Ye Shijie was finding it a bit difficult.
Xia Chujian licked her somewhat parched lower lip, a flash of gloom disappearing from her bright eyes.
"Everyone, put on your helmets and activate the shielding function," Ye Shijie calmly said, beginning his pre-battle preparations.
"That Gene Evolver is definitely a Mental Strength expert as well, don't let him control you with his Mental Strength. We can't use large-scale thermal weapons this time, we might have to engage in close combat."
"Prepare your tactical daggers."
"Adopt the three-man cell tactic. Number 3 attacks, Number 2 covers, Number 5 supports, target: the leopard-headed Humanoid on the left."
Number 3 was Song Mingqian, Number 2 was Li Fu, and Number 5 was Xia Chujian.
Ye Shijie was having the three of them form a small team to deal with the remaining leopard-headed Humanoid beside that person.
And the opponent seemed to sense the approaching danger.
The leopard-headed Humanoid arched its back and bared its teeth in the direction they were coming from, letting out a low growl.
Then, it bent down, and with a whoosh, took a step back and leaped.
Its entire body twisted in mid-air, and when it landed, it had transformed into a real leopard, glaring fiercely at them.
But it didn't move forward a single step.
It seemed to know that as long as it guarded this spot, the other side wouldn't dare to attack, at least not dare to shoot at it! Because it was already very close to the Blood Kirin.
If someone opened fire, no matter what, they couldn't avoid the possibility of blood splattering.
And that golden Griffon Sea Eagle was also emitting cries that grew more urgent with each one, as if it were calling for its companions, or threatening and scaring them, telling them to stay away from it.
"What about you, Captain?" Xia Chujian asked, feeling a little uneasy.
The Gene Evolver on the other side was clearly the mastermind, the most powerful one among them.
But the captain was having the three of them deal with the leopard-headed Humanoid, which meant he was leaving the most difficult Gene Evolver to himself.
Ye Shijie said, "I'll coordinate with Number 4 to draw that Gene Evolver away. You guys need to hold back that leopard-headed Humanoid as well, don't let it get any closer to the Blood Kirin."
Number 4 was Ping Qiong, providing remote support from the Flying Vehicle. She was ten kilometers away, unable to reach them with a sniper rifle, but she could provide detailed coordinates.
If Ye Shijie could really draw the Gene Evolver away, and then Xia Chujian and the others could take out the remaining leopard-headed Humanoid, their chances of winning would be much higher.
Xia Chujian breathed a sigh of relief and was about to nod when she suddenly noticed that in the team communication channel, all the members were crying out in pain at the same time, as if they were out of control.
Fortunately, Ye Shijie had just reminded them, and everyone had already activated the Mental Strength shielding function on their helmets.
The helmets they had received from the Dark Night Hunter Association this time could shield against Mental Strength control below Rank A.
Once the shielding function was fully activated, the pain that had almost made them bleed from their orifices instantly disappeared.
Ye Shijie calmly said, "Confirmed, the opponent is indeed a Gene Evolver, and their highest Mental Strength level should be Mental Strength Rank B Peak."
Because if the opponent was a Mental Strength Rank A expert, their helmets wouldn't be able to block it.
The fact that the helmets were blocking it proved that the opponent's highest level was only Rank B Peak.
Xia Chujian was also very nervous. She hadn't actually felt any Mental Strength attack, but she was worried that the opponent would target her as well.
She touched her own ability defense helmet and immediately activated all the shielding functions, including the soundproofing function.
She said to her teammates through the helmet's built-in communication function, "I've turned on the soundproofing function as well, talk through the helmet, I won't be able to hear you if you shout."
Now, Xia Chujian's head was tightly encased in the helmet, as if it were in a vacuum.
Not only could no air from the outside get in, but even sound was completely blocked.
The transmission of sound required a medium, so apart from the bone conduction headphones that came with the helmet, she couldn't hear any external sounds at all.
Ye Shijie thought for a moment and said, "Then everyone, in addition to activating the shielding function, turn on the soundproofing function as well, turn on your headphones, and all communication will be through the helmet."
That way, they wouldn't be able to hear anything outside, which would minimize the chance of their communication being overheard by the opponent.
Li Fu and Song Mingqian nodded in agreement and also activated the soundproofing function on their helmets.
As for headphones, they always had to wear them when they went on missions.
It was just that they usually didn't need to use them.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Ye Shijie waved his hand.
Song Mingqian, Li Fu, and Xia Chujian formed a triangular formation and moved out of the woods step by step.
At this moment, the snow outside the woods was falling even more heavily, accompanied by wind speeds of about fifty kilometers per hour, creating a truly disastrous blizzard.
Visibility dropped to less than a meter.
However, the goggles they wore had a far-infrared thermal imaging system, which was surprisingly effective in this kind of weather.
The snow on the ground was very deep, but because the temperature here was low all year round, the bottom layer had long been frozen solid.
The newly fallen snow on top only reached their knees.
The three of them stood back to back, moving step by step through the blizzard, heading towards the woods on the opposite side.
At this time, the Gene Evolver waiting like a hunter guarding a tree in the opposite woods was none other than Feng Qianzhan.
He wasn't wearing much. Apart from a fleece-lined jacket made of exotic animal fur, he only had a modified hunting bulletproof vest, which made it easier for him to carry various weapons and supplies.
In addition, he had a helmet, goggles, and a self-heating mask, which were his standard equipment.
Although he was a Gene Evolver, he hadn't reached the point where bullets couldn't penetrate him, so his brain and other vital parts of his body were tightly protected.
Other places didn't matter.
The cell functions throughout a Gene Evolver's body were very different from those of ordinary humans.
Although the temperature here was extremely low, Feng Qianzhan didn't feel very cold.
He looked at the blizzard outside the woods with a gloomy expression, cursing fiercely in his heart.
When he came, he received information from his employer that the other party had received many high-level conventional thermal weapon equipment from the Dark Night Hunter Association, so his plan was to prevent them from having the opportunity to use those weapon equipment!
After all, although he was a high-level Gene Evolver, he couldn't withstand a barrage of conventional thermal weapons.
Therefore, he needed an opportunity to make them dare not and unable to use those weapons of mass destruction, and then, crush them with Mental Strength!
But unexpectedly, when he reached the range where he could launch a Mental Strength attack, his Mental Strength attack, as a Mental Strength Rank B Peak Gene Evolver, completely failed!
Clearly, the highest Mental Strength level in the other party's team was only D-Rank Intermediate! How was this possible?! Unless, the other party used high-level defensive equipment that could shield against Mental Strength attacks below Rank A…
But did Guiyuan Star, the most remote planet in this empire, have such advanced defensive equipment? There was no such information in his intelligence.
He had to know that the ceiling of combat power on the entire Guiyuan Star was Rank B Peak! Defensive facilities that could shield against Mental Strength below Rank A, even if taken to Beichen Star where the imperial capital was located, were not something ordinary people could obtain!
How could this broken team, which was ranked so low in the Dark Night Hunter Association, have such good equipment?!
A fierce light flashed in Feng Qianzhan's eyes.
He snorted and ordered the Leopard-Head Humanoid on his left, "Jia Gua! Kill them for me!"
In order to maximize the effectiveness of his Mental Strength, he needed to lure that team even closer.
The Leopard-Head Humanoid named "Jia Gua" glanced at Feng Qianzhan in fear.
Although he was very afraid of death, he didn't dare to disobey Feng Qianzhan's order and couldn't continue to hide next to the Blood Kirin.
He let out a low roar, leaped up from the snow, and pounced towards the flying snow outside the woods.
He was now in complete beast form, running extremely fast, and running in an S-Type or B-Type pattern in the snow.
Ping Qiong was far away in the Flying Vehicle, watching this scene from the radar monitor, and found that the other party's coordinate position could change several times in a second! Xia Chujian, Li Fu, and Song Mingqian were back to back at this time, holding their guns, and moving forward vigilantly.
The gale howled, swirling around.
Snowflakes piled up into small snowdrifts along the undulating terrain, but were blown up again by the strong wind, rolling the snowdrifts on the ground into the air, and then spreading out in another place.
It blocked the line of sight and absorbed the noise of the world, making people feel extremely quiet around, with only the sound of rustling snow falling.
Xia Chujian said in the team channel through the communication system in her helmet: "I feel something is wrong. Since the other party has set a trap to lure us over, why haven't they taken action yet?"
Song Mingqian was a Gene Evolver with Mental Strength D-Rank Initial.
In this harsh weather environment, his vision and perception were far superior to ordinary people like Xia Chujian, and he could cooperate with the intelligent system of the assault rifle's scope to see farther.
He stared ahead intently and suddenly said, "Here it comes… 57 degrees north latitude, 124 degrees west longitude."
Song Mingqian only said a coordinate position, and Xia Chujian had already raised her Destroyer 800 Fully Automatic Submachine Gun without hesitation.
Da-da-da-da!
A burst of bullets went out, and they only heard an angry roar from a beast in front.
Then, in the sky filled with white wind and snow, a streak of blood suddenly shot into the sky!
Song Mingqian saw it clearly and murmured, "...Xia Chujian, you killed a Leopard-Head Humanoid..."
Xia Chujian: "..."
She didn't see anything at all, relying entirely on the feel of the gun in her hand and the approximate coordinates Song Mingqian had given.
You have to know that after that Leopard-Head Humanoid transformed into its beast form, its movements were incredibly agile.
In fact, after Song Mingqian gave its coordinates, it had already darted forward seven or eight meters and changed direction.
But when Xia Chujian raised her gun, she fired a *Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers* in advance, blocking all the Humanoid's paths forward!
"Song-ge, your coordinates were too accurate." Xia Chujian praised calmly and continued to ask, "Are there any more?"
Ping Qiong also saw this scene in the visual display converted by the Solid-State Optical Radar.
She marveled, "Chujian, your marksmanship is too damn accurate! I can't even compare to one of your fingers!"
Xia Chujian was indifferent to such praise and calmly asked, "Cai Jie, what other obstacles are ahead?"
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