The mountaintop.
"Tweet~ (Hahaha! Little Ji Ruo is really something. Auntie can't fall behind either!)"
Auntie Wind God Falcon sensed that Ji Ruo had the situation under control and finally felt at ease.
Honestly, she had been worried that her children might be killed by the horde of low-level canine Demon Monsters summoned by the Beast Realm Hyena.
After all, there were simply far too many of those stinking dogs.
And on top of that, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Crow had been casting its mental illusions. Auntie Wind God Falcon hadn't heard her children call out for quite some time.
If she hadn't still been able to sense that Dabao and Erbao's life signs were normal, she would have rushed back regardless of the consequences.
Ji Ruo called out loudly, "Don't worry, Auntie! I've got things covered here!"
Rosie lay atop Ji Ruo's head, meowing excitedly. It was hard to say whether it was because Ji Ruo really was so impressive, or for some other reason.
Gu Xingzhou was doing his utmost to heal his wounds, hoping to recover enough to fight as soon as possible.
Liang Shixian and Dabao and Erbao were still under the illusion's control. Unlike Liang Shixian, who wore a look of terror, Dabao and Erbao seemed to be having a wonderful time.
Who knew what the two little cubs, barely born, were seeing in the illusion?
"Croak!"
The Moon-Swallowing Toad roared. After lurking at the edge of the battlefield for so long, it finally managed to regain control of the slowly rising moon.
"Croak! (No more holding back! Kill that damned bird and eat her! Then we can all advance!)"
As it spoke, the Moon-Swallowing Toad opened its mouth and spat out a thick, earthen-yellow column of flesh.
The column looked like the torso of some