New Form: Wing Speed Form

"How about that? Did you manage to blind that Black-Crowned Golden Eagle?"

On the top floor of a small building, a young man cradled a high-precision sniper rifle, speaking with a boastful air.

"Mm, Xiao Hua, well done."

Beside him, their usually stern captain reached out and patted Xiao Hua on the shoulder in approval.

"I really didn't expect us to be this lucky, running into a juvenile Black-Crowned Golden Eagle."

The burly man carrying a giant shield sighed with emotion.

"Indeed. Although this Black-Crowned Golden Eagle is only a low-level Beast General, its value far exceeds that of many mid-level Beast General monsters. If we take it down, we'll each get a cut of at least several million Huaxia Currency."

The captain nodded with a smile.

This martial artist squad consisted of only five people. Aside from the captain and the burly man with the giant shield, who were both General-level martial artists, the remaining three were all Fighter-level. Consequently, they usually hunted in places like County 0231.

In a place like this, encountering a monster like a Black-Crowned Golden Eagle was truly rare.

A juvenile Black-Crowned Golden Eagle was worth an estimated twenty to thirty million Huaxia Currency or more!

"Wait!"

Suddenly, the young man who had been holding the sniper rifle aimed at the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle in the sky, a look of confusion crossing his face.

"Captain! On the body of that Black-Crowned Golden Eagle... there seems to be a person!"

The young man said, sounding terrified.

"A person?"

The members of the squad looked at one another in bewilderment.

What did he mean, there was a person on the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle?

"What do you mean?"

The captain frowned as he asked. How could anyone be on a Black-Crowned Golden Eagle? Even if it were a juvenile, one would need to be at least a War God or a high-level General to avoid being shaken off by that speed, right?

Besides, if there was someone there, didn't that mean their cooked goose was about to fly away?

A sharp glint flashed in the captain's eyes.

No, he absolutely could not let anyone else snatch the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle away!

That was a massive fortune, enough for them to take a half-year break back at the base city!

"Xiao Hua, is the tracker working fine?"

The captain looked at the young man holding the sniper rifle and asked.

"It is."

Xiao Hua picked up a screen in his hand. The screen displayed the real-time coordinates of the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle, which had already flown out of County 0231.

The bullet that had struck the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle was equipped with a tracker.

Although the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle had an explosive burst of speed, its stamina was not particularly good; it would definitely find a place to rest. Coupled with the fact that one of its eyes had been blinded, it was destined that the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle could not fly very far.

"Very well, let's give chase and see."

The captain issued the order immediately.

As long as it wasn't a War God... he was confident that no one would be his match!

"SCREECH—!!!"

A shrill eagle cry tore through the silence of the ten-thousand-meter-high sky.

The massive body of the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle plummeted like an out-of-control bomber, diving toward the barren mountain range below with a piercing whistle as it broke the sound barrier, its speed so great that it left a blurred afterimage in its wake.

Su Zhe clung tightly to the eagle's back, the gale-force winds slicing against his cheeks like knives, his combat suit flapping violently.

His left hand transformed into countless black-red tentacles, which, like greedy roots, dug deeper into the wound carved open by his combat blade, crazily draining the life essence of the raptor.

Su Zhe could clearly feel waves of pure, massive energy, accompanied by the essence of flesh and blood, pouring into his body without end.

"SCREECH!"

The Black-Crowned Golden Eagle let out a mournful cry, its body twisting and turning in the air in a desperate attempt to shake Su Zhe off.

"Stay still!"

Su Zhe let out a low growl, his right hand gripping the Series 6 Combat Blade and exerting force, driving the blade—which was wedged into the eagle's bone—downward by another few inches.

The excruciating pain caused the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's dive trajectory to become even more erratic.

It rolled and thrashed wildly, trying to rid itself of the "parasite" on its back.

However, the infectious and devouring power of the Blacklight Virus far exceeded its imagination.

The location of the wound was already close to the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's brain.

As the virus continuously seeped into the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's body, the area around the wound began to take on an unnatural black-red hue, its vital blood was rapidly draining away, and its consciousness began to blur.

When Su Zhe noticed that the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's flight speed was gradually slowing and it began to wobble, he knew the time had come.

"Now!"

Seeing the ground rushing up to meet him, a sharp glint flashed in Su Zhe's eyes.

No longer content with slow consumption, he shifted his intent, and his entire body suddenly transformed into a surging torrent of writhing black-red flesh. Like a living entity, it poured through the massive wound carved open by his Series 6 Combat Blade, surging deep into the body of the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle!

"Puchi—!"

As if a balloon had been punctured, the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's massive frame stiffened violently, its diving momentum coming to an abrupt halt.

Its remaining left eye was filled with extreme terror and agony; it let out a cry so short and sharp it was barely a whimper before all light faded from it completely.

The virus had destroyed its brain, killing the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle before it could even be converted into a Blacklight Virus infected entity!

The giant eagle corpse plummeted like a kite with a broken string, slamming into a barren stone mountain below.

"Boom!"

Dust filled the air, and gravel sprayed in all directions.

When the dust finally settled, the massive corpse of the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle had vanished, replaced by the newly reformed figure of Su Zhe.

[Consumed Apprentice-level Tier 4 monster, gained 0.4 Devour Points]

[Acquired new form: Wing Speed Form (Black-Crowned Golden Eagle)]

[Level increased: Apprentice-level Tier 4]

That Black-Crowned Golden Eagle had been completely devoured by Su Zhe, serving as nourishment for his growth!

"Panel!"

Su Zhe muttered in his mind.

[Name]: Su Zhe

[Level]: Apprentice-level Tier 4

[Bloodline]: Blacklight Virus

[Abilities]: Devour, Camouflage, Thermal Sensing

[Forms]: Claw Form (Silver Moon Dire Wolf), Wing Speed Form (Black-Crowned Golden Eagle)

[Laws]: None

[Items]: Series 6 Combat Suit, Series 6 Combat Blade, Communication Watch

[Devour Points]: 14.8 (10000)

New form acquired!

The information on the panel had increased slightly, but Su Zhe didn't pay it much mind; he had long since discovered that the data displayed on this panel would occasionally shift.

"Wing Speed Form!"

With a slight shift in his intent, his shoulder blades began to writhe. A pair of massive wings, spanning nearly ten meters and composed of black-red flesh and metallic-like feathers laced with golden threads, instantly unfurled!

Although they were smaller than the wings of the original Black-Crowned Golden Eagle, the fierce aura of an overlord of the skies remained undiminished.

Su Zhe tried flapping his wings gently, and a powerful lift surged through him, instantly hoisting his body off the ground.

After briefly adapting to the control of his wings, Su Zhe landed back on the ground and opened his right palm, revealing a metal bullet head.

This was the very bullet that had been lodged in the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's eye socket.

While the Blacklight Virus was capable of consuming even metal, Su Zhe had deliberately kept this bullet.

"Tracker..."

The tracker on the bullet had nowhere to hide before him.

Su Zhe tossed the bullet onto the ground. He would see exactly who had been lurking in the shadows, nearly ruining his plans!