Killing Intent!

Twenty minutes later, all eighteen of them had eaten and drunk their fill. They packed up and prepared to head back.

"What's that?" Jingjing suddenly asked, stopping everyone in their tracks.

They looked where she was pointing and saw a group heading straight toward them.

They wore matching uniforms, similar in style to those of Military Mages but very different in color.

There were perhaps twenty or thirty of them, each accompanied by a giant snow-white eagle. The eagles had broad chests and sharp eyes, and their wings hung almost to the ground. Spread wide, those wings had to span two meters!

"Sky Eagles... Are those Military Mages?" Jingjing asked uncertainly.

"But why are their uniforms the wrong color? Army uniforms are usually green."

"We're not even in the Sub-Safe Zone. Why would Military Mages be here?" Song Xia asked.

"Who knows? Maybe they're on a mission?"

Everyone chimed in, with no sign that they intended to resume the journey.

Zhou Sining glanced at Lu Nian and the others as they drew closer. His expression turned grim, and he pulled Mu Ningxue to the back of the group.

Mu Ningxue looked puzzled. "What is it?"

"They're here to kill us. I'll buy you time. Take the chance to use the Ice Crystal Bow."

"What?!" Mu Ningxue's eyes widened in disbelief. Her perpetually icy composure shattered in an instant.

What had she just heard?

"There's no time to explain. Stay at the back. Start gathering power as soon as they come over."

Zhou Sining turned and met Mu Nujiao's serious gaze.

She stood near the front on the right, beside Lu Zhenghe, who had already pushed his way to the head of the group. A glimmer of green light lay in her hand at her side.

A moment later, Mu Nujiao