203: Colonel Qian Ce

Chu Li and Shui Lingyu felt their faces darken as soon as they heard her finish speaking.

"She really dares to eat and drink anything!"

Dong Qihui and Feng Zhengde were still holding the line in front, and seeing Gu Xiaoyue and the others eating on the side, they couldn't help but feel anxious.

"If you want to eat or rest, go further back! It's easy to get caught in the crossfire here!"

Before he could finish his sentence, his pet beast was struck by the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle, immediately plummeting to the ground and losing its combat ability.

"Bo Zai!"

Dong Qihui's Dark Winged Dragon was named Bo Zai.

Ordinarily, Gu Xiaoyue might have made a friendly joke, saying that the name was too cute.

Now, seeing Dong Qihui's heartbroken and anxious expression, Gu Xiaoyue felt a deep sense of empathy!

She summoned Qingqing, Yinglong, and Hou, asking them to help draw aggro, and had Qingqing bring Dong Qihui back with Bo Zai.

The plan went smoothly, and Dong Qihui brought back the dying Bo Zai.

"Hold on, Bo Zai. I'll recall you to the Yu Beast Space to rest. You'll be fine!"

Dong Qihui was agitated, his eyes red. It was a mix of worry for Bo Zai and hatred for the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle.

"Wait!"

Gu Xiaoyue raised her hand to stop his action.

"What are you doing?! Bo Zai is too badly hurt! If I don't send it back to the Yu Beast Space immediately, it will die! It will die! ——"

Looking at the somewhat out-of-control Dong Qihui, Gu Xiaoyue bit her lip and slapped him across the face.

"Calm down! If you recall it to the Yu Beast Space now, that's when it will die!"

Gu Xiaoyue frowned tightly and glared at the stunned Dong Qihui.

Then she summoned Xiao Qi, Bi Fang, and Xiao Lan.

She was extremely reluctant to summon Xiao Lan, but the situation was critical.

She truly couldn't bear to watch Dong Qihui's Bo Zai die in the line of duty!

"Xiao Lan, heal Bo Zai properly. Xiao Qi, Bi Fang, let's go and meet this third Lord-level Eight-Winged Golden Eagle!"

Thanks to the support from Qingqing and the others, the pressure on the Fire Phoenix had lessened significantly.

Previously, it could only delay and evade, but now, under the cover of Yinglong and Qingqing, it could also cast skills.

However, there were over a hundred flying fierce beasts, and not many had been eliminated after such a long time.

Most crucially, the Lord-level Eight-Winged Golden Eagle was in the sky; at this moment, it was the hegemon of the skies!

When Gu Xiaoyue rode Bi Fang and appeared in its line of sight, it narrowed its eyes.

"Human girl, you ——"

"I'm very strong, I know. Your two brothers said the same thing!"

The Eight-Winged Golden Eagle's eyes widened in rage. "You admit that you killed my two brothers!"

"Yes, it was me! There's nothing to deny!"

Gu Xiaoyue's palms started to sweat again.

The combat power of this Eight-Winged Golden Eagle was similar to the second one, perhaps even a bit higher.

Its pressure made her hands tremble uncontrollably.

This was the manifestation of a creature's inner fear.

She could talk tough, but her physical micro-movements had already betrayed her.

Yet, she would not show weakness. Even if her heart was filled with fear, she would fight to the end, until death!

While Gu Xiaoyue was maneuvering with the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle, Xiao Qi and the others were slaughtering the flying fierce beasts.

In just two minutes, more than ten flying fierce beasts had been killed.

Hearing the simultaneous screams of several flying fierce beasts, the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle realized it seemed to have fallen for Gu Xiaoyue's trick!

It let out a shrill bird cry, flapped its wings, and fired two sharp Wind Blades, aiming straight for the throats of Gu Xiaoyue and Bi Fang.

It looked forward to seeing this human girl and her pet beast decapitated.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaoyue raised her hand and released three layers of Earth Shield in succession.

The Earth Shields were shattered by the Wind Blades, but Gu Xiaoyue and her beasts were unscathed!

"Despicable human girl!"

The Eight-Winged Golden Eagle was furious and launched continuous Wind Blade attacks.

It thought Gu Xiaoyue would have nowhere to escape this time!

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaoyue first used Wind Control to reduce the speed and lethality of its Wind Blades, then directed Bi Fang to dodge easily!

The Eight-Winged Golden Eagle paused for a few seconds; it did not expect that with its Lord-level strength, it would be unable to handle this human girl.

So it fired several more Wind Blades in succession.

But they were still blocked by Gu Xiaoyue's Earth Shield and dodged using Wind Control.

In fact, it didn't know that Gu Xiaoyue's situation was already at her limit just from defending and dodging.

Gu Xiaoyue took two hua yu fruits from her Yu Beast Space and stuffed them into her mouth.

With just these few moves, her Mental Power was trending toward being over half-depleted again.

If she didn't replenish while fighting, her Mental Power would be exhausted again in no time.

However, her action of eating the hua yu fruit further infuriated the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle.

It believed Gu Xiaoyue was looking down on it too much, to be eating fruit while fighting!

"Don't be too arrogant!"

The Eight-Winged Golden Eagle let out a series of bird cries, and Gu Xiaoyue's hands trembled even more violently.

She looked cautiously toward the direction of Xiao Qi and the others.

From the beginning until now, only about thirty flying fierce beasts had been killed.

There was still more than half left; Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but feel her jaw starting to tremble.

She gritted her teeth, relying entirely on willpower to fight against her trembling body.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from beside her, along with a sharp vulture cry.

Gu Xiaoyue instantly felt the previous pressure diminish, and the trembling of her body stopped.

Looking back slightly, a man in military uniform appeared behind her.

Bronze skin, delicate and handsome features, and large, bright black eyes surrounded by dense eyelashes, making them appear even more piercing.

[Name]: Purple Flame Hornet

[Grade]: Immortal Tier Mid-Grade

[Attribute]: Wood Attribute, Earth Attribute

[Skills]: Poison Sting (Perfect), Sand Throw (Proficient), poison mist (Proficient)

[Level]: Mature Ninth-Tier Late Stage

[Name]: Giant Spirit White Vulture

[Grade]: Immortal Tier Top-Grade

[Attribute]: Lightning Attribute

[Skills]: Lightning Strike (Perfect), Thunderbolt Spell (Perfect)

[Level]: Lord-level

Seeing the attributes of his two flying pet beasts, Gu Xiaoyue's heart finally settled completely.

This must be the Colonel Qian Ce that He Zhiyong mentioned.

"Gu Xiaoyue is truly strong, being able to hold on until now!"

Qian Ce smiled and greeted her, revealing a row of white teeth.

Gu Xiaoyue blinked, somewhat confused.

Does the military also pay attention to the National Competition? She only stood out somewhat in the National Competition.

After all, the World Championships hadn't started yet, and there hadn't been much interaction between the National Team and the military.

"I am Qian Mingyu's uncle. That kid mentions you quite often back home!"

Seeing Gu Xiaoyue's confusion, Qian Ce directly explained how he knew about her.

Qian Mingyu's uncle?

That bespectacled little fatty Qian Mingyu actually has such a handsome and powerful uncle!

"Oh, oh, so that's it."

Gu Xiaoyue smiled awkwardly.

Qian Ce didn't engage in much small talk with her. As soon as he entered the fray, he had the Hornet attract the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle's firepower.

The Giant Spirit White Vulture joined Xiao Qi and the others, frantically slaughtering the flying fierce beasts.

The speed, which was previously only a few beasts per minute, increased significantly!

The Eight-Winged Golden Eagle wanted to provide support, but was blocked by the Purple Flame Hornet.

Although the Hornet was only Mature Ninth-Tier, it had a poison attribute.

If the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle were to take a hit from its tail stinger, it would be enough to suffer.

Moreover, the Hornet's tail stinger could regenerate, and it could sting again in 2 minutes.

Even if the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle could withstand the toxin of one sting, after being stung multiple times, the toxin would accumulate.

It would be impossible for anyone to save it!