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Whoosh, whoosh-

A fleeing streak of escape light shot out of a boundless desert, moving with astonishing speed like a bird startled by a bowstring.

Within the escape light, a black-robed figure glanced back at the desert behind him, where yellow sand filled the sky. A wry smile surfaced on his slightly pale face.

Dust visibly coated his robes, and fine grains of yellow sand clung to his hair. He looked thoroughly bedraggled.

Yet his gaze remained sharp. Without stopping, he kept driving his magical power and hurtled away.

Crackle, crackle-

Arcs of electricity leaped around him from time to time. Occasionally, his figure transformed into a bolt of purple lightning, flashing across the sky at incredible speed.

The desert beneath him was vast. As far as the eye could see, endless yellow sand stretched to the horizon.

Dunes rose and fell like frozen golden waves, reflecting dazzling light beneath the sun.

Yet several enormous whirlwinds were raging through this desert.

They blotted out the sky, each dozens of yards across, rising from the ground into the heavens. They stirred up untold clouds of dust as they swept mightily toward the fleeing escape light.

One, two, three, four!

From within all four whirlwinds came faint but terrifying beast roars, filled with fury and bloodlust.

Rumble, rumble- They raced through the desert, leveling dunes and gouging deep furrows into the ground wherever they passed.

But the escape light ahead was incredibly fast. Though the whirlwinds pursued with ferocious momentum, the distance between them kept growing.

The black-robed intruder simply flew too fast.

Moreover, he had already left the desert. The yellow sand beneath him gradually gave way to sparse grass and loose stones. Farther ahead lay rolling mountains and dense forests.

Upon reaching the desert's edge, the whirlwinds finally slowed.

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