"Wind"

The rain grew heavier and heavier, and Linsey's heart grew colder and colder.

In the storm, his chances of fishing up chests had clearly increased. He had even caught another rare fish that could increase the Will attribute. Made into the corresponding delicacy, it raised Will by 5 points.

But none of it could bring back what had been lost.

Every time Linsey lifted his Fishing Rod, he could not help glancing toward the eastern sky.

The distance was simply too great.

He could no longer sense even the source essence of the feathered serpent. Everything felt like nothing more than a dream.

"...Sigh."

Linsey sighed and opened his task list again.

The words The Storm God's Annihilation still gleamed brightly on it.

That was good news.

As long as the Task Bar had not dimmed, it meant the feathered serpent had not been killed by someone else. It was still waiting somewhere far away for him to slay it.

"There's always the future."

Linsey's melancholy infected the Blind Girl beside him.

"Lord Linsey, are you really that unhappy?"

"The powerful enemy has already left, and we avoided a dangerous battle..."

"You don't understand." Linsey's lips twisted downward. "If I could have taken it down, I would've gained quite a few benefits. I'd even be more confident about restoring the spatial distortion at the center of the world afterward!"

"Ahh—" Arona let out a sound of astonishment and regret.

The Blind Girl chose to trust Linsey, so she began sighing along with him.

At that moment, Linsey cast his line again.

His long adventures had taught him to adjust his mood quickly. Once his thoughts returned to calm, he began considering more details instead.

First were the words on the Task Bar.

—The Storm God's Annihilation

Just from the name