A kilometer outside the Safe Zone, an azure figure flew swiftly through the sky.
Anyone looking up from the ground would have seen only an afterimage and two thin trails of azure air.
Seated on the Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle's back, everyone watched the city draw closer. Relieved smiles appeared on their faces, and the weight on their hearts finally lifted.
After this perilous wilderness training, after witnessing the ferocity of demon beasts and the life and death of those beside them, they all longed for the peaceful city.
But just as they were about to enter the Safe Zone, Xiao Qing suddenly raised his head. An azure light flashed in his narrow pupils, and his body vanished into thin air.
"Ah!"
With Xiao Qing's disappearance, everyone plunged from the sky without the slightest warning.
They were startled at first, but a few reacted quickly and began casting magic.
"Hurry, cast defensive magic, or we'll fall to our deaths!"
Once the initial shock passed, their experience as battle-hardened mages kicked in. They could still adapt to sudden changes, and each cast defensive magic or activated a magic tool, finally landing safely on the ground.
Only when their feet touched solid earth did they release frightened breaths. They had escaped the jaws of vicious demon beasts and the hands of ruthless military mages, only to nearly die a few hundred meters from the Safe Zone.
Then they began to wonder: why had Mo Xie's summoned beast suddenly vanished?
"Wait!"
Jingjing's pretty face filled with terror as she looked at everyone and spoke slowly.
"Do you know that if a summoner dies, their summoned beast automatically returns to the Summoning Plane...?"
"Wait, you mean..."
Zhao Manyan swallowed. His body trembled slightly, and his breathing grew heavy. He did not dare finish the sentence.