The piercing short shriek signified that the young boy was about to accelerate!
Obviously, the young boy had made the same judgment! It was their prearranged signal to charge forward desperately in critical moments, saving whoever could be saved!
Under these circumstances, there was no holding back for Lin Lu, no longer seeking broader paths but trying to navigate the more dangerous narrow trails and steep slopes!
Hou Niao also felt the change in the creatures of the forest. If previously they hid in the shadows, attacking surreptitiously, content with a bite here and retreating if they couldn't get one, now the unusual creatures' attacks became ferociously unyielding!
From his first venture into the Poplar Forest, Hou Niao knew that, despite its limited size and not being in the depths of old mountains, and humans often passing through, the overall tier of the unusual creatures was relatively weak. They relied more on overwhelming numbers, employing swarm tactics.
