Chapter 336 - The Grounded Yabba Airship (2/2)

Link asked, “Is that the fastest route?”

“Probably. Based on our current speed, we’ll get there in about half a month,” Skinorse replied.

“Half a month? That’s quite a long time. Do you know where the Yabba city is?” Link’s idea was to use the flying spell Storm Eagle to fly a short distance to reach the nearest Yabba city. Once there, they could use a flying ship to get to Orida Fortress. This way would save them a lot of time.

Skinorse waved his hand, saying helplessly, “The Yabba city is hidden deep within the mountains. There are also many hidden barriers surrounding their city. I’m not a Magician, and I don’t really know their location.”

Link only had a rough idea on where it was, and that was only from his experience in the game. Now, in reality, there would definitely be some differences. If he just went there without being able to find it, they would waste even more time.

Link also could not do anything. “Then let’s pick up the pace.”

He decided that he would use the Storm Eagle to help them travel the last part of the journey. That would help them save a lot of time.

Hengduan Mountain Range’s trails were difficult to traverse. They were many steep cliffs around, and Skinorse’s warhorse had fallen, breaking its leg. The wolf from the Beastman tribe was more adapted to this terrain and carried Link forward, bounding from rock to cliff agilely.

However, Skinorse was the one leading the way. Link had no choice but to let him use Nana’s wolf while Nana herself had to walk.

In this manner, they rushed forward for two days when they suddenly saw black smoke coming from a forest in a valley up ahead. Every once in a while, there would even be sounds of explosions. They could vaguely make out flames in the distance. Clearly, there was a huge fire up ahead.

“What’s going on?” Skinorse’s curiosity was piqued.

Link immediately cast a Traceless spell on the group. “Come, let’s go take a look.”

The three of them increased their pace, climbing up onto the mountain cliff. Then, they descended down into the valley where they entered the thick forest. After walking for another three miles, they finally found the source of the flames.

“It’s the wreckage of an airship! It just crash-landed!” Skinorse carefully approached the airship to inspect it.

“Wait, come back! There’s a demon in the sky!” Link warned.

Through the dense canopy, he could see ten black figures with black wings circling in the sky. Each of these figures was about 13 feet long, with a wingspan of over 16 feet. They held weapons that emanated black gas.

Based on the aura, these demons were at least Level-6 or Level-7. There was even a level-8 Warrior among them. Looking closely, there were many corpses around the area. Some of them were Yabbas, while others were demons. There was also a dark elf and his mount, a black winged condor.

“Those are Winged Howlers, a high tier demon. They’re very hard to deal with and will let out ear-piercing shrieks. They can also reach high speeds of 600 km/h,” Link said, carefully observing the situation.

The airship was already covered in the sea of flames, and the flames were reaching tens of feet high. Even where they were standing, 160 feet away, Link could feel the heat from the flames.

Obviously, the airship was no longer serviceable.

Skinorse said skeptically, “This place is 300 miles from the Black Forest. Why would these elves and demons come here, and why are they attacking the Yabbas? Based on what I know, the Yabba cities have heavy fortifications and numerous magic cannons on their walls. They also have many high-level magic guns. It’s not wise to attack them.”

Link kept his silence. Based on his memories of the game, the Yabbas were exterminated by the combined force of the Dark Elves and the demons. It wasn’t because the Yabbas were weak. No, they just had too few people, and even fewer Warriors, less than twenty thousand. These Warriors were all spread out among the various cities.

At the same time, they were also overconfident in their military superiority based on their magic abilities and magic cannons, airships and high-grade magic guns. Besides using rune stones to hide their cities, they had few other defenses.

Ultimately, there was a traitor within their clan.

Because of the collusion between the internal spy and aggressors, the Dark Army paid a huge price in order to successfully destroy the Lariel, the capital of the Yabbas. Following that, the surrounding cities were sequentially destroyed, and all their populations killed. It was very cruel.

Now, the situation was happening again, and furthermore, one year earlier than in the game.

Link had no way to know if the airship was unexpectedly attacked or if the Dark Army had mobilized their forces. He needed more information.

In the game, after the Dark Elves conquered the Yabba cities, they gained huge benefits, including the mighty magic cannons. They also gained the magic airships that could transport huge amounts of troops, and this gave the allied forces no small amount of trouble.

It was important for them to figure out the situation.

“Lord, are we attacking?” Skinorse asked softly.

Link shook his head. “No, these Winged Howlers fly very quickly and are now quite dispersed. If we let even one escape, it would bring us a lot of trouble. We’ll wait for them to go before searching the surroundings for survivors. We can ask them what happened.”