An explosion erupted in the Great Magic Tower, with flames bursting out from every window and doorway. Some young apprentices, who originally intended to hide in the tower to observe the battle among the Great Mages and learn something, were now running out of the Great Magic Tower crying and wailing, rolling in the snow trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies. Thick smoke billowed upwards from the tower, visible throughout the whole city.
"Kuziman! There's no need to drag those in as funeral offerings, it will only make your defeat more painful." Lynch's voice, amplified by a spell, was deafening. The accumulated snow on several nearby towers trembled and fell in response.
