No one could make it in time.

Just as those pitch-black claws were about to tear through Tie Dun's skull!

Two streaks of crimson light shot out from the high ground at the rear of the team, like meteors tearing through the night sky!

The speed was too fast! So fast that the Rift-Breaker couldn't react at all!

Puchi—!!!

Blazing Spear Light! They accurately pierced the vulnerable connection between the jaw and the neck, exposed by the Rift-Breaker's full-power dive!

-110!

-110!

The Rift-Breaker's movements instantly froze.

Those ink-green soul fires trembled violently for a moment, and then, like a candle blown out by a gale, they suddenly extinguished.

Its massive body lost all strength in mid-air and crashed down like a meteorite.

Bang!!!

Dust flew and gravel splattered.

Lin Feng walked slowly down from the high ground, the Wildfire Spear still slung across his back, with a trace of hot embers remaining on the spear tip.

He didn't look at the dissipating elite remains; his gaze first swept over everyone.

Shadow Snake leaned against a rock, a bloody hole in her left shoulder, but her breathing was steady.

Su Yurou held her short staff, panting heavily, her mana exhausted, but her eyes were bright.

Tie Dun slumped on the ground, grinning foolishly as he touched his head to confirm it was still there.

Zhao Hu leaned on his bone-crushing greatsword, staring at Lin Feng, and after a while, squeezed out a sentence:

"Lord, those few strikes of yours... were really timely."

Lin Feng didn't respond to the teasing. He walked to the Rift-Breaker's remains and leaned over to push aside the ashes.

A dagger lay quietly in the grayish-black dust.

The dagger was deep blue throughout, with a slender blade that emitted a faint cold light.

A grain-sized dark green crystal was embedded in the crossguard, with energy faintly flowing within. The handle was wrapped in an unknown dark leather cord, feeling warm to the touch.

Lin Feng picked up the dagger and scanned the attribute panel.

【deep blue fang (Blue)】

【Attack Power +40】

【Special Effect: Stealth Strike—The first attack launched from stealth or shadow state deals an additional +30% damage】

【Equipment Requirement: Agility ≥ 11】

He nodded slightly.

Then he turned and walked toward Shadow Snake.

Shadow Snake was leaning against the rock, the wound on her left shoulder still slowly healing. Seeing Lin Feng approach, she instinctively wanted to stand up, but Lin Feng raised a hand to stop her.

"It's yours."

The deep blue dagger fell into her lap.

Shadow Snake was stunned.

She looked down at the dagger, then up at Lin Feng, opening her mouth but unable to make a sound.

Tie Dun was the first to react, slapping his thigh and roaring in a muffled voice, "Holy crap! A blue dagger! It's like it was tailor-made for Shadow Snake!"

"Stealth Strike adds 30% damage... if Shadow Snake hits someone from the shadows with this, who could withstand it?" Scarface Liu grinned.

"Shadow Snake, your luck is just too good!" A Wang also crowded over, his face full of envy.

Arrow Eye stowed his longbow and showed a rare smile: "It suits her perfectly."

Wang Wu nodded, his eyes full of emotion: "Blue equipment, and a main-hand weapon at that... Miss Shadow Snake, congratulations."

Zhao Hu strode over, patted Shadow Snake's uninjured right shoulder, and laughed loudly:

"A good thing! Now our Beacon Fire Village has another blue weapon!

Shadow Snake, take it easy in the future, don't go slicing # Nоvеlight # our own people like they're monsters!"

Everyone burst into laughter, the sound dispelling the tension and fatigue from the fierce battle just now.

Su Yurou also walked over and said softly, "Congratulations, Sister Shadow Snake."

Shadow Snake looked at the deep blue dagger in her hand, then at her companions who were smiling and congratulating her.

Her lips pursed slightly.

"Thank you, Lord." Her voice was still cold, but it carried a trace more warmth than usual.

Lin Feng nodded, said nothing more, and turned to look at the dissipating remains of the Rift-Breaker.

Zhao Hu came over and lowered his voice: "Lord, what materials did this Rift-Breaker drop?

Since there's a blue weapon, there should be other things, right?"

"Two green crystals, a few wing bones," Lin Feng said flatly.

Suddenly, an extremely faint sound, like countless wings vibrating simultaneously, came from the southwest.

The sound was very light at first, so light it was almost drowned out by the laughter.

But Lin Feng's expression changed instantly.

He snapped his head up, looking toward the southwestern sky.

Everyone followed his gaze.

Then, everyone's smiles simultaneously froze on their faces.

In the southwestern sky, a patch of grayish-white 'clouds' surged forth.

But those weren't clouds.

Those were Bone Eagles.

Densely packed Bone Eagles.

No less than thirty of them. They blanketed the sky, blotting out half of it, their ink-green soul fires like ghost fires floating in the night, flickering with the light of death.

And at the very front of this flock of Bone Eagles, a colossus was slowly flapping its massive wings, which had a wingspan of nearly ten meters.

Its feathers weren't grayish-white or bronze, but a deep purple that shimmered with an eerie blackish-purple metallic luster.

The edge of every feather seemed as sharp as a blade, reflecting a heart-palpitating cold light under the dark red sky.

Its head was twice as large as the Rift-Breaker's, its beak like a giant scythe, and the fire burning in its eye sockets wasn't ink-green, but a blood-red so thick it was almost solid.

With every flap of its wings, the surrounding air seemed to be sliced by invisible blades, making sharp whistling sounds.

Behind it, another equally massive figure followed closely.

An elite Bone Eagle with a wingspan of over six meters, covered in dark silver feathers, with deep blue soul fire in its eye sockets.

【Lv17 Rare Boss · Bone Eagle King】

【Lv15 Bone Eagle Elite · Silverwing】

Zhao Hu's eyes bulged, his Adam's apple bobbing violently several times, but he couldn't make a sound.

Tie Dun's giant shield fell to the ground with a 'clang,' and he was completely unaware of it.

Wang Wu's knuckles turned white as he gripped his Black Iron Longbow, his lips pressed into a line.

Arrow Eye instinctively reached for his quiver, only to find only a few arrows left.

Su Yurou's face was as pale as paper, her hand holding the short staff trembling slightly.

Shadow Snake slowly stood up from the rock, ignoring the wound on her left shoulder, her deep blue dagger silently unsheathed.

The ten Beacon Guards silently raised their Long Halberds again, their tips pointed toward the sky.

No one spoke.

Everyone knew that this was a true dead end.

Lin Feng stood at the very front of the team.

He looked up at the sky-covering cloud of death and the two terrifying auras capable of crushing everyone present.

There was no fear on his face.

Only an unprecedented solemnity.

Three seconds.

He only took three seconds.

After three seconds, he spoke.

His voice wasn't loud, but every word was like an iron nail driven into rock—clear, resolute, and unquestionable:

"Zhao Hu."

"Here!"

"Everyone is under your command."

Zhao Hu was stunned, then his eyes widened: "Lord! You're going to—"

Lin Feng didn't answer him.

He looked up at the massive blackish-purple figure in the sky and slowly tightened his grip on the Wildfire Spear on his back.

"The Bone Eagle King, I'll lure it away."

No extra words.

No goodbyes. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

In the next instant, Lin Feng's figure shot out like a cannonball, charging boldly toward that massive blackish-purple figure!

"Lord!!!"

Zhao Hu's roar rang out behind him.

But Lin Feng didn't look back.

In his eyes, there were only those two burning blood-red spots in the sky.

And behind him, the team that had to survive.