Chapter 152: The Benevolent Roc

Looking at the five dark purple pigmen surrounding him, Qin Fei already had some guesses in mind.

These "pigmen" that had appeared around Qin Fei and the others—whether it was the pigman butler or the attendants—were likely not the actual individuals themselves.

The pigmen within the royal palace had not undergone any mutations.

After all, for so many pigmen to become infected and mutate in such a short span of time was virtually impossible.

Not only that.

These dark purple pigmen could merge into the black fog at any moment, and the black fog could generate new pigmen anywhere and at any time.

From this characteristic, it was quite obvious that these so-called "pigman monsters" were created by this patch of black fog.

If one viewed this black fog as a single entity, then these mutated "pigmen" within the fog were merely monsters conjured up by the fog itself.

Qin Fei estimated that as long as this black fog did not dissipate, the monsters within the fog could be continuously generated.

If he continued to fight these things, even if Qin Fei wasn't killed by them, he would definitely be exhausted to death.

He had to figure out a way to walk out of this black fog!

Qin Fei carefully analyzed the current situation.

First of all, his skill, Shadow Form, certainly wouldn't yield good results.

After activating Shadow Form, although Qin Fei would not be subjected to any attacks, his movement speed would also slow down in this state.

Moreover, Qin Fei currently had no idea about the coverage area of this thick fog.

In case he activated Shadow Form and failed to escape the fog even after exhausting his strength, the exhausted Qin Fei would simply be at the mercy of others.

While Qin Fei was considering countermeasures, those pigmen with dark purple skin surrounding them had already charged toward Qin Fei and the others.

However, because Qin Fei, Xienai, and the Caesar Pig were standing back-to-back, leaving no blind spots exposed, these pigmen could only attack from the front.

Qin Fei and the others didn't use much effort to easily kill all of these pigmen.

Although these dark purple pigmen looked extremely bizarre, their actual strength seemed inferior even to ordinary pigmen....

Seeing this, Qin Fei understood that for a short period of time, he, Xienai, and the Caesar Pig would likely not be killed by these monsters.

However, the advantage of these monsters lay primarily in their large numbers and their ability to regenerate.

No matter how strong Qin Fei and the others were, given enough time, they would inevitably be worn down and killed here.

In order to escape this perilous situation, Qin Fei ordered everyone to maintain their formation while defending, and continuously move in one direction through the black fog.

As time passed, Qin Fei and the others had been walking in the fog for nearly an hour.

Yet this patch of black fog seemed endless; no matter how far they walked outward, they were always unable to step out of the fog's coverage area.

This was not a cultivation world; there was no such thing as formation arrays, nor did the phenomenon of being trapped in a ghostly maze exist.

Therefore, Qin Fei guessed that the reason they couldn't walk out of the fog was likely because the entire royal capital had already been shrouded by this thick fog.

Under nearly an hour of continuous combat, the physical stamina of Qin Fei, Xienai, and the Caesar Pig had been almost completely depleted.

Qin Fei was completely out of options.

Was he really going to die here....

Suddenly, Qin Fei heard a loud, resonant cry echoing above his head.

This sound sounded like it was made by some kind of bird.

Furthermore, this bird cry was extremely piercing, and its volume was so loud that upon hearing it, one could immediately tell it must have been produced by a colossal entity.

Upon hearing this sound, Qin Fei immediately associated it with a peculiar creature in the Pigman Country—the Friendly Vulture.

The Friendly Vulture was the largest creature in the Don't Starve world.

In the game, once this giant bird spotted a player, it would swallow them with its beak and carry them back to its nest.

This type of bird would not cause any actual damage to the player.

However, games and reality would inevitably have a certain degree of discrepancy after all.

Qin Fei could not guarantee that the giant bird appearing above his head at this moment was definitely harmless.

But right now, Qin Fei had no other choice....

He intended to use the giant bird in the sky to leave this place; otherwise, it wouldn't be long before Qin Fei was exhausted to death by the monsters in this black fog!

Not running meant certain death; running might give him a chance to live. He might as well take a gamble!

Qin Fei raised his head and roared towards the sky above, hoping to attract the attention of the giant bird in the air.

It seemed that Qin Fei's roar had worked.

Not long after, a series of tremors rolled across the ground where Qin Fei stood... just like an earthquake arriving.

Feeling the vibrations coming from the ground, Qin Fei was now completely certain that this was indeed the "Friendly Vulture" from the Don't Starve world.

Only the giant vulture from Don't Starve could cause such a massive commotion!

Sure enough.

A few seconds later, a huge bird's head appeared above Qin Fei's head.

The giant vulture was immensely colossal.

Just this single bird's head alone had already reached a length of over ten meters.

The giant vulture looked down at Qin Fei and the others below with its huge eyeballs, then opened its massive beak.

Subsequently, a second bird's head abruptly protruded from the vulture's beak.

Following that, the second bird's head opened its own beak, and yet a third bird's head emerged from within.

As soon as this bird's head appeared, it directly swallowed Qin Fei, Xienai, and the Caesar Pig all in one gulp.

After eating the three of them, the giant vulture flapped its wings in place and flew back up into the high skies.

The space inside the giant vulture's beak was quite large.

Inside the bird's beak, Qin Fei felt around with his hands and grabbed the arms of those two fellows, Xienai and the Caesar Pig.

"Don't be afraid!"

Qin Fei immediately pacified them: "Don't hit this bird, or we'll all be in big trouble!"

According to the game's mechanics for the giant vulture, after it swallowed a player, as long as the player did not provoke it, it would not actively harm the player.

Qin Fei was worried that Xienai and the Caesar Pig would panic and actively attack this giant vulture, which was why he spoke up to remind them.

"Qin Fei, you know this bird?"

Xienai asked somewhat puzzledly.

"I suppose you could say that...." Qin Fei was evasive: "Anyway, rest assured, it won't eat us."

...

A moment later, a foul odor emanated from within the bird's beak.

"Caesar Pig! Don't shit here!"

"Sorry!"

Not knowing how much time had passed, the giant vulture finally spat Qin Fei and the others out from its mouth.

By this time, the sky was gradually growing bright.

After dropping Qin Fei and the three of them into a bird's nest woven from branches and dry grass, the giant vulture flapped its wings and departed from the area.

What a strange bird.

Watching the retreating figure of the giant vulture, Qin Fei finally let out a sigh of relief.

He had finally escaped the perilous situation!

He looked around at the surrounding environment.

Right in the center of the bird's nest were five bird eggs made of stone.

Around the bird's nest, clouds floating in mid-air could be seen, with cold winds howling past from time to time.

It seemed that they were currently in some high-altitude location.... Qin Fei took a couple of steps toward the edge.

All around the bird's nest were bottomless precipices and cliffs... This place was an isolated peak nearly a thousand meters high!