"Where's the snow?!" Uchiha Madara said in surprise. "Such a huge area, and there isn't a single bit of snow left!"
Belaque said with the same astonishment, "And it's not just that the snow is gone. Haven't you noticed that the ground beneath our feet is still warm?"
"There's no need to think about it. It must be because of your golden flames. These little bugs absorbed your golden flames, and their own temperature rose considerably, which is why things turned out like this," Belaque said.
"And I think they simply can't control the golden flames. The temperature is too high—even they can't endure it. That's why they went after that demonized woman. Her frost field happened to be able to cool down these snow demons," Uchiha Madara said.
"Then let's wait outside for the final outcome and hope to reap the benefits," Belaque said, looking at Uchiha Madara. "Who do you think will win in the end—the bugs or the demonized woman?"
"Do you even need to ask? These little bugs will definitely win. They carry my strongest flames. I don't believe there's any kind of cold capable of freezing my flames," Uchiha Madara said.
"You're still as confident as ever. But every time you're confident, it ends badly. You really never learn your lesson," Belaque said with a smile.
"This isn't blind confidence. I understand my golden flames. Cold on this level can't possibly freeze them," Uchiha Madara said.
Uchiha Madara and Belaque waited at the mouth of the cave for a while. There was barely any chill left in the surroundings now; instead, the air had grown somewhat hot.
At that moment, Belaque recalled what Uchiha Madara had said. Looking at the now-bare mountaintop around them, he sighed inwardly. The invasion of an alien species really was