Chapter 208
The humans under Silas saw the whole incident: the golden shield that appeared, followed by the blinding white light. It took a while before their sight was restored, and they could see the new look of their territory.
Silas’s whole castle was gone. In the place where his castle once stood, there was a huge deep burning pit of golden flames that didn’t seem like they were going to burn out anytime soon.
In the eyes of the watching humans, a golden bird-like fire flew out from the impact site before shooting off into the sky. Many humans wanted to rush into the impact site to take a closer look, but the closer they got, the more unbelievably hot it became. Their clothes even began catching on fire.
All of a sudden, the humans around took on the same expression, like puppets, they turned around as they all walked back to their homes, forgetting about the burning pit.
Among the humans, only one was left standing there after the others retreated. This human began walking toward the burning pit. His clothes burned off, and even the flesh on his body began sizzling, giving off a wafting scent of burning meat.
Yet this didn’t seem to faze the human as he jumped into the pit. The human was lit aflame immediately, his entire body catching fire. The human’s expression changed this time, but he continued walking until he reached the center of the pit, where a burned figure lay in the fetal position.
Bending down, the human touched the burnt figure, which turned into ash. Among the ash was a small shining core that was humming like a heartbeat.
A look of joy flashed across the human’s eyes as he took the core before swallowing it whole. It took a while before the human moved. Looking around, Silas thought to himself, "I’m back."
Saying that, he began laughing hysterically, even holding his stomach. Looking up at the still shining sun, Silas smirked, "I survived. It was close, but I survived."