"Retreat, retreat, retreat! Something's seriously wrong with them. Get out of here!"
Seeing more and more Monster Birds circling overhead, Mo Fan hurriedly led the team back.
As they ventured deeper, the winds had grown so strong that any ordinary Servant-level Demon entering them would be torn apart. Even they had to use defensive magic to withstand them.
Fortunately, they had Mu Nujiao's Defensive Wind Sphere. With her powerful control over wind power, she could smoothly absorb and neutralize those violent black storms, creating a safe environment no different from the world outside.
The National Team members only needed to watch out for the occasional flashes of yellow lightning, without worrying about resisting the gale.
And with the Top-Tier Mana-Recovery Magical Artifact Zhou Sining had provided, Mu Nujiao had no need to worry about her magic energy. Handling storms of this intensity was quite easy for her.
As they drew closer to the center of the storm, the Monster Birds seemed to realize how terrifying the Lightning Storm was. They lingered on the outskirts instead of continuing their attacks.
"Those Monster Birds aren't following us anymore," Nan Jue said.
"They know when to back off, too," Mo Fan replied.
They were clearly a flock of Puppet Birds. In theory, once given an order, they should have charged in regardless, like moths flying into a flame. Yet now they had stopped pursuing them...
"If they keep hovering outside, what do we do next?" Nan Rongni asked.
Her question made the already gloomy atmosphere hanging over the National Team even heavier.
"Hmph, isn't this all thanks to Pang Lai's star disciple? He just had to take us to the Forbidden Zone and blunder around. Otherwise, how could we have run into those Monster Birds and ended up in such a mess?" Zu