Chapter 234 - 209: Giant Beast Killer
Only after the Tyrannosaurus drew closer did it notice the herd of Duck-billed Dragons before it.
It stopped in its tracks and looked up at the Beaked Eagle insolently circling overhead.
"GRUMBLE~" The nearest Duck-billed Dragon let out a displeased low growl.
The Tyrannosaurus glanced at it but paid it no mind.
After observing for a moment, it turned to leave.
The next second, the Beaked Eagle behind it dove abruptly, carving three deep claw marks into the Tyrannosaurus’s back.
"ROAR!" The Tyrannosaurus whipped its head around and snapped, but bit only empty air.
On the hillside, Qin Ziwu remarked, "High ground advantage against a total moron. How is this even playable without a nerf?"
The Beaked Eagle, relying on its aerial superiority, harassed the Tyrannosaurus again and again.
The Tyrannosaurus looked clumsy. It was a large predator famous for its explosive power and mobility, yet right now, it seemed full of openings, completely toyed with by the Beaked Eagle.
The Tyrannosaurus let out an irritated growl. Every time it tried to run, the bird overhead would harass it. The moment it turned around, the bird was back above it.
’So damn annoying!’
But it didn’t notice that whenever it moved in a certain direction, the frequency of the harassment would decrease significantly.
So, it subconsciously continued to head that way.
On the hillside, watching the Tyrannosaurus get closer and closer, the group, who already had one successful hunt under their belts, grew even calmer.
Once it stopped more than a hundred meters away,
"TWANG!!!"
The crossbow fired.
One of the Tyrannosaurus’s massive thighs caved inward violently, and its body lurched to the side.
After that, several more shots, like cannonballs, slammed into its body with ferocious momentum, causing sprays of blood to erupt from the Tyrannosaurus’s hide.
An artery was torn, and a torrent of blood gushed out like an open faucet.
It staggered back a few steps, nearly collapsing.
The Tyrannosaurus turned its head, let out a low roar, and fled in another direction.
Completely unlike the Female Tyrannosaurus, this male’s first instinct upon being injured was to flee.
But with its injured leg, it limped along and didn’t even make it a hundred meters before a volley of Heavy Crossbow bolts flew at it from behind.
One pierced its rump, while another grazed its spine, slicing open a long, narrow gash.
The Beaked Eagle landed on its back, but the Tyrannosaurus ignored it and continued to run.
Crimson blood splattered across the grass of the Oasis all along its path.
The Beaked Eagle looked at the wound, a flash of green light in its eyes, and a powerful current of air blasted into the gash.
The long wound on its back was forced open, fresh flesh was torn apart, and blood sprayed everywhere.
The Tyrannosaurus’s body shuddered. Its back hurt intensely, as if two invisible, giant hands were prying its flesh apart from either side and blowing air inside, chilling its internal organs.
Its legs gave out, and the Tyrannosaurus crashed to the ground. As it lay there, it turned its head only to see a massive, jet-black bird with wings dotted in blood perched on its back, staring right back at it.
"Roar..." With a final low growl, the Tyrannosaurus closed its eyes.
"It’s not dead yet. The guy hasn’t dropped any Cards," Qin Ziwu said, pointing at the motionless Tyrannosaurus in the distance.
"It’s playing dead. These things are cunning."
Yuan Ming chuckled. "Aren’t their closest relatives birds? Some birds also play dead to get out of danger. I guess it runs in the family."
Wang Yun’s gaze sharpened. "It’s so heavily injured that it wouldn’t necessarily survive even if it escaped. I’m more inclined to believe it’s looking for a chance at revenge, preparing to take someone down with it before it dies. President, you need to tell the Beaked Eagle to be careful and stay away from the Tyrannosaurus’s head."
"Come back!" Qin Ziwen called, waving to the distant Beaked Eagle.
The Beaked Eagle turned its head, looking back in its master’s direction.
Suddenly, the Tyrannosaurus that had been playing dead on the ground behind it shot up violently!
Its amber eyes blazed with savage ferocity. A cloud of hot breath escaped its dense, white teeth as it lunged, snapping viciously at the Beaked Eagle!
The Beaked Eagle’s body flickered. A powerful gust of air wrapped around its wings, shifting it forward out of thin air and allowing it to evade the Tyrannosaurus’s final, desperate strike.
From the forced exertion, the wounds all over the Tyrannosaurus’s body burst open again. A hint of unwillingness flashed in its eyes as it watched the Beaked Eagle fly away.
Finally, it crashed to the ground.
A dense white light surged forth.
Three Cards materialized over its body.
Compared to the last, unobserved hunt, this time they had hunted a Tyrannosaurus in front of one hundred and thirty people.
Everyone clearly witnessed the terrifying destructive power of the Car-Mounted Crossbow.
They were stunned. This was a true superweapon, a Giant Beast killer.
On the hillside, Jiang Shan couldn’t help but sigh. "I feel like the technology for this isn’t even that advanced. Why couldn’t the Alliance Association make them before?"
A man in his thirties next to him explained, "The technology might not be advanced, but it has high requirements for processing and materials. If this thing isn’t handled properly, a break or a snap-back could easily kill someone."
The group descended the hill, dragged the Tyrannosaurus’s corpse back together, and began to process it.
A Desert Raptor watched from afar. After a few glances, its eyes met the Beaked Eagle’s. The eagle let out a cry and flew straight at it.
Terrified, the Raptor fled without a second look.
"NEIGH~ NEIGH~"
Red Hare neighed cheerfully. Following behind him were three mares.
The mares seemed a little afraid of these strange humans, stopping over thirty meters away, not daring to approach.
Red Hare turned back and neighed several times. A white mare, slightly braver than the others, lowered her head and followed, coming to a stop behind Red Hare.
Seeing that the humans showed no ill intent, the remaining two mares followed and stood behind him as well.
"Well, well, look who brought three wives home," Qin Ziwu teased Red Hare.
Red Hare trotted over to Qin Ziwen’s side and nudged his shoulder with his head, then neighed at the three mares behind him, as if telling them to come over.
Seeing wild horses get so close, some of the curious people started to gather around.
As the crowd grew, the mares became restless, stomping their hooves and snorting repeatedly.
"Everyone back off. Don’t scare the horses," Qin Ziwen said, waving the crowd away.
"President, can’t you get Red Hare to bring back a few more horses? We’re all infantry here; we want to be knights too!" Cao Biansheng’s voice came from the edge of the crowd.
Qin Ziwen laughed. "Red Hare used all his charms and only managed to woo three. Why don’t you go sell your looks and see if you can attract any wild horses?"
"Not me. One kick from a horse and I’d be laid up for three days," Cao Biansheng said sullenly. "But Red Hare can do it! We can... you know, build up his image a bit. Look, all those horses are staring at Red Hare."
Qin Ziwen followed the direction Cao Biansheng was pointing. In the distance, the herd of wild horses was gathered quietly. Many of them stood tall, staring intently at Red Hare.
Their eyes were filled with shock and confusion.
Even from such a distance, Qin Ziwen could clearly sense the horses’ bewilderment.
After a moment of thought, an idea suddenly struck Qin Ziwen.
Ten minutes later, with one of the Tyrannosaurus’s claws in its mouth and the dinosaur’s blood smeared on its neck and cheeks, the Red Hare Horse swaggered into the herd.
Wherever it passed, the other horses hastily made way.
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