Outside the valley, a few members of the Demon Race squatted on a patch of fungal mat, troubled by the newly assigned task—eliminating the fungal mat.
A Mage raised a magic staff, and flames surged forth from its tip, the scorching heat forcing the companions around to take two steps back involuntarily.
The flame continued to scorch for a few seconds, and once the spell ended, everyone hurried forward to check the results.
It can't be said to have no effect, but it is truly half the effort for double the result.
Only the parts of the fungal mat directly burned by the center of the flame turned charred, while the areas at the edges of the flame merely turned slightly yellow and still appeared to be thriving with life force.
More frustratingly, the fungal mat showed no signs of being ignited; once the spell stopped, not even a spark remained.
Before this, they had also tried using strong toxins to contaminate the land, and the results were similarly unsatisfactory.
