Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 850 - 100: Life-and-Death Chase

As dusk fell, the scorching heat within the Firethorn Shrub thicket began to fade, leaving behind a chilling shade of trees.

Under a towering Flame Arrow Wood, a few mercenaries paced anxiously, their expressions uneasy. Every so often, someone would look up toward the treetop, yet each time they saw no sign of that agile figure.

"It’s been so long, and the captain hasn’t come down, maybe..." Luo Pan muttered, but before he could finish, he was met with disapproving glances from the others.

"An hour, let’s wait a bit longer," no one suggested leaving, despite Yue Jinghua having long instructed them to leave immediately after an hour.

While the group insisted on waiting, a faint sound came from Qian Luo’s Merit Ring, "Qian Luo, you should leave the Firethorn Shrub thicket, it’s getting late, I will detour back to the village later, do not wait for me."

"Captain!" Hearing Yue Jinghua’s safe voice, the group of mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief.

Qian Luo quickly asked, "Captain, where are you? Is there any danger, do you need support?"

Yue Jinghua was silent for a moment before saying dryly, "I’m fine, I’ve already left the Firethorn Shrub thicket, no need to worry."

She has left, and the mercenaries looked puzzled, could the captain have just left directly from the sky over the fifty-meter Flame Arrow Wood?

Thinking about the magical Dark Beasts around the captain, indeed, among them, there was a Dark Beast with the power of flight; fearing to ask more and disturb Yue Jinghua, as per her instructions, they quickly left the Firethorn Shrub thicket.

After all, their captain was nearly a god-like figure, turning peril into safety was surely a small matter for her.

Unfortunately, neither Qian Luo nor the others noticed the slight tremor in Yue Jinghua’s usually calm voice as she spoke earlier.

This time, their captain had genuinely stumbled.

A thousand meters above, two streaks of light chased each other, flickering like phantoms.

Behind, pursuing was the Bird King Chi Que Tuo,

In the high sky, the cold wind hit Yue Jinghua’s face like shards of ice.

"Damn, and they call this thing an ostrich," Yue Jinghua lay prone on the back of Xi Yuan, the Praying Mantis, darting forward as if her life depended on it.

The ostriches in Yue Jinghua’s memory were all bulky creatures with short wings and long legs, unlike this Chi Que Tuo trailing behind, adorned with multi-colored feathers, strong-legged, beak sharp as a hooked claw, capable of soaring between clouds, sprinting through the air rivaling the speed of an empty ship Bird King-level Demon Beast.

What the Bird King Chi Que Ostrich chased relentlessly was the bird egg Yue Jinghua held under her arm.

No way would Yue Jinghua let go of such a juicy morsel.

She could have used the Instantaneous Technique to leave immediately.

But she worried that if she escaped, the July Mercenary Team members waiting under the trees would become scapegoats.

Helplessly, she summoned the Praying Mantis with commendable flying abilities to lead away the Chi Que Tuo first.

Who knew that after losing all its eggs, that Chi Que Tuo had gone mad with rage, pursuing Yue Jinghua relentlessly without easing up.

After flying for a while, Yue Jinghua quickly glanced back to see the Chi Que Tuo flare its tail fin, forming a peacock-like display behind it.

In an instant, the display shimmered brilliantly, the dim night sky suddenly seemed to gain another sun, radiating bright light.

The Bird King Chi Que Tuo’s display instantly alerted all the Chi Que Tuo nesting on the Flame Arrow Wood, flapping their wings as they took to the sky.

The sky was filled with countless red bird dots, densely packed enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

The Dark Practitioners in the Sky Witch Ancient Village heard the commotion in the sky, looked up, and collectively gasped.

Nearly a thousand Chi Que Tuo were madly pursuing an unidentifiable black speck.

To fly so swiftly at high altitude, it must be a Flying Demon Beast.

"What’s up with these demon beasts, chasing and pursuing as if their lives depend on it," the Dark Practitioners exclaimed.

Seeing the Bird King Chi Que Ostrich’s display summoning its kin, Yue Jinghua cursed at the troublesome situation, finding its summoning more effective than her Summoning Technique.

If this continued, once Xi Yuan’s Dark Power was depleted, both of them would be in grave danger.

Yue Jinghua, out of desperation, scanned her surroundings and saw in the distant night a mountain range where the mist thickened.

Looking near the mountains, not a single Flying Demon Beast was spotted, as if some dark cloud loomed over the area, prohibiting the beasts from approaching.

An idea hit her, "Xi Yuan, fly straight towards the mountain range ahead."

Xi Yuan questioned, "Master, there is a prohibition near that mountain range, I can sense it’s a strong one, even I cannot break through it."

"No need to cross it, we just need to evade the thousands of Chi Que Tuo," Yue Jinghua hadn’t anticipated that a simple egg-stealing deed would land her in such troublesome waters.

She whispered a few words in Xi Yuan’s ear, who immediately understood. It flapped its back wings, which started to accelerate, suddenly shooting forward like a rocket.

As Bird King Chi Que Ostrich saw Yue Jinghua directing her Profound Flying Beast towards the mountains, a flicker of fear crossed its golden eyes, but letting the thief who stole all its eggs go was unbearable.

The Chi Que Tuo following behind, upon nearing the mountain, showed signs of hesitance.

"Caw!" Noticing the retreat in the Chi Que Tuo’s attitude, Bird King Chi Que Ostrich screeched shrilly, ordering the flock not to disperse, simultaneously warning Yue Jinghua and her team to stop immediately.

However, Yue Jinghua and her team in front showed no sign of slowing, continuing towards the mountains.

Foolish Dark Practitioners, thinking they could use Banishment Peak to scare it.

Anger flashed in Bird King Chi Que Ostrich’s eyes.

It accelerated, its speed increased several folds; under the pressure of the Bird King, the Chi Que Tuo braced themselves and flew towards the mountains together.

Yue Jinghua and Xi Yuan had already neared the mountainous area, about to enter the haze-like mist.

"Ten meters, eight meters, six meters, four meters, one meter," Yue Jinghua counted down in her mind.

She could sense the overpowering pressure emanating from the mist; colliding with it would mean severe injury.

The Bird King Chi Que Ostrich had also closed in.

"Xi Yuan, prepare," Yue Jinghua thought, and suddenly, she and the Praying Mantis flying at high speed in front vanished.

The Bird King Chi Que Ostrich and the pursuing Chi Que Tuo didn’t have time to react and slammed into the mist.

In an instant, tears rolled down, blue lightning streaked across the sky.

A thunderous boom, a sea of fire erupted in the sky over the mountains, countless Chi Que Tuo were turned into fireballs, crashing downward.