219: Chapter 219 is not good.

Yan Lie was the first to notice his movement and glanced over.

"Awake?"

Jin Yi quickly got up. "Yes, I'm going out to take a look."

Just a moment ago, a piercing chill had shot up his spine.

This feeling had saved his life several times in critical moments.

He walked to the mouth of the Cave with extremely fast steps, his golden pupils constricting in the darkness.

There were some black dots in the sky, which had begun to lighten slightly. Wanting to see more clearly, he unconsciously took a few more steps forward, reaching the edge of the Cliff.

Yan Lie lowered his head to check on Bai Wanwan, who was still sound asleep. Looking up, he noticed Jin Yi standing motionless at the Cliff's edge and asked warily, "What's wrong?"

"Don't know..." Jin Yi's voice was low, his gaze fixed intently on those black dots.

Then, his pupils constricted. "It's Eagle Beasts!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a sharp eagle cry tore through the night sky, followed by a second, a third...

The dense sound of flapping wings grew from far to near, like a dark, deathly cloud pressing towards the Cliff.

"It's a flock of Eagle Beasts!" Jin Yi whirled around, his voice cold and sharp. "They'll seize the Caves near the Cliff. We have to leave here immediately!"

Yan Lie also heard the rising and falling chorus of eagle cries. Cursing under his breath, he scooped up the sleeping Bai Wanwan in one swift motion.

Bai Wanwan slumped limply against his back, her eyelashes fluttering as she slowly opened her eyes.

"Where are we going?"

Bai Wanwan yawned, looking at the still pitch-black sky outside.

She soon heard the flapping sounds outside as well, her keen senses alerting her that something was wrong.

"Wan Wan, there are Eagle Beasts. We need to leave the Cliff immediately."

As he spoke, Yan Lie carried her out of the Cave. Jin Yi led the way, with Yan Lie following closely behind.

Bai Wanwan clung to Yan Lie's neck, turning her head to look back.

Those Eagle Beasts were getting closer and closer, numbering at least a hundred.

Her heart couldn't help but tighten, and her arms around the Snow Leopard's neck squeezed with more force.

*Screech!*

Before they could even climb up from the Cliff face, several Eagle Beasts spotted them.

Their sharp beaks gleamed coldly in the moonlight. The lead Eagle Beast let out a piercing cry and abruptly dove down!

"Go!"

Jin Yi sidestepped, allowing Yan Lie and Bai Wanwan to pass over the Cliff first.

Yan Lie didn't stand on ceremony, as he was still carrying his Female on his back.

Jin Yi roared angrily, erupting with power as he slammed into the first Eagle Beast to pounce.

Amid the dull sound of claws tearing through feathers, blood splattered against the rock wall.

After Yan Lie scrambled onto the top of the Cliff, he turned his head and shouted down to Jin Yi, "Get up here quickly!"

More and more Eagle Beasts were circling in the sky. Getting entangled with them would be troublesome.

Baring his fierce white teeth, he let out a threatening roar at the eager Eagle Beasts in the air.

After attacking two Eagle Beasts, Jin Yi swiftly leaped onto the Cliff. "Go!"

Only after seeing him safely up did Yan Lie continue forward, still carrying Bai Wanwan.

Jin Yi voluntarily stayed behind to guard the rear. Bai Wanwan kept glancing back at him, afraid he might fall behind and be surrounded by the Eagle Beasts.

As the Dense Forest loomed ahead, the eagle cries overhead grew increasingly dense.

Another five Eagle Beasts dove towards Jin Yi.

Bai Wanwan tugged at Yan Lie's fur. "Yan Lie, go help Jin Yi quickly!"

"If I go back, you're on my back and could easily be snatched away by an Eagle Beast!"

They were Land Beastmen, at a disadvantage against flying beasts.

He also really wanted to help Jin Yi, after all, he had been protecting Wan Wan alongside him the whole way.

"Then... I'll hide under your belly."

As she spoke, Bai Wanwan slid down from his back, wrapped her arms around his neck, and hugged him tightly with both hands and feet. "I can't hold on for long. Go help him quickly."

"Alright!"

Yan Lie pushed off powerfully with all four limbs, charging towards Jin Yi.

Bai Wanwan turned her head just in time to see an Eagle Beast's claws sink forcefully into Yan Lie's shoulder, blood spraying.

Jin Yi swiftly counterattacked, biting through the Eagle Beast's belly.

Meanwhile, the other four Eagle Beasts launched their attacks on him.

*Roar!*

The Snow Leopard charged over, ramming one Eagle Beast away before swiping his claws at the two attempting to attack Jin Yi.

Jin Yi also turned and bit at the remaining one.

The ferocious assault from the two Males frightened off this wave of Eagle Beasts.

"Go!" Jin Yi barked at them.

Yan Lie felt Bai Wanwan's grip loosen slightly and grew anxious. He immediately used his paw to lift her up. "Wan Wan, climb back onto my back."

Bai Wanwan mustered all her strength and, with his assistance, finally managed to flip from his belly back onto his back.

The forest was right ahead. Bai Wanwan wanted to look back to check on Jin Yi following behind.

"Don't look back!" Jin Yi's voice, heavy with the scent of blood, was grave. "Into the forest."

The Eagle Beasts circling in the sky dove towards their prey on the ground in unison.

Yan Lie ran at full speed, charging into the Dense Forest with Jin Yi right behind him.

Branches whipped against their bodies, but their hearts finally settled.

The dense tree canopy finally blocked the Eagle Beasts' dives. Once they entered the Dense Forest, the Eagle Beasts lost their advantage...

After running a distance, Bai Wanwan also noticed the Eagle Beasts weren't pursuing them anymore and let out a long sigh of relief.

Rushing into the forest inevitably meant encountering wild beasts. Each time, Jin Yi would charge ahead to deal with them for Yan Lie first.

The Golden Lion's fur was almost dyed red with blood, especially the two large wounds on his back.

Bai Wanwan patted Yan Lie's neck. "Yan Lie, let me down."

Yan Lie immediately stopped and set Bai Wanwan down.

Seeing her walk towards him, Jin Yi reminded, "We're not completely safe yet. We need to find a new hiding place before we're surrounded by a large-scale beast tide."

"Yes, but the wounds on your body need to be treated promptly, or they'll attract more wild beasts."

No sooner had Bai Wanwan finished speaking than two wild wolves burst out from the side.

Yan Lie reacted swiftly, swatting one away with a paw and biting through the neck of the other in one snap.

"Do you still have the ointment from yesterday?"

After giving him the ointment yesterday, Bai Wanwan had returned to Yan Lie's side. She had fallen asleep later and hadn't asked Jin Yi to return it.

"Still have it."

He extended his golden paw, and a snow-white tube of ointment appeared in his palm.

Bai Wanwan couldn't help but glance at him a few more times. When Beastmen transformed, if they were wearing clothes, they would always be properly dressed. She had always found it quite magical.

But if beasts could turn into people, other peculiarities weren't really worth dwelling on.

"I can do it myself."

Jin Yi did not hand her the ointment. Instead, he transformed into human form, intending to apply it himself.

But just as he was about to unscrew the cap, Bai Wanwan reached out and took the ointment from his palm.

"Your wounds are on your shoulders and back. Can you see them yourself?"

She shot him a glance, directly unscrewed the cap, dipped her fingertip in the cool ointment, and swiftly applied it to his ghastly wounds.

Her movements were clean and efficient, yet she remained vigilant, constantly scanning their surroundings.

Yan Lie was fighting ten steps away. As his sharp claws tore through the throat of the fourth beast, warm blood splattered near Bai Wanwan's feet.

"That's enough,"

Jin Yi quickly pulled his clothes up to cover the wounds, but the wounds seemed to still retain the warmth of the Female's fingertips...