No one could have imagined purple flames blasting out of the tunnel like a flamethrower. The normally solid mountain walls kept melting like plastic, dripping onto the ground.
Scorching heat spread upward from underground through the cracks in Mountain Fort City. In barely seven minutes, this fortress of the Human Race had become as hot as a furnace.
No one knew what had happened, but their houses grew hotter and hotter. In the commoners' district on the lowest level, even the ground began to melt.
The city guards struggled to maintain order, claiming the problem would soon be resolved, but the situation was completely beyond their control.
As the temperature kept rising, the shacks finally caught fire. Flames spread along the streets, forcing people out of their homes, only for them to discover that the roads were even hotter than the interiors.
At last, they clearly saw the purple flames spewing from the tunnel, erupting endlessly like a volcano. Everything melted within them.
They had never seen purple flame like this. Water mages cast Rainstorm Art, sending rain pouring down, but it did nothing. Instead, the more water they poured on the flames, the fiercer they burned.
The edges of the cave had melted completely, and the melting was spreading to either side of its mouth.
Poof! Poof!
Some who failed to escape in time vanished like bubbles when even a trace of flame touched them.
The flames devoured everything with terrifying speed. In less than seven minutes, they had completely surrounded the outskirts of Mountain Fort City. Its iconic walls melted bit by bit like candles as everyone fled desperately toward the perimeter.
Flying mounts filled the sky, but far more people ran aimlessly across the ground in panic.
Because of Rooney, Mountain Fort City had gathered almost all