Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 349: Invasion of the Rock Hideout: The Battle Between the Wild Boar Herd and Natural Disaster

"Quick! Secure these fat rats. These are new biological samples. The researchers will analyze them in a bit."

"Send these subterranean plant samples to Researcher Lina. She specializes in plants; these specimens might yield new discoveries."

The Aurora Animal Assistance Association mobilized completely after Yu Yuan's return.

Especially after seeing the fat rats and Phantom Bat that Yu Yuan had brought back, along with the rare plant samples recovered from Moss Cottage Shelter, the scholars and experts obsessed with biological research were ecstatic, treating the finds like priceless treasures.

At this moment, the Association's deep resources truly showed. Under the direction of Jiu Feng and Miller, several research teams were quickly formed.

They immediately began studying the biological samples, and the scene was one of flourishing activity.

Everyone already knew a brand-new world was beginning to peel back its mysterious veil for them.

A brand-new, unknown world!

What an epoch-making moment.

Realizing they could participate in such a monumental event, and be among the first researchers, everyone was pumped up like they'd been injected with adrenaline.While they were feverishly starting their studies over there,

Yu Yuan had already turned his attention to the virtual light screen.

[Player ID: Mountain Stone Shelter, has entered the Riot District area]

['Mountain Stone Shelter' VS 'Yu Yuan Shelter', player invasion war officially begins]

On the Commander System, Fang also sent a message.

[Fang: King, found the target again, but this time it's a little different.]

Then Fang uploaded a photo.

It was an image captured by a building's high-altitude camera, able to effectively monitor a large section of the district.

A top-down view of the street made any movement immediately obvious.

Besides, the entire Green Forest City was covered in pristine white snow; any anomaly would stand out glaringly.

The photo showed exactly that.

On the rooftop terrace of a ten-plus-story building in the distance, a dark mass was glaringly conspicuous against the white expanse.

Like an ink blot on white paper, stark and unmistakable.

Fang then sent two even clearer photos in quick succession.

Yu Yuan could see clearly.

It was a group of wild boars, about twenty in number.

These boars were enormous, each nearly three meters in size, round and fat, their bodies coated in a hardened mud shell. The mud seemed specially mixed, and once dried it took on a metallic sheen.

The shell draped over them like a thick suit of armor.

At a glance, Yu Yuan knew ordinary bullets wouldn't stand a chance; even if grenades were tossed at them, they probably wouldn't do much damage.

The tusks at the corners of their mouths were different from normal boar tusks, all curved like sharp blades, thirty to forty centimeters long.

Three of the boars even had vividly red tusks, as if steeped in blood.

Their eyes revealed ferocity and cunning.

Clearly they were not dumb; they were actually quite intelligent.

All the boars took up defensive stances, heads outward, forming a circle on alert.

In the center of that protective ring stood a tall, equally hefty man.

Fat bulged all over his body; his weight was estimated at three to four hundred jin. Folds of flesh created horizontal layers across his face.

A whole brown bear pelt was draped over his back, the bear's head worn as a hat.

A vicious aura rose unconsciously.

The blizzard hit him, but the only change was that the bear pelt tightened around him; otherwise he remained unaffected.

Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man in the photo.

This was a formidable opponent!

Originally Yu Yuan hadn't planned to return to the shelter immediately; he wanted to see whether Jiu Feng and the others would have experimental results soon.

But now, a flicker of interest in Mountain Stone had risen in him.

After telling Mona a brief word, he used the Escape Key to return to the shelter.

"King, you're back."

The sound of the Escape Door opening immediately drew Fang's attention as Yu Yuan stepped out.

Yu Yuan walked over to the monitoring screen.

On the screen, Mountain Stone frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on the empty air before him.

Yu Yuan knew the man must be checking the virtual light screen, searching for the shelter's position.

But with the Stealth Rat's attribute, he was destined to be disappointed.

Mountain Stone was decisive. Since he couldn't find the shelter's coordinates, he changed strategy and chose to enter the building to escape the blizzard.

Yu Yuan watched as the boars rammed the rooftop door to splinters with a single charge, then filed into the building one by one.

Yu Yuan arched an eyebrow.

"As expected of a player ranked within the top hundred, certainly not ordinary."

"King, should I notify Alpha and the others?" Fang asked.

Fang was shocked by how terrifying the boars looked.

These boars were comparable to an armored vehicle, both defensively and offensively extremely formidable.

Yu Yuan shook his head.

"Not necessary. These boars are undeniably a major threat. Fighting them conventionally would be extremely tricky, but..."

Yu Yuan glanced at the intensifying blizzard and said softly,

"But we have Extreme Cold! That's our strongest ally."

Fang pondered.

"Call Dale over..."

Soon, Dale hurried in.

"Boss, you're back!" Dale's face brightened with surprise. Behind him followed Jieni, while Simon watched over the four newly hatched Nizi Water Arrow Turtle hatchlings.

Yu Yuan smiled and nodded, then pointed at the monitor.

"Dale, how long do you think these boars can endure in this low-temperature environment?"

Fang had already pulled up the video of the boars appearing on the rooftop for replay.

Dale adjusted his reading glasses and studied the oversized boars carefully.

"Boss, these boars aren't simple!"

"Normally, wild boars can withstand temperatures like the current negative twenty-plus degrees Celsius, but that's under certain conditions."

"Meaning they need sufficient fat reserves, a dense undercoat and guard hairs to keep warm, and an absolutely secure shelter with limited activity; under those conditions, their survival time can be effectively extended."

"So Extreme Cold isn't a major problem for these boars?" Yu Yuan frowned.

"Under normal circumstances, yes. With the amount of fat these boars have, lasting a week would be feasible, but this group has a fatal flaw..." Dale pointed at the dried mud shell on the boars' bodies on the screen and smiled:

"That mud shell will be their greatest threat to surviving..."