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It made continuous sharp turns, going straight up and down, its aim to throw off whoever was clinging to it.

Mu Yuan was on the beast's back, and Ling Yan was below it, but compared to Ling Yan, Mu Yuan's situation was even more precarious.

The biting cold wind almost kept his eyes from opening, and the bird beneath him was truly unruly.

Gradually, his patience ran out. The hand holding his sword suddenly exerted force, thrusting the blade straight into the joint between the beast's body and wing.

The beast let out a mournful cry, its body spinning as it plummeted rapidly downwards.

Due to this sudden change, Mu Yuan could no longer maintain his balance and fell from the beast's back.

Suddenly, a strong hand firmly grabbed him.

Mu Yuan hadn't expected anyone else to be on the beast. He tilted his head back and, in the howling wind, saw the man holding his arm tightly.

Through the face-concealing helmet, he saw a pair of chestnut eyes.

Looking into the man's eyes, Mu Yuan surprisingly felt a sense of security.

Then, his body was lifted with one hand by the man.

Just now, Ling Yan, while holding onto the beast's claws with one hand during the rapid descent, had managed to catch Mu Yuan, who was about to fall.

[Whew! Boss is mighty!]

Mei smoothed the fur on its chest in its consciousness space. The situation had been extremely dangerous, even making it forget to breathe.

Ling Yan lifted Mu Yuan and placed him on his lap, his single arm securing him around the waist.

Their bodies pressed tightly together as they plummeted rapidly on the beast's curved claws.

Through their face-concealing helmets, they could only see each other's eyes.

Although they had just experienced a life-or-death moment, Ling Yan hadn't seen the slightest fear in Mu Yuan's eyes.

Instead, there was an extraordinary calmness, at most a hint of surprise and... delight at seeing him?

[Boss, at this critical moment, General Mu seems to be in a good mood seeing you?]

Ling Yan's lips curled into a smile, a hint of interest in this general growing within him.

[Boss, your smile is a bit perverted.]

Ling Yan ignored Mei's teasing.

He spoke to Mu Yuan, asking, "General, are you alright?"

Ling Yan's current identity was that of a minor soldier in the Mu family army. He believed that showing concern for his general was his duty.

In the howling wind, Ling Yan could only lean close to Mu Yuan's ear, asking in an extremely ambiguous posture.

Fortunately, the latter was quite magnanimous and didn't seem to find anything amiss, only staring into Ling Yan's eyes without answering.

The beast suddenly let out two piercing shrieks. Only then did Ling Yan shift his gaze from Mu Yuan's fox-like eyes to their current surroundings.

[Mei.]

[Aiya, Boss, you finally remembered me!]

[Prepare a strong airbag capsule.]

[Roger!]

Airbag capsules could generally withstand the impact of falling from a twenty-story building.

But judging from the current situation, an ordinary airbag capsule probably wouldn't be enough.

This large bird had flown them to an unknown location. The world below was no longer ice and snow but rows of tall pine trees.

Watching as they hurtled towards a high mountain, Ling Yan had already prepared a strong airbag capsule, waiting for a hard landing.

At this moment, Mu Yuan, who was sitting on his lap, suddenly moved.

In the howling wind, Mu Yuan removed his helmet, glanced at Ling Yan, put his fingers to his lips, and blew a loud whistle.

As the whistle faded, a short, sharp cry echoed from the sky, as if in response to his signal.

Then, a dark shadow descended from the sky, pressing down towards the two of them.

Ling Yan looked up at the sky and saw only a single wing.

This wing was enormous, each feather full and thick, with a long, sturdy quill.

Compared to the bird summoned by Mu Yuan, the previously imposing beast suddenly appeared quite small.

Ling Yan followed the line of this wing into the distance, wanting to see what kind of bird it was that could be so gigantic.

The Mu Yuan on his lap had by now wrapped his arms around his waist from behind.

Then, a voice that stirred the heart sounded in his ear: "Let's go, little soldier."

Ling Yan was pressed backward by Mu Yuan, and he released his grip on the beast's claws at the opportune moment.

The two of them detached from the scythe-like talons and fell rapidly for two seconds before being caught securely by a massive claw.

Although the unknown giant bird summoned by Mu Yuan had caught them, the situation had become even worse than before.

This large bird didn't control its strength well. At this moment, Ling Yan and Mu Yuan's bodies were pressed tightly together, their bones creaking under the bird's grip. They even felt their breathing becoming extremely difficult.

If this continued, the two of them would be crushed by the bird's three talons.

Fortunately, this intense pressure didn't last long, and the large bird released them.

The bird crashed down through numerous trees nearby, dropping them at a height of about two meters above the ground—not too high, not too low.

Due to their extreme speed, the two of them skidded across the dusty forest floor for over ten meters before finally crashing into a pine tree and stopping.

"Cough cough cough!"

[Boss, are you alright?]

Ling Yan took a moment to recover. If his body hadn't been unusually strong and he hadn't been wearing soft armor, he probably would have been bruised and bleeding all over by now.

Even with the armor's protection, the clothes on his arms and legs had been torn.

At this moment, Mu Yuan also stood up from the ground, his condition even worse than Ling Yan's.

The soft armor on his back had split open down the middle.

Ling Yan stared at the cracked armor, wanting to see if he was injured. However, Mu Yuan suddenly tightened the armor at this moment.

Seeing this, Ling Yan withdrew his gaze and spoke simultaneously with Mu Yuan: "Thank you."

This inexplicably synchronized utterance surprised both of them.

Mu Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, looking at the "little soldier" in front of him who was almost a head taller.

His own helmet had been removed when he summoned the roc, and in the moment of landing, this man had immediately protected his head, fearing he would be injured.

A warmth spread through Mu Yuan's heart, and he spoke to Ling Yan again: "Thank you."

As Mu Yuan stared intently at Ling Yan, as if trying to see right through him, Ling Yan was also pondering Mu Yuan.

Mu Yuan's armor had cracked because Mu Yuan had subconsciously protected him.

In the instant they landed, Mu Yuan had quickly adjusted their positions.

This beautiful general, who wasn't particularly burly, was actually willing to act as a meat shield for an ordinary soldier. This was truly perplexing and equally admirable.