The Fire Cloud Giant Eagle was enormous, its twin wings resembling hanging clouds as it soared at breakneck speed through mid-air!
The temperature high up was already low, compounded by the ice-blade-like wind whipping against Feng Wu, making the pain so intense that tears almost sprang to her eyes.
Yet, as a former top-tier secret agent, the more perilous her situation, the calmer Feng Wu's heart became.
Her brilliantly sharp mind spun rapidly while her bright, agile eyes surveyed her surroundings!
Seeking a sliver of life amidst nine deaths was second nature to agents like her!
Soon, Feng Wu's limpid, autumn-water eyes flashed!
She spotted a cliffside peak standing right before her, and a branch extending outward from it!
Her precise brain quickly calculated the wind speed in mid-air, the flight speed of the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle, the distance to the cliff, and the weight-bearing capacity of the branch...
Finally, a surge of joy rose in Feng Wu's heart!
The data was well within acceptable limits!
She was saved!
Five hundred meters...
One hundred meters...
Fifty meters... Almost there, almost there!
The joy in Feng Wu's eyes grew stronger and stronger, and that thrill made her whole body eager to try!
Getting closer, closer, closer...
With only thirty meters left, twenty meters...
Just as Feng Wu was about to let go and jump toward the cliff, preparing to tumble down the mountain and grab the thick extending tree branch—
Swish!
Just a second before Feng Wu let go!
Bang!
A frenzied sword intent struck from behind!
Because of this frost sword intent, Feng Wu was frozen solid right against the fangs of the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle!
Feng Wu: "!!!"
The altitude where she currently was stood at less than fifty meters from the ground. With her lithe physique and skills, she had absolute confidence she could land safely...
Yet! She couldn't let go! Her entire body was sealed by a layer of frost, and her hands felt as though someone had glued them tightly to the fangs of the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle!
Feng Wu's heart was truly on the verge of breaking!
As the saying goes, opportunity knocks only once!
Such a low altitude might never be found again; this could very well be her only chance of escape!
At the thought of this, Feng Wu exerted all her strength, attempting to pry her hands free from the fangs...
Realizing the struggle was hopeless, Feng Wu simply did a pull-up and used her head to smash against the thick layer of frost.
Bang, bang, bang!
Watching Feng Wu relentlessly bashing her head against it, the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle looked utterly baffled. "What are you doing?"
Feng Wu shot it an irritated glare. "I want to end my life, is that a crime?"
There was no way she would tell the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle about her escape plan; once she said it, she was finished!
"Oh, well you don't have to go through all that trouble," the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle said calmly.
Staring at the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle, Feng Wu felt a chill run down her spine. "What do you want?!"
"I'm hungry." A drop of saliva hung from the corner of the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle's beak.
Feng Wu: "...So, you grabbed me and brought me here just to use me as emergency rations?"
The Fire Cloud Giant Eagle's eyes instantly lit up. "That makes sense!"
Right at that moment, Feng Wu felt the thick layer of ice grow thinner and loosen up!
A look of joy bloomed on her face!
She could finally run away!
Triumphantly, she let out a loud shout: "Emergency rations, away we go!"
With that, she relaxed her grip, her figure about to plummet downward.
But at this most crucial, critical moment!
The Fire Cloud Giant Eagle moved!
"No—" Feng Wu's heart practically shattered.
She had finally gotten her hands almost free from the thick ice, but the massive body of the Fire Cloud Giant Eagle suddenly pivoted around—
And just like that, she lost her absolute best chance at escape!