Dole looked around, sensing that something was off. There was not a single person from the Fire Parasol Tree Organization in sight. That was far from normal.
He knew that the Fire Parasol Tree Organization had recently gone to war with other factions, but things should not have reached the point where not a single person remained.
The other man wore a red Wizard's robe and was also a fire-element Wizard.
The fire-element Wizard stepped forward and raised his head from afar, gazing at the Wizard Tower standing high above and the unfinished Li Fire Golden Tower. His expression darkened.
"So you're the one building it. Let's see me take your Wizard Tower."
With a lift of his hand, a red streak in his palm instantly swelled, transforming into an enormous flaming hand that reached across several hundred meters and grabbed at the Li Fire Golden Tower under construction.
His control over flames was exceptional. Though it was a giant hand of fire, not a single bit of the surrounding green vegetation was ignited. All the heat was contained within the flames, focused into immense destructive force.
Dole watched the flaming hand bear down on him. His spiritual force trembled faintly as he sent a message over.
"Before an eighth-level Wizard Tower, a mere seventh level like you dares to act so wildly? How amusing."
The distant Wizard's face changed.
Dole lightly stomped his foot. The eighth-level Wizard Tower beneath him gave a faint shudder, and a force formed out of thin air before the middle-aged Wizard before exploding with a thunderous boom.
Boom.
The man had reservations, but Dole had none. He detonated the force outright, instantly drowning that entire area in flames as a powerful shockwave burst forth.
Dole had not used much power—just a minor punishment using