Chapter 83: The First Night
"What was that just now?!" Huangfu Miaomiao cried out in alarm.
Pei Xianjue had seen it too. Furrowing her brow, she said, "I'll lower the altitude a little. That way, we can get a clearer shot."
In the Drone footage, the trees and rock formations were shrouded in mist. As it descended, the scenery illuminated by its beam gradually came into focus. But this placed an exceptional demand on the operator's skill, since one careless move could send the Drone crashing into a branch.
"Could we have seen it wrong? That shadow was too big. Maybe it was a tree?" Huangfu Miaomiao said worriedly, as though trying to reassure herself.
Feng Ling frowned and asked Pei Xianjue, "Can you go any lower?"
"I'll try." Holding her breath, Pei Xianjue continued lowering the Drone and carefully guided it through the branches.
The Drone's light illuminated the Mountain Path they had just traveled.
A dark-red humanoid beast suddenly entered the frame. Seemingly provoked by the light, it raised its claw and swung viciously!
The video feed instantly went black.
The control tablet in Pei Xianjue's hands lost connection with the Drone.
Inside the halls of Sanqing Palace, everyone fell silent.
After a while, Pei Xianjue cautiously asked, "Did anyone get a clear look at it?"
No one spoke.
Feng Ling replayed the footage. The instant the monster turned around, she paused it, zoomed in, and examined it carefully.
The monster had a pair of enormous bull horns and a human torso. Its physique was incredibly burly, with powerful deltoids bulging high, exaggerated as if it had been pumped full of steroids.
It had turned and attacked the Drone extremely quickly, leaving an afterimage across its face, so they had not been able to see it clearly. Still,