Xi Birds were about three meters long, dark blue-black all over, with long beaks, sharp claws, and eyes like rubies. Their wings were extremely long but featherless. Most remarkable of all was the layer of pale cyan light enveloping those wings.
They moved so fast they were like cyan lightning.
Brenton turned deathly pale. This was his first encounter with Xi Birds; before this, he had only heard how terrifying they were. Only now, seeing them with his own eyes, did he truly grasp their horror. They were simply too fast! Even Card Adepts renowned for their speed were like snails before them.
Xi Birds were social carnivores that usually hunted in flocks. Their claws were incomparably sharp, capable of easily piercing a Striped Rhino's thick hide and flesh. Most terrifying of all were their high-speed charges. Anyone struck by one was certain to die. They weighed about as much as a Shuttlecraft, yet moved many times faster!
Everyone prepared for battle, including Chen Mu.
This was no time to conceal their strength. Having witnessed the flock's speed, everyone's heart sank, and no one dared take them lightly.
Fast beasts were the most troublesome beasts of all. The group had encountered plenty of beasts lately, but none could compare with Xi Birds.
The flock had clearly spotted them.
The Xi Birds folded their wings and abruptly climbed. Any Card Adept familiar with birds knew this heralded an attack.
Sure enough, the moment the flock finished climbing, they attacked.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The Xi Birds attacked with terrifying force, accompanied by a sound like wind and thunder! Dozens dived toward the group together. Their wings spread, then folded, their bodies drawing tight like arrows, with their long beaks as the arrowheads. Their speed abruptly increased another notch!
More frightening still, pale