Chapter 369

These flames rotated with the wind and gathered toward the center, the fire snake's body growing longer and higher.

In just one minute, it exceeded the ground by two or three meters.

The flames were twisted together like a hemp rope, continuously winding and rotating upward.

At this moment, everyone realized that a fire whirl had truly appeared.

As it continued to rotate, its body grew thicker.

What originally looked like the size of a calf was now evolving into the thickness of a water barrel.

The cameraman looked at the scene before him and clicked his tongue: "Brother, this thing doesn't look that scary, though its momentum is quite fierce! Also, look, the surrounding withered leaves are almost burned out. Once they're burned out, won't it stop?"

Fang Yang was amused by the cameraman's words: "Don't underestimate anything related to a tornado. Although this is my first time seeing one, I know in my heart that it's definitely not as simple as it looks on the surface."

"As for the combustible materials you mentioned, don't forget that a tornado has suction. Once it forms, things within a hundred meters will be sucked in. Do you know how high the temperature is inside its core?"

"I don't know!"

"A fire whirl has a core part, made of fire and rotating air, continuously absorbing fresh oxygen from the outside into the core. The core temperature can reach as high as 1,090°C, hot enough to suck up potential re-igniting ashes from the ground."

"It's no exaggeration to say that once such a flame touches the nearby shrub forest, it will be instantly ignited! And although a fire whirl doesn't have the destructive power of a tornado, it has enough power to directly knock down large trees."

"Of course, we'll be fine as long as we don't get close to it, but that doesn't mean it's absolutely safe, because the danger doesn't just come from itself."

"You have to know that it's rotating, which means that once objects are ignited on its path of movement, some fragments that haven't burned out will be thrown out. Look at how many withered leaves are everywhere here; what will happen if burning objects are thrown out?"

*Hiss~~*

The cameraman was stunned, and the supervisor was numb.

Looking at the fire whirl that was continuously growing taller, a sense of fear appeared in their eyes.

This small strip of flame looked harmless, but it was so terrifying once it formed!

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—【My god! This is too scary. I thought the fire whirl was just this big just now and was a bit disappointed. In my impression, tornadoes are world-destroying; this doesn't fit the tornado category at all, it's more like a snake whirl.】

—【Nature is truly magical; this might be its magic: wind whirls, water whirls, fire whirls, none of them are small in power. This place is full of shrub forests; if the fire whirl forms, I'm really worried about whether it will burn to the other side.】

—【The greatest power of a fire whirl is still the fire, unlike a tornado where you get sucked away just by getting close. And the main thing is that it won't last very long; it mainly depends on the wind force and combustible materials. Once the wind force is insufficient and the flames can't keep up, it will stop automatically.】

—【First time seeing this thing, it's indeed spectacular. Fortunately, there are no people living nearby, otherwise, it would be another terrible disaster. It's a pity not to use such terrifying flames to barbecue; would meat skewers roasted by a fire whirl be more fragrant?】

Time passed second by second, the wind force near the fire pit grew stronger, and the fire whirl naturally grew taller.

Looking closely, the height had already exceeded 20 meters!

But Fang Yang knew that this was just the beginning, because once a fire whirl forms, it's possible for it to reach hundreds of meters high.

In comparison, the one before them was just a small fry.

Suddenly!

The cameraman pointed to the front and exclaimed: "Look, it moved!"

Fang Yang focused his gaze; the fire whirl that was still in the pit had actually moved up just like that.

The flames below were obviously thicker, bringing up strong whirlwinds around it.

Even the leaves dozens of meters away began to rotate, continuously approaching the center of the flames.

With the addition of the leaves, the flames seemed to have eaten a tonic and surged instantly.

The original 20-meter fire whirl soared to a height of fifty meters in less than a minute.

As it moved bit by bit, gathering more and more combustible materials, the fire whirl was like a crooked long dragon piercing the sky.

At this time, people far away at the foot of the mountain suddenly saw the high fire dragon in the forest and stopped one after another to take photos with their phones.

"Whoa, what is this thing?"

"Look, it's still smoking, is it on fire?"

"Fire? Have you ever seen a fire that's bent like a pillar?"

"What is that? No, look at the very top, is it rotating? That big mass of black smoke is rotating, could it be a tornado?"

This kind of scene was the first time even for Fang Yang, let alone them.

If you were to say it's a tornado, there's no such style.

Many people posted videos of this place to their Moments and various discussion groups.

For a time, the Xihai City forum once again launched a fierce discussion.

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—【Brothers, does anyone know what this thing is? It looks so scary.】

—【Where was this filmed? It wouldn't be Photoshopped, would it? It looks a bit like the legendary fire whirl.】

—【Fire whirl? I think it looks more like a fire snake whirl. Is anyone at the scene? Go into the forest and take a look at what it actually is.】

—【It really is a fire whirl, everyone go watch Fang Yang's livestream!】

—【Holy crap, is this Fang Yang's doing again? There are so many things I've never seen in my life that he's stirred up.】

More and more onlookers gathered on the roadside at the foot of the mountain, and even passing vehicles couldn't help but stop and take out their phones to take pictures.

The gathering of the crowd caused the entire road to be completely blocked, and just at this time, the fire department arrived.

They were blocked behind and couldn't get through at all; even if people wanted to make way, there was no way to do so.

The road, mixed with people and cars, could only wait for traffic police to come and direct the work.

The firefighters took a look at the twisted flames more than two hundred meters high in the sky, with large amounts of thick smoke emitting from all around.

Their faces were filled with shock!

"Captain! Could this be a fire whirl?"

"It should be. I really didn't expect it to have already formed."

"What do we do now? The vehicles can't get through, there are too many people!"

"Can't wait any longer. If we wait for the traffic police to come, the fire will have spread to other areas by then, and the difficulty of putting it out will increase significantly. All personnel, immediately put on protective suits, bring the water hoses, and run to the foot of the mountain to connect to the water, then rush to the scene at the fastest speed."

"Yes!"

Although the vehicles were blocked, the crowd saw the fire department coming and made way one after another.

At this very moment, they finally realized that this wasn't some sci-fi phenomenon; it was a real fire.

But most people hadn't even heard of a fire whirl, so naturally, they didn't know what this thing was.

More than ten minutes later, the fire department arrived at the scene with water guns in hand.

When they saw the slowly moving fire whirl at close range, they all gasped.

Previously, blocked by the shrub forest below, they could only see the upper part and didn't feel it was that scary.

But arriving at the scene and seeing the thick, rotating flames at its base, as well as the strong winds and the continuously rotating combustible objects around it, it was as terrifying as a magician's skill.

A large fire had already ignited around it, and it was impossible to get close.

Seeing that it was about to reach the shrub forest, with the large trees in jeopardy and many branches already broken and burning, the firefighters were completely anxious.

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—【This has already exceeded the scope of a fire; it can be completely called magic, right? How do you put out this fire? Someone tell me. With the temperature at its center, ordinary water can't put it out, right? And there's a layer of protective wind around it, plus the fire wall on the ground, the water will be gone before it even gets close to its center.】

—【It's indeed exaggerated; I feel like water can't put out this kind of fire. First of all, people can't get too close; you have to stay at least twenty meters away. At such a distance, the water pressure is much lower, and I reckon it will be blown away by the wind before it even gets close to the flames.】

—【Why are the fires Fang Yang stirs up so hard to put out? This guy is poisonous. If it can't be put out and it continues to burn, this whole shrub forest will suffer. If the fire burns too vigorously, will it trigger the magma underground to cause a volcanic eruption?】

—【A volcanic eruption is unlikely, but it's true that you have to be on guard. If it happens, none of these people will be able to run away. I've discovered that please don't go to volcanoes, mines, etc., when asking Fang Yang to work; if you go, something will definitely happen.】

The fire captain frowned as he looked at the fire whirl before him; he also realized that this fire might not be so easy to put out.

Moreover, the water source they brought from the foot of the mountain was itself very scarce.

Relying solely on their team, it was impossible to put out the fire whirl. The only thing they could do now was to try their best not to let the fire whirl's scope of harm expand, and to urgently request support from headquarters...

222. The fire is extinguished, accidentally burning out a deep hole!

After a phone call, the captain shouted to the firefighters: "Everyone pay attention, ignore the fire whirl, and focus all efforts on extinguishing the sparks scattered around to prevent the fire from spreading."

"Yes!"

What happened here quickly spread throughout Xihai City, and before long, police and traffic police also arrived at the scene to maintain order.

The originally congested road gradually cleared under the direction of the traffic police, allowing those vehicles to pass through first.

At the same time, roadblocks were set up on the roadside to prohibit pedestrians from walking onto the road. ===== CHAPTER 370 =====