C88 Condor

The two of them brought their horses out of Yan Men Guan, and what appeared in front of them was a vast expanse of desolation. Waves of broken wind blew up, stirring up dust in the sky, and the dark and low sky gave people an indescribable feeling of oppression.

Zhang Wudie let out a long breath to alleviate the stress on her body. Looking into the distance, all she could see were ruins and corpses strewn all over the ground. She frowned, and asked Shao Jian who was beside her: "Why is there such a big difference inside and outside Yan Men Guan?"

After a long while, Shao Jian finally replied her, "This is the endless destruction brought about by the war. If not for the years of war between Song Liao and Song Liao, this place would have been filled with the gloom of spring, but unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve all of this." After saying that, he slowly raised his head towards the black sky and let out a long sigh, as if he was infected by the gloomy scene after the war.

When Zhang Wudie saw him like this, she did not ask anymore, and the two silently continued to walk forward. It was likely that both of them were extremely moved at this moment, and on their way out of Tang Men in Middle Shu, they had only seen green mountains and water, with red flowers and willow trees, as though they were strolling through a mountain or a river. However, right now, everything before their eyes was desolate and desolate, and not even a single person could hear them.

The two of them walked on for about a quarter of an hour. The stench of rotting corpses assaulted their nostrils, along with a strong stench of blood, causing them to feel nauseous.

Zhang Wudie frowned, she immediately used her hands to cover her nose, trying to resist the pungent smell.

A few bald eagles that were completely starving saw that the two strangers had arrived, they flapped their wings and flew above the two people's heads, continuously spiralling, as though Shao Jian and Zhang Wudie were their food. They stared at the two people below them.

Zhang Wudie pulled Shao Jian's hand and asked nervously, "What are these strange birds trying to do?"

"They probably treated us like their prey." Shao Jian said.

Just as he finished speaking, a sharp whistle sounded out from above them, and the few condors swooped down towards them at lightning speed.

"Be careful …" Shao Jian let out a loud cry as he pulled Zhang Wudie into her embrace, and with a flash, he floated ten meters away.

The few condors noticed that their attack had missed. They flapped their wings and encircled the two, ready to attack at any moment.

Zhang Wudie looked up at Shao Jian in shock: "Quickly chase away these annoying fellows."

Shao Jian lowered his head and looked at the beautiful Zhang Wudie who was in her embrace, and laughed bitterly: "I can't help it, it seems like these guys have been hungry for a few days, if I don't let them eat their fill, it will be troublesome for them today."

"Then can we just give them the rations we brought?" Zhang Wudie anxiously said.

"Just this little bit of dry food you brought isn't enough for them to fill the gaps between their teeth." Shao Jian laughed and said.

Zhang Wudie glared at him and said, "You're still making sarcastic remarks at a time like this … Ah … "They're back …"

Before she could finish her sentence, the vultures attacked again, their sharp beaks continuously pecking at their bodies.

Clang! With a clear sound, Shao Jian quickly brandished the black iron sword in his hands and a silver light flashed. A miserable scream came from above and a large amount of jet-black feathers that were accompanied by a thin layer of blood mist floated down.

The bald eagle that had been struck by the sword let out a few cries of pain before falling to the ground. It struggled for a short while before dying.

Shao Jian glanced at Zhang Wudie who was in her embrace and asked with concern: "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Zhang Wudie nodded his head, and then lightly leaned his head on Shao Jian's shoulder, to comfort his messy thoughts.

When the remaining condors saw that their companions had been killed by the two humans, they screamed again and again, their wings whooshing as they glared at Shao Jian and Zhang Wudie.

Their mounts seemed to be frightened and restless by the other party's vicious aura. Shao Jian immediately pulled on the rein in his hands, preventing the red rabbit from escaping out of fear. He gently patted the red rabbit's back to indicate for it to quiet down.

The few condors that were circling around the two of them suddenly let out a sharp hiss and crazily pounced on them.

With a light shout, the black iron sword in Shao Jian's hands quickly danced around his body, the dense amount of sword images followed by the sound of sword cries enveloped the two of them, forcing the few bald eagles to stop their attacks and return to the air.

In midair, the few condors glared at the two uninvited guests with venomous eyes. They wished they could peck the two of them into mincemeat.

Seeing that they seemed to fear him, Shao Jian did not dare to rashly attack them for the moment, so he retracted his sword force and caressed Zhang Wudie's black hair and said gently: "Let's go, be careful."

"Alright …" Zhang Wudie nodded and smiled to Shao Jian.

The few bald eagles in the sky stared at the two people in the distance, as though they were unwilling to give up. After all, one of their comrades had died to Shao Jian's sword, and after letting out a few cries, they flapped their wings and quickly flew towards the two.

Shao Jian and Zhang Wudie originally thought that the other side would not dare to attack again due to their own Qi, but they did not expect that they would suddenly hear a gust of cold wind behind them, bringing with it a sharp cry.

The two of them hurriedly turned their heads, and their hearts could not help but become startled, only to see a few vultures with red eyes staring straight at them, the situation was urgent, without much time to think, Shao Jian quickly shook the black iron sword in hand, and drew out a Sword Qi, two miserable shrieks sounded out, and the two vultures at the front did not even have the chance to dodge, and had already become Sword Soul falling onto the ground.

They avoided Shao Jian's sharp sword beams from a distance. No one dared to be the first to rush up, for fear that if they weren't careful, they would die under Shao Jian's sword, like their companion.

Once Zhang Wudie saw that these strange birds looked so scary, the fear in herherart immediately disappeared. She said to Shao Jian, "Let me handle the rest." As she spoke, she pulled out the Jade Maiden Sword in his hands and pointed the sword tip straight at the three bald eagles. Shao Jian nodded and smiled at her.

The three bald eagles in front did not seem to be afraid of Zhang Wudie, they howled and pounced at her ruthlessly.

Zhang Wudie shouted, the Jade Maiden Sword in her hands shook, and countless of sword flowers appeared, instantly enveloping the three bald eagles. A few screams sounded, the black feathers mixed with the blood red mist fluttered in the air, and another two bald eagles were struck by the sword and fell to the ground. The remaining one had blood all over its body, as it cried out and struggled to escape.

Zhang Wudie sheathed her sword, and giggled at Shao Jian: "I didn't expect them to fight in such a way, it only took one move to finish them off."

"Don't be happy too early. The one that escaped just now will definitely gather all of his comrades and pounce on us again. It's best to be careful." Shao Jian said somewhat worriedly.

His misgivings were not unreasonable, for a ferocious social animal like this, if one of his companions were attacked, as long as one of them escaped, the others would be summoned back to avenge themselves, only willing to give up at the cost of their lives. This unity, this spirit of disregard for life and death, was indeed worthy of our contemplation.

Zhang Wudie hurriedly said without a care: "If they really dare to come, we'll show them how strong we are."

Shao Jian did not know what to do with her, and could only let out a bitter laugh: "Let's go, we'll see how you show them later."

As Shao Jian expected, the two of them had just walked a short distance when they saw a large black mass in front of them. There were more than a hundred bald eagles pecking at the rotting corpses of the soldiers on the ground, their shrill cries resonating through the sky.

Zhang Wudie fearfully pulled tightly onto Shao Jian's sleeve, and asked somewhat panickedly: "Why are there so many? What should we do? "

"Didn't you just say that you would give them a taste of their strength? Why are you scared now? " In truth, he was also a bit nervous in his heart, as he had never seen such a huge scene before. And at this moment, he was still able to casually joke around, firstly to ease Zhang Wudie's panicked expression, and secondly because of the unyielding arrogance in his heart.

"Who would have thought that there would be so many? At this time, you can still joke around. I really admire you." Zhang Wudie retorted to Shao Jian unhappily.

"Alright, let's stop talking. Let's think of a way to deal with such a huge Condor." Shao Jian looked at the pitch black Condor in front of him, which was jumping around as it fought over food.

Just then, a bald eagle who was covered in wounds walked out unsteadily from the group, with a fierce gaze staring straight at Shao Jian and Zhang Wudie, a miserable scream came out from its hooked like mouth, the scene immediately became dead silent, the hundred over bald eagles stopped their competition for food, and turned to stare at the two of them.

"They have already discovered us. It seems like today's matter is rather troublesome. Maybe we will become their food." Shao Jian said solemnly.

"Then what do we do now? There are so many of them, a huge black mass. If we just stand there and do not move, we will be exhausted to death." Zhang Wudie looked at Shao Jian to see if he had any good methods to deal with the gigantic Condor.

At this time, the two of them suddenly felt the reins of the horses in their hands tighten, and hurriedly turned around to look. As it turned out, these two horses that usually looked mighty and awe-inspiring, upon seeing such a powerful Condor, could not help but let out a low cry, struggling to escape.

Shao Jian hurriedly stroked his horse and said softly, "Don't be afraid …" The horses seemed to understand what he meant, and they puffed for a moment before regaining their composure.

Not far away from them, the condors were chirping one after another. It was a very desolate scene, as if they were praying for their dead companions. Then, they heard the sound of wings flapping, and a large group of condors flew up into the sky, charging towards the two of them.

Following the arrival of the Condor, the already drowsy sky became even dimmer, and the only threads of light were blocked. The wails and sharp whistles continued to hover above the battlefield, to the point of making one's hair stand on ends.

Shao Jian took in a deep breath. It was his first time seeing such a scene, the Condor was densely packed in like black clouds, it seemed like 'the world is as black as crows' was not excessive at all.

Clang! Clang! With two clear sounds, both Shao Jian and Zhang Wudie's swords were unsheathed at almost the same time, standing straight in the center of the field, while staring straight at the approaching Condor, preparing to fight it out. This was truly a battle to the death, and if one was not careful, they would be engulfed by the black clouds of the Condor, and after a while, two eerie white skeletons would appear on the ground.

The two of them tightly gripped their weapons as cold sweat seeped out of their palms. It was obvious that the gigantic Condor caused everyone to feel fear in their hearts. After all, how many people in the world had personally seen such a scene? If it had been anyone else with a slightly weaker mental fortitude, they would have already been sitting on the ground with their legs paralyzed.

The black mass of 'black clouds' quickly closed in, the sharp cries caused Shao Jian's and Zhang Wudie's eardrums to become numb, and the hundred over wings continued to flap, forming invisible powerful airflows that swept towards the two people on the ground.

The clothes on their bodies fluttered non-stop under the strong wind. Zhang Wudie's jet-black hair fluttered in the wind and formed a sharp contrast against the black pressure on her beautiful face and the ugly Condor.

"Be careful …" Shao Jian shouted at Zhang Wudie because the entire sky was filled with the screams of the bald eagle. Even though Zhang Wudie was right beside him, he still shouted loudly with all her might, because even the faintest of voices would be engulfed by the noisy screams.

Zhang Wudie smiled and nodded, then looked at Shao Jian deeply: "As long as you are by my side, I am not afraid of anything."

Hearing that, Shao Jian turned and looked at her puzzledly, he did not know what she meant by that, but at the moment, he did not have any extra time to think about it.

Above their heads, the dense black mass of Condor had already reached their location and was circling above the two of them. The earth had sunk into a gloomy atmosphere, and not far away, a large bald eagle was probably the Falcon King among this large group, with its fan-sized wings fluttering, and fierce light shooting out of its eyes. As expected of the king of the falcons, it truly had the demeanor of a king of a king, a roar that could cover all sound coming out from its mouth.

"Be careful …" After that, she moved her body and the black iron sword in hand quickly flew out. A row of sword aura streaked past, and countless vultures that were pouncing towards Zhang Wudie fell to the ground with a scream. The air was immediately filled with the pungent smell of blood.

Zhang Wudie turned to look at Shao Jian, said a word of thanks, and then waved his Jade Maiden Sword, blocking the countless incoming bald eagles' attacks.

Shao Jian smiled back at her, and their bodies kept moving back and forth. black iron sword in hand kept waving in front of him, and wherever the sword qi passed, miserable cries would be heard.

After a while, the sky was filled with the black feathers of the vultures, the stench of blood was extremely strong. On the ground, the corpses of the vultures were piled into a mountain, Shao Jian and Zhang Wudie's faces were also bloodstained, their hair was in a mess covering their faces, the clothes on their entire bodies were also torn everywhere by the sharp claws of the condors that were pouncing towards them like floodwater.

As time passed, Zhang Wudie's physical strength had evidently reached the limit of her endurance. At this rate, before long, she would be trapped in a desperate situation, and Shao Jian had already been pushed away from Zhang Wudie's side by the overwhelming amount of Condor s, and her entire body was covered by a black mass of vultures, making it impossible to see the other party's figure. With a loud shout, the black iron sword danced crazily in front of him, and then slashed forward.

In a blink of an eye, Shao Jian had a look. Seeing that Zhang Wudie was in a struggle, she quickly jumped to her side. With a wave of her black iron sword, she pierced through a few bald eagles consecutively, then asked with concern: "Are you alright?" Zhang Wudie turned her head and smiled, he did not say anything, and continued to strenuously brandish the Jade Maiden Sword.

Shao Jian looked at Zhang Wudie, whose hair was in a mess and whose entire body was covered in blood. He had an indescribable feeling in his heart, and with a turn of his mind, his footsteps slid and arrived in front of her, helping her to block the torrential attacks.

The two of them gradually lost their strength, and even raising the weapons in their hands became extremely difficult. Shao Jian looked at Zhang Wudie and laughed bitterly out of helplessness: "Could it be that I will really be buried in the stomach of an eagle today, becoming a delicacy for these ugly bald eagles …" The frenzied condors above didn't care what the two humans thought, they continued to swarm downwards.

Just when the two of them felt that their hopes were all gone, suddenly, there was a burst of: Whoosh! "Whiz!" "Whiz!" The sound of something breaking through the air rang out, and the shrill cries of the vultures could be heard. Feathers were flying in the air, and a rain of blood was pouring down. The condors were landing on the ground in large numbers.

"What's going on? "How did these bald eagles suddenly fall on their own …" Seeing this, Shao Jian could not help but be at a loss.

Zhang Wudie was also confused, the two of them looked at each other, seeing that the dense Condor above their heads was gradually splitting up, raising their heads to look, they saw a row of archers not far from them squatting down and aiming their bows towards them.

Whoosh … Whoosh … Whoosh … Another series of air-piercing sounds could be heard as a large number of arrows were shot at the same time.

"Ah …" Who are they? "How can you shoot arrows at us …" Zhang Wudie cried out in fear.

"They're not coming for us. It's better for us to avoid them." Shao Jian said as he pulled on Zhang Wudie's slender lily-white hands, and bounced away.

A mournful scream resounded through the sky. Those condors that had been imposing a moment ago were now 'helpless' as they were shot down from the sky in droves …

The archers in the distance released their arrows and rapidly notched them onto their bows. The swishing sounds of arrows were heard again as they shot out in rows. The arrows were like mountains and seas that could topple mountains and overturn the seas.

The falcon, which had been hovering in midair, noticed that something was wrong. It let out a sharp cry and led the rest of the vultures away. Those that were slower became the souls of those that got shot.

Shao Jian casually put the black iron sword back in its sheath and looked at Zhang Wudie who was at the side. Then, he went forward and led the two horses that were a few meters away, and slowly walked towards the archers.

The two of them were a little worried as they were quite far away from each other, so they couldn't see each other's clothes and appearances. It would be perfect if the other party was Song Jun, but it would be terrible if it was a forward troop of the Liao Army …