"Alright, you go ahead and take care of your business first. I'll head back to the town and check things out. Let's talk again once you're out," Li Xiu said as he prepared to leave.
A sudden explosive sound echoed across the sky, drawing everyone's gaze upward, including Li Xiu's. He noticed that the golden bird he had seen earlier was flying over, diving straight down from the sky with its brilliant Demonic Light claws, aiming at a demon spirit corpse on the ground.
The Gem Hunter members immediately summoned their contracts and demon spirits, intending to prevent the golden bird from snatching their spoils.
However, the golden bird was clearly no ordinary creature, its claws' glow tearing apart a demon spirit's body wherever it touched.
With a flap of its wings, it deflected the attacking Symbiotic Contracts, causing several Trial Takers to lose their grip on their contracts and stagger backward, blood oozing from their torn palms.
