Boom!
The entire marsh was engulfed in a mix of crimson flames and black and white blasts, billowing outward in a white colossal conflagration as the destructive energies mixed and struggled to nullify each other. The landscape was altered in that single instant.
Far away, Si Nan paused for a moment – just a very slight second – and turned around. His eyes widened when he saw the enormous explosion burst out of the swamp that he had left behind. By now, there was considerable distance between him and the wasteland where I was dueling the Heavenly Venom King.
"Holy fuck?!"
For some reason, the explosion had halted in its tracks.
Si Nan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to resume his run, slightly more relaxed than before. However, his brow creased in worry when he recalled that I had remained behind to stall for as much time as possible.
"Stay safe and survive, Shu Cong," Si Nan muttered, making the sign of the Aquila. "The Emperor Protects."
