Chapter 42: Scavenger Hummingbird

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The next morning.

Bai Wushang left the waterfall cave alone on his Red Horse.

He went in the same direction as two days ago and approached the small low slope again.

“Even though Ah Zhou still has one eye and one arm, and it lost its two ace skills, Flesh Regeneration and Burning Blood at the same time, after a night of recovery, it should be able to have 30-40% of its full strength, right? Enough to protect me…”

While he was thinking, the outline of the small low slope appeared faintly. Bai Wushang hurriedly pulled the reins.

He got off the horse and took out the Book of Oaths.

“Ah Zhou, come out!”

“Roar!”

The Demon Ape crawled out and used its one arm to support itself on the ground. When it was half standing, it was more than two meters tall, and it was as dark as a small mountain.

It scanned its surroundings vigilantly. When it saw its surroundings clearly, its expression gradually fell.

This familiar grass and trees… this used to be its home!

But now, it had been destroyed…

There was nothing left…

“Let’s go.”

Bai Wushang patted the Demon Ape’s arm and took the lead to walk forward. His voice was steady and powerful, “I know that you’re smart and value your emotions, so let’s go bury your people, okay? We can’t really let them die in the wilderness, right? Within the range of our abilities, we can do as much as we can…”

The Demon Ape’s breathing subconsciously became heavy, and its gloomy eyes disappeared in an instant. It stared blankly at the back of Bai Wushang’s head, not moving at all.

It was not until Bai Wushang turned his head again and looked at it in confusion that the Demon Ape suddenly woke up. It stood on the ground with one arm and followed with a slight stagger.

A faint smell of blood lingered in the air and entered the nostrils, but it did not dissipate.

As Bai Wushang walked, he reminded the Demon Ape, “Ah Zhou, we have to be careful. It’s been two days, and there are so many corpses left on the battlefield. It’s easy to attract scavengers…”

Before he could finish, he heard the chirping of birds. It was very noisy.

Bai Wushang frowned unnaturally. He slowed down and moved forward carefully.

As he approached the low slope, black bloodstains appeared on the ground.

Bai Wushang looked around and did not find any large monsters. Instead, he saw creatures like rats, foxes and snakes wandering around.

This was not the main point. His gaze was immediately attracted by the black dots on the corpses.

“This is…”

After carefully observing, Bai Wushang revealed a trace of surprise.

These little black dots were super miniature birds!

Its body was as small as a baby’s fist, and it had dark brown bright feathers. Its beak was big and sharp, and its neck was long and thin.

In terms of appearance, it was extremely cute.

Unfortunately, this group of birds acted fiercely. They were crazily gathering and eating the corpses on the ground. With a peck and a bite, they could pick up fingernail-sized flesh and blood from the carcases, and devour them quickly.

Staring at the nearest one, the attribute panel in his pupils appeared:

[Name]: Scavenger Hummingbird (Wild)

[Race]: Demon Beast Realm – Bird Type – Scavenger Hummingbird Race

[Life Level]: Early youth form

[Bloodline Quality]: Mortal Bone Level 1 star

[Status]: Eating/Excited

[Intelligence]: Extremely Low

[Characteristics]: Scavenger/Flight

[Skills]: Pecking

[Gourmet Cells]: 1

“So it’s a Scavenger Hummingbird, this kind of notorious thing…”

Bai Wushang pinched his chin and explained to Ah Zhou in a low voice, “I heard that they only like to search for rotten meat to eat. No matter how many there are, they don’t dare to attack living bodies… but the troublesome thing is that the Scavenger Hummingbirds are very difficult to deal with. They rely on their small size to react quickly, so they won’t easily give up on their prey…”

“Roar!!!”

The Demon Ape roared angrily. Its body was even larger, and with a single glance, it saw this group of little guys randomly pecking at the corpses of its people. Its anger instantly surged in its heart.

It heavily stomped on the ground. Just as it was about to rush out, it seemed to remember something, and hastily stopped in its footsteps.

Turning its head, the Demon Ape looked at Bai Wushang with a conflicted expression. Its eyes revealed the intention of searching.

Bai Wushang smiled.

He did not expect the Demon Ape to understand in such a short period of time that it was no longer an individual, but a pet beast that was closely related to its Master.

If one did not consider the safety of the Master and acted blindly, there would be many unforeseen consequences!

This kind of cognition could only be comprehended by highly intelligent transcendent creatures.

Even for the vast majority of ordinary creatures, be it wild or contract, and had been bred for a long period, they might not be able to understand this point.

“It’s fine. Go. Don’t worry about me.” Bai Wushang nodded. “I’ll follow you!”

The Demon Ape acknowledged and no longer hesitated. It charged towards the center of the battlefield.

Bai Wushang also trotted and followed behind Ah Zhou.

On the desolate battlefield, more than ten corpses were stained with blood. The remaining flesh was slightly rotten and there were obvious signs of biting. It seemed that many creatures had visited this place before.

As one man and two beasts stepped into the circle, the vigilant small animals fled one after another. They did not dare to stay any longer.

Only the Scavenger Hummingbirds were focused on the carcasses. They did not care about anything else and were enjoying the delicacies to their heart’s content.

The Demon Ape took large strides and increased its speed. Along the way, it waved its single arm angrily. Occasionally, it could grab one or two hummingbirds and crush them to death. However, most of them flapped their wings and flew away.

They would not fly too far away. They would immediately land on other carcasses and continue to eat.

Compared to the hundreds and thousands of carcasses, it was completely useless for the Demon Ape to kill a few hummingbirds.

As they arrived at the center of the battlefield, Bai Wushang saw a few demon ape corpses scattered on the ground. Two of them had completely turned into skeletons, and the other few on the ground had twenty to thirty Scavenger Hummingbirds pecking at them happily.

With just a glance, Ah Zhou’s right eye was wide open, like an ignited explosive barrel. Its two feet stepped on the ground, and it stood up, letting out a loud roar —

“Roar Roar!!!!!!”

Bai Wushang stood two meters away and felt that the Demon Ape’s voice was loud enough to pierce through the clouds and crack the rocks. He was so shocked that his scalp went numb.

However, those Scavenger Hummingbirds did not seem to hear it. They stepped firmly on the corpses and continued to peck and bite.

Ah Zhou was extremely angry. It picked up a thick tree branch on the ground and swept it over, causing a huge commotion.

Helplessly, as long as it stopped, these cowardly and annoying fellows would immediately fly back and continue to snatch the rotten meat.

Bai Wushang thought for a moment, then took out a torch from his dimensional backpack and quietly lit it up.

As he waved the torch, faint smoke rose and pervaded the air. It did have some effect on the Scavenger Hummingbirds, but only two or three out of ten were scared away. It was better than nothing.

Seeing that its people were all dead, and their corpses were still being trampled by the little birds, Ah Zhou was so angry that its chest swelled up. Suddenly, as if it was possessed by a ghost, it swept out once again, startling a large group of Scavenger Hummingbirds.

This time, without waiting for the little guys to land, Ah Zhou suddenly opened its large mouth. Its jaw bone expanded to the extreme and a dark-coloured light condensed in the depths of its throat.

From Bai Wushang’s perspective, he was still thinking about how to chase away the Scavenger Hummingbirds a second ago.

In the next second, he raised his head and saw a black ball of light, the size of a football, being spat out from Ah Zhou’s mouth.

Bai Wushang: ???