The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

But this approach proved quite effective, as Dirk slashed at the tentacles while weaving and maneuvering between them.

The armor on his back, which had no eyes, was pierced on the spot, and the alloy plate dented as he was thrown away.

Dirk groaned and spat out green blood as he counted the severed tentacles. He thought that if he could withstand a few more blows, he could strike at the heart of the enemy.

When they looked again, the severed area was slowly healing.

"Hmph~" He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and gave a bitter laugh.

With the opponent's tentacles not fully recovered, Dirk now has no choice but to fight to the death.

If this continues, he'll be the first one to run out of energy!

However, just as he mustered his courage, gripped the knife with both hands, and charged forward, he had only taken a few steps when the humus layer covered with dead leaves beneath his feet softened, and he sank straight in!

"Ah—roar!"

"It's a swamp!"

Unfortunately, it was too late when Dirk realized what was happening. He tried to struggle free, but the flying squid's tentacles were already one step ahead, knocking down the ion blade first, and then sweeping towards Dirk in the mud.

Just as he was about to be dragged up and thrown into the gaping maw, Dirk could only let out a roar of resentment!

"boom--!"

Just at this critical moment, a black and red figure crashed in with a whooshing sound, slamming into the flying squid's head.

The immense impact caused the flying squid's body to freeze abruptly, and it let out an even more piercing scream of pain.

Its massive body flew backward, only coming to a stop after crashing into a thick coniferous tree.

Feeling the recoil from the impact, Ling Yue, a young Black Fang Army scout, grinned and cursed, "Damn it, I almost got a concussion from that beast's head!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and save him!" The calm veteran Zhao Shan rushed over and shouted a reminder, but he had already flown towards the wary Dirk.

At the same time, he shouted to his comrade who was right behind him, "Lin Mo, give it two high-voltage grenades!"

"no problem!"

The moment Lin Mo responded, he flicked his wrist, and two high-voltage concussion grenades, all silver-black in color, were accurately thrown towards the direction where the flying squid had landed.

Just as the flying squid recovered and got up, two grenades carrying high-frequency shockwaves and tens of thousands of volts of high-voltage current flashed with intense blue electricity the moment they were attached to its body!

"Aaaaaah—!!"

Wherever the electric current passes, the squid's skin chars and carbonizes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The severed ends of the rapidly healing tentacles burst with tiny specks of blood, twitching and curling into a ball.

The excruciating pain completely extinguished the flying squid's will to fight.

Despite the agonizing pain of electric shock, it frantically hooked its few remaining intact tentacles onto the tree trunks around it, and with its last ounce of strength, it launched itself into the depths of the dense forest.

Staring at the flying squid disappearing into the distance on the thermal image, Lin Mo frowned: "This beast is incredibly resilient; even tens of thousands of volts of high voltage couldn't kill it."

"It's gone, so it's gone. Without a thermoelectric weapon, it's hard to kill with firearms."

Zhao Shan had already reached the edge of the mud pit, looking at Dirk, who was stuck in the mud and whose eyes were still full of vigilance.

Following Lu Qianwei's instructions, he switched the voice translation module to Tiexueyu.

He slowly raised his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, we mean no harm."

Dirk stared intently at the two iron giants in front of him, then glanced at Ling Yue, who was putting away his thrusters not far away.

Now that he was stuck in a quagmire, he was powerless to resist if the other party really wanted to do something to him.

Besides, they had saved his life, and he thought of his brother who had died for him.

The proud Ironblood finally extended his hand.

Unable to say thank you, Dirk could only change the subject and ask, "Who are you people?"

"Wh...who are you? Uh...humans!"

"We are human beings. My name is Zhao Shan, this is Lin Mo next to me, and that's Ling Yue behind us."

When Zhao Shan first introduced himself as human to the aliens, he felt something was off.

"Humans?" Dirk of the Galactic Federation knew about them.

Just looking at the three people in power armor in front of him...

He could sense that they were completely different from the wild beasts he had casually dealt with.

It's a kind of oppressive feeling with a cold, metallic quality, belonging to a hunter.

This is completely different from the information about humans recorded in tribal records.

When did humanity acquire such advanced equipment?

Putting that question aside, Dirk was about to introduce himself when a terrifying crackling sound suddenly came from the depths of the woods.

The sound was several times louder than when the flying squid darted around, causing the humus layer beneath their feet to tremble slightly.

Zhao Shan's expression changed, and he quickly raised his hand to activate the thermal imaging module of his tactical helmet. Two striking red heat sources instantly appeared on the screen.

One signal source was the flying squid that had escaped earlier, while the other was a whole size larger.

"Damn! That beast didn't run away, he went to get reinforcements!" Ling Yue exclaimed in shock and anger, as he abruptly raised the electromagnetic rifle on his shoulder.

Given the opponent's speed, escaping through the woods would be nearly impossible; only a fight would offer a glimmer of hope.

As for flying high into the sky, each tree is as tall as a hundred-story building. Not to mention whether the thrusters could reach that height, the enemy wouldn't give them the chance.

Lin Mo manipulated the tactics panel with his consciousness, and the scattered sharp birds instantly gathered together, forming a warning net above the three of them: "This size, it's probably its father."

"We only have two high-voltage grenades left, and they might not be effective!"

"My mom is more like it. I've never seen a male animal raise its offspring in the animal kingdom." Ling Yue couldn't help but retort.

No sooner had he finished speaking than two gray figures broke through the thick fog and pounced at him one after the other.

The first to rush up was the injured flying squid from before.

Although the broken ends of its tentacles still bore traces of charring, it was even more agitated than before, clearly encouraged by the aura of the adult female squid.

The adult female squid following behind it had gleaming claws on its twelve tentacles, each as thick as a battering ram.

Its compound eyes were no longer tiny black dots, but two crimson spots of light, staring intently at Dirk and his companions.

The mucus dripping from the mouthparts hit the ground and instantly corroded small pits.

Just as the two flying squids were about to attack menacingly, a chill ran through their bodies.

Their attacking tentacles paused, and they all looked towards a spot in the forest, as if some more dangerous creature was approaching!

Chapter 39 Young and Iron-Blooded Ones, Accept Your Mission!

Driven by an instinctive sense of crisis, the mother and baby squid's two pairs of slender tentacles swayed uneasily in the air.

It constantly detects the enemy's presence through the subtle vibrations of the surrounding tree trunks and humus layer.

However, the returned information showed no abnormalities?!

Still feeling a lingering sense of unease, the mother squid remained on high alert. Out of caution, she let out a low squeak and prepared to retreat.

The first sound of a tree canopy snapping came from above. As soon as the two beasts looked up, they saw a huge mouth filled with rows of ferocious fangs rushing down with a strong wind!

That was a fully grown Fiend!

By this time, it was too late for the female flying squid to escape. Without the initial velocity to propel it away, it had no chance of getting away.

And so, the little flying squid watched helplessly as the erosion pressed down on its mother.

With a bite and a tear, the mother squid was gutted in an extremely bloody manner, without even having time to let out a scream.

The ravenous teeth had severed the mother squid's nerve center, tearing at her tender flesh with gaping maws, the chewing sounds particularly jarring in the deathly silent forest.

On the other side, the injured little flying squid was already paralyzed with fear by this kingly aura and wanted to run away.

Lu Qianwei, as if descending from the heavens, wielded the Burning Bone Sword and slashed down from above, instantly slicing open the little flying squid's body.

Before it could even scream, it was cleaved in two.

The sword blade sliced ​​across the ground, leaving a charred mark. Lu Qianwei sheathed his greatsword and walked toward the nearby Erosion Fiend.

The Fiend spat out the piece of meat in its mouth with disgust. Ever since it had eaten those two meals of cooked meat with seasoning, it suddenly felt that raw meat was rather tasteless—it was tired of it!

He glanced up at Lu Qianwei and, seeing that the other was about to ride on him again, quickly growled a warning.

Lu Qianwei extended one finger, Shi Sha narrowed his eyes, then extended two fingers, and Shi Sha roared and disappeared.

When he held up three fingers, the guy finally lowered his head and let Lu Qianwei ride on his head.

Hehe, how can you show off your big shot in front of Ironblood if you don't ride on their heads?

And indeed, when the Eclipse suddenly appeared, Dirk was both excited and nervous.

His purpose in coming to Gina Star was to bring back the head of the Eclipse to wash away the shame!

But when he saw Shi Sha lower his head to let Lu Qianwei ride on it, his mind exploded, his face filled with disbelief and shock!

The creature, which they regarded as the ultimate trial prey, which countless elite iron-blooded hunters had gone to challenge but never returned, and which even the Iron-Blooded Father feared and was feared by, had actually lowered its proud head.

Taming is infinitely harder than killing!

"Hoo hoo hoo..."

The Fiend strode up to Zhao Shan and the others, and looking at the Ironblood pointing its weapon at it, let out a menacing growl.

It recognized this reddish-brown two-legged creature all too well.

Just as tensions were running high, Lu Qianwei nodded in praise of Zhao Shan and the others' performance.

Then he yelled at Dirk, "Hey, is this how you treat your savior?"

Faced with Lu Qianwei's gaze and question, Dirk's fighting spirit seemed to be extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

He subconsciously gripped the ion blade in his hand and glanced at the Corrosion Blade.

Undeniably, the appearance of the man and the beast did save his life.

Dirk let out a low gurgle, staring at Lu Qianwei riding on the head of the Eclipse. Out of respect for the strong, he finally put down his weapon and made a gesture of respect as a member of the Ironblood Clan.

Lu Qianwei patted the scorching breath emanating from Shi Sha, looked at Dirk, and began to say leisurely, "I saw your past, and your heart is filled with hatred."