Deep within Redrock Canyon.
Rumble!
Another crimson pillar of fire erupted into the sky. Scorching lava exploded in midair, scattering into countless tiny sparks that rained across the mountainside, bathing the surrounding black rocks in a fiery red glow.
Victor stood atop a protruding rock, watching the earth vein fissure erupt several hundred meters away, in no hurry to approach.
Nearly half an hour had passed since he obtained his first High-Purity Fire Core.
Since then, he had followed the mountain path deeper into the canyon, where the conditions grew increasingly harsh. The temperature had risen considerably, and cracks covered more and more of the rocks beneath his feet.
But it was the repeated eruptions that caught his attention.
The pillars of fire erupted at different locations each time. After each eruption, the surrounding fire elements rapidly gathered before some mysterious force seemed to draw them back underground.
