Flora Bloom frowned, just about to call everyone to leave, when she saw Lex Cross had become the center of attention, surrounded by her parents, Sherman Lynch, and the others. It looked like Sherman Lynch and Cynthia Grant already knew him.
She had originally planned to check if the little thief on the ground was dead. If not, she'd have Shauna Wallace heal him so they could take him back. She couldn't just let her Level 3 Crystal Core vanish into thin air.
But when Flora Bloom looked at the ground, the scene truly registered. Of the two main culprits, one was dead and the other was gone. All that remained was Chester Sawyer, who was slumped on the ground, still in a daze. The area was littered with the dead and the wounded who couldn't get back up. Scorch marks from the Fire Ability scarred the earth. The smells of burnt flesh and blood mixed with the dust and dirt, creating an exceptionally foul stench.
