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Thud, thud, thud...
The sound of galloping hooves grew closer.
The officer had returned.
“Sir!”
Even before he arrived, his voice rang out, “The demons in the northern frontier army are furious and have come to fight. Please be careful!”
Just as he finished speaking, a sudden boom erupted from behind. It sounded like a whirlwind rising or an explosion of gunpowder.
A wave of intense heat surged from behind.
The officer, startled, turned to look. On the grasslands behind them, flames roared like a river, surging along the ground toward them.
The fire moved with astonishing speed—faster than a galloping horse.
“General Pyro!”
The officer immediately recognized the demon. It had previously used its abilities to ignite fires within Yuanzhi City, even attempting to set the walls ablaze. On one occasion, the flames climbed the walls, burning many officers and soldiers stationed there.
The first time, it was subdued only after a local expert in rain-summoning rituals invoked rain to extinguish the fire. The second time, a divine immortal descended from the heavens, scaring it off.
But the flames seen before were nowhere near as terrifying as the flowing fire resembling a river seen today.
This scene defied logic. If not for having witnessed the demon’s powers firsthand and feeling the intense heat rising behind him, one might have thought it was a hallucination.
“Hyah!” In a panic,...
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