Chapter 278: Ambush

Looking at the scenery in the small mirror demon suddenly shattering, Li En felt somewhat helpless.

It seemed he had been detected? No, not necessarily; he had merely noticed the mirror demon's spying.

That archmage seemed to be a spellcaster; it was normal for him to be sensitive to spatial fluctuations, but a small mirror demon directly tearing into the Shadow Plane was indeed a bit too powerful.

"He only noticed the spying; he probably hasn't noticed us, the lurkers nearby."

Using a familiar to find spies and people is quite normal; perhaps the one controlling this "familiar" is still on the ground. Zhu Lian might not have detected that Li En's group had already arrived.

However, Li En was not accustomed to entrusting his safety to an opponent's dullness and stupidity.

"Let's attack directly. Even if he sees us, organizing the action will take time."

There was no need to wait anymore; do not give him time to prepare, and launch the attack plan directly.

"Cannot get assistance from above?"

"The small mirror demon can only teleport small supplies, and the restrictions and consumption are huge. The large mirror demon, while gaining stronger plane-shifting abilities, has also become more materialized and coordinate-based in its body; it requires a dedicated escort."

Sending just some supplies has almost no meaning for the current situation.

Li En sighed; there was actually nothing good to say. When narrow paths meet, the brave win.

"Begin, just follow the plan."

A large number of "bottles" were sent over from the small mirror demon; those were gifts from the alchemists.

"This time, it is our turn to ambush them. Rest assured, it will be quick; no need to wait long."

In terms of time, there was indeed no need to wait long; this long day had just reached its end.

Even though they had entered underground, the cultists' physiology still maintained a normal schedule; it seemed to be late night now.

A day of hard work and busyness, accompanied by entering more secure areas within their hearts, caused that fatigue and sense of satisfaction to surge up all at once.

"Huff, huff." Tired people, full people, sleep the soundest.

When the scene transmitted by the small mirror demon showed sleeping cultists and half-orcs one by one, the attackers knew the time had arrived.

Invisible spellcasters, thieves following all the way, and even a Radiant Guard of unknown specific profession all entered stealth mode; they would ignite this area and turn it into a sea of fire.

The attacking side, occupying the initiative advantage, always holds a certain advantage.

"Let me lend a hand."

Li En frowned; the black dragon's wings spread out, and slowly, some black feathers appeared on the outer edges of these dragon wings.

This was the origin of the previous "Archangel Descent," another trait Li En had awakened long ago.

【One Flower, One Feather (Golden Grade Bloodline Ability): As the King of Birds, when he cries out, ten thousand birds respond to the call.】

This was an ability the Red Feather Arrow had demonstrated many times before, and it was also the basic instinct Li En gained the moment he obtained the Eagle Eye.

"The ability to transform outer skin cells, broken bones, and scales into feathers." It itself was almost worthless, but like the Eagle Eye, it was also the foundation of the entire Eagle skill tree, and could even be seen as the opening of the combat skill tree.

"Come on."

Li En shook his armor, and dozens of black feathers fell off; when they floated onto his hand, they gradually twisted and transformed.

Finally, they aggregated and twisted into three tiny black eagles.

"Only three?"

The Red Feather Arrow was much more powerful; the wings she tore open with one hand could transform into flocks of dozens or even hundreds of birds.

These little fellows could serve as a means of attack, could also scout, and could even act to use a certain degree of supernatural abilities.

"Huff."

Li En narrowed his eyes, while the three little eagles each opened their eyes wide.

In those pitch-black pupils, there was the majesty of a dragon and vertical pupils; they shared too many similarities with Li En, and Li En's will was also vaguely connected to them.

"Is this the feeling? My head feels like it's going to explode."

This was the result of using a second thought line as well; if it were slightly farther away, Li En probably wouldn't be able to operate precisely.

He couldn't quite understand how the Red Feather Arrow controlled the "flock"; just processing the information from these fields of vision would directly overload her, right?

"Goo."

The little black eagles each picked up a bottle of opened alchemical potion and took to the sky; they would be high-speed and hidden arsonists.

At the same time, they could also become Li En's eyes; he just felt a bit dizzy, as if he couldn't handle it.

"Looks like I need to sublimate my bloodline as soon as possible."

Li En did not release all three eagles; one finally perched on his shoulder, becoming an extra eye for him to gaze out with.

Controlling the flight of just two eagles forced him to give up control of his own body and honestly enter a "watching the show" state.

"Boom!"