"This is a manifestation of someone using demon qi." The moment the words left Ningyan's lips, his wings snapped open and he moved.
The air cracked as he shot behind the creature, its shrieks growing deafening now that it was closer. The sound scraped against his eardrums, vibrating through his skull until his teeth clenched in pain.
One of the side heads suddenly twisted. Its neck rotated unnaturally, like an owl's.
Red eyes locked onto Ningyan. Its mouth split open.
A beam of deep emerald light erupted forth, violent and compressed, tearing through the air straight toward him.
"Damn it—" Ningyan threw up a force-field shield just in time.
The blast slammed into it with explosive force, energy rippling violently across the barrier. The shield held then cracked.
A sharp fracture spidered across its surface.
