Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

Chapter 229 Execution of Sky Eagle
The trainer looked panicked and shouted sharply, "What the hell are you all standing there for!"

The other officers also stood there in a daze, their faces filled with astonishment.

The Sky Eagle was their close partner who fought side by side. Their long-term relationship had already fostered a deep friendship between them. Most of these officers were high-level mages with extraordinary strength, and almost all of them had their own Sky Eagle.

As a military mage, who hasn't experienced countless battles on the back of a sky eagle to get to where he is today?

However, they never expected that the pressure from the monarch-level creature would be so terrifying that even the Sky Eagle, who had been carefully trained by the military since childhood and obeyed orders like a loyal soldier, would surrender in an instant under its domineering aura...

Under the pressure of that monarch-level creature, the originally loyal Sky Eagle began to show signs of rebellion.

"What are you still hesitating about? Do you want to watch the fortress being completely destroyed? Quickly get rid of these rebellious Sky Eagles!" Seeing the officers' reluctant expressions and even unwillingness in their hearts, the trainer became furious and shouted loudly.

In the army, obeying orders is a soldier's duty and there is no room for hesitation!
"Kill, kill them!" The young military commander gritted his teeth and finally made this extremely cruel decision.

Although he was reluctant, for the sake of the overall situation, these Sky Eagles that might rebel must die, and he must not let them turn against him!

These officers would hesitate at the first word of the animal trainer, but the words of this young military commander would mean obedience.

In an instant, blood splattered and feathers scattered in the air...

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On the ninth watchtower of Xise City, a seventeen-year-old boy sat leisurely on the edge of the tower, and wherever he looked, he saw the blue sky.

He was playing a piccolo leisurely. The melodious flute sound flowed slowly, carrying a unique country charm, as if it could bring a moment of peace to people's hearts.

As the flute sounded, a gray-white adult eagle flew out rapidly from a nearby grove and landed happily beside the boy.

The young man gently stroked the eagle's head, his mouth corners slightly raised, and said with a hint of doting: "Gray, where did you go to steal rabbits again? Is it because the food in the fortress doesn't suit your taste, or is it that the hateful trainer bullied you again? Okay, okay, I know he despises your bloodline and always deliberately makes things difficult for you. In my opinion, you are no worse than any other eagle. My brother has said so too. When I have the chance, I will definitely make you a delicious meal."

"Yi~~~~~~~~!" The gray-white sky eagle seemed to completely understand what the boy said. It nodded repeatedly, its eyes full of intimacy.

The man and the eagle were playing and laughing on the watchtower for a while, when suddenly, a piercing alarm sound broke the tranquility of the fortress, and then the whole fortress was in commotion. Teams of military mages quickly assembled, dressed neatly, and were urgently transferred to the front line.

"What happened?" The young man sitting on the watchtower asked loudly to a communications personnel below.

"Wang Xiaojun, what are you still doing sitting there? Hurry up and hide inside the fortress! With your small body, be careful not to be taken away and eaten by the White Demon Eagle!" the communicator responded loudly.

"It's okay, I have Hui to protect me." Wang Xiaojun said confidently.

At this moment, a tall, thin man with pockmarks on his face walked over quickly. He looked up at the young man on the tower and ordered in a tough tone: "Still protecting you? The army has just issued an order to execute the Sky Eagle you raised immediately. Execute it immediately!"

"What did you say? How could the army issue such an order!" Wang Xiaojun widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

The Sky Eagles are trained from a young age and not only do they have a deep bond with the team, they also serve as the flying foundation for air combat in the military.

Without the Sky Eagle, it would be like they had lost their loved ones. Without the Sky Eagle, they would not be able to fight the demons in the air at all.

The pockmarked man shouted again impatiently, "A monarch-level magic eagle has appeared in Xiling. The first batch of sky eagles that went to fight have rebelled and started attacking the military magician. Now the situation is that all the sky eagles in the fortress are about to rebel! What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear that you will be executed immediately? Those who disobey my order will be punished by military law!"

Wang Xiaojun was shocked. He slowly turned his head and looked at the gray eagle beside him that had not yet fully matured...

How could he kill it with his own hands? He simply couldn't do it!

The gray eagle was the only gift left to him by his elder brother who had died. He had taken good care of it since it was young and raised it all the way. To Wang Xiaojun, this gray eagle was not only a celestial eagle, but also his most important companion and the most precious thing in the world.

"Hmph, a sky eagle of hybrid bloodline like this shouldn't have stayed in the army." The pockmarked-faced animal trainer snorted disdainfully, but kept observing the grey eagle calmly... To put it nicely, this grey eagle was of impure bloodline, but to put it bluntly, it was a day-old hybrid.

It will never be possible to match the Sky Eagle of true bloodline.

But this gray eagle surprised the pockmarked face again. The performance of this gray eagle was different from those manic sky eagles he had just seen...

"No!" Wang Xiaojun looked at Gray Eagle, his lips bitten white, and he suddenly blew the piccolo hard.

Hearing the sharp sound of the flute, Gray Eagle seemed to have received an order. He exuded a resolute military temperament and his eyes were full of absolute obedience.

As another piccolo sounded, it spread its wings, stirred up a whirlwind, and soared into the sky at an extremely fast speed.

Although it is not fully mature and its wings are not full enough, its flying speed is in no way inferior to that of an orthodox sky eagle.

Soon, its gray figure turned into a small dot and disappeared into the distant forest, never to be seen again.

What Wang Xiaojun didn't know was that the flame on the pockmarked beast trainer's hand had dissipated from its condensed state...

The pockmarked man confirmed his thoughts.

This gray eagle is different from the sky eagles. Because the sky eagles have already rebelled, the higher-ups have specifically stated that if their masters can't bear it, then they, the trainers and messengers, will take action...

But he discovered that this gray eagle showed no signs of rebellion...

The pockmarked animal trainer thought about it and decided not to report it.

But he still had to pretend to avoid others causing trouble for Wang Xiaojun.

He seemed furious. He pointed his finger at Wang Xiaojun and cursed: "You unwanted little bastard, how dare you defy military law! You are just like that bastard Sky Eagle, you don't deserve to stay in the army! Do you know how big a mistake you have made? If it rebels after you let it go, it will attack our fortress together with the group of White Magic Eagles! You are bringing disaster to the fortress! You are bringing disaster to the entire city of Hangzhou!!"

The young boy Wang Xiaojun lowered his head silently, without saying a word, his heart full of pain and helplessness.

He didn't understand why such a cruel decision was made, nor did he know what terrible thing had happened.

He and Gray Eagle depend on each other for survival and have a deep relationship. Let alone military punishment, even if his life was in danger, he would never do such a cruel thing.

After the pockmarked trainer left, Wang Xiaojun finally raised his head slowly.

He looked around the entire huge fortress, but was horrified to find that large pieces of white feathers mixed with blood were flying wildly in the air.

Wang Xiaojun now understood that almost all the Sky Eagles in the entire Western Fortress were dead...

In the menagerie not far away, eagles were lying in a pool of blood. They were struggling in pain, their eyes full of desire for life and confusion towards humans.

They let out shrill screams, and the sounds were like sharp blades piercing into the boy's heart.

Each and every sky eagle represents the hard work of his eldest brother, but now they are falling one by one before him.

What made him feel even more sad was that they did not fall at the hands of their enemies, but at the hands of the trainers who had once taken good care of them.

He didn't dare to look anymore and closed his eyes tightly. Tears welled up in his eyes but never fell.

At this moment, his heart seemed to be full of holes. There were no tears on his face, but his heart was bleeding.

(End of this chapter)