"Ricky!" Winifred blurted out in shock. She couldn't understand why he would challenge Lundy, even when she had already explained about him. She almost put her hand on Ricky's mouth, but Edie interrupted her with a meaningful look.
"Do not interfere, Winifred. People like Ricky, who was once the only demi-spiritual emperor in several generations, are unlikely to surrender to any creature. That is why he must fight whenever he encounters geniuses like Lundy," Edie said to her using his internal power.
"I see, so we have to choose between them, right?" Winifred also replied through telepathy.
"Exactly! And I choose Ricky. It's not only because of his talent but also due to his personality. If we choose Lundy, we'll just be as good as dead," Edie explained.
"What's more, I don't think Ricky is as simple as he wants us to believe. He must have powerful warriors helping him from behind, or he would not have power at the Demi-sage Level."
"I got it!" Winifred nodded to herself but remembered that they had one more issue. "But what about Flint?"
"Just ignore him. If he wants to leave, let him go!" Edie answered indifferently as if he could not care less whatever happened to Flint.
Meanwhile, Ricky was still insulting both Lundy and Kirk.
"I'm always playing with fire, for I have yet met a warrior who can kill me. On the contrary, I have killed them all in the end. So, do you want to try to be the exception?" Ricky let out a laugh filled with contempt.
Kirk kept his silence in spite of Ricky's disdainful words. Instead of words, a pair of black wings appeared behind his back like a dark cloak, and he leaped toward Ricky with a fearsome snarl. At the same time, the upper half of his body seemed to turn into huge and sharp claws, which pounced toward Ricky.
Just from the momentum, it could be seen that Kirk was more powerful than Marvel.
However, just when Ricky was about to take action, a white tornado swept over and helped Ricky resist this strike. Then, Edie appeared in front of Ricky.
"Let me be the one to fight this battle!" Edie called out.
"Of course. It will be my honor to finally see you fight. I hope you'll take this opportunity to show me your real power, Edie," Ricky replied with a smile and immediately stepped back.
"Edie, do you really want to set yourself against Lundy?" Kirk asked in an icy tone when he realized that Edie was siding with Ricky. He wanted to threaten him with the name of Lundy more, but he was not sure it would work.
"Look, Kirk. I don't want to go against Lundy, but we are the ones who found this marsh first. And besides, Kenney is my friend. I won't allow anyone to hurt him! You are quite right when you say that any creature born in this world has its own price. Although I'm not priceless, I will never sell myself to Lundy!"
Edie responded determinedly.
"Fine! Very well then, you have made your choice!" Kirk yelled indignantly. He could not believe that these people were not afraid of Lundy!
He turned into his beast form with an incredible roar, and he broke out his strongest power to confront Edie.
"Edie, are you crazy? Why would you decide to set yourself against Lundy for a human?!" Flint scolded in an annoyed tone when he saw that Edie was dead set on supporting Ricky.
"Shut up! You are such a big disappointment!" Edie yelled at him with so much annoyance and ignored him.
Of course, Flint grew even more furious because, once again, Edie was choosing Ricky over him!
This thought filled him with rage that produced endless and deep hatred, swirling inside him like a storm.
In his mind, all of these were Ricky's fault!
Boom!
The next moment, Edie's momentum swelled and evolved into a world of wind, and his body simultaneously expanded due to his power's impact. In the blink of an eye, it exploded outward and fused with the world of wind to form a giant bird.
At this point, it was evident that he had also revealed his beast form.
Its head resembled that of a bird, and its body was huge and goat-like. A short tail waggled behind him, while five-colored feathers similar to that of a peacock decorated its neck.
More peculiarly, the bird only had one leg, which grew in front of its chest.
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