The people in Yanjing were clearly not expecting the mutated birds to attack so suddenly. Previously, not many mutated birds had been found in the Taihang Mountains and Yan Mountains, but now Yanjing was surrounded by a vast expanse of mutated birds. It was impossible for them to have reproduced so quickly.
Faced with everyone's questions, the intelligence officers' foreheads began to sweat. They could only investigate quickly to answer the leaders' questions. It was finally discovered that these birds did not originate from the Taihang Mountains and Yan Mountains but had come from the Siberian Plateau.
"Report, these mutated birds flew over from the Siberian Plateau. It's winter in the far north now, and the birds are migrating south. We didn't expect so many birds to fly from Siberia. These are not our native birds," the intelligence officer finally concluded. The birds currently attacking Yanjing did not originate from within the country. Even the Greater Khingan Mountains were being monitored by special personnel. These birds came from abroad.
Siberia was originally known for its vast and sparsely populated land, especially the Far East, which was all plateau and mountains. In winter, it was freezing, making it extremely difficult to survive there. With the advent of the apocalypse, human numbers had already been reduced by more than half. It would be fortunate to reach a population of six billion within fifty years. In Siberia, no one knew the conditions in the plateau regions.
Upon hearing that the mutated birds in the skies over Yanjing had flown from Siberia, everyone at headquarters was initially surprised. But upon reflection, it seemed plausible. The mutated birds in the country were generally not this small. However, many of the large birds that appeared this time were capable of carrying people into the sky. Among them, both egrets and wild geese were typical migratory birds.
Headquarters immediately raised new questions and demanded, "Aren't the people from the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities also in Siberia? Didn't they discover this? Why wasn't there any warning?"
The intelligence department had to explain, "Xiao Sheng and the others are indeed in Siberia, but they are in the central plains. The mountains and hills of the Far East are thousands of miles away from them. They may not be aware of the changes in the mountains."
The intelligence department was telling the truth. Siberia was vast, with both plains and plateaus. After reclamation, the plains became farmland. Although crops could only be planted once a year, the vast land allowed for sufficient food production. However, in the plateaus of the Far East, it seemed that apart from growing potatoes, no other crops were suitable for the climate.
"Really, since they are harmful migratory birds from abroad, why wasn't this reported earlier? Can't you use satellites? Shen Feng, who is far away in Yuzhou, could anticipate mutated birds in advance. Why can't you predict this?" Many leaders at headquarters were still upset and berated the head of the intelligence department.
Without comparison, there was no harm. Both happiness and failure were feelings that arose from comparison. The object of comparison for headquarters was Shen Feng in Yuzhou. Shen Feng could not use satellites and even lacked complete intelligence systems, yet he could react to such events early. On the contrary, the intelligence department at headquarters was lagging behind Yuzhou.
The intelligence department had no choice but to defend itself, "The satellites have recently been observing mutated beasts in the mountains, such as the rapidly increasing number of mutated individuals of Siberian tigers and black bears in the Greater Khingan Mountains. Mutated beasts pose a greater threat to us, so we temporarily did not observe abroad. We did not expect mutated birds from abroad to suddenly arrive in Yanjing, as if they were attracted."
"Alright, alright, I don't want to hear these explanations. In any case, the most important thing now is to solve the problem of the mutated birds. I don't want to encounter mutated bird attacks when I go out." Everyone interrupted the intelligence department's complaints. It was meaningless to pursue the backwardness of the intelligence system now. In any case, the mutated birds had already appeared in the sky. If this was not resolved, no one would have a peaceful day.
Therefore, the most important task at hand was to disperse the mutated birds overhead.
Headquarters was about to discuss countermeasures. The mutated birds currently over Yanjing could only be dealt with by the army for the time being. The most frustrating thing was that Yanjing had a severe shortage of air force personnel. More than a year ago, Yanjing had deployed all of China's resources, acquiring ten thousand fighter jets. However, after the operation against zombies concluded, the air forces from various regions had returned, as air force strength was also needed in the local areas. As a result, the air force was completely insufficient.
This meant that Yanjing's safety could only rely on the infantry stationed here for the time being. It was entirely unclear what results could be achieved by using ground methods against aerial enemies.
While headquarters was still discussing, news came from the northern region, from the people farming in the Songnen Plain in the Northeast. "Mutated birds are attacking us! Requesting support, requesting support!"
Headquarters in Yanjing had not yet resolved its own crisis, but upon hearing the plea for help, it was almost driven to despair. Headquarters itself needed support, so how could they provide support?
However, since an attack had occurred, headquarters could not remain indifferent. They had no choice but to issue orders to cities like Jinling and Pudong, commanding them to provide immediate support. Even cities in the south like Guangzhou received orders from headquarters.
The Songnen Plain was the most fertile area in the three northeastern provinces and was also a major granary for China. If it were destroyed by mutated birds, it would be truly tragic.
On the other hand, Yanjing itself also needed support. Under normal circumstances, there were only thirty to forty thousand soldiers stationed around Yanjing, which was sufficient to protect Yanjing's eight million population. However, facing the enemies in the sky, Yanjing's army was still unable to cope.
Zhan Jinsu had originally been hiding in the car. She knew the material of her car. It was made of steel plates, and even the glass was bulletproof. Unless armor-piercing rounds were fired, the car could withstand them.
However, after witnessing a terrifying scene, she immediately changed her mind. When a white egret flew down from the sky and landed directly on the car roof, it had a long beak. Such a long beak was clearly effective for catching fish, and at this moment, the egret had targeted the man hiding in the sedan.
"Crack!" The egret's beak pecked directly down, piercing the originally sturdy glass. The man in the driver's seat was instantly impaled by the beak, his eyes filled with disbelief. Clearly, this man had not expected to survive even by hiding in the car.
After witnessing this terrifying scene, Zhan Jinsu couldn't help but ponder. If she also became a target of the egret, wouldn't she also be in danger? Even though her superpower was cell regeneration, with unparalleled recovery abilities, repeated attacks on the heart would be unbearable.
Thinking of this, Zhan Jinsu muttered to herself, "I'd better go hide in the back carriage."
Even though the glass in the driver's seat was bulletproof, it couldn't compare to steel plates. The carriage was made of steel plates, one centimeter thick. She didn't believe these birds could break through it with their flesh and blood.
Zhan Jinsu acted on her words, quickly getting out of the car and going directly to the back of the carriage, taking out her keys to open it. However, she discovered a shocking sight. The door lock at the rear of the carriage had been broken open, and it was violently forced open. There was a large hole at the door lock, and the surrounding steel was still scorching hot. It was clear that the steel plate at the rear of the carriage had been melted.
Seeing this, Zhan Jinsu was greatly alarmed and thought, "Who did this? To open the carriage door lock without me noticing, it must be an ability user. There are many fire-element ability users, but in Yanjing now, there should only be Xun Yan."
The number of fire-element ability users was actually quite large, and the development of their abilities varied. The temperature of the flames also differed. The temperature of ordinary charcoal fires was naturally incomparable to the temperature of rocket fuel combustion. Xiao Sheng was the strongest flame ability user, but Xiao Sheng was in Siberia digging for oil and had not returned. Besides him, Ke Yiming was also a master who could control flames, but he was recuperating in Yuzhou. Considering all this, the only remaining flame ability user in Yanjing was Xun Yan.
Zhan Jinsu then opened the carriage door and looked inside. Upon seeing this, she frowned and trembled uncontrollably, because Yue Hengyi's body had completely disappeared. Zhan Jinsu had personally closed the carriage door earlier, and now Yue Hengyi's body was gone.
"Heavenly Chosen Bureau, Xun Yan! You people dare to defy public opinion and take away Yue Hengyi's body. You are lawless! I will report this to headquarters and have you severely punished!" Zhan Jinsu said angrily.
Most of the people on the street had already fled. Those who wanted to survive were looking for places to hide, regardless of whether the nearby places were shops, just to escape the birds. Hiding inside houses, the birds could no longer harm people.
As a result, Zhan Jinsu's roar directly attracted the attention of a wild goose. There were already few food sources on the ground, and now Zhan Jinsu was standing outside cursing. This was a live target, and naturally, she was targeted.
The mutated wild goose swooped down and grabbed Zhan Jinsu's shoulder, then flapped its wings vigorously and flew into the sky. It flew up about twenty meters. Zhan Jinsu did not expect to be attacked like this, and in the sky, it was impossible to escape.
"Damn beast, why don't you let me go quickly?" Zhan Jinsu couldn't help but curse, dissatisfied with the turn of events.
The wild goose then released its claws, letting Zhan Jinsu fall freely, and then prepared to enjoy a grand feast.
Generally speaking, only birds on high mountains used such attack methods, such as eagles. When an eagle caught a rabbit and couldn't kill it immediately, it would grab the rabbit and take it to a rock, then throw it down to be smashed to death before consuming it. Golden eagles and other raptors would even grab small sheep, smash them to death, and then eat the meat.
Wading birds by the sea would not typically use this method of smashing prey to death because there was no need. If they wanted to eat shellfish, they could just pick them up. Shellfish wouldn't run, and wading birds could directly peck open the shells to eat the meat inside. However, it was unexpected that wild geese had now learned special skills.
Zhan Jinsu fell straight towards the ground. When she landed, her legs hit the ground first. However, the moment she touched the ground, Zhan Jinsu's legs were broken, and blood gushed out, creating a gruesome scene.
Enduring the severe pain, Zhan Jinsu quickly used her superpower. Her legs healed at an extremely fast speed. At this moment, more than a dozen birds also descended from the sky, seemingly wanting to get a share.
Zhan Jinsu endured the pain in her body, recovering from her injuries while running away. She quickly ducked into a nearby clothing store to hide. The mutated birds had never seen such a scene. A person falling from a high altitude, even if not dead, would definitely be unable to move. The next step would be to consume them. But now, the prey had actually hidden itself, which was an unprecedented situation.
The wild goose was also helpless. Since the prey had hidden, it would look for the next prey.