Chico Bird.

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While Moesat group was moving one hill after another and they arrived near to the mine entrance.

"Dad, there is something buried deep in the ground, I could only sense a trace of it but I am not sure exactly where it is."

Lu Lu told Moesat 'something', it mean she did not know what was it.

"Should we go into the mine and look for it now?" Moesat asked question back.

"No, not now, we needed to investigate about Chico birds first. May be, that 'thing' could also be a trap for us, if we made a wrong step our life would be in danger."

Their situation for them now is in the unknown dangerous situation, and if they are going after another unknown thing, that would make them more dangerous on their lives.

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At that time five hundred group was already reach fifteen miles inside of the rocky place, and Moesat group followed them by five mile behind.

People were getting relax, some people even thought that chico birds were already left this place.

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"They are coming."

Lu Lu said it. Moesat stopped and he looked at where Lu Lu pointed but he could see nothing.

Because of Moesat sudden stopped from moving, some other people who were following five hundred people got alerted and watch the place where Moesat was looking.

Moesat knew that the Chico birds were coming but he could not shout to alarm these five hundred people.

If he shout very loud and these birds would notice them too.

Moesat came here to investigate, and they were trying hide, they did not come here for showing off, so he could not shout and alarm other.

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As for five hundred people, they were mercenaries, so they do their job with their life. All of their life and dead should be rely on themselves.

If someone could not take responsibility even for their own life, and they should not do this kind of job. And they should run back to safe city and stay there like other citizens.

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And the ambushed from Chico Birds started,

Moesat looked at the Chico birds where Lu Lu pointed,

There were around two hundred of them, all birds were at high Metal Forming stage or Metal Core stage. All were very strong.

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Chico Birds,

Chico Birds are look like an Egale but they have longer and stronger, neck and legs than an egale,

Their head were same like Eagle. Their legs have same like Eagle claws, these were not for running but these were for attacking.

They have a big body size and it is same size of human body, but it got the shape of Eagle,

Their wings are big but this could not enough for the chico birds to fly like other birds. Because their body weight is not light.

They have very strong muscular body, so they were heavy. And their feather were strong too.

With the Metal form, normal weapon could be very hard to penetrated to hurt their body.

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They were attacking human with their claws, their wings and their beak.

Their attacks and movement were fast because of their wings. They wings could not fly very high or fly very long time in the air like eagle.

But they could fly short time in the air and they could glide in the air. Within the rocky place, that place become their domain.

They dive down from the one hill and attack on human and they flew back on another hill.

Their legs and claws were so strong that could penetrated into the metal rock. So these birds could stay everywhere in this rocky place.

They could stay on the surface of the middle of horizontal straight cliff by grabbing the rock surface.

Their attacks were not only with the physical, they made wind blown up the sand and dust to cover up human version.

And there were also some wind ability attack on human. Like wind arrows, wind shot.

They were attacking on human like a hit and run.

That make a lot causality on human side but that mercenaries did not just let chico birds attack on them.

Mercenaries formed a small group by group and they attacks back at the birds.

When birds were attacking on them, a shield user would make their defence and other attacker were attacking the chico birds on their blind point.

As the human number were more than two time higher than Chico birds, and slowly chico birds were losing.

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"We thought there were too many chico birds, but look like these chico birds were losing. If we did not go and fight now, we could not get a reward."

While saying, some people who were following five hundred people rushed out from their hidden place to the battle ground.

For Moesat group, even if they rush out and kill some birds, they would not get any reward for that. Because they did not even take the quest yet.

That is the down side of the caution for Moesat group.

There were still some other people too who did not rush out but still hidden.

Ji Soke and lone wolf Hai Jin were still hidden too.

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So, Moesat group is staying there hidden and studying on Chico Birds movements, and they noticed that these birds were very good at eyes sight and hearing.

Within the rocky place domain these birds are a king of this place.

But the quantity different between human and Beast. And the sun, which is out in the sky, that de-buff the power of the Moon beast.

Moon beast were losing war and now,

Chico birds were running back into deeper place of rocky mountain range. And mercenaries were running after them.

And Moesat group were following and going up to high hill to watch them.

When mercenaries and Chico birds reached to a high mountain range….

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At that time….

Lu Lu shout in urgent,

"Dad run."

With the shout, Moesat did not think too much, he turn back and run as fast as he could with Areum.

And without knowing why, lone wolf Hai Jin run after Moesat too. All other were in puzzle about Moesat group running back.

Even Ji Soke did not move and looking at them in confuse.

That confuse happen to Moesat and Areum too, but they did not slow down a bit.

While running Moesat asked Lu Lu and Lu Lu told him...

"There were many Moon beast at least two thousand were hidden behind that Mountain, there were many weapon forming stage and one weapon ability stage."

Moesat retold back to Areum and looked back while running, but they could not see any Moon beast yet.

Lu Lu said these were 'Moon beasts' because she could not see what kind of Moon beasts were hidden behind the mountain.

Ji Soke and other people around there heard that too but they did not see any too.

They did not run and they were looking at Moesat group running in scorn. They all think that is a coward people reaction.

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All the five hundred mercenaries were still chasing after Chico birds, and some people were still watching the winning war with ease.

But soon, there were many Chico birds came out up from the mountain and all glide down from high mountain.

After that they started their attack on five hundred warriors.

No long after these Chico birds second ambush group came out, the whole five mile around were fill up with Chico birds.

Now all five hundred mercenaries and all other were running away without looking back but...

In a very quick way, all human were took down by chico birds in a few minutes.

It is very hard to escape from Chico birds domain.

After that these Chico birds chased all other people around in the rocky place.

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Moesat tried to run as fast as he could from the start, his running speed is around 20 meter per second.

Moesat could not use the storming step ability yet, that he learnt it a few weeks ago because that ability is so hard to learn it.

Not only him, even Areum could not used it yet.

So they both run as much as they could, while using Diamond Angel dance movement.

They jump sometime, they kick on the hill wall and jump one hill or big rock after another.

So at the time of five hundred warriors took down, Moesat already reach ten mile in straight line.

Moesat could not see what was happen back there but Lu Lu is looking at it while she was flying.

Chico birds group were like a tide, they were chasing after all people, every slow people become their food.

It is not a fight in a war, it is like many hunters hunt on their preys.

There were one thing mystery in it, there were too many Chico birds and they could attack these five hundred people at the start of rocky place.

And the Chico birds could even come and kill the whole mining town.

So why did they lure the warriors into deep in the rocky place.

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Moesat group did not get the answer but they did not stop running for thinking about it.

One person after another, people got hunted down by Chico birds. And slowly these birds approached near Moesat group.

Moesat group could get out from rocky place a few minute before Chico Birds catch up with them,

Their escape from rocky place is clear escape, it was not a narrow escape. That is because of their cautiousness and their effort.

But they did not stop running after they escape from rocky place, they continue running. As the Chico Birds could catch up with them if they stop.

While they were running Moesat talk to Areum,

"Noona, we would go an inform about this to Mekok town and take some children with us before leaving. And we will go back to Ji city."

Areum nodded her head as she knew that was very dangerous to stay in Mekok town.

"Moesat..."

Someone shouted from behind and Moesat looked back.

And he saw lone wolf Hai Jin.

"Because of you I still alive, thank you."

Hai Jin gave respect to Moesat and he run off to another direction.

Actually he did not need to say 'thank' to Moesat but he did, and Moesat just nodded his head to accept it without saying anything back.

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Soon Moesat group arrived back at the Mekok town, and they stopped at the open space where mercenaries were gathered before.

Because of their name were known by many people, the news of they got back into town were spread out.

Soon Mekok town head and guild master arrived to there and so as many other town people.

Moesat explained what was happened and they told town people that they were going to leave the town to Ji city.

And Moesat offered the town people to come with them, so that they could guard the town people while on the way to Ji city.

But all people have their own thought.

Some did not believe as only one Moesat group were there, they wanted to hear the information from other group too.

And some did not want to leave the town. Some said they should not be coward and run away.

They also rejected Moesat offer to run away back to the Ji city.

People have their own choice and decision, forcing them to leave the town is not right thing.

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After telling the information, Moesat group were trying to get some carriage. They bought it with high price, as the important time the price of carriage went up.

Moesat group took some old and weak people, including some children who wanted to go with them.

But Moesat did not force anyone.

When they were ready and about to leave,

Some people who went to rocky place escaped back to town, they were very few of them.

And all were injured and all of them were cover with blood and dust.

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From these people, they got one important information that these Chico Birds were not chasing after them after they escaped from rocky place.

Because of that information, some people who were about to leave with Moesat group were now refused to leave.

And Moesat group felt relieved from danger of Chico birds too but they did not change their decision of leaving the Mekok town.