General Blood must have had another hidden motive for letting Chen Chong do as he pleased. When Chen Chong arrived at the dining hall where meals were being distributed, the stone tables were already crowded with a large number of lackeys. The place was full of noise and commotion. Chen Chong quickly scanned the crowd and saw Yin Hu, Gu Jun, and two other unfamiliar figures sitting together. They seemed to be awakened individuals and managers of different territories.
By now, Chen Chong already knew from Old Xu that there were a total of eight awakened individuals in the Crimson Red Territory, all under General Blood's command. Each of them was responsible for different tasks such as guarding the territory, managing resources, supervising factories, hunting, and collecting resources. These awakened individuals were Iron Mountain, Gu Jun, Yin Hu, Li Bao, Zhang Long, Sun Yimao, Qian Xu, and Wang Qianlie. If we include Qiao Jun who is currently at the Dawn Gathering Place, then there are nine.
After determining the locations of several captain-level figures, Chen Chong deliberately stayed low-key and inconspicuously avoided these places to get his food from the food table. Due to his intensive cultivation, Chen Chong had been staying indoors for the past few days, only going out for meals and to guard the power station at night. Since the conflict with Li Bao, no one has dared to provoke Chen Chong recklessly.
But just as Chen Chong finished getting his food and was about to find a quiet place to quickly eat and continue his cultivation, an unexpected situation occurred.
"Ding Ling Ling -!"
The piercing sound of the alarm bell resonated throughout the entire territory, leaving Chen Chong stunned.
What's going on?
Chen Chong frowned and immediately noticed that dozens or even hundreds of lackeys in the dining hall suddenly jumped up as if they had been shocked by electricity. They grabbed their spears and clubs and rushed out in a frenzy, making a lot of noise.
At the same time, Chen Chong also noticed that Gu Jun, Yin Hu, and several other awakened individuals stood up with solemn expressions. It seemed like something big had happened. They quickly gathered their subordinates and shouted:
"Level 3 alarm, Wing Claw Griffins are attacking!"
"Prepare for an airstrike, combat personnel quickly find cover and prepare to counterattack!"
"The rest of the personnel, immediately go to their respective factories! Hurry!"
Wing Claw Griffins? What are they? A mutated species?
Amidst the chaos, this question arose in Chen Chong's mind. He saw groups of lackeys quickly assembling under the angry shouts of several awakened individuals, and then being led towards the main gate of the territory and the locations of various factories. It seemed like they had gone through many rehearsals before and already had experience.
After the lackeys scattered from the large dining hall, leaving behind a mess, it seemed that no one had paid attention to Chen Chong. He immediately followed the group of lackeys and reached a clearing near the territory's main gate.
Here, the lackeys dispersed and found cover for themselves, tightly gripping their long spears and guns, nervously staring at the sky, ready for battle.
"Lie! Lie -!"
The view was wide open here, and in an instant, Chen Chong noticed a large number of dark shadows under the dark clouds in the distance, rushing towards the direction where the territory was located. They swooped down while emitting terrifying screeches, pouring down towards the Crimson Red Territory on the ground!
Even from several kilometers away, the sharp screams were clear and spine-chilling. Then, relying on his heightened vision, Chen Chong immediately discovered that these dark shadows descending from the sky were dozens of giant birds the size of a calf. They had four claws on their bellies, and each foot held a basketball-sized rock!
"These birds, are they attacking the territory?"
Chen Chong's expression turned serious as he finally understood what the airstrike mentioned by Gu Jun and the others meant. He had no intention of showing off his bravery either. He immediately hid in a nearby trench.
Just as Chen Chong took cover, gunshots rang out repeatedly. The guards at the main gate cursed loudly while shooting at the giant birds flying hundreds of meters in the air, trying to attract their attention.
"Lie!"
However, in the next moment, a particularly clear screech echoed through the sky. As if receiving some kind of command, dozens of giant birds in the air completely ignored the guards gathered at the main gate of the territory. Instead, they suddenly accelerated their descent and crossed the gate, releasing the hundreds of rocks when they were about to reach the center of the Crimson Red Territory!
In the midst of the roaring wind, these rocks accelerated like projectiles, demolishing the roofs of one building after another, whether it be dilapidated low-rise buildings or factories. Many unlucky lackeys were hit by the rocks, their blood splattering on the spot, turning into minced flesh.
"Damn it, their target is the factories!"
"They're too high, we can't hit them!"
"What's going on? How did these beasts become so intelligent!?"
Angry shouts, screams, and rumbling filled the air, making it impossible to tell who was giving orders. The guards at the main gate panicked and shot aimlessly at the sky. However, their homemade guns with a maximum range of only 50 meters were almost useless against the Wing Claw Griffins circling and screeching in the air.
These Wing Claw Griffins seemed to possess a certain level of intelligence. They didn't focus on the lackeys gathered in the open area of the territory but rather targeted the largest factories. The effect was evident: as the roofs of the buildings were blasted apart, a large number of panicked workers rushed out, competing to flee.
As swarms of workers poured out of the factories, the Wing Claw Griffins circling in the sky above the Crimson Red Territory let out excited screeches. Then, in a flash, they swooped down towards the streams of people fleeing on the ground!
"Go support the factories, hurry!"
Seeing this scene, the guards at the main gate immediately rushed towards the locations of the various factories. In this chaotic situation, Chen Chong was about to follow them when he caught sight of Wei De and Lu Kai who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, shouting at him:
"It's dangerous here, come with us!"
Knowing that these two had been worried about him taking advantage of the chaos to escape, Chen Chong had no intention of running away. He ignored them and continued to follow the guards who were running frantically.
"Damn it!"
Wei De and Lu Kai cursed, not understanding Chen Chong's intentions but not daring to stop him. They had no choice but to anxiously follow behind Chen Chong.
"Ah! Ah!"
"Help me, save me!"
Bang bang bang bang bang!
As the Wing Claw Griffins swooped down from the sky, the pitiful screams of the workers echoed throughout the Crimson Red Territory. Street corners, alleyways, guards stationed all over the territory had furious expressions as they desperately fired their guns. Fire, roars, screams, and the horrifying screeches of the strange birds filled the sky above the Crimson Red Territory. Chen Chong stayed on the outskirts of the chaos and quickly climbed up a small artillery tower that had been destroyed by rocks, looking out.
Taking advantage of the height, Chen Chong immediately saw one strange bird after another circling in the air, waiting for an opportunity. After swooping down and attacking the ground, their claws would have one more terrified struggling worker. They flapped their wings excitedly as if they had caught their prey, soaring back into the sky!
And amidst all this, the strange birds began to greedily tear apart and devour the struggling workers in mid-air. With their sharp mouthparts, they directly tore apart the desperately struggling workers as if they were rag dolls, causing a rain of blood mixed with internal organs, a scene too horrifying to bear!
The strong smell of blood floated in the air. Chen Chong saw strange birds constantly circling and diving in the sky above the territory, avoiding the random shots of the territory guards and focusing their attacks on the fleeing workers. In the blink of an eye, dozens of workers were captured by the birds like eagles catching chicks.
These strange birds were scattered and fierce in their movements. With their advantage of flying, the guards' crude guns were mostly useless. Except for a few unlucky birds that were shot down by concentrated fire, the number of casualties was not significant.
However, Chen Chong's gaze swept back and forth, and suddenly noticed several figures that stood out from the chaos and launched sharp attacks against the diving strange birds.
The first person Chen Chong noticed was Yin Hu, the captain of the overseer team, dozens of meters away from him. This awakened individual moved as fast as a cheetah, swiftly moving through the crowd. Just now, a strange bird had dived down and grabbed a worker, but before it could fly up while still excitedly chirping, Yin Hu had already pounced on it. With a swing of his arm, the long whip in his hand entangled the bird's claws in an instant, trapping it in mid-air!
"Squawk! Squawk!"
Being entangled, the bird flapped its wings violently, causing a gust of wind and stirring up sand and rocks. However, Yin Hu's feet seemed to be firmly planted on the ground, not moving an inch, with a look of ruthlessness on his face.
"Beast, come down!"
Boom!
Yin Hu held the whip, stepped back, twisted his waist, and his limbs burst with tremendous strength. The bird, struggling like a calf, was whipped fiercely by Yin Hu's whip, and crashed into a nearby earthen wall, causing it to collapse!
With another swing of his arms, the bird, the size of a calf, couldn't resist at all. It crashed into the earthen wall like a cannonball, demonstrating Yin Hu's astonishing strength.
As soon as the bird fell and struggled, the lackeys around Yin Hu immediately concentrated their fire. Close-range iron sand bullets sprayed onto the bird, turning it into a sieve. It twitched a few times in frenzy before becoming motionless. Meanwhile, Yin Hu continued to move through the crowd, his whip in hand like a venomous snake, always finding its target without missing. In just a few minutes, he found opportunities to kill two more birds, showing exceptional fierceness.
Seeing this scene, Chen Chong's gaze flickered as he silently estimated something, then turned his eyes to another area.
In another corner, Bone Army, also an awakened individual, stood among a group of lackeys. He carried a bone spear, pale and seemingly made of bones, on his back. His eagle-like eyes surveyed the sky. When the birds dived down to attack, he swiftly swung his arm when they exposed their vulnerability. The bone spear pierced through the air with a piercing sound and directly impaled a bird that was swooping down!
Chen Chong's gaze shifted again and saw Li Bao, who had clashed with him before. This captain of the hunting team was wielding an exaggerated meter-long saw, leaping like an ape from one low rooftop to another. Whenever a nearby bird dove down, he stomped on the ground and leaped out, striking the bird's wings directly with his large saw, cutting them off like cutting tofu. His aura was fierce!
Chen Chong squinted his eyes, constantly switching his gaze between these awakened individuals. There was no doubt that these awakened individuals demonstrated strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, and combat skills far surpassing ordinary people. Each of them was exceptionally fierce. From their power display, they were like small superhumans!
This was precisely the purpose of Chen Chong's secret observation, to understand the specific strength of awakened individuals in this world and compare them to himself.
Yin Hu, Bone Army, and others were all seasoned awakened individuals. Chen Chong estimated that before using electrotherapy, he might not have been able to match them. However, after using electrotherapy, his true energy surged, and his strength was incomparable. Although his combat skills and experience might not be comparable to theirs, his pure strength might not be weaker than theirs.
After all, he had taken Super God Water and practiced the "Ultimate Boundless Qi Gong" evaluated by **. With the assistance of the rapidly enhancing electrotherapy, these unique advantages made Chen Chong fearless even against seasoned awakened individuals.
Except for Blood General, the extraordinary individual that everyone feared like a tiger. Chen Chong had never seen the opponent's true strength until now. He only knew that Qiao Jun, also a seasoned awakened individual, had no ability to fight back against Blood General, not even the thought of sacrificing his life. This indicated that there was an insurmountable gap between awakened individuals and extraordinary individuals.
Amidst the angry cursing, roaring, and miserable screams, chaos filled the scene. While Chen Chong silently observed, Wei De and Lu Kai approached the half-collapsed artillery tower, sweating and saying:
"What are you doing hiding here? These beasts are as strong as bulls and fast. It would be troublesome if they see us as prey!"
Chen Chong didn't even turn his head and asked, "What are these strange birds?"
Wei De and Lu Kai huddled in a corner, looking at the chaos on the ground, and said hatefully, "We call these feathered beasts 'Wing-Claw Stone Eagles.' They are a type of radiation species that frequently attacks the territory. They come here almost every month, treating us as food that we have raised! These beasts are very troublesome, causing deaths every time they come. And it seems like they are getting smarter. They used to only know how to dive and capture people, but recently they even learned to throw stones!"
Chen Chong understood. These birds had the advantage of flight, coupled with their stone-throwing attacks that took the initiative. Without being able to use homemade **, the range of the crude guns, which could only reach about thirty to forty meters, was naturally unable to cope.
These fierce beasts, with their ferocious temperament and the size of a calf, together with their swift movements, were extremely difficult to deal with. However, Yin Hu and others were able to handle them calmly, indicating that they already had extensive experience. Without the intervention of awakened individuals like Yin Hu and Bone Army, the casualties in the territory would have been even more severe.
Just as Chen Chong was about to ask again, an excited and fanatical shout suddenly erupted from the concentrated chaos ahead:
"That's General!"
"The General is here, the General is here!"
"Hahaha, you damn beasts, now you'll see!"
"Been waiting for you!"
Upon hearing the words "General," Chen Chong suddenly looked towards the source of the sound!