Appearance of the Velociraptor

"Well done! Squad leader, you really are a talent!"

Watching the powerful Wind Wolf leader being easily wiped out, Ende excitedly slapped Charles on the shoulder with such force that Charles winced in pain.

"Ende, can you stop being so reckless? Wouldn't it be better to be a bit more steady?"

Charles endured the pain and retorted. Even though he had long been accustomed to the other's personality, he still felt speechless at this moment.

"Hey, don't worry about it! Besides, having you be the steady one is enough; I'll just be the one in charge of being reckless."

Ende continued to slap Charles's shoulder without a care, looking as if he intended to slap him until he fell apart today.

"Ende, you guy, that's enough."

The silver-haired girl Lia finally couldn't take it anymore and slapped Ende directly on the back of his head, making a sound like a watermelon being struck.

"I'm just too happy, hehe. I didn't expect the Gatling to be this powerful."

Ende rubbed his hands, not minding the slap from Lia at all; it didn't hurt one bit anyway.

"You..."

Seeing him like this, Lia really wanted to slap him a few more times, but thinking about how he never learned his lesson, she finally let it go with a sigh of resignation.

This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened; facts proved that Ende was just that kind of guy.

If you said he had no brains, he was quite reliable at critical moments; if you said he had brains, he always acted like a brute in his daily life.

Regarding this, Charles and Lia exchanged a glance, both seeing the wry smiles in each other's eyes, and in the end, they could only shake their heads and say no more.

"The power of this thing is truly immense!"

Ende knocked hard on the Gatling, his tone tinged with a bit of envy.

"Of course it's powerful. You haven't been blind these past few years; the goods from Xuanshen Island give people a dazzling feeling, making us feel like country bumpkins."

Charles rubbed his shoulder and replied with a huff.

They had been on Xuanshen Island for so many years, and this wasn't the only thing that had shocked them. At first, he would have been surprised, but now, he had long since gotten used to it.

"These little brats really have a lot of spirit!"

In the air not far away, Adkins watched this scene with a faint, amused expression.

"Young Master, you..."

"Grandpa Bernas, I was definitely not like this when I was a child."

Before Bernas could finish, Adkins knew what he wanted to say and interrupted him directly.

Having lived together for so many years, he immediately realized that Bernas wanted to say he was the same when he was young.

To this, Adkins would never admit it; a person as mature and steady as him could never have had such a childish past.

"Young Master really is unwilling to admit defeat!"

Bernas chuckled inwardly. His young master was truly vain in this regard, but he didn't expose him and, following Adkins's lead, kept his mouth shut.

"Speaking of which, can a weapon like the Gatling machine gun deal with a Velociraptor? That Velociraptor in the southwest seems to be heading this way!"

Adkins didn't want to continue the previous topic, so he changed the subject with a blank expression.

"Hmm! That should be a level eight Velociraptor."

Bernas stroked his beard and nodded, not continuing the previous topic either.

As a Saint Realm expert, a level eight magical beast certainly couldn't escape his perception.

At this moment, the Velociraptor seemed to have heard the commotion and was rushing toward them at high speed.

"Level eight Velociraptors are known for their powerful defense. These students are children after all, and I'm afraid the power of the Gatling machine gun isn't enough!"

Adkins continued. He had a rough idea of the Gatling's power.

It was barely acceptable for these children to use the Gatling formation to deal with the weakly defended level seven Wind Wolves, but dealing with a heavily defended level eight Velociraptor was absolutely impossible.

"That's right. A weapon like the Gatling is fine if it's against a level eight magical beast with weak defense like a Wind Wolf, but it's not enough for a Velociraptor. However..."

Bernas paused. The logistics team this time should have prepared that thing, right?

"You mean the Apache! How nostalgic. I still remember the feeling of riding that helicopter for the first time. Looking down at the entire city from high altitude was truly, too shocking!"

Adkins revealed a look of recollection, a smile appearing on his lips involuntarily.

A year ago, when Adkins was still perfecting the setup of the Steam Train and the railways, Huosi had suddenly called him over.

"Adkins, do you want to experience the feeling of flying?"

Huosi asked in a mysterious tone, his eyes filled with a hint of excitement.

Adkins, who was a level nine expert at the time, was confused upon hearing Lord Huosi's words and didn't understand what was happening.

Flight, in the Coiling Dragon world, was the patent of Saint Realm experts; even level nine experts could only leap, not fly.

Precisely because of this, flying magical beasts were incredibly precious, because low-level flying beasts could sometimes leave high-level warriors helpless.

Of course, this was for most people; Wind-style mages only needed to be level seven to use flight spells, and level eight to manifest Wings of Wind.

It was just that Adkins cultivated the Laws of Darkness and Light, his talent for the Wind element was zero, so naturally, he didn't possess the ability to fly independently before reaching the Saint Realm.

"My lord, are you planning to take me somewhere?"

Adkins asked, though he didn't know what was happening, he roughly understood that his lord must have another invention he wanted him to experience.

"Not me, him!"

Huosi patted the steel machine behind him, signaling for Adkins to climb in.

Only then did Adkins notice the strange object before him; its dark green body was covered in many precision parts, giving off an overall plain impression, and it even had a few fan blades on top? Were those fan blades?

In an instant, many thoughts raced through Adkins' mind, but his body didn't hesitate, and he walked straight inside.

"Prepare, depart!"

Huosi followed closely behind, and after closing the cabin door, he spoke to the pilot.

"Yes, sir!"

After the pilot responded softly, the plane's propellers began to rotate gradually until they reached a speed invisible to the naked eye, and the entire aircraft rose rapidly toward the sky.

"This, this, what is this?"

Adkins' eyes widened instantly, and he asked in disbelief.

Adkins had certainly experienced flight before; Grandpa Bernas was of the Saint Realm and had carried him through the sky.

And last time, when Lord Huosi rescued him and Grandpa Bernas from Ryan, he had carried them all the way back; that was the flight speed of a god-level powerhouse, much faster than Grandpa Bernas.

However, that was Saint Realm Grandpa Bernas and God-level Lord Huosi flying by their own strength.

Yet, this iron hunk before him was actually being operated by a level-six pilot, and looking at how easily he controlled it, Adkins felt that even a level-three warrior could use it.

"This is an Apache Helicopter, a type of future air transport, and also one of the air force weapons I've conceived. What do you think?"

Huosi glanced at the stunned Adkins and asked.

"My lord, it's too amazing! This Apache Helicopter is definitely a great invention that can change the world!"

"You must know that on this continent, apart from Saint Realm powerhouses and a few wind-element experts, humans can only achieve flight by subduing flying magical beasts."

"If this thing were used in the military, combined with guns and cannons, it could crush enemy forces!"

Adkins' tone carried a hint of excitement; on the current continent, battles between nations were basically fought by infantry.

Only a very small number of legions possessed flying magical beasts, allowing them to form small air units.

Yet now, there was actually something that could replace flying magical beasts, and Adkins could feel that this thing was even more stable.

"The Apache is just one of the aircraft currently under development."

Huosi looked at the eloquent Adkins and also revealed a faint smile:

"In the future, more aircraft will appear. Large passenger planes, combined with the Steam Train and automobiles on the ground, will completely change the entire world's transportation system. Do you remember what I told you? The economy needs circulation."

"I remember, I remember every word you said very clearly, my lord."

Adkins nodded immediately and continued:

"My lord once said that to get rich, one must first build roads. After the agriculture on Xuanshen Island developed and food supplies were sufficient, we vigorously developed transportation."

"My lord also said that money has no meaning once it leaves people; money must circulate in society to be effective."

"That's right, so keep it up. I believe you will be able to perfect the Steam Train very soon!"

Huosi patted Adkins on the shoulder to show encouragement.

"Yes, my lord, I will certainly not let you down."

Adkins replied with an excited expression.

Time returns to the present.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the entire earth began to tremble faintly, and the vibration was very rhythmic, as if some huge creature was constantly approaching.

"Observation team, what's going on?"

Sensing that the situation was bad, Charles immediately shouted.

"Squad, squad leader, it's, a Velociraptor, a magical beast Velociraptor, it's definitely an eighth-level Velociraptor!"

The members of the observation team spoke with a change in their tone.

The Velociraptor is a very powerful magical beast; most are seventh-level, and a small number are eighth-level. Although there is a very slim possibility of breaking through to the ninth level or even the Saint Realm, such cases are extremely rare.

And the Velociraptor before them was clearly an eighth-level magical beast, which made them panic for a moment.

"Velociraptor, oh no, everyone, retreat! Bring the Gatling machine gun to the front!"

Charles immediately realized the danger and shouted decisively.

As everyone moved quickly, a formation was rapidly formed; the surrounding people pulled back, leaving only the Gatling facing the direction of the tremors.

Twenty seconds passed, and the massive figure causing the tremors slowly revealed its true form.

"Damn, it's huge!"

The level 8 Velociraptor before them was as tall as a three-story building and over thirty meters long.

The students had seen some magical beasts before in their families and at school, but those were all low-level ones; it was rare to see anything above level 5.

They had only ever seen magical beasts like the Velociraptor in textbooks and had never encountered a real one, leaving them momentarily stunned.

The level 8 magical beast, the Velociraptor, threw the group of boys and girls into a panic, and even the usually steady Charles had sweat beading on his forehead.

A level 8 magical beast with super-strong defense was not something they could handle in their current state.