Epoch of Twilight

Luo Yuan was surprised that he had made it. He was overjoyed, but he managed to calm down fast. He tried to concentrate his Will, but it was difficult for him because too many thoughts were creeping into his mind.

Suddenly, there was a conflict between the hallucinations and the curse that made him feel as if his soul was exploding.

Luo Yuan tried to resist it for a few seconds, but he failed and withdrew from his meditating state. He opened his eyes and gasped. When he closed them again to investigate though, he realized he had consumed a lot of his energy and the hallucinations were already fading.

Luo Yuan thought he might need to do the same thing five or six more times in order to get rid of the curse. Perhaps it would even take a shorter time, because as the hallucinations faded, he could release a more powerful version of his Will.

Just as he was about to continue his self-treatment, he heard a roaring sound.

Luo Yuan had no time to think. He just grabbed his Zhanmadao and disappeared into the cave. He thought the sky looked strange as he walked out of the corridor and saw two giant green birds lingering in the sky. Their huge wings seemed to be covering the entire sky.

The awful smell of blood and corpses had attracted the mutated beasts. There were two of them. The giant lizard looked tense and kept roaring and jumping, trying to hop or catch the birds. However, Luo Yuan knew the giant lizard well enough to know that the birds were definitely more powerful. They were able to fly after all.

“Their target has to be the corpses of the giants. We are not necessarily in danger. There are too many corpses here, though. What are we supposed to do if they come back every day? Besides, there are two pieces of wisdom fruit around. We will definitely be in danger if they eat it,” Luo Yuan thought.

The mutated birds had been lingering for a long time and they seemed to be losing their patience. The bigger one suddenly shrieked, producing a high-pitch sound.

The smaller one was still flying in the sky, looking extremely alert. Suddenly, the bigger bird pulled its wings to its sides and rushed down from the sky like an arrow released from the bow. It was obviously going for the corpses, but it had not noticed that there was a tiny shadow jumping off the cliff while it was still flying in the sky.

"Damn it!" After jumping, Luo Yuan realized he could not concentrate his Will enough to slow down the movement of the air like he’d used to.

He quickly glanced around him, trying to find something he could grab onto. He could not find anything, not even a piece of vine. There were about 60-70 meters between the place he’d jumped from and the ground. Even an iron disc would get disfigured upon landing.

“I will survive, I guess. If I don’t, it will definitely be a very stupid way to die,” he laughed at himself.

The wind was blowing his way as he got closer to the ground. Luo Yuan, however, did not seem panicked.

He realized his landing speed was not that fast, and he seemed to be able to react fast.

Ten more meters...

He took a deep breath and adjusted his body so he could land vertically.

Five meters...

He extended his body and stretched his feet, bending his knees.

One meter...

Both his hands covered his head as he relaxed his body muscles. Suddenly, an intense force hit his feet, and he immediately pulled them back. The force traveled to his knees, his waist and the rest of his body. He used his muscles to resist against the force, rolling several times on the ground and quickly got up and ran. He had not gotten hurt at all.

Ever since his Dexterity had been upgraded to 15 points, he could run faster than ever. He was as fast as a train. Even the grass shook when he passed by. He could run 100 meters in just a couple of breaths.

At the same time, the giant bird landed on the ground, its claws stabbing into the chest of one of the corpses. It was about to fly away when suddenly Luo Yuan’s legs showed immense strength. He took a big leap, up to seven meters high, and quickly grabbed his spear and threw it towards the giant green bird.

Both the spear and the chest of the bird were damaged. There was a very big hole on the creature’s chest, and Luo Yuan could hear a bone-cracking sound coming from the bird. It seemed like a very serious injury that could possibly lead to death.

The bird moaned in pain and collapsed on the ground hopelessly.

The giant lizard, which had stepped back earlier, quickly rushed towards the bird and bit its neck. After a few seconds, the head and body of the bird had been split into two. The giant lizard took the bird’s head and ran towards Luo Yuan. It looked like it was trying to ask for a treat for its contribution.

The birds must have been a couple. The second one was trying to come down and save its companion, but it flew back into the sky when the giant lizard split its partner into two.

“How stupid! I could have killed both of them!” Luo Yuan was mad at the lizard.

However, when he looked at it, he realized he should not blame it. It had been working quite hard recently after all, and to be fair, it was not as smart as a human.

He raised his chin and looked up at the sky. The second bird was still lingering there, moaning in grief. It was still there even after an hour.

Luo Yuan became furious. He knew mutated beasts took revenge, but he wished the bird had gotten its lesson, otherwise he would be in trouble in the future. It would be definitely dangerous if the bird saw him as an enemy. Actually, Luo Yuan was not afraid of the bird, but he was worried about the safety of his team members.