No Greater Danger Than Underestimating Your Opponent

Hummmm!

A humming sound. A cloud of brilliance. And a distinct shape of a flower.

A fire lotus bloomed in the middle of the night.

This fire lotus was so brilliant that it drew away the darkness encroaching on the nearby area completely. It started burning the very air it came in contact with, creating waves of haze in the surroundings.

"Aaaaaaargh!"

The snake sisters and Tohir screamed in unison when they suddenly found themselves getting engulfed by flames. The fire-element mana they had been surrounded with was aggressive and invasive at the same time. It tried to melt their skin the moment it came in contact.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The green vines sprouted from the ground and latched onto these three rankers like octopus legs. They pulled them away from their previous positions and brought them onto a ground covered in green vines.