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Chapter 1214 - 1214 499 Taming the Giant Eagle_2

Chapter 1214: Chapter 499: Taming the Giant Eagle_2 Chapter 1214: Chapter 499: Taming the Giant Eagle_2 Then there was its species; Wang Tao didn’t know much about animals and had no idea what kind of eagle it was. It told Wang Tao that the old man used to call it a Golden Eagle…

“So it’s a Golden Eagle, no wonder it’s so big…”

Wang Tao took another look at the Golden Eagle’s fur. Previously, because it had been in the sky while Wang Tao and the others were on the ground, it had appeared black. Now, from a closer look, the Golden Eagle’s fur was actually somewhat brown, nearly the same as the Golden Eagles that Wang Tao had seen on television before.

After thinking it over, Wang Tao decided to trust the Golden Eagle.

Communicating with spiritual power had one advantage: it could discern whether the other party was lying. He felt that the Golden Eagle probably wasn’t deceiving him unless its spiritual power was stronger than his, but that clearly wasn’t possible, otherwise, the Golden Eagle would have already used its spiritual power to resist.

However, just to be safe, Wang Tao still asked one last question.

“Was your previous master really killed by zombies? And not by you?”

It wasn’t strange for Wang Tao to think this, especially since the Golden Eagle had said it was trapped by its previous master, who had caught it and even starved it for seven to eight days. Maybe it harbored some hatred towards its former master… If it really had killed its previous master, then Wang Tao would need to reconsider things.

The Golden Eagle immediately offered an explanation.

After listening, Wang Tao felt somewhat enlightened yet couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.

The Golden Eagle said, although it had been captured by its previous master, it didn’t hate him. Because when it was still wild, it often went from hungry to full, always wary of poachers who might kill it. But since it had been with its former master, it had never gone hungry and didn’t have to worry about poachers anymore. If it weren’t for the apocalypse, it could have had a peaceful second half of its life.

So it was more grateful than anything else. After its former master died, it had grieved for a long time…

Moreover, the Golden Eagle not only didn’t kill its master, but it had also never eaten humans.

Because it had seen the previous owner’s wife turn into a zombie and bite the master to death, who then turned into a zombie and tried to bite it too. It didn’t know if humans carried a virus; it didn’t want to turn into a zombie Golden Eagle.

So even though it vaguely felt that “zombies must not be eaten, but humans probably can be,” it didn’t want to take the risk.

This also resolved one of Wang Tao’s doubts—no wonder the Golden Eagle didn’t have a trace of internal impurity; it had protected itself very well, not even coming into contact with any virus, let alone other impurities.

However, this left Wang Tao with another question.

“Since you don’t eat humans, why were you always chasing after me?”

Hearing this, the Golden Eagle expressed its grievance. It wasn’t chasing Wang Tao, but the golden fruit in Wang Tao’s hand.

It was attracted by the scent of the golden fruit.

Then it saw Wang Tao and his group emerging from the rift. It hadn’t expected to encounter Wang Tao again. It had no interest in Wang Tao but was interested in the golden fruit in his hand.

Although it couldn’t find the golden fruit right away, it had seen Blacky!

The Golden Eagle hadn’t eaten for several days, so it thought of catching Blacky to fill its stomach. It planned to find Wang Tao again after eating since it could smell the scent of the golden fruit on him again… All of this seemed well thought out, but it ended up being countered by Wang Tao right at the start.

“You want to eat this, huh…”

Wang Tao flipped his hand, and a golden Awakening Fruit appeared.

Eating the Awakening Fruit had one benefit: “Non-human consumption beyond Level 3 minorly increases constitution”; evidently, the Golden Eagle wanted this.

“Eat it.”

Wang Tao directly threw the fruit to the Golden Eagle.

Compared to the size of the Golden Eagle’s beak, the Awakening Fruit was as small as a sesame seed. But the Golden Eagle was extremely excited, as if it had tasted a delicacy from the human world, and its exhausted expression became much more spirited immediately.

This made the Golden Eagle feel that surrendering was indeed the right choice, as it might not have to starve again!

“Want to eat more?”

Wang Tao took out another Awakening Fruit.

“Peep~”

The Golden Eagle felt tempted but shook its head.

The fruit needed time to digest; eating them consecutively would be wasteful.

“Okay, then keep this for later, and eat it another time.”

Wang Tao smiled, then added:

“What was your name before? Shall I give you a new one? Alright, I’ll call you Xiao Jin.”

“Peep~”

Wang Tao felt that the Golden Eagle was very satisfied, so he asked:

“Can you still fly?”

He had been communicating with the Golden Eagle when the curse effect on it had already disappeared.

“Chirp—”

“Good. Then let’s go, come back home with me to heal.”

Wang Tao jumped onto the back of the Golden Eagle, which flapped its wings and slowly ascended. Then it suddenly accelerated, disappearing into the heavy snow.

Since there was no windshield on the back of the Golden Eagle, Wang Tao was not used to the fierce wind hitting his face, and he instinctively grabbed the eagle’s feathers, barely able to keep his eyes open.

Fortunately, Wang Tao had a strong constitution, far beyond that of an ordinary human. After adapting a bit, he quickly got used to the environment and widened his eyes.

Feeling the snowflakes hitting his body and the piercing cold wind in his face, Wang Tao felt exhilarated, much more exhilarating than flying a plane!

“It feels great! But fly a bit slower, let me find the way…”

Wang Tao and the Golden Eagle had been fighting all the way, and the eagle itself did not know where they had ended up, only remembering flying generally south.

Wang Tao asked the Golden Eagle to fly slower, while he looked at the offline map and compass, also observing the environment below… After some turmoil, Wang Tao finally found a landmark.

“Wow, we’ve flown so far! No wonder I couldn’t contact anyone with the Perception Ring…”

Wang Tao immediately directed the Golden Eagle toward Changhe Base. Before long, he saw a majestic black city emerge amidst the icy wilderness.

“This speed is really fast!”

Wang Tao exclaimed, and then used the Perception Ring again.

“Sister-in-law, are you all okay?”

“Wang Tao! We’re all fine, we just entered the city! Cheng Yiyi has already contacted the committee, and the Six Major Legions are preparing to go out and look for you. Where are you? Are you okay?”

Ding Yuqin’s voice carried a hint of crying.

This situation was different from before; previously, Wang Tao’s adventures were always assured. But this time, she didn’t know if Wang Tao was certain, she only knew that if the Giant Eagle had taken Wang Tao into the sky, even if the eagle died, Wang Tao might also fall to his death!

This had nothing to do with Wang Tao’s capabilities; it was purely because Wang Tao did not have the ability to fly, so everyone was worried about accidents.

“Of course, I’m fine. As for where I am… look up.”

…

Inside the base, Ding Yuqin and her group had just passed through security not long ago.

Cheng Yiyi had just contacted the committee and briefly explained Wang Tao’s situation.

The committee had only just learned that Wang Tao had reached Level 5!

Hearing that Wang Tao had fought with the Giant Eagle and was taken away flying, they immediately decisively dispatched legions to search for Wang Tao.

This was the principal of Awakeners School, the top combat power within the base! They would definitely try to rescue him, even at the cost of sacrifices!

Ding Yuqin and the other women’s eyes were somewhat red. They were preparing to go out with the army to search for Wang Tao when they suddenly received his message.

This made Ding Yuqin cry tears of joy, shouting:

“Wang Tao is back! He’s fine!”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, then immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They knew Wang Tao had contacted them using the Perception Ring.

“Where is he?”

Cheng Yiyi asked anxiously.

“He… told us to look up?”

Ding Yuqin was a bit puzzled but still instinctively looked up.

The others looked up as well, then saw a dark silhouette descending from the sky.

“That’s… the Giant Eagle! It’s attacking the base!”

“Wait! There seems to be someone standing on the back of the Giant Eagle…”

“Is that… Wang Tao?!”

“Damn! What’s going on!”