Two powerful monsters and a whirlwind controlled by some External Artifact wanted to reach Adam and take the energy hidden inside him.
It didn't matter if it was a Lesser Elder or an Elder, an F1 Black Threat Monster or an F5 Black Threat Monster, if such a monster killed Adam, the energy inside him would be enough for the monster to evolve.
Sure, it was unlikely to turn a High Elder into a Lord, but even for them, Adam was of great value, though not as great as for monsters slightly weaker than them.
Adam would never have been able to deal with such opponents. Even if he hadn't been exhausted from the battle with Lyrod, the whirlwind and two monsters equal in strength to Elders were an insurmountable obstacle for him.
Step. Step. Step.
Adam ran as fast as he could, it was his only chance until he realized that there had always been protection above his head.
One Phantom was enough to protect the sky beneath the head of every important Phantom, if he could be helped.
