The red bird stared at Dmitry, completely ignoring Mirian, lowering its head and swallowing the rest of the multicolored mannequin's body in one gulp.
"Kiir!" screeched the red bird.
It began walking slowly toward Dmitry, expressing a clear curiosity about him. It seemed to have noticed something no one else could see. The bird's right eye started exuding a black flame, which gradually turned orange as it approached Dmitry. At that moment, the enormous arm descending toward the ground vanished entirely, releasing a massive cloud of ash over all the martial artists, leaving them confused by the situation.
'What's going on? This wasn't part of our plan—we didn't even get to start it,' Mirian thought.
As Mirian noticed something strange from the corner of her left eye, it was a notification of a message from Dmitry, who had been silent until now.
