Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 699 Bird Genius
It's easy to see that this giant bird doesn't live a frugal life; it just tears the lid off a can and throws it aside without even glancing at it.

Thus, Milo was able to see the giant bird in its entirety and witness its subsequent ferocious acts.

Its eyes have pure black stripes, like a black blindfold, making it almost impossible to see its eyes, and naturally making it difficult to detect the gaze of this apex predator.

What followed was a solo performance by the male bird undergoing piercing.

Currently, Milo is located in the upper-middle part of a grove of giant trees growing in a high mountain region. The trunks of these trees are so thick that they can easily be mistaken for mountain peaks. Their dimensions are larger than any of the civilization buildings in Milo's memory. Perhaps only the spires in the ancient Gorgon city in the underground world that lead directly to the Enchanted Forest can compare with it, no, they still cannot compare.

laugh…

Given the size of this giant bird, it could easily swallow one or even two adults whole with its beak open. However, it did not do so, but instead used a more cruel method.

Many sharp thorns grow at the forks and ends of the branches.

Although they are called spikes, they are more like wooden stakes as thick as a bowl to humans with small bodies.

Milo, hiding under the "can lid," witnessed firsthand how the slaves in the warehouse were dragged out one by one and hung on these spikes.

Yes, the kind that goes straight through the torso.

The screams didn't last long, because the giant bird would pull the trophy from the tip of the spikes to the middle part, about the size of a bowl, and the person would be completely dead by then.

However, even after the screams subsided, the sound of the ribcage and internal organs being crushed and torn could still be heard, which was even more chilling.

This behavior of poultry is nothing more than to make it easier to tear food during the eating process, and it can also be regarded as a means of food storage.

Moreover, the giant bird in front of them seemed to have some kind of collecting habit, as there were many "objects" from the civilized world piled up at the base of its huge tree branch.

There are quite a few "canned goods" like today, but more often they are brightly colored architectural structures, as well as some uniquely shaped broken stone carvings and monuments, and even human boats and wooden houses. These spoils are carefully arranged and stacked by it with bird aesthetics to decorate its dwelling.

Such a ostentatious display of food reserves and a refined living environment suggests that this person must be a bachelor, oh, a single bird.

Yes, that's how it attracts the opposite sex.

That's why, even though this guy could easily swallow all the food whole, he chooses to hang it up one by one.

Milo noticed some spikes in the distance with fragmented humanoid skeletons hanging from them; those were the ones that had been too precious to eat and had eventually rotted and weathered away.

Moreover, judging from their skeletal structure, these "people" are much taller than Milo, with a typical individual height of about 1.5 times or more that of an average human. Therefore, those spikes might be a relatively suitable size for their species...

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Milo planned to hide under the can lid, where there was enough stench of slaves to cover his own smell, and then figure out how to escape after dark.

Even in the Dreamland, there are few cities that never sleep like the Eternal Kingdom. Although there is no sunlight here, the celestial light still changes periodically, and there is also day and night.

Based on the fragmented information received earlier, this place is likely Inganok, known for its darkness and cold, where the nights should theoretically be even longer, so Milo has a chance to leave.

Of course, these are all just ideas at the moment.

In his current state, how Milo will leave this ancient tree remains a huge problem.

The good news is that after being brought to this high-altitude area, Milo's condition has improved to some extent, mainly in terms of his mental state.

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However, it didn't get dark.

Milo, however, was greeted by two other giant birds.

This made his already anxious heart grow even colder.

First, there was a small, grayish-brown giant bird that perched arrogantly on a horizontal tree branch, head held high and chest puffed out, its gaze mostly fixed on the vast, misty sky. It had no sense of being a guest in someone else's home and was quite haughty.

It was clearly a female, at least on the surface. Another giant bird that followed was carrying a large, plump argali sheep in its beak. This animal was similar in size to the local resident, with glossy fur and intricate markings, especially its eye stripes, which were not entirely black but had a blue sheen when illuminated.

It placed the dead argali sheep in front of the female and nudged it towards her with its beak.

However, the female pretended to look around at the scenery as if nothing had happened, completely ignoring the argali sheep and the blue-striped giant bird.

...

As for the homeowner, Black Stripes...

How could one possibly tolerate someone courting their love right at their doorstep?

It darted out of the nest in one stride, came to the female, and danced with its wings, showing off its dance moves and inviting the lady to enjoy the fresh ingredients it had just laid out to dry that day.

This guy put on a really energetic performance; the wind from his big wings almost sent Milo flying off the tree trunk, can lid and all.

They began to fawn over them, displaying their beauty, dance moves, living conditions, and so on.

Of course, the final victor will be decided by force.

They've rehearsed for most of their lives for those few seconds of exhilarating pleasure they've been longing for, and now that they've reached this crucial moment, there's no turning back.

Thus, a thrilling duel unfolded high in the sky.

Black and blue stripes tumbled and rolled through the clouds, their cries and feathers falling intermittently. They were going all out to ensure that their stripe color genes could be passed on smoothly.

...

Meanwhile, the female, whose fur appeared dull and whose appearance was somewhat drab, leisurely began to enjoy the food offered to her while watching her suitors fight for her. Every move she made was extremely elegant.

……

It's not hard to tell that the two birds high in the sky are licking birds.

What's hard to tell is that the one on the tree trunk is not female.

...

Well, this guy isn't a female bird at all; he's a thin, poorly colored male. It's just that these physical characteristics combined happen to resemble those of a female bird.

Judging from its behavior and demeanor, its acting skills are already quite superb, and even its calls are very different from those of the males.

This guy is a repeat offender.

That is, using one's "beauty" to get free food from the birds.

Good guy, really good guy.

Talented... oh no, I mean, a genius...

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As for how Milo knew this, it's actually quite simple.

Although he fell from being a half-CCD member back to the ranks of ordinary people, the instinct to devour fear is etched into his soul.

Even though his soul was extremely weak at this moment, he was still able to capture the deepest fear in the hearts of living beings.

The imposter pretending to be female is most afraid of its true gender being exposed. Even as a repeat offender, it can't help but occasionally imagine the tragic end it will suffer if it accidentally falls into a trap.

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(End of this chapter)