I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 72 Birds and Beasts vs. Insects

The battle quickly came to an end. The bird-beast dealt with the insects with almost no difficulty, killing each one with a single blow, demonstrating that its combat power was far greater than that.

Only when the last insect perished did the birds and beasts reluctantly land.

Except for Lezhi, all the tree spirits watching began to tense up. Lezhi lacked experience and didn't know, but they did. The battle was over, and according to the crested bird's habit, it would only fold its crest when there was no threat. But now, the crested bird's crest was still standing high.

This shows that the crested bird believes the threat has not been eliminated!

Everyone held their breath, their tension even greater than when they had just witnessed the battle. After all, if no more insects appeared, it would mean that the creatures the crested bird considered a threat were those closest to them.

Only the clueless Lezhi looked around at her clansmen who suddenly seemed to breathe more lightly, completely bewildered. Turning her head, Lezhi glanced at Leyou not far away and noticed that he also seemed very nervous.

The battle is over, so why is everyone so tense now?

Despite her doubts, Lezhi remained sensible and did not act rashly. During the few days she lived alone with Maoqiu, the first thing Lezhi learned was to be cautious.

At this moment, the crested bird's eyes had already scanned the surrounding vegetation intently. It had of course noticed that people were watching nearby. Wild animals are very sensitive to the aura of unfamiliar creatures.

The crested bird had ignored them earlier because it needed to deal with the insects first. Now that the insects were gone, the birds were still surrounding it and wouldn't leave. The birds suspected that these people were trying to steal its prey.

If there were a seasoned hunter present at this moment, they would likely have made the right judgment and quietly retreated with the young animals long before the battle was about to end, thus preventing this situation from occurring.

However, their group consisted of people who had no hunting experience whatsoever, and even their theoretical knowledge was only superficial. They only knew that birds and beasts generally wouldn't attack tree spirits randomly, so they boldly gathered around to watch, unaware that their behavior constituted provocation, which was not in accordance with normal circumstances.

As the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, the crested bird slowly approached the nearest Le Nian, its readiness to attack at any moment was no lie.

Discovered, Le Nian had no choice but to spread his wings, quickly escape from the grass, and fly to the open ground to confront the crested bird. Birds and beasts are generally at least three times larger than adult tree spirits, and this crested bird is not small even among birds and beasts. Compared to Le Nian, who is still a sub-youth, it is almost five times larger.

From Le Nian's perspective, now facing the threat of the crested bird directly, he could more directly feel how terrifying the threat those insects had just felt was. Le Nian, who usually prided himself on his strength, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat at this moment.

"Um, I didn't mean any harm, I was just curious to take a look..."

Stumbling and trying to explain his intentions, Le Nian raised his hands to indicate that he was harmless. It was not shameful to show weakness at the right time, and now was not the time to confront birds and beasts head-on.

"cracking……"

A clear chirp came from the crested bird's beak. This was the first time the crested bird had made a sound. Lezhi, who had dealt with birds and beasts before, clearly sensed something ominous in the sound.

This bird looks very angry.

It seems that Le Nian's explanation had no positive effect, and instead made the crested bird even angrier. All the tribespeople present noticed this from the upright crest on its head.

Seeing that Le Nian was in danger, Le You couldn't bear it any longer. They were a team, how could they let Le Nian face danger alone? Thinking this, Le You acted on impulse, leaping out from their hiding place and flashing in front of Le Nian to shield her.

"Hey, let's talk this out. We didn't mean any threats..."

Seeing that Leyou had already gone out, the others could no longer hide and flew forward one after another. Leju and Leting had wings, so they arrived first, while Leyou was slower, since he could only cross the dense bushes on his legs.

As the little creatures hiding around them appeared one by one, the crested bird stopped chirping and stood still, waiting. One, two, three, four...? Not only the crested bird, but also the others who had been standing up to Le Nian to confront it noticed that Le Zhi had fallen behind.

Helpless, they could only keep an eye on the crested bird while searching for Lezhi's figure.

"Shh, keep your voice down. How's Lezhi?"

“I saw him, he tripped over a bush and is on his way…”

"Hiss... I forgot that Lezhi doesn't have wings."

Everyone stared nervously at Lezhi, who was stumbling forward, while the crested bird on the side was also drawn to Lezhi's clumsy figure.

Tilting its head, the bird and beast watched as Lezhi, struggling step by step, finally broke free from the bushes, only to have his path blocked by tall grass. As they watched him struggle to reunite with his tribe, a hint of curiosity flashed in their eyes.

Unbeknownst to everyone, as the bird looked at Lezhi, the crest on its head opened and closed rhythmically, as if dancing with its changing mood, a stark contrast to its tense demeanor when facing the insects and Lezhi.

Having finally reunited with her people, Lezhi breathed a sigh of relief. "How is it? What's the situation now?"

"Sigh, the situation is not optimistic..."

With Lezhi back in the group, everyone's attention returned to the crested bird. In the current situation, the worst-case scenario is that everyone runs for their lives. Although Lezhi doesn't have wings, he has his fluffy ball, so he should be fine.

The biggest obstacle now is how they can find a chance to escape. The crested bird stares intently at them, almost without blinking, as if it's ready to strike them with its sharp beak—the same one that just bit several insects—if they dare to move. In this situation, Le Nian and his companions can only defend passively, with absolutely no mobility whatsoever.

Surrounded by the crowd, Lezhi's view was blocked, as was Maoqiu's. Dissatisfied, Maoqiu flapped its wings and flew away from Lezhi's arms, ignoring the tense atmosphere, chirping as it rushed to the crested bird standing to the side.

"hiss……"

Everyone gasped, not daring to breathe, and stood frozen in place, watching the two birds, one large and one small, interacting in the distance.

Perhaps birds and beasts have a special way of communicating. The fluffy ball chirped twice in front of the crested bird, and the crested bird visibly relaxed a lot. Its eyes occasionally glanced at Le Nian and the others, then looked away. The crested bird relaxed and chirped softly in response to the fluffy ball.

Because of the fur ball, the atmosphere at the scene eased a lot, and Le Nian and the others finally relaxed their tense spirits and breathed a big sigh of relief.

They exchanged a glance, and Le Nian spoke first, "It seems that the crested bird won't attack for the time being, but anything can happen. We'll see how it goes later. Le You and Le Ting, you two find a chance to run away and then go get reinforcements."

Upon hearing this, Le You widened his eyes and asked, "If we leave, what will happen to you? What if we anger the crested bird?" Le Ting nodded in agreement; he didn't want to leave first either.

"That's why I told you to go find someone. We'll stay here and hold off the crested bird. Lezhi can't leave without Maoqiu. Are you going to leave him here alone?"

After being rebuffed by Le Nian, Le You and Le Ting looked at each other, unable to think of a better solution, and could only remain silent.