"Hm?"
Outside Cangnan City, a woman backpacking suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned to look somewhere in the distance, an eerie smile appearing on her lips.
The next moment, her body rippled violently. A few seconds later, she had transformed into a man clad in a dark green robe.
The man had a typical Western face, slightly curly black hair, and a faint smile in his deep-set, profound eyes.
"You killed another one of my avatars? Interesting..."
He turned to look at Cangnan City, so close at hand, and the smile on his lips gradually faded.
"Thankfully, those idiots from Greece helped draw their fire. Otherwise, sneaking in would have taken much more effort...
But this time, Shiva's Grudge will definitely be mine!"
He took a light step forward and calmly entered Cangnan's borders.
Cangnan City.
Caw—!
Caw—!!
Caw—!!!
Piercing caws suddenly rang out, echoing through the office. They were shrill and mournful, enough to make one's scalp tingle!
Lin Qiye abruptly opened his eyes. After a tenth of a second's reaction, he swiftly climbed out of bed and rushed from the room.
After the rest of Team 136 had gone to Shangjing City, Lin Qiye had temporarily moved into the office. It was convenient, and he could look after Chen Muye, who was also all alone.
He rushed into the living room and found Chen Muye already standing before the birdcage, his face incomparably grim.
Inside the cage, the pupil-less Calamity Raven was wailing miserably. Its black feathers began falling out one by one, while thin streams of blood seeped from its eyes...
Caw—!!!
Its cries grew increasingly miserable, yet weaker and weaker. When its final cry left its throat, its body swayed before collapsing to the ground, utterly devoid of life.
In the deathly silent living