CHAPTER 10

Utter decimation.

That would be an appropriate way to describe what the explosion resulted in. Even the metal frames of the palanquin melted away.

It looked like there was no chance of anyone surviving that grand explosion.

At the ground level, Kong was laughing. “Haha, you are superb, Defender of Fire!”

Standing close by Kong was an old man in his sixties, with a cannon barrel for an arm. He was Sukazu, a Veteran Beta mage. His face was full of dark spots, and he breathed fire through his nostrils.

“I expected some fight, but it was boring,” Sukazu said, walking away. “I’ve got a meeting with Aqua Double, so I’m leaving.”

“A-Aqua Double?” Kong was slack-jawed. “Aren’t they Alpha mages? C-Can I come along? I will disappear once I get their autographs, I swear!”

“I don’t mind, but watch your manners around them.”

“Sure, sure.” Kong excitedly tagged along and reached a public stage where a lot of people were gathering. “As expected of alphas from Liger city. They are attracting quite so