Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 161 - 141 Assistance in Defense_1

At this moment, Feng Jun, who was approaching from a distance, couldn’t help but ask, "Commander, have the mutated animals from Dragon Hall not arrived yet?"

His 7th Squad had already gone through a round of fighting and had just come back to rotate on defense.

"There are still 10 minutes left according to the agreed time," Zhang Ji responded, then asked, "Did your 7th Squad suffer more injuries?"

"Yes! Another three soldiers are injured, and one has been critically wounded," Feng Jun’s face looked rather grim.

Previously, when they were clearing out the Donglin Mountain Range, they mainly dealt with mutated animals; the mutated insects were at most a minor nuisance to them.

They could even leave the mutated insects to be dealt with by the security company following behind them.

But now, the situation was completely different.

The comprehensive strength of these mutated insects had increased by at least five times; even though they were wearing combat suits, a single bite from these Level 2 mutated insects could pierce right through the protective gear and tear off a chunk of flesh.

This was outrageous.

If it weren’t for the fact that these mutated insects had extremely low defense and they had brought a large amount of powerful insecticide this time, it would have been questionable whether they could win or not.

"Have the brothers hold on a little longer, and also make sure to collect the data well,"

"The combat capability of the mutated insects has exceeded our estimates, we definitely need to change our combat tactics," Zhang Ji said, offering reassurance.

Suddenly, an air raid alarm sounded from the south side of Red Rock Mine.

At the same time, a voice came from the communicator in Zhang Ji’s hand.

"Reporting, Commander, a mutated parrot with a wingspan of 20 meters has been spotted in the southwest direction, flying towards our Red Rock Mine. Awaiting instructions," the voice reported.

Upon hearing the words ’mutated parrot,’ Zhang Ji’s first thought was that the Parrot Messenger from Dragon Hall had arrived, but the mention of a 20-meter wingspan made him hesitate.

Because the previous Parrot Messenger had a wingspan of only 5 meters, which was a massive difference from the current one.

After a brief silence, Zhang Ji ordered, "Tell the anti-aircraft squad to stay alert, but not to open fire."

He wanted to assess the situation first, as there were only a few predatory birds with a wingspan of 20 meters before, and they were all under the command of the Mutated King Cobra.

No sooner had he given this order than, in less than 30 seconds, he saw a giant mutated parrot circling above Red Rock Mine.

It seemed that the creature was also sizing up the situation below.

And then Zhang Ji noticed that the creature was descending towards his direction, but it stopped about 30 meters off the ground,

"Tell your men to move their gun barrels away," a voice came from high above.

Seeing this mutated parrot speak human language, Zhang Ji immediately knew that it was indeed the Parrot Messenger.

He quickly ordered his troops to stand down, and the mutated parrot then landed.

"Parrot Messenger, how did you become so big?" Zhang Ji couldn’t help but ask, looking at the huge parrot standing before him with a height of 6 meters, though he had his suspicions, he still had to ask.

"Because I performed well in this diplomatic mission, I received a reward from the Dragon Lord, who helped me break through to the Third Order," said the mutated parrot.

Hearing this, Zhang Ji and Feng Jun exchanged glances, both catching the shock in each other’s eyes.

From what they understood, for these mutated beings to break through, they either had to be extraordinary in their own right or rely on the resurgence of spiritual energy.

And now, that Mutated King Cobra was actually able to help others break through, which indicated a completely different significance.

Just a few days before, there had only been two Third Order Mutated Creatures on the entire danger list.

Moreover, since the resurgence of spiritual energy, the number of Third Order Mutated Creatures had increased sharply; according to the Mutant Management Bureau’s estimates, within the range of Yang City, there were probably as many as 20 Third Order Mutated Creatures.

Although 20 Third Order Mutated Creatures might not seem like many, it was enough to put pressure on the military.

After all, Third Order Mutated Creatures were no longer afraid of regular bullets, and with their highly acute danger perception abilities, it wasn’t easy to hit them with rocket shells or grenades.

So basically, one needed to deploy an entire squadron of soldiers to handle a single Third Order Mutated Creature.

The appearance of 10 Third Order Mutated Creatures at the same time could threaten an entire regiment.

If 100 Third Order Mutated Creatures were to attack Yang City simultaneously, they could potentially obliterate the city.

Zhang Ji had originally thought that it would take a long time for the surroundings of Yang City to produce 100 mutated creatures.

But now...

"Is it easy for your Dragon Lord to help others break through?" Zhang Ji couldn’t resist asking.

"Do you think I would tell you such a confidential matter?" the mutated parrot said with a tone that was half mocking, half serious.

Zhang Ji: "..."

"Alright, I came to notify you that the team dispatched by our Dragon Hall is about to arrive. Here at Red Rock Mine, you will have the mutated buffalo and black crows assisting in defense. I am telling you ahead of time, so you don’t point your guns at them unnecessarily,"

"You must understand that the perception of mutated beings is very sharp, and pointing guns at them is tantamount to provocation," the mutated parrot said, clearly alluding to the recent incident.

"Rest assured, I will definitely pass on the word and have our soldiers keep their weapons from aiming around carelessly," Zhang Ji said promptly.

These were trivial matters, and there was no need to offend an ally over such a small issue.