Raven

The beast-transporting wagon was escorted by three Spinebreakers nearing Ascension. The wagon carried only wild Hell Beast from different regions of the True Hell, making them extremely valuable.

Some are just transiting through the Beast Cave; they will be sent to the Upper-Nest later to supply nobles, Ascended Demons, and other high-ranking individuals.

Just as the vehicle was about to drive deeper into the area, into a region where customers were prohibited from entering.

A strangely dressed customer with gray hair and a Recruitment Spine sticking out of his shoulder blocked the vehicle.

Such obstruction within the group of people with disabilities can be seen as a provocation, and the escorting personnel can directly assume that the other party is suspected of robbery and kill them on the spot.

At a time of heightened tensions

The youth's spine spread its wings and spoke in a hellish, official tone:

"Mr. Di is a newly appointed envoy who has come here specifically to select a mount."

These words were spoken.

Even if Luo Di did not deliberately expose his stained spine, the escorts could easily identify him with a simple check.

Although they are close to ascending to demonhood, they are far inferior to [Messengers] in terms of status.

Each envoy is authorized by the top leadership, and the expenses related to the requisition of Hell Beast are directly subsidized by the higher authorities. They only need to meet the needs of the envoys.

"This batch of Hell Beast is the best we've had in the last three months; at least half of them will be sent directly to the Upper-Nest! Please make your selections, Messenger."

A burly man wearing an animal bone mask, with wild hair flowing down his exposed spine, ripped off the black leather cloth covering the carriage.

The remaining escorts each displayed their spines and held weapons, guarding the vehicle and prohibiting anyone other than Luo Di from approaching.

A dazzling array of Hell Beast appeared before my eyes.

Including but not limited to:

A giant deer with spiraling antlers and a human-like face structure.

A giant pink spider with its abdomen covered in fetal eggs.

Giant apes with skeletal faces and exposed bones throughout their bodies, etc.

Luo Di's gaze never wavered from beginning to end.

He walked straight toward a special cage reinforced with a spine, coated with metal, and engraved with Hell Symbol.

The cage itself was different from the others, as if the Hell Beast imprisoned inside could squeeze out through the narrow gaps in the cage.

This Hell Beast is very similar to humans; it was one of the earliest creatures that humans domesticated and used for travel, and one of the earliest means of transportation.

[horse].

A pure black horse was imprisoned inside; even its eyeballs were jet black.

Luo Di felt the horse's gaze upon him.

The feeling wasn't like being watched by one creature, but rather by hundreds of eyes, as if something was hidden within the horse.

It has a slender frame similar to a Thoroughbred, but a slightly shorter shoulder height (about 1.5 meters) and leaner muscle lines, making it suitable for long-distance running.

Overall, it doesn't look much different from what Luo Di knows about a "horse".

As Luo Di approached the cage and reached out to touch the black horse's skin... click!

The seemingly quiet black horse suddenly turned its head and bit at the spot where Luo Di had reached out. The Hell Symbol etched on the cage immediately activated, burning the horse's mouth shut.

Hehe~

The sound it made was not the neighing of a horse, but the harsh hooting of a crow.

Furthermore, Luo Di captured a very interesting scene. When the black horse opened its mouth to bite, its mouth did not contain normal white teeth, but rather a series of strong, huge, and sharp crow's beaks.

Each tooth has a jet-black beak structure, which can not only crush food, but also perform secondary chewing through the beak.

"Fei Ji is this?"

"Crow Colt... actually managed to catch such Hell Beast."

It is extremely rare and of very high biological quality.

These raven-foals do not roam around the Chaos Nest, but rather far from the battlefield, almost to the other side of Hell. They often inhabit the low-temperature zones of Hell where the Play of the Night is located, hiding in the Yu Lin and making them difficult to spot.

They can only be encountered occasionally in special dark areas.

Normally, ravens will graze on carcasses in the forest in the form of horses.

Once they sense danger, they will break up into flocks and flee.

Such beasts are rare even across the entire Chaos Nest. These cold-blooded creatures are unsuitable for spine embedding and are typically kept in private captivity; it's likely a nobleman who specially commissioned one to display his status.

"Cold-temperature beast, related to bad jokes... This is the one."

Just as Fei Ji guessed, this crow colt was indeed reserved by some important figure above.

Seeing that Luo Di had chosen the crow colt, the people in charge of escorting it became a little anxious. This was the most expensive of the wild beasts in the cart, and it was something they had spent months and a lot of materials to wait for.

Most importantly, customers who book foals are difficult to deal with.

"My Emissary Lord, the crow foal is extremely difficult for us spine-bearers to tame, and as a cold-blooded beast, it cannot undergo spinal implantation. Our body temperature would make it very uncomfortable, making it completely unsuitable for long-distance raids. We suggest you choose a boar or a skull deer."

"If I tame it now, I can just ride it, right?"

"Can..."

"I'll give it a try."

Luo Di stared into the eyes of the crow colt.

Throughout the entire process, there was no murderous intent released, nor was there any display of spinal cord injury. The contact was conducted just like that of a human, and the body temperature reached around 37°C.

Luo Di stopped reaching out and instead made a more dangerous move, slowly bringing his head closer to the cage.

This scene sent chills down the spines of the escorting personnel and the surrounding customers.

A crow's bite force is strong enough to easily crush the skull of an ordinary stag, and its beak inside will further peck and suck at the broken neck.

As Luo Di's head drew near, the horse's head opened again.

What was exposed was not only the tooth structure made of a pitch-black crow's beak, but also the crow's own body, throat, and tiny eyes that were staring at the young man with the spine.

What Luo Di needed was this eye contact.

A gray hue covered Luo Di's eyes.

It wriggled, lingered, and even had roots emerging from between its pupils.

The eyes of the crows that had been watching were instantly stained with a deep sense of fear, which was conveyed through the gray hue. They no longer dared to bite the young man before them, their fear replaced by awe.

The horse's mouth closed.

Luo Di slowly reached out and touched the horse's mane, which had a feathery feel.

"Unlock it~ It won't move anymore."

Under the shocked gazes of those present, the guards opened the cage. The crow-foal showed no agitation, nor did it turn into a crow; instead, it obediently stepped out of the cage and knelt before Luo Di.

You can ride without any saddle or reins.

When Luo Di mounted the horse, the raven colt even grew soft feathers to serve as a cushion.

After settling in, Luo Di placed his left palm close to the horse's head.

"Tool Construction"

Inspired by the Jaw Ripper, he created a Jaw Ripper torture device adapted to a horse's head, with several Screws inserted directly into the ravenfowl's skull, while the iron chain representing the torture chamber was held in Luo Di's hand as a rein.

On this trip, Luo Di needs to conceal his identity as a Spinewalker as much as possible, so that he can appear to be directly related to the Order.

Even without the Spinewalkers' identity as messengers, the creatures of Hell dare not lay a hand on the Order... Once you provoke the Order, it's not like being relentlessly hunted down by the Spinewalkers.

The prologue can bring pain to the individual that surpasses death, making death the most luxurious thing.

Once the crow gradually adapted to the pain and completely succumbed to Luo Di both physically and mentally, the messenger's preparations were considered complete.

The image of the messenger that Luo Di presented is so unique that it would be difficult to find another like him even if one searched through the entire history of Chaos Nest.