A pillar of fire suddenly shot up from the center of Domir Town. The first to ignite was the ring of wooden houses around the town square. Then the flames spread throughout the town with astonishing speed in a way that was utterly unnatural. Even along streets where there was nothing to burn, the flames seemed to leap through the air like living things, setting everything ablaze. In the blink of an eye, all of Domir Town had become a sea of fire. From the high ground, they could see nothing but a field of crimson.
The people standing on the hillside stared at the scene in shock. No matter how they looked at it, the way the flames burned was nothing like a natural phenomenon. Their spreading speed almost reminded them of the crude special effects in a badly made movie. Nangong May was stunned. "H-How did it suddenly catch fire?!"
Hao Ren narrowed his eyes and carefully surveyed the situation in town. He suddenly noticed something unusual. "Wait... This isn't a normal fire. Look at those houses!"
The houses devoured by the flames were collapsing at an incredible speed. No matter how fierce the fire was, the rate at which they disintegrated was clearly abnormal. One house after another fell apart in the sea of flames and rapidly turned to ash. Soon, vast quantities of black dust were swept into the sky by the wind.
A great deal of smoke and dust gathered above the town, surging like thick ink. The drifting black ash continued to fall from the sky, covering every corner of the town. Vivian was the first to react to the sight. She couldn't help murmuring, "Ash... Is this where the ash in the town came from?!"
The strange fire came and went even faster.