But it was already too late.
The pterosaur spotted the prey gathered on the mountaintop and let out an excited screech.
It folded its wings and, like a dive bomber, struck with unstoppable momentum, arriving in a flash.
The speed was too fast!
Banner only had time to instinctively drop to the ground, shielding the precious radio transmitter.
And Hughes, kneeling on the ground, became the most obvious target.
"Ahhh—"
Hughes let out a shrill scream.
The pterosaur's massive talons, like iron pincers, fiercely seized his waist and back.
The immense impact lifted him straight off the ground.
"Help me, Banner, Doctor..."
Hughes struggled desperately, kicking his legs wildly, but his 180-pound weight was as light as a doll to the pterosaur.
The pterosaur flapped its wings, grabbing Hughes and preparing to fly off the mountaintop.
Seeing this tragedy about to repeat itself, seeing Hughes about to follow in Donald's footsteps.
Just then.
A blue figure suddenly darted out from behind a rock nearby.
Strange.
This elite Doctor, who usually cherished his image so much that he would complain for ages if his shoes got a speck of mud on them, was now barefoot on one foot, the other dress shoe having lost itself somewhere, his suit tattered, and his tie askew.
But the expression on his face was as ferocious as a Beast.
In his hand, he gripped a sharp arrow that had fallen from Hughes's quiver.
"Go to hell, you featherless, bald bird!"
Strange let out a crude roar entirely inconsistent with his status.
"Finally, your master Stephen has caught you. This time, I, your master Stephen, will send you to hell."
He took a running start and jumped.
It was a jump that completely defied his instincts.
At the very moment the pterosaur had just left the ground and hadn't yet gained altitude, he miraculously jumped off the edge of the mountaintop, grabbed the pterosaur's thick neck, and mounted its back.
"Get down!"
Strange no longer had any image to maintain; he cursed and swore, raising the sharp arrow high and stabbing it violently into the pterosaur's tough, leathery back.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Blood splattered.
Although this damage was not fatal to the massive pterosaur, the intense pain drove it into a frenzy.
"Gaa—"
The pterosaur let out a painful screech, its body shaking violently, and its two claws instinctively loosened.
"Bang!"
Hughes, who had been held, fell down and landed heavily on the grass at the edge of the mountaintop. Although he was dazed and confused, he had at least saved his life.
"Doctor!" Hughes looked up in terror.
He saw Strange, in order not to be thrown off, clutching the shaft of the arrow stuck in the pterosaur's back.
"Even if I die, I'm taking you down with me."
Strange's eyes were bloodshot, his adrenaline surging.
He used all his strength to grab the arrow shaft and yank it sideways.
"Riiip—"
The sharp arrowhead tore a gash over ten centimeters long in the pterosaur's back, skin and flesh splitting open, deep enough to see bone.
This completely enraged the pterosaur.
It no longer cared about the prey on the ground but began to roll crazily in the air, like an out-of-control washing machine, trying to shake off the damn flea on its back.
"Ugh..."
Strange felt the World spinning; he was about to vomit the bile from his stomach.
He held on for over a minute under this intense centrifugal force until his fingers finally lost all sensation.
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