Chapter 267
by fanqienovelChapter 267: Rule the Skies, Kunpeng!
“Hmm, the magic was all used up…”
Trilobite looked at his completely depleted magic and sighed.
His own magic had reached 8,000 points, and with a recovery rate of 100 points per minute, he had consumed nearly 10,000 points of magic for this customer service!
But it was worth it!
“Not to mention the 250,000 Chaos Energy gained, this was definitely a big profit.”
“And the customer jumped directly from the Beak Dragons to the Pterodactyloidea!”
“This was no longer just rapid evolution; this was a ‘quantum leap’ in evolution!”
Pterosaurs actually appeared a bit earlier than the true dinosaurs, but the early pterosaur wing membranes were not very large. With long arms and an extended fourth finger, their wingspan was only twice the length of their hind legs.
With a small wingspan, their Flying Capability was not impressive.
Although their long tail could act as a rudder, it was connected to the membrane and hind legs as well as the flying wing membranes, making such a structure not very good for flight.
The Pterodactyloidea was different; they mostly lost the wing membranes between their long tail and hind legs. The wing membranes on their body sides were also made simpler, boosting their Flying Capability.
At the same time, they kept some ability to move on the ground.
They could walk slowly on the beach, hunting for clams hidden in the muddy sand.
Some pterosaurs in the Pterodactyloidea could even walk or run on the ground fairly fast, chasing small prey!
“Of course, I hadn’t quite reached that step yet…”
“So what I gave the customer now… was still a more evolved Beak Dragon, but at a basic level of the Pterodactyloidea.”
“Hmm…”
“The head features were somewhat like those of the Darwinopterus.”
“But the wing membranes and tail features were a bit like… the Two-flower Pterosaur… No, the Fighting Dragon!”
The Fighting Dragon was a type of pterosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic, discovered in Liaoning Province, China, near the Jingangling Tower. This pterosaur was known for its wing membrane shape and hind limbs that had developed pterosaur traits. Its head also had features of the Pterodactyloidea, but its tail stayed quite long.
Their most obvious trait was a strange beak that curved upward.
On the other hand, the Darwinopterus showed more traits typical of Beak Dragons.
The image of Trilobite’s customer looked like a species within the Darwinopterus—specifically the Kunpeng Pterosaur!
The name Kunpeng Pterosaur already hinted it was a pterosaur from China.
Indeed, it was also found in Liaoning, but from the Tiaojishan Formation, and its fossil specimen was very complete.
Research showed it was a fierce pterosaur with a mouth full of Sharp teeth, likely to swoop through the forest quickly, preying on small lizards, various small mammals like a bunch of rats from that time, and sometimes even hunting feathered dinosaurs that glided with four pairs of wings.
Its Ecological Niche was similar to today’s shrikes or kestrels.
However, though the Kunpeng Pterosaur had “Kunpeng” in its name and a scary diet, its size didn’t match the name.
Their wingspan wasn’t large, only about 85 centimeters.
Even among modern raptors, it wouldn’t be considered big.
But the creature Trilobite made was a super-sized, reinforced skull version of the Kunpeng Pterosaur; its wingspan reached an amazing three to four meters!
This size and wingspan surpassed even the largest living birds.
It might have been much larger than the biggest prehistoric raptor—the Haast’s Eagle.
Even the largest Haast’s Eagle had a wingspan of just 3.5 meters, still smaller than the creature Trilobite created.
As for weight, the Haast’s Eagle weighed under 20 kilograms, while Trilobite’s pterosaur already reached 30 kilograms!
Of course, if a pterosaur fought an eagle of equal weight…
With its weak claws and ineffective beak, the pterosaur would likely get crushed by the raptor.
But as the old saying goes—who’s equal in weight with you?
Though by the late Cretaceous, pterosaurs had been driven from small flying creatures’ ecological niches by birds like modern birds and troodontids, they still ruled the sky’s apex.
All airborne creatures lived beneath their wings!
“Well then…”
“Rule the skies!”
“Gigantic Kunpeng Pterosaur!”
Trilobite, caught in a fit of passion, shouted the true name of the mighty “pterosaur”!
“Screeee—!”
Its piercing cry echoed across the heavens.
“Hmm?”
Trilobite crawled from the “sludge,” slowly surfacing through the murky “swamp” as he looked upward.
“Whoa?”
“So the client’s right beside me.”
“Up in the canopy!”
Trilobite raised his head, scanning with compound eyes—terrible resolution yet superb motion detection—
“Rustle… rustle…”
“Boom—!”
Soon, movement caught his attention in a nearby “canopy.”
“What’s happening?”
“Why such violent motions?”
—-
“Gimmerly!”
“Pay for your insults!”
“Die!”
Agareth channeled all his fury and shame into overwhelming Magic Power, focused to a pinpoint!
“Demon King’s Flash—Double!”
“Buzz—!”
The torrent of energy roared, crashing into the divine body with its back turned to Agareth!
Blinded by rage, Agareth hadn’t even registered Gimmerly’s transformation!
Of course, the Third Seat’s arrogance made him deem confirmation beneath him.
“A mere Fifty-Sixth Seat! Even if you’ve brushed the threshold of core councilor strength, you’d never withstand my ‘Demon God’s Flash—Twin Strike’!”
“By now, she must be ashes…”
“What—?!”
Agareth’s pupils dilated in shock.
Before his eyes, Gimmerly had pivoted with startling speed.
“Whoosh!”
Immense wing membranes surged forward, blazing with Void Energy.
“Buzz—!”
“Boom—!”
The colossal energy torrent hammered against her wings with a deafening impact—yet failed to advance an inch!
Then…
“Swoosh—!”
Gimmerly’s wings swept violently, summoning waves of Void Energy!
“Buzz—Boom—!”
The raging torrent deflected effortlessly, detonating against a nearby Fantasy Tree trunk in a thunderous blast!
“Impossible…”
Agareth staggered backward involuntarily.
Repelling ‘Demon King’s Flash—Twin Strike’ in one move? This surpassed any rookie barely grazing core-level power. Only a true core councilor could achieve this!
“And that technique just now…”
“Ah, allow this one to enlighten you.”
“Behold—‘Skies Command’!”
Skies Command: the power to bend the void itself, forcing the surrounding void skies to heed the Chaos Demon God’s will.
A feat even Agareth couldn’t replicate!
Such capability could only mean…
“You…?!”
Shock contorted Agareth’s archosaur-like beastly features.
“Precisely… Hehehe…”
“Your assumption is correct.”
“I have already mastered the authority of the void!”
“This means…”
“Go—Void Blade!”
With Gimmerly’s sharp cry, countless blades made of Void Energy shot out from the void in all directions, striking Agareth hard!
“Ding—Bang—”
Agareth’s reaction was not slow; an energy force field rose around him, blocking all the Void Blades.
“It’s not over yet!”
Although these “Void Energy Blades” did not hurt Agareth much, Gimmerly had more moves to show.
“Buzz—!”
A loud buzzing sound came from behind Agareth!
Those were the Outer Gods from the Void, the fighters Agareth kept.
But they did not stand in front of Agareth or attack Lady Xidi; instead…
“King of the Void!”
“Long live!”
“Buzz—!”
They buzzed and rushed at Agareth!
“This is the second use of authority, the swarm comes to obey!”
“I can control any Outer Gods from the Void near me, forcing them to serve me!”
“Of course, stronger ones can resist my call, but these pests cannot!”
“Tsk…”
But Gimmerly’s pride did not last long.
“Boom—!”
Magic flames covered Agareth’s body, burning up the Outer Gods from the Void that got close.
“Phew…”
“What a shock!”
Neither the “Void Blades” nor the Outer Gods’ betrayal really harmed Agareth, but the surprise was huge!
“How is this possible…”
“Gimmerly is the Fifty-Sixth Seat of the Crickets…”
“How could she find the authority of the void?!”
“Is this all part of Lady Xidi and Barbatos’s plan?!”
“But that can’t be!”
“If Lady Xidi or Barbatos knew how to control the authority of the void, wouldn’t they do it themselves?”
“Especially Barbatos, who has wanted the authority of the void for so long…”
“Why give it to Gimmerly?!”
“Does she have some reasons that stop her from using such authority?”
“Or do they have other powers themselves…”
Things got more confusing, and the conspiracy seemed bigger.
…
“Well then…”
Agareth’s Double Eyes shone with a fierce, sly light.
“It seems you are now an opponent I must face carefully!”
“Since I can’t see through Lady Xidi and Barbatos’s plans, I’ll use a simple way—break tricks with strength!”
“Hmm…”
He narrowed his eyes, looking over Gimmerly’s Divine Body.
This sent a chill down Gimmerly’s spine.
It felt like everything about her was exposed!
A moment later…
“Hehehe…”
“The authority of the void has flaws!”
“I have found your weakness!”
“Gimmerly!”