Mu Xue tumbled down the slope, suffering some scrapes and tearing her clothes, but she ignored the pain and didn't bother to tidy her disheveled hair. She got up and ran towards Ning Yu. Every step felt like walking on a knife's edge, her heart filled with anxiety and fear.
However, the strange bird got closer and closer to Ning Yu. It had already reached Ning Yu's side, lowered its head, opened its blood-red mouth, and a foul stench hit Ning Yu, making him feel nauseous.
"No...don't..." Ning Yu managed to utter two words, but he knew his voice was too weak to reach Mu Xue's ears.
Just at this critical moment, Mu Xue finally arrived. Seeing the strange bird about to attack Ning Yu, she was instantly enraged and roared, "Beast, shut up!"
Upon hearing Mu Xue's voice, the strange bird turned its head, glanced at her disdainfully, then lowered its head, raised its claw, and stomped down towards Ning Yu's chest...
"Ning Yu!" Mu Xue cried out in anguish, but it was too late to stop the strange bird's actions...
The strange bird approached Ning Yu, its enormous shadow enveloping him. It lowered its head, its murky eyes gleaming with a cold light, as if looking at a lifeless corpse. A low, gurgling sound came from its throat, and its foul breath sprayed onto Ning Yu's face, making him feel nauseous.
Ning Yu strained to open his eyes, trying to see clearly, but everything was blurry. Only the enormous claw drew closer, eventually obscuring his vision. The shadow of death enveloped him, and he felt an unprecedented despair and terror.
"Ning Yu!" Mu Xue's heart-wrenching scream echoed in his ears, but the voice seemed to grow fainter and fainter, as if it came from another world. He wanted to respond, wanted to tell her to run away, but he could no longer utter a sound.
The strange bird's claws left a trail of afterimages in the air, carrying a fierce gust of wind, and slammed down towards Ning Yu's chest. In that critical moment, Ning Yu instinctively closed his eyes, awaiting death.
However, the expected excruciating pain did not come. He felt a lightness in his body, as if he were being pulled backward by a force.
With a deafening crash, the strange bird's claws slammed into the ground, sending dirt flying and creating a thunderous sound. Ning Yu fell heavily to the ground, the intense pain causing him to groan involuntarily. He struggled to get up, but found himself powerless, forced to watch helplessly as everything unfolded before his eyes.
The strange bird let out an angry roar, suddenly raised its head, and looked around. It spotted Mu Xue not far away, and a fierce glint flashed in its eyes.
"You beast, your opponent is me!" Mu Xue roared, leaping forward to stand in front of Ning Yu. She held a sharp dagger in her hand, her eyes cold and fearless.
"Mu Xue, go quickly!" Ning Yu struggled to stand up, but his body seemed to have no will to obey him.
Mu Xue ignored Ning Yu, staring intently at the strange bird before her, her muscles tense, ready for battle.
"roar--"
The strange bird let out a deafening roar and suddenly pounced on Mu Xue.
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