The Iron-Feathered Vulture leader did not immediately swoop down.
It hangs above the canyon, its wings flapping slowly. With each flap, the wind in the valley changes direction, causing the suspension bridge to sway from side to side, and the bridge planks to slam against each other with dull thuds.
The remaining Iron-Feathered Vulture regrouped behind it.
Lin Yuan spread his arms, two black and silver creases extending along the outside of his arms.
"Should we deal with the big ones first?" Mira asked.
"The smaller ones will take the opportunity to dismantle the bridge."
"Then you guard the bridge."
She leaped from the bridge cable, her dark red wings unfurling in the wind, and flew straight toward the leader of the flock of vultures.
More than a dozen Iron-Feathered Vulture simultaneously fired their feather blades.
Dense black shadows filled the sky above the canyon, some chasing after Mira, while others bypassed her and fell towards both ends of the suspension bridge.
Lin Yuan waved his arms.
" The Space God's Folding Wings!"
Two black and silver arcs extended outwards along the bridge cables, not directly colliding with the feather blade, but instead changing their distance from the bridge surface from the left and right respectively.
The first row of feather blades suddenly veered off course.
Dozens of iron feathers crisscrossed above the bridge, creating a series of piercing, crisp sounds before plummeting to the valley floor. The feather blades behind them pierced the still-unstable arc, one of them grazing Lin Yuan's shoulder and cutting a gash in his clothes.
He did not back down.
The second wing-breaking then unfolded, the black and silver arc even narrower than before, covering only the top of the bridge. As soon as the remaining feather blades entered this area, the distance between them was forcibly compressed, causing them to collide one after another.
The bridge deck was saved.
A loud bang came from above.
Mira collided head-on with the leader of the flock of vultures. Dark red magic and gray-black gales exploded in mid-air. She grabbed the beast's outstretched claws, but her body was pushed backward and slid dozens of meters.
"You're quite strong!"
Mira used the momentum to turn around and fling the leader against the rock wall.
The giant bird's wing grazed the rocks, its sharp feather edge slicing off a layer of rock. It regained its footing amidst the rubble and opened its beak, emitting a sharp cry.
The surrounding Iron-Feathered Vulture immediately abandoned the bridge and swooped down on Mira.
" Mira, down!"
Lin Yuan crossed his arms.
Mira didn't look back. She folded her wings and plummeted towards the bridge. The flock of vultures chasing her simultaneously lowered their altitude and squeezed into the narrow space above the suspension bridge.
Two streaks of black and silver light rose from the bridgehead.
The upper rail lowered their distance from the bridge surface, while the lower rail stretched across the outside of the bridge cables. The four Iron-Feathered Vulture at the front didn't have time to separate; their wings collided one after another, and they tumbled and fell towards the rocky platforms on either side.
The flock of vultures behind them quickly took flight.
Mira, however, spread her wings again just as she approached the bridge, darting back beneath them. A powerful upper kick struck the fifth Iron-Feathered Vulture squarely in the belly, sending it flying into the still-dissipating black-silver arc.
Bang!
The fifth one landed as well.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to give chase, the entire bridge suddenly sank downwards.
The leader of the flock had somehow circled around to the rear, its two sharp talons gripping the bridge cables simultaneously. Instead of attacking Lin Yuan, it flapped its massive wings, attempting to pull the entire suspension bridge off its anchor piles.
A thin crack appeared on the stone pillar at the bridgehead.
The bridge keeper shouted from inside the stone house, "The left-hand stake is loose!"
Lin Yuan immediately raised his hand to stabilize the distance between the bridge cable and the stone pillar. The leader of the flock suddenly exerted force, and the enormous power flowed back along the True Magic, causing the black silver crease to vibrate violently.
It is much stronger than the ordinary Iron-Feathered Vulture.
Folding the space on both sides directly might not be enough to hold down the wings.
" Mira!"
"They're here!"
The dark red figure plummeted from the height, its feet striking the leader's back simultaneously. The giant bird sank, but its sharp claws remained gripping the bridge ropes. It turned to peck at Mira, who caught its long beak in her hands.
" Lin Yuan, hurry up!"
The leader flapped its wings frantically, and the gale ripped the wooden planks off the bridge one by one. Mira held its head down, her feet sliding backward, but she stubbornly refused to let go.
Lin Yuan brought his arms together inward.
Two black and silver arcs crossed the leader's outer iron feathers and attached themselves to the wing roots. The space on the left and right sides shortened at the same time, and the giant wings that were originally stretched out were forcibly pushed to the sides of the body.
The leader of the flock lost wind support for the first time.
It fell towards the bridge deck along with Mira.
Mira released her grip mid-air, flapping her wings upwards. Lin Yuan then took a step forward, completely eliminating the distance between himself and the leader's chest.
Black silver magic gathered at the edge of the fist.
Zero-Distance Crushing Fist!
A deafening explosion occurred at the bridgehead.
The leader of the flock of vultures was blasted off the suspension bridge and crashed into a reddish rock platform beside it. Large swaths of iron feathers embedded themselves in the stone wall, and its massive body slid halfway down before finally coming to a stop.
The remaining Iron-Feathered Vulture circled a few times, letting out mournful cries, before flying into the depths of the canyon.
Lin Yuan did not give chase.
He first inspected the bridge cables, then went to the loose anchor pile. The cracks did not continue to widen, and the bridge was still usable after reinforcement.
Mira deactivated the Take Over and plucked a leader's feather, longer than herself, from the rock platform.
How much is a regular one?
"Weren't you counting the whole time?"
"I took down nine, you took down six." Mira hoisted Changyu onto her shoulder. "The rest were taken down together, so how do we calculate that?"
Lin Yuan pointed to the leader on the rock platform.
This one belongs to me.
"Why should we? We fought together in the end."
"Then each get half."
Mira glanced at the Iron-Feathered Vulture leader, which was larger than the two of them combined.
"Okay, that'll only count as ten."