The Wyvern, a creature that only existed in medieval legends, had suddenly appeared in front of the exploration team.
Just by looking at its appearance.
It looked more like a bat, but it was huge.
When this jet-black Wyvern hovered in the sky, its wingspan was at least ten meters.
Its head was like a lizard's, with two basketball-sized eyes and a long snake-like neck that could twist left and right at will. Unlike large birds that liked to glide, this Wyvern flew in a strange way. It spread its wings and circled. When the time was right, it instantly retracted its wings and dove down unexpectedly, then used the countercurrent to change its direction and attack the prey below. If it missed, it would flap its wings and climb up, looking for a better opportunity to dive.
Diving was its hunting method, and it was also the way it was used to flying.
"So slow!" Lin Dong didn't expect the Wyvern to attack like this. Diving might be useful against large groups of fleeing creatures, but it was almost useless against cunning humans.
Before the Wyvern dove down.
The mercenaries on the ground had already scattered.
The Wyvern dove down three times in a row. Its attack pattern was quite scary, but it didn't catch a single person.
The mercenaries in the exploration team weren't ordinary people who would tremble at the sight of a monster. Although they were panicking, no one would foolishly stand there and wait for the Wyvern to descend and snatch them away. Besides, Reynold and the other leaders were very accurate in judging where the attack would land. Even if there were injured people who couldn't move easily, they would still order their team members to carry them away.
"It's a bit strange!" Fox looked for a long time and suddenly shook his head. "The Wyvern I saw before wasn't like this!"
"It wasn't?" Lin Dong was slightly shocked.
"Are there more powerful Wyverns?" Griffon thought, Did you meet a giant dragon?
"Although this Wyvern is bigger, compared to the Wyverns in our Holy Land, it's as clumsy as a fat dog that has lost its ability to hunt!" Fox's eyes were filled with doubt. "We've encountered Wyverns more than once or twice. We've seen Silver-Crowned Wyverns, Venomous Wyverns, Razorback Wyverns, and so on. Every time a Wyvern hunts, it's full of deception and surprise attacks. They often hid in the shadows and waited for their prey to approach. When they were confident, they would instantly dive down and fiercely pounce on the enemy. They rarely missed. Even the smaller Snake Lizard Flying Dragons will form small teams and work together to attack their prey! "
"Are you trying to say that this Wyvern looks like a domestic animal?" Lin Dong understood. Fox's guess was similar to his own.
"Yes!" Fox nodded, "With this Wyvern's hunting ability, I'm afraid it would have starved to death long ago. It's impossible for it to grow to such a huge size!"
"If that's the case, then we should lure it down and kill it!" Leech Lady Enoko Kazama reacted quickly.
"Kill it?" Griffon did not understand. If this Wyvern had a master, wouldn't it attract more trouble if they lured it down and killed it? If it was the pet of Castellan Özy, then after killing it, the Castellan's personal guards would be coming for them. Griffon sweated more and more as he thought about it. Unfortunately, he could not dissuade them. Besides, he did not think that he had any right to speak in front of Fox and Enoko Kazama.
"Let's wait a little longer. This Wyvern is just a test. There might be more exciting arrangements after this!" Lin Dong waved his hand and rejected Enoko Kazama's suggestion.
As expected.
The Wyvern swooped down three times.
After gaining nothing, it flapped its wings and flew high up in exhaustion.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. With the heavy sound of flapping its wings, it flew higher and higher, further and further away. Finally, it turned into a black shadow and disappeared from the expedition team's sight. The Wyvern's sudden attack was all bark and no bite. With its slow swooping attack, it was not even as fast as the Hump-Headed Spiny Skin's charge!
The mercenaries came back to their senses and were a little annoyed.
If they had been more daring and put a chain on the Wyvern when it swooped down, with the help of dozens of people, they might have been able to pull it down.
The most infuriating thing was that, as they were afraid of angering the Wyvern too much, the archers did not fire a single arrow. In the end, they could only watch it leave. After missing such an opportunity, even the leaders felt that it was a pity, not to mention the ordinary mercenaries. However, Reynold discussed quietly with Thomas and the rest for a while, and his expression became better.
"Alright, let's work together next time and try to kill a Wyvern!" Reynold looked at Thomas and gestured for the Knights Templar to get ready.
"Čepes, my friend, will we meet more Wyverns on the way to your camp?" Bord asked.
"Mr. Bord, I can't guarantee that. The appearance of Wyverns is unpredictable. However, according to my observation, this is a Blackwater Wyvern reared by Castellan Özy, not a wild Wyvern. Otherwise, we wouldn't have passed so easily! " Čepes, the underground weirdo, explained to the exploration team. "Castellan Özy reared about a hundred Wyverns. He's preparing to form a Wyvern Knight to conquer and control more territories … These Blackwater Wyverns usually live in the Black Pool and don't lack food. Even when they hunt, they only prey on the big fat head fish in the Black Pool or the long-haired, short-legged sheep by the Black Pool. They are stronger in size and have better flying speed and endurance, but their hunting skills are not top notch!"
"Castellan Özy has more than a hundred Wyvern Knights? I wonder what kind of abilities these Wyvern Knights have? "Thomas was most concerned about this.
"Ah, to put it bluntly, your entire team doesn't have many with the abilities of a Wyvern Knight. Even if there are, I'm afraid there won't be more than twenty." Čepes estimated the abilities of the exploration team.
"Does Castellan Özy have other teams of knights other than the Wyvern Knights?" Hugo asked again.
"Of course. It's said that Castellan Özy controls five hundred knights or quasi-knights. The Wyvern Knights are only the most famous group. In fact, in the surrounding areas, Castellan Özy is considered one of the more powerful castellans. He's close to some of the smaller feudal lords. In Purgatory, a lesser feudal lord with the abilities of more than five hundred knights can be called a lesser feudal lord. A greater feudal lord is a thousand. It's said that there are even more powerful ones, but I've only heard of them. I've never seen one! "Čepes' words made Thomas, Philip, and the others fall into deep thought.
It seemed like a mere exploration team in the Surface World.
In this Purgatory, it really wasn't much.
Not to mention feudal lords, even a castellan like Özy would be hard to deal with!
Quick Gunner Duque muttered, "We can't use guns in this damned place. Otherwise, I'd be able to kill all the castellans!"
On the other side, Lin Dong whispered a few words to Fox. Fox listened and nodded. When Philip and the others fell silent, she walked over and asked with a face full of smiles, "Mr. Čepes, I'd like to ask, if Castellan Özy has such great power, why doesn't he go to the Surface World? Hasn't he always wanted to conquer a larger territory? Why doesn't he try to advance to our world? "
"Could it be that Castellan Özy doesn't know about the existence of the Surface World?" The mad scientist Parsons asked doubtfully.
"No, as early as thousands of years ago, we, the Purgatory, already knew about your world. In fact, like you, there are other people who have passed through the Purgatory Gate and come to explore the Purgatory. Some humans even look different from you. "Čepes shook his head and denied.
"Then why doesn't Castellan Özy and the other powerhouses go through the Purgatory Gate and enter our world?" Fox's smile remained unchanged.
"He doesn't care about conquering the Surface World?" Philip guessed.
"No, perhaps you don't know, but the humans who come to explore from other worlds all know about the Purgatory Law. In the Purgatory, all Purgatory creatures can't pass through the Purgatory Gate. The stronger they are, the more difficult it is to pass through. In other words, other than yourselves, we can't pass through the Purgatory Gate. If you insist on going through, your body may turn into a ball of flame or be directly annihilated. In the Purgatory, we have a legend. It is that the Purgatory is a place of imprisonment since ancient times. The people of the Purgatory are the descendants of the prisoners. From birth to death, we suffer in the Purgatory, never to be able to escape. "The underground weirdo Čepes's expression was a little gloomy at the end of his speech.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Čepes. I didn't know about this!" Fawkes made a simple apology and said, "Have you never tried to go through the Gate of Purgatory in the opposite direction? I mean, have you ever tried to throw the weakest animal through the Purgatory Gate and see the results? "
"Beautiful Fox, your doubts are like the sparkle of wisdom. In the Purgatory, I rarely see a girl as smart as you." Čepes suddenly smiled.
"Thank you for the compliment, but I still want to know the answer." Fox acted like a lady.
"What if the people of the Purgatory can't even touch the Purgatory Gate, and some people can't even see its existence? The stronger the person, the greater the effect the Purgatory Gate has on them. Some powerhouses from your world or other worlds who enter the Purgatory to establish their forces can't go back once they become castellans or lords. There are many powerhouses imprisoned in the Purgatory, but I've never heard of anyone being an exception! I don't know how you came here, but we don't even dare to go near the Purgatory Gate. Otherwise, we'll be swallowed by it at any time! "Čepes replied seriously.
"Can't see the Purgatory Gate? It's clearly a metal gate made of bronze … "Fox's voice became softer as she spoke.
"Metal gate?" Čepes' eyes seemed to brighten when he heard this, but he returned to normal in less than half a second. He smiled and shook his head and waved his hand at Phillip, Thomas, and the others who were paying close attention to him. "If you can't see it, then you can't see it. No matter what material it's made of, it's a majestic imprisonment gate like a mountain. Any people of the Purgatory who dare to challenge its rules will only face death! Relatives from afar, it's precisely because we're prisoners that we can never leave that we cherish our reunion so much! We're like prisoners now, and your coming here is equivalent to visiting us! The camp in front is not far away, so let's hurry up and set off. Although I can't guarantee that there won't be any dangers along the way, as long as we enter the camp, we'll ensure everyone's safety no matter what! Even if you have to leave us in the future and return to your world, before that, please let us express our gratitude and fulfill our duties and obligations as masters! "
Fox returned to Lin Dong's side and translated Čepes' words for him.
Čepes spoke to Phillip.
At the same time, he secretly glanced at Lin Dong, who was concerned about this issue.
Before this, no one had cared about the problem of the Purgatory gate except for this young man who was said to be a scholar and also called "Blockhead."
"Mr. Wood is a knowledgeable scholar. In your world, he must be very respected, right?" Čepes intentionally or unintentionally asked about Lin Dong's situation.
"Respected?" Phillip did not know how to put it. "Let's put it this way. Mr. Wood is a student. The younger generation of his age have a sense of recognition towards his knowledge and research, especially those who are younger. They worship him very much. But in the world, although he's well known, he's not respected."
"Is it because his knowledge threatens the interests of some people?" Čepes's gaze was very sharp. He could tell at a glance that Thomas, Reynold, and the others were not the same kind of people as Lin Dong.
"Those who are not envied by others are mediocre!" The Silver Spoon Wise Man smiled slightly. "Mr. Wood is a young man who is still growing. It's still early, but one day, he will reach the realm of being respected. Mr. Čepes, let's hurry up and set off. After the battle, our team members are very tired and urgently need a safe place to rest! "
"Of course, please follow me!" Čepes eagerly led the way in front. After walking for less than ten meters, he quickly turned back and glanced at Lin Dong.
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