The five hundred members of the Defense Team immediately scattered, moving away from the direction the Zombie Bird was coming from. Those who ran quickly rushed into the forest at once to report this sudden situation.
The two hundred members of the Black Radiance Squad spread out in an instant, forming a circle. They had never encountered a Flying Zombie before, but with only their squad present, no one considered running away.
Xiao Kun stood at the center of the circle, fearlessly facing the Zombie Bird. The dagger in his hand gleamed with a cold black light, its edge fully bared.
The enormous Zombie Bird seemed enraged by the crowd scattering. It could sense that the densely packed food below had suddenly become harder to hunt. After another savage screech, it dived down so fast that it tore through the air, its sharp jaws stretched absurdly wide, its face brimming with ferocity.
The new recruits around them who had yet to make it into the forest were already pale with terror. For the past half month, their journey had gone smoothly. This was the first time they had encountered real danger—an all-out crisis even for the Third Combat Team!
As the Zombie Bird drew closer and closer, Xiao Kun bent his knees slightly. The black dagger spun in his hand, its sharp edge facing upward, and the instant the Zombie Bird was about to reach him—
Whoosh!
Xiao Kun leaped into the air. With his astonishing jumping power, the dagger shot toward the Zombie Bird's throat with terrifying speed and force!
Rather than evade, he counterattacked!
But unfortunately, the Zombie Bird was unbelievably fast, and its agility in midair was beyond anything a human could match. The instant Xiao Kun attacked, it reacted, sharply turning its left wing to change