Chapter 161 Origin of the Crows
After comforting the passengers, the captain closed the communication array and looked at the crew member in charge of the magic transmission system with his blue-gray eyes.
"Savage, how long can the remaining magic power last?"
"If we keep the airbag protection at full power, including the backup magic source, we can still maintain it for about ten minutes, Captain."
Savage is a young man with carrot-colored hair and bright brown eyes.
At this time, he adjusted the proportion of magic power output to ensure that every bit of magic power was utilized to the maximum extent, and then quickly reported the situation to the captain.
"Ten minutes?"
The captain wearing a white captain's hat nodded, and his frown relaxed slightly.
This duration is acceptable. Although the crows are numerous, according to his estimation, the airship will be able to completely escape the siege of the Iron-feathered Crows in less than three minutes.
As soon as this voyage is over, he will immediately go to find the president of the Chamber of Commerce and demand that the airship's defense system be reinstalled to normal!
But at this moment, a crew member suddenly appeared at the door.
"Captain, the ship's mage has an emergency to report to you!"
"speak!"
While controlling the airship to accelerate as steadily as possible and escaping from the crow flock in the direction where it was weakest, the captain turned his head slightly and looked at the crew member who had hurried over, speaking in an urgent tone.
"The Master said that the Iron-Feathered Crows are in an abnormal state! According to his judgment, there seems to be something chasing them from behind!"
Swallowing his saliva, the crew member quickly repeated the words of the ship's wizard.
"What did you say?!"
When the captain suddenly heard the news, his expression changed a little.
"Oh, gods—"
It is impossible for ordinary flying monsters to chase such a large group of iron-feathered crows.
Either it was a large group of carnivorous flying monsters above level 4, or it was a big guy above level 7! But no matter which one it was, it meant they were in big trouble! What the hell, this route has been running for so many years, why did such a big problem arise today? . ….…. "Sir Anvis, there are a lot of gray-winged terror birds in the distance, do you need me to help?"
In Anvis' room, the door was knocked and Joem walked in.
"A flock of gray-winged moas?"
Upon hearing the news, Avis was speechless.
Although the divination results had previously indicated that there would be some setbacks, he had not expected that these so-called setbacks would come true so quickly.
He knew the Gray-winged Moa, a kind of flying monster that lived in groups. Its strength could reach level four when it was an adult, and it had no fixed territory.
It usually feeds on other low-level birds and magical beasts, and sometimes eats some plants and wild fruits rich in magic. It is an omnivorous bird.
However, as a social flying magical beast above level four, the Gray-winged Moa is actually not very common, especially on the airship route.
You know, the route of the constructed airship is not straight, and it needs to avoid the airspace of many powerful flying monsters along the way.
A mature route is tested repeatedly to ensure that it can avoid most dangers before it can be put into operation.
And on a route that had been sailing safely for many years, it directly collided with a flock of Gray-winged Moas that were hunting a flock of Iron-winged Crows.
This probability is almost equivalent to buying lottery tickets for many years and suddenly winning the jackpot one day.
It was hard for Avis to imagine how unlucky this airship was today.
"Go away, Chaum, and don't make too much noise."
Nodding, Avis gave the order.
In any case, these birds still need to be driven away.
It would be possible to drive away the flock of iron-feathered crows simply by relying on the airship's own defense system and the accompanying fifth-level wizard.
As for the flock of gray-winged MOAs following behind, I'm afraid the mage himself will run away in advance.
"By the way, inform the captain and ask him to stay calm. The situation is under control."
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the same time, in the control room.
"The magic detector detected a large amount of high-intensity magic reaction! Suspected to be... a group of fourth-level flying magic beasts!"
Looking at the large area of dense red dots on the magic detector, the crew member in charge of the detection panicked and his voice trembled.
Everyone felt a little desperate when they suddenly learned this nightmarish news.
"What, what should we do, Captain?"
The red-haired young man Savage asked in a low voice like a dream, but it was the question that everyone wanted to know.
His blue-gray eyes were fixed on the large red dots on the detector screen, and his white-gloved hands were clenched convulsively, then released again.
When the situation reached this point, the captain himself calmed down.
"There is no other way. Make an emergency landing immediately—"
"But, Captain, according to the route map, the deep forest below is where high-level magical beasts are active."
Savage, a young man with red hair, couldn't help but speak.
The captain had already taken off his white captain's hat and placed it neatly on the airship console. Hearing this, he turned around and glanced at him.
"Don't worry, you can always trust the security capabilities of the Giant Aviation Chamber of Commerce—"
After making a cold joke, he walked to the control console and shut down all the propulsion systems.
But when he was about to push the airbag's deflation switch all the way to the bottom, a deep voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Remain calm, sir, the situation is still under control."
The captain's hand stopped suddenly and he asked in his heart.
"Who are you?"
"A faceless person—"
Having said this, the voice vanished from his mind.
Then, the area around the airship suddenly cleared up, and flocks of crows fell from the sky like raindrops.
The pale golden sunlight that was blocked by the crows returned to the silvery-white surface of the 'Silver Spot Flower'.
In the distance, a group of giant birds with gray-black wings nearly ten meters long and strange scaly pterosaur-like heads came at them aggressively, and suddenly stopped.
Then, as if they saw some kind of natural enemy, they wailed, turned around, and quickly fled away from the airship.
In the display of the magic detection instrument, countless densely packed red dots suddenly paused, and then quickly began to move away from the airship.
Looking at this scene, a crew member who inadvertently noticed the change in the red dot couldn't help rubbing his eyes.
Then, he suddenly shouted wildly!
"They left!"
Hearing his cry, the other crew members also looked at the screen in disbelief.
When it was confirmed that they were indeed moving away instead of approaching, the atmosphere in the control room suddenly became tense.
"Have you left?"
The captain nodded, also let out a long breath, and put his captain's hat back on.
"Return to your posts and keep moving forward—" . …..… Walking out of the large airport terminal in Dilas, Avis took a deep breath of the humid air mixed with the salty smell of the sea breeze.
At the same time, he noticed that the feedback of his fate suddenly increased by about one and a half units again.
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