This chapter begins with a flashback to the beginning of the previous chapter, where we learn that Duan-Jian and his men are in the middle of a battle, and that they are surrounded by black flames. They are burning their souls in the process, and they are afraid that they will die. The flashback also shows that the men are not the only ones in the battle who have been burned by the black flame. It is also revealed that many of the men have run away from the battle and are now living on the outskirts of the city. The men decide to go to the top floor of the tower, where they will be able to see the city from a higher vantage point.