North Suburb.
The crow partner Black No.33 flew several circles around the farmhouse before flapping its wings and landing in front of Captain Gong Shicheng.
Captain Gong asked, "Mr. Spirit Crows, have you found anything?"
"Caw!"
Black No.33 responded with a sound.
Using its claws, it scratched on the snow and then wrote in large letters: "There seems to be a small object in the snow behind the house."
Captain Gong immediately asked, "What small object?"
Black No.33 turned its head away from the captain, appearing not to bother acknowledging him.
Captain Gong's face twitched slightly, feeling a bit awkward.
He looked at his subordinates and commanded, "Search the area!"
"Caw!"
Black No.33 called out, quickly flying to the eaves.
Ten minutes later.
The soldiers searched the snow in earnest and finally made a discovery.
One soldier pinched a small object between two fingers and suddenly shouted excitedly, "Captain, I found it!"
Captain Gong walked over and took a look, feeling confused: "You found a needle?"
The soldier didn't explain but instead held the "needle" close to the assault rifle, smiling: "Captain, watch closely."
Captain Gong was astounded.
He clearly saw the "needle" automatically turn black as it approached the assault rifle, matching the color of the gun.
The soldier then bent down to grab a handful of snow, bringing the "needle" close to it, and the needle instantly changed to the color of the snow.
The nearby soldiers were all stunned.
Captain Gong exclaimed, "What is this thing?"
The vice-captain pondered for a moment and said, "This should be a hair shed by a mutant rat, as it is a mutated creature, its hair might possess color-changing abilities."
This was a very logical deduction.
The group of soldiers all nodded in agreement.
Captain Gong turned to look in the direction of the eaves, with a glimpse of shock in his eyes.
The special team had been searching the snow for a long time to find a single mutant rat hair.
The Spirit Crow flew several circles in the sky dozens of meters high and actually determined that a rat hair was buried in the snow.
Incredible!
Originally, the captain didn't think Mr. Spirit Crows was that impressive, believing the second squad was completely boasting.
But having witnessed all of this firsthand, his opinion turned 180 degrees in an instant.
*
Yue Bay District.
Yang Fan saw through the eyes of the crow partner, clearly witnessing the shocked expression on Captain Gong's face.
He made a mental decision and issued a new command: "Using the house as the center, conduct a search in a circling pattern."
"Caw!"
Black No.33 immediately took flight.
Yang Fan looked across the snowy field, with a constant flicker of light in his eyes.
He viewed a region, with relevant information appearing directly in his mind without observing any traces.
"No trace of mutant rats here."
"Mutant rats might have come here, seemingly about three days ago."
"This area also shows signs where mutant rats apparently lingered for some time."
This incredible outcome made Yang Fan once again marvel at the miraculous Primordial Star Formation.
Five minutes later.
Black No.33 flew over another village.
Yang Fan suddenly exclaimed: "This rat is pretty cunning!"
With the magical effect of the Spiritual Language, he faintly sensed a presence similar to the rat hair gathering underground in the village.
No doubt.
The mutant rat's nest is here, and it committed a massacre in one village while setting up its lair in another village.
If it weren't for his superpowers, he honestly wouldn't have thought of this.
Yang Fan couldn't help but think of "System of Measurement" Huangmao and clicked his tongue: "This mutant rat might be smarter than Huangmao."
He promptly sent another command to Black No.33.
"Caw!"
The Spirit Crow responded.
It circled in mid-air, rushing toward the scene of the deadly incident.
Yang Fan murmured, "There are so many villagers here, the battle will probably be challenging."
When the Liren First Squad hunts the mutant rats, they still have to guard against these creatures harming villagers; the saying "casting away the rat for fear of breaking the vase" holds here.
He broke into a smile: "Never mind, the forthcoming hunt is the job of the Liren Special Team, I just wait to extract the energy from it."
Letting others do all the work while the spoils remain undiminished.
Not having to risk life fighting, how delightful is that?
*
North Suburb.
The soldiers naturally noticed the crow's movements and began to discuss.
"I remember that village is called Deyuan Village."
"The Spirit Crow hovered over Deyuan Village for several circles, could the mutant rats be hiding there?"
"The possibility is high, we thought the mutant rats were hiding in this village, but end up realizing it was another village, the mutant rats likely used a mental stereotype."
"My goodness! Even rats have become this cunning!"
If it were half an hour ago, the soldiers would undoubtedly reject it.
But now things are different.
Just now Black No.33 showcased the astonishing ability of "finding a rat hair in the snow," and no one would question it.
Very soon.
"Caw!"
Black No.33 landed.
It hopped in the snow for a while, skillfully writing a sentence: "Beneath the village, there seems to be a complex network of tunnels."
The group was once again astonished.
Someone expressed doubt.
"Is it genuine?"
"Can even the underground situation be seen?"
Some are willing to believe.
"Why not? Mr. Spirit Crow is a Superpower User!"
"Don't judge a Superpower User using ordinary people's viewpoints."
But the voices of skepticism are a bit stronger.
After all, just flying a while over the village and seeing a network of tunnels underground indeed challenges ordinary human's perception.
Captain Gong Shicheng hesitated a bit but still ordered: "Send a drone over to probe the pipeline situation beneath Deyuan Village."
"Yes!"
A larger sized drone was airborne, swiftly reaching the target village.
The geological radar aboard is activated, sending high-frequency electromagnetic waves to the ground, the radar receives reflected waves and processes data to determine the position of underground pipelines.
A minute later.
The computer screen displayed a highly intricate tunnel network.
The operator checked the parameters and reported a piece of data: "The average diameter of the tunnel is not less than fifty centimeters, and the total length exceeds eighteen kilometers."
The soldiers were all in complete shock.
"Oh my god!"
"So the tunnel is this long?!"
The previous doubts vanished without a trace.
In place of skepticism was admiration as high as mountains.
"This Spirit Crow is amazing!"
"It's truly incredible!"
Black No.33 flapped its wings, proudly squealing.
"Caw!"
Standing tall upon a tree branch, it tilted its head slightly to look at Captain Gong, with a touch of human-like disdain in its eyes.
Captain Gong pretended not to see, showing an exceptionally thick-skinned demeanor.
The fellow, having witnessed the magical display of the Spirit Crow with his own eyes, was truly shaken heavily and definitely lacked the courage to rebut Black No.33.
There's no choice but to acknowledge it!
Captain Gong surveyed around the ambiance and said, "Everyone, let's discuss now how we should deal with the mutant rats."
Half an hour later.
The soldiers discussed and devised a set of tactics.
Captain Gong swung his hand and commanded, "Commence the operation."