Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 429 - 421: Devour Meat to Your Heart’s Content

Another person saw the scene and grabbed the second person’s ankle. The emu’s claws caught three people in a row, making its flapping wings laborious.

The emu did not abandon the chase due to the extreme weight. With a loud shriek, it flapped vigorously, stirring up gales around it.

The three people were swaying and on the verge of collapsing, with the one at the top in agonizing pain as the pierced scapula was tugged by gravity, causing several bloody wounds to appear more gruesome, with fresh blood gushing out, turning his face deathly pale and nearly causing him to faint.

As the three hung in mid-air, totally exposed and full of vulnerabilities, other emus took advantage and pecked ruthlessly with their sharp beaks.

The injured disciple let out a tragic scream.

His eyes turned blood-red as he waved the long sword in his hand and stabbed it fiercely into the emu’s belly.

Both sides were engaged in a fierce aerial battle, fighting to the death.

Yuan Yi, appearing to be in a difficult situation, immediately went to assist.

The sharp sword sliced through the air, forming a powerful Sword Qi, striking the giant wings of the emu, causing it to stagger in pain and sway left and right.

The branches obstructing it were shattered, and losing balance, it crashed into a large tree trunk, causing the three people to fall together.

Their bodies fell through the dense tree branches straight to the ground.

Yuan Yi tried his best to rescue, but only managed to save two disciples.

The disciple with the pierced scapula lay on the ground, barely clinging to life.

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu."

The two injured called out in unison, but the young junior brother named Xiao Liu spewed blood from his mouth, and without uttering a word, passed away.

The brutal confrontation continued.

After a fierce fight, some managed to retreat into the dense forest.

Some were constantly being grabbed into the air only to be hurled down rapidly.

The emus seemed to find an outlet for their anger, deliberately tormenting these demons who ate their young.

Cheng Xiaoxiao had just rescued a few people on one side when more were grabbed into the air on the other.

It was like an extreme high-altitude bungee jump.

With no safety measures whatsoever.

Even big birds know how to have fun nowadays.

No wonder they are called Fierce Beasts.

Agile figures dashed back and forth on the field, attempting to disrupt the emus’ attack, saving quite a few disciples.

Unfortunately, the battle situation was not promising. There were too many emus flying in the air, attacking unexpectedly, making it hard to defend against, even leaving a few bloody scratches unintentionally on the back of her hand, though they were merely grazes.

Looking at others, it was much worse.

Several disciples with weaker cultivation had already perished.

The number of injured was also increasing.

This couldn’t go on; a solution was needed.

She flashed and rolled to the edge of the playing field into the grass.

Taking advantage of no one paying attention, she quickly opened the System Mall, found cloud fog dry ice for creating stage fog, and, having no time to consider the price, decisively bought ten cans.

She made her way back to the center of the battlefield, throwing ice cans at different spots along the way.

Yuan Yi and several experts fought their way back, just in time to see curling white mist rise, obstructing the emus’ vision.

His heart leaped with joy; it was a brilliant move.

"Everyone, regroup in teams, ten people each, and break out quickly."

Under Cheng Xiaoxiao’s disruption and Yuan Yi’s effective and decisive arrangement, a group of people finally managed to retreat into the densest part of the forest.

The dense foliage greatly affected the emus’ attack methods and speed.

They couldn’t fully extend their wings, and although their speed on foot wasn’t slow, their lethality was much reduced.

The group advanced while fighting, leaving behind a trail of bloodstains.

After running for four or five miles, they gradually eluded the emus’ pursuit.

Taking advantage of the group’s chaotic escape, Cheng Xiaoxiao hid behind a large tree, donned nightwear, put on a hood and mask, and returned to the battlefield.

She had only tasted a bit of the emu chicks earlier, and they indeed were tender and delicious even without any seasoning. It wasn’t her style not to collect the heavily injured and dead emus all over the hillside.

On the way back, she solved another four or five emus, returning to the earlier resting hillside, looking disheveled, covered in dust, and her face smeared with blood.

Several emus were still circling in the sky over the hillside.

It was like they had lost their target, yet were unwilling to leave just like that.

To avoid attracting their attention, she disguised herself quickly and approached the site of the fallen bodies quietly.

So much rich meat, feeling the firm muscle under the soft down feathers, still slightly warm, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt quite content.

Circling the entire hillside, it took less than a quarter of an hour for her to stash more than 20 emu chicks into the spatial warehouse.

This meat could last long, and she heard the feathers could be used to make down jackets. Not bad at all.

Just when she was feeling proud, the emus circling the sky noticed something unusual on the ground and dove directly toward her.

Feeling the whooshing sound behind her, Cheng Xiaoxiao rolled sideways multiple times, avoiding the sharp claws attacking from above.

The emu missed its mark, swiftly retreated in the air, and attempted another fatal strike.

She deftly rolled aside again, evading the strike.

The emus in the air glared at her hatefully with blood-red eyes, and with a screech, called more companions to encircle her.

"You sons of bitches think I’m a Hello Kitty!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao stood up heroically and fearlessly, spreading her arms at a 45-degree angle. Suddenly, two sticks appeared in her empty hands.

With a forceful flick, the sticks lengthened instantly.

An azure electric current flashed across the sticks, dazzling brightly.

"Let me show you what it’s like to grill a big bird with electricity."

Cheng Xiaoxiao grasped the electric sticks firmly and charged forward, striking left and right, delivering double strikes.

In just one round, the emus were electrified, crackling and howling incessantly.

The powerful electric current spread through every part of their bodies, scorching their wide wings instantly and causing all their feathers to quiver non-stop.

Clouds of white smoke rose, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of burning.

"Come on! Get roasted to death."

She wanted more. If a few more came...just think how much meat that would store.

Thinking of spicy barbecue, thinking of boiled meat slices, thinking...never mind, she’d start drooling.

Her nimble figure was interwoven with lightning, too lethal to let the emus get close.

Cheng Xiaoxiao quickly felled over a dozen emus; such a good method couldn’t be used in front of others, or she couldn’t explain it.

Part of her mission in returning was to collect the empty cans and containers left from the smoke creation earlier.

Anything not belonging to this world must be removed, to avoid suspicions falling on her.

Having wrapped up, she sprinted away like an arrow leaving a bowstring. Wouldn’t people think she was sacrificed if they didn’t find her soon?

When she reached where everyone was resting, as expected, several people immediately rushed up to her.

"Junior Brother, you’re okay, that’s great."

"How are you? Are you hurt?"

"Brothers, don’t worry, I’m fine, just got chased off track by two emus earlier, barely shook them off and came back."

Cheng Xiaoxiao casually found an excuse to explain.