Chapter 1957

Marissa panicked. The roc was clearly a powerful beast, while Marissa was just an ordinary eagle that greatly paled in comparison. "Adrian, I can't beat that bird. We should go, now," Marissa whispered, fearing the opponent might hear her and be further emboldened. Adrian was frustrated. The fight had just started, and Marissa was already showing weakness. This would only feed their opponent’s ego. "Stop it," Adrian commanded Marissa in a low voice. "You don't have to be scared when I'm around." "Marissa." Rozi stood next to Adrian as she called on her sword. "Adrian's right. We have to be confident in ourselves.” The muscular man looked disdainfully at Adrian and snorted, "You're not going anywhere!" The roc, too, looked smug and it flapped its wings aggressively and dived straight at Adrian and Rozi. Swift as lightning, the roc's sharp beak nipped at them like a sharp sword. Adrian frowned slightly, annoyed at the man's audacity for wanting to kill them even though they mere