Drip, drip—
Hot blood splattered onto the floor.
His father staggered back a few steps, and the metal baseball bat clattered to the ground.
He turned to look at Ji Yan, his body trembling, before toppling headfirst onto the floor. Blood and brain matter flowed out from his shattered skull...
"Ah—!!"
His mother's face and voice both crumbled in an instant, while his sister stood pale-faced, unable to say a word.
Ji Yan stared at the corpse, at the stimulating sight of blood, his expression frozen stiff.
But it was not because of his father's death...
It was the blood and the corpse—
As though something primal had been provoked, leaving his nerves sluggish.
"Son, what are you standing there for? This beast killed your father! Kill it! Beat it into pulp!"
Seeing Ji Yan standing there blankly, his mother picked up the baseball bat. But the next second, a deep gash was torn open across her throat. Blood rapidly soaked her upper body beyond restraint as she collapsed onto the floor.
The crow's claws were covered in his parents' blood.
Ji Yan looked at the baseball bat that had rolled to his feet as intense pain invaded his brain.
It was like a finger had stabbed into his forehead, its sharp nail stirring his brain to pieces...
Ji Yan clutched his head with both hands. Blood vessels crawled across his eyes, and his body shook violently.
His sister collapsed onto the floor. As she watched the blood-covered crow approach, terror left her unable to stand.
"Big brother... Big brother, save me..."
She looked at Ji Yan with a pale face and pleaded in a trembling voice.
Just as the crow was about to pounce again, a foot suddenly stepped between them, separating the two.
At some point, Ji Yan