"Coo, coo, coo," these huge, velvet-like creatures that can walk are white-feathered giant owls, or short-feathered giant owls. They have a pair of pointed ears, and their big round eyes are looking at these people curiously. They stand out with their chests raised, about one and a half people tall, and have a wingspan of more than five meters. The druids of the forest elves usually regard them as companions.
Tian Lan reached out to touch these big Gu Gu, who awkwardly moved his paws and took a step back, making a Gu Gu sound, and tilted his head to look at the little human girl.
"Okay, I've almost finished what I'm going to say," Fang Yu also finished his statement and looked at everyone, "That's the plan. Do you have anything to add?"
Everyone looked away from the shadow in mid-air and nodded, which was not difficult to understand.
Miss Naturalist hugged her big book and whispered: "Brother Ed, we all understand."
"Okay, Jita, let's dismiss everyone first and go get ready." Fang Pultru turned around and saw Miss Aitila walking over with a middle-aged elf he didn't recognize. Elves all have long lifespans, and this middle-aged elf is at least several hundred years old.
"Ed, how are you preparing?" Aitila came over and asked.
"I'm just waiting for you, Miss Aitila." Fang Plover looked at the middle-aged elf with some curiosity. The latter was always half a step behind Miss Aitila, and seemed to respect her quite a bit.
"Okay," Aitila nodded, but did not mean to introduce the other party to Fang Pliance, "let's set off now."
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Fang Plover put his hand on it and climbed onto the saddle behind the giant owl. The walking velvet head tilted its head and made a cooing sound. Fang Plover stroked its feathers with his hand. The white-feathered giant owl is a creature with a high IQ, docile and obedient. That is why the elves choose them as partners.
The elf falconer below told them the precautions for flying and how to control the white-feathered giant owl. Fortunately, their first experience riding a flying beast was brought by the giant owls, rather than violent creatures such as wyverns and griffons.
The Elf Falconer didn't say much. He quickly let go of the reins and spoke to them in Elvish language. "He said we can give it a try." Attila translated at the same time.
Fang Plover put his hands gently on the reins. He actually had some experience in how to control this big bird, but those experiences were only on paper. He turned back and looked at the others: "Follow me, Baggins, and Miss Attila later -"
Everyone nodded.
Fang Plover gently held the reins and said in his heart, "Fly, bird." The big coogu felt the force from the reins, spread its wings and fluttered a few times. It jumped a few times, then jumped violently. It flew up from the ground, hovering between the elven forests with towering ancient trees.
"Oh my god, Brother Ed, he really flew! Oops -" He heard Tianlan's exaggerated cry from behind. Looking back, he found that she almost fell off the back of the giant white-feathered owl. But despite the bumps and bumps in the process, the latter still managed to fly.
The others followed suit, and except for Parker who was a little slower, everyone quickly took off. The elves below raised their heads and looked at the scene above the canopy.
Fang Plover and his group did not fly directly high at first, but hovered above the canopy, waiting for others to join the formation. But even so, it still attracted attention from above.
Two flying dragons flew down from the giant tree of Tarn one after another, leaned in this direction, and tried to ask the elves why they were taking off at this time. Fang Yu glanced over there and whispered in the team communication channel: "Avoid them and fly up quickly."
Everyone understood and immediately gave orders to their white-feathered giant owls.
The giant owls spread their wings, left the canopy, and began to climb upwards, avoiding the airspace where the two flying dragons were, and flew straight towards the giant tree Tarn from another direction.
The knight on the flying dragon didn't know what went crazy with the elf for a while, but he also realized that something might have gone wrong. One flying dragon turned back towards the port, while the other flying dragon rushed towards this side.
The knight on the back of the flying dragon took out a metal whistle and used a sharp whistle to remind the elves to stop. However, how could Fang Plover and his party stop? Instead, they urged the white-feathered giant owl to fly faster.
The dragon knight finally realized something was wrong, took out a flare gun from his saddle bag, and pulled the trigger at the sky. With a bang, a beam of red light rose into the sky and exploded into a dazzling firework.
At the moment when the fireworks bloomed, the entire city of Oronze seemed to come alive.
Tianlan raised his head and saw a shadow appearing above everyone's heads. It was the gryphons that were coming out of their nests. They spread their wings and flew out from under the canopy of the tarn, as if they were blocking the sky and the sun.
Under the control of the knights on their backs, the griffins glide forward for a short distance, then suddenly sink and circle, then dive in their direction.
To the south of Orenze, a group of flying dragon knights were also circling into the sky. From a distance, the darkness looked like swarms of bats gathering.
At the same time, two sailboats with the Orenze emblem printed on the sails sailed out of the airport and approached in this direction one after the other.
Although everyone thought that there might be a big scene next, they did not expect that the scene would be so big. This is just a city on the edge of the Kingdom of Nognis. What if it were a city in the north of Kaolin, on the busy shipping routes around the Sea of Clouds?
It's really unimaginable.
The little girl opened her mouth wide and her mind went blank. It took her a while to react, and she stuttered to remind everyone in the team channel: "They, they are coming down!"
"Keep calm," Fang Plover said, "Everyone, follow me."
"Mr. Baggins," he added.
"here I am."
As for Miss Attila, there was no need for reminder. Fang Plover reached out and patted the giant white-feathered owl on its right shoulder. The latter immediately understood and leaned slightly to the right.
The gryphon knight in mid-air obviously noticed their change of direction, and also changed direction and swooped down this way.
But after Fang Plover turned a corner, his left hand dropped a piece of shiny stuff in the air. After those things flew out of his hand, they immediately spread out and lined up with each other, forming a huge square array in mid-air, and flew in the direction of the Griffin Knight.
The experienced gryphon knights had a lot of experience, and they had already realized that those were constructs when Fang Plover took action, and guessed that there might be a very difficult opponent on the opposite side - a combat craftsman.
They stopped suddenly in mid-air, trying to disperse and avoid the phalanx flying towards them, but it was still a little late. The griffin could not match the flexibility of the clockwork goblin.
Although the gryphon knights turned around as much as possible, they were still chased by the phalanx from behind. Fang Plover's preset detonation time for each efreet was three seconds. As soon as the three seconds passed, a white light appeared in the sky. , as if there was an extra sun in an instant.
As early as the sharp whistle sounded over Oronze, many tourists, adventurers and citizens stopped to watch on the streets below. However, at first, people did not realize what was happening. The target of Fang Plover and his party was too small. They only saw gryphons and iron-feathered pterosaurs taking off.
It wasn't until the dazzling white light shone into everyone's eyes that they realized what had happened.
"Holy shit!"
"Pirates have entered the harbor!?"
The ones who shout loudest among the crowd are always the chosen ones.
But Fang Plover did not make a heavy move. When the fire giants flew out, the distance between them was very large. The shock wave generated by the explosion was not enough to cover the Griffin Knights, but it could only hinder their actions to a certain extent.
However, the distance between the efreets was also beneficial. After the explosion, the smoke generated covered a considerable area of airspace, blocking the griffon knights on the other side.
It will take time for them to regroup and fly over there. At this time, two Port Authority sailboats came sideways, facing this way from a distance. A flash of fire flashed from the side of the ship, and a cannonball flew past Fang Plover's head.
This is a warning shot.
"They're going to open fire," the Papalar voice screamed in the team channel.
"Parker, relax." The big cat transformed by the big cat man is being tied behind the saddle of the Papalar. The wind blows its tail straight back, but the lion-man paladin still has a look in his eyes. A kind of calmness.
"How can I relax?" Parker's hair almost stood on end, but it was blown by the wind.
Fang Yu also looked back and replied, "Don't worry about it."
At this time, the voice of the ship officer reminded everyone: "Ed, the Dragon Knight is catching up."
The iron-feathered pterosaur is far inferior to the white-feathered giant owl in terms of flexibility, but in terms of straight-line speed and climbing ability, it surpasses the griffin with its brute force. They were still several miles away from Fang Plover and his group before, but in the blink of an eye, they were already closing in on them.
Moreover, the twelve magic towers in the north and south of Oronze also lit up, and several beams of flames and ice rays passed by not far away from everyone. They were the elementalists of the Star and Moon Council shooting at the school.
The next round of spells might pass through them.
At this time, the Port Authority's sailboat happened to conduct its second round of shooting. Probably because the city of Oronze was below them, they had to carefully adjust the shooting angle, resulting in a rather long shooting interval between rounds.
The three shells fired in the second round flew towards Fang Plover and others at an angle. Since this time it was no longer a warning, the people on the boat used explosive shells, combined with the delayed fuse of the exploding crystal. The shells were about fifty meters away from the group. The place exploded.
Luo Yu had quick eyes and quick hands, chanting a spell to prop up a huge ice crystal shield, but the coverage was limited after all, and the shrapnel still hit the sky-blue white-feathered giant owl below.
The latter was about to cry: "My big gugu is bleeding!"
"How's it going? Is it serious?" Fang Yu asked.
"I don't know, but it looks so pathetic."
"Is the flight attitude affected?"
Tianlan checked, but the white-feathered giant owl was well-trained. Although he was briefly frightened, he recovered quickly. She shook her head with tears in her eyes and said, "It seems not..."
Fang Plover breathed a sigh of relief, it looked like it was just a scratch. But this time it was a scratch, the next time it might not be.
He raised his head, and a shadow was crossing everyone's field of vision.
That is the floating cargo compartment on the Floating Island Whale. Each section is more than fifty meters long, divided into upper and lower floors, connected by iron cables, and suspended under a boat-type airbag that is two or three times the size of itself.
There are a total of twenty sections of this kind of floating cargo compartment, divided into two rows. Because there are gaps between each two sections, it stretches for two or three kilometers in mid-air. From a distance, it looks like a mechanical floating island. .
Fang Plover looked at this scene, took a deep breath, raised his heart, and gently stroked the feathers of the giant white-feathered owl with his hand, "Fly up, big bird." The latter was almost psychic and immediately understood what he meant. , flapped its wings vigorously, and flew upward into the space between the floating cargo compartments.
Baggins and Miss Attila followed closely behind. One of them was a veteran of the sea, and the other was more familiar with the white-feathered giant owl than anyone present, so he also flew the most steadily and fastest.
Others followed suit and also ascended into the shadow of the floating cargo compartment.
At this time, the two sailboats of the Port Authority immediately became silent——
Although the magic tower below was still lit, there were no more spells rising into the sky.
Only the flying dragons and the knights on their backs were still chasing after them, but the iron-feathered pterosaurs were too bulky to fly into the gaps between the floating cargo compartments, and could only fly with them from the outside.
The gryphon knights on the other side encountered the same trouble. They could only pursue Fang Plover and his group on the left and right outside the floating cargo compartment with the flying dragon knights.
But with twenty sections of floating cargo compartments, the air distance of two to three kilometers finally reaches the end.
The huge shadow of the Floating Island Whale was already in sight, while the Griffin Knight and the Flying Dragon Knight were still following behind. Fang Plover looked back and, still calm, reached out and patted the giant white-feathered owl on its back.
The giant owl immediately sank down and passed between the floating cargo compartments. Baggins and Miss Attila's white-feathered giant owl also made the same move at the same moment. The people of the Seven Seas Brigade were divided into three groups and headed towards The Floating Island Whale dived below.
The griffon knight and the flying dragon knight in mid-air were slightly startled. They did not expect that the other party would change direction temporarily. However, compared with their dive ability, the elves' giant owls were still no match for the gryphon and flying dragon.
The opponent's current change of direction only delays failure, and even forces him into a dead end.
These experienced knights also reacted quickly and immediately followed suit.
But as soon as they followed them to the bottom of the boat, they suddenly felt something was not right——
Because on the other side of the huge hull of the Floating Island Whale, there was actually a small sailboat that was swaying and flying down from that direction, flying in the direction of the giant owls.
The knights on the backs of the gryphons and iron-feathered pterosaurs had not yet recognized the identity of the sailboat, but there was already an exclamation in Tarn Harbor above.
"Look, it's the ship!"
"It's behind the Floating Island Whale!"
"It's those wanted criminals!"
The guards stopped beside the trestle and finally shouted.
Not far from them, a young man with black hair was standing there carrying a huge suitcase. He originally planned to go directly into the city, but the lift was blocked, so he had to come back.
However, when I came back, I had missed the scene where the guards clashed with Luo Hao and the others. I only heard people discussing about wanted orders and the like, and I became curious, so I kept standing in this place.
But when he saw the Seven Seas Traveler reappearing, the black-haired young man's eyes finally flashed.
He walked forward and patted a guard on the shoulder: "Can I ask, what exactly is the wanted order you are talking about?"
The guard turned around with a puzzled look on his face, glanced at him, and asked warily: "Who is your Excellency?"
The black-haired young man pointed to the coat of arms pinned to his collar and replied: "As you can see, Mr. Guard, I am a bounty hunter."
The guard suddenly understood, pointed in the direction for him, and said: "The wanted order is over there, go and see it yourself."
The black-haired young man turned back and looked in that direction. His eyes fell on the several wanted posters posted there, and he couldn't help but reveal that this was indeed the case.
He then turned around, put the suitcase in his hand on the ground, and then said to the guard: "Mr. Guard, can you please help me take a look at my things."
"What?" The guard was stunned.
"Sorry to trouble you." The black-haired young man did not give him a chance to refuse. He pulled out a sword from under his coat and walked forward. At that moment, the others in the front seemed to feel an invisible force coming from them, causing them to involuntarily make way for them. Then everyone turned around and looked at the black-haired young man in surprise.
But the latter didn't even look at them, his eyes only fell on Fang Plover and his group under the Floating Island Whale in the distance. He pressed the sword with one hand, jumped up, and jumped directly into the air under the shocked eyes of everyone.
But the black-haired young man fell lightly and landed on the mast of a sailboat in the second port below. He jumped again and crossed another twenty or thirty meters, like a flea, towards the next ship. Jump.
The guards were shocked when they saw this.
"This is……"
"It's...the superior one!"
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When the Griffin Knights and Dragon Knights discovered the Seven Seas Traveler, it was actually too late.
After Luo Hao and the others boarded the ship, they immediately controlled the Seven Seas Traveler to leave the berth, but he was obviously very smart and did not drive the ship directly out of the port.
Tarn Port is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. There are hundreds of sailboats of various sizes moored. The largest one is naturally the Floating Island Whale located in the center of the port.
And a small boat like the Seven Seas Traveler, which is only about twenty meters long, is not as big as a floating cargo compartment of the Floating Island Whale, and can easily be hidden under the forest of masts.
On the contrary, if it sails outside the port and loses the cover of other ships, it will become easier to become the target of public criticism. Luo Hao did the same thing. After he drove out of the berth, he immediately asked Ms. Tata to furl half of the sails, and then let the Seven Seas Traveler sail between the two huge boat-type spaceships, and used their cover to avoid the ghosts. Arriving behind the Floating Island Whale.
Other sailboats would not dare to carry out such bold operations, but for Miss Tata, such delicate operations are nothing.
The port naturally sent mages and two ships to search for them, but soon the rest of the Seven Seas Brigade made more noise, and two sailboats had to leave the port to provide support. As a result, naturally no one paid attention to the whereabouts of the Seven Seas Traveler.
And until now.
When Fang Plover saw the appearance of the Seven Seas Traveler, he let out a sigh of relief, put down the communication crystal, and let the giant owl fly over and land on the deck.
He jumped off the saddle and patted the big coo's plush chest, indicating it was free to return. After leaving them, the port authorities should no longer trouble these big Gugu that have lost their target value, and they will fly back to the elves on their own.
As for the forest elves, it's easy to explain. They just need to put everything on their heads. Anyway, they robbed the giant white-feathered owl. They robbed the big cuckoo with their own skills, so why can't they use it?
And even if the Oronze people have doubts, they have to choose to believe this statement. After all, it is they who seek help from the druids in the sacred forest, not the other way around.
At this time, other people also landed one after another, but only Tianlan looked at her blood-stained Dagugu and felt heartbroken. She wanted to bandage it, but she obviously didn't have the time at the moment.
After Miss Aitila's examination, she concluded that there was nothing serious about the latter. Although Tian Lan was uneasy, she had to choose to accept it.
She cried profusely and hugged the big Gugu again and again, but in the end she had to let it go. This giant white-feathered owl probably sensed Tian Lan's emotions and circled twice over the Seven Seas Traveler before leaving.
But after the giant owl flew away, for everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade, it was obvious that the crisis had not been resolved. In fact, the trouble had just begun.
Luo Hao came out from under the deck at this time and asked Fang Yu: "Ed, what should we do next?"
Fang Plover raised his head and looked at the gryphon knight and flying dragon knight who were rushing towards him. He knew that as soon as they left the shelter of the Floating Island Whale, Tarn Port and Oronze City would immediately attack them. Fire.
But if they don't leave, the steady stream of reinforcements arriving will be enough to drown them. It will be difficult for them to deal with the knights in front of them alone.
Those who can become griffin knights must be at least level 20. The average level of dragon knights is higher. In addition, they sit on ferocious mounts, and their combat effectiveness is often not as simple as one plus one equals two.
However, Fang Yu quickly made a decision.
He pointed downward.
"Continental ridge empty gorge?" Luo Hao asked curiously. Just like the edge of the continent of Istania, there is a land ridge under the empty land. Those intricate empty gorges are like a huge maze, not just for smugglers. paradise, pirates often hide here.
Fang Plover nodded. No matter which direction they left the port, they would enter the shooting range of the Tarn Port Fortress, and the anti-aircraft firepower of Oronze City below would also make it difficult for them to go around.
But only by sticking to the giant tree Tarn all the way down and avoiding the side facing Oronze City is the fire blind spot of the entire Tarn Airport. From this direction downward, they only need to avoid the pursuing knights and sailboats.
"But the Oronze people are not fools," Luo Hao replied a little surprised: "They were raided by the Empire once during the Battle of Bain, and they had long since sealed the entrance to the Kongxia. "
"We'll talk about it when we go down first." Fang Yu couldn't care about that much anymore: "I still have a way, but I have to go down and take a look first before talking about it."
"Okay," Luo Hao nodded, not daring to waste time, "You have the final say."
Then he got off the cabin again.
Fang Yu looked at the others: "Don't be idle. Go back to your respective posts. Even if there is nothing else, go back to the cabin. There may be injured people later, and the logistics team must also be prepared."
He was unusually serious.
The others also nodded slightly in agreement.
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