Could it be because of this demon scorpion? Mu You wondered.
If this nest of demon scorpions was food the great bird had deliberately raised, and it had ambushed him because he had destroyed it, that barely made sense. But Mu You had already wiped out several nests of Vampiric Demon Scorpions nearby. Why had nothing happened before, yet this particular one had caused trouble?
Mu You could not understand it, and he had no time to think it over. As his thoughts raced, the great bird overhead had already descended.
[A gigantic bird claw emerged from the clouds high above and stomped toward your location...]
"Rewind!"
Mu You hurriedly pressed his watch and called for Bone Dragon to flee. This was clearly not something they could fight right now.
``` [Time flowed backward, returning you to ten seconds earlier.]
[The giant bird's cry had only just rung out overhead, and a shadow gradually enveloped the hill beneath your feet.]
[Not far beside you, Bone Dragon had already sensed the threat. He looked up at the sky and let out a series of low growls, but even those could not conceal his unease.]
[You signaled for Bone Dragon to retreat, then took the lead in running toward the rocks behind you. Bone Dragon hurried after you.]
[Not long after you left your original position, two gigantic claws descended from the sky and landed on the summit, making the entire hill shudder several times. The eight sharp talon tips sank deep into the rock. Above them were two slender, yellowish-brown bird legs covered in scales, extending into the mist overhead.]
[Several seconds after the claws descended, a bird's head emerged from the clouds, its long beak reaching toward where you and Bone Dragon had just been.]
[Fortunately, you had