After everyone got up, they warmed up their bodies with hot soup, then put out the bonfire, and cleaned the camp. They hid something in the shelter of the big rocks, then went lightly to search for the location of the griffin.
"Fortunately, it is approaching winter. Most creatures either go to warm places to hide from the wind and snow, or hide in caves and hibernate until spring. This makes us less risky along the way." Tron walked from the last to the front of the team, and told him when he passed by Feich: "The other seasons of the Sunset Mountains are not like this. You must not leave the main road and walk into the deep mountains without completing the training. Feich, be careful."
"Be careful." Feiqi nodded, then pulled the strap of the backpack to make the shoulders more comfortable. Although they were light, Feiqi's backpack seemed to be heavier than others, and he needed to adjust his posture frequently. It was a short rest, and it was also to avoid the wounds worn under the cotton armor being teared again.
"You performed well." Kelly was replaced from the front scout position of the team, and said when he passed by Fitch: "In your current state, you should be able to pass the enhanced ritual, don't worry."
When he said these heartwarming words, his expression was still cold and stiff. Feiqi looked at him with an equally awkward smile and said, "I have never been worried. I will not die in the enhancement ceremony, nor will I die here."
"It's great." Kaile nodded, stepped back, reached the end of the team, and followed Wumama.
Everyone walked along the steep cliff and walked on sloping stones less than five feet wide. The stones here were hard enough to not split up gravel that would shake the soles of their feet; the stones here were hard enough that their heads would not leave any wounds even if they fell from a height of 500 meters.
People stagger here and need to always pay attention to maintaining the correct body posture and overcoming the desire to let themselves go. Feiqi found that the more he is on the edge of a dangerous cliff, the more he has the idea of ​​jumping down; the more he is afraid of heights, the more he wants to devote himself to that fatal height. This emotion will become a soothing self-mockery after he is away from the cliff, and then used to deepen the next fear.
Because of fear, a stupid thought will arise in your imagination: to end your fear with death. In fact, if you walk a lot, you will become numb, and your stupid thoughts will also accept your fate, and your fear will be gradually overcome.
"Shh! The sound ahead!" Kelly said suddenly: "Steal!"
Everyone immediately put on the cliff on the right side of the mountain, lowered their posture slightly, and closed their mouths tightly. A faint sound of fighting came from the noisy mountain wind. Everyone pricked up their ears and those who could use the Eagle School of Meditation to enhance their facial features.
"Griffin is calling," Kelly said in a low voice.
Everyone changed the weapon to their hands, quickly checked it, and then began to move forward carefully. Although it had been ten days in the mountains to find this griffin, no one wanted to encounter it now. Now, on the cliff paths, the terrain is the most unfavorable. Griffin has a high chance of destroying them all, and even just fly over and hit the end of the team all the way from the beginning of the team, and leave the rest to a huge drop and hard rocks.
Fortunately, this did not happen. Everyone left the dangerous cliff, stepped onto the steep but open hillside, and headed towards the ridge. The griffin's scream came from the other side of the mountain, and Fitch could hear it now.
It was obvious that it was fighting. The screams were filled with anger, excitement and a little madness, and these emotions were extremely full and had already overflowed, and could not be misheard. Tron held a camouflage shield similar to the rocks and the earth, hid himself and the crossbow that could be shot at any time behind the shield, and hunched his waist and climbed up the ridge first. Then, everyone saw him standing up and heard his screams.
"Instructor! Feiqi! Come and see what's going on!"
Everyone quickly accelerated and rushed forward with their hands and feet. Diderit accelerated and easily surpassed Feich, almost the second one rushing forward. She held her forehead and couldn't help but sigh: "Goddess bless! What kind of creature is that?"
Feiqi hurried up and saw cats and birds fighting on the top of a mountain not far away.
From a distance, they were two cats and one bird, but considering the visually large and small distances, after a little restoration, they knew that it was not a cat and a bird. First of all, the bird was a griffin, which should be larger than the one that attacked Fitch and then removed the hair. Its wingspan was definitely more than ten meters. Feich stared at it and found that it was thinner, and its feathers were like an oversized fur coat, loosely resting on the narrow shoulders of a skinny woman. At this point, it did not have the strong and mighty feeling of the cliff griffin before, but seemed very cunning.
This does not mean that its combat effectiveness will be weak.
The griffin kept flying, turning quickly, glided at high speed, suddenly dived and attacked, and then pulled up quickly. The dust smoke and snowflakes formed by frost accompanied its attack, interfering with the opponent's audio-visual sound with the whistling sound. The four eagles-like sharp claws and sharp beaks that became more nimble because of their flexibility launched attacks one after another. Some hit the target, and the attacks that did not hit the target sometimes hit the rocks. Feiqi saw the stone fragments flying around, and his claws were unscathed.
This is no longer a problem of piercing the intestines and rotting the belly. If you are hit by a claw, even if you are hit by a large-caliber bullet, it will explode directly.
The two "cats" fighting with the griffin obviously know this. They dodge as flexibly as possible, and then wait for an opportunity to fight back when the griffin lowers its height. The two cats are all black, which affects the accurate judgment of their size, but should be about the same size as a rhino. When they move, black smoke and dust spread out from the gaps in their hair, like a cloud of mist. This could have provided cover for them, but it had little impact on griffin that occupied the sky.
They can only jump up and launch an attack. One attack can only throw two claws or teeth into the battle, which has no advantage in front of griffins with at least four eagle claws. Therefore, the result of repeated confrontations is that they have many bleeding wounds on their bodies, with red blood and black hair sticking to the cold rocks. Griffins shouted excitedly, which was a sharp and harsh sound. The two black cats kept roaring with one word: "Bao!"
"What kind of cat is that?" Feiqi stared at the primitive and cruel battle opposite, his heart pounding, "It's so big!"
"Ghost Cat." Tron said: "A dangerous creature who is good at ambushing at night is very patient and very cunning. It is quite common in the sunset mountains. However, it is very rare to be so big."
"And..." Since the battle took place was more than 300 meters away from everyone, and there was a deep valley between them, so Kelle took advantage of this time to Kaocotron: "What other unusual places are there?"
"Ghost cats should go down the mountain to spend the winter in this season. Their black hair is very useful in the night, but it is a burden in the snow. Now we are above the snowfall height, why haven't they come down the mountain yet?"
"Look again! Look carefully with your eyes wide open! Don't let go of any black!"
Tron shrank his neck and watched intently. "Yes, they are protecting the nest! Under the rock on the right, I saw two...three ghost cats' cubs. So small! Could it be that they were just born? How could they be in this season? They should avoid winter normally. It is difficult for such a small cub to survive the low temperature and lack of food."
"It's unknown." Kelly looked at the surrounding terrain, then pointed to the left and said, "It looks better to go on the right, but there is a cover on the left, so let's go there! It's not a bad thing for griffins and ghost cats to fight, wait for them to decide the winner first. Tron, who do you think will win better for us?"
Tron thought for a while: "It seems that no one can win. This place is not suitable for fighting griffins, even if it is injured due to the battle. If the ghost cat wins, the griffin's corpse will definitely be eaten, and it will be difficult for us to take back our heads, let alone worry about the ghost cat treating us as prey."
"If you answer wrong, you have to continue learning." Kelly shook his head and took the initiative to walk to the front of the team. "There is no choice for the winner, and it must be the victory of the griffin. I only have one hope now, that is, I hope that the griffin will finally feel hungry and stop to eat the ghost cat, so that it will be beneficial to us."
Tron looked ashamed, looked at the direction of the battlefield for a moment, nodded, and hurriedly caught up.
Logically speaking, the griffin may have found them when it flew into the air, but fortunately it was still busy fighting with the ghost cat and did not glance at it. The wind was also very helpful and kept blowing from the direction of the battlefield so that their smell would not be transmitted over and was discovered by the ghost cat.
With the help of rocks and shadows, the group quietly approached the battlefield. At this distance, human noses could already smell the bloody smell and the body odor of monsters, and the griffin's screams became more and more harsh. Feiqi was very nervous. He looked at the crossbow in his hand more than once, repeatedly checking whether the crossbow arrow was still on it and whether the string was tightened. In comparison, although Wumama and Ramsden were the first time they came out to perform a mission, they looked much calmer.
Diderit held the holy emblem on his chest and was about to recite the prayer of divine arts, but was stopped by Kelly. He waved his hand, then made a gesture of silence, and at the same time signaling everyone to lower their bodies. The change of gestures in a second could express so many meanings, Feichi had never thought about it. However, as soon as he focused, he immediately became less nervous.
"Ga!!!"
The griffin suddenly let out a huge cry, and Feich's eardrum was painful. He was about to poke his head out to see what was happening outside, but Tron grabbed his shoulder and squatted down again. At this moment, a black shadow flew over their heads, hitting hard on the cliff, and then fell straight into the deep valley.
That was one of the ghost cats. It should have died in mid-air, so it failed to make a falling scream - the griffin finally seized the opportunity to kill it. The remaining ghost cat wailed, then quickly retreated and protected the direction of the nest with its body. Ordinary predators should go to find the fallen piece of meat at this time, so as to let go of the incomplete family.
But this griffin was abnormal. It turned around in the air and suddenly rushed towards the ghost cat. The ghost cat had no choice but to fight back with all its might, but was still grabbed hard. The griffin swept across with its wings, and the seriously injured ghost cat rolled and slid on the hillside for a distance, and could no longer resist.
Chapter completed!