"How could there be so many?" Great Knight Gray also looked sternly towards the horizon.
"Lord Rein, sothing’s wrong. I’ve been stationed here for over two years, and never have so many Wind Rocs attacked at once!"
Seeing this, Rein understood imdiately that they were after him.
"Sir Gray, they must be coming for . Please, make sure to protect Anna!"
With a quick thought, Rein devised a strategy.
An empty Horned Owl Beast couldn’t outfly the swift Wind Roc; moreover, the Blood Feathered Horned Owl Beast, if carrying both Anna and him, would be almost fully loaded, so there wouldn’t be ti to escape.
Even if they could flee a short distance, they’d be quickly caught up.
Besides, he had never intended to run.
"Rest assured, Lord Rein. Quickly, escort Miss Anna to the nearby cave for safety," Great Knight Gray turned and instructed his subordinates imdiately.
Yet, he himself, along with a team of elite guards, remained at Rein’s side, not leaving.
"Prepare the Purple Swollen Wood Fruit!"
Actually, at this mont, Rein had sowhat realized who might be pulling strings behind the scene.
It couldn’t be soone from the Empire.
If it were, the Empire could have long avoided the Wind Roc nesting in Beverly Pass.
Nor could it be the Black Fla Cult.
Because when he previously killed their Great Priest Erikson at Beverly Pass, not a single Wind Roc ca to their aid.
So, it must be the doing of the Nether Sea Goddess Hela.
Other than that, Rein truly couldn’t fathom who else would have such power to command a Wind Roc attack on him.
"Chirp chirp!"
Thousands of Wind Rocs hovered above Rein’s head, and soon, a golden-winged Wind Roc, several sizes larger than the typical ones, appeared overhead of Rein and Gray.
The nearby caravan and Imperial garrison turned pale and exclaid:
"This is... this is the Mutated Wind Roc leader, ’Intestine Breaker’ rick!"
"It’s incredibly fast. It loves to slash through the prey’s abdon at high speed, and the Wind Blades on its wings will instantly bisect the prey, spilling their guts everywhere," said a caravan guard, his face white as he spoke.
"Yes, exactly. And afterwards, the prey often dies from fear, howling in pain," another caravan official, equally pale, added in agreent.
...
"rick, attacking Beverly Pass—are you declaring war on the Empire on behalf of the Wind Roc clan?" Great Knight Gray, with a bushy beard, angrily demanded.
"Ha, don’t use such words to threaten !" The head of the golden Wind Roc disdainfully sneered in a rather human-like manner.
"If war were the intention, it would be our Queen making the move, not ."
"Besides, do you think I don’t know the agreent between our clan and the Empire? The agreent only restricts our Queen from acting capriciously, but it places no limits on us."
"Leave now; of course, if you wish to die along with this human, I can certainly oblige," said rick, narrowing his pair of golden round eyes.
So they really were here for him, Rein thought to himself.
"You..." The provocation made the bearded Gray, the highest-ranking officer at Beverly Pass, flush with anger.
Just as he was about to say sothing, Rein patted his shoulder and calmly said, "Leave this to . Don’t worry."
"Then... Lord Rein, please be careful." Rein’s calm words seed to suddenly calm the bearded Gray as well.
He suddenly recalled that the young Wizard in front of him was extrely powerful; last ti, he also quickly dealt with the Black Fla Cult’s Great Priest.
Although this ti the Wind Rocs were formidable, he had confidence in Lord Rein.
Indeed, being here would only result in unnecessary casualties without any significant effect.
"Retreat!" Gray forcefully waved his hand, ordering the guards to swiftly withdraw to the side.
"A wise choice!" Intestine Breaker rick, witnessing this, couldn’t help but laugh with satisfaction.
In its view, Rein was already a trapped prey, and now with the Imperial Guards stepping aside, he was more isolated, with no chance to turn the tables.
Soon, it would hold Rein’s head and receive comndation from their Queen.
"Chirp~"
"Eliminate him, Wind Blade Kill Formation!" To avoid any surprises from a prolonged battle, rick imdiately called out crisply, launching an attack.
At the sa ti, it flapped its extraordinarily large wings, and in the next second, two crescent-shaped pale azure streams, over three ters in length, erged from the tips of its wings, striking directly at Rein.
rick’s initiating attack practically signaled a charge!
The dense Wind Rocs in the sky started chirping in unison, swiftly following their leader’s example and bombarded Rein with Wind Blade Strikes.
Though their Wind Blades were limited in power, each over a ter long, so Wind Rocs could only release a single Wind Blade, their numbers were overwhelming.
In an instant!
Within Rein’s line of sight, he was surrounded by a torrential barrage of pale azure Wind Blades, attacking him like a storm.
Witnessing this seemingly catastrophic scene, caravan guards and travelers nearby were already trembling with fear, and even the Imperial Guards, who had faith in Rein, couldn’t help but feel anxious.
As everyone fixed their gaze without blinking, watching how Rein would respond.
"Shadow Step!"
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