Great, now we are dead!

Isn't it a griffin?

Senshi felt a sudden sense of relief, followed by a feeling of shame.

He was actually afraid to face the truth.

"The eagle is a flying monster with excellent eyesight. If we move around on the island, it will definitely attract its attention. It's best to deal with it first."

A trickle of liquid dripped from the corner of Leos's mouth, which he wiped away imperceptibly.

Kikuro said that there is a traditional dish in his hometown called sukiyaki made with horse meat, and he wondered how Junying's sukiyaki would taste...

"This guy just wants to eat, right?" Everyone watched with cold eyes, and this thought flashed through their minds simultaneously.

"Although Leos has his own selfish motives, what he said makes some sense."

Surprisingly, Ye Shou actually spoke up to support Leos.

Marushir calculated: "We have six people, three of whom can use magic, so we can divide into three groups and hunt the eagles from different directions."

"Do we really have to separate? The Eagle is very fast."

"If there are too many of us, it might not dare to attack. Let's cast defensive spells on everyone first to prevent them from being killed by the eagle."

“Marusir, this is not a good way to deal with the Eagle.”

Leos spoke eloquently: "If the prey is encased in a hard shell and cannot be killed with a beak and claws, then raptors and monsters like eagles, griffins, and rocs will use another method of execution."

"what?"

"Fall to his death."

"!"

“This is different from the maze. There are no height restrictions in the sky. They can fly over a thousand meters high and then drop their prey down. No creature can survive such an impact.”

Leos then happily explained to everyone, "By the same token, everyone should be careful of falling objects from high places. The eagle has inherited the strength of a horse and can carry objects weighing hundreds of kilograms into the air. The force of the falling object is comparable to a large-scale magic spell."

"Falling to death or being crushed to death... I'm starting to think I should back out."

Chilchak shuddered—a creature of his size could be easily caught by a hawk!

"We really can't be separated! I look way tastier than Leos, the Eagle will have its eye on me!"

"Well……"

Leios was also quite troubled.

The terrain inside the maze weakens flying monsters considerably, but outside the maze is a vast expanse of sky and sea, making it difficult to hunt such birds of prey.

Ye Shou's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "How about this, the five of you split into one team, and I'll split into a separate team. That way, the hawks will attack me first, right?"

"no!"

Farin objected, "That's too dangerous for you!"

"It's okay, trust me."

Ye Shou gestured with his muscles, "I'm very strong."

"But……"

Farin was startled and suddenly realized that everyone except her seemed to agree with Ye Shou's words, and no one showed any worry on their faces.

"Brother? Marushir?"

"By the way, Farin doesn't know yet."

Leos patted his sister's head: "The fire dragon that ate yours was almost defeated by Ye Shou alone. His skills are better than all of us combined. Kikuro probably can't compare to him either. If we act with him, we might actually be a hindrance."

He's a purely rational person; he wouldn't say things like, "We're partners, we can't let you take risks alone."

On the contrary, he is the type who can make quick decisions in the event of a total annihilation, minimizing the losses, and even remaining incredibly calm.

"Huh? Really?"

Although Farin had witnessed Ye Shou's actions on her return journey, she was still digesting inside the dragon's belly when he truly unleashed his power.

"Don't worry, Farin, we can't let Ye Shou go without any preparation."

Marusir stepped forward and tapped Ye Shou's shoulders with her staff: "Featherfall... You're better at defensive magic than I am, cast it on Ye Shou too."

"it is good!"

Farin was very enthusiastic, "Add all the available protections while you're at it!"

……

Ye Shou walked alone in the sparse woods, feeling no nervousness at all.

The Demon Slayer skill gave him a clear understanding of the Eagle's attack methods, and he was confident that he could pierce the Eagle's fatal weakness the moment they made contact. This task would be no more difficult for him than killing the Flame Dragon.

On the other hand, his ideas differed subtly from Leos's:

They did not hunt the eagle because it was a threat or because they wanted to taste it.

On the contrary, Ye Shou acted alone so that Junying would have "no evidence against him"!

Ye Shou knew everything about the dwarf Senxi's past and inner demons, and also knew that Senxi had always harbored misunderstandings:

It wasn't griffins that attacked them, but eagles!

The two monsters looked very similar in the dark, but the dwarf leader wasn't a monster expert and made a mistake.

The flesh that saved Mori's life was indeed Jun'taka's, not the corpse of his comrade.

Although the dwarves had their share of infighting, they never went so far as to kill each other. Their friendship with their companions and their protection of the young man (Sensi) lasted until the very end!

This is a very touching story, definitely not a dark fairy tale.

—But Senshi learned all this in the original story, and was thus completely relieved!

If Ye Shou were to kill Junying now and take the meat back, Senxi would be surprised to find that it tasted just like it did back then, thus eliminating his inner demons just like in the original story.

His life was complete... but was this a good thing for Ye Shou?

The answer is no...

His system card wasn't meant to build bonds or save the world, but rather to gain rewards through "changing fate."

If you want to become stronger, you have to freely change the life of the character!

To be honest, his previous actions were not entirely "good," but he was restrained and biased in making decisions, and did not lead events in the worst possible direction.

But Senshi...

Even if he doesn't know what eagle meat tastes like, it will only leave a thorn in his side and won't cause him any trouble in the future.

Now, Ye Shou only needs to bear a little moral pressure to easily change this event that determines Senxi's fate and obtain the corresponding Fate Coins...

He stretched out his right hand, gripped the cold, hard barrel, and pulled a slender sniper rifle from his backpack.

Hunting eagles is not easy for adventurers in this world, because these monsters are very fast and like to nest in high places, making it difficult to reach them in terms of attack range and accuracy, whether using bows, crossbows or magic.

But this was a piece of cake for Ye Shou:

Whether it's modern technology or cyberpunk, there are high-precision, long-range, and high-powered sniper rifles.

The effect of [God's Left Hand] allowed him to go from having professional-level shooting skills to becoming a sharpshooter on par with "White Reaper"!

The Eagle? With this cyber-era gun that can automatically adjust to wind deflection, there's absolutely no chance of missing such a large target!

He doesn't even need to aim for the head; he just needs to hit the limbs to injure the thing and scare it away—and for that, he'll need to switch to weaker bullets.

If they kill it directly, there's a chance Leos might pick up the body, but if they chase it away, there's no way anyone knows where it will fly off to, and Leos and the others won't have time to search for it.

As long as Senxi is kept out of contact with Junying, Ye Shou can obtain his Destiny Coins!

scare! ! !

A sharp whistling sound reached his ears, and Ye Shou's eyes narrowed. He immediately flipped over and climbed a large tree overlooking the surrounding area. With his spear against his shoulder and the muzzle circling around a third of the way, he found the eagle circling in the sky.

This monster must have known that a "guest" had arrived on the island, but it showed no signs of tension, and was as calm as a king surveying his territory in the sky.

This is normal, because flying-type monsters of its size have no natural enemies. Occasionally there may be more ferocious dragon-type monsters, but they are not fast enough to catch up with it.

As for adventurers, they only have the opportunity to retaliate when it attacks.

Unless it deliberately enters a narrow space, Junying always has the initiative!

(A few magicians can control familiars to attack the hawk, but not many can do so.)

It never imagined that someone would be holding a crossbow with a range of kilometers and a flight speed exceeding the speed of sound!

"Lock!"

After locking onto the opponent's flight area, Ye Shou opened the scope. The shooting assistance system had already automatically calibrated it for him, and the hind leg area was quite large.

Now, all he needs to do is pull the trigger, and the Coin of Destiny is his...

The index finger probes into the iron ring, and the focal points of the crosshair overlap—

Senxi? Junying?

In that instant, his fingertips twitched slightly, and his eyes flickered with a momentary daze...

He focused again and decisively fired:

The scorching bullet left the barrel, tracing a beautiful arc, and pierced the unsuspecting eagle's eye socket amidst the ripples of vacuum vibration, flying out from the other side with blood and brain matter!

call!

The eagle plummeted like a falling rock, crashing into the forest and stirring up a flock of birds.

"..."

Ye Shou looked down at his right hand expressionlessly, a self-deprecating smile gradually appearing on his lips, before shaking his head slightly.

He didn't hear the sound of the Coin of Destiny falling, but the aura around him became much fresher and more cheerful.

"Looks like I'm still not skilled enough... Never mind."

Junying Sukiyaki should be pretty good too—he thought to himself.

Chapter 73 Giving Gifts is Just Giving Gifts—

"What...how is this possible..."

Senxi's hand holding the soup spoon trembled slightly as he stared intently at the contents of the pot, unable to look away, and sweat streamed down his forehead.

"Senshi? Are you alright?"

While Leos was chopping vegetables, he noticed the dwarf cook's unusual behavior and asked with concern, "Are you too tired? Let me do it."

"Do not……"

Senxi shook his head heavily and slowly, his gaze still fixed on the pieces of meat and foam floating in the pot.

“This smell…this texture…no, but how is this possible…”

Ye Shou successfully sniped Junying, and remarkably, he did not damage its internal organs, preserving the edible parts to the greatest extent possible. The meat was also quite delicious. It is said that the meat of wild animals becomes unpalatable when they die in fear, and Junying did not even know where the attack came from.

The eagle, in appearance, is a combination of a bird of prey and a horse, but in reality, it is a hybrid offspring of a griffin and a mare—referring to those born naturally, while those created by magic are another matter.

Because griffins feed on horses, the mating of these two is roughly equivalent to a human sleeping with a fish or a sheep (which doesn't seem particularly unusual), making them extremely rare and even considered to be monsters that only exist in legends.

This was a precious experience for Leos, so he thought carefully before facing the corpse and finally decided to use different parts to make soup, grill, and finally make sukiyaki with the Happy Egg.

Sensi was in charge of pre-processing the meat, removing any fishy or bitter taste, and skimming off any foam. This was supposed to be a very simple task, but for some reason, it plunged the dwarf cook into a state of inexplicable anxiety.

Leos didn't understand why, and when he tried to talk to Sensi, he got no response, which made him scratch his head in frustration.

Meanwhile, on the other side, as Ye Shou was cutting meat into pieces for refrigeration, he quietly focused his attention on Senxi, whose expression had changed drastically.

He watched as the dwarf gritted his teeth, trembling slightly, as he added a small amount of salt to the soup pot, and then, without doing anything else, ladled out a bowl of meat soup with a lot of impurities floating on it.

Senxi took several deep breaths. The dwarf, who had never shown any fear in the face of the Flame Dragon, was now as naive and timid as a child... Finally, he made up his mind and opened his mouth to let the scalding liquid flow into his body.

"—!"

The soup bowl nearly fell to the ground, and the scalding liquid splashed onto his hands, but Senxi was completely unaware. He seemed to be under a petrification spell, completely losing his ability to speak.

"Well……"

"Senshi!"

Leos was the first to notice and quickly came over to support him: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the eagle's meat? But how could the meat of large birds and mammals be poisonous..."

"No...no, Leos, I'm fine...uh! I'm fine!"