Chapter 279 - 166: Escaping with the Stone Claw Eagle? Another Mishap! The Fortress Defense Line Is Triggered

Chapter 279: Chapter 166: Escaping with the Stone Claw Eagle? Another Mishap! The Fortress Defense Line Is Triggered

None of them could fathom it. Why had the Stone Claw Eagle suddenly appeared here?

And why was Chen Chong riding it, flying out from the depths of the abyss?

Before they could sort out their thoughts, Chen Chong’s voice called out from the sky.

"Grab the vine!"

A vine, dozens of meters long, dropped straight down from the sky.

To make sure the three on the ground could see it clearly, Chen Chong had even embedded a Lighting Stone firmly into the end of the vine, ensuring they would spot and grab it immediately.

But even so, the end of the vine was still more than ten meters above the ground.

A distance like that was something only Chen Chong could reach with his Jump Enhancement. There was no way Xu Jun and the others could jump that high.

Chen Chong realized this at once.

At the Stone Claw Eagle’s current speed, he had six or seven seconds at most before it flew over their heads. If they missed this chance, he could certainly escape the abyss on the eagle’s back, but Xu Jun and the other two would be trapped in a hopeless situation.

At this thought, Chen Chong grit his teeth and slammed a fist down hard on the Stone Claw Eagle’s head, trying to force it to descend.

But even though he was a Transcendent with strength far beyond an ordinary person’s, he wasn’t a pure Body Cultivator like Qi Zhen. The full force of his punch had a negligible effect on the Stone Claw Eagle; the beast felt no pain at all.

Chen Chong grew frantic. He immediately drew his Blood Eye Blade, aimed the tip at the Stone Claw Eagle’s neck, and stabbed down hard.

"Get down!"

The muffled sound of the blade sinking into flesh followed.

The Stone Claw Eagle let out a sharp, agonized shriek.

Although the wound was only the length of his forearm and not fatal, it was enough to cause the eagle unbearable pain.

Its wings suddenly stiffened, and its massive body plummeted downward. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The end of the vine finally reached the ground, with several meters to spare. The Lighting Stone embedded in it dragged across the earth, creating a trail of shimmering light and noise, and came to a stop right in front of the three of them.

Qi Zhen and Wang Biao reacted instantly, snatching the vine.

Xu Jun and her Tiger Striped Dog were a moment slower, but thankfully, they were prepared. They each reached out and grabbed on tightly, and both she and her dog were lifted from the ground...

The Stone Claw Eagle, recovering from the intense pain, beat its wings again and soared back into the sky.

Although its heart was filled with rage, and it longed to tear the human on its back to shreds, it could feel the pursuing vines drawing ever closer from behind. It had no time for distractions and could only race straight up, hurtling toward the abyss’s exit.

Soon, they had almost reached the top of the abyss.

Just as the Stone Claw Eagle was about to burst out of the cavern, the gap in the cliff—the same spot where the vines had appeared and caused Chen Chong to fall into the abyss—suddenly shattered.

A terrifyingly massive vine, several meters thicker than before, burst out from the rock!

Despite its horrifying size, its speed was astonishing.

It didn’t try to entangle the escaping Stone Claw Eagle like an ordinary vine, attempting to bind it.

Instead, it concentrated all its power into its tip, turning itself into a giant spear that shot forward with devastating force!

PSHHHT—

It struck true, piercing straight through one of the Stone Claw Eagle’s wings.

It pierced clean through!

A spray of blood erupted...

An utterly piercing eagle’s cry rang out, echoing endlessly in the darkness.

The Stone Claw Eagle lost its balance and slammed heavily onto the edge of the cliff, crushing countless boulders.

Chen Chong and the others were thrown off and crashed hard onto the ground.

He didn’t have time to register the pain spreading through his body.

Chen Chong scrambled to his feet, shocked and enraged.

’We were so close to escaping, and now this happens at the very last second!?’

’This fucking Bloodthirsty Vine King is just relentless!’

However, that wasn’t the worst of it...

Just then, Chen Chong’s entire body went rigid.

An intense sense of crisis welled up within him.

This feeling didn’t come from the threat of a beast.

It was from something that had been silent for so long Chen Chong had almost forgotten about it...

The Fortress Defense Line!

’My home... is under attack?’

’Someone is trying to break into my house!?’

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