The mission to hunt the Beast Tide in the outer ring of South Cave was nearing its end.
Just as everyone was preparing to withdraw—
Boom!
A dull, thunderous blast erupted overhead.
Shen Li raised his head and frowned at the dense canopy above. Psychic perception was not his strong suit, so this upward glance was mostly for show... All he could see was branches and leaves blotting out the sky, with no sign of anything unusual.
On the other side, Mr. Zhuang was also gazing up at the Sky Curtain with a grave expression.
"Mr. Zhuang, what happened?"
"I'm not sure... A large amount of Volcanic Ash is blocking the extension of my psychic power."
Mr. Zhuang frowned and muttered, "I vaguely saw a group of black shadows darting across the sky."
"Black shadows darting across the sky?"
Adam was intrigued. "Look carefully. Could they be evolved Great Winged Sparrows?"
Mr. Zhuang crouched slightly, then leaped high into the air. He stepped onto a massive ancient tree and ran swiftly up its trunk, perpendicular to the ground, before finally landing steadily atop its tip like a long needle.
"They're Great Winged Sparrows."
Mr. Zhuang's voice was grave. "There are nearly a hundred of them... and their numbers are still growing. These Great Winged Sparrows keep pouring out of the deep forest. Have they gone mad?"
The moment his words rang out—
The ground in the distance began to tremble.
"Fall back!"
"Fall back!"
Yuan Shuocheng's furious roar echoed through the forest. In the distance, large numbers of Vanguard members from the Church of Storms were retreating. Huge trees in the primeval forest collapsed in swathes, sending dust flying and earth and stone scattering everywhere.
Giant elephants, lions, leopards, and countless evolved beast spirits came stampeding in from afar!
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