CHAPTER 582: CHAPTER 399: THE PTEROSAUR STATUE STRIKES!

At this moment, the three people in the treehouse were puzzled after being glared at by her.

"Why did she suddenly glare at us? Is she blaming us for not helping her fight?"

Saying this, Qin Fu rubbed his head somewhat sheepishly, "I don’t think I could have been much help."

Indeed, even if his arrows could pierce the statues, they probably wouldn’t have any effect.

"Hey, is Zeng Tao... crying?" Lou Fei’Er said uncertainly, "What’s going on? She was clearly enjoying the battle!"

Xu Xin seemed to understand and shook his head with a smile, "She’s probably feeling sorry for her weapon, right? It’s all chipped now."

"Ah..."

"Absolutely."

Only then did the two notice the weapon in her hand that had once been powerful but now looked rather peculiar, prompting them to chuckle to themselves.

They actually wanted to call Zeng Tao back but were worried their voices might attract unwanted attention from the nearby winged dragon.

Therefore, Lou Fei’Er waved her arm at Zeng Tao, signaling for her to return.

"Huh?" Her waving arm halted as she observed the statues around her, "Are these statues letting her go?"

Just as Lou Fei’Er described, the statues encircling the treehouse opened up a conspicuous gap for Zeng Tao to leave freely.

A gap through which she could swagger out without obstruction.

It seemed to be telling her: Please go, ma’am, we’ll stop surrounding you, and you stop hitting us! We have no grievance with you, why are you attacking us?

Beside her, the winged dragon statue was also watching Zeng Tao.

Its massive head suddenly motioned toward the opening.

"Are you telling me to leave? You’re not here for me?" Zeng Tao curiously froze in place.

She raised her blade, now completely dulled, and surveyed her surroundings.

The surrounding statues all took a slight step back, further widening the gap.

They seemed to understand her words, responding to her with their actions: "That’s right, we’re not here for you, hurry up and leave."

This left Zeng Tao rather perplexed.

"Oh, I see, you must be here because of Qin Fu, right?"

Zeng Tao thought for a moment and then realized, speaking to the winged dragon statue that nodded at her.

She recalled Qin Fu’s previous words, about a "constant sense of danger on the way," a vague and mysterious feeling.

"Seems like it’s really not related to me, these creatures should have been brought here by Qin Fu!"

Realizing this, Zeng Tao felt a pang of regret for her large knife.

"Damn it, it has nothing to do with me, why did I fight so hard? My knife, boohoo... It’s all that bastard Yan Haoming’s fault!"

She gritted her teeth, preparing to deal with the aftermath by giving Yan Haoming a thrashing to vent her anger.

And she planned to snatch all of his resources!

Meanwhile, the three in the treehouse were starting to turn pale.

This Zeng Tao, though small in stature, was quite bold.

She actually dared to speak with the winged dragon statue!

Even the winged dragon statue probably never expected that this young girl would dare speak to it.

Its large head tilted slightly.

"What... what should we do now?"

Lou Fei’Er was panicking at the winged dragon’s movement and ignored whether Qin Fu was still present, directly asking Xu Xin for guidance.

"... Let’s wait and see," Xu Xin said quietly, glancing at Qin Fu, then saying no more.

The other party had more or less guessed his identity now, and since he wasn’t fleeing immediately, there was no need to conceal it deliberately.

Qin Fu looked at the two, becoming increasingly certain of his own suspicions.

At the moment, his expression grew conflicted.

What should he do?

Xu Xin then gave Lou Fei’Er a look, then glanced at Qin Fu.

He was telling her that her task was to keep an eye on Qin Fu, if he intended to flee, she should stop him.

Lou Fei’Er nodded slightly.

Having received her task, her panic subsided somewhat, and she started focusing on Qin Fu’s movements.

As for the matter with the winged dragon statue, she entrusted it to Xu Xin.

Xu Xin, meanwhile, looked outside the treehouse at Zeng Tao and the winged dragon statue.

The winged dragon statue still hadn’t moved.

It remained unresponsive to Zeng Tao’s attacks on the statue group, even seeming to want her to leave directly.

Xu Xin did not believe the winged dragon statue was intimidated by Zeng Tao.

After all, simply spreading its wings felled and snapped surrounding trees.

Its wings appeared unhindered by any resistance.

The simple act of unfurling its wings left Xu Xin without confidence that he could face it head-on.

He had a premonition.

If the winged dragon statue took flight and glided under the tree crown...

Its wings might...

Directly sever the treehouse!

Yes, flying and slicing the treehouse in two!

Thus, he decided not to act rashly.

After all, in his judgment, these statues were probably looking for Xiaohong.

Her last known location was in this treehouse.

That’s why they encircled the treehouse, attempting to find what they sought from within.

As for the people in the treehouse, they didn’t really matter.

As long as they didn’t sense Xiaohong on a person, they would let them go.

Moreover, Xu Xin felt like these statues didn’t intend to kill the survivors.

Whether it was in the giant pit of the Transmission Array or here, these statues gave him a sense of...

Holding back?

Clearly, they could attack en masse, but chose to come one wave at a time to die.

And the strongest winged dragon statue, despite showing intention, didn’t engage in attacks at all.

That’s really strange...

At this moment, the pterosaur statue moved.

Looking at the little figure just within reach, the pterosaur statue’s wings flapped directly towards her.

It wasn’t using the sharp edge of its wings to slash but rather fanned her with the inside of its wings.

Zeng Tao wasn’t able to dodge in time and was hit on half her body directly by the wings.

She cried out in surprise and staggered a few steps towards the outside of the enclosing circle.

"Wow... oof!"

Probably due to the unsteady center of gravity, Zeng Tao fell flat onto the ground, faceplanting into the dirt.

Lou Fei’Er instinctively leaned closer to Xu Xin upon seeing the pterosaur statue move, and then the comical scene unfolding in front of her made her eyes widen: "...Huh?"

Qin Fu also showed a surprised yet amused expression: "Did the pterosaur statue... just give her a big slap?"

Xu Xin was deep in thought.

The pterosaur statue seemed to truly have no intention of attacking the survivor.

After being fanned to the ground, Zeng Tao immediately propped herself up and stood up: "Ptooey ptooey ptooey, tasted snow mixed with dirt!"

She looked up at the pterosaur statue that was still watching her.

The pterosaur statue lowered its head, with its stone eyes emanating a faint red light gazing at her.

She swallowed hard and immediately turned to run directly towards the treehouse.

Quick, return to the treehouse!

Although the scene just now was somewhat funny, as the person involved, she certainly didn’t think so!

This big fellow is definitely not something she can deal with!

How can this statue be so strong!

In terms of the physical strength she prides herself on most, she surprisingly had no ability to resist!

Earlier, she didn’t dodge largely because the pterosaur statue’s wing gave her a feeling of simply flapping casually.

She thought there was no way it would send her flying.

After all, she knows her own capabilities.

In her current state, wanting to shake her body with such a casual flap should basically be impossible.

So she didn’t dodge at all.

She wanted to test the pterosaur’s strength.

The result was that, although not sent flying, she was fanned a few steps to stagger and directly fell to the ground.

This strength...

Too frightening!

Just as she ran a few steps, the pterosaur’s nearby sky-piercing screech suddenly came from behind!

"What’s happening?!" She immediately turned her head to glance behind with the corner of her eye.

On the treehouse, Xu Xin and the others suddenly had grim expressions.

The pterosaur statue, its wings spread once again, raised its head in a long howl.

Then, it actually began to flap its wings or perhaps its claws, to strike towards Zeng Tao!

Zeng Tao’s face immediately changed dramatically, and she drew out her big knife from her backpack and with all her might swung it towards the wings!

Indeed, it was a swing.

Because the blade was completely dulled, it could only be called a swing now.

Her brain was also contemplating at this moment.

Why did the pterosaur suddenly attack!

Could it be because she didn’t leave following its instructions but instead wanted to return to the treehouse?

She wished she had just walked away!

Meanwhile, an arrow and a bolt came shooting toward the treehouse with speed!

Xu Xin and Qin Fu had taken action when the pterosaur statue spread its wings in the long howl.

One took out a crossbow and pulled the trigger, while the other drew a bowstring and made a shot.

Hence, before the pterosaur statue collided with Zeng Tao, both the arrow and bolt hit the wings.

Then, they had no effect.

The pterosaur statue’s wings appeared to be very thin, merely feeling like a thin membrane.

However, even the arrow of Qin Fu imbued with a purple-grade bow bounced off easily when struck on the wings!

No marks were left on the wings!

The arrow capable of directly piercing through the head of a mid-level mutant creature statue left no mark on the pterosaur statue’s wings!

Before Xu Xin and Qin Fu turned pale, Zeng Tao’s big knife had already collided with the pterosaur’s wings.

Bang!

The pterosaur’s wings paused for a moment when struck by the big knife.

Zeng Tao’s attack did have some effect on the pterosaur.

But at the cost of her big knife being smashed directly in half!

And she was also sent flying by the wings, soaring backwards at high speed!

Bang!!!

By sheer coincidence, her body collided with the tree trunk of the treehouse about five or six meters above the ground.

The entire treehouse shook wildly, nearly causing the three people inside to lose their balance.

Zeng Tao, with her back against the tree trunk, had vacant eyes, coughing a mouthful of blood at the moment of impact, and then began falling downwards.

Xu Xin quickly reacted, manipulating the roots of the treehouse to wrap around her falling body, pulling her into the treehouse and holding her.

He felt a sudden weight in his hands.

Then, unable to hold steady, he sat back on the floor directly.

Zeng Tao’s small body pressed down directly on his leg.

Crack...

Hiss... Xu Xin gasped in pain, nearly letting out a cry.

How can Zeng Tao’s body be so heavy!

Heavy as can be!

His leg was going to break from the pressure!