Chapter 22 (1/2)

- Enemy

The magnificent red sun was setting in the west, dyeing the entire mountain range with a layer of bright red radiance. Under the twilight sun, it was tranquil and auspicious.

They were quickly approaching Stone Village. This area did not have many ferocious beasts, as it was situated within the outskirts of the mountain range. As a result, it was still fairly peaceful.

“We’re finally almost home.” The little guy was finally relieved and let out a long breath.

Peng

However, just at this moment, the Green Scaled Eagle swooped down, its wings tearing apart some of the nearby towering trees. It was becoming more and more exhausted, and its wounds continuously bled out black blood. It could no longer continue.

“Auntie, just hold on a bit more. We are almost home.” The little guy Shi Hao encouraged.

It released a loud cry. The Green Scaled Eagle was too exhausted to continue. Its huge body fell down, causing leaves to fly everywhere in disorder. After colliding into the ancient trees, many of them were destroyed.

Fortunately, it was able to glide down instead of dropping directly from the sky. Otherwise, if it fell from such a high altitude, broken bones and snapped muscles would have been inevitable.

With a loud rumble, the Suan Ni within the Green Scaled Eagle’s claws was the first one to hit the floor, directly causing the enormous rocks in the forest to be split apart. Afterwards, the huge body of the Green Scaled Eagle descended into a grassy field.

The little guy who carried the scarlet horn also tumbled down. Fortunately, his body was light and healthy, and because he abandoned the several meter long horn as he fell, he didn't get injured.

“Auntie, nothing bad happened, right?” Shi Hao quickly got up and ran towards where the Green Scaled Eagle was.

The archaic devil bird descendant’s situation was terrible. From its wounds dripped an inky blood that emitted a fishy smell. Its entire body lacked strength, so getting back on its feet was difficult.

The Green Scaled Eagle cried towards the sky. Its voice was resounding as it penetrated metal and split rocks open. It even shook the little guy Shi Hao so much that his eardrums started hurting, forcing him to quickly cover his ears. The surrounding leaves fell in a disorderly fashion.

“Right, auntie, if you’re in pain, just use all your strength to cry out. We aren't too far from Stone Village already, so Big Peng, Little Green and the others will definitely hear your cries. They will definitely bring the village chief over and rescue us.”

The little guy was talking while running towards that fiery red horn. He chopped off a piece of the flesh attached to it and delivered it to the Green Scaled Eagle’s beak “Auntie, I heard that these rhinoceros' horns have the ability to cure poison. This is a horn of an Archaic Descendant, and even though it belonged to a cow, it should still have some effect.

He fed the Green Scaled Eagle and helped it close its beak. Only now did this vicious bird view him with a gentle gaze, as if he was its own child. The archaic devil bird’s descendants had extremely high intelligence.

“Auntie, you must hold on! Grandpa chief and the others will be here soon.”

Time passed by slowly, and the sound of beasts roaring could be heard from afar. The little guy began to worry because he did not know if the people of Stone Village heard the cries of the Green Scaled Eagle.

If he went back by himself, there was a chance that some fierce beast might come. Given the Green Scaled Eagle's current condition, it would undoubtedly die, because there was no way it could retaliate.

“Even if they did not hear it, Grandpa Chief will definitely have sent out people to look for us. Auntie, please wait patiently and hold on. Everything will be okay.” The little guy used his youthful and tender voice to give it encouragement.

The muffled howls of beasts seemed to be gradually getting closer from the distance. The setting sun was about to disappear, and the sky was starting to darken. This part of the forest seemed especially ghastly and terrifying.

“Auntie, drink some precious blood again.” The little guy cupped his hands again, delivering it a piece of the Mythical Flaming Devil Bull's meat.

Suddenly, the hair on the little guy’s back stood up. He quickly stepped to the side, causing an ice cold iron arrow to scrape past his throat. It entered a mountain rock with a boom sound before ringing with a metallic sound.

Only at this moment did the sonic boom pass by. The speed of the iron arrow was too fast, much faster than the speed of sound. Its strength was too shocking! If the little guy reacted even slightly slower, the arrow would have penetrated his throat.

A streak of cold light flashed through, and a second iron arrow was shot. The little guy dodged.

Pu. Blood splashed out. That piece of meat that he originally wanted to feed the Green Scaled Eagle was penetrated.

“Too wasteful. Why are you doing all this for a vicious bird that’s about to die? You might as well give it to me.” A rough male voice sounded.

“It’s you guys?!” The little guy was shocked and angry. After seeing the Wolf Village's people, he noticed that the person who shot the arrows was their hunting squad’s captain. He was extremely tall, with a height of over two meters. His muscles were sturdy as they coiled around him like a snake.

During the last four weeks, there were barely any signs of them. Now, over twenty of them appeared. Each one held a strong bow, and all the arrows were aimed at him.

The little guy was furious. His eyes wide open as he said, “Last time, our Stone Village let you guys go, and you guys even established a blood pledge. Now you want to kill me… you….”

“Truly a cute child, is an oath worth more than that Suan Ni’s rare and precious body? More than that archaic descendant’s precious scarlet horn?” A middle-aged man from the Wolf Village sneered.

Chi

A silver white sheen shot out in all four directions. The little guy no longer exchanged words and moved his hands, forming a dazzling moon. Its radiance scattered down, as if a divine moon had descended from the nine heavens.

With the moon in hand, he rushed towards those people. Since they weren't going to listen to reason, he could only fight. Even though he was still a small child, he often heard the adults talk about the countless cruelties and horrors they experienced while facing vicious beasts in the great wastelands.

Right now, the little guy treated these people like fierce beasts, no longer viewing them as people of the same species. He rapidly advanced with the intention of fighting them and protecting Aunt Green Scaled Eagle.