Chapter 51: A Sea of Flame Burning everything

Klaus barely had time to brace himself wh the flame orb exploded. The sound was deafing like thunder splitting the sky apart. The g shook violtly beath his feet, nearly knocking him over.

A massive wave of heat rushed toward him, so intse it felt like his skin might burn away. Klaus stumbled back, shielding his face with his arm as the world a him turned red and orange from the flames. The explosion was far bigger than he expected, far more chaotic than he could have imagined.

The blast spread out like a tidal wave of fire, swallowing everything in its path. Monsters in the immediate area were obliterated instantly, their bodies disintegrating into ash before they ev had time to react. Those further away were caught in the flames as the fire expanded, their pained roars cut short by the sheer force of the detonation.

The city ruins a him began to crumble further. Old buildings that had be standing on shaky foundations collapsed as the shockwave hit them. Stone and metal alike melted under the intse heat, turning into pools of molt slag. Ancit towers, long abandoned and worn by time, were swallowed whole by the raging firestorm, their tall frames crashing to the g like brittle sticks.

Klaus could see the flames spreading outward for kilometers. The once mighty-ish Ruin city, now reduced to a decaying wasteland, was being consumed tirely by the fire. The monsters that had once roamed these ruins in countless numbers were no more. Thousands of them, Tier 5 and lower, were completely wiped out, their bodies vanishing in the flames.

The fire wasn't just eating away at the city—it was swallowing the very earth. Trees, rocks, and ev the g itself were melting under the intsity of the flame. Huge craters formed where the explosion hit hardest, and deep fissures oped up, swallowing debris and anything else that had managed to survive the initial blast.

Klaus watched in awe, stunned by the scale of the destruction he had unleashed. His body trembled as he realized how far beyond his control things had gone. He had only intded to destroy the monsters, but now it seemed like the tire landscape was being erased.

The flame showed no mercy. It burned with a terrifying hunger, consuming everything in its path. As the fire spread, the screams of the few remaining monsters echoed in the distance, but they were short-lived. Nothing could survive the all-consuming heat. The ruins of the city were now nothing but a massive sea of fire, stretching as far as Klaus could see.

The g beath him cracked, and Klaus had to jump back quickly to avoid falling into one of the newly formed chasms. The force of the explosion had shattered the earth, causing it to buckle and break apart in large sections. Pieces of the g crumbled and fell away into the flames, leaving behind only charred remains.

Klaus took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling rapidly. He tried to calm his racing heart, but it was impossible. The power he had unleashed was overwhelming. The devastation was beyond anything he could have imagined.

As he looked out over the destruction, Klaus couldn't help but feel a strange mix of awe and fear. The flame ball had be far more powerful than he intded, far more dangerous. He had tapped into something he wasn't fully prepared for.

Klaus chuckled softly. "At this rate, I'll need to find ev stronger monsters to fight if I want to keep progressing." He glanced a the battlefield once more, scanning the horizon for any signs of life. But the only thing that greeted him was the smoldering remains of his earlier rampage.

However, just wh he could finally calm down, a deep, earth-shaking roar echoed across the ruined battlefield. Klaus instinctively raised his sword, his eyes narrowing as he turned toward the source of the noise. From the horizon, he could feel an immse surge of ergy blasting toward him like a powerful wave.

He braced himself, gripping his sword tightly as a massive shadow began to emerge from the smoke and ash. The g trembled with each heavy step the creature took.

"The G Drake Lizard King," Klaus muttered under his breath, his voice barely audible as he stared at the ormous scaly lizard charging toward him. The beast's body was charred and cracked, its once-imposing scales now marred by burns and wounds from the explosion.

"So it was caught in the blast too," Klaus said, a mix of surprise and grim satisfaction in his tone. He hadn't expected the explosion to reach so far or to inflict so much damage on a creature of this size and power.

The G Drake Lizard King, despite being on the brink of death, was still a terrifying sight to behold. It was massive, towering over everything a it, with dark, jagged scales that glisted under the fading sunlight. Its sharp eyes locked onto Klaus, filled with rage. Blood dripped from its wounds, staining the g beath it.

Though the monster was clearly on its last breath, its aura was as powerful as ever. It radiated an intse, suffocating ergy that made Klaus's skin crawl. He felt his hair stand on d as the creature's presce grew closer, its bloodthirsty intt palpable.

"Ev at death's door, it's still this strong," Klaus whispered, his eyes never leaving the lizard. He could feel the weight of the creature's aura pressing down on him, challging his resolve. For a momt, doubt crept into his mind. He had just leveled up, but could he take down a monster this powerful in its final momts of rage?

The lizard let out another deafing roar, its scaly body charging forward with surprising speed for something so massive and injured. Klaus could feel the g shake beath him with every step the beast took. Dust and debris flew into the air as the creature barreled toward him.

Klaus quickly adjusted his stance, raising his sword and preparing for the inevitable clash. "No backing down now," he muttered, his eyes narrowing. The G Drake Lizard King was strong, but Klaus knew he had to be stronger. He had to finish what the explosion had started.

The distance betwe them closed rapidly. Klaus could feel the raw power emanating from the beast, a force that seemed almost tangible in the air. He knew he needed to test his limits before making any adjustmts. "This creature is weaker than a True Tier 5 Terror Monster," he thought, "but it should be a good test."

With a determined look in his eyes, Klaus dashed forward, meeting the G Drake Lizard King head-on. The impact of their clash was nothing short of earth-shattering. The g beath them quaked violtly, sding tremors that reverberated through the tire eastern region and beyond.