"Careful."
Hearing Yang Jinxia's warning, Chen Xu immediately became alert. He was shoved hard from behind and staggered two steps forward. A fierce gust of wind swept down against the back of his head, and he instantly realized he was under attack.
He turned around and saw a massive black creature, its two claws gripping Yang Jinxia's hands.
Almost on instinct, he had no time to aim. He swung up his pistol and pulled the trigger at just the right moment.
Bang! The huge creature flapped wildly before crashing to the ground, taking Yang Jinxia down with it.
Damn it.
Seeing her blood-soaked left arm, anger flashed across his face. He stepped forward and fired several more shots into the monster, which was still twitching.
By then, he could clearly see what the enormous creature was. It looked like a giant eagle, grayish-white all over and incredibly huge. With its wings spread, it measured more than two meters across.
More than anger at the giant eagle's sudden attack, he was frustrated by his own carelessness. He had actually failed to consider that the sky might hold threats as well.
If Yang Jinxia had not warned him in time and shoved him aside, he would have been the one injured now.
He took off his backpack, pulled out the medical kit, and treated her wound.
Four bloody holes had been gouged into her left forearm. They were quite deep, and blood kept welling out.
Chen Xu took out a small bottle of alcohol, unscrewed the cap, and said, "Bear with it." Then he poured the alcohol over her wound.
He glanced at her face and found her lips trembling and her nostrils flaring. She was clearly in terrible pain, yet her eyes were sweeping over the area behind him.
Even at