In the historic city of Delaware, on quiet nights, pedestrians occasionally passed through the central district, stood at the intersection, and raised their heads to admire the bronze statue of "Father of Delaware" atop the solemn gray-white City Hall.
But in the Transcendental World, City Hall was being infected.
It had first been transformed into a battlefield by a Curio called the "Mirror Cube," and was now being flooded with Furnace Flame. Its gray-white color was being replaced by crimson flames and thick-shelled Black Stains.
Tang Qi, having already healed Vincent, watched the changes beneath his feet. The rotating cuboid rock reliefs began to churn with magma and flames, which would occasionally break free of the Black Stains and erupt.
All these changes originated from those several hundred Furnace Witches.
A lone Furnace Witch could easily be snuffed out like a tiny flame when facing the encirclement of an Evil God Organization.
But when they gathered, the situation became entirely different.
Once Furnace Witches formed a legion, everywhere they passed would become like the surface of the sun, scorching away all chaos and evil... This was a concise proverb widely circulated during the Dark Age, and its meaning was very clear.
Do not get caught in a "group beating" by Furnace Witches. It was no different from seeking death, because in group combat, their magical energy consumption would be reduced to an unbelievable degree. The more Furnace Witches there were, the greater the reduction.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
Tang Qi, the First One Furnace Witch King of the New Era and leader of all Furnace Witches, had directly summoned Furnace Witches from across the Federation with miraculous magic. They did not need to communicate; they entered the proper state with astonishing familiarity.
They did not need to adapt