Chapter 179: Wrath of the Feathered Serpent
“Bang!” The cage holding the rare birds and bizarre beasts was heavily struck, making a loud noise. Even the steel bars as thick as an arm were bent and protruded in a large chunk.
The onlookers repeatedly retreated, some even accidentally falling, including the cocky youth who had kicked Jayad just now.
“What’s going on?!” The soldiers looked over and saw that the feathered serpent, which had been docile and quiet moments ago, had suddenly become violent. Its beautiful feathers and crown stood on end, bristling with fury.
And it wasn’t just one feathered serpent that was enraged, but all three. They opened their serpentine mouths, their forked tongues flicking out, directed towards my position, looking truly terrifying.
This wasn’t the end. As the feathered serpents raged, the flying dragons, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, cold lizards beside them, and even the herbivorous triceratops and bison, all the animals became violent. They continuously rammed the iron cages, and many cage bars were directly deformed from the impact.
“This is bad! They’re going to break out! Run!” The scene immediately descended into chaos, and the panicked citizens scrambled to escape, many of them being knocked down.
Those nobles, who had occupied the closest positions on the street, were now blocked by a human wall and couldn’t escape. Some, with their bulging bellies, couldn’t stand up immediately. In their panic, they crawled and scrambled, and I even saw a few noble girls who were so terrified they wet themselves, with yellowish urine staining their skirts.
It wasn’t just the commoners; the escorting soldiers weren’t faring any better. The knights’ cold lizards, which were supposed to be docile, lost control and ran wild when roared at by so many apex predators. The knights couldn’t hold them back, and some even crashed into the crowd.
“Older Brother Jayad, we have to run!” I said. Before I could even stand up, my legs felt sore and weak. I hadn’t realized that I was so engrossed in watching that I hadn’t paid attention to blood circulation, and my legs had gone numb.
“It’s over. At this critical moment, I can’t even run. And the giant beasts are targeting us. They’re relentlessly battering the cages, and they’re about to break free. Jayad, I don’t know if he’s scared stiff, but he’s not moving either.”
It wasn’t just him; in fact, many people were so terrified their legs had turned to jelly and they couldn’t move. Just as the soldiers were at a loss, a general in command attire finally reacted and shouted loudly, “Form ranks! Charge with your halberds, force them back into their cages!”
The soldiers instantly regained their senses. The knights jumped off their cold lizards and grabbed their partners, while the infantry quickly raised their halberds and gave a rub, causing small electric arcs to jump from them.
Then, like using electric batons, they approached the cages and poked the raging beasts with their electrified halberds. I was a bit surprised to learn that their weapons had such a use.
Soon, the smaller or more docile animals were forcefully driven back into their cages by the electrified halberds. However, those flying dragons, feathered serpents, and large carnivorous dinosaurs were not afraid of the electrified halberds.
One fierce Tyrannosaurus Rex even bit down hard on a halberd, trying to drag the soldier in, scaring the soldier into letting go.
The commanding general was also secretly anxious. He knew very well that these electrified weapons and equipment were only temporarily enchanted, and at most, they could deal with some larger animals. For the giant beasts, and even the magic-resistant flying dragons and feathered serpents, they were useless.
Even the cages they were in were merely for show, just to make the citizens feel safe. In reality, after a few rams, the cages would open, and they couldn’t hold them back at all.
The only reason they dared to transport these giant beasts in a downtown area was that the wizards had cast calming spells on them. Originally, the giant beasts should have been in a more docile state.
Moreover, these giant beasts had actually been domesticated. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have dared to use them as potential mounts. They should have been quite obedient. It was unclear what factor had stimulated them, causing them to collectively go mad.
If these creatures were to break free and cause a commotion in the downtown area, his future might end here, and more seriously, he might lose his head.
Just then, the general saw several wizards in black robes with pointed hats, adorned with numerous accessories, flying over. They were all holding magic staffs. The general breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that at least his position was safe.
“Hmm?” I saw them too, the casters flying from the direction of the street. They flew above the giant beasts that were roaring the loudest and were the most violent. They pointed their magic staffs, casting beams of colorful light towards them.
Calming spell, hypnosis, sleeping curse – I recognized several spell names instantly. After being hit by these spells, the giant beasts slowly quieted down.
In fact, these spells were not harmful at all, nor did they cause pain. On the contrary, they were quite comfortable. These giant beasts already possessed a certain level of intelligence. If possible, the wizards did not want to leave a bad impression on them, which might make them loathe cooperating with humans in the future.
Watching the wizards arrive and immediately gain control of the situation, I couldn’t help but feel envious. They flew over, handled the situation cleanly and efficiently, and it was so cool.
The crowd, seeing this, showed no fear. Instead, they waved and shouted, “Great! It’s the Royal Wizarding Corps!”
I’m truly envious. I wonder if I’ll have a chance to join them. I saw that there were female wizards among them, and they were all as beautiful as flowers.
If I could join the Wizarding Corps, it would mean I would have an official status, no longer having to hide and research magic. Perhaps there would be new avenues for me to learn magic.
“Whew!” Seeing that the wizards had controlled the situation, the audience finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped fleeing. Some of the more curious ones even turned back to see what had happened.
The wizards were still telling the soldiers to sheathe their halberds: “Put down your weapons, don’t provoke them further. These are His Majesty’s property. You wouldn’t be able to afford to pay for any harm done to them, even with your lives!”
At this moment, the youth who had argued with Jayad earlier also stood up. He looked at the giant beasts over there and angrily cursed, “Damn feathered mongrel that’s neither snake nor bird, how dare you scare me, ptooey!”
After cursing, he even spat towards them. I was so terrified that I grabbed Jayad and jumped off the building. “Let’s go! Don’t get dragged down by this idiot!”
“Shut up!” The wizard who heard his curses also roared in anger, but it was too late.
“Hiss!” A loud serpentine cry. The feathered serpent erupted again, countless lightning threads glowing on its wings, finally gathering above its head.
“Sizzle!” A bright and dazzling bolt of lightning struck directly towards us. Although the target was the young man, at such a close distance, we would inevitably be affected. Everyone on the upper floors screamed in terror.
Jayad instinctively hugged me. He has a passive Holy Light defense, so he might survive the lightning strike.
“Boom!” The thunderclap flashed past, and the young man was instantly reduced to ashes by the lightning.
