Nighthawks?
Everyone shuddered, and indeed, they saw a whole mass of darker clouds amidst the dim forest, densely spreading towards them.
"You're so shameless, did you actually attract the nighthawks to attack us?"
"Absolutely despicable, we should have kicked you further away earlier."
"Scum!"
But cursing was useless and couldn't change the facts.
Jing Zhichen silently walked to the front of the group. As the team leader, he made a difficult decision: "Women and youngsters go first, men over 18 stay to hold them off."
The young girls in the team trembled, and even their retreating steps were a bit unsteady.
The men ordered to stay were actually just barely adults themselves. At such a critical moment, who wouldn't cherish their own life?
But they dared not disobey Jing Zhichen's orders,
Offending a Time Mage meant even if they escaped today, they would end up dying horribly later.
