18: Goshawk recognizes its master

Unfortunately, the heavens did not hear Qin Shilei's plea.

He had only descended a few dozen meters when the Crimson Eagle swooped down.

Its target was precisely his back.

Qin Shilei exerted force in his waist, pulled his legs up, and curled into a ball, avoiding the Crimson Eagle's attack.

The Crimson Eagle swept past him, circled in the sky, and then swooped down again.

This time, its target became the parachute above Qin Shilei's head.

"What a flat-feathered beast."

Qin Shilei could only watch helplessly as it tore his parachute.

He instantly transformed into a cannonball, plummeting straight into the lake.

"Falling from a hundred meters high into water is like falling onto concrete; it's just as fatal."

Qin Shilei had no desire to verify if this statement was correct.

An umbrella appeared in his hand, opened, and was instantly torn apart by the strong wind.

Although Qin Shilei's speed slowed down a bit, the umbrella was completely useless.

Calm down!

He had plenty of umbrellas, all taken from convenience stores.

Another umbrella appeared in his hand, slowing his descent.

At his current speed, Qin Shilei felt that even if he fell into the lake, he could still struggle.

Before his optimism could fully rise, a massive shadow appeared directly above him.

"Holy crap, I almost forgot about this beast above me."

He turned his head and saw the Crimson Eagle's jade talons about to grasp his shoulder.

Qin Shilei lifted his right hand, and a shelf instantly appeared diagonally above his back.

The Crimson Eagle happened to grab the other side of the shelf.

Under the Crimson Eagle's impact, the shelf, carrying immense kinetic energy, crashed into Qin Shilei.

"Hmph!"

Qin Shilei grunted, being knocked sideways by three or four meters.

Now the shelf was wedged between Qin Shilei and the Crimson Eagle, at an eighty-degree angle.

The Crimson Eagle was also stunned by the sudden appearance of the shelf.

Its head was stuck in the gap of the shelf, and its talons instinctively gripped the shelf tightly.

Instant Step.

Qin Shilei used Instant Step on the shelf.

He scrambled with hands and feet from one side of the shelf to its top.

At this point, the Crimson Eagle had also extended its head from the shelf, released its talons from the shelf, and was about to fly higher with a flap of its wings.

Qin Shilei pushed off with his right foot, using the falling shelf for leverage, and pounced onto the Crimson Eagle's back.

The Seven Star Sword reappeared in his right hand, forcefully striking towards the base of the Crimson Eagle's wing.

However, due to the Crimson Eagle's flapping, he only managed to cut off over ten feathers.

By this time, Qin Shilei was already sprawled on the Crimson Eagle's back, his head directly facing the Crimson Eagle's tail feathers.

His body sank, and he almost fell off.

He hooked his left hand to the side, tightly embracing the base of the other's wing.

His right hand also thrust the sword downwards, piercing straight through its body, leaving only the hilt exposed.

"Whoosh!"

In pain, the Crimson Eagle soared upwards, attempting to shake Qin Shilei off.

Qin Shilei held the other's wing with his left hand, gripped the sword hilt with his right, clamped his legs around the Crimson Eagle's neck, and with his head down, ascended with the Crimson Eagle into the sky.

The Crimson Eagle carried Qin Shilei, at times swooping, at times flying diagonally, and at times pulling up sharply, trying to shake off the human on its back.

But it never succeeded, and instead, the sword wound on its body worsened slightly.

Qin Shilei also kept wanting to give it a few more slashes, but the Seven Star Sword was stuck too deep to pull out.

He could only, while maintaining his grip to avoid falling, intermittently shake the sword hilt back and forth forcefully, deepening the other's injury.

"Whoosh, whoosh."

The Crimson Eagle's cries gradually became low and weak.

"Ding, the Crimson Eagle voluntarily wishes to become your pet. Do you accept?"

"What? Taming a hawk, taming a hawk, I haven't even started. You want to become my pet already? Aren't you a bit too immodest?"

Qin Shilei immediately accepted the request in his mind.

He was afraid that if he waited any longer, the other party would die, and he himself would likely fall to his death.

Pet: Crimson Eagle

Level: Bronze Three Star (Due to consuming a large amount of energy to conceive offspring, its strength has dropped to Black Iron Eight Star.)

Skill: Rapid Speed

Loyalty: 59

Qin Shilei vaguely felt a connection with the Crimson Eagle.

He continuously issued commands to descend from the bottom of his heart.

The Crimson Eagle landed on a patch of grass, then lay weakly on the ground, unable to stand up.

Qin Shilei immediately climbed off its back, shook his head, and dispelled the slight dizziness.

He turned, looking at his pet with a fierce gaze.

"You almost cost me my life. Tell me, should I steam you or braise you?"

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The Crimson Eagle's eyes held a hint of pleading.

"With only 59 loyalty, I see you as nothing but a white-eyed wolf ready to devour its master at any moment," Qin Shilei said fiercely.

"Ding, Loyalty +1."

Did this make him qualified?

[Do you want to refresh the entries?]

[Refresh.]

Three entries, one blue, two red, appeared on the Crimson Eagle.

Cute (Blue): Increases charm by 50 points to all members of the opposite sex.

Do I really need a pet to act cute and attract the opposite sex?

Wait, you seem to be female, so you can only attract males.

What a terrible entry!

Diehard Loyalty (Red): Once a master is recognized, there are no regrets for life.

Qin Shilei resisted the urge to choose this option and looked at the third aura.

Self-Healing (Red): Super strong recovery ability, can make your pet an unkillable cockroach.

Qin Shilei looked at the Seven Star Sword still stuck in the Crimson Eagle's body, then chose the 'Protect Master' entry without hesitation.

Self-healing seemed like a very good entry to heal the Crimson Eagle.

But 60 loyalty was really too low.

Should I really let you recover and then devour me?

It's better if you die; such a mutated animal is a treasure all over.

This sword was stuck a little from the Crimson Eagle's leg towards its abdomen, and he didn't know if it had injured any internal organs.

Qin Shilei carefully pulled the Seven Star Sword from the Crimson Eagle's body.

Two streams of blood splattered from both wounds, then slowly thinned.

Fortunately, no major artery was injured.

Qin Shilei took out some medicinal powder, sprinkled it on, and then bandaged the other party.

"Whether you live or die is up to you."

Qin Shilei then asked, "Where are my little eagles? Quickly take me there. I will definitely raise them well."

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

With the 'Diehard Loyalty' entry added, the Crimson Eagle was completely obedient to Qin Shilei's words, quickly nodding its head towards its own belly.

"Oh, so your eggs haven't been laid yet."

Qin Shilei instantly understood the reason the other party voluntarily became his pet.

Everything for the next generation!

Even though this next generation hasn't been born yet.

Buy one, get several free, not bad!

What now?

The pet is severely injured and can't fly, and I can't stay here guarding it indefinitely.

In the wilderness, a more powerful animal than the Crimson Eagle could appear at any time. Should I then perish in the belly of a strange beast along with my pet?

"Ding, pet space activated."

That's more like it.

Qin Shilei retrieved the Crimson Eagle into his pet space.

He looked around and found that he was only one or two kilometers from the Cliff.

Perhaps the Crimson Eagle had been circling nearby, hoping another Crimson Eagle would come to save it.

The surroundings were also relatively safe.

With an itching heart, Qin Shilei took out the silver treasure chest from his spatial ring.

He reached out and opened it, and three items—one green, one red, and one purple—appeared inside the treasure chest.