Chapter 394: Territory Bounty - 1
When the fire died out, the scene left behind was barren.
The muddy ground had cracked as the flames evaporated the water at high speed, and the trees and vegetation caught within the fire tornado had turned to cinders.
The entire area carried a mix of scents—burned steam, smoke, and charred leaves. Leo even suspected that if not for the wet environment, the fire would have already spread far beyond control.
But the surprising part was that the Thorncrawler was still alive.
After the fire burned away Leo's generated vines, it had tightly coiled itself as a preventive measure to shield its vital organs. This also meant its outer bark-like armor had been burned into cinders. And since it was part of its body, the pain was obvious—it writhed across the ground, not even attempting to burrow underground, as that would hurt far worse.
"Let's put you out of your misery," Leo said calmly, releasing a volley of concentrated wind blades at the beast.
