247. Before the Storm
Artemis was known as the Goddess of Moonlight and Hunt in the Olympian divine system, and the bow she handed Amon was the Goddess of Moonlight and Hunt's bow, and Amon was also good at archery before he became a god. If one were to say who was the best at archery among the mortals on the continent, it would be Gilgamesh and Queen Samir of Assyria. Amon was not as good as them back then, and the archery he practiced was even imitated and borrowed from the two of them.
But now Amon was not only a god, but a series of thrilling encounters had made his strength much stronger than when he had just become a god, and with the arrows shot by this divine bow, the Fierce Gale God would not be able to escape.
Perhaps even Adado could not have imagined Amon's current strength, and if Adado still thought that he was the god who was chased by Enril and escaped with injuries before the fall of Enril, he would suffer greatly. If Adado really sent the Fierce Gale God as bait to lure Amon to pursue him, he would not have expected Amon to have Artemis by his side and to have obtained the Goddess of Moonlight's bow.
Amon smiled, took the cape and wristguard and put them on himself. Although Artemis was slender and fit, her soft shoulders and slender wrists were certainly not as burly as Amon's, but the cape and wristguard fit Amon perfectly. It could be seen that they were divine artifacts that could change with the body and mind, and not only had the magical use of self-defense, but they could also assist in the performance of divine archery.
Amon put away the silver bow and waved. "Moses, El Mar, George, Rulio, the four of you stay in the Garden of Eden to guard the house and keep an eye on the movements in Salem. The rest of you, come with me to meet the Fierce Gale God. Let's see if he escapes faster than Artemis's divine arrow! "
Artemis reminded: "Amon, this is your divine arrow, I will not take the initiative to attack an emissary of the Anunnaki divine clan."
Amon joked, "Wearing your cape and wrist guards, and using your godly bow to shoot arrows, of course they would carry the power of your godly arrows. I'm afraid that my archery skills are not good enough for such a good godly bow."
Medanzo held the Key of Destiny in his hand and said, "Then hurry up. Don't let that kid escape again before we get there!"
However, Amon shook his head and said, "No need to rush! If he was really bait for a trap, he wouldn't have escaped until he saw someone chasing after him. We will fly over unhurriedly from the sky. If he is still waiting there after causing trouble and only escapes when he sees me, then there is no doubt that there is an ambush. I don't care what kind of ambush it is, just make sure he doesn't return! "
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Prulli the Gale God was very tall, but from a distance, he looked very short. His body was slender and plump like a ball. When he stirred up a gust of wind, his round belly flapped, like a big toad flying in the sky, looking very funny. People were often amused when they first saw him, and even forgot how dangerous this divine emissary was.
It was such a funny flying meatball, surrounded by transparent spiraling wings, which were condensed winds, and only through the refraction of light and shadow could one see the condensed air elemental energy. If one looked at it from the perspective of the control of a single magic, this divine emissary could be called the world's best master of air magic. He could actually change the air elemental armor into a flowing shape, which could be used for attack and defense at any time.
With a sweep of his wings of wind, he could cut the hardest rock in the world into pieces, and when the spiraling wings of wind spread out, it was a terrible storm. His control of air elemental magic had reached such a superb level that it was no wonder that he was so fast, and it was easy to hide his tracks in the wind without being discovered.
At this moment, the fiercest storm over the mines at the foot of the Syah Plateau had passed. Screams of horror and wails of pain could be heard everywhere. The raging wind had not completely subsided because Prulli had not retreated or retracted his attack. He was standing high in the sky, looking in the direction of the city of Salem, and even if a god flew over from afar, as long as they entered the range of the storm he had stirred up, he would be able to detect them immediately through the faint fluctuations of the air elemental energy.
He seemed to be enjoying it, and at this moment, Prulli felt as if he was the master of heaven and earth, and the life and death of the people wailing in the storm were in his hands. At this moment, the corner of Prulli's eye suddenly twitched, and he turned to look southwest. Six people were flying in the air from afar, it was Amon, Artemis, and the four divine emissaries of the Garden of Eden, Medanzo, Gabriel, Link, and Seagull.
The six of them did not hide themselves, and their speed was neither fast nor slow as they flew straight toward the center of the storm. Prulli hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should escape immediately. According to the original plan, if Amon chased after him, he should immediately turn around and fly away, stirring up a gust of wind that would darken the sky, and rely on his speed to cross the barrier-like mountain range of the Syah Plateau to successfully escape.
As a god, Amon would surely be able to see this, and if he wanted to catch Prulli, he would have to rush at full speed when he discovered him and take him down before he crossed the top of the mountain range. Adado, the god of storms, was lying in ambush behind the distant ridge, driving his flying chariot that could control the seven winds. The chariot was the most magical flying shuttle in the world, and it was also a divine artifact of the Anunnaki divine clan, and it was extremely powerful. Once Amon chased Prulli across the mountain range, Adado would definitely make sure that he would not be able to return.
But the current situation was a little strange. Of the six people coming from the sky, Amon was flying at the front. Amon had clearly also noticed Prulli, but he did not speed up and continued to slowly approach from afar.
This did not make sense. Did Amon want to catch up to Prulli? Did he think that Prulli would wait for him to start a battle? At this speed, Prulli would have long since disappeared before he could even get close.
Prulli planned to escape, but he could not just run away like this. He had to wait for Amon to get to a position where he could launch a chase, but this was not easy to grasp, because Amon was too slow!
Prulli activated his Wings of Wind and was ready to go. He kept saying to himself, "Just a little bit closer, just a little bit closer, and I'll run immediately, let him think that he can catch up to me at the top of the mountain."
Being a bait was not a good job, and it was also a great risk in itself. Back then, Amon had been bait, luring Enril into a trap and eventually being killed by Marduc. Prulli was now sent as bait for a very simple reason: he was the fastest among Adado's divine emissaries, and his defense was also the best, which ensured his safety when escaping.
Seeing that Amon was approaching from afar, Prulli's Wings of Wind fluttered and was ready to escape. The psychological pressure of standing still and letting a god get so close was too great. No matter what, as long as Amon took one more step forward, he would hurry up and run.
At this moment, Amon suddenly stopped in the air. As soon as he stopped, the five people following him also stopped. This distance was exactly the space within which Prulli could launch a storm attack, and the power of the attacks launched by both sides at such a distance would not be too great. Just as Prulli was wondering, God Amon spoke.
"You are Prulli, the God of Winds? It is already a great fortune for you to be able to be guided to join the divine clan and obtain the ninth level of the power of origin. It would be a pity for you to die like this. What is even more unfortunate is that you do not know how to behave yourself. Not only did you commit crimes today, but you also participated in the great flood on the Plains of Duc back then, right?
You were originally an emissary guided by Enril, and now that Enril has fallen, you may still have a chance to live if you repent, but now you have thrown yourself under Adado and continue to commit evil. Adado was also an accomplice of Enril in that great flood back then, and no matter where you escape to, I will not let you go! "
Amon suddenly mentioned the great flood back then, which was caused by Enril manipulating the clouds and airflow at high altitudes, and Prulli, as the God of Winds, of course helped. There were two other gods in the Anunnaki divine clan who had transcended eternal life to assist Enril, namely Adado, the God of Storms and Adad, the Weather God.
Prulli was startled when he heard Amon's words, and then he sensed a powerful aura that seemed to have firmly locked onto him through time and space. When Amon said the last sentence, he reached out and took out a silver battle axe out of thin air and swung it forward. When Prulli heard Amon mention the great flood, he already knew that Amon would not let him go, and as soon as he saw the aura brought about by the axe swing, he realized that this god wanted to use the Spatial Fissure to directly flash in front of him. With a strange cry, he flapped his Wings of Wind and turned to leave.
Prulli's speed was indeed amazing. With a flap of his Wings of Wind, he instantly rolled up countless transparent blades and slashed towards Amon in the distance. The sky was a mess of light and shadows, and nothing could be seen clearly, but Prulli had already turned into a shadow and shot towards the Syah Plateau in the north.
The transparent blades that filled the sky did not stop Amon, and the silver axe turned into a strange arc of light and disappeared, as if it had cut out a spatial fissure. The next moment, the Blade of Order appeared in place and was taken back by Gabriel, while Amon's figure stepped out and appeared in the place where Prulli had just disappeared.
If Prulli had been a step slower, he would have been directly hit by Amon. Amon appeared through the spatial fissure, but he did not chase after Prulli. He stood high in the sky, holding a silver half-moon bow in his hand. The green cloak on his left shoulder fluttered in the wind, and the silver bracer on his right glowed like cold stars. The three divine artifacts were activated at the same time.
As soon as he stood still, he drew his bow and shot a feint arrow. There was no real arrow on the bowstring, so this arrow was invisible. It was just an invisible condensation of energy. It passed through the storm that filled the sky and chased after him like a bolt of lightning.
Prulli, who was fleeing, felt a chill in his heart. He never expected God Amon to be so powerful. The bow in his hand was unbelievably magical. Even Adado couldn't shoot an arrow like that! This was an invisible arrow that ignored the obstruction of the storm. It had caught up to him from such a long distance, and it contained such powerful energy.
Prulli had two choices. One was to turn around and block the arrow. He could take it, but that would mean that he had to stop running. Once he lost speed, it would be easy for Amun to stop him at the foot of the plateau. At this moment, he could only go all out. He made the second choice, which was to rely on his powerful defensive ability to block the arrow and fly to the top of the plateau at the same speed.
When the arrow hit the Wings of Wind, the storm in the sky instantly stopped, and the Wings of Wind around Prulli were shattered. Then there was a loud bang and an echo. A large part of the cliff near the top of the mountain collapsed, and countless boulders fell.
Prulli had not been pierced by the arrow. The arrow had shattered the protection of the wind wings, and the resulting shockwave had created a huge impact. It was as if a giant hammer had smashed into a cliff. This contained both the mystery of the flowing air element transferring and transferring the energy impact, and also the brilliant spatial magic. Prulli's defensive ability was indeed strong.
However, the God of Wind only managed to prevent himself from being pierced on the spot. He let out a long hiss and spat out a stream of blood mist. His flying body rushed over the mountain peak due to inertia, and then fell from the sky with bared fangs and brandished claws. Prulli was seriously injured and could not control his body, and if no one had caught him on the other side of the mountain, the God of the Fierce Gale would have fallen to his death on the spot, not to mention continuing to escape.
Amon shot Prulli by surprise, and as long as he caught up and shot another arrow, Prulli would definitely die. The divine emissary had no power to protect himself for the time being. The arrow was indeed a beautiful shot, and the disciples behind him cheered in unison, but Amon did not even look at it, put away the silver bow, turned around and said: "Let's go, let's go back to Salem!"
The six people who flew in the air left without any hesitation, and did not even ask about Prulli's life or death on the other side of the mountain. If there was no one on the other side of the mountain to rescue Prulli, he would definitely fall to his death, and there was no need to look at him; if someone on the other side of the mountain rescued Prulli, it was clear that it was an ambush, and Amon would not bother to chase after him.
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Of course, there was an ambush on the other side of the mountain, and it was not just one person. There were two gods and six ninth level divine emissaries, including the God of Fire, Kibir, and the God of Ashes, Nugus. In the middle were the two gods, Adado, the God of Storm and War, and Adad, the God of Weather and Misfortune.
The names of these two gods were very similar, but in fact, they were both given by Enril, and they both became gods under the guidance of Enril. They also heard what Amon said to Prulli before he shot the arrow.
Adado drove the chariot and said to Adad: "Did you hear that? Amon still remembers the great flood back then, when Enril started the flood, we all participated. Now that he has become a god and colluded with Marduc to kill Enril, there is no way he will let us go. "
Adad nodded with a sullen face. "I heard it, it was right to come here today, let Amon fall here and eliminate any future troubles! It's a pity that Nergal refused to come to help, what is he waiting for? "
Adado snorted coldly. "That guy told me that he would only help when Amon attacks the Underworld. But he didn't think about it, if we don't gather our strength and let Amon take us down one by one, who will help him protect the Underworld? It doesn't matter if he doesn't come, with our current strength, even without a trap, we are enough to kill Amon! "
Before he finished speaking, there was a long hiss of pain, and the seriously injured Prulli flew over the top of the mountain and fell down, looking as if he had been thrown over after being beaten up. Even with Prulli's speed and defense, he almost lost his life before he even flew over the top of the mountain, surprising everyone who was lying in ambush here.
A gust of wind wrapped around Prulli's figure and sent the unconscious divine emissary to the dense forest on the mountainside to lie down for the time being. Everyone was waiting nervously for Amun to rush over the top of the mountain in pursuit, but there was no movement on the other side of the mountain. Adado was the first to realize that something was wrong and urged the Storm Chariot to rise into the sky, just in time to see Amon and the others flying towards the city of Salem without even looking back.
Adad also flew into the sky and said through gritted teeth: "It seems that Amon already knew that there was an ambush on the plateau, and deliberately shot this arrow without giving chase, clearly to humiliate us!"
The Ash God Nugus cautiously reminded: "Dear gods, Prulli did not succeed in escaping, this arrow of Amon's is much stronger than before."
Adado narrowed his eyes and said: "His strength is indeed beyond my original estimation, but even so, he is no match for me! I have the Storm Chariot and the latest secret weapon, even Enril back then may not be stronger than I am now. The fact that he doesn't dare to chase over the mountains shows his cowardice! "
Adad also shouted: "I have already said, with our strength, why should we be afraid of him? Before, we didn't know where he went, so we set up a trap for Prulli to lure him out, but now that we know he is there, we might as well fight! "
Adado nodded with a gloomy face. "Well, since he is not coming, we will go! Let all the people of Salem pay for their gods. "
While the two gods spoke, a swirling airflow rolled up on the plateau, and the clouds gradually gathered, becoming lower and thicker, surging and rolling, presenting a terrifying scene. There were traces of lightning in the dark clouds accompanied by the sound of thunder, and another huge storm with the aura of destruction was forming, reminding one of the signs before the arrival of the great flood that destroyed the town of Duc many years ago.
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The people of Salem had received an urgent oracle from Amun, ordering everyone to return to the city and prepare for a storm.
Amon had learned from Mourin that Enril had driven the Storm Chariot to manipulate the airflow at high altitudes to trigger that great flood, and his accomplices were two gods and an emissary, namely Adado, Adad, and Prulli.
The Storm Chariot was Adado's divine weapon, and after being refined by many Anunnaki gods, it was extremely powerful, and the latest news from the Anunnaki Divine Kingdom was that Adado had also obtained a "secret weapon", which was unimaginably magical.
The news that Amon was going to attack the Underworld of Queen Kella caused a dispute among the Anunnaki gods. Some gods stayed out of it; some gods, such as Mourin, supported Amon in their hearts, but it was not convenient for them to help him directly; and some gods were ready to destroy Amon.
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