The sun scorched relentlessly as always, and Raiden kept his mana zone activated around him. Surprisingly, it didn't cover as much space as his previous one. Even though this came effortlessly, it only reached about three feet from him.
Still, he could feel the heat within the breeze, even from the edge of his zone. The soft touch of the air against sand, and not just that—even the sound of it reached him.
He sweated heavily, not from the heat alone but from how each movement within the zone felt heavy on his body. Still, they felt more powerful than usual, and that was exactly what he needed.
The rest stood behind him while he faced the vast desert, the direction where the sand worms normally emerged. Their appearance rate was abnormal, but that meant little to him. If he was going to kill one to match Noelle's stats, all he had to do was wait.
