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Chapter 1060: Chapter 369: Intestine Breaker (Part 2)

“How could there be so many?” Great Knight Gray also looked sternly towards the horizon.

“Lord Rein, something’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 immediately that they were after him.

“Sir Gray, they must be coming for me. 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 time 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 immediately.

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 moment, Rein had somewhat realized who might be pulling strings behind the scene.

It couldn’t be someone 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 Flame Cult.

Because when he previously killed their Great Priest Erikson at Beverly Pass, not a single Wind Roc came 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 exclaimed:

“This is… this is the Mutated Wind Roc leader, ’Intestine Breaker’ Merick!”

“It’s incredibly fast. It loves to slash through the prey’s abdomen 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 agreement.

…

“Merick, 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 me!” 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 me.”

“Besides, do you think I don’t know the agreement between our clan and the Empire? The agreement 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 Merick, 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 something, Rein patted his shoulder and calmly said, “Leave this to me. Don’t worry.”

“Then… Lord Rein, please be careful.” Rein’s calm words seemed to suddenly calm the bearded Gray as well.

He suddenly recalled that the young Wizard in front of him was extremely powerful; last time, he also quickly dealt with the Black Flame Cult’s Great Priest.

Although this time 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 Merick, 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 commendation from their Queen.

“Chirp~”

“Eliminate him, Wind Blade Kill Formation!” To avoid any surprises from a prolonged battle, Merick immediately called out crisply, launching an attack.

At the same time, it flapped its extraordinarily large wings, and in the next second, two crescent-shaped pale azure streams, over three meters in length, emerged from the tips of its wings, striking directly at Rein.

Merick’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 meter long, some 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!”