Chapter 348 The bad guys who are searching have arrived (Illustration warning) The serpent eagle is very patient, but it is not slow. That thin layer of cover is about to be completely destroyed!
"Brother!" Xia Zhining called out softly.
Ji Shuyun had already silently raised the specially made silent tranquilizer gun in his hand.
He held his breath, aimed, and pulled the trigger.
"call out--"
With a soft click, a tiny anesthetic needle precisely pierced the gap in the serpent eagle's neck feathers.
The serpent eagle shuddered and abruptly turned its head, its sharp eyes seemingly searching for the attacker, but the anesthetic quickly took effect.
[Damn it, they ambushed us...]
It staggered back a few steps, flapped its wings weakly twice, and finally collapsed to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.
With the danger over, Xia Zhining immediately rushed forward.
Almost simultaneously, from the dilapidated hiding cave, a milky white shadow darted out with a "whoosh," trembling with lingering fear, and quickly wrapped itself tightly around Xia Zhi Ning's wrist, burying its little head in her palm.
[That snake was terrifying! That snake was terrifying!]
Fogtooth, his voice trembling with tears, exclaimed, "That winged giant was terrifying!"
[Its eyes were like hooks, specifically targeting a beautiful, slender, and elegant snake like me!]
Xia Zhi Ning breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that Wu Ya still had the energy to utter such a long string of adjectives to boast proved that she wasn't terrified.
"It's alright, it's alright, it's asleep."
Xia Zhining gently stroked its cool scales with her fingertips, soothing it softly.
After recovering, Misttooth began to complain, feeling aggrieved: "What's wrong with Boss Crow? Isn't he the boss of all the birds around here?"
[How could I have failed to cultivate a good relationship with such a dangerous individual as the serpent eagle? He almost got me killed!]
Xia Zhining was amused and exasperated by its "victim-first-to-accuse" attitude, and tapped its little head: "You, Crow Boss, can't be in two places at once."
"It's busy finding out about the drug dealer's enemies and looking for those three comrades right now, how can it be your bodyguard every moment?"
Besides, it's in the serpent eagle's nature to catch snakes, so it's probably difficult to maintain a good relationship with it.
Mist Fang grumbled and shrank back into her wrist, but finally relaxed.
Just as Xia Zhining was comforting Wuya and Ji Shuyun was checking on the anesthetized serpent eagle—
"Splash!"
A white-feathered, slender cattle egret scurried through the gaps in the trees and landed lightly on a nearby bush.
The cattle egret has a white body, and its head and neck feathers are very stylish golden, making it look like a trendsetter among birds.
Its slender neck tensed and stretched, and it spoke rapidly:
[Two-legged creatures, get out of the way! Lots of armed two-legged creatures are heading this way! More than ten, spread out!]
Xia Zhining's heart sank. Could it be that the drug traffickers' armed reinforcements had arrived?
This speed far exceeded expectations! In order to rescue Fogtooth, they had deviated from their original safe hiding place and were now unfortunately exposed to the enemy's net search path.
"Lulu, is there anywhere nearby where we can temporarily escape them?" Xia Zhining asked immediately.
The cattle egret flapped its wings and nodded without hesitation: "Follow me! I know a place where even if those two-legged creatures had ten lives, they would never dare approach!"
It spread its wings and flew low, leading the brother and sister swiftly through the vines and giant trees.
The moisture grew heavier, and the muffled sound of flowing water and the rich scent of damp earth could be heard not far away.
[Ahead is a pool where the "tough-skinned big guy" (crocodile) roams.]
As the cattle egret flew by, it explained, its tone filled with natural trust: "Don't be afraid, they are old friends of mine. They won't harm you, just stay close to me."
Xia Zhining immediately understood.
Cattle egrets often perch on the backs of large animals such as buffalo, hippos, and even crocodiles, pecking at parasites, flies, and dander from their skin folds, forming a gentle "cleaning service" relationship.
For crocodiles, these little white birds are free "scrubbing workers" and "pest removers," so they usually don't attack them.
"You're so reliable, little guy!"
Xia Zhining sighed in admiration, for the fate in nature is truly wondrous.
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