Though the Autumn-Halcyon Bird had taken my sword strike and fallen to the ground, the force with which it scrambled back up and charged was truly formidable. Earlier, I had drained a great deal of ghostly energy from Abandoned Maiden, leaving her weaker than the Autumn-Halcyon Bird. The moment it pursued her, it pinned her beneath its body!
That enormous, hook-curved beak suddenly smashed down toward Abandoned Maiden, frightening a scream out of her!
At the critical moment, I dropped down in an instant and kicked the Autumn-Halcyon Bird's head aside, but the impact also smashed a deep pit into the ground. Its destructive power was truly astonishing.
Abandoned Maiden took the opportunity to escape. After the Autumn-Halcyon Bird lifted its head, it began viciously attacking me. I dodged and fought while keeping an eye on the surroundings. After all, the situation was far from optimistic. Such a huge commotion had already attracted quite a few ghost beasts, which were prowling nearby and waiting for a chance to strike.
If a Mountain-Shaking Beast came now, we would have no choice but to run for our lives. After all, even one Autumn-Halcyon Bird had made Abandoned Maiden struggle so badly.
Hss, hss, hss! My attacks soon battered the berserk Autumn-Halcyon Bird until it was covered in wounds. The ghostly energy I absorbed along the way also gradually weakened it.
Seeing me gain the upper hand while fighting the Autumn-Halcyon Bird, Abandoned Maiden naturally came over to absorb its ghostly energy as well. Her strength was actually not weak. After extracting a considerable amount of ghostly energy, she had already recovered to the level she had possessed when I first encountered her.
Since even Abandoned Maiden knew to take advantage of the Autumn-Halcyon Bird's weakness, the other ghost beasts were certainly no