The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 290 Red-eyed Birds
"Alright! Senior, I'm really leaving this time!"

After bidding farewell to her senior, Moran embarked on her journey once more, flying towards the mountains and forests inside the swamp.

The further you fly, the more streams and rivers you'll see.

The forests inside the swamp seem to have been influenced by the swamp as well, with abundant water resources and water-loving plants such as banyan trees growing there.

It's a pity that I never encountered the same lake island where Senior Renee lived again.

Moreover, the streams, rivers, and lakes we've encountered so far are not deep enough to stop wild animals.

However, there didn't seem to be many large wild animals in this mountain forest to begin with. Moran flew for several hours, covering most of the mountain forest outside the northeast corner of the Green Swamp. The gray fog on the map had dissipated, but he didn't encounter a single one.

There are especially many birds in the forest. When you fly over the sky, you can see birds rising and falling in the forest and hear their chirping.

However, Moran was not worried. She had already heard from her senior that there were no giant flying beasts in this forest.

At most, there are only some medium-sized flying beasts.

In fact, there are not many giant flying beasts in any mountainous or forested areas, and even fewer that live in groups.

When she first explored the inner area on her own, riding a broomstick, she was warned to be careful of giant flying beasts damaging the broomstick—another trap set by the Dean.

After exploring for a while, most little witches will find that they rarely encounter large numbers of giant flying beasts.

Most of them have their own territory, and at most live in small groups.

Moran was cautious because she initially entered through the Lone Peak Forest, which was the only place inhabited by numerous giant flying beasts.

She doesn't have to worry too much about encountering up to three giant flying beasts while flying now; she can deal with them on her broomstick, let alone medium-sized flying beasts.

Wild beasts are not magical beasts; they rely entirely on physical attacks, and often, large size equates to combat strength.

Her shield could easily block medium-sized beasts, and even a large group wouldn't bother her much.

Moreover, most medium-sized flying beasts feed on plants, wild fruits, or fish and small animals, so they have little effect on Moran.

So I felt safe enough to explore the forest on my broomstick.

The gray fog on the academy map will only dissipate when she has clearly seen or walked through places.

Riding a broom offers a better view and is definitely more efficient for exploration than walking in the forest.

She was still in this forest on the eastern side of the green swamp, not close to the yellow sand and quite far from the green grassland.

In terms of distance, it is neither suitable nor convenient to choose as a place to live.

Therefore, Moran spends most of his time in this area searching for magical plants.

When Moran encounters a magical plant that can be harvested multiple times, he will mark it on the map so that he can come back to pick it again when it is ripe.

The progress of alchemy magic is increased by these materials.

Just as Moran spotted a large patch of ripe Dewdrop flowers on the meadow in the forest ahead, and was about to happily land to collect them, she habitually glanced at the surrounding woods and met a pair of bright red eyes.

The owner of the eyes let out a sharp cry, and the next moment, a large flock of red-eyed, black-feathered birds, each the size of a calf, flew out of the woods.

There were at least twenty or thirty of them, and when they took flight, they formed a dark, dense mass.

Information about this bird immediately came to Moran's mind. "Red-eyed bird, a medium-sized carnivorous flying beast, prefers to eat creatures of similar or slightly smaller size. It is stubborn and relentless, and once it has chosen its prey, it will not easily give up..."

Humans and witches happen to be within the optimal hunting range of the red-eyed bird.

Moran immediately realized that he had been chosen as prey!
It's another kind of bird that won't give up easily. Even if you kill the leader, they're unlikely to back down. She has to be prepared to take care of the whole flock.

Fighting on the ground, without knowing if there are other wild animals in the nearby forest, is less desirable than fighting in the air.

Moran immediately turned his flying broom around and sped up to create distance between them.

She flew very fast, but she wasn't flustered.

Because the red-eyed bird doesn't fly very fast, she wasn't worried at all about being caught up.

As long as they can't catch her, she can slowly take care of them.

After creating some distance, she paused and turned back to release three golden arrows.

It accurately shot into the eyes of the three red-eyed birds in front.

Then immediately accelerate the flight, and after increasing the distance, repeat the same method.

I flew several kilometers with this flock of red-eyed birds, shooting down a few here and there.

Each time the Golden Arrow Technique is unleashed, it takes the lives of three Red-Eyed Birds.

Her current magic levels in each element are not high enough to be effective against multiple enemies, so this is the only way to deal with them safely and reliably.

She learned the metal magic the earliest, has the highest proficiency, and is at the highest level. The Golden Arrow spell is currently her highest-level spell, and she can only release a maximum of three arrows at a time.

Moran finally dealt with the last three red-eyed birds when he flew over a huge lake.

This time, they were shot in the eyes, and as they fell, she used levitation to stop their corpses.

We don't know if we can find the others, but we can't let these few go to waste.

It is said that the wings of the red-eyed bird, which are often marinated in the sap of the black-leaved tree, are a rare delicacy when roasted.

They made her waste so much time, and she had no idea where they had flown to by now. She had to taste them to make it worthwhile.

As the carcass of the red-eyed bird floated upwards, a huge wave suddenly surged in the lake below, and a giant water python leaped out of the water and bit it.

Moran's three red-eyed birds were reduced to only one and a half.

But she couldn't care less about roasting the wings at that moment; she immediately increased the flight altitude of the flying broom.

Sure enough, the giant water python that had fallen into the water leaped out of the water again, its eyes filled with a strong appetite for the red-eyed bird and Moran.

Moran released the half of the red-eyed bird and plugged its beak.

By the time it leaped up again, Moran was already high in the sky, and no matter how hard the giant water python tried to leap, it couldn't splash a single drop of water onto her.

Moran, still shaken, hovered high in the sky, shrunk the last red-eyed bird to its side, put it in his bag, and then flew back to land.

Thankfully, the carcass of the red-eyed bird held things back; otherwise, if the giant water python lurking in the water had suddenly attacked, her flying broom might have been ruined!
I had no idea there was such a big creature in this lake. Senior Lilith had never mentioned it either, perhaps because we hadn't encountered it.

The lake must be deep to be able to hold such a giant water python, unlike the other lakes we've seen.