The giant black eagle, a third-order monster-level bird!
This kind of raptor is completely black, except for its eyes, which are blood red. Its left and right wings are spread for thirty to forty meters, more than half of the airship. Its beak is as sharp as a hooked eagle's talons, making it an extremely difficult aerial hunter.
The black giant eagle is also one of the few monsters that can fly above the clouds!
The airship encountered a total of four black giant eagles, and they were launching attacks on the airship from different directions.
These black giant eagles appeared very suddenly.
I don’t know whether they thought the airship was prey or an intruder who broke into their own territory, but they started fighting directly.
唳～
A giant black eagle suddenly opened its beak and let out a sharp cry.
The sailors standing on the deck all showed expressions of pain, some had distorted faces, some subconsciously covered their ears and squatted down, and some couldn't help but scream.
Sonic attack is one of the Black Giant Eagle's innate magical abilities!
Hey! Hey! Hey~
One sound didn't go away, and another sound came up. Four giant black eagles took turns releasing sound waves at the airship.
It made the sailors miserable.
These sailors are responsible for controlling the ballista. Under the interference of the black giant eagle's ability, they are obviously unable to counterattack.
At this moment, the old wizard Tuxiang appeared on the deck, and he raised the staff in his hand without thinking.
The next moment, the head of the staff bloomed with clear light, instantly covering a large area of the upper deck.
It also covers all sailors.
The sound waves emitted by the black giant eagle were immediately isolated. The sailors immediately returned to normal and hurriedly loaded the crossbow arrows into the crossbow vehicle as quickly as possible.
The airship carries a total of seven crossbow vehicles, which are arranged at the front of the bow and the left and right sides of the deck. It requires the cooperation of three people to load the nearly four-meter-long crossbow arrows into the arrow trough, and then cock and aim.
collapse!
Accompanied by a muffled sound of cracking, a crossbow arrow flashing with cold light shot out at an astonishing speed.
The triangular metal arrow made of black iron points directly at a giant black eagle approaching the airship!
The sailors on the airship are at best elite warriors. Although they cannot resist the magical attack from a third-level demon bird by relying on their own strength, as long as they are given a chance to take action, they can still use their weapons and equipment to play their due role.
The nearly four-meter-long crossbow arrow flew over a distance of more than a hundred meters in the blink of an eye. Just when it was about to hit the target, the black giant eagle suddenly made a sideways movement.
He actually narrowly avoided this powerful and sharp crossbow arrow!
Only a few eagle feathers were wiped off.
Collapse! Collapse! Collapse!
Several other ballistas also opened fire, one after another shooting at the incoming black giant eagle.
However, these black giant eagles were equally cunning, and their reactions were even more agile. They dodged the crossbows before they could get close.
"Aim!"
The boatswain who was responsible for directing the battle was so anxious that he jumped when he saw that the ballista was ineffective.
The crossbows and crossbow arrows equipped on the airship are all custom-made. The manufacturing cost of a crossbow arrow is very high, and what the sailors shoot is actually a string of shell coins.
If you can kill the black giant eagle, it's worth spending a few more crossbow arrows.
The problem is that dozens of valuable crossbow arrows were shot, but nothing was gained.
This is hard to accept.
The most important thing is that the number of crossbow arrows is not unlimited. Once they are exhausted, the airship will lose an important means of defense. How to deal with the next journey?
The sailors who controlled the ballista were all sweating profusely and a little upset.
Seeing four terrifying black giant eagles surrounding the airship, all they could do was to prevent the former from getting too close. You can imagine their inner anxiety and depression!
The Black Giant Eagle possesses agility that is inconsistent with its size, and its dodge ability is very good. While avoiding crossbow arrows, it continues to launch sonic attacks.
Looks very patient!
Under such circumstances, the old wizard Tuxiang could only continue to maintain his defensive spells.
Therefore, they cannot free their hands to participate in the counterattack against the Black Giant Eagle.
As for his apprentice Tu Ming, he was hiding in the cabin and didn't dare to show his head.
This kind of battle is not something that just a sorcerer can join.
This guy is somewhat self-aware.
At the same time, the captain constantly adjusted the height and position of the airship to deal with the possible attack by the Black Giant Eagle.
The black giant eagle is huge and powerful. If it hits the hull of the ship at high speed, it is hard to say how many times the airship can withstand it. In short, it will never be a good thing.
The change in the battle situation occurred when Gao Jing arrived!
After receiving the sailor's request for help, Gao Jing rushed to the deck as soon as possible and happened to witness a black giant eagle swooping and impacting the airship.
boom!
The black giant eagle swayed from side to side, dodging two crossbow arrows fired at it, and with an extremely fierce attitude, it slammed into the port side of the airship!
It happened to hit a large ballista deployed there.
The ballista exploded into pieces instantly under the violent impact of the monster bird, and countless pieces of wood flew everywhere.
The two sailors operating the ballista screamed and flew backwards, with a lot of wood splinters stuck in their faces and bodies.
"kill!"
The boatswain commanding from the center roared angrily, swung his double-edged battle ax and slashed at the black giant eagle that crashed onto the deck.
But the black giant eagle regained its footing within a few seconds. It suddenly flapped its wings towards the boatswain, and actually set off a small hurricane, sweeping up the opponent that rushed towards it!
The boatswain didn't want to be swept out of the airship, so he had no choice but to give up the attack and crouch down to fight the hurricane.
The black giant eagle used the strong wind created by itself to leap into the air, preparing to crash into the second nearby ballista.
Bang!
At this critical moment, the roar of firearms suddenly sounded on the deck.
The black giant eagle, which had just tasted the sweetness and wanted to do the same thing, suddenly burst into an eye-catching mass of blood!
唳～
It was Gao Jing who took action.
He held a Barrett M107A1 steadily in his hand!
The Black Giant Eagle is worthy of being a large monster bird of the third level. After being shot at close range by a 12.7mm armor-piercing bullet, it still struggled to fly again alive and well.
Want to escape from the spaceship.
But Gao Jing took action, how could he allow his target to slip away under his nose.
Bang!
The second armor-piercing bullet exploded a bloody hole as big as a fist in the head of the black giant eagle!
This blow was extremely fatal, even a third-level demon bird could not withstand it. It just flew up to a height of about ten meters, and then fell down like a kite with its string broken.
He fell heavily onto the deck of the spaceship, and red blood flowed gurglingly.
唳～
The other three giant black eagles cruising around saw that their companions had suffered heavy losses. They immediately gave up their original harassment tactics and gathered around like crazy.
A pair of scarlet eagle eyes locked firmly on Gao Jing!