[Muir's so severely injured, he surely won't be able to rescue Bai Qingqing later. We just have to kill her.]
[That's right.]
After a speedy discussion, the eagle beastmen went back together.
Muir had no idea when the enemies left. All of a sudden, he blacked out and fell through the skies for a while, only regaining consciousness right before landing on the ground. He flapped his wings haphazardly as he fell, stirring up dust as he landed. Only when he raised his head did he realize that there weren't any eagle beastmen around.
With scarcely any breath left, Muir panted heavily as he lay face-down on the ground for a while, before he got up in a stumbling manner. He then flapped his wings and flew back.
…
In a bush forest.
Curtis slithered out of the cave. The sufficient rest he had last night made him feel energetic today. He was fearless in the face of more than ten eagle beastmen in front of him.