The white linen whirled through the air and, in the blink of an eye, turned into a flock of White Crows. Their eyes glowed red as they beat their wings with a frantic clatter, cawing wildly and spewing acid and poisonous smoke everywhere, their sharp talons clawing down at random.
The brief calm brought by the Calming Spell was shattered in an instant.
Screams, cries of pain, and angry shouts mingled with the countryside wizards' chaotic little spells, flying wildly through the cramped bar. Together with shattering bottles, spilling liquor, and burning wood, they formed a bizarre and grotesque scene.
Taking advantage of the momentary chaos, the bar owner quietly flipped open a hidden door behind the counter, intending to slip away unnoticed.
"Maodou!"
With a slightly annoyed shout, a scruffy gray Doggy abruptly appeared in the corner between the bar counter and the liquor cabinet. Like a whirlwind, he lunged forward and bit down on the middle-aged wizard's ankle.
A scream rang out.
The bar owner crashed heavily onto the edge of the hidden door.
At the same time, three spells rose from the Cat Face Mask hunter's spellbook—
"Wind and rain be gone, Bird Mouse Away!"
"Heaven's net descends, let it bind!"
"Quietly think about it!"
A protective spell drove away the White Crows flying about wildly while raising several light barriers of varying thickness, separating the You Zui Hunting Team, the bar patrons, and the bar owner. A net spell emerged from thin air, gathering the crows into a cluster and suspending them beneath the ceiling. And a Calming Spell soothed the other guests who had fallen into chaos.
"Ge Zhi Tan Xi, bind this fiend!"
Several vines grew from the wooden liquor cabinet and bar counter, weaving deftly beneath the fallen wizard. In moments, they had