Two black tendrils wrapped around the Flame Griffin’s beak. This wasn’t enough to force it closed, but then six more suddenly shot from the ground and tightened. The beak snapped shut with barely a second to spare.
A massive explosion went off inside the Flame Griffin’s mouth. The shockwave it produced slammed into Wu Jian, who groaned as he was pushed further into the rock wall. He groaned as the rocks around him shattered, sprinkling his body with fragments. Blood welled up inside his chest. He coughed once, spitting out several crimson globs.
He looked up to see the Flame Griffin writhing on the ground, a giant black cat biting into its neck. Yōuměi had a fierce grip on the creature. Her fangs dug into its flesh. Blood gushed from the puncture wounds and flowed down the Flame Griffin’
