Seeing the Steel Bone Flying Vulture's pleading expression, one of the assassins suddenly revealed an incomparably sinister smile.
The next moment, he struck viciously and sliced open the Steel Bone Flying Vulture's lower belly...
Yet even as the Steel Bone Flying Vulture screamed without end, there was no sign of anyone inside its stomach. The assassin who had struck froze.
The Steel Bone Flying Vulture was already rolling wildly on the ground in agony, shrieking, "This vulture is hurting to death! What are you doing?"
The two assassins exchanged a covert glance, gritting their teeth in fury.
One of them suddenly flashed forward again and pinned down the rolling Steel Bone Flying Vulture, asking, "You—why did you use a treasure to speed up your flight?"
Naturally, they had also noticed that the Steel Bone Flying Vulture possessed a spirit weapon.
The Steel Bone Flying Vulture was brutally pressed flat against the ground. Wearing an utterly terrified expression, it replied, "Of course I was afraid you'd kill me! Of course I wanted to get as far away from you as possible! I'm a demon beast—shouldn't I be scared?"
In this world, it was all too common for humans to hunt demon beasts. It was perfectly normal for the Steel Bone Flying Vulture to flee at top speed after losing its master.
Hearing that, the two assassins stared fixedly at the Steel Bone Flying Vulture again and could find no fault whatsoever. Yet with their abilities, it was impossible that they still had not found a mere Soul-Reversal Realm cultivator after so long.
The next moment, one of the assassins said coldly, "Kill this flying vulture. We'll keep searching."
Since it had no value left, they might as well kill it and be done with it.
As soon as the words fell,