Bab 144: The Battle Beginning

"Who?" 

"Who goes there?" 

In the heart of Plata Plain, Audrey's gaze darkened as she shouted to the sky. 

In an instant, she transformed into a six-winged giant bird and soared into the air. 

Yet, upon reaching the sky, she found nothing. Instead, the sensation of being watched intensified. 

Damn it! 

Audrey cursed inwardly. 

A swirling mist of vibrant colors enveloped her form as she circled a specific area. As the colorful mist descended, it shrouded the region, finally severing that unsettling feeling of being observed. 

Audrey landed gracefully. 

Then, she morphed back into her human form and glanced at the slumbering beastfolk offspring nestled within the eggshell, before issuing commands to the other beastfolk and supernatural beings: "Quickly, hasten your pace!" 

Around the eggshell lay a carpet of bleached bones. 

These bones, numbering in the hundreds, all belonged to humans. 

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