Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 764: Aerial Battle over the Plateau!

Chapter 764: Aerial Battle over the Plateau!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

After journeying several hundred li, the pair of Tibetan horsemen quickly neared the edge of the plateau.

Creee! A shrill cry came from the heavens, causing the two Tibetan horsemen to raise their heads. Far up, they saw five or six birds of various species circling in the air, apparently observing something.

The horsemen instantly narrowed their eyes. There was no need to see anything else. At a glance, they could tell that those birds belonged to Tang scouts.

Creeeak!

Without the slightest hesitation, the horseman with the beast earring nocked an arrow to his bow and aimed it at the sky.

But before he could fire, a hand suddenly extended over and stopped him.

"It's useless. Those birds are flying at extremely high altitudes. Our bows can't fire that far."

"Then what do we do? Nothing? If we let them find out something and ruin General's plan, General will have us executed."

"Haha, I didn't say that we would do nothing. These birds have owners, and if the birds are here, their owners must be nearby. We can't deal with the birds in the air, but does that mean we're powerless against the Tang on the ground?"

The second Tibetan horseman chortled, and the first horseman quickly came around to his view.

"Hyah!"

The two smiled at each other, unsheathed their scimitars, and urged their horses to charge in the direction of the birds, seething with killing intent.

"I see them!"

A few moments later, the pair saw the figures they had expected to see. It was a group of seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds, thin and frail. They showed no signs of practicing martial arts, much less the bearing of elite scouts, and it seemed like even a strong gust of wind would be enough to bowl them over.

"Let's go! Kill them!"

"Stop!"

"Hahaha, don't run!"

Invigorated, the pair flourished their scimitars and charged toward the Tang youths. But the two had only covered ten-some zhang when the situation changed…

Rumble! The ground began to

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