Chapter 660: Chapter 270: Tracking the Avian Mutant Beast_2
"Especially some formidable mutant beasts have already been dealt with, leaving only smaller mutant beasts, which do not dare to attack the shelter."
"You stay at the shelter, I’m going out for a bit."
Liang Yuan thought of his plan and greeted everyone, calling Tu Long to join him as they quickly ran towards the riverbank.
Tu Long followed closely behind, couldn’t help but say, "Isn’t it a bit early now? The sea tide just began, and the mutant fish in the water haven’t been pushed onto the shore yet."
Liang Yuan shook his head, speaking in a low voice, "It’s not for those mutant fish. Do you remember the mutant birds I asked you to find?"
Tu Long was startled, "Yes, but we haven’t found them yet, right?"
Liang Yuan said, "During the last sea tide, I actually saw a lot of mutant birds by the riverbank, but it was too hurried to observe where they came from and where they went. This time, I need to look closely."
"You and I will act separately. Notify me as soon as you encounter any bird flocks."
Tu Long finally understood why Liang Yuan came to the riverbank so early; it was to find those mutant birds.
He quickly said, "Alright, I’ll start searching from the east side near Phoenix Temple."
Liang Yuan nodded, "I’ll head west."
Immediately, the two split up and began their search along the river.
The sea tide arrived, with waves crashing loudly.
Many small mutant fish were swept up by the waves onto the riverbank.
Then, some large crabs and shrimp were also swept onto the riverbank.
The crabs and shrimp started to prey on the mutant fish trapped in the puddles, and a strong smell of blood began to spread.
Even heavy rain couldn’t stop the spread of this smell.
As the smell spread, various mutant beasts’ roars began to echo from the mountains and forests.
Those mutant beasts became agitated, running out from the forests one after another!
But this time, the number of mutant beasts was less than a tenth compared to the last sea tide Liang Yuan experienced.
Most were some mutant cats and dogs, mutant hedgehogs, and mutant rats.
Although these small mutant beasts were numerous, they were weak. Not just Liang Yuan and Tu Long, even Wu Ying and Shi Haizhu could easily kill them.
Over time, it wasn’t just Liang Yuan and his team’s strength that improved. The others who initially followed Liang Yuan also unknowingly increased their strength significantly.
Many people’s combat power was now comparable to Wang Weidong’s gang from Henglong Building.
People like Zhao Kai and Ding Yan had even surpassed everyone else, only slightly behind Li Yuefeng and Wu Meng.
Liang Yuan continued to burrow into the ground, harvesting mutant fish rapidly and earning points.
Meanwhile, his spiritual power spread out, closely monitoring the riverbank.
After about half a day’s time, the sky turned pitch dark.
As Liang Yuan was busy killing a group of mutant crabs, he suddenly heard a loud shout from afar.
"Hmm? Tu Long!"
Liang Yuan immediately reacted, and without a second thought, he rapidly tunneled over.
In less than five minutes, Liang Yuan arrived at the place where Tu Long had shouted.
He saw, in the forest flooded by tidewater, a flock of giant birds perched on the branches.
Some lowered their heads, gently pecking at the water, lifting giant razor clams from the surface.
The razor clams’ hard shells were quickly cracked open by their massive beaks, with several loud popping sounds, shattered.
The clam meat inside was pecked out and swallowed.
Liang Yuan found Tu Long hiding behind a distant tree.
Tu Long, not aware of Liang Yuan underground, was about to shout again.
Suddenly a figure emerged, patting him on the shoulder.
"Stop shouting."
Tu Long was startled but relaxed upon seeing Liang Yuan, quickly saying softly, "You’re here. Look, those giant birds are here."
Liang Yuan whispered, "Did you see where they came from?"
Tu Long quickly shook his head, "No, they were already here when I arrived."
Liang Yuan frowned, saying, "Let’s wait and see where they go after they’ve eaten their fill."
"Alright." Tu Long nodded immediately.
Liang Yuan did not give up on the mutant fish by the riverbank; they were all points.
He burrowed back into the ground, concealing himself using Earth Escape, and used his spiritual power to kill many mutant fish, rapidly earning points.
Every ten minutes or so, he would emerge from the ground to check on the giant birds, and seeing them still feeding, he would burrow back to earn more points.
This repeated for about an hour, when suddenly he felt the ground shake violently.
Liang Yuan quickly emerged to see Tu Long anxiously stomping the ground and running around nearby.
He immediately dug out of the mud and looked towards the water’s edge, seeing fewer giant birds there.
Many birds spread their wings and perched on the treetops, letting out sharp cries.
Liang Yuan’s heart stirred, he immediately found Tu Long, saying, "Are they about to leave?"
Tu Long said anxiously, "A flock has already flown away, and this flock is about to take off too."
As soon as he finished speaking, the remaining giant birds suddenly flapped their wings and cried out, then braving the wind and rain, they began to soar.
The birds on the ground followed suit, all flying into the sky.
Liang Yuan and Tu Long exchanged glances.
"Let’s follow them and see!" Liang Yuan said immediately.
Without a word, Tu Long rolled on the ground, and his Giant Eagle Pattern Spirit activated, transforming him into a giant eagle, quickly taking to the sky.
Liang Yuan wasted no time, grabbing onto the eagle’s claws, and was swiftly lifted into the air by Tu Long.
Tu Long flapped his wings, flying higher and higher.