Chapter 144: Chapter 71: Cousin is Mighty Again! _2 Chapter 144: Chapter 71: Cousin is Mighty Again! _2 Seeing the situation, the brothers Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong did not hesitate and followed their cousin down the slope. Long Dangdang once again released the levitation technique, greatly speeding up the three of them as they ran towards the complicated terrain of the hills behind them. Faced with a ranged attack army, complex terrain is most advantageous to utilize.

Just as they had run down the hillock, beams of light had already flown over from the top of the slope behind them. If they were a moment slower, they would likely have to face the concentrated attack of the Demon Eye Sorcerers. Witnessing hundreds of beams illuminating the dark night sky with a purple light, all three of them could not help but feel their scalps tingling in horror. Facing such an opponent at the corps level, long-range attacks are obviously much more difficult to deal with than close combat.

“Run to where the terrain is more complicated. The goal is to disperse them, then destroy them one by one,” Menglu said without hesitation.

As she was speaking, she looked back. The range of the Sacred Judgement did not disappear because they left—the area was still covered with intense golden light.

With this look back, Ling Menglu’s entire face changed. “Avian demons!” she exclaimed in shock.

Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong also looked back at the same time, their eyes almost bulging out.

Yes, they saw avian demons, an aerial combat race of the demon tribe. In aerial combat, avian demons may not be the strongest of the demon tribe, but undoubtedly, they are one of the tribe’s most numerous species. Ordinary avian demons generally range from 3rd to 4th Rank, but what makes them challenging is their sheer quantity!

About two hundred avian demons appeared on the distant horizon, rushing towards them at an astonishing speed.

Aerial and ground attacks — were they trying to eliminate them? Though their individual strength was much stronger than these demons, they were severely outnumbered, matching the strength of an army.

Was this horrifying army actually part of the examination?

As the three of them continued to run forward, they kept glancing back at the situation behind them. At this moment, the avian demon troop in the sky started to dive down but not towards them, as they were not yet close enough.

What were they doing?

“Is there infighting among the demon tribe? These avian demons seem to be attacking the Demon Eye Sorcerers! Haha, is this the set-up?” asked Long Kongkong, a look of wild joy upon his face.

Long Dangdang and Ling Menglu, on the other hand, both turned pale, speaking in unison: “Shut up!”

Did Long Kongkong shut his mouth? No, because he was too shocked, with his mouth hanging open wide.

What the hell was that?

In the ten seconds after the avian demons dived down and disappeared from their view, those members of the demon tribe with giant wings had already flown back into the sky. Then, they saw that in the mighty claws of each avian demon, a Demon Eye Sorcerer was held aloft.

“Can they do that?” All three felt a chill in their hearts.

Two hundred avian demons had seized two hundred Demon Eye Sorcerers. Their purple demon eyes were flickering with a strange light, and they quickly locked onto their direction.

If anything could be more terrifying than long-range attacks, it would be long-range attacks from the sky. Two hundred Demon Eye Sorcerers, including several of the 5th Rank, were now in the air and aiming towards them. How could they possibly evade this?

“Follow me, this way!” Ling Menglu suddenly shouted. At the same time, the Luminous Angel Spirit Furnace reappeared, with Xiao Ming fluttering its wings, landing on her shoulder. Its hands were placed together in front of its chest, as if mumbling something.

As the three of them suddenly changed direction and increased speed, the avian demons naturally followed, quickly pursuing them. The attacks of the Demon Eye Sorcerer had a limited range.

Even though the trio was fast, the avian demons flying in the air could ignore terrain, a feature far beyond their capabilities. The distance between the two sides began to close rapidly. Right then, those avian demons, with the Demon Eye Sorcerer, entered the range of Sacred Judgement.

Being soaked in the light attribute, the flight of the avian demons was somewhat affected, and they tried to hurriedly detour out of the range of the Sacred Judgement.

But at this moment, Ling Menglu’s eyes suddenly brightened, and Xiao Ming on her shoulder violently flapped its wings, causing a radiant golden light to explode instantly.

In the midst of the array formation that Ling Menglu had set up on the mountaintop, a ball of golden light floated up. It was a delicate circular spirit furnace that suddenly exploded with dazzling light, integrating completely with the golden radiance of the surrounding Sacred Judgement. Then, a strong golden light exploded abruptly in all directions like a gushing well, similar to a suddenly expanding giant golden column, instantly striking all the avian demons and the Demon Eye Sorcerers they carried.

Ling Menglu’s face turned slightly pale, but the panic on her face also disappeared at this moment.

A shocking scene appeared in mid-air; nearly two hundred avian demons were all covered by the expanding golden light. The overwhelmingly powerful impact instantly scattered their bodies, leaving them unable to control their flight, falling in all directions like a shower of blossoms from a celestial maiden.

Needless to say about the Demon Eye Sorcerers they carried; it was precisely because of these sorcerers that it was more disastrous for the avian demons.

The avian demons’ eagle-like talons have a particularity, which is that once they have grasped something, it takes time to gradually relax and let go. Otherwise, the tendon controlling the claw cannot be stretched. Therefore, when they were struck by the shockwave, the weight of the Demon Eye Sorcerer multiplied with their own weight. As a result, they couldn’t maintain their balance.

Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong were both stunned. Until this moment, with the explosion of the golden light, the power of Sacred Judgement gradually dissipated. A streak of golden light flew toward Ling Menglu and then immersed itself into her chest, disappearing without a trace.

Dangdang recognized it; wasn’t that Ling Menglu’s Repulsion Furnace? It turned out that when she was setting up the array formation, she had buried this spirit furnace on top of the mountain for this moment to explode.

The power of the Repulsion Furnace combined with Sacred Judgement was still not enough to destroy the avian demons. However, it didn’t need to kill all of them; as long as they couldn’t maintain their flight, it was enough.

Acceleration due to gravity was enough to take the lives of these avian demons. Of course, the same applied to the Demon Eye Sorcerers they carried.

“Did you guess in advance that flying demons would come?” Long Dangdang asked Ling Menglu.

Ling Menglu shook her head and said, “No! How could I guess what kind of troops the demon tribe would send. It was originally prepared for the Demon Eye Sorcerers. They also had to pass through the range of Sacred Judgement when chasing us. With the explosion of the Repulsion Furnace, many enemies can be swept away. The slope is hundreds of meters high, and even if they were just thrown off and fell down the mountain, they would be severely injured if not killed, posing less threat to us. I didn’t expect flying demons.”

Long Kongkong couldn’t help but ask, “Then why did you look so panicked just now?”

Ling Menglu said, “The Demon Eye Sorcerer species has the talent of super vision. High-rank Demon Eye Sorcerers are quite intelligent. If they see us being calm, wouldn’t that be a giveaway?”

The two brothers looked at each other and after a few seconds of silence, they enthusiastically exclaim in unison: “Cousin, you’re awesome!”

Ling Menglu gave them a glance, leaving the two stunned. Kongkong closed his eyes and chanted in his mind: “Goddess, goddess, goddess!” while the image of Hep Benn appeared in his mind.