Chapter 143: Harpies

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【Third Trial Begins!】

Zhao Chi warned: "The third wave of enemies is coming. Be careful!"

White mist drifted.

Up ahead, there was no sign of any enemy.

The enemies aren't here?

The female soldiers looked left and right, but even after the mist completely dissipated, they saw no trace of any enemy.

Gu Qing furrowed her brow.

She seemed to have heard an unusual gust of wind.

Her Intelligence was 7 points, giving her a very high base Perception.

Both her eyesight and hearing were sharp.

"Up above, everyone be careful—the enemies are flying magical beasts!"

Gu Qing followed the sound and pointed at the sky.

Everyone looked up one after another.

They saw a dense, dark flock of strange birds in the sky, circling continuously.

No one knew when they had flown up there.

Zhao Chi observed for a moment, then gave the order:

"They're harpies. Everyone spread out a bit more, one meter apart, or they won't dare come down."

"The craftsmen don't need to spread out—you have no armor, just assist in the fight.

"Everyone, watch out for their claws—they're extremely sharp.

"Especially when they dive down, they're very fast; the high speed will double the damage."

Gu Qing and the female soldiers immediately dispersed.

Sure enough, the moment those female soldiers spread out, several harpies immediately dove down, charging straight at the female soldiers on the outer edge.

Their figures looked very much like eagles.

But they had women's faces.

There was no hair on the top of their heads, but instead a mass of brown feathers; their hands were spread wings.

Yet their shoulders, necks, chests, bellies, and waists were all in a woman's shape.

However, they had no sense of shame—only their backs were covered in feathers, while their chests and bellies were brazenly bare.

But probably no one would treat them as human anyway.

Their lower halves transformed back into bird-like features.

Their legs were curled, with no feet, only a pair of incomparably sharp talons.

"Caw~ hahaha!"

"Caw caw! Kill kill kill!"

The harpies dove rapidly toward their targets.

Zhao Chi shouted: "Watch out, raise your shields, protect your heads!"

Whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Six harpies swooped down carrying a gale.

Like cannonballs flying in at high speed.

Let alone their talons—even being rammed by them directly would likely cause injury.

The female soldiers showed no fear whatsoever.

Their eyes fixed intently on the sky above.

The instant they dove down, the female soldiers raised their shields and thrust their spears.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!

The shields shuddered violently.

Through their shields, the female soldiers felt a slight ache in their arms.

Several deep metal gouges appeared on the iron shields.

Pfft pfft pfft pfft!

But at the same time, the female soldiers' iron spears thrust out, wounding four harpies.

They flopped on the ground, flapping their wings violently.

But they could no longer fly.

Two of them, though not yet dead, no longer had any strength to fight back.

"Caw caw, let go!"

A shrill cry came from the side.

Gu Qing was gripping a harpy, her hands tightly pinching its wings; no matter how violently it struggled, it couldn't break free of Gu Qing's slender hands.

She saw Gu Qing quickly untie a length of rope from her waist, nimbly wrap it around the harpy's wings a few times, then bind it.

Seeing Zhao Chi watching her, Gu Qing asked: "Capturing these alive should give a higher score, right?"

Zhao Chi said: "The score is higher, but it's a bit dangerous. You all must be very careful—don't take risks just for the sake of capturing them."