Chapter 50 (1/2)

Translated by Mianbao

Edited by RED

Zhu Minglang had not expected a group of Cliff Vultures would be living nearby. The bait he had hunted with much effort was torn away, piece by piece. It felt terrible, as if he was the one whose flesh was being ripped away!

Heiya had already rushed forward, trying his best to protect the corpse.

However, the Cliff Vultures were very agile. They didn’t try to tangle with the Black Mosasaurex at all, immediately soaring to the skies after nicking a piece of meat.

Not only that, they even knew enough to have a few of them draw Heiya’s attention away to allow the other Cliff Vultures to clip away the important parts of the pseudodragon corpse…

“Houhou!!!” Heiya was thoroughly enraged. He opened his mouth wide, gathering an extremely powerful force in his lungs, and releasing it at the Cliff Vultures.

Ancient Dragon Battle Skill, Splitting Roar!

The Splitting Roar ripped one of the greyish brown Cliff Vultures to shreds. Its thick feathers scattered, and its flesh and blood scattered in the air. It couldn’t be any more dead.

Even so, it didn’t change the situation. Those cunning Cliff Vultures didn’t care whether their companions lived or died. Not only that, they were snatching the pseudodragon corpse even more fiercely after its death!

Shortly afterwards, the delicious-looking pseudodragon corpse was ripped into a mess of rotten meat, leaving only the worthless bones and skin behind.

Heiya bared his teeth in anger, wishing he had grown a pair of wings as well and could fly above the trees, then bite every last one of those Cliff Vultures to death.

Zhu Minglang could only smile bitterly.

Indeed, humans were not the only species in this world to possess intelligence. These old hunters in the forests were very clear on how to avoid the strong and achieve their goals!

Fortunately, Zhu Minglang was no fool, either. He had actually tampered with the pseudodragon’s flesh.

It wasn’t some brilliant method, only some spices. He had thought to marinate the meat first if they failed to lure any good prey and preserve it for Heiya.

Tracking the Cliff Vultures who could fly might be difficult, but following the uniquely scented spices was very simple. The scent would always scatter in the air, and would point them in the right direction, no matter how faint it was!

“They dare steal our things. Let’s mess up their nest!” Zhu Minglang humphed coldly.

“Ouwuwu..!” Heiya immediately responded, his anger from before disappearing without a trace. -As expected of my master, so smart!-

“Return to the spirit domain first. I’ll chase after them with Baiqi,” Zhu Minglang extended his palm, recalling Heiya to his spirit domain.

Afterwards, he Summoned out Baiqi, who looked sleepy.

Ever since this little fellow broke out from the ice cocoon, he was always sleepy. There were really few times when he was in good spirits.

However, after hearing Heiya and Zhu Minglang were bullied by a group of Cliff Vultures, the look in Baiqi’s eyes became different. He immediately transformed into the battle form of a White Ice Morning Dragon. Although he wasn’t huge by any means, he could still ferry Zhu Minglang on his back by relying on his control of the wind.

“Do you smell the spices? Just follow the scent,” Zhu Minglang instructed Baiqi.

Baiqi’s sense of smell was very strong. Even though the Cliff Vultures had left some time ago, he could quickly find their trail.

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After flying out of the pine forest, the woods ahead became even more primitive. They could often see some unknown ancient trees that had grown to great heights, much taller than the sea of trees around them. Incredibly thick vines hung from their branches, colorful birds gathering around them.

They were already deep into the forest. Zhu Minglang realized he was risking himself.

However, returning empty-handed was not an option. They would find the Cliff Vultures’ nest very soon; the vultures’ crest feathers were luxury items in the city. Zhu Minglang had seen some tailors in the smithy treating them like jewelry.

“There’s actually a cliff here!”

The branches and leaves were like waves in the sea, varying in height, spreading out unevenly through the vast land. A cliff rising prominently from the ground appeared in the expansive forest where ancient pine trees and ancient fir trees met.

The cliff was rather majestic, but only a very small portion of the steep rocks was visible. The whole cliff was covered by ancient pine trees, vines, and moss, hidden in the verdant surroundings.

Many creatures inhabited the tall cliff. Zhu Minglang discovered a few Cliff Vultures fighting near the cliff wall at the halfway mark of the cliff. They were fighting over the pseudodragon meat Zhu Minglang had obtained with much difficulty!

“Their nest is halfway up the cliff. Can you hide your aura and fly over?” Zhu Minglang asked little Baiqi.

“Yuu!…” little Baiqi replied, indicating that concealing his aura was very simple. However, he couldn’t stay in this form, and needed to transform into his petite white dragon form.

“Then find somewhere and put me down. We’ll slowly make our way over,” Zhu Minglang said.

The Cliff Vultures were very crafty, and would never show pity to their companions.

The best way to catch them all in one fell sweep was to trap them in their nest. Otherwise, it was very easy for them to escape in different directions.

They should be splitting the loot in the nest at this moment, with only a few Cliff Vultures on the lookout. It was a good opportunity to clear their nest!

If they finished this job properly, Zhu Minglang would make a small fortune!

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Zhu Minglang arrived at the side of the cliff. He noticed fissures on the wall, as well as many vines. Climbing his way up wasn’t a difficult task.