Pat's claws were extremely sharp, and with one grab, they sank deep into the crevice of the giant dragonfly's tail.
The tail is where the giant dragonfly's neurons are most widely distributed, and it has become even more frenzied after being hit by Pat.
The giant dragonfly adjusted its posture and pounced on Pat, who had already anchored himself to its tail with his claws.
However, Pat, being a ruler of the skies, was no pushover either, and it wouldn't be easy for the Giant Pulse Dragonfly to attack Pat.
Pat flapped his wings vigorously, disrupting the giant dragonfly's balance and pulling it toward the ground.
Pat knew very well that our advantages could only be better utilized when we were closer to the ground.
Pat was trying to bring the giant dragonfly towards us. When the other dragonflies that were with Pat brought the giant dragonfly down, they changed their direction of attack and began to attack the nearest alien species.
This created a chain reaction, causing the giant dragonfly that was originally going to attack us to instead attack Pat.
Our crisis is over, but the danger level on Pat's side is skyrocketing.
At that moment, I was very anxious. I was afraid that if I fired the shotgun, I might accidentally hurt Pat, but if I didn't fire, Pat would only become more dangerous.
Now all I could do was try the repeating crossbow. At my command, Dante and Susu took out their crossbows, knelt down, and aimed at the giant dragonflies.
"Dante, everyone slow down the rate of fire a bit, so as not to accidentally hit Pat. Let's take out those giant dragonflies that are going to reinforce."
After hearing this, Su Su and Dante nodded to me. This long training wasn't just for fun; now they were only about twenty meters away from us.
At this distance, as long as the arrow dispersion is minimized, aiming further away from Pat should not be a problem.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Our three crossbows fired arrows rhythmically, and because the rate of fire wasn't very fast, the accuracy was still within our control.
Soon, Su Su's two crossbow bolts severed all of one side of a giant dragonfly's wing, leaving it without the support of one wing.
The giant dragonfly, relying on only one side, couldn't maintain its balance and spun through the air before falling to the ground.
Without its aerial advantage, the giant dragonfly was no match for an upper-class dog in ground combat. Dante ran over, drew his cleaver, and with one stroke, cleaved the struggling giant dragonfly in two.
Under our continuous firing, giant dragonflies kept falling from the sky. I had previously underestimated their strength; their only advantage was their flight speed.
As long as they are kept down from swooping down to the ground, and otherwise pierced through their bodies by two crossbow bolts, they will have a hard time maintaining their shape in the air.
We've shot down most of the Meganeosaurus, but there are three left that are closest to Pat. We didn't dare use the crossbow to continue firing, for fear of accidentally injuring Pat.
Suddenly, Dante had a flash of inspiration and asked me,
"Sir, can your blowgun fire our crossbow bolts? To a distance of at least forty paces."
If I could achieve that kind of power, I could try using a blowgun to shoot down the other two giant dragonflies that were assisting me.
After listening to Dante's advice, I feel that there is currently no other way.
After all, we can't fly, so the aerial battlefield belongs to Pat. Apart from providing some support with long-range weapons, we can only stand there and watch helplessly.
"Hey! Dante took out the crossbow bolt. Let's try anything, even if it's a last resort."
"Susu, come help me. Remove the fletching from these crossbow bolts; I need to modify them."
"Oh!"
Su Su responded to me, drew her sword, and began to cut off all the fletching from the crossbow bolts, turning them into bare bolts with only the arrowhead and shaft remaining.
"Master, I've already shaved a few here."
As she spoke, Su Su handed me the sharpened arrow. I took the arrow without looking up and simply said, "Continue."
Because the shaft of a crossbow bolt is much thicker than that of a blowgun, even if the fletching of a blowgun is removed, it cannot be attached to the fletching of a crossbow bolt.
It's no longer possible to quickly create a mold to produce the right blowgun tail; I have to find a faster alternative.
The power will be somewhat reduced, but we still have a good supply of arrows. We'll have to force our way down the other two giant dragonflies that are threatening Pat, even if it means brute force!
"Dante, start a fire!"
At this point I spoke again, and Dante did not hesitate, immediately taking out my fire-starting tools.
After Dante placed some carbonized cotton on the tinder, he imitated me by striking the back of the knife with a stone to create sparks.
Dante was amazed by the fire, because the moment the sparks touched the carbonized cotton, it burst into flames like gunpowder.
The tinder then started burning very quickly. I knew that because of the high concentration of oxygen in the air, Dante might get burned if he went down there.
"Quickly throw it onto the firewood! Don't hold it in your hands!"
Dante quickly threw away the tinder in his hand, and when he touched the firewood, the firewood began to spread rapidly, emitting a dazzling white light, as if it had been doused with gasoline.
I used a stick to hold a piece of pine resin and melted it into a liquid state, then caught it with a leaf.
He then smeared some pine resin on the end of the crossbow shaft, tore off a leaf, and glued it to the end of the shaft to form a cone-shaped tube.
I took the blowgun, gently inserted the arrow, and then cut off the excess leaves with a knife. In this way, I produced a makeshift blowgun.
Then I produced five or six more identical blowguns using the same method.
I'm very worried about Pat's safety, so I've decided to have Dante shoot six of them first. Even if he only manages to shoot down one giant dragonfly, it will greatly relieve the pressure on Pat.
At this moment, in order to deal with the other two giant dragonflies that flew in, Pat had to loosen his grip and start playing high-difficulty aerial somersaults with the three giant dragonflies.
This fighting technique is usually used by two male harpy eagles when they are fighting for a mate. They will grab each other's claws and tumble down in the air.
If the timid bird releases its claws first, it will be defeated and flee. However, if two fearless birds collide, they will most likely perish together at the bottom of the cliff.
Those giant dragonflies have powerful mouthparts; their hard, serrated mouthparts can easily bite through Pat's bones.
However, Pat was equally agile in the air, and apart from having many feathers bitten off, he was not injured.
Dante was ready to launch when I suddenly remembered something and shouted something.
"etc!"
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