The night was as black as ink.
Several Beastmen fled through the mountain forest.
A silent black gleam flashed past, and they dropped to the ground, dead.
The lead High Rank Beastman's body was sliced in two. The iron cage in his hand rolled to the ground.
Before dying, his crimson, bulging eyes stared fixedly at the man in dark robes stepping out from the shadows. He used the last of his strength to curse,
"Quan Xiu, you! How dare you betray our clan! If the Clan Leader finds out your true colors, you'll die without a burial place…"
The man waved out a stream of Black Qi. In an instant, the bodies turned to dust and smoke, leaving only a few Crystal Cores that flew into his palm.
The cage opened, and from a patch of grass dotted with small white flowers, an exquisitely beautiful Little Black Snake slithered out.
"Little Qi, come here."
