Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT: Marriage?
As Zhao Hai and the others just arrived in the space, they felt something was off as soon as they opened the screen. The screen did not show the previously colorful mist but a chaotic battle instead.
Now, they could see everywhere on the screen a type of small green bird, not very large and resembling a swallow, attacking the flying eagles frantically.
What surprised Zhao Hai and the others was that the usually majestic flying eagles were now utterly defenseless, merely darting left and right as they tried to break free from the encirclement of those small birds.
Zhao Hai and the others stared dumbfounded at the situation on the screen. This was truly beyond their understanding. The size difference between the small birds and the flying eagles was too great; how could the eagles be so thoroughly defeated?
After a while, Zhao Hai began to see the way of it. Although the flying eagles were powerful, those small birds were incredibly agile. They could turn quickly in small spaces, while the large flying eagles, due to their size, were slow to turn. This gave the small birds the opportunity to target the eyes of the eagles, making them scramble to defend themselves.
Zhao Hai never expected that the eagles would be in such a predicament. He quickly gestured and released all his flying eagles. There were now over a thousand flying eagles at his command, and surely, they would be able to deal with the situation.
Indeed, as a large number of flying eagles appeared, the small birds panicked and scattered in all directions. However, the flying eagles did not let them escape easily and pursued, capturing several of the small birds and returning.
Seeing this turn of events, Zhao Hai let out a sigh of relief. Grandpa Galen and the others also relaxed; although they hadn’t personally participated in the fight, they still felt it was intense, and their hearts were racing.
With a thought, Zhao Hai recalled the flying eagles outside, and soon they arrived at the ranch. As soon as they got there, they heard a notification sound: “New animal discovered. The animal is a mutated swallow species. Level assessment: Level 3. Animal data is available for purchase in the space store.”
Zhao Hai didn’t pay it much mind. The ranch had not leveled up, so even if there were new swallow-like animals, it didn't have significant use.
He hurriedly released the few flying eagles that had been attacked first. These flying eagles were now mature, and although Zhao Hai could release them, they could not continue to grow in the ranch and couldn’t stay for more than thirty minutes.
Upon closer inspection of those few flying eagles, Zhao Hai and the others were stunned; they were quite injured, with one having even lost an eye from being pecked.
Seeing this, both Zhao Hai and Grandpa Galen felt a bit shocked. They hadn’t expected those small birds to be so formidable, to injure the flying eagles to this extent.
Zhao Hai recalled those flying eagles into the storage, replaced them with five new ones, and took the Evil Spirit Staff out to fly forward again, only to find themselves back in the living room of the farm villa.
Once seated in the living room, Zhao Hai turned to Grandpa Galen and said, “Grandpa Galen, it seems we really can’t underestimate the Corpse Swamp. Those small birds actually forced the phantom beast flying eagles into such a state. I didn’t expect that; it looks like we can’t stray too far from people in this space in the future.”
Galen nodded and said, “It seems we previously underestimated the swamp. Buffy mentioned he encountered several attacks, but he didn’t elaborate. As a ninth-level expert, he likely didn’t take those attacks seriously, but the power of a ninth-level expert is evident; we cannot let our guard down.”
Zhao Hai nodded, gazing at the colorful mist and the ever-changing shadows on the screen. He sighed, “Now, Buffy’s map is completely useless. I wonder how far we are from Flower City. This mist is strange, and the Corpse Swamp is very peculiar.”