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"Damn it!!!"
A glob of fiery oil seeped into the golden magic circle. Mengdie, quick-eyed, swiftly raised her fist, a curtain of water blasting directly at the center of the small glob of oil! The powerful pressure from her fist dispersed the oil, giving Father Cotton a chance to take a breath and shrink the Holy Sanctuary, reforming its perfect defense.
"Father! Can you hold on?!"
Father Cotton coughed twice, the pouring rain drenching his body, revealing his frail figure usually hidden under his large priest robe.
The lightning in the sky continued to crisscross, resembling the devil's fangs opening and closing. The violent rain was like the devil's saliva, using the power of the flames to lick at the helpless village. It also licked at the gradually shrinking magic circle, waiting to devour the two people inside as a feast!
"Father Cotton! Shrink the Holy Sanctuary! Then, open the space restriction directly above!"
"Miss Mengdie? What are you planning to do?!"
"Create an escape route! Once the pathway opens, Father, don't worry about me, go first!"
How could Mengdie just sit and wait for death? She snorted, her Water Fist radiating the brightest blue light amidst the rain. As soon as the magic circle shrank to about a meter in radius, Mengdie suddenly leaped up, stepping inside the impenetrable light wall, and in a moment, burst out of the magic circle, soaring above the sea of flames!
Behind her, the pouring rain soaked her through. The bone-chilling cold continuously assaulted Mengdie's delicate skin.
In front! The roaring sea of flames continued to burn! The heat rushing towards her seared Mengdie's face and clothes, as if about to melt her away!
"Damn Black Flame Serpent! I will never let you go!!!"
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"Boom——!!!"
With a roar, Mengdie's fist, enveloped in water magic, plunged into the sea of fire like a cannonball! A loud noise followed, and the oil was blasted into the sky! In the midst of the flames, a circular area was now devoid of any fire!
"Father! Run——!!!"
As the girl's voice fell, the water magic crystals in her gloves shattered...
The blasted-open sea of fire was quickly filling back the hole at an alarming rate. Seeing the dire situation, Father Cotton immediately closed the Holy Sanctuary and rushed into the pit Mengdie had created. Perhaps due to his continuous treatment of the villagers these past days and the recent exertion of his divine powers, his legs gave way. Mengdie quickly supported his shoulder, and the two of them rushed towards the edge of the sea of fire. Edward, who was escorting villagers in the distance, turned and rushed to the edge of the sea of fire. His left hand quickly gathered a cyan light and slapped it onto his obsidian sword, which immediately emitted a cyan glow. He raised his sword towards the sea of flames and swung it, creating a wind that split the flames into two! Mengdie seized the moment and leaped out. Just as she escaped the sea of flames, the divided flames rejoined, and the cyan light on Edward's sword also disappeared...
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Flames leaped on the roofs of the village's houses. The rain, however, spread the fire to one building after another. The fifty-odd surviving villagers gathered in the west of the village could only watch in grief and helplessness...
Grandma Gluma and Nia were also brought out. Xiu, holding an umbrella, shielded the old and the young from the cold rain. Edward, touching his sword, stared blankly at the sea of flames, speechless. Father Cotton hugged his arms, tears streaming down as he prayed. The villagers either sobbed or cursed angrily, tears of sorrow covering every face. Mengdie stood in the rain, letting it beat upon her. The glow in her fists had completely vanished, her hands hanging limply...
Because, this fire had taken too many lives... too many...
Yet, the world still turns. Every event is connected to others. Just when everyone thought this nightmare was coming to an end, they didn't realize it was just the beginning of a worse nightmare!
The air was filled with the stench of charred flesh. This smell, however, attracted some ravenous creatures, opening their greedy eyes!
In the distance, a dozen dark figures sprang from the dark forest. They stealthily approached the helpless villagers, surrounding them from behind like well-trained soldiers. Among them, the largest figure, with eyes seemingly dyed red with blood, walked at the forefront like a king leading his shadows!
The agile shadows gradually... gradually approached the unsuspecting crowd...
"......!!!"
Suddenly! Mengdie's ears perked up! Her heart's sorrow not yet fully dissipated, a faint and ominous sound echoed in her ears! But due to the thunder and pouring rain, she couldn't determine if the sounds were real or just her imagination!
"Boom——!!!"
A thunderbolt tore through the night sky, a pale light momentarily turning the dark world as bright as day! In this fleeting pale light, Mengdie's eyes accurately caught sight of something! Those "things" slowly approaching the crowd, at the sound of the thunder, pounced with the speed of lightning!
"Watch out!!!"
Among them all, the ever-vigilant Mengdie was the first to react! In the darkness, the largest shadow pounced towards a villager beside Mengdie! Seeing this, she quickly pushed the villager away and clenched her fist, aiming at the attacker. But the shadow, sensing something, suddenly stopped just before entering Mengdie's attack range! In that instant, another smaller shadow darted past the large one, its sharp, bloodthirsty teeth mercilessly biting into the throat of the villager Mengdie had just pushed away. A "slashing" sound was heard...
Blood, scattered in the rainy night!
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