Getting caught in the Corpse Rot Vine trap controlled by the Demon Foxes had already made escape difficult. Yet he had Sha Huanli with him, who possessed no cultivation or magical power whatsoever, and he still had to protect her with all his might. At this moment, Sha Huanli had become an enormous burden.
The three Star-Plucking City men left behind in the forest saw what was happening in the distance and had yet to grasp what was going on. They only assumed they had come under attack by Demon Foxes.
Just as they were about to rush over to help, one of them shouted at the Fox Clan Elder beside them, who was posing as a Demon Fox Bureau official, "Something has happened to City Lord Sha. Don't think you'll get off easy either. Why aren't you helping?"
The several Demon Fox Bureau officials watched them without moving. Some were expressionless, while others wore cold sneers.
Other movement arose in the forest. A pack of Demon Foxes suddenly charged out and rushed toward several large birds.
The large birds flapped into the air in fright, only to be pounced upon by hordes of Demon Foxes that had run up trees and leaped at them.
Some were knocked to the ground on the spot. Others soared into the air with a swarm of Demon Foxes clinging to them. The Demon Foxes savagely bit at the birds, even tearing open flesh and burrowing directly into their bodies. In the end, the birds fell one after another.
Only one Gray-Winged Eagle escaped disaster. Niu Youdao's mount rose smoothly into the air, untouched by the Demon Fox chaos, crying out as it circled high above.
It was indeed a pity that those valuable, highly useful large passenger birds had been killed.
But for