Blue Eagle and Random Mission

"It's a flying magical beast! Everyone, prepare for battle!" The leading Dou Master tightened his grip on his spear as he watched the massive blue bird in the sky, then gave the order.

Hearing him, the other guards snapped out of it and drew their weapons. Although the Blue Eagle was only a Rank 1 Magical Beast, its ability to fly made it more troublesome than some Tier 2 Magical Beasts.

"A magical beast... This was the first magical beast I'd encountered since coming to This World. I hadn't expected it to be this huge!" Ye Qiu marveled as he looked at the enormous bird, larger than an elephant, overhead.

"How could this be? Why would there be a magical beast here? The magical beasts near this trail should have been cleared out by the Mercenary Guild!" Little Fairy Doctor looked at the Blue Eagle in the sky, visibly flustered.

"Hiss—" At that moment, the Blue Eagle suddenly dove down, aiming directly for the medicinal herbs on the cart.

"We can't let it take the herbs! Everyone, attack! Yellow-rank High-tier Dou Technique—Earth-Splitting Thorn!" The Dou Master commanded the others while launching his own attack. He leaped into the air, directly blocking the Blue Eagle's path, and viciously thrust his spear at it.

"Yes!" Perhaps because they had escorted medicinal herbs with this Dou Master many times before, everyone respected him greatly. Coupled with the fact that he was the strongest among them, they immediately answered and attacked.

Seeing numerous attacks flying toward it, the Blue Eagle immediately beat its wings hard and shifted in another direction. None of their attacks touched it.

"What are you doing?" Ye Qiu did not attack, because he noticed that Little Fairy Doctor was searching through her bundle for something.

"Found it." Little Fairy Doctor took out a porcelain bottle.

"This is Potent Knockout Poison. Apply it to the arrowheads. As long as one arrow hits the Blue Eagle, it won't be able to move." Little Fairy Doctor handed the porcelain bottle to the others, answering Ye Qiu's question through her actions.

"Uh, I nearly forgot. She's an expert in poison." Looking at the slender-waisted young woman before him, Ye Qiu suddenly felt a little afraid.

"Forget it. I'll let them handle it. Better not meddle." Just as Shi Qiu thought this, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Ding! Random Mission: Slay the Rank 1 Magical Beast Blue Eagle. Time limit: half a shichen. Reward upon completion: one thirty-square-meter Space Ring."

"Oh? A Random Mission had appeared for the first time! A storage ring?" Hearing the system's voice, Shi Qiu was somewhat surprised. He quickly steadied himself and looked up at the Blue Eagle in the sky.

After being blocked by the group, the Blue Eagle could not get near the medicinal herbs. Yet the batch of herbs seemed extremely enticing to it. Even though it knew the group was not weak, it stubbornly refused to leave.

"Ha!" The middle-aged Dou Master leaped up again and swung his spear fiercely at the Blue Eagle. The Blue Eagle flapped its wings and rose higher, barely evading the spear strike.

As soon as the man's spear swept past, the Blue Eagle immediately charged down again. Its huge claws, tipped with sharp talons, clawed toward the man.

"Not good." Seeing this, the man panicked. He was currently suspended in midair and had no momentum left to draw upon. His Earth-Splitting Thorn was a move that required charging power before unleashing it at an opponent, so he could not use it now.

"No choice, then—ha!" Seeing the giant claws about to reach and pierce him, the man could only raise his spear horizontally to block. The Blue Eagle's giant claws were stopped by the spear in his hands, preventing them from piercing him. However, the Blue Eagle's immense strength sent him flying, slamming him straight into the ground.

"Damn it, this beast flies whenever it can't win! It relies on being able to fly and just refuses to get lost!" The man truly deserved to be called a Dou Master. After being violently knocked down from seven or eight meters in the air by the Blue Eagle, he was merely disheveled and not seriously injured. He raised his spear and struck several more times, but missed every blow, prompting the middle-aged Dou Master to curse furiously.

That's Right. In terms of combat strength, the Blue Eagle was no match for him, a One Star Dou Shi, especially with more than a dozen helpers on his side. But the Blue Eagle could fly. It would swoop down, then fly back up the moment it saw an attack coming. Arrows could not hit it, spears could not stab it, blades could not cut it, and the knockout poison Little Fairy Doctor had provided could not be used at all.

"Hey, you brats, does anyone know a long-range Dou Technique?" Half-dead with anger at the Blue Eagle, the middle-aged Dou Master suddenly asked the group.

To deal with a Flying Magical Beast like this, experts below the Dou Spirit realm could only quickly kill it when it came down, or use a long-range Dou Technique capable of reaching the sky.

Hearing the man's question, everyone shook their heads. They were ordinary mercenaries with few Dou Techniques to begin with, and those they knew were all for close-quarters combat. How could they possess long-range techniques? Besides, unless such techniques were at least Xuan-rank, their power would not be great. After all, greater range came at the cost of reduced power.

"Ugh, do we really have no choice but to waste time here with it until it gives up and leaves?!" Seeing everyone's expressions, the man sighed.

Little Fairy Doctor also looked troubled. If they delayed past the agreed time, Ten Thousand Medicines Shop would have to pay compensation.

"Um... I know a long-range Dou Technique." Just as everyone was depressed at the thought of wasting time here with a feathered beast, a timid voice sounded.