Blue Phoenix Chapter 64 - Scouts

“Hey, Zheng Junjie!” one of the scouts called out as his finger pointed towards a dark cluster that was visible on the ground out on the horizon. “Look at that, I think we might have found the army!” he said. His heart was beating rapidly as he vigilantly looked around his surroundings. He was constantly on high alert trying to see whether or not flying beasts were going to appear behind them, setting up an ambush to kill them before they had time to respond.

The other scout, the one named Zheng Junjie, was also looking into the distance, and his expression turned into a frown as he saw towering structures erected behind the army, itself. Structures that reached towards the sky making him feel a sense of dread. Another thing which made him extra careful at the moment was his bird.

Both Zheng Junjie and the other scouts were riding on magical beasts. These beasts had been tamed long ago for the use of the Imperial Army, yet now they were on their way towards a beast horde. Who knew if these magical beasts would suddenly decide to start an uproar?

“Let us split up here,” Zheng Junjie said and pointed towards the group of beasts which came closer and closer. “Now we get to find out if any of us can survive. You fly back to camp now. Tell them that the beast horde is coming, and they have machinery with them. I will see if I can get a more detailed report on them,” he continued. While his friend was more than willing and instantly turned around to leave, Zheng Junjie’s eyes turned hard as he kept flying forward towards the beasts in front of him.

“For the Empire!” he yelled as he gripped the reins on the flying eagle he was riding upon and kicked it lightly, making it increase its speed. Seeing the army, he also saw a few beasts suddenly rise into the sky. These beasts were clearly eagles and other sorts of predatory birds, all of them looked at him waiting for him to come within range, yet none of them flew out to greet him.

Seeing this, Zheng Junjie decided not to get any closer. He instead flew to the side and circl

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