Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Mutant Gray Wolf
Ye Yun pondered for a moment, weighing his team’s current strength against the potential risks.
He knew that every decision could affect the team’s survival, especially when facing an unknown mutated creature. Caution was necessary, but opportunities often came with risks.
[Search for the enemy’s trail. Engage in pursuit while ensuring safety. If the enemy is too powerful, the bionic humans can be used as meat shields or to lure the enemy away.]
The next moment, the assessment system appeared in his line of sight.
[Search for the enemy’s trail. Engage in pursuit while ensuring safety...]
[Assessment Type: Search and Combat]
[Assessing combat risk...]
[This is a search and combat mission.]
[Assessment: 9.1% chance of white item, 14.7% chance of green item, 65.205% chance of blue item, 0.005% chance of purple item. Risk Factor: 1.2%]
Seeing the risk factor was only 1.2%, Ye Yun hesitated for a moment before giving the order.
If his strength wasn’t enough, there would be no problem with being a bit more cowardly. But right now, among all the shelters, his power was among the top tier, even if he wasn’t the absolute strongest.
The enhanced bionic human team should be capable of handling unknown challenges. Besides, if they could successfully defeat this large mutated creature, they might reap some unexpected rewards.
Besides, with the team’s current strength, even if they couldn’t win, they could always escape.
Even if it meant losing one or two bionic humans, it wouldn’t be a huge problem.
After all, he still had two bionic human wrecks on hand. Even if the team suffered casualties, he could immediately activate the repair procedure. The only loss would be some green-grade parts.
’As long as Bena isn’t the one who dies, everything will be fine.’
...
Upon receiving Ye Yun’s order, No. 1, No. 3, and Bena immediately fanned out, surrounding the entire pool from a distance.
No. 2 immediately activated Observation Enhancement.
In an instant, a faint blue light covered No. 2’s bionic pupils, and the panels where his ears were located opened up like lotus flowers.
Under the effect of the skill, No. 2’s Observation stat jumped from 4 points to 8.
With his skill active, No. 2’s senses became exceptionally sharp. He began to meticulously scan every corner around the pool, searching for the mutated creature’s exact location.
After observing for a while, No. 2 finally discovered some clues nearby.
Guided by No. 2, the team cautiously approached the mutated creature’s lair.
Their movements were light and careful, trying their best not to make any sound that might startle the creature inside the lair.
As they drew closer, the outline of the lair became clearer. It was a narrow opening hidden in a crevice between the rocks by the pool. A few sparse bushes grew outside the entrance; if one wasn’t paying attention, they would never notice the cave mouth behind them.
Bena peered into the entrance. It was pitch-black inside. Without a high-powered flashlight, it would be impossible to see what was in there.
Just as the four of them were preparing to enter the lair for further exploration, No. 2, who had kept his skill active, keenly perceived a faint, unusual sound in the distance.
The sound was extremely faint, something a normal person would never have noticed. But No. 2’s Observation was 8 points, after all, far beyond the range of an ordinary human.
This subtle stir did not escape his notice.
No. 2:
"I think there’s movement. Something is approaching."
Bena was startled by his words.
He immediately lowered his voice:
"It’s probably the mutated creature that left the tracks near the pool."
His gaze darted around, quickly settling on a small hillock not far away.
"Everyone, hide for now."
The group immediately hid behind the hillock, which happened to be a blind spot.
They turned their gazes in the direction No. 2 had indicated. Before long, a massive mutated gray wolf slowly walked into their field of view.
The mutated gray wolf was enormous. Bena visually estimated it to be at least three meters long.
Seeing its terrifying size, Bena’s heart sank.
There was a very common method in the wasteland to visually judge the combat strength of a mutated creature: its size.
Normally, the larger the mutated creature, the stronger it was.
Although this method of judgment wasn’t always completely accurate, it had a success rate of over 80%.
Judging by this method, it meant that this mutated gray wolf’s combat power was likely even greater than the black mutated lizard they had encountered before.
However, Bena soon noticed something was off.
The mutated gray wolf wasn’t moving quickly. At first, Bena thought it was just being cautious, constantly observing its surroundings, which was why it was moving so slowly.
After all, wolves were inherently cautious animals.
However, as the mutated gray wolf got closer, Bena finally discovered the reason for its slow pace.
The mutated gray wolf’s body was covered in numerous wounds, but they were coated in so much dust and dirt that they were hard to spot from a distance.
But as the mutated gray wolf drew nearer, he could clearly see several obvious tears and gunshot wounds on its body. There were many such injuries, clearly sustained in a recent battle.
The reason it was moving so slowly was because it was injured.
The nearby lair must be its home. It was probably trying to return here to rest and recover after being injured.
Bena exchanged a look with the others. They realized this might be an opportunity.
If the mutated gray wolf was already injured, its strength and reaction speed would likely be affected, which would undoubtedly lower the difficulty of the fight for them.
"Looks like it’s already fought another creature and lost," Bena analyzed in a low voice.
They didn’t know what was inside the lair. If they let the gray wolf get inside, they would not only lose their tactical advantage of terrain but also the advantage of striking first.
They were already quite a distance from the shelter.
Even if they immediately sent information back to the shelter, the round trip would take a very long time.
Bena knew he had to make a decision.
"No. 1 and I will be the main attackers. No. 3 and No. 2, you’ll provide support and containment from the sides. Make sure the mutated gray wolf has no chance to escape," Bena quickly laid out the battle plan.
No. 1 and Bena began to move slowly, looking for the best angle of attack.
Their goal was to inflict heavy damage on the mutated gray wolf in the first round of attacks, weakening its combat capability as much as possible.
No. 3 and No. 2 fanned out to the sides, preparing to look for an opportunity to pincer it during the fight.
Normally, with its keen five senses, the mutated gray wolf might have long since detected the presence of other enemies near its lair.
However, the recent battle had left the wolf with significant injuries. The thought of returning to its safe lair to recuperate as quickly as possible made it completely oblivious to the strangeness in its surroundings.
However, just as Bena and No. 1 were in position and about to launch their attack, the mutated gray wolf suddenly stopped. Its ears twitched slightly, its innate sense of danger making it seem as if it had noticed something.
