Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 28: Snatching Eggs from the Dragon's Nest
I have no confidence that I can snatch the egg from the dragon's nest by myself, but for Afeng, and for his better chance of signing the contract, I have to try my best. The Dragon Valley is vast and human resources are limited. Even if we search carefully, we can't know all the changes. Most of the time, we still have to rely on luck. This opportunity that seems not to be an opportunity may also be arranged by the system. After all, even if the velociraptor egg is about to hatch, it can still become a pet egg, which still leaves us a glimmer of hope. The nests of high-level magic beasts above level 7 are all random. They will be abandoned after being used once. Once missed, it is difficult to guarantee when another level 7 magic dragon egg will be placed in front of us next time. Half a month, a month, or two or three months... Everything is unknown. Let Afeng become a magic dragon knight one day earlier, and we can have a little more advantage in the competition with Hua Mantian. It also takes time for a pet to grow. Back in the "World Heroes Conference", the mammoth and the one-horned white rhino were evenly matched in terms of ability, but Hua Mantian relied on the slight advantage of his mount's growth to defeat Afeng more easily.
According to the coordinates Yue Linglong told me, I found the location of the dragon's nest. The so-called coordinates in the game are not a point, but an area. It's easy to find in plains, but it's not a simple job to find it in a complex terrain like Dragon Valley. I was almost dizzy after taking many turns along the way. There were trees that looked similar, and there were no obvious reference objects around. The location was very hidden. If I didn't know the specific range in advance and searched repeatedly with patience, I might have missed it with a little negligence. Yue Linglong was about to log off, so she ran around a few steps casually to relax, and then she accidentally found it. In fact, she had searched this area before and didn't find anything. I can only say that the couple of velociraptors were a bit unlucky. They should prepare to have a second child.
This is a cave, surrounded by dense bushes on three sides, leaving only one way in and out. It is not easy to find if you don't pay attention. Perhaps because of the need to protect his wife and children, the male velociraptor will not leave the nest, usually only active nearby, and will go back to visit from time to time. Even when chasing Yue Linglong, it did not leave too far, and stopped at a certain distance, forcing Yue Linglong to go back to look for it. Such loyalty to duty ruled out the possibility of using the "luring the tiger away from the mountain" strategy.
Although time was tight, I was not in a hurry to act. I first let Xiaobai drift into the dragon's nest in stealth to observe. There was only one straight passage inside, which was easy to be attacked by two adult velociraptors from the front and back. However, the passage was relatively wide, allowing two or three velociraptors to walk side by side. This was another reason why Yue Linglong was able to escape. Speed and space were necessary. At the end of the passage of a hundred meters was a spacious hall of several hundred square meters, about 10 to 20 meters high. At the deepest part of the hall, a female velociraptor was lying on a place covered with dead leaves and hay near the cave wall, with its four legs embracing a huge oval velociraptor egg, about one meter high. The light gray eggshell had become almost completely transparent, and a dark shadow could be vaguely seen inside, which would wriggle from time to time. It seemed that just as Yue Linglong said, this velociraptor egg could hatch a small velociraptor at any time. It might take a day or two, or it might be that a new life would be born in the next moment. We had no time to wait.
The male velociraptor inspected once more and left the dragon's nest. I followed it and sneaked in. After all, I was a part-time thief, and my agility was not low. As long as I acted carefully, I might be able to hide from the velociraptor with relatively low perception. It is said that the fifth-level assassin and the sixth-level thief have the opportunity to learn the skills of stealth and sneaking. If I master such skills, I may able to go further and sneak up to the side of the velociraptor egg, which will be more helpful to me. Those semi-invisible engulfing ghosts also floated in with me. If a battle starts, they may be useful for disturbing the enemy. I can't waste any combat power.
The Horrible Giant Bear Knight and Red Star stayed outside the cave for the time being, waiting for my order. They didn't want to reveal their whereabouts before they started to act. I walked through the passage carefully, stuck to the wall of the cave and looked inside. Everything was the same as what Xiaobai had observed. The mother velociraptor held the velociraptor egg tightly, staring at it with wide eyes. No matter what, if I want to touch the velociraptor egg, I must first pass the mother velociraptor.
My mental strength has been fully restored, and I can use "Summon the Dead" again. Xiaobai, who is invisible in the sky, has also finished charging and can use "Soul-stealing" at any time. I carefully considered the action plan again. Although it is very dangerous, it can be said that it is a desperate struggle. If the reality that is about to happen deviates from my expectations, the result can only be a waste of time. I have ruined Afeng's hope with my own hands, but I don't have more chips to bet on, so I can only do this.
First, I ordered the Terror Giant Bear Knight and Red Star outside the cave to rush in at full speed. I then quickly summoned two Terror Giant Bear Knights and a Dark Knight. With a flash of black light, they appeared in the hall. The female velociraptor immediately raised its head alertly, looking at the three uninvited guests, grinning and making a low, throaty roar that was full of threats.
However, it was not given the opportunity to further exert its power. Xiao Bai, who was lurking in the sky, had already used "Yin Sha Duo Po", but the target was not the mother velociraptor, but it narrowed the range and focused on attacking the velociraptor egg it was holding tightly. With the strength of the Devouring Ghost King, it is impossible to threaten an adult velociraptor, but it should cause some damage to the velociraptor egg. My bet is that the mother velociraptor will do her best to protect her unborn baby. It can't attack Xiao Bai floating in the air, and can't stop the attack of "Yin Sha Duo Po" on the velociraptor egg, so it can only use its own body to resist. I used this to contain the mother velociraptor's actions, temporarily shackled it next to the velociraptor egg, and bought time for Red Star and the Horror Giant Bear Knight to charge.
Of course, I didn't ignore the male velociraptor outside the nest. If it broke in, and the couple joined forces, I would have no choice but to flee or die. After casting "Summoning the Dead", I quickly retreated to the cave entrance. As soon as Red Star and the Horror Giant Bear Knight entered the cave, I immediately released "Blinding Fog" to cover the cave entrance. Although the velociraptor's level and strength would not be blocked for too long, it would be easy to break out. It would take some effort to successfully find a cave covered in the fog. When they entered the hall, I released another group of "Blinding Fog" to block the entire passage, set up another obstacle, and try to delay the time for the male velociraptor to break in.
As I expected, the female velociraptor did not attack the summoned terrifying giant bear knight. Instead, it quickly got up from the ground and used its body to protect the velociraptor egg to prevent it from being harmed by "Yin Sha Duo Po". At the same time, it kept jumping, stretching its neck, and opening its mouth to try its best to bite Xiaobai, whose body was exposed due to the use of skills. Unfortunately, the velociraptor is a ground dragon with close range physical attacks, and it cannot reach the enemy in the air. It tried in vain again and again, and could only roar loudly, sending a series of angry roars at Xiaobai.
Red Star, three terrifying giant bear knights and a dark knight were gathering their strength. I was wearing a "camouflage lichen" similar to the color of mud, quietly lurking on the side, with no intention of taking action for the time being. My goal was the velociraptor egg. If I couldn't lure the mother velociraptor away so that I could take advantage of the opportunity, I would never have the opportunity and time to put the velociraptor egg into the "pet room".
A strong attack will definitely not work unless you have an overwhelming advantage. I simply cannot win by force now. The velociraptor is not stupid. The more fiercely you attack, the more you threaten the safety of the velociraptor egg, and the more it dares not leave. A stalemate will be more disadvantageous to me. I can only create a situation for it, where it threatens the velociraptor egg and can cause some damage, but I don't have enough strength to destroy it. I will mainly harass it, retreat as soon as it touches it, and try to avoid being hurt by it, so that the velociraptor will think that as long as it takes the initiative to attack, it can easily kill these annoying "flies". Then give it a little sweetness appropriately, gradually lure it away from the velociraptor egg, and I will hide aside and wait for an opportunity to take the egg. Of course, this is just my unilateral plan, and the details are still to be considered. It needs to be adjusted in real time according to the specific battle situation and be flexible. Whether it will succeed depends on my grasp of the battle situation and my command ability, and more importantly, on whether the mother velociraptor is willing to cooperate.
In order to lure the mother velociraptor away from the velociraptor egg as much as possible, I did not let Red Star and the others scatter in all directions, but relatively concentrated them in one place, so that the mother velociraptor could quickly attack and kill them all. When the power was fully charged, Red Star and the three terrifying giant bear knights used "flash combo" to attack in turns, and the target was still directly aimed at the velociraptor egg. Although it was not a feint, it had to put some pressure on the mother velociraptor, but the main thing was to maintain their own safety and try to dodge the mother velociraptor's counterattack. I only have a few men, and the war has just begun. I don't want them to be injured now.
With the "Evil Soul Taker" above and the "Flashing Combo" below, the mother velociraptor was forced to defend the area in order to protect her baby. She had no way to fully exert her strength. Otherwise, even if she had several times more people, it would not be enough for her to deal with it. This was also necessary for the plan. Only when it felt that blindly defending could not eliminate the threat to the baby, would it take the initiative to attack at the right time.
Constant changes of direction, turns, and impacts were always threatening the velociraptor egg. Of course, the difference between the terrifying giant bear knight and the velociraptor was quite large in terms of strength, and it could not cause much damage to the opponent. However, the velociraptor, which was only standing there and showing its teeth and claws and unable to launch mobile operations, could not do anything to them in a hurry, and the battle fell into a stalemate for a while. However, the main attacking party always had a little advantage. The speed increased several times under the "flash combo", which made the huge and slightly bulky velociraptor quite difficult to deal with. Moreover, it seemed that it was not used to such a stubborn battle. It often took a step out of habit to pursue the opponent, but had to take it back halfway, and let out an unwilling roar, and continued to stay close to the velociraptor egg. It was also true that the always domineering magic dragon had never fought such a frustrating battle, which was really against the nature of the powerful magic dragon family.
I have used the cover of "camouflage lichen" to carefully lurk near the battle circle while the female velociraptor is busy fighting, waiting for the opportunity to appear. I am wearing away the patience of the velociraptor bit by bit, and also testing my own confidence. The male velociraptor trapped by the "fog of blindness" will rush in at any time, and the action here must be as soon as possible, but I am not the roundworm in the belly of the female velociraptor, how can I guess when it will abandon the eggs or even whether it will attack, I have no idea at all.
After blowing the "Evil Soul" for such a long time, Xiaobai's strength was almost exhausted and he had to stop. The mother velociraptor was surprisingly patient and stayed close to the velociraptor egg, not giving me any chance. In desperation, I could only instruct Hongxing and the others to gradually move forward, which was both to put pressure on the mother velociraptor and to further tempt them. As long as they moved forward a few steps, they could attack Hongxing and the others. What I wanted was just the distance between these few steps, so that I could perform the most uncertain action.
Xiaobai no longer had the ability to hide, so he drifted away. Of course, this was done intentionally for the mother velociraptor to see, so that it could clearly know that the threat from above no longer existed, and that it could concentrate on dealing with Red Star and the others. Facing the increasingly fierce attacks from Red Star and the others, the mother velociraptor seemed a little hesitant while defending herself. She took two steps forward, but quickly retreated back, not daring to take the initiative to attack, and looked towards the passage from time to time, as if she was looking forward to her husband coming back as soon as possible.
Red Star and the others had already exerted their full strength. They no longer took turns to attack, but rushed forward in a rush, completely disregarding their own fighting style, and frantically attacked the velociraptor eggs, constantly causing trouble for the mother velociraptor. There were several times when they almost broke through the defense and attacked the velociraptor eggs directly. Not to mention the mother velociraptor, even I was shocked, fearing that a fake would become real and cause real damage. There was really no other way. I had to keep exerting more pressure to challenge the mother velociraptor's patience.
When a terrifying giant bear knight launched a series of unscrupulous attacks but refused to retreat or dodge, the female velociraptor finally couldn't hold back anymore. With an angry roar, she took two steps forward and kicked the terrifying giant bear knight hard. It seemed that she had been suppressed for too long. This kick was particularly powerful. The powerful blow immediately sent the terrifying giant bear knight flying far away. With a "bang", both the man and the bear hit the wall heavily and died.
