Chapter 1824 Living Storm I
"Finally got their attention as expected of the wind gods." Adrian thought as he knew that having one of his soulbounds devour a storm from the wind gods.
The nature gods are not like ordinary gods as they are incredibly petty in a way. Adrian was told that the nature gods that ruled over fire, earth, wind or water would usually create disasters when they are either offended or bored. The storms that are almost never ending are usually created by gods of the wind when they are in need of attention.
Unlike some gods, the nature gods do know how the mortal brain works as they are often called upon by the mortals. The gods of fire would often be prayed to when people need a source of heat. The gods of earth would be called upon when the soil is practically barren. The gods of water would be prayed upon when there is a drought. The gods of wind would be called upon to calm the heavy winds that destroy everything.
The nature gods crave the attention of mortal beings which is why it is much easier to get them to notice you. Some would need to take drastic measures to get a god's attention but that is not the case for nature gods. One would just need to either destroy or harm their creations like the storm that Kimat has just devoured.
"Let us move on to the next one as we have already gotten their attention." Adrian stated as he vanished along with his soulbounds in the next location.
The next three locations were duds as the storm that was reported there has already been dissipated by court mages of the respective kingdoms. The three storms that were listed are all near some bigger sized kingdoms which is acceptable that they would deal with it before it reaches them. Adrian just proceeded to the next one that is farther out but still in the central continent.
The next storm that Adrian found that has an Eye of the Storm is located further southwest of the central continent. It is located near a sea which made it challenging compared to the first one because blades of water are now introduced. Seeing that Adrian cannot perfectly defend against water unless elemental attacks are used, he opted for a defensive solution.
Adrian used Charon's barrier to always protect Kimat from harm. One would think that that should be impossible as the barrier would only be given if health is taken from another being. This made Adrian think of a solution for that which is luring monsters using Wisteria.
Wisteria emitted such a powerful sweet scent that is akin to the smell of a very powerful spiritual herb. Lots of monsters were lured and some were very powerful that Adrian needed all the help of his soulbounds to do this. The initial wave of monsters was not many which is why Adrian only had three soulbounds out which is Kimat for the devouring of the Eye of the Storm, Charon for the barrier, and Wisteria for the lure.
Five monsters were the first one to get lured by the scent which was easy to deal with by Charon. The undead would just trap the monsters with his chains and absorb their life to transfer to Kimat. This was easy for Charon even if there are thousands of monsters but that is only the case if they are weak monsters.
Soon stronger monsters started to be in the mix which is why Wisteria also had to step up. With a stomp of her foot, vines suddenly grew from the ground and wrapped around the monsters. The more powerful ones were affected by Charon's chains and Wisteria's vines.
Still, Adrian did not think that Wisteria's scent was very effective because it even pulled some boss level monsters in the area. In the end, Adrian had to use his limit break to summon all his soulbounds to defend Kimat. Thankfully, the thrashing of the Eye of the Storm also destroyed some monsters along the way.
Kimat was able to successfully devour the second Eye of the Storm due to that. He was badly battered by numerous water blades, but he was very much alive and active. Adrian was drained due to intense never-ending battle that happened that day which is why he decided to rest. He knew that the third one might end up the same way and opted to rest before he makes a mistake and dies.
He is also a bit shaky in thinking that Kimat would always succeed. Even though he knows that Kimat is strong and can absorb the Eye of the Storms as long as he is not disturbed, the undisturbed part is not always true. Adrian does not know as there might come a powerful boss level monster that is lured near them which kills Kimat with a hit or two.
If Kimat unsuccessfully absorbs an Eye of the Storm, the storm itself will dissipate as it will be unstable. It will also hurt the attention that they got from the wind gods. Adrian is also aiming to please them so that they would be willing to give Kimat their blessing. He does not want to go to the option of threatening or making an enemy of a god because that does not end well.
As soon as Adrian felt refreshed, they headed to the third storm, and he almost cursed out loud. He thought that storms were just funnels of wind and rain but the next one was located in a desert area. It was a large sandstorm that swirls continuously that it has started to process the sand into glass shards.
"Why do I feel like it is getting much more difficult than before? Are the wind gods messing with me?" Adrian thought. He thought this way because the wind gods love to use pranks out of the nature gods. Their pranks usually are large storms to create great devastation but that is their definition of pranks.
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