Li Yan knew that if he had not hidden himself, the creature would have kicked off with both feet and silently slid out of that opening in the ice in an instant, spreading its wings to attack him.
Although this thing could fly, it made almost no sound as it cut through the air. Moreover, the moment it drew near its prey in flight, the ice crystals on its body would suddenly begin to flash.
Such an attack would catch people completely off guard. The glacier was surrounded by ice pillars of all sizes, while the light here was a dim, ghostly blue.
Those suddenly flashing ice crystals would appear exceptionally abrupt and dazzling amid the underground gloom and bitter cold, causing a momentary delay in one's reactions.
This vulture monster was highly adept at making use of its surroundings. The instant the ice crystals on its body flashed and the surrounding light surged, the ice pillars here were all like mirrors.
Under such intense light, the surrounding ice pillars of every strange and grotesque shape reflected its brightly glowing body, filling the area with haloed figures.
Thus, when its prey was suddenly attacked, it would abruptly find itself surrounded by blazing light.
For that brief instant, vultures flashing with bright light could be seen swooping in from every direction, even from directly overhead.
Yet in that extremely short span of time, one could not accurately identify where the true attack lay. With only a moment's hesitation, the real body would have already completed its killing strike.
The first time Li Yan encountered one, it was fortunate that his reactions were exceptionally swift and his bodily defenses extremely strong.
At the instant the creature's true body closed in behind his head, Li Yan identified the direction of that fatal strike