Crackle! Pop...
At that moment, in the silent camp, the sound of burning wood was unusually clear.
The firelight swayed, illuminating the silhouettes of the people sitting in a circle.
It was already deep into the night, and the oppressive heat of the day had long since faded.
Yet everyone could still feel traces of scorching heat in the air.
But that heat was not coming from the bonfire.
Rather...
Falan silently lowered the roasted meat in his hand and turned to look at the dark red glow still flickering across the distant land.
The ravines and enormous craters stretching over a hundred meters had yet to die out, even after several hours.
Flames and magma!
What kind of attack was that?
Even now, Falan could still see that dazzling white light in his mind.
Powerful? Shocking?
No!
The only word that flashed through his mind was "absurd."
She... Was that really a Bronze Rank newcomer?!
Falan simply could not connect the attack before his eyes with a newcomer.
Absurd. Utterly absurd...
He came back to himself and slowly turned around.
Just in time, he saw his teammates exchanging intense looks.
"You go!"
"No, no, you go!"
"..."
After a bout of pushing and shoving, the other four shoved Falan out from in front of the bonfire.
"Hey, what about my opinion?"
Falan muttered with a twitch at the corner of his mouth, lowering his head to look at the plate in his hands.
He could not help glancing toward the girl standing quietly in the moonlight. Then he silently began walking toward her.
Only after he reached the girl's back...
"Haa..."
A sudden sigh drifted slowly through the air.
Falan's mouth, just about to open, gently closed again, and he carefully made not a sound.
However, even so, the