Chapter 177: The Battle Against the Black Ravens
Chapter 177: The Battle Against the Black Ravens
Caw!
Just as Gao Jing was scrambling and gliding along the rooftops, a sharp crowing suddenly sounded above his head.
He instantly felt a huge surge of malice directed right at him!
After consuming the Crimson Snake blood, Gao Jing had gained superhuman senses and a beast-like instinct for danger.
Even in his deepest sleep, if any threat came near him…
He would snap awake immediately.
Without thinking, Gao Jing looked up towards the source of the sound.
He saw a large black raven, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, quickly gaining on him.
This black raven was three to four meters long, with a wingspan of four to five meters.
It had a long, sharp beak and claws, and its eyes were a bloody red.
Clearly viewing Gao Jing as prey or an enemy, the raven abruptly dove from the sky, stretching out its two curved, razor-sharp claws towards him.
Their tips gleamed with a cold, metallic light!
Looking to die!
Gao Jing immediately halted his steps, his right hand silently drawing his Colt Viper.
The six-inch silver barrel pointed straight at the raven; the six-shot cylinder was fully loaded.
Bang!
The moment his aim was true, Gao Jing pulled the trigger.
The raven, swooping down ferociously, had no time to dodge. The large-caliber bullet struck its chest.
Instantly carving out a fist-sized wound.
Crimson blood mixed with shattered bone and muscle sprayed out from its back.
Scraps of feathers scattered everywhere!
Caaawww!
The raven let out an extremely shrill wail and plummeted sideways.
Crashing onto a rooftop.
‘Was enjoying life not good enough?’
Gao Jing shook his head, blowing away the smoke curling from the revolver’s muzzle.
‘Needed some ceremony, huh?’
All his modern weapons came from New York City.
He’d also undergone short-term training at STCC, Texas’s largest shooting club.
His supernatural senses and control, combined with scientific training methods, quickly elevated his marksmanship to a top-tier level. The club instructors hailed him as the best trainee since STCC’s founding!
This raven had never encountered such a deadly weapon; one shot was all it took.
So easy.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
To Gao Jing’s surprise, just as he was about to put the pistol back into his Storage Space…
Suddenly, three or four more black ravens appeared.
They instantly spotted their dead companion and identified Gao Jing as the killer. Angry cries erupted as they immediately dove towards him!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gao Jing definitely wouldn’t just wait for death. He rapidly fired the Colt Viper until the cylinder was empty.
Using the remaining five bullets, he downed four attacking ravens.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
The result was like disturbing a hornet’s nest, and a gigantic one at that.
More and more ravens appeared, shrieking as they swiftly gathered into a massive flock, blotting out a large swath of the sky.
Their cries and the unusual commotion drew the attention of many Giants walking the streets below, who looked up curiously.
Gao Jing felt his scalp prickle!
One or two, or even ten or eight ravens, posed no real threat to him.
But now, a dense mass of hundreds of ravens were converging, and more were joining them.
This was definitely not something he could ignore.
Gao Jing quickly replaced his empty Colt Viper with his Desert Eagle.
He fired a quick succession of shots, taking down three ravens that had just initiated their dive, then turned and ran.
He had to run! Being swarmed by so many ravens, they could crush him simply by their weight!
Graaook! Graaook!
The ravens’ cries changed. They gave chase, swooping down in wave after wave like bombers, trying to tear him apart with their sharp claws.
Truthfully, Gao Jing could have easily jumped down to the street or ducked into any nearby house.
That would have evaded the flock’s pursuit.
But Gao Jing couldn’t just let it go.
He was now an Advanced-rank Totem Warrior, mastering powerful Totem Combat Arts.
Though these ravens were numerous and strong, they weren’t Monster Beasts. Just things easily downed with a pistol.
Gao Jing decided to teach them a lesson.
And to sharpen his own combat skills – a warrior grows stronger in battle! Hiding like a turtle won’t make you strong!
He abruptly accelerated, using the rise and fall of the rooftops to dodge the flock’s attacks.
He seized any chance to strike back!
Shifting his pistol to his left hand, he channeled his totem energy down his right arm, materializing a Flaming Longblade.
The next moment, Gao Jing burst out beneath the eaves of a three-story building, his feet kicked off the roof tiles, propelling him five to six meters into the air! His Flame Blade slashed horizontally towards a raven circling ahead.
This raven had the worst luck. It was just lazily circling overhead, acting like a spectator, never expecting to become Gao Jing’s target.
It barely had time to utter a choked “Caw!” before the Flame Blade sliced it cleanly in half!
Gao Jing landed back on the rooftop alongside the raven’s falling carcass, raising his left hand and firing rapidly.
Bang! Bang!
Two more ravens were shot down.
The surrounding flock was furious beyond measure, their cries becoming more shrill and frantic.
They had chased Gao Jing relentlessly.
Yet the murderer didn’t have a single scratch! Meanwhile, they themselves had lost over twenty more of their own!
But the gruesome bloodshed and heavy losses didn’t intimidate the ravens. Flockmates hurled themselves at Gao Jing with reckless abandon, clearly determined to fight to the death!
Calm and fearless, Gao Jing’s counterattacks became even smoother.
And fiercer with every strike!
Bullets were for short-range ambushes; once the Red-Eye Crows got close, he used the Seven Enemy-Slaying Blades to deal with them!
He fought while retreating, dodging while evading.
Accompanying his rapid footsteps, bodies of Red-Eye Crows fell like rain, with countless feathers floating in the air.
But there were too many Red-Eye Crows; Gao Jing’s pistol was not enough.
He had run out of bullets again.
Although there was plenty of ammunition stored in the Storage Space.
Reloading took time, so he had been swapping guns as each one ran empty.
He had already changed five guns in a row.
With all spare guns used up, Gao Jing had to get ready to switch to the AK-74.
The AK-74’s killing power was undeniable.
But shooting a assault rifle one-handed made the accuracy drop a lot.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
At that moment, two arrows suddenly shot out, hitting two Red-Eye Crows that were attacking Gao Jing.
The flock hadn’t expected Gao Jing to have backup, so they quickly fell into confusion.
Some wanted to keep chasing Gao Jing, while others headed off to block the new enemy.
Gao Jing was also surprised and looked toward where the arrows came from.
He saw a woman holding a long bow standing on the windowsill of a top-floor attic in a house dozens of meters away.
She shouted loudly to Gao Jing: “Get over here!”
While shouting, she shot three arrows in rapid succession.
She shot down two more Red-Eye Crows!
Gao Jing hesitated for a moment, then waved the Flaming Longblade to cut a bloody path.
In an instant, he rushed to the windowsill where she was.
“Get here!”
The female archer, after providing cover, quickly turned around and ducked through the window frame.
Gao Jing followed her in.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Red-Eye Crows chasing right after crashed heavily into the window, banging loudly on the wooden lattice.
Dust scattered down from the wooden bars.
It was quite scary.
But for them to break through the window and get in, it was just a silly bird dream!
“It’s safe now.”
The female archer asked curiously: “How did you get mixed up with these Red-Eye Crows?”
Gao Jing shrugged: “They messed with me first.”
This time, he got a clear look at her appearance.
This female archer was young, looking about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a height around 1.7 meters.
Her figure was slim and graceful; she wore a set of dark green leather armor and black-brown knee-high boots, with her long black hair tied back in a ponytail, giving her a heroic look.
Her skin was very fair, with a light rosy glow; her eyes were bright and lively, and she was really beautiful!
What stood out most were her ears—they were pointed.
“Have you never seen a Lingyi?”
The female archer noticed Gao Jing’s gaze and asked a bit irritably: “Is this your first time in Qinghe City?”
“Sorry.”
Gao Jing quickly said: “This is my first time in Qinghe City; thank you for helping out.”
Actually, without her help, Gao Jing could have handled the crow flock.
If he couldn’t win, he could just hide in any nearby house.
But thanks were still due.
“Don’t mention it.”
The female archer said grumpily: “I didn’t help much either, you’re very strong, but Red-Eye Crows are sly, and there are lots of them—I worried you’d get tired if you kept fighting.”
Gao Jing smiled slightly: “Got it, I am Gao Jing, from Great Xia’s Abyss City—may I ask who you are?”