While waiting for the dwarves to gather, Wang Teng took the little crow out of his backpack and fed it some meat strips.
The female dwarf, Nia, looked at it curiously for a while. She couldn't help but ask, "Is this your spiritual pet?"
"Yes." Wang Teng nodded.
"Why do you want to keep a crow?" Nia frowned.
In the eyes of many people, crows were an ominous existence. Hence, very few people would keep crows as spiritual pets. This was especially so for some ancient tribes on the Xingwu Continent. Nia couldn't understand.
"I don't have so many taboos. Also, it's the descendant of a high-rank astral beast. It has a lot of potential," Wang Teng explained.
"High-rank astral beast!" Nia was shocked. A baby astral beast was hard to come by, let alone the descendant of a high-rank astral beast.
"You're so lucky."
She completely threw away her prejudices. Only envy was left in her heart.
Lin Zhan and the others saw that Nia took the initiative to chat, so they also joined in the conversation. They learned a lot of useful information from her.
They learned from Nia that she was a guard of the Red Leaves Dwarf Tribe. She was a 2-star soldier-level martial warrior and was usually in charge of the tribe's safety.
There weren't many martial warriors in the tribe. There were only seven to eight of them. Their abilities were on par with hers. They were all 2-star soldier-level martial warriors.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have asked for help from the outside world in the form of a mission.
In addition, she said that only about four dwarven warriors, including herself, could accompany them to hunt the Gale Mantis.
The rest had to stay in the tribe in case of any accidents.
…
Not long after, three dwarves walked over from afar.
They were abnormally muscular. They used battle axes and battle hammers as their weapons. They also carried battle shields on their backs. They looked like human-shaped tanks.
Looking at their appearance, Wang Teng couldn't help but think of the giants he saw before.
Other than the huge difference in height, they did seem to be similar in some aspects.
However, the dwarves were at the other extreme. They were petite like Nia. On the other hand, the giants seemed to be exceptionally muscular.
Of course, the giants were all at least two meters tall, so they couldn't be petite even if they wanted to!
As soon as they got close, one of the dwarves said in a loud voice, "Nia, are they the human warriors who came to help us clean up the Gale Mantis?"
"Vac!" Nia turned around and nodded. "That's right, they are human martial artists."
"Can they do it? The Gale Mantis is hard to deal with. It's fine if it's other people, but this fellow doesn't seem to be very strong besides being a little good-looking, "Wa Ke pointed at Wang Teng and said without hesitation.
"…" Wang Teng.
He suddenly felt like he had been shot while lying down!
Does my good looks bother you?
Nia frowned and glared at him. "You're going too far. Is this how you treat your guests?"
After being glared at by her, Wa Ke's aura immediately weakened, but he still muttered, "You look very weak to begin with!"
"Shut up!" Nia scolded.
Vac saw that she was angry, so he reluctantly shut his mouth.
"I'm sorry, Vac is acting crazy today. Please don't take it to heart." Nia apologized to Wang Teng.
Lin Zhan and the others didn't look too good. They wanted to say something, but Wang Teng shook his head at them and said calmly, "Forget it."
Lin Zhan and the others didn't say anything, but their attitude became cold. "Stop talking nonsense. Since everyone is here, hurry up and lead the way."
Nia saw that the atmosphere suddenly became stiff. She glared at Vac again, then led everyone to the farmland where the Gale Mantis were overflowing.
"In the past, only a few Gale Mantis would appear occasionally, and our tribe could deal with them. But this year, there are so many of them." Nia explained to everyone dutifully on the way.
"There's a three-star Gale Mantis King among them. One of our tribe's warriors almost died, but fortunately, he was saved by other tribesmen.
"The Gale Mantis is a wind-type star beast. It's very fast. Their forelimbs are sickle-shaped and abnormally sharp. There's a row of hard sawteeth on them, and there's even a hook at the end. You must be careful not to get hooked when fighting …"
Lin Zhan and the others listened to Nia's introduction, and their faces were a little serious.
Wang Teng also secretly remembered the characteristics of the Gale Mantis.
The farmland that was completely occupied by the Gale Mantis was still some distance away from the dwarves' residential area. The few warriors ran at normal speed, but it still took them more than ten minutes to walk.
At this time, they were standing at the edge of a desolate farmland. The farmland was overgrown with weeds that were almost half the height of a person. It was all green at a glance, and there was no sign of the Gale Mantis at all.
"The Gale Mantis is green all over, and it's hard to find them hiding in the grass. Everyone, be careful." Nia reminded.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Wang Teng pointed at a certain spot in the grass and said, "There's one there."
Everyone was shocked and immediately looked in the direction he pointed.
Sure enough, when they took a closer look, they saw a Gale Mantis with a long and narrow body stuck between the grass. It was about a foot long, and its whole body was emerald green. It was not much different from the grass next to it, and it was indeed hard to find.
Everyone was very surprised by Wang Teng's eyesight.
Vac the dwarf was a little surprised, but he still snorted in disdain and muttered, "Good eyesight, that's all."
Nia kicked him and couldn't help but ask Wang Teng, "Did you find any other Gale Mantis?"
"At six o 'clock, there's another one about eight meters away. The third one is at eight o' clock, ten meters away …" Wang Teng activated his Spirit Vision and pointed out the nearby Gale Mantis one by one. Finally, he said, "That's all I can see for now. I can't see the ones that are too far away."
In fact, with his Spirit Vision, he could see all the Gale Mantis around him, but he didn't want to show off too much, so he held back.
Moreover, he didn't know where the Gale Mantis King was hiding, so he didn't see it.
"Let's get rid of these Gale Mantis first," Lin Zhan said.
"Liu Yan, you stay outside and cover. The rest of you deal with one each. I'll choose the one at eight o 'clock. You guys do whatever you want."
After saying that, he rushed into the grass first.
The dwarves obviously didn't expect Lin Zhan to be so swift and decisive. They were slightly stunned.
Liu Yan and Yan Jinming had long been used to his style of doing things. Although they were a little helpless, they immediately acted.
Liu Yan set up her crane gun and aimed at Lin Zhan's surroundings.
Yan Jinming and his sister, on the other hand, each chose a Gale Mantis and pounced on it.
Nia and the other dwarves obviously didn't want to be left behind. They each chose a Gale Mantis and rushed into the grass.
The Gale Mantis still didn't know what was going on. All kinds of attacks came one after another.
However, the Gale Mantis' speed and reaction were indeed very strong. With a flap of their wings, they flew three to four meters high. It was as if a gust of wind was blowing in the air. Then, they appeared in front of Lin Zhan and the others. Their sickle-shaped forelimbs slashed down on their heads.
"Get lost!" Lin Zhan was the first to bear the brunt. Facing the sickle-shaped arms that were slashing down on his head, he was really shocked. He pulled out his battle axe with both hands and slashed upward.
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