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Chapter 1689 Divine Eagle: A Slight Feeling of Weightlessness in the Hunting Grounds

The Harpy looked down, somewhat hesitant, and kept circling in the air.

What she hesitated about was not anything else, but rather the [Disturbing Yellow] figure lying face up on the sand dune below, writhing and turning, its yellow body standing out starkly against the surrounding white sand.

In this [Hawk Hunting Grounds], a [Disruptive] monster dares to appear in such a conspicuous place, and instead of playing dead, it struggles desperately, as if it's provoking the [Harpy Sisters] and saying to them, "Early bird, come and eat this delicious, fat [Disruptive] monster on the dune!"
But in reality—

"Waaaaah (You two bastards tricked me) ——!!!!"

Bound hand and foot, and gagged with a cloth of unknown origin, [Disruption Yellow] struggled desperately as he watched the [Harpies] circling in the sky, ready to pounce at any moment. However, his actual attack power of 0 meant that he couldn't even tear open the fragile cloth.

Moreover, in the sand beneath him, [Disruption Black] and [Disruption Green], who had buried most of his body in the sand and covered even his head, which was the only part of his body protruding from the sand, were holding [Disruption Yellow] above their heads. Even if [Disruption Yellow] wanted to play dead, they would shake his body and make struggling movements.

Although [Disruption Yellow]'s mouth was covered and his words were completely inaudible, [Disruption Green] and [Disruption Black] could guess what he was saying: "Go for it, Yellow, you'll be able to lure those two birds down from up there soon."

"Ugh, ugh, ugh (I don't want to die! Let me go!)!"

“That won’t do. Ani told us to be the bait, so you can’t betray Ani’s trust, Huang.” [Disruption Black] chimed in.

"Ugh! (So that's why I'm the only one who got tied up!)"

(The OCG image is too old, so I'll just use an RD one.)

Before [Disruption·Huang] could continue trying to persuade her two superficial brothers with words no one could understand, the patience of the second and third sisters of the [Harpy Sisters] circling in the sky had already run out.

Although the Harpy is their eldest sister and usually gives orders during hunts, it doesn't mean she's superior to her two sisters. Seeing her prey lying on the sand dune for a long time without any apparent abnormalities, her impatient sisters' urging gradually made the Harpy lower her guard.

Upon closer inspection, this is their most proficient fighting territory. When the three sisters work together, their attack power reaches 1950 points, which can be increased by another 200 points with environmental enhancements. Furthermore, they can "change clothes and transform" at any time, putting on [electronic bodysuits] to increase their attack power by another 500 points. In that case, their final strength can reach 2650 points. Even a powerful dragon like the [Red-Eyed Black Dragon] would not fare well in this desert.

Although her intuition for danger kept warning her, the Harpy realized that she must have slept poorly the night before due to a stiff neck, which explained her grogginess. The three sisters were going on an expedition together; even if the "Disruption" below was a trap, could there be an enemy they couldn't handle?
If there really were enemies that even they couldn't handle, like the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon, how could they possibly be so despicable as to use such a low-down tactic as "bait" against a group of "weak women"?

Even if the [Disruptive Yellow] below, along with its brothers, the three brothers against the three sisters, the advantage is still mine!

Thinking of this, the Harpy whistled, a call that signaled an all-out attack, or F2A. The other two Harpies, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately followed the Harpy that had swooped down the moment the call was made, and launched an attack on the Disruption Yellow below!
No need for the [Electronic Bodysuit], no need for environmental enhancements, not even the support of her sisters, the [Harpy]'s own power alone is enough to tear apart the [Disruption] monster below. A beautiful day begins from here!
But the next moment, the Harpy saw a human male suddenly leap out from beneath the sand dune and throw a punch at her.

(RD, redefining 'Yu-Gi-Oh! for kids', refers to characters dressed even less than those in OCG.)

Are they warrior monsters? Hmph, as expected, there's an ambush, but no big deal! This desert is the hunting ground of the Harpies; even if there are traps prepared, they're useless against them, and the time they need to change equipment is less than a second!

During the flight, she changed into a bodysuit. While her sisters behind her were changing clothes in the same way, the Harpy even took out a broom made from their shed feathers and swung it around!
Alright! That's it, I'll take care of this human—the Harpy in her electronic bodysuit, seeing the magnificent sword suddenly appear out of thin air in the man's previously empty hand, knew he would be torn apart by the whirlwind created by her feathers in the next moment. Seeing that the sword was indeed torn apart by the whirlwind, she charged forward with even more confidence.

But in the next moment, the Harpy saw the sword return to the human's hand as if time had reversed. But it didn't matter; with her sisters' support, her attack power was now a whopping 2650 points. A mere sword couldn't possibly boost her power that much—

The harpy's vision went black, and she lost consciousness.
"The Light Sword is the brightest! Even without using the Dark Sword Moonlit Battle Phase to seal the opponent's effects and suppress the power of the Heavenly Cup Dragon, it can still unleash tremendous power on its own, and can even regenerate after being destroyed!" Hayato said proudly, holding the sword in his hand.

"As expected of the hero, Lord Hayato!" [Suiken of the Temple] exclaimed. "No, rather, the word 'hero' shines even brighter because of you, Lord Hayato! This holy sword of light is certainly dazzling, but what shines even brighter is your pure and flawless heart!"

Alai rolled his eyes. "What nonsense! Isn't that sword called [Holy Sword of Light - Dannel]? And isn't the accompanying Dark Sword Twenty-Two or the area spell [Dark Temple - Zararam]?"

"Shut up, Alai, don't ruin my plans."

Hayato casually stuck his sword into the sand and looked at the three harpy sisters who were kneeling obediently in a row in front of him, saying, "It's all Arai's fault for taking the subject off track. Alright, let's continue the interrogation."

"Huh? I just said that one sentence, okay? It was clearly Master who—" Alai was covered in the mouth by Albus and dragged away by their arms, while at Hayato's feet, Disruption Yellow, with bandages wrapped around her body, said angrily, "That's right, that's right, we must interrogate them properly, Annie! It's all their fault that I'm so badly injured!"

"Them?" "Them?" Actually, "Disruption Yellow" wasn't wrong, because the direction he was pointing seemed to be towards the kneeling captive "Harpies," but in reality, next to the "Harpies," "Disruption Black" and "Disruption Green" were also tied up with strips of cloth and thrown there.

"We didn't do anything!" "That's right, Yellow, you can't frame people!" Hearing Black and Green's words, Disruptive Yellow became even angrier: "It's because you two bastards didn't do anything! After I lured the Harpy down there, Anigei had already made his move, but you two didn't believe Anigei and chose to sneak away—what's worse, you still left me on the dune and didn't let me go!"

"Do you know how painful it is to roll down a sand dune and be blown by the wind into a rock!"

"Mingming Huang, you wanted to run away back then too, didn't you?!" "If you hadn't been tied up, you definitely would have run faster than us!"

"Yakamash! I will correct you brothers!"

When the brothers' relationship was strained and they were fighting amongst themselves, Hayato took out a card, and the [D·Electronic Clock] appeared in his hand and transformed into furniture. The time display on it automatically jumped to one minute and started counting down without Hayato having to turn it.

Hayato placed the [D·Electronic Clock] on the sand in front of the [Harpies] and said, "You have one minute to tell me about the other [Harpies] you have, and about this place. If you can't answer within one minute, you'll lose your head."

"Waaah, waaaah!" Even the harpies, who were usually ruthless and cruel, were somewhat moved by Hayato's handsome face. Just looking at Hayato made them feel that their femininity had overcome their animalistic instincts. The youngest harpy, Harpy 3, the blue-haired third sister, cunningly used her acting skills to fake cry, hoping to win Hayato's pity.

However, Hayato remained unmoved and coldly tapped the clock, indicating that ten seconds had already passed: "Crying? Crying counts as time!"

Seeing that the human man before her was completely unaffected by the charm of her three sisters, Harpy 1, the eldest red-haired sister, felt a dull ache all over her body—the wounds left by Hayato's attack earlier.

Although he spared her life instead of killing her, unlike her two younger sisters, she had no doubt that Hayato would have killed them without hesitation if he couldn't get information from them. So she quickly said, "I have information! I have information!"

"We are patrolmen and hunters sent by the Queen, specifically to patrol this territory belonging to our Harpies and bring back prey for the tribe. The tribe has Spirit Masters, Dancers, Harpists, Seers, and Perfumers. Hmm! These are the names I can name for now; I can't think of any more!"

Hayato raised an eyebrow: "You sold out your tribe's personnel so easily. You're really loyal, but how can I believe that what you said is true?"

“This isn’t classified information; the surrounding tribes all know it. I think even if I don’t tell you, you can still find out about our tribe by asking people from other tribes later.”

"The surrounding tribes?" Hayato asked, somewhat surprised. "Have you split into several Harpies?"

"No, initially we were indeed scattered and lived separately, each led by our own Harpy Queen. But later, due to the appearance of those guys and the increase in tribes of other races in the surrounding area, our Harpy tribe was forced to merge into one long ago."

"Ring ring—" The moment the alarm clock rang, Hayato turned it off, and then the [D·Electronic Clock] automatically added another minute to the countdown. "I'll give you one more minute to continue, following the other tribes around you."

Startled by the sudden ringing of the alarm clock, the Harpy breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Hayato hadn't lost patience despite the time being up and that her words had piqued his curiosity, prompting him to continue listening.

She quickly added, "This desert is our Harpy territory, but it's obvious that we Harpies shouldn't live in such a desert area. We originally lived in the forest, and although we occasionally had conflicts with the Amazon tribes nearby, we generally lived in harmony."

"But because of the appearance of those guys, the territories of many elven tribes, including ours, have been seized, forcing us to leave our homeland and come to this desolate place. Even after being driven to this place, we still couldn't completely escape the threat of those guys' lackeys!"

At this point, the Harpy and her two sisters all wore angry expressions.

"I have been imprisoned for ten thousand years and banished from my homeland. Now you dare to step into my territory? You are courting death!" After hearing the background story told by the Harpy, Hayato even improvised a line with great emotion—although it didn't really match the Harpies that Hayato had just knocked to the ground.

"But, 'those guys,' 'those guys,' do you really like using such euphemisms? Can't you just say who they are?" Noticing that the Harpy mentioned "that guy" twice, Hayato could sense not only her anger but also the fear in her heart, prompting him to press, "Is it someone who has cast a spell on their name, so that they can sense anyone who says it? That's why you can only call them 'You-Know-Who'?"

"Don't use those outdated fairy tale tropes at a time like this, Master," Alai retorted. "Besides, there's no such magic at all, okay?"

"No, that's not a single individual, but a group of incomprehensible and terrifying creatures!" the Harpy said solemnly. "Although they are all birds and beasts, they don't seem like normal creatures at all; just looking at them gives one an ominous feeling!"

"Especially that dark skin, it's just unsettling!"

"That sounds like pure racial discrimination!"

　This chapter includes quite a few pictures of Lady Hapi, but I feel like many of them will be rejected, after all, it's a "god-tier" image, those who know, know.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)