At a critical moment, the girl saw through her blurry vision the figure of a stranger, a man who towered over the fence. Grasping a spear in his hand, he threw it violently towards her.
Subconsciously, the girl wanted to dodge, but the speed of the flying spear was much faster than she expected. With a "whoosh," the spear flew past her earlobe.
The short shriek behind her signaled the giant bird's death – its head impaled by the spear embedded in the ground.
The girl wiped the blood off her face and saw the man properly. It was a handsome young man.
The man was Shen Luo. Seeing the girl's pitiful condition yet still forcing a smile towards him moved him deeply, erupting a surge of passion in his heart.
"You can rest now. Let me handle these beasts," Shen Luo announced.
Just as he finished speaking, two remaining birds, witnessing the death of their peer, pounced at Shen Luo. Their hook-like claws lunched at his neck from either side.