The Strongest Businessman

Scarlet floated in mid-air while flames she released where burning brightly as her beautiful eyes pierced through the night and shone the entire restaurant.

Due to the blazing hot flames Scarlet produced, the enemy forces were forced to retreat several meters away unable to take the high temperatures that the flames offered.

The employees were shocked that they were still alive and they could feel light, warm, and energizing feeling from the flames. They already resigned themselves to their fates and they thought it was a miracle that they were still alive. When they scanned the area, they were surrounded by flames but these flames did not cause them harm instead it gifted them strength and fast recovery. But what shocked them the most was their boss' little sister was flying?! Not only that, she had nine tails portruding from her buttocks​?!

Just what the hell happened in the short period of time they closed their eyes to prepare for their deaths?!

'Scarlet has nine tails?!' All of them thought in a shocked manner.

They were really confused about what was currently happening. They felt it was strange that they were being sheltered by a giant ball of flames but they felt that they were quickly recovering from their injuries. Even those that were severely injured were witnessing visible recovery from their wounds which caught them dumbfounded. How was this possible? How could flames cure physical injury?

Dylan was without a doubt the only one who was slightly better than the rest as he already had assumptions that Scarlet was in possession of mythical powers but he still was shocked despite knowing that her little sister was special. Although he anticipated it, never in Dylan's wildest dreams would he ever thought that Scarlet was a Nine-tailed Fox!

"Scarlet..." Dylan was teary-eyed seeing how Scarlet stood tall and rescue him and his employees from their dooms. Dylan felt the pain that was writhing from his wounds fade little by little.

"Don't worry, big bro. It's Scarlet's turn to protect you." Scarlet smiled as she said those words. She descended slowly and produced an ever brighter fire. It was fascinating how Scarlet did it but she was still able to produce flames within the dome of flames. She placed the bright flames on top of Dylan's hands and feet one at a time. After each placing of the bright flames, Dylan's dislocated limbs were all restored.

"When did.. did you learn... all of this?" Dylan spoke weakly but it was apparent in his eyes how stunned he was when he saw Scarlet cure his injuries in a flash!

"I don't know. Memories on how to do things like healing and creating flames just started appearing in my mind. There were a lot more but they were too blurry for me to see." Scarlet replied honestly.

Dylan recalled something like this from the novels he had read. Mythical Beasts had ancient bloodlines which enabled the ancestors to pass down their memories to their successors. This way, once the successors are able to unlock even a portion of these​ memories, it would grant them unimaginable power that will allow them to rise above their peers.

Suddenly, pitch black clouds filled the midnight sky as Byron was the center of all of it. His face was now revealed due to Scarlet's burning fist which burn his hood completely without even leaving any​ ash.

"Hahahaha, what a marvelous harvest this is! An X-grade Magna Magnate whose future towards being a Lord is almost assured and a Nine-tailed Sacred Flame Dawn Fox, a beast only born once in a hundred thousand years?? The heavens is truly blessing me!!" Byron said as he stood in mid-air!

"Hmph! You think you can take advantage of me? Dream on!" Scarlet stood up and balled her fist. When she extended her tiny fist, the large fire ball turned into a head of a giant flame fox which opened its mouth and released a fireball bigger than a hill! The giant fireball shot to Byron's collection of dark clouds.

The giant fireball was easily swallowed by the clouds when it arrived.

"Hahaha, is that all you've got?" Byron laughed loudly.

"Hmph." Scarlet coldly snorted as she ascended into higher grounds with the head of the giant flame fox forming it's body with the flames Scarlet produced. The flames was so bright that it already seemed like dawn. The flame fox roared while it's nine tails danced around in mid-air. Scarlet balled both of her fists and continuously punched and sent giant burning hot fireballs that lighted the midnight sky.

Scarlet left another flame dome to Dylan and the others as a form of protection. She made sure it was strong enough to endure the residual impacts of the fight.

The army were forced to retreat and scatter to flee for their lives due to the intensive rise of temperature. They weren't able to endure the pressure that was being emitted by the giant body of the Nine-tailed fox. The employees on their other hand was flabbergasted because they never that such great strength could be contained in such a petite and fragile-looking body!

"It seems like you are quite strong. Then let me use my avatar! Warden of Hell, come and bring despair to the world!" Byron summoned his avatar. The dark clouds surrounding him converged into a area that formed a human-like figure which became more corporeal as I the clouds concentrated on it. Finally, it revealed a giant half body of a muscular man which wore a warden uniform and had chains wrapped around all over his body.

"Chains of Absolute Darkness!"

Byron commanded the Warden of Hell to execute an attack. The Warden of Hell produced black chains from its body that were launched like arrows and collided with the numerous fireballs that Scarlet released.

It was either the fireballs incinerates the black or the black chains consumes the fireballs. Shockwaves were being emitted one after the other. The residual effects of the attacks like strong winds and shockwaves caused the Gardenford Restaurant to be damaged. From the beginning of the war up until the present, the restaurant has already sustained damage of more than 50% and it was only a matter of time before it was destroyed.

Soaring Cloud City...

The explosions were so loud and strong that it alerted the residence of the entire Soaring Cloud City. When the lookouts of the watchtower looked for any possible sources, they saw two large creatures battling with each other. They became terrified when they saw the degree of damage they were doing to the forest. Countless trees have fallen, hills are destroyed, and rivers and lakes are dried out.

They reported this incident to the lord of the city. The city lord was shocked by the news and he knew he had to take action or else the city and its citizens might be affected as well. He went to the watchtower and looked at the battle of two large creatures happening.

The mayor was shocked when he saw how devastating the claws of the Nine-tailed Fox and how strong the bindings of the chained giant. He was terrified by the power that these two calamities have.

Loose black chains​ created large holes and giant cracks on the walls of the city while some fireballs landed on the city walls and started burning the city walls. When the city lord saw this, he knew he must make a move to save the people as the city walls, the first line of defense of the city was proven vulnerable in the face of attacks of such magnitude.

" D- Deity level beast?! Evacuate the citizens right now!! We must escape this catastrophe! Contact the city lord of Peaceful Clouds City! We must evacuate the citizens now!" The city lord commanded his officials.

After issuing the command and announcing it to the citizens, the citizens were in the state of panic as they packed their things and hurriedly left the city. Despite the chaos and panic, the citizens were still able to leave the city after half an hour of evacuation. The nobles rode their mobile treasures while the citizens mostly rode large spirit beasts.

Some of the people begged the city lord to save their children or relatives who worked in the Gardenford Restaurant and saved the customers who were there earlier. But, the city lord told them that it would be suicide to do so. Knowing the strength of the creatures fighting, it was highly possible that they were already dead. So to somewhat satisfy the families who had relatives who worked for the Gardenford Restaurant, he said that he would recognize them as city heroes along with Dylan Ford.

Feeling helpless and depressed, the families could only mourn for the supposed deaths of their relatives and family. They mourned as they travelled to the Peaceful Clouds City where they would seek temporary shelter.

Outside the Soaring Cloud City.

Byron's​ Warden of Hell and Scarlet's Nine-tailed Fox were still fighting. The destruction the two have made already caused the complete destruction of the Gardenford Restaurant and destruction of half of the entire city walls as well as devastation in the infrastructures​ and households of the city.

But, it could be seen that Scarlet's Nine-tailed Fox was getting more transparent and less tangible for every minute that passed.

"Hahahaha, just submit already little girl and become my pet. I promise to treat you well and give you everything you need. You're already exhausted form using too much power. So just be a good girl and submit to this Lord. It would be pointless to drag this fight any longer. I think that you already know I still am not using my full power." Byron laughed triumphantly.

"Old geezer, you're right. It is pointless to fight like this any longer. That is why I purposely dragged it out and bought enough time. Although it was tiring, it was worth it." Scarlet smiled mischievously.

"Bought time? For what?" Dylan's laughter seized and he frowned as he heard Scarlet's mischievous tone.

"For reinforcements, of course. Misters, please hurry over!" Scarlet shouted elsewhere and smirked mischievously at Byron.

"Reinforcements where? Hahaha you must be bluffi~ How is this possible?!" Byron was shocked as he saw the warping of space and the appearance of a wormhole.

Two figures exited the wormhole and it closed down. The two figures were both males. One was a youth while the other was a man that looked like he was in his 50s. Both were astonishingly handsome and they both wore identical robes with a matching crest on the back and designed with flames at the end of the robes. The crest was circular and depicted two foxes which are chasing each other's tales. The colors of the foxes were light red and dark red.

" The color of those tails... Are they Eight-tailed Demon Flame Dusk Fox?! The young one is already at the Mortal Severing and the older is... a Saint?!" Byron trembled in fear when he detected the power level of the two.

Both men stood aloof in the sky with eight tails also portruding from their buttocks as flames danced around them but their tails were darker compared to the tails that Scarlet had. The older one was calm and collected while the young lad exuded arrogance and proudness of a noble.

"We have finally found you after 2 years of searching! Your humble servants greets you Princess Aurora." Both men descended and knelt to Scarlet.

"Princess Aurora? What do you... Urrr... Why does my head hurt?... Nooo!" Scarlet was confused why these two called her by that name but when she heard it her vision started to become blur and her memories started to become clearer. Then, a memory was disclosed to her that caused her great pain and shock that made her faint. The beautiful doll fell as tears patted her eyes and her Nine-tailed Fox dissipated.

But the older one seemingly teleported and caught the unconscious Scarlet in his arms and turned to the young man.

"It seems like Princess Aurora had an amnesia and she has only remembers some parts of her memories. I'm guessing that Princess Aurora remembered what happened 'that' day." The older one spoke in a grim expression.

"We were careless back then if we only knew 'they' would... Ugh, anyways we have successfully found the princess and must bring her back to the Ancestral Lands." The younger one gritted his teeth as he said.

"That's right. That man seemed to be the one the princess was talking about. I suppose you are more than enough to handle him." The older one became calm again as he gave orders to the young lad.

" Hmph. Yes, elder." The young man spoke discontentedly

"Hey, senile old fool, get ready to face the wrath of the Sacred Flame Fox Clan for hurting the princess. If it weren't for the fact that the portal was broken, I'm guessing that more than half of the clan would come here and torture you for harming our princess. But you don't need to worry I'll give you a quick death." The young one arrogantly said.

"How dare you act so arrogantly in the face of this lord!!" Byron was thoroughly incensed due to the arrogance that this young lad showed.

"Hahaha, that's because I, Gabriel, have the strength to back it up. Now get ready to be obliterated! Demonic Dusk Bomb!" Gabriel claimed. He extended his arms towards Byron and a giant fox head formed from flames followed. Dark flames were conjured and compressed to a giant fireball. The giant black fireball emitted fluctuations that slightly distorted the airflow. When it was released, it shuttled to Byron while acting like a black hole and devouring everything in its path.

"This strength is beyond... Arghhhh, don't belittle me! Magnate Soul, Devilwing! Soul Avatar, Hellwing Warden!" Byron finally went all out. He conjured another Avatar-like creature which was a horned devil that had blood red wings named Devilwing. Devilwing fused with Warden of Hell and formed an amalgam which possessed both features of the two creatures. But now it was full body devil about 10 meters tall which wore the warden uniform and possessed blood red wings. It blocked the attacks after losing both of its arms.

"Ohhh, you're quite strong. Hahaha!" Seeing Byron block his attack, Gabriel felt his battle spirit rise.

"I will remember this! We will meet again, you arrogant punk!" Byron used his newly formed avatar and flew at extreme speeds.

"You think I'll let you go. Hahaha!" Gabriel laughed as his eyes burned with desire to fight.

"Gabriel, leave him. Our mission is to bring back the princess and not kill some random old geezer." The older one halted Gabriel and ordered him to stay. The escort of Princess Aurora is of utmost importance for not only but also the entire clan.