Ryu stood to his feet and placed a distance between him and the creature. It was slender, and from its snout to the tip of its tail, it would be the same height as him.
"Shut up, old hag!" Masha snapped at Jane. "Just so you know, I'm the greatest hunter in the Mortal Realm, second only to my sister."
Jane smiled. That was more like a sneer. "Then should you be leading this group and warn us for traps instead of taking the back lane like a scared cat? There's no more water, so you don't have any excuse not to summon your prized pet."
Masha gritted her teeth and opened her mouth to retort but was stopped by rattling sounds.
Rattle!
Rattle!
Kai and Ryu took a step back. The creature that Ryu saw a moment ago raffled its wings and flew from the corals. It wasn't the only one, as multiple creatures like it hovered mid-air. And with their numbers blocking the ceiling, Ryu and the others could only gasp.
