Chapter 784 - To Kill Or Not (2/2)

Yi Qi looked at the eagle impatiently, “Just kill it if you want!”

However, Yi Cong flicked the jades in his trays. “I think, it’s best you don’t do that.”

“Why? What did your reading say?” asked Mu Yao.

Yi Cong shook his head. “I could not conduct any readings.”

Afraid that the rest would attribute this inability to the previous incident, Yi Qi miserably elaborated, “This place is strange, we can’t do readings here. I think you can sense it too.”

“You’re right.” Mu Yao also felt a strong oppression and knew they were not making excuses. The force came from above, like a giant hand pressing down.

Since they could not conduct readings and Mu Yao did not want to let go of this opportunity for food, he unsheathed his sword to kill the eagle. This place was where the larvae were, and eagles did not live in harmony with worms, right? Maybe killing an eagle would be good for the larvae.

The eagle seemed to feel Mu Yao’s murderous intent, flapping its wings as it looked up. Its gaze was sharp enough for everyone to avoid staring straight into them. An eagle of this size surely had its fair share of ups and downs, one look was enough for Mu Yao to know it was different from the other birds.

However, the more intimidating it was, the more Mu Yao lusted for its blood.

“You old bird!”

There was an arc of metallic light, bringing along a cold murderous intent as it slashed mercilessly.

Clang!

The giant eagle blocked his sword with a talon but one of its toes was slashed off. Pieces of its claw chipped off and fell on the ground.

Just as Mu Yao expected, this eagle’s talons were merely rusty, old metal wares! They were weak! Perhaps he would not have been able to cut off a toe if this eagle were at its peak, maybe only scratching the hard scales on its talons. But it’s old! You’re an old, dying eagle!

Everyone started to crowd around. Knowing it must not stay any longer, the giant eagle lifted its claw again to block Mu Yao’s next strike while flapping its wings hard.

Crack crack crack crack000

The sound of broken branches sounded like the pitter-patter of a storm.

The giant wings brought with it a vortex, pushing Mu Yao and the rest slightly back.

“Caw—”

With a long cry, the eagle flapped its wings and left the ground. Its actions were slow and awkward either due to its injury or age, staggering so much that Mu Yao thought several times that it would crash. But the eagle continued flying up, then stopping on the mountain. It grabbed on to the steep cliff but due to the injured foot and talons that were no longer sharp, it slid downwards.

Mu Yao wondered if he should climb up the mountain to kill it. The eagle did not look like it would live long anyway. Suddenly, Gongjia Yue roared, “The star butterfly larvae are coming out!”

Mu Yao had to abandon the eagle now, this was his main objective anyway. He would come back for this crippled old eagle after extracting larvae blood.

“Where is it?!” Mu Yao looked around.

I can sense them, they’re coming out!” Gongjia Yue’s breathing was heavy and rugged, his face red from the blood rush, hot air forcing through his nostrils. He held a sword while staring intently at the ground at the foot of the mountain.

He was more sensitive than the Yi people in this aspect. Those people needed to conduct readings while he did not. This was just his natural instinct!

“It’s here!”

Gongjia Yue had just spoken when they heard a large rustling from underground. Everyone held their breaths, terrified of disturbing what was underground. As the commotion grew louder, in the spot where Gongjia Yue was staring at, the soil in a patch of grass loosened, then a mound formed and the topmost soil layer was pushed out. A round, white head popped out, then out wriggled a three to four-metre long worm as thick as a man’s thigh.

“Not just one!” Gongjia Yue had gone mad.

After the first worm emerged, a few more white worms wriggled out of the soil near the foot of the mountain.

“This is it!”