Li Rui carefully supported Mair's arm. He had never seen such a mount before, and he was afraid of falling off, even more afraid of being bitten. He was held in Mair's arms, his heart racing with fear, and the heavy load of luggage added to the burden of the team.
The young and delicate omega was unwelcome here, and Li Rui was just a commoner, so the knights were very cold to him.
In hushed whispers, they called him "commoner", and some even shouted "mongrel". Mere hugged Li Rui and apologetically told him that these knights were the "Lord's Guard", very proud but not bad people.
Li Rui said he didn't mind. Others had traveled far and wide to be his bodyguards, so a few idle words weren't going to bother him.
Hogarth rode at the forefront, frequently issuing commands to adjust the direction of the troops. Along the way, most creatures kept a safe distance from them, and occasionally, those who didn't were knocked flying by Hogarth's hammer, landing more than 20 meters away in dense vegetation without a trace.
Looking at the scattered juice everywhere, Li Rui felt that this poor lizard should be dead. It didn't show any hostility, it was just blocking the way.
The three knights of Hoguny who went to investigate the mine cave have also returned. They just saluted the leader and joined the team without saying much.
Just as the team's formation was changing, a swift shadow flashed by and pounced on Li Rui and Merle.
Li Rui subconsciously blocked Mel behind him, fortunately the knights beside him were always on guard, and they drew out their weapons to strike at the shadow.
The Velociraptor mount also reacted and slightly lowered its body to accumulate power before biting at it, unfortunately, it didn't bite.
The shadow dodged the attack nimbly, but slowed down and everyone saw clearly that it was a dark-colored "big cat", its body size similar to that of the Northeast Tiger of Blue Star. It looked alertly at Hogney who came rushing over, then lightly jumped and turned into a shadow to escape.
Hogun ordered his men:
"The copper stage mountain cat, take note and go back to report to the municipal hall, prioritize discussion and attack."
It's a beast that doesn't waste its strength on pursuit, one that needs to be surrounded or trapped in order to be defeated.
The knight's arm muscles tensed, and the wound stopped bleeding instantly. Just a moment ago, "Mountain Cat" not only attacked the two weakest members of the team but also counterattacked one of the knights, it was just too fast for them to see clearly.
This creature is extremely fast, ferocious and cunning, with a very high difficulty in hunting it down. It likes to attack ordinary people living in settlements, especially children.
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Hogarth ordered two other knights to lead the way and returned to Li Rui's side.
"When we reach the danger zone, Lord Hogney needs to protect us personally." Merle explained to Lirui while thanking Hogney. Hogney still just nodded simply.
After continuing on for a long time, Li Rui gradually became accustomed to riding the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Not only was it strong and fast, but also extremely intelligent, not requiring its rider to expend too much energy.
Their auditory and olfactory senses are very developed, which can warn them of danger in advance. Now they are all facing the same direction and making a loud noise, which means that there is definitely danger approaching.
A well-prepared team was surrounded by a group of slightly smaller dinosaurs that looked like Velociraptors.
Its body is thinner than that of Velociraptor, about 2.5 meters tall, with more developed forelimbs, sharp claws gleaming with cold light, a dangerous weapon at first glance, and vertical pupils full of primitive wild cruelty.
This is "Terrorclaw", a close relative of Velociraptor, somewhat like the wolf pack of Blue Star, but more powerful and cruel.
There are more than 20 of them, and some are lurking in the dark. Led by a peculiar terror claw dragon with beautiful feathers on its head, it keeps howling and flapping to intimidate prey, compared to facing it head-on, they prefer to chase fearful prey.
"It's Deathclaw, can't let it go. Lure it over and hand it to me."
Hogni's body seemed smaller. He retracted his aura, the fierce and dangerous feeling was gone. The Terrorclaw pack quickly launched a probing attack.
The knights' blunt weapon battle technique is incredibly powerful and is called "Crush".
Each of the copper knights had the power to knock down the Terrorclaw with one blow. However, they didn't do so and instead restrained themselves to conserve their strength. The previously injured knight intentionally opened his wound and let it bleed, and the smell of blood further provoked the Terrorclaws.
Hogwarts didn't move.
Until a dragon leader with bright plumage on its head swooped over - and still swooped towards Li Rui and the others, these wild beasts always targeted the weak first.
Hogun struck suddenly, a hammer blow from below that crashed into the Death Claw's abdomen. Silver rank versus Copper rank was still a sneak attack, and the outcome was predictable.
Li Rui saw again the magnificent scenery flying twenty meters into the sky.
The dead claw seemed to have swallowed a live bomb, its belly burst open with a huge hole, and a pile of mosaic tiles spilled out. The Terror Claw Dragon left behind several corpses, roaring loudly as they fled.
Unlike the mountain cat's raid, all knights immediately mounted their horses and started chasing and killing. Even though they were very swift, the Terrorclaw Wyrm group ultimately only escaped with 1/3 of their numbers.
Li Rui was thrilled after watching a grand play. The martial arts fantasy of Xia Guo was very popular, and he envied the knights for having "superhuman strength", being invincible and majestic in their poses. He wanted it too!
If "lynx" is just an attack on people, then Terrorclaw packs prefer a direct assault on settlements.
As the leader, "Deathclaw" was heavily indebted in blood and extremely cunning, elusive and difficult to find. Unfortunately, they ran into Hogney and his men this time, and the Lord's Guard wasn't someone you could easily bump into.
Interestingly, Li Rui didn't know that he also played a huge role - his presence caused the Terrorclaw pack to misjudge the team's strength.
Eliminating ferocious beasts that pose a severe threat to human survival is an unwritten rule in the otherworld, especially in the sparsely populated "Frontier".
Everyone was excited and carefully cut off the head of the "Death Claw", focusing on protecting that feather. This is an important certificate to exchange for rewards when we go back. With this, this trip won't be in vain.
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Hogni then ordered them to rest where they were, for this was the domain of Deathclaw and no other beasts would bother them for a while.
Li Rui took a bite of the roasted dinosaur meat, and his eyes widened in surprise. The excellent quality of the young people in the new era of Xia Guo allowed him not to spit it out, but instead swallowed it hard, with a strong fishy smell filling his mouth.
Mei'er took a few bites and looked at Li Rui expectantly.
They gave the meat to their mounts and then set up a self-heating hot pot. In addition to the meat, Li Rui also added many noodles and some wild mushrooms and vegetables that Mei Zai had picked.
Li Rui came before the injured knights to thank them and presented them with wound medicine and wind oil.
The hot pot is open, and the aroma hits your nose, even Hagrid looks over.
He handed a disposable plastic bowl first to Hogni, then a large one to Mel. Each of the knights was given a small bowl afterwards.
The pot has been seen at the bottom, but the atmosphere has improved a lot, and everyone is no longer disgusted with Li Rui.
Go back and sit down, and pick up all the meat in the bowl for Merle. After years of taking care of her younger sister, this was a completely subconscious action.
Found Solar Energy, Quality: Ordinary, Charging...
Li Rui was slightly startled.
"The sunshine in this other world can also be recharged, it seems not as useful as that of Blue Star."
