154: Chapter 154 Wind Rift
Jiang Tianhai spoke up.
"There is no other way; we must confirm the situation."
"This is a Demonic Beast that could potentially reach the god-domain level; it is impossible for it not to be dangerous. Rest assured, I have a way to ensure our safety," the Fifth-Order Mage reassured.
The three of them set off again.
Meanwhile, above the mountain range.
Seeing that the human before it was unharmed, the giant bird gradually stopped its agitation.
It rose silently into the air, hovering in the sky, its giant crimson eyes looking down at Lin Fan.
Its massive body blocked out the sky, casting an endless shadow over the mountains.
"What are you?"
Lin Fan watched as the giant bird opened its beak.
A crisp voice pierced through the gale and reached his ears.
Lin Fan: "..."
He was greatly shocked, not expecting a Demonic Beast to be able to speak human language.
Lin Fan did not answer the giant bird's question.
Instead, he activated the mask's ability.
Information about this Demonic Beast immediately appeared before his eyes.
...
[Fenglie Bird: A Demonic Beast possessing the Bloodline of a Giant Spirit and a Wind Spirit. Upon reaching adulthood, it can attain the Disaster Beast level and is capable of manipulating the power of wind for its own use.]
...
The information provided by the mask was very brief.
But it was enough for him to understand this creature.
So it is a giant bird with extremely high potential.
Lin Fan thought to himself.
"Human, I am asking you a question. Why have you come to disturb me?"
Seeing that Lin Fan did not answer, the giant bird spoke again.
Yet Lin Fan still did not respond.
A thought flashed through his mind.
Such a strong Demonic Beast.
If I kill it and sell the carcass and the Demonic Beast core, wouldn't I make a huge profit?
Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in his eyes beneath the mask.
"Fenglie, do you know that your existence has already endangered the lives of countless humans in the surrounding cities?"
"I originally wanted to let you leave on your own, but as a human, how could I just sit by and watch?"
Lin Fan's tone was righteous.
The giant bird was slightly stunned to hear him call it by its name directly.
"Arrogant human, knowing my identity, you still dare to tell me to leave?"
"I have lived for hundreds of years, and no human has ever dared to be so presumptuous in front of me."
"Don't even think about begging for mercy; your arrogance today dictates that you will become my food!"
As the words fell, the giant bird flapped its wings and flew high.
The next moment.
Countless wind spheres condensed in front of its wings and blasted toward Lin Fan with lightning speed.
Lin Fan watched the incoming wind spheres with a calm expression.
For him.
This speed was nothing, and he couldn't be bothered to dodge.
Silver-white light lit up in his eyes.
Space Element stars circled his body, instantly condensing into two huge Star Maps.
"Telekinesis Control!"
Lin Fan whispered softly, his gaze like lightning, sweeping over all the incoming wind spheres.
In an instant, all the wind spheres came to a sudden halt in front of Lin Fan.
Fenglie was greatly alarmed, discovering that it had completely lost contact with its attacks and could no longer control them.
"What have you done?!"
It roared sharply, echoing across the sky.
Swoosh!!
Countless giant tornadoes were generated out of thin air around Fenglie.
Carrying dust and rocks, they swept toward Lin Fan.
Lin Fan controlled the immobilized wind spheres and smashed them hard into the tornadoes.
The two attacks collided with a boom, instantly exploding into a chaotic vortex of wind throughout the entire area.
Fenglie hurriedly flew high to avoid the turbulent currents raging on the ground and the destroyed mountains.
The wind vortex below was so sharp that it could even tear through its hard feathers, so it had to keep its distance.
Its crimson eyes scanned the ground, trying to find that strange human in the chaos.
"What are you looking for?"
A calm voice suddenly came from above its head.
Fenglie looked up abruptly.
Above, Lin Fan was slowly descending, his posture composed, as if he were born to fly.
Before descending to the same height as Fenglie.
Silver-white stars once again circled his body, condensing into a Star Map.
"Space Slash."
Lin Fan spoke indifferently.
Squeak...!!
Fenglie let out a terrified shriek as large patches of feathers on its body vanished into thin air, revealing the clear flesh beneath.
Swoosh...!!
It flapped its wings frantically.
It fled into the distance instantly, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.
Lin Fan: "..."
Wasn't it acting very arrogant just a moment ago?
How did it run away after taking just one hit?
Lin Fan did not intend to let it go and immediately gave chase.
Instant Teleportation and Void Walk were activated simultaneously!
At the very moment the two disappeared from above the mountain range.
Jiang Tianhai and the other two finally arrived at the scene.
Under the protection of the green barrier supported by the Fifth-Order Mage, they barely managed to see the giant bird's silhouette through the sharp winds.
But the next instant, both the person and the bird disappeared.
Leaving behind only a devastated mountain range.
The three of them: "..."
They risked their lives to cross the wind vortex, and as it turned out, these two just ran away?
And who was that person?
Did they see that correctly?
It was Mr. Chen!
Meanwhile.
The situation inside Baiyun City was far more severe than Lin Fan and the three people still pursuing him and Fenglie had expected.
The moment Lin Fan started the battle with the giant bird, the weather over Baiyun City changed drastically.
It was originally just cold and windy, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into a violent gale, raging across the entire city.
Although it was far less dangerous than over at the mountain range.
But the strong winds in the city were already enough to blow an adult man away!
The roofs of many old houses in the suburbs were blown off directly, and small tornadoes mixed with sand and dust were swirling everywhere.
Citizens ran frantically to find shelter; no one dared to remain in the open, fearing being swept away by the gale.
Huge logs and roof fragments swept through the air from time to time.
Even some small vehicles were blown, sliding along the streets.
Somewhere in Baiyun City.
A group of workers wearing construction uniforms and yellow hard hats were hiding under an unfinished building.
There were over twenty people in total, each carrying various construction tools.
Among the crowd was Lin Fan's father, Lin Jian.
They were originally working on the construction site, and the weather suddenly worsened before they were finished.
The howling gale sounded like ghosts crying; continuing to work could result in being blown away at any moment.
The workers had no choice but to hide temporarily in this half-completed building.
At a glance, one could see.
The roof was only half-laid, and a large section was still open, with the gale pouring in through the gap.
Just then, the wind outside intensified suddenly.
Violent shaking sounds came from outside the building, as if heavy objects were constantly striking the half-covered roof.
Clang!
A clear sound of the roof tearing reached everyone's ears.
Everyone turned their heads to look.
They saw that for the section of the roof that had been laid, the bolts fixed to the metal frame had been ripped off by the gale, and the panels were slightly curling up.
If it continued like this.
Once the wind strength increased again, the entire installed roof would sooner or later be completely blown away.
"Who is responsible for this roof?!"
A gruff shout rang out inside the building, and a man with a beer belly walked up to the workers, his tone extremely displeased.
He was the construction site foreman, responsible for watching the workers to ensure efficient work and preventing waste of Materials.
"It's Lin Jian and Du Yuan."
A worker replied hurriedly.
The foreman's gaze immediately swept toward Lin Jian and another man who was also wearing safety gear.
"I knew you two were dawdling at work!"
"Why didn't you hurry up and seal the roof before this damn weather hit?"