Layer upon layer of fire swept over everything with violent roars, the searing flames churning endlessly as their burning trails spread throughout the Soma Familia.
Roland watched the flying sparks rub fiercely against the atmosphere, his laughter growing ever more unrestrained.
This divine power had finally begun to reveal its true form. Only now could Roland finally say that it had transcended the bounds of the Talismans and recovered its noble essence.
Boom-!
Deafening explosions and blasts of wind continued, overturning every ruined wall nearby. The ground looked as though a giant had smashed it, densely spread with streams of light, with crimson tides filling the entire field of vision.
The burning flames burst relentlessly, scorching the earth and boiling the air. For a moment, all Lili could see were magnificent Flame Flowers, feeding on earth and air as they bloomed and blossomed amid the wretched ruins!
The commotion also stirred noisy voices and irrepressible agitation behind the flames, panicked shouts rising one after another.
"Not bad."
Roland shrugged, thoroughly satisfied with the result.
Normally, the procedure for dealing with the Soma Familia should have been to teach them a lesson, bring Soma to his senses, and then arrange a deal for God Wine. But did they deserve that?
Since he had begun gradually completing his powers, Roland had become much gentler, but that was merely the composure born of confidence. Like a human watching ants fight, his arrogance had only hidden itself deeper.
Before long, a crowd surged forward, containing the fire while gradually surrounding them.
Even ordinary people could have detected the madness and sinister air in their eyes. In such a hostile setting, that sickly quality became even more apparent.
Yet the man at their head had a thoroughly rational look in his eyes.
Zanis Lustra was