Chapter 176 Uninvited guests
"That's the dragon-throated bird?" Ye Junwen was a little surprised to see the huge creatures in the sky. They have not entered Cedrus yet, and they are still a little far from their destination, but they have entered a relatively dangerous range. As mentioned before, it is currently the breeding period of the dragon-throated bird, and during this breeding period, the dragon-throated bird will forage nearby. Because of the large number, foraging in these two seasons can be said to be a very serious blow to the surrounding ecology.
These dragon-throated birds are carnivorous birds. They eat them as long as they are meat, in short, even people eat them. Of course, it is good to be eaten by adult birds. If they are taken back to feed the chicks, they will die even worse. Of course, the residents here also know these things. They will temporarily move out of this area during this season and then come back after autumn. Now there are almost no residents in the Cedrus area.
In Ye Junwen's opinion, the dragon-throated bird in the sky is more like a pterodactyl than a bird. It is indeed very similar to a pterodactyl. It is indeed very similar to a lizard, but it is a bit similar to a pterodactyl. Of course, it also has huge claws and sharp beaks that raptors have. However, unlike a pterodactyl, there are several huge roar sacs hanging around the other's neck, which is a bit similar to a chicken's roar sac. This may be the reason why it is called a dragon-throar sac.
When Ye Junwen was observing the dragon-throated bird, the other party flew towards them by himself. It was obvious that the other party was here to prey on them. Maybe because he saw that there were a large number of people below, the other party did not come down directly, but flew to a certain distance and hovered over their heads, as if observing the situation.
"Catch it down and see." Ye Junwen said to Ted next to him.
"Yes, Legion Commander." Ted next to him nodded, and then directly sent an order to the soldiers next to him. Soon, there was a "da da da" machine gun sound next to him. The dragon-throated bird in the sky obviously didn't expect that the other party would have such a thing. He had no time to dodge and was hit by a bunch of bullets.
The more fatal position is on the wings. The machine gun simply penetrates the opponent's wings like a flesh-film, causing the opponent to lose the ability to fly. Soon it fell directly and fell into the woods not far ahead of Ye Junwen.
Ye Junwen also went up to take a look. It was a pity that the dragon-throated bird had been smashed into meat sauce, and blood was splashed everywhere. Originally, Ye Junwen was a little curious about the other party's situation. After all, it was something I had never seen before, but now there is nothing good about this situation.
His subordinates went up and looked at it, and after fumbled for a while, he handed over a gem to Ye Junwen. Yes, this is a fourth-level monster. Of course, its magic crystals are also fourth-level magic crystals. Compared with the large number of third-level magic crystals in Ye Jun's bag, these fourth-level magic crystals are obviously larger. This makes Ye Junwen quite satisfied. These magic crystals are still very useful now. Not to mention the money selling, his own fighting spirit also needs to be recharged. Level 3 magic crystals are not efficient, and level 4 magic crystals are probably slightly better.
Isn't it said that there are many birds? Ye Junwen thought about this and thought it was considered a wave of magic crystals, which is a good thing. At present, it seems that machine guns are still quite harmful to these birds, and it seems that there is no problem.
"Are you finished watching?" Back to the army, Hejar next to him came over and asked. Ye Junwen said he wanted to see this thing before, but Hejar didn't stop him. After all, this kind of bird is a specialty bird here, and there is no other place. It is probably because Ye Junwen has never seen it before, so he is curious. Then, after watching it, he will continue to rush.
"I didn't see anything." Ye Junwen said, "But forget it, there is nothing good to look at, so just go."
The troops advanced again, and soon they entered the Cedrus area. After they arrived here, the troops also became nervous. When they came to this place at this time, everyone knew that it was very dangerous and could be surrounded by a large group of dragon-throated birds at any time.
Sure enough, not long after, they encountered the dragon-throated bird, but this one did not fly directly. After hovering in the air for a while, the other party flew away directly. Because it flew relatively high, Ye Junwen did not order to shoot or something outside the range.
"Maybe I'm going back and calling another bird," said Hedger. "Be careful, we may face a large flock of birds soon."
Hejar's judgment was indeed correct. After a while, they saw a large number of birds flying towards them. It was estimated that the birds in front saw a large number of food here and went back to ask their companions to share it. In short, they also knew humans and knew that it was a kind of food. Of course, they would not be afraid of them, but just came to eat.
"All troops are on their mind!" Hejar gave the order. Of course, they were ready for such terrifying raptors. The melee troops used large shields to help defend, while the long-range troops were responsible for the main attack. In fact, hunting this kind of bird was mainly based on bows and arrows. The opponent's weakness was still the part of the wings. As long as the opponent's wings were destroyed, the birds that could not fly would of course be useless. Their wings were indeed very fragile. Bows and arrows could also be destroyed, but it was difficult to hit. After all, the range of bows and arrows was limited, and they had to wait for the other party to come down by themselves.
With a few panic roars, the battle between humans and birds began. As soon as the battle started, Ye Junwen saw the magic used by these birds. Yes, these birds actually spit out fireballs, and their lethality is quite good. Even if they use a large shield to defend, they can cause considerable damage. After thinking about it, the magic crystals obtained before were also fire-attributed, which may be the reason why the other party is called the dragon-throated bird.
After all, they were condescending and if the other party had been spitting fireballs at high altitude, they really had no choice. However, these birds obviously did not have such high IQ, and they came to find food, so they would come down soon. This was the opportunity for soldiers to counterattack. The gunshots of "dadada" sounded again, and the bows and arrows flew towards the sky. The dragon-throated bird that was hit quickly fell down. In short, both sides also suffered losses.
The battle lasted only half an hour before it ended because the remaining dragon-throated birds flew away. This was not because they were afraid or something, but because the flying birds were already full or were rushing back to feed their children with people in their arms. Of course, a large number of dragon-throated bird corpses were left on the ground, but Ye Junwen and the others suffered great losses, with many casualties.
"It's not easy to fight," said Hejar. "Although they know their weaknesses, the other party is also very resistant. I don't know how many there are. Now there are still a certain distance from the mountainous areas with brown-core rock grass. There are probably more dragon-throated birds there, which is difficult to advance."
"It's okay." Ye Junwen said, "No matter what, we must get the brown-core rock grass, right?"
"Yeah." Hejar nodded.
"Anyway, you clean the scene and gather everything like magic crystals." Ye Junwen said.
Of course, He Jiaer didn't care about these fourth-level magic crystals. The crisis in the entire country is much more important than these magic crystals. He originally didn't even want to take it, so he didn't have that time, but Ye Junwen insisted on it and said that these magic crystals seemed to be very interested in the Tang Dynasty, so it could be regarded as trading items. In this case, He Jiaer agreed. After all, the troops also had to repair it slightly, which was just a little time.
Soon, there were a lot of fourth-level magic crystals in Ye Junwen's bag. The troops were about to continue moving forward when suddenly the soldiers reported that a large number of dragon-throated birds appeared in front of them and flew towards them.
Ye Junwen and He Jiaer immediately looked in the direction of the report, and they could see each other's figures. It was indeed a huge crowd. The number this time was obviously more than the group they had dealt with before. Seeing this situation, He Jiaer immediately ordered the formation on the spot to prepare to fight the enemy.
The other party flew over, of course, and soon approached them, but what surprised Ye Junwen and the others was that these dragon-throated birds did not seem to be attacking them, but were chased here. Yes, what they saw were two larger black figures following the group of dragon-throated birds, and it seemed that they were chasing them.
"Is it... a flying dragon?" Hejar narrowed his eyes and looked at the situation and said.
"Flying Dragon?" Ye Junwen looked at it in surprise. Although his current vision is already very good, the distance is still a bit far and he can't see it clearly. Of course, he was very curious about things like flying dragons. After all, when he came to another world, everyone wanted to see this legendary creature.
But it doesn't matter if he can't see clearly, because both the dragon-throated bird and the flying dragon flew towards them. When he got closer, Hejar's face changed drastically: "Oh no, it's not an ordinary flying dragon species, it seems to be really a dragon."
"Is there any difference?" Ye Junwen asked strangely.
"The flying dragon can only be regarded as a sub-dragon species, but it is just a creature with a little bloodline of the dragon clan, which is still different from the real dragon clan." Hejar said, "The flying dragon's forelimbs have become wings, but you see, these two obviously have limbs, and are real dragon clans."
"In this way...that is, it's very awesome?" Ye Junwen asked.
"It's okay..." Hejar said, "From the other person's body shape, he is not an adult dragon..."
"Isn't it an adult dragon?" Ye Junwen looked at it. Now there was no sign of how big the other party was, but compared to the dragon-throated bird next to him, it was estimated that the other party was at least ten meters long, "That means it can be beaten?"
Chapter completed!