Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 543 Sparrow Operation
"Oh, I only meant to scare you, but I ended up hurting you instead. You can get hurt in a white world. It seems that even exploiting some kind of loophole can't completely guarantee against the risks," the black sparrow continued.

"You bastard..." Yi Feiyu clutched his right eye, which was throbbing with pain, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.

The sparrow leader was on Zheng Fan's back, but he didn't care.

This sparrow leader is actually a love-struck fool. He was reserved before because he had the upper hand, but now that he's been bullied and Zheng Fan saved him once, he's completely stopped pretending.

Whizzing!

At the same time, a flock of sparrows surrounded the mixed group of birds in front of them.

The birds peered around warily, but weren't particularly serious, as they were merely defeated foe. Even the combined forces of the three factions from the White World hadn't been able to defeat them before, so these remnants of sparrows posed even less of a threat.

Zheng Fan glanced at Yi Feiyu's birds.

Judging solely by the standards of small animals, the birds' population is rather high.

If his intuition is correct, all the birds present are independent spiritual creatures. That is to say, they all possess a level of intelligence far exceeding that of normal animals.

In comparison, even among this flock of sparrows, the one with the highest spirituality is the leader, while the other sparrows are all extensions of its spirituality.

This is the more supernatural part, but in the natural part, their advantages are even greater. Because... they are almost all birds of prey.

Simply put, each of them on the other side is at least as good as a leader among sparrows. In terms of sheer size, sparrows are simply not worth a second glance.

On this basis, they can also accept commands from a human and exhibit extremely high discipline. This is a bit too much of a bullying of birds. It's practically like stuffing all of human consciousness into these birds and then letting them dominate the sparrows.

“You have a system, right?” Zheng Fan said again.

Although it carries a hint of confirmation, it is actually an affirmation.

It has no particular fantastical element or hallucination, and there is no evidence to support it. Yet, the only thing capable of driving this kind of loophole-exploiting power in the present day is probably a system.

"How dare a mere sparrow spout such nonsense here! Damn it! Kill them!" Yi Feiyu was already furious that one of his eyes had been abruptly gouged out, and to be questioned by a sparrow was simply absurd.

The flock of birds immediately attacked the sparrows around them, their sharp cries echoing throughout the air.

An owl swooped down on Zheng Fan and swiped at him with its claws.

The sparrow leader didn't linger on the romance; the moment the owl swooped in, the two quickly separated, leaving the owl empty-handed.

The owl's sharp eyes quickly scanned the area, but suddenly the black sparrow darted out, its beak piercing the owl's wing.

The moment the owl's flight was affected, the sparrow leader seized the opportunity to pounce on its face, its claws piercing the owl's round eyes, thus killing it.

The sparrows around them also dispersed, but still maintained their groups and clusters.

Advantages. The average skill level of the opposing team is undoubtedly far superior to that of the sparrows here, but the sparrows have the greatest advantage in numbers. Even though they suffered some losses in the previous defeat, their numbers are still enormous.

In essence, birds fight like this: no matter how intelligent and spiritual they are, their greatest advantage still lies in their physical strength.

Faced with a flock of birds whose numbers exceeded the enemy's, the sparrow leader's multi-tasking ability was still somewhat lacking, but it was just a sparrow, and we can't be too critical of it.

However, if there is a Zheng rebellion, then that's another story.

The black sparrow took over command of the sparrow leader.

Of course, a sparrow's brain is very simple, and even with some spiritual enhancement, it's still limited. So Zheng Fan still had to use some ingredients. Fortunately, the effect of panic had already been properly utilized on Xiao Zhao and his team in the studio.

In terms of quality, there is no need to worry about these sparrows, which have undergone extensive training in the past. They are much stronger than they appear. Although ASMR sparrows are small, they are complete in every way, but this group of sparrows is even more complete in an exaggerated way.

Therefore, the final level achieved is simply being able to accept Zheng Fan's signals. Even within the limitations of the white world, achieving this is not difficult; they are already well-trained, and only need slight enhancement within the spiritual realm.

Thus, the battle between flocks of birds, under Zheng Fan's micro-management, turned into a pluralistic many-against-one situation.

Several sparrows worked in perfect harmony, cutting off each rival bird's connection with its teammates before maneuvering and launching a fierce attack.

Feathers swirled everywhere, and defeated birds began to fall from the sky and plummet back to the earth.

Yi Feiyu immediately sensed that something was wrong.

He wasn't as calm as he appeared, and while he was easily angered, he wasn't stupid either.

The black sparrow was too strange. He still couldn't understand why he couldn't see it, but the birds he was controlling could.

However, the boost this black sparrow brought to the sparrow flock was enormous; its arrival brought about a dramatic change in the flock.

From being no match for him even when he teamed up with crows and other animals, to now being evenly matched and even... steadily advancing towards victory!?

Yi Feiyu and the black sparrow exchanged a brief glance.

No, I'm no match for this black sparrow in the white world.

Although Yi Feiyu didn't understand the existence of the black sparrow, he could imagine that it was probably someone like him who was exploiting loopholes in the white world.

Under equally restricted conditions in a white world, his flock of birds would be no match for the other!

We have to leave and go back to Xixi Keke.

Ultimately, they were just sparrows. If he weren't restricted anymore, he wouldn't need to argue with these sparrows like this. As for the black sparrow, although he didn't know what it was, even if it was some kind of illusion, without a physical body to rely on in the gray world, it would lose its power!

After making a decision, Yi Feiyu immediately commanded his birds to fight and retreat simultaneously.

He had just returned to Jiyun City, so he only needed to fly a short distance to return to the Gray Street area. Once the White World's constraints were lifted, they wouldn't dare to chase after him!
Zheng Fan had been watching him closely, and now he knew what Zheng Fan was planning to do the moment he made a move.

They chased after them together with the Sparrow Leader.

Although the birds carrying Yi Feiyu flew steadily while holding onto a person, their speed was considerably slower.

Zheng Fan and the Sparrow leader quickly closed the distance, but it seemed they couldn't catch up; Yi Feiyu could cross the boundary at any moment...

Just then, Yi Feiyu suddenly turned his head and smiled.

Ok?
puff!

A long shadow fell on Zheng Fan; it was a snake, a silver-ringed snake.

A notorious venomous snake, small in size but incredibly venomous, most notably its venom is highly effective at killing birds.

Although... Zheng Fan is not a bird.

The banded krait bit Zheng Fan, injecting a large amount of venom. However, more than the venom, it coiled around Zheng Fan, preventing him from maintaining his black sparrow-like flight and causing him to fall from the sky.

As Zheng Fan fell, he caught a glimpse of Yi Feiyu. The birds around him no longer concealed their suppressed auras.

The silver-ringed snake we just saw was blown over by one of the birds by flapping its wings and creating a strong wind.

Using supernatural power, a snake was quickly thrown across the boundary. Even though the supernatural power was suppressed, it was enough to hit Zheng Fan, as the venom of the silver-ringed snake was real.

(End of this chapter)