The Ice Lord turned toward me questioningly.
Meanwhile, in the arena...
Marinta stood amidst the sea of flames.
Calm.
Far too calm.
There wasn't the slightest trace of tension on her face.
Instead...
She was watching the stone beasts as though waiting for something.
Suddenly...
She raised her right hand.
Then...
Slowly clenched it shut.
In the next moment...
The hellhounds stopped attacking.
All of them retreated at once.
"What?"
One of the Lords behind me whispered in surprise.
As for the Lord of Solid Earth...
He burst into loud laughter.
"You've finally surrendered?!"
But...
Marinta's smile widened.
Then she said calmly:
"Who told you... that fire exists only to burn?"
Suddenly...
The bodies of the stone beasts began turning red.
Then...
The cracks between them started glowing.
The Earth Lord's eyes widened.
"The heat?!"
He whispered.
And in the next instant...
BOOOOOOOOOOM...!!
The arena exploded with dozens of consecutive blasts.
