Mesmerizing Ghost Doctor

Chapter 4987: Show One’s Hand

“Hold on tight!”

Hearing the voice, Hao’er and the others gripped the flying artifact beneath them as it accelerated downward. A fierce wind lashed their faces, blowing so hard they could barely keep their eyes open.

Behind them came the screeching cries and the flapping of wings from the flock of giant birds. Their vision darkened, and simultaneously, the air grew noticeably colder.

Looking forward, they realized the flying artifact had passed through the canopy of towering trees, entering the forest and landing on the ground.

“Squeak!”

A sound echoed, revealing a giant bird, unwilling to let its prey escape. It folded its wings and dove straight down, its sharp, hooked red beak letting out a shrill cry as its two clawed feet lunged toward the nearest child, Muchen.

Perhaps the giant bird deemed this human child too small and harmless. Seizing him would make it easier to carry off its prey for a satisfying meal.

“Watch out!”

Not only Song Lingbo and his two sons, but all twelve members of the Song family traveling together cried out in alarm. Seeing the giant bird swoop for the child, they instinctively raised their swords and knives to strike, yet feared injuring the boy. They swiftly gathered their qi and lunged forward. But when they witnessed what happened next, everyone froze in place.

Muchen didn’t even flinch when he saw the giant bird’s talons, as sharp as an eagle’s, reaching for him.

Truth be told, though young, he’d slain countless beasts—let alone a mere giant bird.

Had this giant bird, like others of its kind, dared not descend, the matter might have ended there. As a child, he certainly wouldn’t chase after a flock of so-called Vittle Spirit Birds to pluck their feathers or slay them. But this particular bird mistook him for someone incapable of lifting a finger, even attempting to seize him as prey. Faced with such an insult, he could not stand idly by and let it have its way.

Besides, coming to this forest with the Song family was meant to be a training exercise to broaden his horizons. Yet the Song family seemed to think that as children, they had no means of self-defense. Under these circumstances, he felt it necessary to show off his skills.

Thus, as the giant bird swooped toward him, he crouched low, drew the dagger from his boot, and leaped forward. Seizing the bird’s feathers with one hand, he flipped onto its back. With a swift swing of his blade, he severed the Vittle Spirit Bird’s head clean off.

Blood spattered down from midair, splattering the ground. A sharp, piercing scream erupted—abrupt and terrified. The moment the sound rang out, the head of the Vittle Spirit Bird was severed cleanly, tumbling to the earth. The giant bird, poised to flap its wings and flee, plummeted downward in response to this sudden change.

“Thud!”

The bird’s body, as large as an adult human, crashed heavily to the ground. It twitched faintly a few times before finally stiffening completely, its life extinguished.

The three Song family members and the twelve Song family guards were all stunned. They stared dumbly at the scene before them, unable to recover for a long moment.

This… this is insane! Was that kid’s skill just too good? And his reflexes—were they too fast?

He took down a giant Vittle Spirit Bird like that? And with a single stroke, he severed the entire head—a head as big as an adult’s arm…