A blue-maned eagle, nearly 3 meters long, stared curiously at a silver kite, flapping its wings to approach the silver kite that was slowly gliding.

After entering the wind-tracing month, the atmospheric circulation brought cold air from the north, and the temperature of the Glow Continent began to drop sharply, and most birds had to fly to the south where the temperature was higher and food was more abundant.

Only a small number of birds still remain in their habitats. Among these birds, there are predators and non-predators, and the blue-maned eagle is one of the former.

However, the blue maned eagle has a strange and rare characteristic-hibernation.

Yes, this predatory bird with its striking blue mane feathers hibernates like a few mammals.

Once the temperature drops below zero, the blue-maned eagle will return to the cave nest and fall into deep sleep.

During this period, its heartbeat and body temperature will be greatly reduced, reducing energy consumption, so as to survive the long cold winter, until the temperature rises in the coming year, it will wake up from hibernation.

A handful of lucky hunters once encountered a blue-maned eagle hibernating in a nest in the forest.

These big guys squatted blankly in the hole, closed their eyes motionless, did not respond to the hunter who broke into the lair, and finally died in the hands of the hunter without resistance.

As a predator, the blue-maned vultures are not weak at all. They are larger than humans. Under normal circumstances, they are the only ones to hunt humans. Humans do not even want to kill each other.

But when blue-maned eagles are hibernating, hunters can easily hunt them. Coupled with their good meat quality and popularity, hunters can often make a fortune.

How can this miracle of "land drop windfall" not attract people's attention?

Therefore, every blue-maned eagle that is "picked up" will cause a sensation, and by the way, the reputation of the "sleeping bird" will spread widely.

At this time, the temperature has not yet dropped to freezing point, and the blue-maned eagle is busy hunting everywhere to reserve more energy for hibernation.

The blue-maned eagle above the silver kite formation didn't seem to be afraid of the silver kite at all. It chased after more than 30 meters away. Seeing its posture, it didn't mean to stop at all.

"Hey, Truman, look over there, there is a sleeping bird flying over... Is this guy planning to attack the silver kite?" The pilot in the back seat pointed to the blue-maned eagle that was getting closer and asked in surprise.

"This is impossible. The size of the silver kite is much larger than it... As far as I know, birds will not attack anything bigger than their own." The front-row pilot Truman replied with a smile, "Eisenhower, I Guess it might just want to park on the wing and hitchhike..."

"This is really smart...oh, damn..." Eisenhower suddenly exclaimed.

The blue-maned eagle suddenly accelerated, opened its sharp claws, and hurriedly attacked the silver kite.

This is not a "hitchhiking", but an attack!

In a hurry, Truman couldn't react in time. Seeing that the pair of claws of the blue-maned eagle were about to touch the wings of the silver kite, the blue-maned eagle suddenly let out a mournful cry.

"boom!"

The blue-maned eagle turned into a bright fireball, and the light penetrated the glass cockpit, causing the two pilots to squint.

The blue-maned eagle in the fire group screamed and struggled for a while, then fell silently down.

Lord Lord shot!

The two realized this immediately.

At the next moment, a majestic voice sounded in the ears of every pilot in the fleet:

"Please pay attention to all crews. If you encounter flying birds, shoot them immediately to prevent them from approaching!"

"I'm going to operate the'two-headed snake' at the back!" Eisenhower said without hesitation.

Each silver kite is equipped with three heavy machine guns, two of which are fixed on the nose, used to attack the enemy in front, and are controlled by the front-row pilots.

Another heavy machine gun is installed at the rear of the fuselage, behind the rear pilots, to defend against enemies coming from behind. This heavy machine gun is connected to a base with a bearing, which can rotate left and right, and has a relatively wide shooting range. Big.

Eisenhower quickly put on a windproof helmet and sheepskin gloves, flattened the seat back, moved his **** to the backrest position, and then opened the glass cover of the cockpit.

"Woo..."

The cold wind came in instantly.

Eisenhower shuddered, holding the handle of the gun in both hands.

On the other four silver kites, the pilots in the back seat made the same movements.

Except for the silver kite controlled by Renault.

[Nian Momentum] Being able to control everything, the double-headed snake is no exception. The rear pilot of this silver kite doesn't have to do anything. It is enough to take over the silver kite at certain critical moments, such as when he leaves the fighter.

The reason why Renault gave this order was precisely because he smelled a different kind of breath from the attack of the blue maned eagle.

He suspected that this was not accidental.

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"His...His..."

A dense rain of bullets whizzed out of the gun's chamber and rushed towards a sharp-billed swan in the distance.

"Ah... Lord, **** you idiots..." Eisenhower roared while operating the double-headed snake and chasing the target.

However, the movements of the beak-billed owl are extremely flexible, and it is very difficult to shoot in the air. The bullets have repeatedly staggered with the beak-billed owl, and none of them touched the opponent.

This was the second big bird that the Silver Kite team encountered that dared to attack.

Renault's suspicions were confirmed.

Facing the attack of the double-headed snake without running away, this is definitely not a normal situation. If you want to use your ass, you know that this cliff is the means of the black orc army to deal with the air knight army.

The black orcs have beast trainers. Since they can train "wild boar spirits" that can directly face the rose chariot, there will be no obstacles to training a group of big birds that dare to attack the silver kite.

"His...His..."

"His...His..."

The two silver kites fought together, and it took several minutes before Eisenhower seized an opportunity to shred the beak with a string of bullets.

"Eisen...Senhower, how many bullets... did you consume?" Truman turned his head and asked loudly.

In the violent cold wind, his voice sounded a little trembling.

"Close to 3 bases..." Eisenhower shouted in a louder voice.

The bullet base of the double-headed snake heavy machine gun is relatively large, one base is 1000 rounds, and three bases are 3000 rounds.

Each of Yinyuan's heavy machine guns is equipped with 8 base bullets. The 3 heavy machine guns total 24 bases, or 24,000 rounds, which is a huge number.

However, using 3000 rounds of ammunition to dry a beak in the dead zone is not a small cost.

The two of them unconsciously thought of a question, if the big bird keeps coming, will the bullets be enough?

At this point, there was a cloud of shadow in their eyes.

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When the silver kite team flew halfway, they encountered the first flock of birds.

A dark cloud suddenly rose from the forest ahead and flew straight towards the aircraft group.

"Squeak..."

"Squeak..."

The sharp and somewhat harsh screams enveloped the sky.

In terms of quantity, their number is not less than 1,000.

"Damn it, this is the territory of the Twilight Mountain Kingdom. How could there be a black iron bird... I remember that this thing is a species only found in the Bell Kingdom in the north..." Eisenhower's face changed, and he roared loudly.

"Are they great?" Truman asked, turning his head and looking at it a few times.

"Even the mighty ice-stripe bears will run away in embarrassment when they meet the black iron bird. Do you think they are powerful?" Eisenhower said nervously. "Their paws and mouths are harder than steel. When they peck with all their strength, It can even peck through the armor...that's why people call it the black iron bird."

"My God." Truman was speechless. "If I was driving a delta wing and the thing met the black iron birds, wouldn't it be torn to pieces by them? Fortunately, I am driving a silver kite..."

After hesitating for a moment, he asked unconfidently:

"Hey, do you think the metal skin of the silver kite can withstand the paws and mouth of the black iron bird?"

"I don't know." Eisenhower shook his head. "However, we'll know the answer later..."

But the two had no chance to know the answer, because they heard Lord Lord's voice.

"Attention everyone, immediately climb up, and open the distance from the birds..."

Truman held the steering rudder tightly, and allowed the aileron and elevator positions to swing to the limit. The silver kite instantly tilted to a large elevation angle of 60 degrees, and the engine output power was adjusted to the maximum, and the entire fighter aircraft began to move quickly to high altitude. rising.

Feeling the strong push back, Truman was so excited that he screamed:

"Oh, I like this feeling so much..."

Eisenhower showed a trace of pain.

In order to control the double-headed snake heavy machine gun, he sat with his back facing Truman. When the fighter climbed, he was almost lifted by the seat belt and flew upwards. This caused pain in his shoulder and was extremely uncomfortable.

Eisenhower found the good news—the distance between them and the flock of birds was increasing.

Compared to the climbing ability, the black iron bird's wings are obviously inferior to the jet engine.

Lord Lord's command is correct.

Thirty seconds later, the silver kite team dived into a thick cloud layer and completely got rid of the black iron bird.

However, Renault was in a bad mood at all.

Although the silver kite can get rid of birds with its height advantage, can it be dropped at high altitude when throwing a firebomb?

If you do this, the hit rate will drop to a terrible point.

How to do?

For a while, Renault couldn't think of a good way.

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The closer you are to Baique City, the greater the number of bird flocks.

When the white bird city appeared in the distance, the pilots clearly saw that there were patches of "dark clouds" everywhere around the city, ranging from large to small, especially the black spots above the city.

This is an "air defense net" made up of birds.

Pure natural "air defense net"!

"I can't believe it... Where did the black **** get so many birds..." Truman couldn't help sighing.

"Can we break through the interception of the birds and complete the bombing?" Eisenhower asked.

"Are you saying'forcibly dive and drop bombs'?" Truman said his own opinion, "Believe me, there is only a dead end in this way. After Yin Yuan rushes down, there will be no chance to pull it up again."

"What if Lord Lord ordered us to do this?" Eisenhower's voice had a hint of inexplicable meaning.

"I will carry out the order." Truman pursed his lips and replied firmly, "If the lord did not rescue me from the slave camp of the black orcs, I am afraid I would have been eaten by the black bastard... The fate is given to me by Lord Lord, and I am willing to die for him!"

Truman was the human slave that Renault brought back when he visited the Continent of Glow for the first time last winter.

After a pause, he suddenly asked:

"So, are you willing?"

"Do you think I have the right to choose?" Eisenhower shrugged and did not answer directly.

"Of course not!" Truman grinned, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. "The first article of the military law clearly states that the mission of a soldier is to obey orders. If you refuse to execute the order, I will kill you myself... "

He emphasized his tone and said loudly:

"For anyone who betrays the Lord Lord, I will kill him at all costs!"

Hearing the warning from his partner Chi Guoguo, Eisenhower gave a wry smile:

"Hey, buddy, I have no intention of betraying the lord..."

He silently added another sentence in his heart:

Although I am willing to fight for Lord Lord, I will not sacrifice everything including my life for Lord Lord like you.

The days in the territory are getting better and better, I can't bear to die!

But Eisenhower dared not say this.

In the island protection team, more than 90% of the soldiers are the most ardent admirers of Lord Lord. If someone knows the true thoughts in his heart, he will definitely be expelled from the island protection team.

"Attention all, prepare to drop the bomb... Maintain the current altitude, no need to dive to drop the bomb..."

At this time, Eisenhower heard Lord Lord's voice again.

This made him greatly relieved.

Fortunately, Lord Lord is indeed the most merciful Lord in the world.

The Yinyuan team immediately began to slow down. Six fighters hovered in a small half circle over Baique City and dropped a series of "preserved eggs" from an altitude of more than 5,000 meters.

In the gaze of all the pilots, the 12 "preserved eggs" fell faster and faster, and soon turned into small black dots.

However, when the "preserved egg" fell to a height of 2,000 meters, something surprising happened.

Flocks of birds flew towards the "preserved eggs", trying to intercept the "preserved eggs" with their bodies, the countless crowings converged into a wave, making everyone frowned.

The impact carried by the "preserved eggs" was so great. The first birds that touched the "preserved eggs" were instantly smashed into pieces alive, and blood was splashed.

Asukas went forward, one was smashed to death, and the next one immediately went up.

With this "relay" method, the "preserved egg" fell more and more slowly, and was finally held up by the birds.

Even Renault was stunned by this incredible sight.

Damn it, is this okay?

"Boom! Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

After a few breaths, a violent explosion occurred.

The birds were killed and wounded in an instant, and the broken bird carcasses fell down in large swaths.

The combustible material released by the explosion was ignited, and 12 huge fireballs suddenly appeared over Baique City. The birds within a radius of 200 meters were either swallowed by fire or ignited feathers by strong thermal radiation.

At this moment, there were so many birds burning that there was a strong smell of meat in the air.