still there. It hasn't been picked yet!"

He was a humanoid who had truly dealt with Blood Kirin before, and he could tell the difference in its scent.

"...Can you tell me the exact location?" Xia Chujian clicked her submachine gun into firing position.

San Zong drew another map of the situation in the forest across from them.

Song Mingqian estimated the coordinates once more.

Xia Chujian sent the coordinates back to Ping Qiong and said in the Squad Channel, "Number 4, use the radar system to check the exact situation at these coordinates, then send the target's precise position to our Smart Bracelets."

Ping Qiong had already returned to the flying vehicle. She had just retrieved a spare sniper rifle from the vehicle's weapons storage and set it up, aiming into the distance.

Though she could not shoot that far, being prepared was always the right choice.

Hearing Xia Chujian's words, Ping Qiong turned and adjusted the radar's precision scanning range.

Very quickly, the data scanned by the Solid-State Optical Radar was converted into visual images and displayed across several virtual screens.

Ping Qiong sucked in a sharp breath. "—There are quite a few things up ahead!"

Then she sent her teammates the precise positions one by one.

She did not send the actual images because the magnetic interference here was too severe. Even the Local Area Network they had set up themselves was agonizingly slow.

With her precise coordinates, Ye Shijie and the others quickly found a concealed spot to hide in. Then they used the eyepieces on their helmets, which had telescopic functions, to observe the area directly.

In the forest across the snowfield, they indeed saw one normal human and two humanoids.

The normal human wore an ordinary hunting outfit, along with a helmet, goggles, and a mask, so his appearance could not be seen either.

But in temperatures of minus eighty degrees, wearing only a hunting outfit was enough to prove his identity.

He was definitely a Gene Evolver, and a relatively high-level one at that.

If he were an ordinary person, wearing so little in such extreme cold, he would have frozen stiff long ago.

Beside this Gene Evolver stood two humanoids with leopard heads and human bodies, each holding a glossy black spear. They looked incredibly fierce.

Not far from the Gene Evolver and the two leopard-head humanoids crouched a watchful Griffon Sea Eagle! The creature was especially huge; even crouching on the ground, it stood a full three meters tall.

Its feathers gleamed golden all over, and as it lay amid the white snow and green brush, it resembled a freshly excavated open-pit gold mine.

Combined with its powerful wings, eagle beak with a bite force as strong as a lion's, and talons harder than steel, it was truly not easy to deal with.

Xia Chujian immediately thought of the Griffon Sea Eagle that had soared into the sky and tried to attack their flying vehicle when they had first arrived.

At that moment, Xia Chujian wished she could drive the flying vehicle over here.

Then they could directly use the Star Gatling Fully Automatic Smart Machine Gun on the flying vehicle, spraying out a hundred thousand rounds. Even the largest Griffon Sea Eagle could only turn into a roasted little bird!

Of course, she was only thinking about it.

Because even if the flying vehicle were beside them, she could not attack the Griffon Sea Eagle like that.

They had to lure it far away from the Blood Kirin before they could gun it down.

Otherwise, if any blood splashed onto the Blood Kirin, it would immediately wither and die.

Ye Shijie also saw what was happening across from them and immediately gave the order. "Number 5, act! Take out the two humanoids first!"

He meant the two leopard-head humanoids.

At a glance, those two did not seem like decent sorts. Their pupils, which should have been black with golden rims, were now entirely blood-red.

Eyes like that either meant excessive slaughter or an unstable mind. Once they started fighting, they would become exceptionally savage and tyrannical.

Xia Chujian immediately took out her sniper rifle from the gun case and lay down. After setting the coordinates, she aimed at the leopard-head humanoid to the Gene Evolver's right, because he was the farthest from the Blood Kirin.

Then, with a clang, Xia Chujian pulled the trigger and ejected the magazine! Bang! As the first shot rang out, the leopard-head humanoid to the Gene Evolver's right was struck in the chest. The enormous kinetic force of the sniper bullet sent him flying backward, and only after crashing through several large trees did he let out a scream and explode into pieces.

The leopard-head humanoid to the Gene Evolver's left was much more nimble.

The instant he heard the gunshot, he dropped to the ground. He also inched toward the Blood Kirin, getting closer to the increasingly restless Griffon Sea Eagle.

And closer to the Blood Kirin.

If a sniper bullet hit him, the spraying blood mist might contaminate the Blood Kirin.

San Zong, the pig-head humanoid, had said that the reason Blood Kirin was so difficult to cultivate artificially was because it had extremely demanding environmental requirements.

Even the slightest external contamination would cause it to immediately wither and die!

The other side had precisely seized upon this point, which was why they could wait here so recklessly!

He knew they had come for the Blood Kirin.

He also knew they had brought many sophisticated weapons of mass destruction.

But as long as he stayed beside the Blood Kirin, as long as the other side wanted to harvest it, they would be forced to hold back and would not dare use weapons of mass destruction.

Because even if doing so could kill their opponent, it would definitely contaminate the Blood Kirin and cause the nearly mature Blood Kirin to wither and die in an instant.

Thus, this was a natural restraint on the squad.

In that instant, everyone in the squad realized that the other side had come prepared. He had calculated every possible method they could use, remained still, advanced step by step, and waited here for them to walk straight into the trap!

There was no movement in the forest. Was the other side still waiting for them to get closer? It's the new book period... Let me promote it a little: this book was first published on Hongxiu Website. I hope everyone will come to Hongxiu to read! (^▽^).

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