Not bad. They responded quickly.
At first glance, Fu Qian's actions had been undeniably reckless.
For the Night Watchers, the commotion over in Lanfeilai alone was probably enough to set off alarm bells and make them realize that some ancient Higher Being might be making a triumphant return.
It wouldn't be surprising if they could even connect the Madness Fire directly to a particular Higher Being.
And they had Stos Old Man's sudden loss of his abilities as corroborating evidence.
All in all, this golden flame was bound to be an extremely sensitive matter within the Night Watchers right now.
Any sign of it would be enough to raise their alert level to purple—like just now.
Though he'd only released a tiny bit, and kept its power under control just like with Gospel Blast, it had still been enough to completely incinerate the thing wrapped around his leg.
Even the Ragdoll that hadn't been caught in the blast vanished on the spot, only to reappear in the corner of the room.
Quick response. They knew what they were dealing with.
It proved his earlier guess right, and was also very much in keeping with the Needle Witch's style.
Of course, that was only the reaction on the surface. One could only imagine what kind of storm was raging among the Night Watchers behind the scenes—and that was exactly what he wanted them to imagine.
Aside from the glorious deeds mentioned earlier, there had actually been all kinds of signs of this Madness Fire long before now.
For example, in the investigation report on the "Finger Ball," Professor Fu from the Academy had mentioned a suspected sighting of golden flames.
Later, in the Graveyard of Gods, a White-faced Man had gone on a stabbing spree, using it right in front of