Chapter 477: Preparation
The Cat Owl let out mournful cries in the distance, each one weaker than the last.
Feng Ling slowly walked over and saw the fist-sized Crystal clutched in the Cat Owl's claws.
She picked up the Crystal and gently stroked the Cat Owl's head.
The poison rapidly spread through its body. Its white feathers fell away like withered grass, revealing corroded Black Spots across its skin.
Li Qing hurried over and exchanged for an injection, preparing to inject the Cat Owl.
"It's useless," Feng Ling said softly. "The poison is too potent. Only putting it into the Nest Body can heal it. Even if we fly back to Qingjiang City now, it'll take at least a dozen hours. It won't last that long."
Li Qing froze, looking at the Cat Owl with reluctance in his eyes.
Its wings and claws began to twitch. Gradually, it could no longer make a sound. Its catlike eyes closed and opened again, as though unwilling to die like this.
"Sleep..." Feng Ling stroked it until the Cat Owl's body stopped twitching and finally grew still.
Li Qing hesitated, then looked up at Feng Ling.
He wanted to ask whether Feng Ling would be sad, but felt that asking such a question would be like rubbing salt into her wounds. Yet he did not know how to offer comfort.
While Li Qing was wavering, Ye Zheng and Leland also walked over.
Ye Zheng frowned as she looked at the Cat Owl, then asked Feng Ling, "Is the Cat Owl dead?"
"It's dead. The poison acted too fast. There was no way to save it." Feng Ling's tone remained calm, though touched with faint regret.
Ye Zheng fell silent for a moment before saying, "It was an accident. You don't need to blame