All That Came Before

Though it was only the faintest trace, so weak that even Biers, standing right in front of her, had failed to notice it, Fei Mi was certain that Xilos carried an aura she found extremely familiar.

"..."

"Indeed."

Wen Ke'er nodded solemnly, thoroughly agreeing with what Fei Mi had just said.

At that moment, Xilos stood upon empty space, three scarlet flames circling her body and illuminating the night sky. Even the leisurely Blue Moon at the horizon had dimmed considerably beneath that crimson radiance. Biers's imposing presence was forcibly suppressed, and her narrow eyes stared at that figure in disbelief, as though she had witnessed some unacceptable miracle.

"Do I need to repeat myself?"

Her words were faint, like sunset clouds drifting down from the heavens.

Xilos remained expressionless, her crimson pupils blazing like fire as they quietly reflected Biers, who sat collapsed on the ground.

The next moment.

One of the flames circling Xilos drifted silently toward Biers at an exceedingly slow pace.

It moved so slowly that even an ordinary person could clearly see the path of its flickering flow.

Yet under countless watching eyes, Biers, within the Void Cage, felt as if her entire body had been restrained. There was nowhere for her to evade!

That strand of crimson flame laced with gold silently settled upon her body.

Sizzle—!!

A piercing scorching sound abruptly rang out.

Several dark brown marks crawled across Biers's body like little snakes, leaving pitch-black burn marks deeply branded into her fair skin.

Crunch—crunch—

The grating sound of teeth grinding together rang out.

Biers slowly raised her head. What should have been a face twisted in pain instead contorted into an extraordinarily eerie, dazzling smile.

She bared her teeth. Even as the flames on her body forcibly devoured her flesh and blood,