Catastrophes are the most direct disasters on the land of Terra.
Even massive mobile cities are as fragile as a small boat when facing a Catastrophe; a Rank 2 Catastrophe can easily destroy a mobile city.
Chernobog, in the original work, was destroyed by an Originium meteorite shower formed by a Catastrophe.
Even a low-intensity Catastrophe, upon its formation, will cause those within it to quickly contract acute oripathy due to the spontaneously appearing Originium crystals and high-concentration Originium radiation.
However, the Old Hunter wasn't afraid of this.
Having left Cannote's caravan, Goki and Skadi nimbly descended the rocky, cactus-filled hillside, covering dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.
As they ran downwards, the originally clear blue sky suddenly grew dim, and the scorching sunlight vanished.
Without warning, a dust storm with a diameter of several hundred meters spontaneously appeared on the desert grassland dotted with green in front of them, with instantaneous winds of Rank 13 or higher.
Fortunately, Goki quickly embraced Skadi, preventing them from being swept away by the strong winds. With the Little Orca present, even a Rank 16 hurricane couldn't blow her away!
Of course, this definitely couldn't be heard by Skadi; the Little Orca couldn't stand such talk!
"This is truly terrifying. This is the power of nature."
Goki's arcane abilities also allowed him to see the terrifying Spell turbulence within the vast area before him.
If Goki's current Originium Arts energy intensity, as a professional Caster, was a small stream at his doorstep, and the Originium energy intensity of an Originium Arts Great Master like Saria was a quietly flowing river...
Then... the sandstorm turbulence before him was a damn storm surge!
Just observing the terrifying and chaotic energy turbulence within it made Goki's eyes ache. Chaotic Originium Arts occurred hundreds and thousands of times every second before Goki, not powerful, but sufficiently disorganized.
Goki had watched many disaster movies and sandstorm documentaries in his previous life, but only by experiencing it firsthand could he feel humanity's helplessness in the face of such a disaster.
This was the strongest Originium Arts in the world, and its intensity was only the second lowest.
And those Rank 2 Catastrophes that could destroy mobile cities, as well as the Rank 1 Catastrophes, which were rare in history and many of which directly changed the fate of a nation and the course of world history.
Goki felt that perhaps only the descent of a Great One itself could compare to such immense power.
Or perhaps... behind what is called nature, there is also the shadow of a Great One?
Goki was only guessing wildly now; he was still unfamiliar with this world of Terra and needed further research and study.
Of course, one thing was clear: without professional prediction, travelers in the desert could be instantly torn apart by this storm.
"Cover your mouth and nose, Skadi, or you'll choke."
And facing the Catastrophe, Goki's only instruction to Skadi was this one sentence.
"Mm! Goki, help me tie my hair, or it will get messy."
And what Skadi was more concerned about was only her hair.
There was no helping it; this young couple was indeed not normal.
Having just descended the hillside, Goki put his arm around Skadi's shoulder, completely disregarding appearances as he was carried on her back, relying on her explosive strength to charge headfirst into the sandstorm before them.
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