Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Storm.
The team leader looked at her helplessly. "That won't happen. You can take this opportunity to exercise on the way."
Su Cheng held his forehead with his hand. "When you said exercise, I thought you wanted me to climb rocks and trees with my bare hands on the road, fight with bandits, etc. -"
Kai raised his eyebrows slightly. "Do you like that?"
"Whether I like it or not," Su Cheng said expressionlessly, "it seems now that my imagination is too limited."
He couldn't help but laugh. "You're a wind mage, you can handle those things with magic, but being on the back of a monster is bound to expend some energy."
Su Cheng's eyes moved.
"Of course," he smiled and patted her head. "If you want to use magic to steady yourself, you can do that. Okay, get on up."
Su Cheng was already thinking about this matter, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but look up at the monster next to him again.
The dragon eagle stood on the ground, showing no intention of changing its posture. Its back was far off the ground, definitely not a height she could jump to by herself.
Su Cheng: “…………”
And there is no place to leverage.
Unless she grabs those feathers and climbs up, but that might make the monster uncomfortable?
The next second, a big hand suddenly grabbed her waist.
The man behind her leaned over, easily lifted the girl up with one hand, and threw her upward onto the saddle of the dragon eagle.
Su Cheng swayed for a moment, and quickly grabbed the reins to stabilize himself, then quickly tied the other end around his waist.
Kai said a few words to the staff below, then looked up at her and said, "Be careful."
As he spoke, he threw up a large backpack filled with raw meat prepared for the monsters.
Su Cheng was almost knocked down.
She barely held the huge bag and put it on her back with difficulty. "Is this enough food for several days?"
“From two days ago!”
Sasha swiftly leaped onto the beast's saddle and raised his voice, saying, "By the third day, we'll reach Iron Cage Town, where there's a special enclosure."
Su Cheng turned his head to look at the other side. Camus had gone up at some point. His hood was blown open by the wind, revealing his dark golden curly hair that looked like waves of wheat.
The blood mage seemed to sense her gaze and turned his head to look at her, a hint of doubt in his dark blue eyes.
Su Cheng observed them carefully and found that they didn't even tie the rope, but just held it casually.
Su Cheng: “…”
"Why do you look like you're going to be executed?" Sasha looked at her and smiled. "My dear, you have fighting spirit. If you take the test, you will also be a first-level warrior."
Su Cheng's eyes were dead. "Many of my cousins are first-level warriors, and have served as war servants for many years. They have never ridden a magical beast like this."
The vampires continued to laugh upon hearing this, "Hahahaha, that's their regret—"
Before he finished speaking, the leading dragon eagle let out a long roar, and the other three responded one after another. The vibrating wings stirred up a powerful gust of wind, and the smoke and dust on the roof rolled up like a sea.
Su Cheng quickly grabbed the saddle.
Then, her drooping legs suddenly hung in the air.
The dragon eagle beneath him kicked the ground hard, spread its wings fully, and shot up into the sky like a cannonball.
She threw her head back and gripped the saddle with all her strength. The reins were wrapped around her arms and waist, but even so, she felt like her wrists were about to break.
Every flap of the dragon eagle's wings caused the seat to shake violently.
It seemed as if the brain matter was being shaken evenly.
Su Cheng had neither the time nor the mood to appreciate the aerial scenery, or take the opportunity to look down at the city that was gradually shrinking and receding.
Her fingers soon began to ache, and she could only try to clamp her legs together, but the feathers were hard and slippery, and her muscles seemed to have no place to exert force.
Before long, her thighs began to tremble slightly and her arms felt very sore.
And with every bump, the heavy backpack hit her lower back like a hammer, and she could hear the muffled sound of protest from her spine.
She couldn't even say anything. After all, if she opened her mouth a little, she would be filled with wind, which would only make her feel worse.
They were speeding through the lead-gray sea of clouds, and the other three dragon eagles were following the lead one, so she didn't need to distract herself to control the direction.
Su Cheng didn't quite understand how the captain used this broken rope to communicate with the dragon eagle.
The forest and lake below turned into blurred blocks of color, and a few tiny black shadows streaked across the distant sky.
Perhaps they were a flock of passing birds, or a group of patrolling flying knights, or mercenaries on the road like them, but she didn't have the energy to tell them apart.
The strong wind scraped across her cheeks and her sore and numb limbs like ice knives.
Su Cheng tried to lean back, but the backrest of the saddle was very low, barely supporting his lower back, and most of his back was hanging in the air.
Moreover, the flight of dragon eagles is not very stable. They also use the wind to change their speed, so it is sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
Because she didn't know when the next bump would come, she didn't dare to relax completely.
After persisting like this for a while, she began to feel pain all over her body, and even her head felt dizzy. She just wanted to lie on the ground.
She remembered her teammates' words and tried to mobilize the pitiful fighting spirit in her body.
However, she was extremely focused during her training last night, and there were too many distracting elements at this moment. She only felt that the flame-like airflow ignited and then went out.
I tried this many times, but there was no progress.
but--
She felt that her fingers seemed to be less painful, and her wrists and legs stopped shaking.
Su Cheng was a little surprised and couldn't help pinching her previously sore and swollen joints. As a result, the dragon eagle turned and she was almost thrown out. She could only hurriedly grab the saddle.
The four dragon eagles were flying in a V-formation, with the one Kai was riding leading the way, and the other three were almost side by side.
Su Cheng took a breath and tried to mobilize his Dou Qi again. Although he couldn't make it gather in one place, he managed to make it flow through his body.
Although I still feel very tired, the pain in my muscles and bones has been greatly reduced.
She even had time to observe the situations of others.
A vampire on the left was lying on the back of the dragon eagle, facing the sky with his hands behind his head, and even his long legs crossed, as if staring at the sky in a daze.
A blood mage on the right was reading a book and writing something at the same time. After writing a few sentences, he seemed dissatisfied and tore up the draft paper, waving his hand and scattering burning ashes all over the sky.
Su Cheng: “……?”
She went to see the regiment commander in front of her again.
Kai and the leading dragon eagle were quite far away from them, and she could only vaguely see his tall back, and could barely make out that he was not lying down.
At dusk, they landed in a quiet little valley. The reeds by the lake were lush and green. Four dragon eagles flapped their wings and landed, ready to drink water.
Su Cheng collapsed on the back of the monster.
Camus jumped down from the dragon eagle, glanced at her from a distance, then walked silently under the tree, holding a book as thick as a brick and a stack of draft paper, to do calculations.
Sasha wandered over to her, "Don't you want to come down?"
Su Cheng was still lying there. Although it was uncomfortable for her waist and hips to be supported by the saddle, her back was so sore that she didn't want to move at all.
"No, I'm fine like this," she whispered. "Besides, I've wrapped the rope around so many times and tied a knot that I might not be able to untie it—"
Before she finished speaking, a figure flashed in front of her.
The silver-haired young man jumped up and knelt on one knee beside her.
"Really? Let me see?"
Sasha grabbed the knot around her waist, took a look and started laughing, "Hahahahaha you're too scared!"
Su Cheng stared at him and wanted to sit up, but he was too tired. After thinking for a moment, he continued to lie down. "Didn't they say that dragon eagles don't like to carry two people?"
"That's when they're flying," Sasha said as he untied the ropes. "And if we're talking about weight alone, three or four of you wouldn't be as heavy as the captain—"
As he spoke, he tilted his head and his eyes passed over someone lying down.
"His sword is much heavier than yours, so Dragon Eagle might not like the feeling of two people, but he doesn't care so much about the weight itself, you know?"
The vampire said with a smile.
The light-colored leather armor on his body reflected the sunlight. He had a slender figure with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He could completely cover her by just leaning forward slightly.
"...But you still gained something, little genius."
The cold and nimble hands quickly pulled out the reins, then picked up the collapsed girl and jumped off the dragon eagle's back.
This guy moved very quickly and fell to the ground before Su Cheng could even protest.
"It's a pity that there are no elders from the Church here," Sasha said in a long tone, "otherwise, a holy spell would have cast you into pain."
Su Cheng didn't have the energy to mock him, he just gave him a tired look, "I see, it's more convenient to practice as a clergyman. Do you want me to become a believer of the God of Light too?"
Sasha: “…”
The vampire silently threw her to the ground.
He looked like he was venting his anger, but his movements were extremely light and it was unknown how much strength he used. Su Cheng didn't fall at all, but just lay down on the soft grass in the shade of the tree.
Four dragon eagles drank water side by side by the lake, and occasionally pecked each other with their sharp beaks. The wild beasts on the other side of the lake fled in terror when they saw this.
In the forest opposite, flocks of birds had already been startled.
——Ordinary animals would react in the same way when they saw a monster of this size.
Su Cheng lay on the grass, silently slapping away the bugs that crawled onto his face. He was too lazy to even look at what they were, he just felt that they seemed to have many legs.
After a while, a large shadow was cast from above.
The man in armor approached silently, his cloak hanging in the air. He stood beside her and looked down at her, his golden eyes appearing deep in the backlight.
"I can't complete the cycle." Su Cheng said as he lay down. "I tried many times, but I couldn't succeed. It would fall apart soon after it was ignited."
"That's pretty good." Kai squatted down, stretched out his large hand wearing an animal-hide glove, and gently squeezed her wrist. "Well, you're not hurt."
Su Cheng blinked. "If I didn't have Dou Qi, I would have either fallen to my death or at least sprained or strained myself. But I thought... I thought it would be better, like clearing my fatigue meter in an instant."
"You have great talent, so that day is probably not far away."
He withdrew his hand, his gaze lingering on the girl's thigh for a moment, without touching the adductor muscles that might be injured.
"…Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere else?"
"Everywhere on your body?"
"Okay," the black-haired man raised his eyebrows slightly, a smile in his eyes, "then it's okay."
Su Cheng cast a resentful look at him.
She didn't have time to rest for too long, as the dragon eagles also wanted to set off as soon as possible so they could return to their habitat as soon as possible.
Not all the meat in the backpack was eaten - her dragon eagle only ate one piece and refused to eat again. Kai reminded her that he could feed it tonight.
"If they make short, continuous calls, they're trying to urge you to feed them, so you can pay attention."
He threw her steadily onto the saddle again, stood below and looked up.
"The weather will change tonight, which might be an opportunity. Of course, you might have to endure some hardships, but if you can get through it, it might be worth two or three months of regular training. But if you're worried, I can guide you for a while."
"Really? Two or three months?"
Su Cheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt the pain in his body fade a little. "It doesn't matter if I suffer. I know that practicing Dou Qi is uncomfortable. It's common to break bones, but what progress can I make?"
"...I'm not sure how far you can go, but just try not to fall."
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After setting off, there was another long period of suffering.
Su Cheng lingered on until nightfall. The dragon eagles flew over a canyon. The strong wind tore at the thick clouds, and thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
In an instant, heavy rain fell like steel needles, and layers of water curtains covered the dark mountains and forests.
The monster's wings split the surging thunderclouds and flew through the roaring gale, with the turbulence becoming more and more violent.
Su Cheng felt like he was going to die.
Her fingers were tightly gripping the short stump of the saddle, and her fingers and palms were covered with blisters, which had turned white from the rain.
The monster kept turning and swinging, and her arms were hurting more and more. Her biceps felt like they were being clamped in a pair of iron pliers, pulling in opposite directions. Every breath was painful.
She felt as if her tendons were torn, her arms gradually lost strength, and her hands could no longer hold on.
The dragon eagle suddenly raised its head and flapped its wings happily, and then the air current began to rise.
Fist-sized hailstones came in the cold wind and hit her almost dislocated shoulder hard. She wailed and lost strength in her left hand.
Then he slid his body directly to the right, holding only the saddle post with his right hand and the rope wrapped around his right arm and waist, and his whole body was half hanging on the side of the saddle.
Her right arm was in excruciating pain, as if all her flesh and bones were being shattered.
However--
If you fall any further, you will fall into the rolling thunder and lightning clouds and be smashed to pieces.
...Should I let go?
As a wind mage, as long as she releases a powerful wind call in time when she is about to fall, she should be able to be thrown up again by the wind.
He wouldn't have fallen to his death.
But she had never had this kind of experience before, and it was difficult for her to control the specific distance. Moreover, her current condition was not good, so the magic effect would inevitably be affected.
But it really hurts.
Her one hand would soon be unable to support her entire body, and the pain was so severe that even the thought of death seemed to bring her a sense of relief.
no.
She had put so much effort into surviving, even if she was going to die, she should have died in a more meaningful way. What the hell was this?!
Su Cheng used up all his perseverance, sketching the direction of Dou Qi in his mind, and entered a strange state of concentration.
Forehead. Right wrist. Left foot.
The irregular triangle formed by the posture and the intermittent fighting spirit were barely connected and suddenly flowed into the painful right arm.
It seemed as if a warmth enveloped the broken muscles and bones.
An inexplicable force surged into his arms and fingertips.
Su Cheng exerted force suddenly and pulled himself up completely with just one hand.
She spun up in the air, the hem of her coat sending out a string of water droplets that fell directly back onto the saddle.
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