Just as they backed up, the entire roof gave way and collapsed in a thunderous crash, dust and stone exploding outward as a massive black falcon forced its way through.
It shrieked the moment it emerged, the sound so sharp that it nearly made everyone's ears bleed, while at the same time a smaller brown falcon streaked through the cave and landed near the nest, clearly the mother.
Lin Xiao Tian and the others retreated instinctively until their backs nearly met the cave walls, weapons already drawn as their focus sharpened. He glanced through the system briefly. Peak Core Formation… both of them, not impossible, but troublesome in this terrain.
Before they could adjust, the black falcon vanished from sight, and in the next instant it reappeared with a violent gust right in front of them. Yan Feng and Xiaoshan reacted instantly, their attacks converging, but the falcon twisted mid-air and changed direction abruptly.
In a flash, it grabbed Miao-Miao and shot upward.
