Hearing the call from the Black Raven King, the attacking Black Ravens stopped one by one.
They quickly changed direction and, without any hesitation, flew towards the Black Raven King.
The Black Raven swarm, following the king’s command, showed no resistance and executed the order loyally.
However, Blood Phantom seemed unsatisfied, still unwilling to let the already poisoned Black Raven King go.
Ye Ling understood the principle of not chasing a cornered enemy.
Moreover, Blood Phantom had just used two skills, which were now in cooldown.
Due to the cooldown, the blood aura that had erupted from Blood Phantom’s body gradually faded.
If they rashly pursued now, they might face a desperate counterattack from the enraged Black Raven King.
Anyway, the Black Raven King was deeply poisoned and couldn’t cure the corpse poison on its own.
Death was just a matter of time.
Ye Ling shouted towards Blood Phantom in the sky.
“Blood Phantom! No need to chase, come back!”
Following Ye Ling’s command, Blood Phantom looked at the retreating Black Raven King, stepped lightly on a Black Raven’s back, and turned back.
Stepping on several Black Ravens in mid-air, Blood Phantom finally returned to the airship and landed beside Ye Ling.
At this moment, the sky, once filled with a dark mass of Black Ravens, gradually cleared as they retreated under the Black Raven King’s order.
“Are they gone? It seems the Black Raven King is injured. No, it looked strange earlier; it must be poisoned. Ye Ling’s spiritual pet is actually poisonous.”
Hong Xiu murmured as she watched the retreating Black Raven swarm.
She glanced at Blood Phantom’s hand, with its black claws, clearly filled with deadly poison.
Only then did Hong Xiu remember that Blood Phantom was a zombie, and zombies naturally carried corpse poison.
“That’s right, a zombie… corpse poison? Quite unexpected.”
Anyone seeing Blood Phantom for the first time wouldn’t associate it with a zombie.
Naturally, they wouldn’t guess that Blood Phantom carried corpse poison.
Realizing this, Hong Xiu felt a bit pleased.
The stronger Blood Phantom was, the stronger Ye Ling would be. She didn’t know how far they could go in the future.
But one thing was certain: Ye Ling and Blood Phantom would be very powerful, perhaps even stronger than herself.
Of course, this thought only flashed briefly. The future was unpredictable.
“Why did they suddenly retreat? What’s going on?”
“Who knows? Maybe they felt threatened.”
“Exactly, when that flaming bird appeared, we were all stunned. Imagine how the Black Ravens felt.”
“It doesn’t seem like that’s the reason. Sigh! I can’t put my finger on it.”
…
Students on other airships were discussing the reason for the retreat.
Some thought it was because of Hong Xiu’s Fire Kite, while others believed it was something else.
But no one guessed that the Black Ravens retreated because Blood Phantom had injected corpse poison into the Black Raven King.
They would never imagine that a student like them had resolved the situation.
If they knew, they would be deeply shocked.
On the Vermilion Bird Academy’s airship, Ye Ling’s face was filled with a smile.
Because, after this battle, the system finally concluded the count.
[478]
Yes, Blood Phantom had successfully killed nearly five hundred Black Ravens and severely injured the Black Raven King.
Unfortunately, the Black Raven King wouldn’t die within the mission time.
It would die after the mission ended, but Ye Ling couldn’t estimate how long that would take.
With the Black Raven swarm retreating, Ye Ling received a system prompt.
“Ding! Timed mission completed. Successfully killed 478 attacking Black Ravens. Awarded fourth-tier reward: 3 Experience Crystals, 1 Growth Crystal.”
Ye Ling received two new rewards he hadn’t gotten before.
One was an Experience Crystal, and the other was a Growth Crystal.
Judging by the names, they were likely related to experience and growth.
Ye Ling would only know the specifics once he claimed the rewards.
But with everyone watching, Ye Ling couldn’t take out the rewards immediately.
With the Black Raven swarm gone, all airships exited their alert status.
“Alright, the Black Ravens have retreated. Let’s go down now.”
Li Yuehai suddenly reminded.
“Yes, yes, let’s hurry down. It’s freezing up here.”
Yun Yi rubbed her shoulders and shivered.
The cold wind was biting, making it impossible not to feel cold.
“Ye Ling.”
Hong Xiu called out to Ye Ling but got no response.
She looked puzzled at Ye Ling, who was still standing there, and called out again.
“Hmm? Ye Ling?”
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