Chapter 8: The Captives
"Enemy attack!" The loud roars of the sentinels rang from the tall thick wooden arrow towers, accompanied by the desolate trumpets of the Kodomon, which resounded throughout the camp. The minotaur warriors, who were still talking and laughing around the campfire, grabbed the weapons next to the sound and quickly rushed to the main gate of the camp to assemble at the moment when the horn sounded.
Old Tang turned over and stepped onto the black combat Kodomon beside him. Carrying the sword of Oberline*, which exudes a bewitching cold glow, and stepping on the double pedals of the large saddle, his feet are lightly clamped, and the combat Kodomon under his crotch is like a heavy tank that has increased to seventy yards and gallops away.
When the Minotaur warriors were assembled, set up a formation in the camp, and waited for the battle, under the dark night sky, in the warning area that had been emptied by the "Minotaur brand wood harvester" earlier, one by one the harpies were like smoke rolling out, and they continued to drill out of the gap above the dense forest, exposing themselves to the eyes of the Minotaur warriors in the camp.
When it comes to creatures like harpies, if you ignore their brightly feathered hands and backs, as well as their vulture-like talons, they can be considered beautiful creatures at first glance. After all, if the legend is true, these harpies are derived from the elves cursed by Aishara, and will naturally inherit some excellent genes that have been reborn and the soft appearance of the elves. But don't be fooled by their appearances, this intelligent creature is definitely not associated with the word goodness.
As a male-neutral race, they will occasionally capture male adventurers passing by, raid smaller caravans, and loot male creatures to serve as "mates". But don't think of being a Harpy "mate" as a glamorous journey. Because these harpies have a bad habit of eating their "mates" like female spiders, female praying mantises. The Harpy does not create a romantic atmosphere to bring the relationship closer. Rather than falling in love, they are more inclined to tie up the so-called "spouse" so as not to be resisted by the "spouse". Until the squeezing you become a legendary human dry, and finally the tragic "spouse" becomes a delicious meal for the eagles. Maybe in the Harpy's dictionary, "mate" and prep food are the same word?
The harpies that flew out of the dense forest quickly gathered into a large chaotic formation in the sight of the minotaur warriors, like a piece of dancing flames, converging into a large fiery red cloud. By the light of the bonfires lit in the camp behind him, Old Tang, who was riding on the black combat Kodo beast, carefully looked at the harpies in front of him with the naked carcass of a human girl. The "fiery red cloud" that was constantly tumbling in front of him suddenly cracked a gap in the middle. A harpy witch who was a head taller than the other harpies, waving her wings in the shape of her arms, slowly flew out of the gap that the other harpies had avoided, and then flapped her wings and stood in front of the harpies, surrounded by several Harpies who were also taller than the others.
"Minotaurs, this is the second time you've invaded the territory of our Blood Feather Tribe, and the first time we've let your large forces leave. But now, you will pay the price for your recklessness and ignorance! I, Serena Bloodfeather, shaman of the Bloodfeather Tribe and queen of the great Bloodfeather Tribe, will defeat you and torture your body and soul! A series of continental lingua franca flowed quickly from the seductive lips of the Harpy Queen, with a nightingale-like crisp voice.
Goode jumped off the Kodomon and easily plunged a blade of the Arcane into the ground beneath his feet. Tilting his head, he looked at the almost naked Harpy Queen in front of him with a ruffian expression, and said in a flirtatious tone: "Oh, just you and these weak female dolls behind you? I don't think you have what it takes. If you don't have a pair of wings, I guess you wouldn't even be able to beat the little ones in our clan who are not adults~~. As he spoke, he took out the hideous and heavy Aeginos barrier from the giant backpack on his waist and carried it between his left hand. The only doubt in my mind is gone, it stands to reason that although the Harpy people are cruel, from all kinds of humanoid intelligent creatures to all kinds of plant fruits, as long as they can fill their stomachs, they are cold and cold. But it doesn't make sense to look at each other, and the elite minotaurs that they can't match are broken off the rear troops, and they are entangled. Now it seems that when the large army in front passed through the Scorched Valley, it must have left them with a deep "memory", and now they will think about revenge from their own broken troops that have broken away from the organization.
"Minotaur, though I can see that you are a powerful warrior, even me, the great Harpy Queen, cannot defeat you alone. But you are not a good commander, and you even sent half of your troops to leave first under our attack. It's stupid! When you give such a mediocre order, you should have foreseen your doomed end today! In response to your taunt, the great Elida Bloodfeather will make you pay the price of life worse than death after capturing you! This Harpy Queen, who was a little arrogant, responded to Old Tang's taunt just now with some anger.
"Attack, take their camps, rob them of their food, and kill all these rude minotaurs!" Entrenched, the Harpy Queen turned and flew back to the Harpy team and gave the order to attack.
"Damn, is this girl immune to taunts? Why did the ridicule turn into a group mockery, and she still ran to the back? "Preparing to attack the eagle-body, Lao Tang, who led the troops to paddle first, thought out of tune in his heart.
For a moment, nearly 4,000 harpies threw out fist-sized stones held in their claws, smashed them like a minotaur phalanx, and smashed them on the shields that the defending warriors had already erected, making a burst of knocking sounds. Then the harpies swooped into the minotaur ranks and began a grappling, using their nimble skills to kick the eagle-like talons between the strong minotaurs. It is worthy of the legendary race degenerated by elves, and the number of law systems is really large, and there are nearly a hundred harpies standing in place, guiding spells, and bombarding the Minotaur army of less than 800 people.
The paddling army led by Lao Tang "struggled" for nearly a quarter of an hour under the attack of the harpy storm, and after killing about two hundred harpy men in the hunters and shamans who stayed behind, under the escort of the warriors, "panicked" fled the camp, not only did the fragrant barbecue roasted by the bonfire not have time to take away, but even nearly a hundred captured beasts were abandoned in the camp, looking like wolves.
Looking at the wolf bèi appearance of the minotaur troops fleeing in panic, the harpy queen who was ridiculed just now, although she was angry that the minotaur fled, especially the guy who led the way just now, was a little unwilling. But looking at the food "prepared" in the camp and the materials abandoned by the minotaurs in the camp, he was very satisfied for a while. The tribesmen hadn't eaten for a few days, and for some reason, the animals that had been in the woods seemed to have disappeared. The tribe had to rely on gathering wild fruits to feed their hunger. It turned out that they were all scared away by the big appetite of this group of big men who were vain, and now it happened to drive away the hateful minotaurs, and just eat the food that had been cooked. The hands of the eagle man are strictly degraded, and the feet are like eagle talons, so he is really not good at cooking. Now seeing the golden roasted meat in the camp, even the harpies, who have eaten vegetarian food for several days, tear up the barbecue meat and stuff it into their mouths, and swallow it in a hurry after chewing a few bites, eager to swallow their tongues together.
Two harpy guards struggled to carry a roasted leopard and offered it to the Harpie queen to enjoy. I saw the queen slowly tear the roast meat into small strips of meat with her eagle claws and stuff them into Xiuqi's mouth. The Harpy Queen, although she eats slowly, is not slow, and after a while, a whole leopard leg enters the belly, and the Harpy Queen, who eats refreshingly, waves her hand to let the guards around her eat the remaining barbecue. Looking at the clansmen in the camp shouting and grabbing barbecues and tied up beasts, the idea of whether to catch up with those stupid big men and enslave them to cook food for the tribe every day turned in his mind
ββββββββββββββββββI am the dividing line of lack of moralityββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
On the other side, the minotaurs who had already stopped the "wolf bèi" escaping in the dense forest sat quietly on the ground, waiting for the passage of time.
Anak, a violent cow, is striding back and forth in front of Old Tang at the moment, and he can't be idle for a moment. Little Zhengtai Cole stood bored, teasing Old Don's sturdy black combat Kodomon. Only Gudar Mane Master sat calmly and meditated, strengthening communication with the elements.
"Brother, it's almost time, shouldn't we go back?" After wandering around for a long time, the violent Niu classmate who finally couldn't help it strode to Old Tang, who was taking out a silver pocket watch and looking at the time, and asked anxiously.
"Wait, there's time, and we'll talk about it when the effect of the medicine is played. To be a good hunter, you have to be a little patient. Old Tang glanced at his younger brother, who looked impatient, and said slowly.
"Hehe, stunned, aren't you dizzy when you turn around? Do you want to sit down and rest? Xiao Zhengtai, who has the potential to become a poisonous tongue in front of Anak, put down the carrot in his hand to tease the Kodo beast, turned around and quipped. The black combat Kodomon, who had been teased for a long time on the side, finally stopped moving when he saw the carrot in front of him, and swallowed it in two or three bites.
"Shut your mouth! Little bean sprouts" Violent Cow Anak angrily responded to Xiao Zhengtai's provocation.
Old Tang, who didn't care about the two boys arguing, heard the exhalation sound of "flutter" and "flutter" when the minotaur ran in the dense forest opposite, stood up and walked a few steps in the direction of the dense forest, and the two calves who were fighting also looked up at the sound. I saw a tall but agile figure emerge from the dense forest, which was the scout who had been sent out to investigate the situation before.
The scout saw that Old Tang was waiting for him, ran a few steps, and came to Old Tang to report. "Overseer, the plan is perfectly executed, the effects of the medicine have begun to kick in, and most of the Harpys can't pounce anymore."
"Good. Command the whole army, advance at full speed, the target - the camp. Let's go! Old Tang was overjoyed when he heard the report, but his face did not leak a single bit, and he quickly gave the order to pull out.
For a while, the small dense forest resounded with the shouts of various squads, squadrons conveying orders, and gathering the whole team.
βββββββββββββββββββββββI am the dividing line of lack of virtueββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
When the strong men of the minotaurs returned to the camp, they saw that the camp was in a mess, the roasted meat had been gnawed by the eagles, and the remaining bones were thrown on the ground at will. Many of the materials left behind were tossed into a mess. Most of the beasts that had been tied up and coated with paralyzing potions were also disemboweled, put on iron grills, and grilled on bonfires. It's just that the skin has not been peeled off the barbecue material, most of it is charred black, and the camp is filled with a foul smell of burnt fur. Looking at the eagle people who didn't leave their hands just now, most of them were lying on the ground helplessly at the moment, and the toxicity of the paralyzing ointment made it difficult for them to turn their heads, let alone flap their wings again and fly into the sky.
Seeing that the paralyzing ointment had a powerful effect, the plan exceeded expectations, which made Old Tang also pull the corners of his mouth and laugh. Hundreds of shallowly poisoned harpies were still struggling to flap their wings, staggering to fly away and escape, but they were easily caught by the strong men of the minotaurs who were ready to throw the net, dragged back to the ground, and quickly tied up.
"Master, please lead someone to clean up the mess and tie up these harpies. I'll see if the Harpy Queen has been hit. "Old Tang, who was in a good mood, arranged for a steady shaman master to capture and collect these eagle figures who had lost their combat effectiveness. After seeing Master Goodard nod, he took the violent cow brother and the shy little Zhengtai to look for the harpy girl who had just been mocked in the camp.
After wandering around most of the camp, the three of them finally found the tall body of the Harpy Queen surrounded by a circle of immobile Harpys in Lao Tang's own tent. The sullen male old Tang walked straight to the eagle-man girl, took his hand away and moved his body with all his might, trying to block the eagle-body guard of the old Tang, half-squatting in front of the weak, immobile eagle-man queen girl, lightly twisted her pink and seductive pointed chin, and said in an angry tone:
"Oh, the great queen XiΓ , this battle seems to have been won by me, poor me am a sad life, your leather whip, I can't bear it~~~ hehe"
ββββββββββββββββββββββ - The dividing line at the end of the bodyββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
The second more is offered~~ The Harpy is finally over, and the sullen old Tang asked everyone, what do you want to do with this group of Harpy girls? Harpy queen sister, should you accept it as an old cow? Old Tang is looking forward to everyone's evil complaints~~