Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 254 Open World (3)

Running through the flames.

“Whoop whoop whoop.”

Koro takes on a smoky performance.

cooong! cooong!

I’m sprinting through the rubble of buildings that collapsed because I couldn’t catch fire.

Ah, the reason why footsteps changed like this is simple.

I turned on [Enlarge] to raise my fire resistance even a little.

‘How long have I been here?’

I tried to infer the exact location somehow while running, but I don’t know exactly.

The royal palace, which always gave me a sense of distance when I came to this city, is invisible because of the smoke.

I just have to keep running for now.

Roaring-!

In any case, it lasted about an hour.

During that time, I learned two things.

once the first.

Whoaaaaaaah-!

The flames entwined in all directions are not caused by a simple fire, no matter how you look at it.

A flame that doesn’t just stick to itself, but explodes at regular intervals?

‘It must be magic—’

Quaaaaaaang-!

I stopped thinking for a moment and quickly moved my shield in the direction of the explosion.

A red shield that differs in price from the shield temporarily borrowed from the knights after hearing about the assassin.

“The lava shield has absorbed the flames.”

“The character’s soul power is restored in proportion to the amount absorbed.

” 4819 lava shield.

I brought it because of the passive stat of fire resistance +30 when possessed, but it is the most useful item now.

‘Ha, if I just came in, it would have been a real big deal.’

It’s like life history.

Since it is an item that only responds to attack skills and magic, I thought the ‘soul recovery’ option would be useless.

If it wasn’t for this, I would have saved [Giantness].

Then the second from here.

“…….”

It’s quiet wherever you go.

Buildings are collapsing, flames roaring, and the sound of burning the city lingers in your ears, but

0 survivors have encountered so far.

Not a single scream is heard, let alone a call for help.

‘……But the good thing is that there aren’t that many corpses.’

For reference, most of the corpses I encountered were lying facing the other side of me.

They fled inside to escape the fire that started from the outskirts.

There is also a royal palace there.

‘I hope Raven arrived there safely…’

I continued to run through the flames, hoping that I had avoided this situation well.

Because that might not be the case.

According to the guards, the entire southern part of Karnon was engulfed in flames. And Raven’s lodging is in the very center of the South.

‘It’s almost like it’s about time to come out…’

Tuk.

I stopped.

In front of my eyes, a stone structure appeared through the smoke.

Aaaaaang-!

Even at this moment, no place was safe from repeated explosions, but it was not difficult to recognize the shape because it was such a large building.

The 3rd public platform of Karnon, the ecliptic.

I quickly glanced around and was left blank.

‘Nimiral.’

The address Raven mentioned is right around here.

Of course, I don’t know the exact location.

But what does that mean?

No matter where you look in the east, west, south, or north, there is no place that is fine.

“…….”

I held my breath for a moment and tried to focus on the sound, but I still only hear the sound of the damn fire.

Then what would happen to Raven?

Did you escape well in time as you hoped?

“Arua Raven—!!!”

I screamed as hard as I could because I didn’t know.

Judgment that there may be a rescue from the surroundings.

However, despite several calls, there was no response.

Therefore, I was just about to resume my movement towards the royal palace.

[……Mr. Yandel?]

A voice echoed in my head.

If you are a magician, you can basically do all the ‘transmission’ magic.

[what? Why is Mr. Yandel here?]

……So you were really around here.

What would you do if you just left like this?

Feeling dizzy, I hurriedly cried out.

“Where is—!!”

[Come a little further along the road on the other side of the platform, then you will see me.]

Soon after following Raven’s instructions, a plaza appeared.

Raven was by the central fountain.

with ten survivors.

Swoop.

As I entered beyond the magic field that blocked the flames, I saw Raven standing proudly with her small body.

“Why the hell is Mr. Yandel here?”

Well, can’t you give me a little welcome?

After all, reality and movies are different.

In the movies, they run up to you and hug you at times like this.

“No way…… did you come all the way here because of me? Through those flames?”

what.

“I was on a walk.”

Feeling embarrassed for some reason, I spat it out.

I was really fortunate to be unharmed.

***

“By the way, it’s not even close to the palace. Why are you still here? If there was a fire, you should have run away right away? Are you insane or not?”

After joining Raven, I first heard the situation from him. Why was he still doing this near the house and not at the royal palace?

The reason was really simple.

“That’s ……”

Raven was using the newly learned knowledge in the temporary laboratory prepared in the dorm.

So when the fire broke out, I didn’t hear in time.

“The lodging is near the platform, so it’s convenient, but it’s noisy. I usually stay with the noise blocked off……” By the time

Raven noticed the incident, the situation was already covered in flames.

But it wasn’t as late as now.

could have been avoided.

But…

“If I had just left then, everyone would have died.”

The moment Raven saw a woman lying on the street with her child in her arms, she decided to stay.

That’s right, even though his judgment itself is cold, he has the personality to keep morals as much as he can.

Maybe I thought it was complacent at the time.

With just a little bit of patience, the fire will be extinguished soon.

It would not have been expected that it would turn into such a serious situation.

“…First of all, I’ll apologize. I never dreamed that Mr. Yandel would come to visit me like this.”

Because I was on a walk.

“What about apples?”

I’m pretending to be an adult because I’m short.

“Good job.”

“……yes?”

I said, looking at the survivors staring at me with anxious eyes.

“We should save those who can be saved.”

No matter how I look at it, I don’t feel like they’re just NPCs.

He is the same person as me.

Even if they call people like me ‘evil spirits’.

‘Anyway, it seems there are no nobles.’

Taking a quick look around, I realized that most of them looked like ordinary petit bourgeois.

It wasn’t strange.

Even though it is called Karnon, 90% of the population is commoners after all. Those who live and work here for the convenience of nobles.

“Hey, but where did you get those equipment from?”

As soon as the situation was sorted out, Raven questioned my firefighter edition, including the lava shield.

Are you a wizard?

Even in the midst of this, my curiosity comes first.

I briefly explained the source of the equipment I wore.

Then, Raven’s gaze became a little strange.

“It’s really amazing. Master says that, but other people aren’t like that.”

“I didn’t tell you who it was, do you know?”

“Roughly. The society of wizards is both wide and narrow, so everyone knows who is close to whom.”

yeah that’s right

But I can’t just talk about this forever, so I’ll elaborate here.

“So, how about this barrier? Can I use it while moving?”

When we got to the point, Raven also changed his expression and answered seriously.

“I can use it. It’ll be much weaker.”

“So how do you feel? Do you think you can hold on?”

“Did you use the ‘Orb of Fire’ now?

“Are you okay with magic?”

“…I guess I’ll have to try that to figure it out.”

Raven, like a wizard, did not give a definite answer even with empty words.

Simply put, it means that it is so close.

But neither of us said to abandon them.

“Everyone heard the story, right? I’m moving from now on, so if you have any objections, please tell me now.”

Soon, Raven explained the plan to the survivors again, and of course no one objected.

“Then let’s go.”

As soon as Raven was ready to convert the barrier into a mobile form, we came out into the flames.

“How is everyone? Are you okay?”

“It’s worth holding on. Wizard.”

Survivors sweating profusely but not hot enough to burn.

It looked difficult to breathe because of the smoke, but Raven used wind magic in the middle to push the smoke away and replenish oxygen.

“Follow me so you don’t fall behind.”

The radius of the fire orb is 15m.

Outside of it, the survivors started to canter, adjusting their speed so that they would not fall behind.

Aaaaaang-!

I blocked the explosion from the front, and Raven was in charge of the back.

“How much horsepower?”

“Don’t worry, I’m still pretty.”

Except for the fact that Raven’s mana was being consumed in real time, it was a fairly stable movement.

How long has it been since then?

“The flames have definitely gone down.”

“Does that mean we can get out of here soon?”

“If my predictions are correct.”

Good news to hear after a long time.

Survivors who had reached their limits physically began to display their tenacity with hope.

But the good news comes with the bad news.

“……It’s magical power ahead!”

While having a conversation, Raven suddenly exclaimed urgently.

In response, I hurriedly stared straight ahead.

That was the moment.

‘Nimiral.’

A huge fireball appeared in front of me.

For now, I raised my shield reflexively to block it, but…

“The single absorption limit has been exceeded.” ”

Soul power is greatly consumed in proportion to the amount absorbed.”

.

‘crazy.’

A fire-attribute attack that couldn’t be blocked with a lava shield.

‘What kind of bastard is this……’

I raised my head.

The first thing I saw was the wreckage of buildings floating around.

Boothssss.

The burning stones were forming into golems as they were tightly packed together.

Raven’s distraught voice came from behind.

“Miss Yandel. This magic is……”

“You don’t have to say it, you know.”

A 5th grade summon magic giant. It was a

magic I remembered seeing once before.

What a mess.’ “I

didn’t expect to see you here,” I

said

.

Don’t.” Soon the

elderly

man stopped and said,

“You’re lucky.”

Yes,

it can’t be solved so easily

.

A corner of my heart is already feeling stuffy, but I did know one thing:

‘As expected, Noark’s bastards were right.’

The culprits of this fire were these guys.

Well, if you think about it, it’s natural. Where else in the city can

you mess around like

this?

“Raven. ”

You said you’re almost there, so you can do that much without me, right?”

“But…”

He retorted.

“Listen to me. When did you ever lose money by listening to me?”

After a moment of silence, the answer came back.

Not voiced, but voiced.

[……I’ll bring the people back as soon as possible.]

Afterwards, Raven uses wind magic to push the flames out. I made my own path and led the survivors there and disappeared.

Surprisingly, the Annihilator left it alone even while watching it.

He was preparing to stop it immediately if he did something.

‘Yes, you mean it’s easier to deal with if there are no wizards on my side, right? ‘

It’s not that there isn’t a sense of incongruity somewhere

, but if that’s not the case, the judgment that there’s no reason to let go like that…

“Since when?”

Huh?

“I heard that you are in the palace . When did you come here?”

Suddenly, what

did you mean by this?

Before I could tilt my head, the answer appeared in front of me

.

.”

“……The frame?”

“Who wants to set the fire on fire without my permission?”

Lee Baek-ho frowned at the ruin scholar.