Chapter 291 - 293: Xuan Birds Attack

Chapter 291: Chapter 293: Xuan Birds Attack

Xiao Ye was a man of action. He turned around, rolled up his sleeves, and got to work.

It had to be said, her Beastman partners were all pretty great. Aside from their usual jealousy and occasional squabbles for her affection, which led to some chaotic scenes, they were incredibly reliable in all other situations.

Fu Feng, Luan Ting, and Nantu saw Xiao Ye getting busy and went over to help.

Meanwhile, Mo Xuan and Xi Yi were in charge of leading others to break the large boulders into smaller pieces.

Mo Xuan brought his palm down, splitting a rock into several pieces. He then picked one up to show Su Luoluo. "Luoluo, how big should the rocks be?"

Su Luoluo glanced over and saw large chunks, small pieces, and some rubble.

She pointed to a medium-sized one. "This size should be good. If they’re too big, they’ll be hard to transport, and the catapult won’t have enough force. This weight is perfect for launching with your foot, and it will still be destructive."

Mo Xuan picked up the rock and nodded. "Alright, I’ll have people start gathering stones."

Su Luoluo thought for a moment, then said to Cai Xia, "The females can weave some baskets. It’ll be easier to transport the stones that way."

Hearing this, Cai Xia smiled. "Luoluo, Bai Meng already told us about that. They’re leading us in making them right now."

Bai Meng?

Su Luoluo hadn’t expected Bai Meng to be so thoughtful. She nodded. "That’s good."

Maybe it was just her imagination, but Su Luoluo felt that her Beastman partners’ strength had grown quite a bit. After all, they were working much faster than before. Before long, one Catapult was finished.

Su Luoluo took a stone from a basket, placed it in the groove, and stomped her foot. The stone soared into the sky. The effect was excellent.

She nodded. "Yes, just like this."

After getting Su Luoluo’s approval, Xiao Ye and Fu Feng’s confidence surged. They called over the other Beastmen of the tribe to build more Catapults with them.

Si Cheng saw the Wolf Beasts were busy and was about to call the Fox Monkey Beastmen to join in when Su Luoluo stopped him. "Hold off on that for now. I have another important task for you all."

Hearing that Su Luoluo had a task for them, Si Cheng’s expression turned serious. "Leader, what do you need us to do?"

Su Luoluo picked up a Bone Arrow that Nantu had brought over, stroking it. "This is missing something. If we modify it, its firepower will be even more formidable!"

"Modify it?" Si Cheng was puzzled. "Leader, do you want us to sharpen the Bone Arrows?"

Su Luoluo shook her head. "No, I’m going to add something even more powerful to them."

"Leader, you mean..."

Su Luoluo fiddled with an arrowhead, a cold smile touching her lips. "Tie dried grass to all these arrowheads, then soak them in pine oil. I’m going to turn these Bow and Arrows into rockets."

She had just patrolled the Island and discovered that while there weren’t many other kinds of trees, there were plenty of pine trees. Extracting oil from them would be a simple matter.

Si Cheng’s eyes lit up when he heard this method. "I understand! I’ll have my men make sure every arrowhead is coated in pine resin!"

The air over the sea was humid, making it difficult to set the Island on fire, but it was a different story for arrows shot into the sky. Even if they were eventually doused by rain, the birds would have already been roasted for a while.

The thought of the Xuan Birds being roasted by fire made Su Luoluo find the situation a little amusing.

Several hundred people, each with their own task, worked with great energy. In no time, all the necessary preparations were complete.

The three little wolf pups and seven snakelets saw the adults bustling about and tried to sneakily follow them, wanting to help. Su Luoluo picked them up one by one and set them aside.

’The battle will start soon, and I might not be able to look after them.’ Just as she was thinking about whether to put them in her storage space, Nantu noticed. He created a spherical Water Curtain on the surface of the sea. "Luoluo, put them inside. I’ll have my father watch them."

Su Luoluo hesitated. ’Is that really okay?’

But Nantu just smiled. "Don’t worry, my father loves a lively atmosphere. Besides, Nannan misses his brothers."

Hearing this, Su Luoluo nodded. "Then we’ll have to trouble your father."

Nantu sent the little ones through the Water Curtain one by one and whistled towards the sea. Before long, a mermaid surfaced. Without needing any further instruction from Nantu, it took the pups from the Water Curtain down to the bottom of the sea.

Just as she had dealt with the little ones, the system’s voice rang out. "Host, the Xuan Birds are already approaching the Infinite Sea. They are asking the nearby sea birds about your movements."

Su Luoluo’s expression changed drastically at these words. She immediately shouted a warning, "Everyone, be on alert! The Xuan Birds are approaching!"

Hearing this, Su Yang looked surprised. "So soon!"

He had thought that since the Infinite Sea was so vast, it would take the Xuan Bird Clan some time to find them.

He quickly composed himself and gave a solemn order to the Wolf Clan People: "All females, hide in the wooden huts and do not come out! Beastmen, to your positions! Get ready by the Catapults as planned."

Si Cheng received the news and nodded to Su Luoluo. He then commanded the Fox Beastmen, "Everyone, ready your Bow and Arrows! The moment you see the Xuan Birds, light them and fire!"

Meanwhile, the Xuan Birds learned from the sea birds that their targets were living on the Island. Gu Wanyi led all her people and flew towards it.

They had originally planned to fly directly onto the island from the side, but they didn’t expect it to be shrouded in a thick mist, making it impossible to see. Gu Wanyi’s eyes darkened. She pointed upward. "Fly above the island and enter from the top."

One by one, the Xuan Bird Beastmen flew upward. As they ascended, they didn’t forget to mock their enemies. "These Wolf Beastmen really overestimate themselves. Did they think a little mist could stop us? Flying down from above is child’s play for us."

"Then I’d better hurry up and show these lowly commoners from the Lower Domain our true power!"

...

After that was said, many Xuan Bird Beastmen scrambled to fly to the front.

But the one flying at the very front had barely managed to boast before he screamed, "What is this stuff?! Ah, fire! My tail is on fire! No, I’m going to be a bald bird!"

Amidst his screams, his entire body was set ablaze. He was instantly burned bald, even charred, and could only plummet straight down from the sky.

The wind over the sea was strong. Once the pine resin-fueled flames caught, they spread rapidly over his entire body. Even with water nearby, he couldn’t fly over to it quickly enough.

Several of their companions died one after another, frightening the other Xuan Birds into high alert.

Gu Wanyi narrowed her eyes and scanned the scene, sneering, "It’s just a cheap trick. What are you afraid of?"

With that, she conjured a ball of fire in her palm and threw it downward. She was confident it would ignite the area below. However, the moment the fire left her hand, it was extinguished by the drifting mist.

Her face instantly turned ashen. ’How is it that the Wolf Clan can start fires, but I can’t?!’

Suddenly, she recalled the Black Bear from before, and a cold sweat broke out on her back. ’Could it be...’

’Impossible. He can restrict my casting even from this high up?’

She suppressed her astonishment and prepared to test it again when her eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of a small, emerald-green tail feather.

’Hmph, I knew the Wolf Clan People weren’t that powerful. They even had to send Fu Feng out to scout.’

She waved her hand and instantly commanded the people behind her, "Follow that shadow up ahead! I’ve found a way down."

Hearing this, the remaining Xuan Bird Beastmen followed.

However, they hadn’t been flying for long when a volley of objects came crashing down on them.

They didn’t even have time to retaliate as they fell to their deaths one after another.

"Aah! Help me! What is this stuff? It’s so hard!"