A gale mixed with ice shards and broken rocks roared toward the woods like a white dragon. In its wake, small trees as thick as bowls snapped in half, snow and dead branches were swept into the sky, and even a layer of the hard frozen earth was scraped away.
"Run!" Chen Che's shout was nearly swallowed by the wind.
He shoved the companion beside him and darted into the depths of the woods ahead of everyone else.
The others came to their senses and hurriedly drew on their Spiritual Energy, stumbling as they fled deeper into the forest.
Behind them, the trees groaned in pain beneath the gale. Broken branches kept crashing down, pounding deep holes into the snow.
Just then, a figure slowly emerged from the woods, walking against the flow of people fleeing.
Lin Li brushed the snow dust from his clothes and stood in a clearing battered by the gale, looking up at the Black Feathered Eagle in the sky.
The Black Feathered Eagle had been about to chase after the fleeing humans and toy with them. But when it caught sight of the figure on the ground, its golden pupils suddenly contracted, and its wings froze in midair.
It stared fixedly at Lin Li, a fearful whimper rising from its throat.
Its haughty presence vanished in an instant. It nearly dropped the wild boar carcass clutched in its talons.
"I didn't expect to run into you here again. What a coincidence." Lin Li waved up at the sky, wearing a gentle smile.
But to the Black Feathered Eagle, that gentle smile looked like the most terrifying nightmare.
The Black Feathered Eagle let out a terrified shriek. Its sharp talons nearly sank into the prey's bones.
Its wings surged with unprecedented strength as it flapped with