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Chapter 137 Attacked on the Road

Lin Ni's eyes lit up. This was her first time participating in a battle! No, wait, maybe her first time was last time, but she was completely unprepared then. This time, she was going to show off her skills! Lin Ni looked up at the flames in the sky: "The flames are in the sky, how dare they come?"

Bai said, "They might attack Yan first."

Not long after they finished speaking, three flying orcs flew down from the sky and approached. They flew lower and lower, occasionally passing over Linni and the others, and then flew away.

Linni recognized the three flying orcs: a gray eagle, a vulture, and a white-headed eagle. She secretly took her bow from Yao's back and hid it in Bai's fur. After waiting a while, the three flying orcs disappeared. Linni looked up at the quiet sky and whispered, "Did they give up?"

Yan flew low, letting out a warning eagle cry.

Yao whispered in her ear, "No, they're about to make their move!"

At that moment, the three flying orcs flew out from behind a large tree and pounced on Yan as he turned around.

Before Lin Ni could get a good look, two gray eagles flew out from beside a rocky hill, flapping their wings and swooping down on her. Everyone was prepared; Night's Serpent Tail lashed out at one of the eagles, while Bai Shu leaped up and swatted at the other. However, the gray eagles were incredibly agile, dodging Night's Serpent Tail and swooping down on Lin Ni.

Yao summoned a shield, blocking the gray eagle's claws, and Night's serpent tail lashed out again.

Just then, another bearded vulture suddenly swooped down from overhead, its claws outstretched as it lunged at Lin Ni. Yao shouted, "Lin, shoot!"

The moment the gray eagle appeared, Linni began to condense an energy arrow, but she held it in place for a moment. Then, she suddenly raised her hand and shot it at the vulture. Just as the vulture was about to catch Linni, it suddenly met the energy arrow head-on, let out a shrill cry, and flew backward, crashing violently into the mountainside.

Linni exclaimed in delight, "I hit the target!"

"Yes!" Yao nodded with a smile.

The gray eagles that were either spurred away by Ye Chui and blocked by Bai Shu were there to provide cover for the vultures; they flew away quickly after being deflected. Only the vulture that Lin Ni shot crashed into the mountainside and fell. Bai Shu was about to run over and finish it off when a gray eagle flew back and carried it away. Lin Ni saw drops of blood falling from the sky, but not much.

Yan then finished off his opponent, killing a level 6 white-headed eagle and having two other flying orcs escape injured.

Yan landed and asked anxiously, "Lin, are you alright?"

Linni shook her head: "I'm fine, but the vulture I shot doesn't seem to be badly injured?"

Yao said, "The energy arrow hit his claws, which are basically the hardest part of his body, so the injury wasn't serious. However, with this example of a level seven orc leading several mid-level orcs to failure, no more wandering orcs should dare to mess with us."

Just as Yao had predicted, the number of orcs spying on them from the air decreased significantly, to the point that they were practically invisible. After all, if there were truly level eight orcs, they probably wouldn't need to be wandering orcs, and level eight orcs have sharper eyesight; knowing that there were two level nine white tigers in the group, they wouldn't easily make a move.

They didn't tell Xuan and the others about the attack on their own initiative. It was only after they noticed something was wrong the next day that they asked Yao, who was out hunting, "There are far fewer flying beastmen lurking in the shadows these past two days. That's a bit strange. Has something happened?"

Yao smiled and replied, "Oh, yesterday afternoon six flying orcs attacked us. One of them died, and the others suffered minor injuries. They should behave themselves for a while."

The two were taken aback. Xuan asked worriedly, "You... made a move? Is Xiao Linni alright?"

Yao said calmly, "It's nothing. One of the orcs was even injured by Lin She!"

Xuan and Ling's hearts skipped a beat. If Lin Ni could make a move, how close must the attacking orc have been to her! Xuan said guiltily, "I'm sorry, if we were with you, they wouldn't have had a chance!"

Yao waved his hand and said, "You all have your own things to do too."

Xuan and Ling felt even more embarrassed after hearing this, so they went to find Lin Ni and sincerely apologized to her.

Ling asked, "Little female, I heard you were attacked by several flying orcs yesterday afternoon?"

Lin Ni glanced at him; wasn't he just asking a question she already knew the answer to?

Xuan said sincerely, "I'm very sorry, Linni, because of our carelessness, you were frightened."

Linni smiled and said detachedly, "I was attacked by the flying orcs because they were bad people, and it had nothing to do with whether anyone was careless. In fact, my partners were very careful and noticed something was wrong a long time ago, which is why I had the opportunity to attack them. You know, females can't react as quickly as males!"

These words made their faces burn with embarrassment.

Ling straightened her posture, lowered her head, and said, "I'm sorry, little female!"

Lin Ni smiled, didn't exchange any more pleasantries, and went to drink her water. In her heart, they weren't one of her own; protecting her was Yao's responsibility, not theirs.

Xuan and Ling interpreted this as her being angry with them. So, the two of them dared not run around anymore and obediently followed behind them. When they went hunting, they would bring back some game to supplement Lin Ni and the others' meals.

Lin Ni didn't refuse, and thanked her with a smile, accepting the gift. She said the same thing again: it's their business how they want to do things, and they are doing this to show the Beast God. They need to give the Beast God an explanation, not an explanation or responsibility to her. They can talk to the Beast God themselves when the time comes.

What was originally expected to be a ten-day journey took them seven and a half days to reach the territory of the Vulture Tribe. Before entering the tribe, they hunted a few animals and brought them in.

The Vulture Beast Tribe's territory lay between two adjacent stone mountains. Most of their orcs lived on the mountains, spending their time in the clearing between them. This way of life was somewhat similar to that of the Tiger Beast Tribe. As soon as they entered the clearing, the Vulture Beast Tribe members warmly greeted them. A group of about twenty male orcs, led by a level eight middle-aged orc, approached, and Linni immediately felt immense pressure. The Vulture Beast Tribe members were similar in build to the Golden Pheasant Tribe members, possessing well-developed pectoral muscles, though their other torsos were somewhat leaner. However, they were generally taller than the Golden Pheasant Tribe members, and importantly, their skin was very dark, somewhat resembling the dark skin of people from India.

Lin Ni, who had been walking side-by-side with Yao in the middle, quietly clung to Yao's arm and hid behind him after they arrived at this scene. Yao gave her a reassuring look, smiled, and said nothing.