In the forest, watching Yingzhao fly toward Xing City, Bai? finally felt the worry weighing on his heart ease a little.
The two divine machines might not be able to kill Michael, but merely covering Zhurong's retreat shouldn't be difficult.
By then, the mecha of the Kui Dou Squad had joined the battle, and the two angels' situation instantly became perilous.
But neither Bai? nor anyone else noticed.
When Yingzhao left, both angels looked toward the mecha, imprinting its retreating figure in their minds.
The ruins of Xing City.
Yingzhao's figure, shooting into the sky, was reflected in Michael's eyes.
"The Teleportation Anchor is actually nearby?"
"Jia Miao has already returned to the Management Area. All that effort was wasted."
"Now there's another divine machine. There's no need to keep fighting."
Michael's expression remained calm and unruffled, his emotions and spirit steady to the point of indifference.
He seemed like a machine without feelings, making a rational judgment at the first opportunity.
At that moment, he was gripping Vermilion Bird by the neck with one hand.
As a Divine Beast, Vermilion Bird was indeed more powerful than the other Exotic Beasts in Guixu.
However, it had been suppressed for years by the Headless God's divine axe. Only one-tenth of its Chang Li's Fire remained, and Michael was no ordinary angel.
After a fierce battle, Michael had finally found an opening.
Michael raised the holy sword in his hand and swept it horizontally. Vermilion Bird's head and body instantly parted.
After being beheaded, the divine light in the Divine Beast's eyes faded. Its body rapidly lost its color, like an old photograph being bleached.
In the end, it crumbled into ashes, drifting slowly to the ground.
Yet after Vermilion Bird died, a perfectly round pearl emerged from its ashes.
The pearl