17: Silver treasure chest received

Zhang Xiaoli did not listen to Qin Shilei; she controlled the drone to fly towards a protruding rock on the left.

It landed and shut down.

Just as the propellers stopped spinning, the Crimson Eagle arrived above the Cliff.

The Crimson Eagle paid no attention to the palm-sized drone ten meters away from the cave; after flying into its nest for a moment, it flew away towards the distant forest.

"That was close."

Qin Shilei gave her a thumbs-up in praise: "You're still more experienced."

"If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have had time to fly to the forest on the right. It's very likely you would have been targeted and attacked by the Crimson Eagle."

Zhang Xiaoli humbly replied, "It's thanks to this being a small drone; it can land very flexibly."

As she spoke, she had already controlled the drone to fly back.

Holding the controller, Qin Shilei carefully watched the recorded footage.

From here to the top of the Cliff, it's just a matter of following a small path.

The key is the section from the top of the Cliff to the cave.

He needed to try and choose the most suitable route for sliding down and climbing up.

While Qin Shilei was planning the route, Zhang Xiaoli was also observing the intervals of the Crimson Eagle's departures.

"Within two hours, the Crimson Eagle went out a total of five times. The shortest was the first time, 18 minutes, and the longest was over half an hour."

Zhang Xiaoli recounted the data she had recorded.

"Alright, then you stay here and be ready to provide drone support at any time."

Qin Shilei changed into a camouflage suit, went downstairs, climbed over the wall, and sprinted towards the top of the Cliff.

Half an hour later, Qin Shilei had already arrived near the Cliff above the cave.

He hid in the bushes for only a few minutes before the Crimson Eagle flew back.

Two minutes later, the Crimson Eagle hurriedly departed again.

Qin Shilei quickly came to the edge of the Cliff, pulled out a rope from his spatial ring, and tied it to a tree.

He used a descender to quickly slide down.

Although Qin Shilei had never done rock climbing or anything similar, his powerful physical quality, enhanced by six levels, allowed him to quickly grasp some techniques of rappelling.

In less than four minutes, he landed next to the cave.

This made Zhang Xiaoli, who was watching the scene through binoculars, break out in a cold sweat.

Qin Shilei reached out his hand, and the silver treasure chest entered his spatial ring.

He looked into the nest, unwilling to give up.

It was still empty.

He gave a self-deprecating laugh, and Qin Shilei quickly began to climb up.

Wall-climbing.

After activating Instant Step, the related attributes immediately took effect.

For the steep Cliff, Qin Shilei moved as if on flat ground; in just ten seconds, he ascended thirty meters.

Instant Step then entered its cooldown period, requiring ten minutes before it could be used again.

Qin Shilei estimated the remaining twenty meters would take less than five minutes.

Fifteen meters.

Ten meters.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, an eagle's cry came from afar.

"Holy crap!"

Qin Shilei picked up his pace even more.

Zhang Xiaoli also dropped the binoculars in her hand and quickly launched the small drone.

Eight meters.

Five meters.

The enormous Crimson Eagle had already arrived above the Cliff.

Three meters.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

The Crimson Eagle had already spotted Qin Shilei and was screeching as it swooped down.

Two meters.

The top of the Cliff was within reach, but Qin Shilei had to stop.

He turned to face the rapidly approaching Crimson Eagle.

Only when facing the Crimson Eagle at close range did he realize how enormous it was.

Its wingspan was nearly four meters.

Its jade-like talons gleamed with a chilling light, making one tremble just by looking at them.

This must be the mutated animal the system mentioned.

This realization instantly dawned on Qin Shilei.

At this moment, the opponent's sharp talons were less than half a meter from him.

Once caught by its talons, he would likely be torn in half instantly.

The Seven Star Sword instantly appeared in his hand, and he swung it in a diagonal chop towards those sharp talons.

Clang!

A shower of sparks flew, and Qin Shilei swayed twice, almost slipping down, so his left hand quickly wrapped around the rope twice.

This was the first time the sharp Seven Star Sword had failed to achieve its purpose.

Even a powerful Evolution Giant Zombie had its thick, thigh-like arm severed by his sword.

Now, striking the Crimson Eagle's talons, it didn't even leave a single sword mark.

The Crimson Eagle's talons were too hard.

The Crimson Eagle missed its strike, circled, and flew back.

Qin Shilei kicked off, swaying half his body to the side, avoiding the opponent's sharp talons.

At the same time, he thrust straight towards the base of the Crimson Eagle's wing.

The Crimson Eagle's head suddenly pecked, accurately hitting the sword blade.

The Seven Star Sword almost flew out of his hand.

In the second round, neither side gained an advantage.

However, Qin Shilei was at a disadvantage.

He was on the Cliff, his feet not firmly planted, and most of his weight was supported only by the rope in his left hand.

He could only exert sixty to seventy percent of his full strength.

One wrong move, and he could fall off the Cliff, ending up with no corpse left.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

Seeing that it couldn't do anything to Qin Shilei twice, the Crimson Eagle didn't rush to launch a third attack; instead, it began to circle in the sky.

At this moment, the drone controlled by Zhang Xiaoli had already arrived nearby.

It flew directly towards the Crimson Eagle.

It attempted to attract the Crimson Eagle's attention, allowing Qin Shilei to seize the opportunity to climb onto the Cliff.

The Crimson Eagle glanced casually, not putting the little thing in front of it in its eyes at all.

It flapped its wings forcefully, sending the drone tumbling and flying seven or eight meters away.

The Crimson Eagle also used the force of that flap to charge towards the space above Qin Shilei.

"Not good."

Qin Shilei's heart sank, and he instantly reacted, realizing that the opponent intended to break the rope first.

One-Punch Man.

Qin Shilei instantly felt his entire body filled with invincible power.

He kicked off with both feet, pulled the rope with his left hand, and his body swung in an arc towards the sky.

By the time the Crimson Eagle pecked through the rope, he had already arrived above and behind the opponent.

Relying on immense inertia, Qin Shilei struck like lightning towards the Crimson Eagle's head.

In a life-or-death crisis, the Crimson Eagle flapped its wings wildly and kicked off with its talons, trying to escape directly upwards.

While this allowed it to escape being beheaded by a single sword, it was still stabbed by the Seven Star Sword from its back, straight through to its chest.

"Whoosh!"

The Crimson Eagle let out a pained shriek.

In its dying moments, its wings flapped unconsciously, causing its body to move further and further away from the Cliff.

At this point, Qin Shilei's right foot had already landed on the Crimson Eagle's back.

He had originally intended to use the force of this step to leap back to the edge of the Cliff.

However, due to the Crimson Eagle's dying movement, he was also pulled away from the Cliff, and it looked like he was about to fall straight down.

Qin Shilei bent down and touched, and the Crimson Eagle's corpse beneath his feet was instantly collected into his spatial ring.

At the same time, a parachute appeared in his hand.

Without time to put it on, Qin Shilei directly pulled the parachute cord.

His rapidly descending figure swayed left and right a few times before slowly descending.

"Hoo!"

Qin Shilei took a deep breath, his mind finally settling down.

Fortunately, he had already prepared for the worst and made two-pronged preparations.

This parachute, exchanged for two packs of instant noodles, became his final safeguard.

In dormitory 808, Zhang Xiaoli watched as Qin Shilei had already killed the Crimson Eagle and was about to land safely with the help of the parachute.

The worry in her heart finally subsided.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, another eagle's cry came from afar.

"No way?"

Qin Shilei could only pray now that he would land in the lake below before the Crimson Eagle arrived.