The Chira finished its dive, achieving remarkable results.
With just one strike, it took down three Eagle Guards, eliciting a wave of enthusiastic cheers from the many monsters of the Ashen Nest. Even the usually unruly Bipedal Wyverns, who only submitted to the Red Dragon, roared in acknowledgnt.
"Roar—"
The three-headed monster roared triumphantly.
It flapped its wings vigorously, ascending once more to prepare for another attack.
"Monster, your opponent is !"
A shadow darted behind the Chira.
Alger's superb riding skill and the Giant Eagle's flight techniques combined to allow them to fly within the Chira's airflow, keeping them perfectly in its blind spot.
He leaned forward, swinging his sharp great sword to slice through the Chira's tough hide.
Blood splattered in the air.
"Roar!"
The Chira roared in fury as it felt a wound on its back.
Next, the Chira quickly turned in the air, swinging its thick dragon's tail forcefully at where Alger had been.
"Eagle!"
Alger shouted to his companion, clenching his legs tightly.
The Giant Eagle imdiately understood, rolling sideways in the air to deftly evade the strike.
The dragon tail missed its target, leaving the Chira enraged. It accelerated, turning its dragon head to spew scorching fla breath at the pursuing Eagle Guard.
"Boom—"
Flas roared in the air.
But the Chira's neck was clearly not fully articulating.
Alger, controlling the Giant Eagle with one hand, slightly tilted to the side and dodged the fla breath, taking advantage of his maneuverability to fly back into the Chira's upper blind spot.
"Control the sky, and you control everything," the old instructor often told them.
The Chira, seeing this stubborn Eagle Guard clinging to its tail, dived once more.
"Swish—"
Using its familiarity with the terrain, it swiftly spread its dragon wings and ca to a sudden halt, hoping the Eagle Guard would crash into the rocky wall.
However, Alger was not easily fooled.
He calmly followed behind the Chira, leisurely turning his direction.
This ti, with his eagle-like sharp eyes, he noticed sothing odd.
The Chira's left wing, when spread, lagged for a mont.
But since Alger had such keen perception, he noticed it.
"Its left wing has an old injury!"
Alger exclaid excitedly.
He gently stroked the feathers beneath him, and the Giant Eagle let out a sharp shriek, diving down swiftly.
"Swish—"
This ti, the sword blade sliced through the Chira's hindquarters.
Facing large monsters, Alger was very patient.
He never hoped for a one-hit kill; instead, he aid to use his maneuverability advantage to make the opponent bleed slowly.
When facing such monsters, patient hunters often secured trophies, while impatient hotheads often lost their lives under the monster's accidental trampling.
Barbarians, of course, were an exception.
Now that he knew the Chira's wings had old injuries and couldn't change direction easily, the Eagle Guard Commander attacked even more recklessly.
This ti, the Giant Eagle hovered under the Chira's belly.
"Actions like tides!"
Alger's muscles bulged, his movents suddenly sped up.
In just a few seconds, he swung his sword several tis in rapid succession, each stroke slicing through the tough lion skin, sinking deep into the flesh, even reaching the Chira's soft internal organs.
"Roar—"
The Chira let out a howl of pain, enduring the agony, swiping its claws downward.
But the Giant Eagle Knight had already moved to its side, spotting the next opening.
"Downward slash!"
Alger finished one sword strike and followed up with a side slash, precisely cutting through the Chira's downward-swinging claw.
The Chira howled again, raising its three heads together.
Eagle feathers flew, blood sprayed everywhere.
Under Alger's superb techniques, the Giant Eagle repeatedly passed over the Chira's back, sides, and belly. His great sword repeatedly splattered the monster's blood, while the Chira struggled to touch even one feather of his.
Such was the difference between a beast and a warrior.
The Bipedal Wyverns flapped their wings, trying to assist.
But they could barely protect themselves.
Soon, each Bipedal Wyvern was surrounded and harassed by small teams of seven or eight Eagle Guards, roaring in futile rage, stabbing their tails wildly.
"Eagle, left-upward,"
Alger's tone carried a hint of excitent, as slaying such a large monster always got his blood pumping.
"I want this guy's wings chopped off!"
"Screech!"
With a sharp eagle cry, Alger and his Giant Eagle dove down, flying toward the already sowhat disoriented Chira.
Just as his great sword was about to cleave the dragon wing—
"Fireball Technique!"
A scorching fireball sped towards the Giant Eagle from the ground.
The Ogre Mage Ramp had been observing for a long ti, waiting for a mont when they let down their guard.
"Eagle!"
Alger shouted, twisting his body to change direction.
In the midst of the dive, the Giant Eagle forcibly turned sideways, narrowly dodging the fireball's blast.
However, the right wing's feathers were singed by the fire, leaving a scorched mark.
But this mid-air adjustnt made their posture awkward.
The Chira, regaining its senses, realized this was a rare opportunity, despite the accumulating wounds driving it to the brink of madness. It only wanted to unleash its pent-up fury.
With a roar, it swiped its lion's claws with trendous force.
"Bang!"
Feathers and blood sprayed everywhere.
The Giant Eagle, along with the knight atop it, was sent flying several ters away.
Even after suffering such an attack and spinning in mid-air, Alger held tightly to the Giant Eagle, not falling off.
"Eagle, tilt right!"
Despite not falling, he adjusted his center of gravity, helping the wounded Giant Eagle maintain balance, spreading its wings for basic flight.
Seeing Alger still in the air, the Chira grew even angrier and charged again.
"Eagle Guards, assemble!"
"This Chira is nearly done!"
Alger raised his long sword high.
The Eagle Guards, engaged in combat with the Wyverns, imdiately dispersed, gradually surrounding and harassing the Chira in formation.
Arrows flew from all directions, with occasional lance charges from the rear.
The Chira was battered and exhausted.
Though not highly intelligent, the Chira knew things wouldn't end well if this continued; it could no longer endure these annoying "flies" swarming it.
Therefore, the Chira's three heads roared hoarsely, feigning a few attacks. Seizing the opportunity as the Eagle Guards dodged and spread out, it turned and fled.
It aid to retreat to a cave to defend one side.
Alger instantly saw through the Chira's intent.
"It's trying to escape!"
"Eagle Guards, prepare for a mass charge!"
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