The black bird flapped through the night sky, letting the aura of a fourth-tier fierce beast spread without restraint.
The clouds beneath the night sky churned and scattered in the gales raised by its wings. Moonlight fell on its glossy black feathers, giving them a cold, dim sheen.
In this weird apocalypse, a fourth-tier fierce beast already counted as a local powerhouse.
The first- and second-tier weirds and fierce beasts roaming the night shrank back as soon as they sensed the black bird's aura from afar. Not one was foolish enough to approach and court death.
That had spared them quite a bit of trouble along the flight.
Of course, the fourth tier was far from invincible.
With the weaker weirds and fierce beasts filtered out, anything that dared charge at the black bird naturally had extraordinary strength.
A shrill cry rang out from the distant night sky. Immediately afterward, an enormous dark shape approached at tremendous speed.
It was a fifth-tier flying fierce beast, with a wingspan of over ten meters. Dark gray feathers covered its body, and its beak resembled a curved scythe, gleaming coldly in the moonlight.
Its scarlet eyes fixed on the two figures on the black bird's back, and a low gurgle rumbled in its throat.
Jiang Shengnan stood and pressed a hand against Luo Fan's shoulder.
"You rest. I'll handle it."
Her tone was natural, as though she were stating something obvious.
After all, as far as appearances went, Luo Fan currently had no suitable weapon. His Weird Gun had been left at the ore vein, and Zhang Da had stolen his Demon-Breaking Dagger.
Although Luo Fan's own strength remained unchanged, Jiang Shengnan felt she ought to share his burden as a comrade who had fought beside him many times.
Luo Fan paused in