Chapter 198: The Hermit on the Mountain

Before leaving the team, Gao Fei specifically told the company commander and teammates that they must wait until he comes back before taking action against the "Nine-headed Dragon King".

After getting everyone's assurance, Gao Fei turned into a red dragon, spread his wings and soared into the sky, flying to the main peak of Baoding Mountain in the face of the biting cold wind.

As the flight altitude continued to rise, the cold air currents in the sky became more and more fierce and violent, causing a lot of obstacles for Gao Fei.

"Dragon's Fury" can only last for nine minutes. It took Gao Fei eight minutes to fly to the snow-capped mountain top. Seeing that time was running out and he was about to turn back into human form, he had to stimulate the fury again and continue the red dragon form.

Gao Fei lowered his flight altitude and looked for the cave on the cliff on the west side according to the direction given by the company commander.

At this moment, a sharp bird cry suddenly came from the cliff on the east side. It sounded like a crow at first, but it was sharper than the crow's cry, revealing a murderous meaning.

Gao Fei turned his head and looked over. He saw that there were many caves on the opposite cliff. Many strange birds with red feathers were flying out of the caves and gathering in groups in the air, like a burning cloud, flying towards him.

Gao Fei had never seen such strange birds before, and he did not think that birds in nature would dare to attack the passing red dragon.

So it is conceivable that this group of red strange birds are probably mutant creatures infected by magic.

While the flock of birds was still some distance away from him, Gao Fei opened the star disk for reconnaissance.

As expected, this strange bird is called "Blood Eagle", which is probably a mutation of the raven living on the mountains.

The blood eagle is about two feet long from head to tail, and its appearance is similar to that of a raven, but there are three significant differences compared to before the mutation.

First, ravens are not birds that like to live in groups, and they will never gather in groups of hundreds like blood eagles.

Second, unlike any other type of raven, every feather of the blood eagle is as red as blood, showing its ferocious and aggressive nature. Even when facing creatures much larger than themselves, these crazy birds still take the initiative to attack and fight to the death.

Finally, the most obvious mutated organ on the blood eagle is the sharp beak that is one foot long, making them look more like woodpeckers than ravens.

With the dagger-like beak, the blood eagle can dig holes on the hard cliffs, or drill through the prey's skull to drink the hot brain and blood.

That's right, the blood eagle has mutated into a carnivorous bird of prey.

The challenge level of a single blood eagle is only 1/8, but hundreds of them gather in a group, and even Gao Fei can't help but feel a tingling scalp when he sees it.

Seeing a large group of blood eagles approaching, Gao Fei quickly prepared for battle. Just as he was about to spit out a breath of dragon breath to give these ferocious birds a hot head, a low voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Young man, did Yaoguang send you here?"

Gao Fei was slightly startled, and then realized that someone was using "telepathy" to communicate with him. It was probably the old friend of the stationmaster who lived in seclusion here. He quickly sent out a mental wave and gave a positive answer.

"Don't worry about the group of crazy blood eagles. Fly to the west. There is a cave in the middle of the cliff. Come in and chat with me."

The voice echoing in Gao Fei's mind sounded like an older woman.

Gao Fei nodded, turned and flew to the cliff on the west side. He descended to the middle section, but did not find any cave entrance.

While wondering, a bunch of vines clinging to the smooth cliff suddenly came alive and moved to the left, exposing the cave blocked by the vines.

Gao Fei quickly flew to the entrance of the cave and found a protruding platform that was just enough for him to stand on. He landed, turned back into human form, and walked into the depths of the dark cave with a little trepidation.

Behind him, the activated vines moved back to their original positions, like a natural door, sealing the entrance to the cave.

The blood eagles chased after them, but could not find any trace of their prey. With their low intelligence, they could not see through the camouflage net constructed by the vines. They chirped and made a fuss for a while, but finally returned empty-handed.

Gao Fei groped forward in the dark cave, smelling a strong smell of herbs, and his doubts grew deeper and deeper.

Not far away, a light suddenly appeared in front of him.

A closer look revealed that it was four intertwined and dancing light balls, each as big as an adult's fist, as if they were specially designed to provide him with lighting.

"Is this... 'Dancing Lights'?"

The light balls flying in the air reminded Gao Fei of a 0-ring spell.

Under the guidance of the light balls, they walked forward for a distance and finally reached the end of the cave.

Illuminated by the light balls, Gao Fei saw a spacious cave in front of him, with rough pottery placed against the wall, and bottles and jars filled with various herbs.

In the center of the cave, there stood a huge owl, five meters tall from head to toe. It stood there quietly, staring at Gao Fei with a pair of round and big eyes that sparkled in the dark.

Gao Fei was startled when he saw the giant owl for the first time. He stopped and drew his pistol.

"Don't be afraid, young man. I have no hostility towards you."

The giant owl suddenly spoke, and his voice was exactly the same as that of the older woman who had telepathically communicated with Gao Fei before.

Gao Fei breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the giant owl carefully. He found that her eyes were very gentle and full of wisdom, giving people an impression of elegance and kindness.

He quietly opened the star disk to investigate. It turned out that this giant owl was a large magical beast of the "neutral good" camp, and even had 5 druid levels. No wonder it could cast spells to control vines and create magical light sources.

"Young man, I may make you feel uncomfortable when I talk to you in this form, so..."

The giant owl opposite Gao Fei was surrounded by golden light, and its body shrank rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a white-haired old woman. Her big and bright eyes and hooked nose vaguely showed the characteristics of a giant owl. Although her appearance was hardly kind, her eyes were very gentle.

Gao Fei calmed down and bowed to her respectfully.

"Dear Madam, how should I address you?"

"My name is Olivia, and I am a sky druid who is practicing. I came to this world with the magic tide two years ago." The old woman replied with a smile.

"Sky druid" is the "wind druid" among the four elemental druids.

"Madam Olivia, does that mean you have been living in seclusion here for two years?" Gao Fei was secretly surprised.

According to the archives of the Heavenly Palace, there have been many silver flashes in the ancient history of Blue Star, causing the concentration of magic to soar, and once approaching the high magic world.

In those long-ago times, there were many extraordinary people active on the historical stage in both the East and the West, leaving behind many legends that seem incredible today.