hotmtlnovel Chapter 146 One pit, one silent
Chapter 146 One pit, one silent
Chapter 146 One pit, one silent
Yellowish dust swirled in the air, along with some extremely dry grass clippings and pebbles. Everyone could feel the powerful airflow pulling them closer and closer to the lightning storm.
However, this force is equivalent to a level 7 or 8 wind, which their high-level mage bodies can withstand.
"It feels like there's nothing here, let's leave quickly." Zu Jiming's cowardly voice rang out again.
"I don't know what you're doing with all that fat and bulky stuff!" Jiang Shaoxu said sarcastically.
"None of your business!"
No one dared to get too close to the lightning storm, but apart from this magnificent lightning storm, there was nothing else in the entire ancient ruins city worth exploring. There were no ancient treasures, no elemental anomalies, and they couldn't even see any demons guarding the place.
After searching for most of the day, all they found were broken stones. Apart from Nan Jue finding some interesting characters on some broken stone pillars, the others found nothing.
"Damn it, after all this trouble to get in, there's not a single thing here!" Zhao Manyan couldn't help but curse.
"What a waste of time! I told you there was no treasure here!" Zujiming said.
"Let's sit down and rest for a while. We'll check again tomorrow. If there's still nothing, we'll head home," Nan Jue said.
Just as everyone sat down to rest, a series of sharp, piercing sounds came from the horizon, dense and numerous.
"Pyrmi pyrmi!!"
Everyone looked up and saw a flock of strange, emerald-green birds flying towards them.
"Holy crap, it's them again, and there are even more of them this time!!" Jiang Yu suddenly shouted.
"Are you kidding me? We've come this far already, are you just going to let these guys pass through the airspace of those great demons like that?!" Zhao Manyan exclaimed in surprise.
"We're doomed! We're in this open space with no cover. We're doomed!" Li Kaifeng said in a panic.
Mo Fan was completely confused by what they were saying.
What happened?
When did so many strange birds appear in the sky?
Ironically, he wasn't unfamiliar with this strange bird, because he had seen an even larger one when he flew to South America, and the plane almost crashed.
"They're here too."
"Damn it, we're surrounded!"
All around them were these strange birds with emerald green bodies and blue wings, all heading straight for them.
"Damn it, didn't anyone tell me what happened?!" Mo Fan cursed.
The number of these strange birds was astonishing, at least eight or ten thousand, making it an absolutely massive demon army. Although I had seen many grand scenes before, it was best to avoid such large-scale events.
"Ahem, it's like this..." Lu Jie then explained the reason to Mo Fan.
After hearing Lu Jie's explanation, Mo Fan's face turned completely black. "You son of a bitch, damn it! Isn't this a complete scam?!"
"Why haven't I heard you mention this before?" Mo Fan couldn't help but ask.
"You didn't even ask, and we really thought the last Chidori attack was the last time, but we never expected to be chased by them again. What did we do to deserve this..." Zhao Manyan said.
Okay, okay, you've encountered this kind of thing as soon as you arrived. You guys are really good at ripping people off, one after another without saying a word.
"What do we do now? Think of something quickly!"
"Even if we dig a tunnel, these guys will still find us. There's no cover here, we're doomed!" Zu Jimin said.
"Where's Lao Lu? Hurry up and think of something!"
"Don't make a sound, I'm thinking."
The strange bird drew closer and closer, looming over the area like a cloud.
"What should we do?" Nan Jue asked Ai Jiangtu with a grim expression, at a loss for what to do.
"If I had to choose, would you rather deal with these strange birds or go into the lightning storm?" Ai Jiangtu asked seriously.
"Are you crazy? This lightning storm is comparable to a super-level magic. We're doomed if we go in!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Shaoxu let out a sharp, explosive sound.
"We shouldn't go too deep. Let's go into an area that we can handle but those strange birds can't... That's the only solution I can think of right now. Once we're inside, have Lu Jie make some wooden round shields to protect us. That should be fine," Ai Jiangtu said.
Upon hearing this, everyone felt it made some sense, so they followed Ai Jiangtu's advice and headed directly into the lightning storm.
When the strange birds saw their target heading into the lightning storm, they followed, as if these humans had blown up their nest.
Seeing Mo Fan's pained expression, Jiang Yu couldn't help but ask, "Have you suddenly realized that it would have been more comfortable not to struggle in the Gobi Desert?"
"Go to hell! I'm really fed up with you guys. You've stirred up a hornet's nest, why should I suffer with you?" Mo Fan cursed.
"Actually, you can go out and tell them you don't know us, and see if they'll let you go?" Zhao Manyan suddenly added insult to injury.
"...6".
Mo Fan gave his highest assessment, saying he felt he was going to be driven mad with anger sooner or later.
The group walked together into the lightning storm, with streaks of lightning occasionally flashing overhead.
The strong wind felt like blades scraping against their skin, causing a sharp pain.
"Pyrmi pyrmi!!"
The birdsong grew closer and closer, so loud that it couldn't be drowned out by the rumbling of lightning and the howling of the wind. Through the hazy, swirling wind, they could even see several strange birds flapping their wings and charging towards them with reckless abandon.
"Prepare for battle!" Ai Jiangtu shouted.
"Are these animals insane?"
"Those weaker ones shouldn't be able to fly in, so we don't need to deal with that many," Jiang Yu said.
Jiang Yu's voice drifted in the gale and was torn apart by the lightning. The strange birds swooped down against the tearing wind and the sharp lightning.
"Be careful not to get separated, keep the formation," Nan Jue commanded.
Visibility was very low in the windy area, and their communications were also disrupted. Amidst the piercing bird calls and the rumbling of thunder, everyone had to shout loudly to communicate, but Nan Jue was a sound-based mage, so she didn't need to shout.
Lu Jie flung out several magical lightning bolts, which instantly exploded in the sky, creating streaks of purple electricity that blocked the swooping of the strange birds.
Meanwhile, several thick, tree-like vines intertwined and coiled amidst the gale and lightning, forming a wide and thick wall that forced the strange birds that flew close to the ground to fly higher again. However, flying higher meant resisting the ravages of the gale and lightning!
After an unknown amount of time, the group moved closer to the center of the lightning storm, where the powerful winds could tear apart the bodies of some slave-level creatures.
Fortunately, some of these high-level mages practiced defensive magic; otherwise, the strong winds would have torn them to shreds, and the razor-sharp winds could have exposed their bones.
(End of this chapter)