In an instant, the once-ordinary neighborhood began to distort.
An Ethereal suddenly appeared at the intersection ahead, making Belle's pupils contract as she drove.
She slammed on the brakes and spun the steering wheel hard to the left.
The piercing screech of tires scraping across the ground rang out nonstop.
Fortunately, the car barely swerved around the Ethereal, though it was about to crash into the wall beside them.
Fu Hua moved quickly.
She unfastened her seat belt and kicked open the door beside her.
She swiftly undid Belle's seat belt, scooped her up, and jumped straight out of the car.
After steadying herself, Fu Hua landed.
She watched as the car, which should have hit the wall, passed directly through a spatial rift and vanished.
"Hah, hah... Hua."
"Don't worry. You're safe with me."
Belle climbed down from Fu Hua's arms.
She looked at the spatial rift that had already closed.
"Ah, a whole car full of blockbusters! They were all ones I wanted to watch~"
Flames flickered around Fu Hua.
At that moment, she had taken on Phoenix's appearance.
"As long as we deal with this Hollow, we can find it."
"...? D-deal with the Hollow!?"
"Yes. Leave it to me."
As she spoke, Fu Hua slowly raised her hand and placed a shield around Belle.
Then flames coiled around Fu Hua, enveloping her.
A cry resounded through the sky as she transformed into a massive firebird and soared upward.
Along the way, she wiped out every Ethereal in the area.
Finding the point in the Hollow with the highest Ether activity, Fu Hua launched a fierce assault straight at it.
The continuously spawning Ethereals were swiftly destroyed one after another.
The Peacekeepers outside had already prepared their equipment and were about to enter the Hollow for rescue