Pterodactyl-men

"Temple?" Alex stared at Emma in disbelief. "Why is this getting more and more confusing? Can someone tell me what the hell is going on?"

Emma shook her head and pointed at the unconscious Ape-man, saying helplessly, "He seems confused too. He was only following orders. The one who actually delivered the Divine Decree was a Pterodactyl-man. Maybe he knows more."

"A Pterodactyl-man?" Alex immediately thought of the Pterodactyl-man who had flown toward the swamp. It seemed that when he had landed earlier, he had come to deliver a message or issue orders to the Ape-man.

Thinking of this, Alex hurriedly looked at Emma and pointed at the Ape-man. "A Pterodactyl-man came to see him earlier. Take a look at what that Pterodactyl-man said to him." After a pause, Alex added, "Then the Pterodactyl-man flew straight toward the swamp. Could he have another purpose?"

Since the temple had issued a Divine Decree, the beastmen had to obey. The Swamp People probably would not be an exception. If the two sides joined forces, Alex would really have a massive headache on his hands.

"He was asking about us. The Ape-man discovered our cave and thought we had run toward the swamp." Emma quickly obtained the information from the Ape-man’s mind. "The Pterodactyl-man should have gone to the swamp to track our whereabouts."

After hearing Emma’s words, Alex secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "It’s not safe here. We have to leave at once!" He had tied up the Ape-man and taken him away. Once the Pterodactyl-man returned and discovered it, he would certainly search everywhere. This place was not far from where they were stationed, and at a Pterodactyl-man’s speed, he would find them soon enough.

The more Alex thought about it, the more nervous he became. He directly hoisted Emma onto his back and sprinted toward the other side of the forest, ruthlessly abandoning the poor Ape-man.

It had to be said that Alex’s decision was extremely wise. Not long after he left, a black shadow swiftly flew over. It was the Pterodactyl-man. He flew almost level with the treetops, and nothing on the jungle floor could escape his sharp eyes.

The Pterodactyl-man easily spotted the unconscious Ape-man, let out a piercing shriek, and dove from the sky.

After discovering that the Ape-man was unconscious, the Pterodactyl-man gave another strange cry and shot into the sky like a rocket. Then he made a sharp turn and sped off in the direction Alex had gone.

Not long after Alex began running with Emma on his back, his soul suddenly trembled and a dangerous instinct surged into his heart. They caught up?

There was no time to think. Alex found a concealed spot and set Emma down, then leaped into the dense canopy. He drew his dagger and lightly swung it, his eyes fixed on the sky.

Just as Alex expected, within a few breaths, a black shadow appeared on the horizon and flew toward them at incredible speed.

"Pterodactyl-man," Alex muttered, tightening his grip on the dagger with his right hand, his face tense.

Alex had no experience dealing with flying creatures. Without Teleportation, he had no advantage at all. He could only wait by the stump for a rabbit, hoping his first strike would seriously wound the Pterodactyl-man.

A few more moments passed, and the Pterodactyl-man gradually drew closer. His flight path was aimed directly at the old tree Alex was hiding in.

Closer! A bead of sweat rolled down Alex’s forehead.

Even closer. Alex could no longer feel his own heartbeat. Every ounce of his attention was focused on the rapidly approaching Pterodactyl-man!

"Now!" Alex growled as he suddenly leaped out of the canopy, shooting straight at the incoming Pterodactyl-man.

A perfect landing. Alex successfully landed on the Pterodactyl-man’s back, and his dagger came down without hesitation, aiming to slit his throat. But to Alex’s disappointment, the Pterodactyl-man suddenly flipped over. Caught off guard, Alex nearly fell off his back.

In his frantic struggle, Alex’s dagger plunged into the Pterodactyl-man’s wing. Using the dagger for support, Alex managed to keep from falling.

With his wing pierced, the Pterodactyl-man let out a miserable howl and began spinning wildly through the air, trying to shake Alex off his back.

Having learned his lesson, Alex clamped his legs around the Pterodactyl-man’s waist as though gripping a horse’s belly for dear life. His arms tightly locked around the Pterodactyl-man’s neck, while the dagger remained lodged in his wing, dripping blood.

After struggling for a long time, the Pterodactyl-man realized that no matter what he did, he could not throw Alex off. Left with no choice, he landed, intending to teach Alex a lesson on the ground.

But that was exactly what Alex wanted. This was the situation he had been trying to create all along. In the air, he could not fight at full strength.

The Pterodactyl-man finally landed. Just as Alex was about to strike, the Pterodactyl-man unexpectedly threw him over his shoulder, sending him flying hard!

Alex did not know the saying passed around in this jungle: never provoke a flying Pterodactyl-man, and even more so, never provoke a grounded Pterodactyl-man. Pterodactyl-men were born fighting experts, and there were very few in the jungle who could rival them.

The over-the-shoulder throw left Alex dazed and disoriented. It took him a long while to shakily get to his feet. When he looked up, he found the Pterodactyl-man frozen stiff in the throwing stance.

"Emma?!" Alex turned toward where Emma had been hiding and, sure enough, found that she had somehow come out. Her face was slightly pale; using Psionic Power to control others consumed an enormous amount of Psionic Power.

Seeing this, Alex did not hesitate. He leaped several meters forward and landed in front of the Pterodactyl-man, then immediately drove an upward kick between his legs. The Pterodactyl-man’s upper body was that of a pterodactyl and differed from a human body. Alex could not target many of his upper-body weak points, so he could only resort to such underhanded tactics.

One kick, and the family line was cut off. Two kicks, and the eggs were smashed.

Taking advantage of the moment the Pterodactyl-man was under Emma’s control, Alex kicked twice in quick succession. Even while controlled, the Pterodactyl-man could not help letting out a shrill, agonized scream before, as expected, passing out on the spot.

Looking at the Pterodactyl-man sprawled limply on the ground, Alex gave the top of his foot a strange look. This groin kick really is powerful. I’ll use it again next time!

Over there, Emma could not help supporting herself against an old tree as she slowly sat down, gasping for breath. In her arms, the little pterodactyl copied her movements, adorably sticking out its tiny pink tongue.

Alex had no time to pay attention to Emma. His hands moved swiftly, and within a few breaths, he had dislocated every joint in the Pterodactyl-man’s body. He had learned this move from Natasha as well; it was a secret technique of the Soviet Union’s Red Square.

After finishing everything, Alex smiled and clapped his hands, saying smugly, "Let’s see you fly now!"

Only after dealing with the Pterodactyl-man did Alex hurry over to Emma and ask worriedly, "Emma, are you all right?"

Emma shook her head, pointed at the Pterodactyl-man lying limply in the distance, and asked in confusion, "Is he the Pterodactyl-man you mentioned earlier?"

Alex nodded.

"We’re in big trouble now. The Swamp People have joined in too!" Emma’s face twisted bitterly as she delivered news that gave Alex an enormous headache.

Although he had already suspected it, Alex still could not help swearing when he heard Emma’s words. "Fuck, who the hell did we offend? Why is everyone coming after us?!"