Chapter 1108: Devouring a Mate
“Yow!” The female Flying Ape Fiend let out a mournful cry, clutching her mate, who wailed in turn, a deathly lament.
Everyone was stunned by the tragic scene, momentarily frozen and unable to surround and attack until the female Flying Ape Fiend performed an action that shocked them all.
She suddenly plunged her claws into the male Flying Ape Fiend’s back, precisely at the wound the Demon Hunters had blasted open earlier. Then, the female Flying Ape Fiend dug out a dark green crystal from the male’s body.
“That’s… its magic core!?” the Youth Demon Hunter exclaimed in surprise. Creatures were certain to die once their magic core was extracted. Had this female Flying Ape Fiend personally ended her mate?
“This is bad! Stop her quickly!” the Old Demon Hunter’s expression changed drastically as he shouted. The Hunter also yelled, “We can’t let her eat the magic core! Some magical beasts absorb their companion’s power to become stronger when they’re near death!”
But it was too late. As they were shouting, the female Flying Ape Fiend had already swallowed the magic core in her hand.
The male Flying Ape Fiend let out a low groan and collapsed on the ground, thoroughly dead this time. As it died, the residual dark green magic power flowed from its body into the female Flying Ape Fiend’s arm.
It was clear the male Flying Ape Fiend had died willingly, having voluntarily taken the fatal blow for his mate and then sacrificing his own life to willingly transfer his power to her.
The Old Demon Hunter and the Hunter, who reacted first, charged forward, intending to strike while the female Flying Ape Fiend hadn’t yet digested her mate’s magic core.
But it was too late. With a sorrowful cry from the female Flying Ape Fiend, a massive surge of magic power erupted from her, pushing them both back with no ability to resist.
The female Flying Ape Fiend had changed greatly compared to before. All her wounds had healed, sprouting green coarse hair, and the dragon fire and venom within her body were expelled.
It could be said that after absorbing her mate’s magic power, she had returned to her peak, even stronger than before, making her much more troublesome to kill now.
Bartholomew and Bailing Ding watched the female Flying Ape Fiend with tense expressions, and everyone else was on high alert. However, they all felt that even though the female Flying Ape Fiend had grown stronger, she wouldn’t be more difficult to deal with than the two Flying Ape Fiends attacking together. They believed they could eventually wear her down with a renewed siege.
But I wasn’t concerned about the female Flying Ape Fiend. I quickly ran to Older Brother Jayad, who had just been blasted flying by the male Flying Ape Fiend. He had taken a sonic cannon blast head-on, sending him crashing into the stone wall and burying him under the debris.
However, just as I reached him, Older Brother Jayad pushed the rocks aside and climbed out. I suspected he had used Holy Light to heal himself secretly inside, otherwise, he would have emerged sooner.
“Parul, I’m fine. This kind of attack isn’t lethal,” Older Brother Jayad said with a slight smile, seeing my worried rush. He understood my concern.
Bailing Ding finally looked over and, seeing that Older Brother Jayad was unharmed, breathed a sigh of relief. I looked at her triumphantly; indeed, I was the one most concerned about Older Brother Jayad when it mattered.
“Roar!” The female Flying Ape Fiend let out a furious roar, and a green sonic shockwave blasted in one direction, its power incomparably greater than before. The sonic wave carved a沟壑 in the stone ground, and the bones and fur of the blocking magical beasts were torn to shreds.
The direction of the blast was where the Youth Demon Hunter was standing. Upon seeing the terrifying power of the sonic cannon, he immediately rolled away to dodge it. The spot where he had stood was blown into a large pit.
As everyone braced for a furious onslaught from the female Flying Ape Fiend seeking revenge for her mate, focusing all their defenses and fearing becoming the prime target, she made an unexpected move.
The female Flying Ape Fiend lifted a piece of beast skin from her lair, wrapping most of the eggs within it. Then, she darted rapidly toward the direction the Youth Demon Hunter had dodged.
“Damn it! Stop her! We can’t let her take the eggs!” the Gunner, who had narrowly escaped death, shouted. They had risked so much to come here, all for the reward of the flying beast eggs.
If the Flying Ape Fiend escaped with the eggs, all their bounties would be in vain. Of course, they couldn’t allow that, and everyone became anxious, raising their guns and firing wildly at the Flying Ape Fiend.
The Flying Ape Fiend obviously couldn’t dodge this hail of bullets, but she didn’t intend to. The now-strengthened fiend was wreathed in dark light, and the bullets simply bounced off her, proving useless.
I also pulled out my revolver and fired a few symbolic shots. It wasn’t that I was holding back, but my assault rifle had been reloaded once and was now empty again.
I hadn’t brought many spare magazines when I left, only four, and two were already depleted. I hadn’t expected the consumption to be so high. I had to save some for later, and the assault rifle’s effect on the Flying Ape Fiend seemed poor, so I decided not to waste more ammunition.
At the same time, a question arose in my mind: the Flying Ape Fiend was charging towards a dead-end path, blocked by a wall with no way forward. Such a charge would surely lead to her being surrounded. Was she flustered and reckless?
“The guns are useless. Let’s go together and kill her!” the Dragonborn Captain shouted, afraid that stray bullets might shatter the eggs. Every egg here was extremely valuable, and breaking even one would be a significant loss.
So, everyone quickly pursued her. As the Flying Ape Fiend was about to crash into the wall, everyone’s hearts leaped with joy. The fiend struck the wall with her arm, wreathed in dark light.
“Boom!” The wall collapsed, revealing a wide tunnel behind it. Everyone was shocked. It turned out to be a secret passage, previously concealed by the cunning Flying Ape Fiend with stones. No one here had noticed it.
“Don’t let her escape!” the Dragonborn Captain declared, unwilling to let her get away. The male Flying Ape Fiend’s magic core had been removed, and its corpse had no value. He was determined to kill this female Flying Ape Fiend to be a sacrifice.
Coincidentally, the female Flying Ape Fiend had stopped momentarily after smashing the wall, and he caught up to her. The Dragonborn Captain swung his twin hammers and charged.
“Roar!” The female Flying Ape Fiend turned and let out a furious roar, unleashing a powerful sonic cannon blast towards the Captain.
Previously, the Captain could have withstood the sonic cannon with his twin hammers, but this time, as soon as they made contact, his hammers were knocked flying. His expression changed drastically. Before the soundwave could hit him, he opened his mouth and let out a long cry.
“Roar!” A sound unbefitting a human emerged from his throat. The surrounding space twisted and vibrated. The Captain’s roar successfully blocked the sonic cannon.
It was a Dragon Roar, one of the Dragonborn’s innate abilities. It was said that different Dragon Tongues could produce different effects.
