It was a ghostly shadow, completely green, resembling a leopard. However, it was many times larger than an ordinary leopard, but compared to Hurricane’s size, it was almost as small as a Wind Elemental Spirit.
But the attack just now definitely wasn’t from a Wind Elemental Spirit.
Yet, saying it was a wind-based creature seemed somewhat inappropriate. Hurricane could sense a more substantial and frenzied aura that wasn’t formed by a nimble breeze; it felt more like a solid entity?
"Who are you?" Hurricane showed seriousness for the first time.
However, his inquiry was unanswered, met instead by eyes as cold as ice and a storm with hidden thunder!
With a series of thunderous rumbles and the violent whirl of wind dragons, Hurricane and Earl Mi officially engaged.
When they clashed, the terrifying momentum instantly manifested, and no wind-based creatures dared to approach their battleground. In a short time, another hole pierced through the Cloud Sea appeared.
Their battle alone created this new hole, and it kept expanding, highlighting the frightful ferocity of the fight.
Although Hurricane was entangled with Earl Mi, he did not forget that Aimer’s death-wish memory still hung in the sky, observing the battle.
He wanted to avenge Aimer’s death, not only by killing the human-form creature but also by eliminating that flame creature. In fact, the flame creature was the primary target as it was the real culprit behind Aimer’s death.
Though Hurricane couldn’t manage everything alone, he wasn’t the only one there. There were dozens of wind-based creatures and his four most trusted generals—now only three since Aimer had died.
Before fighting Earl Mi, Hurricane had already spread the word that Toby was the true culprit behind Aimer’s death.
This made the already boiling pot seem like it had another layer of fuel added. Within moments, flames of rage spread, and aside from the three wind generals focusing on Angel, almost all other wind-based creatures targeted Toby.
However, before they could break through the battlefield, they saw a figure race past them at an unimaginable speed.
These wind-based creatures recognized the figure as the human-form being being chased by the three wind generals.
They didn’t think much of Angel’s strength because, unlike Earl Mi facing Hurricane head-on, Angel had not truly engaged in battle since it started.
To them, Angel was like a dog with its tail between its legs, being chased around by the three wind generals, posing no real threat.
The only thing they admired was Angel’s incredibly astonishing speed, faster than most wind-based creatures on the battlefield, and perhaps even faster than Lord Hurricane!
If it was just speed, they weren’t too concerned. Since Angel’s speed wasn’t enough to break through the battlefield, as long as he remained confined, they’d have the chance to exhaust his strength.
For this reason, when Angel passed right in front of them, they paid no mind.
The task of pursuing and consuming Angel’s stamina was left to the three wind generals. They had more pressing matters, such as dealing with that pesky flame creature!
With this in mind, their spirits surged as they charged outside the battlefield.
But just as they rushed toward Toby with burning anger, the Cloud Sea beneath them began to stir for reasons unknown. It obscured their vision and blocked their wind sense.
This area was naturally full of clouds and fog; it was normal for the clouds to swirl, especially since they were all carrying gale forces, making the Cloud Sea ripple wasn’t unusual.
They paid it no heed, determined to transform into a storm and sweep forward.
But as time went on, they began to sense something was amiss. Even as they used the storm to clear their path, the mist only grew denser until they could barely see the road ahead. Reaching out their wind sense, they tried to perceive any movement through the breeze but found they could see nothing ahead, as if surrounded by an impenetrable mist.
The most concerning part was that they had initially been flying together, but now, the wind-based creatures around them were decreasing until they were all alone, aimlessly flying through the mist.
By their calculations, at their speed, it should have taken less than half a minute to reach the flame creature.
But they had been flying for two minutes...five minutes...ten minutes.
Still, there was no sign of the flame creature, or any companions at all—only the rolling thick mist everywhere they looked.
It was then that many wind-based creatures realized something was wrong; they suspected they had fallen into some strange ability. However, they weren’t too panicked because, being in the Cloud Sea and still in the air, they believed they could escape by dispersing the mist or flying higher or lower.
Yet, once they tried, they were utterly baffled.
Whether rising skyward or burrowing downward, exhausting their wind power to blow away the fog, they ultimately couldn’t escape the mist. It felt like they were trapped in a prison of clouds, unable to grasp direction or comprehend the breeze.
Once all paths were blocked, they finally thought about Angel, who had run past them earlier.
Earl Mi was fighting Hurricane and had no time for tricks. And Angel, with his unparalleled speed, could have chosen a more open route to flee, so there must have been a reason for his path.
Perhaps trapping them in the mysterious cloud prison was his aim.
Realizing this, fear and panic immediately engulfed their hearts.
However, this panic lasted only a while. They still held hope, believing that the three wind generals were chasing Angel, and Lord Hurricane was still outside battling, likely already aware of the oddities here. They hoped for rescue once reinforcement arrived.
With this hope in their hearts, the trapped wind-based creatures quietly waited.
But this wait was longer than they imagined.
...
The chase between Angel and the three wind generals continued. But what all wind-based creatures thought would be an easy battle eventually turned into an unknown situation.
Angel, of course, noticed that the wind-based creatures were targeting Toby.
However, he was prepared, fleeing all the way just to set up more stable Illusion Nodes.
When these Illusion Nodes connected, the battlefield was shrouded in dense white mist, trapping all wind-based creatures attempting to break through within the battlefield mist.
Including, behind him, the three wind generals, unaware of the transmutation.