Murim Recurve

Currently, Burfuna City was in a state of chaos. Most of the common populace hid in their houses and ensured the doors and windows remained shut.

Soldiers had been dispatched to various areas, hurrying from their stations while the guards manned the entire area, attacking the birds, felling them one after another using their bow and arrows. As for the Harmonisers, they poured out from the Elemental Clans and began to solely target the beasts, leaving the rest to the guards.

It seemed like Burfuna City was shrouded by a disaster. And, witnessing this scene from a room situated on the topmost floor of a hotel building, one of the tallest in the city was Burmat Re'Shi, forming a strange contrast to the scene of chaos outside, his expression was tranquil.

But, a dense stench of blood wafted around him as blood formed a thick layer over the floor. Numerous bodies lay scattered throughout it, in each of the rooms on the topmost floor. And, held in his hand was a blade, dripping blood. The dense Metal Qi in it was making the blood quickly coagulate into tiny blood-red crystals.

The ones he had killed were those meant to keep an eye on him, sent by Burmat Re'Kya. Using this invasion by the birds as a chance, he decided to get rid of them all. After all, he wasn't even supposed to know their identities. So, it was easy for him to remain silent.

Moreover, to not leave behind any traces, Re'Shi opened the window, causing the thick stench of blood to waft out, grabbing the attention of a couple of beasts. They swiftly entered the room, noticing his presence as they chirped in alarm.

"They're all yours. Have a wonderful feast." Saying his piece, Re'Shi jumped out of the window and climbed to the roof of the building, looking around at the scene of battles sparking everywhere. Most of the attackers were birds, so, despite their threat, they were warded off without much loss.

After all, the guards took up battle positions, using shields to defend themselves while archers shot arrows from the gaps. And as the common populace remained within their houses, the death toll wasn't anything much to comment about.

Re'Shi noticed some more birds enter the room after they were lured by the scent of blood, shaking his head, "That should be enough to remove all evidence. They would probably swallow everything."

He then observed the ongoing fight, noticing a couple of Firebirds head towards the Blinded Ghost. He also noticed the scene of three Sha being besieged in another location far away. And finally, after the Blinded Ghost had made its successful escape, he noticed the figure of Re'Kha chasing after it, riding a Yali.

Upon seeing her figure, Re'Shi sighed, "Of course."

He then looked at a certain item on him, muttering, "I was saving this up for emergencies once I return to my Clan. But anyway, helping Re'Kha regain her sight takes priority."

He condensed a massive sphere of Water Qi before him, using all the eighty units he had been saving up in his item over the past few months, condensing his Pranic Avatar, the Pakou.

The Pakou took flight, flapping its wings as it flew, slowly accelerating as it passed straight through the sea of birds, unaffected due to the formless pressure it exuded on other creatures. After all, his Pakou too had four foundations, different from the rest of his Burmat Re Clan.

Once it raised its altitude, it was able to keep an eye on the Yali carrying Re'Kha. It then followed them, ensuring to fly far behind so that it wouldn't be spotted. After all, even though it was capable of flight, the Pakou wasn't capable of expert manoeuvres in the air. All it was capable of was straight flight.

Moreover, it needed time to accelerate slowly. The only advantage was that it could maintain flight for considerable durations, even spanning a day. It was suited for stable flight to travel over long distances.

After releasing the Pakou, Re'Shi sighed, "The Blinded Ghost isn't a normal opponent. Unfortunately, I'm already out of Elemental Qi. So, I will just be a deadweight in the fight."

He massaged his forehead, thinking, 'I should try to obtain a Magic Artifact for my exclusive use. It's hard since Re'Kya is restricting the amount of money in my hands.'

He just thought about returning to his room when cold sweat dripped from his forehead as he could feel a cold glint on his neck. Without his notice, a figure had crept behind him as a raspy voice resounded, "What are you planning?"

'Are they from that organisation Re'Kha had mentioned?' He thought, deciding to be careful just in case, "What do you mean? Can't a person protect himself?"

"I'm asking what you are planning to do by summoning that massive Pakou? No one from the Burmat Re Clan should possess one that huge." The raspy voice resounded as the tip of the blade lightly touched Re'Shi, making him bleed a drop of blood.

"Then, why don't you guess it yourself?" Re'Shi slowly distanced himself from the knife, turned around, and looked at the figure before him, one that resembled a teenage boy, having a plain appearance that was hard to stand out in a crowd.

It was like the other party was staring right at Re'Shi but was unable to differentiate him from the surroundings for a moment. It was odd considering the boy was still maintaining his glare, remaining in the pose with a blade pointed before him. For a moment, it seemed he was distracted, for his eyes were out of focus.

Suddenly, his expression changed as a blade flashed, severing his head.

Re'Shi just finished swinging his blade when he frowned, noticing that all the Metal Qi in his sword had been expended. Moreover, there wasn't any blood that had splattered from his slash.

He looked at the figure of the boy just pass through the ground, including the severed head, making Re'Shi mutter in shock, "What a frightening bastard."

He sprinted towards the flight of stairs, intending to catch up with the person, thinking that he was a Sha, a rather developed one at that to be able to speak. The moment he returned to the topmost floor, he ran through a couple of corridors, passing by the figure of a girl that was trembling, as if she had seen something frightening.

Linking it to something the boy might have done, Re'Shi looked at the girl while running, "Where is it?"

"T-There…" The girl pointed with trembling hands. Re'Shi passed by her and was just about to turn right into the pointed corridor when he paused, shuddering as he turned around, noticing the corridor was empty.