Chapter 507: Decapitation (3k)
In the snow-covered pine forest, occasional roars like thunderous beasts echoed, shaking off countless snowflakes. The snow-covered ground, disturbed by skills, showed deep plow marks, hinting that the situation nearby was not simple.
Opposite the plow marks was a huge abandoned mine entrance. Generally, such mines were one-way exits, with the other side being miles of mountains that were impossible to penetrate.
The old tracks in front of the mine entrance were completely buried by deep snow. Following the tracks, it was discovered that the mine was supported by a golden formation energy shield. However, the shield was now somewhat faint, as if lacking energy.
Inside the shield, there were about twenty people standing, their weapons reflecting the cold light.
These people were generally not weak, all above the War General Level. They wore combat suits, were over twenty-five years old, and their gazes were cold as they looked up at a tall pine tree in mid-air.
At the head of the crowd, an old man and the Heber family head stood with solemn expressions, their eyes fixed on the tall pine tree in the distance, where a faint cyan crane shadow flickered.
“Cough… cough…”
The old man, hunched over, supported his body with an English aristocratic wooden cane. His face was slightly pale, and he let out dry coughs. He said to the Heber family head beside him with a wry smile,
“Councilor Herbert, this old man cannot defeat that cyan crane. Its level is far beyond that of a High-Rank Battle King. In just one exchange, this old man could feel the oppressive frost rule aura emanating from it.”
“Elder Pavilion Master, please don’t speak. your internal injuries are very serious.”
Behind the old man was a middle-aged man in priest’s clothing, holding a roulette-like magical artifact that continuously emitted a green life aura.
“Heh heh, thank you.”
The old man grinned at the middle-aged priest and thanked him, then looked at the Heber family head.
“We can only defend… it’s clearly impossible for us to break through with our strength. Now that the formation has been activated, we can no longer communicate through our communication pens.”
Hearing this, the Heber family head slowly took off his glasses, took a breath, and wiped them again with his clothes before putting them back on. The solemnity in his eyes was evident. At this point, they could only wait for the Snow Guard’s rescue…
“A formation of this level cannot withstand a Demigod Level attack for long. If it breaks, this old man will hold off the monster for you, and you can take the injured person and leave quickly.”
The old man continued to speak, deciding to cover the retreat of these juniors.
This act moved many people slightly. They didn’t really believe that the Snow Guard from a second-rate city could face a monster of this level.
“Speaking of the injured person, as an elder in the local government organization, do you know anything about this ancestral land? Does this place refer to… our ancestral land?”
Not wanting to make too many predictions, the Heber family head quickly changed the subject, asking the old man. After all, the formation couldn’t be broken in a short time, but this ancestral land was very important.
The white eyebrows raised. The old man fell into thought, and after a long time, he blurted out, “This old man doesn’t know. If we consider our ancestral land, it should be somewhere further east, but that place is hundreds of kilometers away from here.”
“Then it shouldn’t be. We can only wait for the injured person to recover…”
The Heber family head sighed helplessly, but before he could finish speaking, the female priest from before ran out of the cave quickly, looking somewhat flustered, directly interrupting his words—
“My Lord Councilor, the injured person’s injuries are too severe, and the wound has cold poison. He cannot be saved… Before he left, I forcibly used Divine Revelation to bring him back to consciousness for a few seconds.”
“He said that this egg must be sent back to the hot springs of the ancestral land.”
After speaking, the female priest took out the monster egg that resembled a flame goose from her pocket. With a solemn expression, she made the monster egg float in her palm and slowly walked towards them.
Startled, the Heber family head was speechless by the sudden bad news. He came back to his senses, his gaze landed on the egg inscribed with complex patterns, his expression somewhat complicated. He then asked, “Did he say anything else? For example, what this egg is or the whereabouts of the Duke.”
“He only said that the egg absolutely cannot be lost… and that Divine Revelation can only do so much. It’s impossible to prolong the life of someone whose body is already on the verge of breaking.” The female priest sighed slightly and prepared to hand the egg over to the Heber family head…
As soon as she got close, the latter’s expression suddenly changed slightly. His gaze shifted sharply to mid-air, and he said in a deep voice, “That cyan crane is preparing to make another move. Everyone, pay attention and provide external qi to the formation.”
Hearing this, everyone’s expressions were startled, and they immediately dispersed, each moving to a corner of the formation. They began to gather external qi in their hands and channel it into the formation etched on the ground.
“Goo goo, there’s no need for you all to fight us to the death. I’ll give you some time to hand over the person who stole my offspring, and then I’ll let you go.”
The bird’s shadow flickered on the tallest pine tree. Immediately, a cyan crane, as large as a small car, appeared, flapping its wings. It looked down at the people in the cave and said faintly.
Although the bird’s voice was a “goo goo” sound, everyone understood its meaning.
Behind the great crane, more than ten black birds resembling vultures also took flight, their stern gazes aimed directly at the people in the cave.
“Heh heh, my animal friend, you say it’s your offspring, but how can a wind-attribute creature produce a fire-attribute egg? It couldn’t be… that you were cuckolded?”
The Heber family head stared directly at the giant cyan crane and replied teasingly.
The egg must not be handed over. If it were handed over, would they let them go? Could they rely on ordinary monsters to keep their word?
“Goo goo… Human, are you provoking me?”
The cyan crane’s face showed a human-like anger. It was obvious that it could understand the Heber family head’s words. If it weren’t for the turtle shell formation blocking them, it might have already crashed through and killed the other party.
“Heh heh…”
The Heber family head’s smile did not diminish. He lowered his glasses slightly, making it impossible to see the eyes behind them, and continued to say softly, “Did someone send you to kill us on purpose? Let me guess who that person is…”
“Human, knowing too much is not good for you. Do as I say, otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
Hearing the Heber family head’s words, the cyan crane’s face showed a human-like coldness.
Smiling, the Heber family head continued to probe, “Is it the Ice Sky Vulture that had a falling out with your Duke?”
“No.”
The cyan crane directly denied it, but the murderous intent in its eyes was almost impossible to conceal. In its eyes, these humans were all destined to die.
“Hahaha… then it is.”
Seeing the cyan crane’s expression, the Heber family head burst into laughter and continued to say calmly, “With that Beginner War God level vulture, it wants to be the guardian god of the west? Aren’t there enough villagers it has hunted?
Saying this, his face showed a disdainful expression, and he slowly said, “We turned a blind eye to it holding back the pressure on the west for us, but it wants to take advantage of this. It even wants us to build a totem for it. It should know its place.”
He had to get clues about the Duke first…
“Beginner War God?” The cyan crane, which seemed to have low intelligence, was first stunned, then let out a strange laugh, and continued in a slightly mocking tone,
“Goo goo, my lord has already advanced to Intermediate level three days ago. That old man naively thought he could defeat my lord. If it weren’t for that strange fiery wall protecting him, my lord would have killed him long ago.”
“This is also a turtle shell for you, but let’s see if you can withstand my charged attack…”
Saying this, its bird eyes revealed traces of murderous intent, and its beak opened slightly, as if light was gathering in its beak. It aimed at the people inside the energy shield.
The faces of the people inside the energy shield were all unsightly. They knew better than anyone that this formation could only withstand a Demigod Level attack a few times. If it exceeded the damage threshold, no matter how much energy was supplied, it would eventually explode…
“Everyone, listen to me count one, two, three, and push the power to the maximum at the same time. This way, we can instantaneously resist high-intensity energy,” the Heber family head stared intently at the “destruction beam” gathering in the cyan crane’s beak, his hand also pointing at the ground, instructing the people inside the energy shield.
“One!”
As the former’s voice rang out, everyone’s emotions had reached their peak. The Elder Pavilion Master held a weapon that resembled a cutlass, preparing to charge at the cyan crane the moment the energy shield broke.
“Two!”
The Heber family head stared at the light gathering in the bird’s beak, and a few drops of sweat slid down his forehead, indicating his nervousness.
As “two” sounded, almost everyone had begun to charge up, and lights of different attributes began to flicker in their hands…
His gaze still fixed on the charging point, the Heber family head silently counted down. Just as he was about to speak, the world in front of him seemed to turn white, and a “whoosh!” sound of air explosion echoed through the forest.
His pupils instinctively shrank sharply. Had he made a mistake?
Immediately, he didn’t even shout “three.”
And those who didn’t need him to shout, instinctively channeled energy into the formation when the white light flickered. In just an instant, the golden formation erupted with a dazzling light.
Time ticked by second by second. The crowd found that the energy shield had not taken any damage. Instead, they heard the sound of “tearing” flesh being cut from outside.
“Bang—”
The next moment, a swarm of red butterflies surged into the sky, like a bundle of gorgeous roses, flocking towards the ice vulture swarm. If one looked closely, one could see that the red butterflies actually had sharp teeth, indistinguishable from the teeth of piranhas.
The golden energy shield of the formation began to fade slowly. In front, a shadowy figure trailing a giant scythe could be faintly seen. In addition to the giant scythe, she held a sparkling object…
Was it a Magic Crystal?
“Decapitation…”
Just as everyone was wondering who this person was and why she appeared outside, someone suddenly discovered something and pointed to the ground not far away, exclaiming,
“That Demigod Level cyan crane was directly decapitated!?”
