Chapter 14: Black Iron Eagle
Walking all the way to the depths of the woods, Jiang Yan recalled the map in his mind while dealing with the poisonous snake beast he encountered by chance.
In many cases, even if you have a map in the wild, you may get lost, such as in the inaccessible mountains and old forests, there is no reference to the positioning, people can only rely on sunlight to judge the direction, and it is difficult to judge where they are located in the mountains and forests.
Only those who are familiar with the terrain, as well as those who are experienced in the field, can estimate the distance they have traveled by experience, and estimate their position on the map according to the direction and distance.
Jiang Yan is not worried about this, his unforgettable memory allows him to clearly remember all the roads he has walked, all the scenery he has seen, and store these data in his mind to draw an accurate map, all the areas he has explored will be added to this map, and compared with the abbreviated map he originally saw from the book, to deepen the accuracy of the map.
It can be said that unless there are major topographic changes such as valley collapse and river diversion, the possibility of Jiang Yan getting lost is infinitely close to zero.
And now, as he goes, he observes the data map in his head, not only what he sees with his own eyes, but also what the little sparrow above his head sees will also be recorded by him into the data map.
"By comparison, I'm sure I've almost passed through the outer reaches of the Dark Woods and penetrated into an area infested with strange beasts. β
As soon as he thought so, the high-altitude bird's-eye view that was originally transmitted by the sparrows in the sky suddenly shook, and then directly interrupted.
At the end of the sparrow's message, there was only an eagle's cry, and a black blur that flashed rapidly.
Depend on!
Jiang Yan knew what was going on, the little sparrow was flying in mid-air, although there was no need to worry about the attack of the beasts on the ground, but the other birds of prey in the sky would not look at it, originally with his control, give full play to the mobility of the little sparrow, ordinary birds could not threaten the little sparrow, but if it was a foreign beast, it would be difficult to say. With the fragile combat power of the sparrow, there is no possibility of survival at all.
Ma Dan, the air reconnaissance plane was destroyed like this, Jiang Yan was very unhappy, he looked up to find the murderer.
I saw a black eagle the size of a human head, with a handsome demeanor and black feathers like pieces of iron, fluttering its wings and falling to the treetops, and a steel-like black claw was grabbing the little sparrow that was subdued by Jiang Yan, and the gray beak and teeth like an iron hook pecked down, and the sparrow was easily divided.
Is this the murderer? Jiang Yan compared the illustrated book of the alien beast he had seen and recognized its identity. Black Iron Eagle, a kind of alien beast that has the strength of more than three levels of the acquired realm when it is young, and its strength can reach the peak of the acquired realm when it is an adult, and some of the excellent bloodlines in the clan have the possibility of breaking through to the lord level of the innate realm.
Black Iron Eagle has a fierce and ruthless personality, even when it comes to his own descendants. After the young Black Iron Eagle learns to fly, it is driven out of its habitat by its parents and needs to find new territory outside to survive.
Their beaks and claws are stronger than steel, and they can tear through human-made leather armor with a single claw, peck through a finger-thick iron shield, and easily tear apart an inch-thick solid wooden plank, even if they are engaged with human-made iron swords, they are not afraid to fight, and the adult black iron eagle can grow to the height of a human's chest, not only can hunt large animals such as cattle and sheep, but also dare to attack as prey even if it encounters humans.
Judging from the size of this black iron eagle, it should have been born less than three years ago, and its strength was only at the realm of the quadruple level of the day after tomorrow, and it was probably driven out by its fellow clans in the Barbarian Bone Mountain Range, and it happened to be in this black wood forest, so he regarded this place as his habitat when he was a child.
Jiang Yan learned about their habits from the knowledge in the book, and generally speaking, in a place like the Black Wood Forest, where most of them were infested by ordinary beasts, there was no trace of the Black Iron Eagle.
When it grows up for a few more years and has enough strength, it will return to the Brute Bone Mountains to compete for new habitats. Unlike humans, alien beasts can have a systematic cultivation method, most of their growth depends on instinct and natural growth, over time, in the accumulation of battles and hunting to exercise their body and combat instinct, and accumulate energy in the body, and when the energy accumulation is enough, they will naturally advance.
Fortunately, this Black Iron Eagle is not yet an adult, and its strength is only acquired quadruplely, otherwise Jiang Yan would never provoke it if he met it and turned around and left without saying a word.
But now, Jiang Yan took out the folded shortbow from his backpack, assembled it lightly in a second, and wound the arrow.
On the treetops, after swallowing all the prey in three or two, the black iron eagle shook its body and wanted to take off to continue hunting, when suddenly a breaking sound struck, and it jumped alertly to dodge.
A three-foot-long arrow passed through where it had been, and slammed into the branch behind it.
"Huh!?" Black Iron Eagle turned his head and saw Jiang Yan holding a short bow under the tree.
"Woo ββ!!"
Black Iron Eagle's eyes were fierce, and he pounced with a sharp roar.
Don't dare to hold it up, Jiang Yan immediately raised his body, and hid behind the big tree with a dodge, and the depths of this black wood forest were full of old trees hugged by one person, which was convenient for Jiang Yan.
Entangled in the dense forest ground, this terrain is still relatively unfavorable for the Black Iron Eagle, as a foreign beast, its IQ is obviously higher than that of ordinary beasts, and at the same time, it flew over and grabbed a hideous mark on the old tree where Jiang Yan was hiding, forcing Jiang Yan, who originally wanted to attack, to temporarily retreat, and then flew back to the sky.
Jiang Yan didn't want to kill this black iron eagle directly, it killed the sparrow he used to investigate, Jiang Yan was planning to find a reconnaissance helper again, ordinary birds in the depths of the black wood forest infested by strange beasts, it was inevitable that they would be targeted as prey. And if it was the Black Iron Eagle in front of him, with its good combat power and eagle super vision, it would be a good scout for Jiang Yan.
If you want to capture the other party alive without killing, Jiang Yan has to use some extraordinary means, and you must also be careful not to hurt too badly, otherwise, a scrapped Black Iron Eagle will be of no use to Jiang Yan except for food.
Fortunately, he was quite well prepared when he went out to practice this time.
Reaching deep into the backpack behind his back, Jiang Yan grabbed a small amount of powdery stuff from one of the multi-layered pockets inside and held it tightly in the palm of his hand.
He put down the short bow with his other hand, drew his long sword instead, and then decisively left behind the tree, and boldly ran to a relatively open place between the two old trees, and winked at the black iron eagle on the branches in the distance, looking for an opportunity to strike.
"Hey, silly bird, come here!"
Although he didn't understand human language, Jiang Yan's provocative actions were really easy to understand, and the Black Iron Eagle Killing Machine skyrocketed, and it flew over again.
This time, it deliberately circled slightly, circled from the side to the other side, preventing Jiang Yan's intention to hide behind the tree from this direction, and then swooped down in a straight line towards Jiang Yan.
A pair of eagle eyes stared at Jiang Yan's movements, as long as there was a hint of dodging, it would immediately change direction and pursue!
To Black Iron Eagle's surprise, Jiang Yan didn't dodge this time.
Instead, he raised the sword in his hand, lifted the internal force to strengthen his arm, and stabbed directly at it.
Dingββ
The iron claw and the sword blade collided, worthy of the black iron eagle known as steel, and when the claw and the long sword staggered, they actually grabbed a trace of sparks, and they didn't look injured at all, but Jiang Yan was shocked back by the impact attached to its dive.
The sword moved away, and its clenched fist slammed into the Black Iron Eagle's abdomen in a tricky trajectory, forcing it back as it tried to pursue.
The black iron eagle that missed a blow returned to the sky, circled a few times to do a lot of accumulation, and then swooped down again, this time it pounced faster and more ruthlessly, its body cut through the air with a burst of roaring sounds, and a pair of iron claws swept out a piercing scream, it is conceivable that if the human body is caught, the head may be taken off.
In the face of the offensive, Jiang Yan was not to be outdone, the long sword took a posture, drawing an arc from the bottom to the top, and the snowy sword light looked like a crescent moon at first glance, slashing upward!
This slash has already used the Flowing Moon Sword Technique!