Chapter 244: Artius part 1

Even though he had evacuated far in advance, Renji could still feel the faint tremors of the ground beneath his feet. Looking in the direction he had come from, he could vaguely see a huge blood-red tornado ravaging the land.

Outside the storm, the remnants of a slightly reddish breeze swept across the wilderness. The slightest touch on the skin brought an immediate sensation of scorching heat and stinging pain, prompting many of the villagers of Kano Village behind Renji to try and wrap their tattered clothes tighter around themselves.

The villagers' faces were filled with a sense of gratitude for having escaped death. They all looked towards the distant natural disaster with eyes full of fear and trepidation, alongside Renji.