Versatile Mage - Chapter 1823

Chapter 1823: Manta Ray Demon Birds

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

“Mister, enough with your disbelief. Are those Sapphire Featherless Birds strong? What level are they?” Mo Fan demanded.

“The species we raised and trained was mainly those Sapphire Featherless Birds. You can sell each of them for around thirty million. As for their strength, they can easily kill a Warrior-level creature,” Chen Shuo answered, his face blank.

Ten years ago, the birth of every Sapphire Featherless Bird would bring great joy to the breeders, similar to reaching a successful deal. The reason was that mercenaries in Europe had high demands for the Sapphire Featherless Birds, so every time they successfully bred a Sapphire Featherless Bird, they could easily find a buyer for it.

To his surprise, these creatures were able to reproduce up to a thousand on their own, when they had only managed to breed a few dozen of them artificially!

The island had limited space, meaning that the resources available for the Sapphire Featherless Birds were limited, too. It was similar to pastureland. Only a certain amount of pasture would be available each year to feed a limited amount of livestock. What exactly did these Sapphire Featherless Birds feed on if there were now over a thousand of them?

“These Sapphire Featherless Birds are extremely violent. They are very hostile and have a strong desire to feed on humans, too. We must evacuate the town at once. Otherwise, the whole town will be left with nothing but bones!” Chen Shuo’s face turned pale.

The Sapphire Featherless Birds were untamed, meaning that they were no different from demon creatures. They would eventually invade other places, since the resources on the island were limited, and Wanggui Town would obviously be their first target!

“Does it look like we can leave the island now? It’s around twenty kilometers to the shore, but less than two kilometers to the island. Keep going!” Mo Fan ordered.

Land, land, give me some f**king land, and I’ll kill them all! Mo Fan was that confident in his strength.

“Go, to the island, charge!” Jiang Shaoxu knew it was impossible for them to turn back now.

“Do I need to keep the temperature at zero degrees still?” Mu Bai asked when he saw the group had a change of mind.

“You are even asking!?” Mo Fan, Lingling, and Jiang Shaoxu blurted out together.

It was obviously necessary to keep the temperature at zero degrees! If the high-level Sapphire Featherless Birds on the island had such insane numbers, how ridiculous would the numbers of the Featherless Birds in the water be? The Featherless Birds were able to fly. Once they filled the airspace around the island, their team would really become dumpling fillings!

Tangyue was flying in the air, and was the first to engage the Sapphire Featherless Birds.

She finally saw their true appearance when she drew closer. In addition to their sapphire eyes, the shape of their bodies was quite unique.

They resembled a rhombus when they extended their wings, like kites with flesh and skin. They would only ripple their wings slightly while they were flying.

Most importantly, their tails, which looked like long strings, were also the main reason why they looked like kites!

“Are they really birds?” Mo Fan could see the Featherless Birds clearly now. He was astounded by their appearance.

A bird normally had a body, a head, a neck, chest, abdomen, claws, and a pair of wings. Most demon birds had the same appearance too, but no matter how Mo Fan looked at the Featherless Birds, he was struggling to identify its body. Their wings were like bats, and their bodies were like manta rays. They did not have claws. Their sharp wings were their greatest weapons!

Zhao Manyan finally realized why he had mistaken them as boomerangs coming out of the water. They indeed resembled a deadly whirling blade when they were spinning rapidly!

“What kind of monster did you guys make? Don’t tell me it’s a crossbreed between bats and manta rays!?” Mo Fan exclaimed.

“Well… the Featherless Bird Emperor does possess the lineage of the Manta Ray Emperor, so we referred to them as the Manta Ray Evil Birds when we were breeding them. It was the locals that called them the Featherless Birds,” Chen Shuo admitted.

The Manta Ray Evil Birds were multiple times stronger than the Heavenly Eagles in nature. They had come up with the training proposal because a Summoner happened to have such a unique Contracted Beast, which could potentially revolutionize the military’s strength. They were selling the Manta Ray Evil Birds to mercenaries in Europe. Once the Manta Ray Evil Birds started to get some attention, they would immediately reach a deal with the Chinese military, or even the militaries of other countries. Their project would certainly become the greatest work of mankind!

Chen Shuo had stayed at the island for almost ten years for the ambitious project, but they had taken a lot of things for granted. Without a reliable breeding system and sufficient funds, it was impossible to keep the project running.

“You should have sold their younglings to the Summoners instead. How brainless were you guys? Anyone can tell they are several times deadlier than the Heavenly Eagles from their appearance alone!” Jiang Shaoxu snarled.

The Heavenly Eagles species was gentle and friendly to humans. On the other hand, the Manta Ray Demon Birds clearly had a savage temperament. These creatures were most likely even more violent than ordinary demon creatures!

“Indeed, you should have sold them as Contracted Beasts instead,” Mo Fan agreed.

As they were recovering from their astonishment after seeing the Manta Ray Evil Birds’ appearance, Tangyue had already clashed with the group of Manta Ray Evil Birds. Since Tangyue was able to stay in the air, her fighting capacity was not necessarily hindered by the water. Her Fire Magic immediately spread wildly in the air, preventing the Manta Ray Evil Birds from coming any closer.

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The Manta Ray Evil Birds were surprisingly smart. They dove into the water when they saw the flames spreading like clouds.

The water was ice-cold. When they returned and sprang into the sky, their smooth skin was covered in layers of the Water Barrier, which would significantly reduce the burning damage!

The Manta Ray Evil Birds had crazy numbers. They charged into the clouds of flames and used the seawater and their wings to scatter the flames.

“This isn’t looking good!” Zhao Manyan said when he saw how the strong flames were being put out so easily.

“She’s keeping the Manta Ray Evil Birds busy. We should go onto the island as soon as possible,” Mo Fan said.

Tangyue was gradually surrounded by the Manta Ray Evil Birds. She Summoned her Contracted Beast when she realized things were not looking good for her.

Tangyue’s Contracted Beast was a beast with four wings and arms. The beast was quite ferocious. It forcibly cleared a path and carried Tangyue out of the surrounding Manta Ray Evil Birds to the other side of the island.

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