As Eliza embarked on her journey to attain the Grandmaster Rank, sporadic Enderflames ignited across the expansive battlefield, consuming everything they touched - ground and air alike.
Fire Elemental powers and the formidable Sin Series Mana surged through the area, causing lower-ranking observers to retreat.
To them, it seemed as if another calamity had been unleashed by Anfang's World Will, a punishment and test for someone daring to ascend to Sage Rank.
"Retreat!"
Sage Zavir, the leader of Sages-only group from Anfang Alliance, abandoned his futile attempts to breach the Birdcage Barrier and urgently signaled his allies to withdraw from the battlefield's center. The intensifying Enderflames gave him a grave sense of foreboding, and he wisely chose not to toy with this all-consuming fire.