(a)

The fire was overflowing, like purgatory.

The heat wave caused a storm that swept across the corridor, leaving it in shambles. The scorching wind turned into invisible claws, leaving scratches on the crimson wallpaper and carpet, and the heavy blackout curtains swayed in the wind, and the sunlight took the opportunity to seep in, and the streaks of light and shadow jumped on the wall opposite the window, like a fast-paced shadow puppet play.

At the very center of the vortex stood two people, one tall and one short, the taller one was the fire no-sato Yanhua, and the short one was Flandoro Scarlett.

Yan Hua covered her face with her arms and turned her head away, lest the raging hot wind tear off her entire face. Because of this, she couldn't even look straight ahead, and if Fran took advantage of the moment to launch a surprise attack, then she would basically be here.

In the previous barrage, she barely managed to dodge it with her intuition, and the heart-digging claw didn't kill her for some reason. Perhaps it was these two lucky successes that made her a little complacent, and now, she has to admit that her good fortune is almost over.

Fran's next blow, she couldn't dodge anyway, for the simple reason - it wasn't an "dodgeable" attack at all.

The flaming greatsword was at least ten meters long, but in fact, it could have been even longer if Fran wanted to. After all, that thing can't be counted as a "sword" at all, it's a condensed flame, which can be long or short, thick or thin, and has no fixed form. In other words, it is also feasible to let this "sword" directly fill the entire corridor.

As for its destructive power...... As the tip of its sword slashed lightly across the wall, the heat melted the tens of centimeters of stone into a puddle of orange-glowing liquid. Yan Hua saw this sci-fi movie-like scene, and she couldn't help but think of the famous scenes in "Star Wars".

To be honest, she couldn't fight against such forces. But...... It's not up to her.

"Magic Sword Valettin!"

Before Yanhua knelt down and begged for mercy, Fran picked up the giant sword and killed him. Effortlessly, the little one raised her greatsword several times her body length and leaped to her feet, tearing through an entire ceiling like paper. When she jumped on top of Yan Hua's head, the fiery magic sword was pressed down like a mountain.

Cutting a person's body with a very thin blade is called "slashing", but if the blade itself is thicker than a person's body, it can only be called "smashing". At this moment, Yan Hua was facing this strange situation - being smashed flat by an extraordinarily large sword, if she hadn't been evaporated into gas before that......

However, Flandrew didn't expect that the magic sword named "Valettin" in her hand also didn't think of it, and even Yanhua himself didn't expect a situation to appear.

The sword of flame slashed down at Yan Hua's head, piercing through her body without hindrance, and then stuck in her chest.

What's even more amazing is that she herself didn't suffer the slightest injury, just maintained the state of having a sword in her chest, and even she couldn't figure out the situation herself, and spread her hands like a fool, stunned there.

Her state at this time is like a stubborn rock in a waterfall. Yes, the turbulent water "passed" the stone, but did it really hurt the stone?

No.

Those who are born from the fire, the phoenix also.

Realizing that the situation was wrong, Flandrew immediately withdrew her hand and planned to pull out the sword, but the "magic sword" no longer obeyed her command.

Hearing a small "hiss" sound, Fran's small hands holding the hilt of the sword were burned red by the tongue of fire, and he had no choice but to give up the magic sword and retract it. The magical fire she had created with her own hands was now going to consume her in turn, it was ...... Incredible.

After that, the magic sword began to shrink towards Yan Hua's chest. Encountering the flames of Yanhua is like encountering sponge water, which is sucked up completely, and there is almost no room for escape.

Fran stood there, watching as the flaming greatsword that was more than ten meters long was sucked into Yanhua's body little by little—she couldn't believe her eyes.

Eventually, all the flames melted into Yan Hua's body, and she couldn't figure out what the situation was, and she didn't have time to figure it out. Almost as soon as the flames disappeared, Yan Hua's skin began to emit an orange-red glow.

"I ...... I feel ......"

Yan Hua clutched his chest and fell to his knees with a painful expression.

"What's the matter...... It's coming out of my body! I'm ...... I can't stop it!"

She spoke intermittently, and the light on her body became stronger and stronger. Especially the orange light on his chest was already dazzling like a small sun at this time.

After all, there is no such thing as an "infinite capacity" sponge. When it's full, it overflows, and so it is with everything, whether it's fire or water.

"Fran...... You run! I can't control it!" Yan Hua raised his head and shouted. Her countenance had been overwhelmed by the light, and she was completely unable to make out her facial features.

"You guy, are you stupid?"

Fran stared at her and sighed helplessly.

"Where the hell did you get the leisure to ...... for me?"

"Boom!"

Just as at the beginning of the birth of the stars, all things awaken in flames. The rapidly expanding fireball engulfed the two of them in an instant, destroying everything in the vicinity by the way, and not even leaving a chance to finish a whole sentence for Fran.

(b)

"You two, sit down for me, sit up straight!"

Nalan scolded as he was standing in the garden of the Red Devil Pavilion, in the shadow of a large parasol. Surrounded by birds and flowers, it was a good time in the afternoon, but his mood was as low as the dry sand under the dry well.

Yan Hua and Flandrew bowed their heads, like two children who had made a mistake and were waiting to be punished, kneeling in front of him, hanging their heads, peeking at him from time to time, but not daring to say anything.

In fact, these two people are indeed "children who have made mistakes"! Or rather, big "children"?

Their clothes were in tatters, there were charred holes everywhere, and they themselves were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, like African miners, and they did not have the graceful and noble appearance that high-ranking vampires should have.

Behind them is the Red Devil Pavilion...... In other words, the Red Devil Pavilion with a corner missing, and the black smoke billowing out, it is needless to say whose credit it is.

"I'm very angry right now. ”

Nalan smiled, and under the shadow of the parasol, his smile looked a little "black" no matter how you looked at it.

"Do you know why I'm angry?"

"Yes!" Fran replied loudly as if she were answering a question in class, "Brother Nalan is very angry because I accidentally gave the house to order!"

"If you answer incorrectly, you will be deducted 10 points. ”

Nalan sighed, and the smile disappeared from his face, replaced by a sad look.

"Because I've told you a thousand times, Fran, don't play with fire at home, but have you heard it even once?"

"Hey, hey......"

Fran stuck out her tongue playfully. Looking at her unrepentant appearance, Nalan Hao really felt that this child was simply impossible to take with her.

"And then there's Yanhua. ”

"Yes..... Please!"

Feeling the gaze that fell on him, Yan Hua immediately straightened his waist, raised his head, and met Nalan Hao's eyes.

Although the black ash pasted on the lenses of her glasses obscured part of her vision, she could still see clearly, and Nalan Twilight's face was full of the word "disappointed". He looked as if he had aged by dozens of years all at once.

"I can understand that I woke up with new powers and became like Superman, so I was very emotional, but ......," Nalan said, frowning, "Can you, that is...... You're also an adult, and it's been a few years since you stepped into society, can you control yourself a little bit, don't make a fuss like a child, and I'll beg you?"

"Okay......

Yan Hua lowered his head again, slightly, a little ashamed.

At this time, a little girl with a big bag on her back ran out of the Red Devil Pavilion, ran all the way to the bottom of the big parasol, and stood in front of Nalan Twilight.

"Mr. Nalan, the fire has basically stopped, and all other types of damage have been effectively controlled. She looked up at Nalan Twilight and said in an orderly manner, "Next, if you want to repair the Red Devil Pavilion immediately, including material costs, labor costs, extra overtime pay, expedited expenses, and work-related injury insurance, the total number is ......."

As she spoke, she pulled out a calculator from one of the countless pockets on her coat, expertly pressed a long string of numbers on it, and handed it to Nalan Twilight.

"Forty percent of it is a deposit, which needs to be paid before construction begins. She added.

When he saw the string of numbers on the calculator, Nalan Twilight's eyebrows twitched slightly. Of course, he immediately disguised his emotion, handed the calculator back into the girl's hand, and gave her a smile that could hardly be faulted.

"Thank you, Miss Hatori Kawajo. You and your team were able to get here quickly, which really helped us a lot. He said, "As for the finances, please go to Sixteen Nights and tell her that you have my permission." ”

"Yes, Mr. Nalan!" a bright smile bloomed on Nytori's face, "Happy cooperation!"

With that, she quickly left the place and hopped towards her new "battlefield".

"Happy cooperation, little kappa!"

Nalan waved his hand at the fading back of the lotus. After that, both Fran and Yanhua could clearly see that the smile on his face was gradually disappearing.

It's a textbook-level face-change.

"Well, Yanhua, can you recommend me a few jobs that will pay quickly?" he said, "I mean, if we don't get a lot of money in the short term, then we may have to sell something to subsidize the family...... Why are you both looking at me?"