After chattering a few times, they seemed to lose interest in the ever-changing bones.
They flapped their wings with a whoosh and flew back to the cave entrance on the cliff, disappearing into the darkness.
Noland Lee continued to fly down, encountering several groups of Flywing Mutants lurking in the caves.
Using the "Breath of the Dead" to transform into a skeleton, he evaded their pursuit and passed through several lines of defense unhindered.
After a minute-long flight, Noland finally landed successfully at the pitch-dark base of the cliff.
He activated the "Breath of the Dead," took on the skeleton form, and looked up at the heavens.
The starry night sky shrunk to the size of a bowl, surrounded by dense darkness.
With a level gaze, Noland scanned his surroundings and saw not the anticipated mucus carpet covering the ground, but square holes that were artificially excavated.
He raised his non-existent "eyebrows," and felt a bit astonished.