Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 254



Episode 254 Open World (3)

Running through the flames.

“Whoosh whoosh.”

Koro smells acrid smoke.

Coo! Coo!

I’m sprinting through the rubble of a building that collapsed after being burned down.

Ah the reason why the sound of footsteps changed like this is simple.

I turned on [Giantization] to increase my fire resistance even a little.

‘How far have I come now?’

I tried to guess the exact location while running but I couldn’t figure it out.

The Royal Palace which always gives me a sense of distance when I come to this city cannot be seen because of the smoke.

I just have to keep running for now.

Grumbling!

Anyway it lasted about an hour.

During this time I learned two things.

First thing first.

Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

No matter how you look at it these flames coming from all directions are not caused by a simple fire.

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

‘It must be magic after all—’

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

I stop to think for a moment and quickly move my shield in the direction where the explosion occurred.

A red shield that is different in price from the shield temporarily borrowed from the knights after hearing news of the assassin.

“The lava shield absorbed the flame.”

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

No. 4819 Lava Shield.

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I brought it because of its passive stat of +30 fire resistance when possessed but it is the most useful item I am currently using.

‘Ha if I had just come in I would have been in real trouble.’

Life’s story is all about life and death.

Since it is an item that only responds to attack skills and magic I thought there would be no need to use the ‘soul power recovery’ option.

If it weren’t for this I would have saved [Giantization].

Well here’s the second one.

“….”

It’s quiet wherever you go.

The sound of buildings collapsing flames swirling around and burning the city fills my ears…

There are 0 survivors encountered so far.

Not a single scream was heard let alone a rescue call.

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

For your information most of the corpses I encountered were lying facing away from me.

They fled inside to avoid the fire that started on the outskirts.

Because there is a royal palace there.

‘I hope Raven gets there safely…’

Even though I hoped that I would have avoided this situation I continued to run through the fire.

Well maybe not.

According to the guard the entire southern part of Karnon was engulfed in flames. And Raven’s lodgings are located in the very center of the south.

‘It feels like it’s time to come out…’

Tuk.

I stopped walking.

In front of me a stone building was appearing through the hazy smoke.

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!

Even at this very moment no place was safe from the repeated explosions but since it was such a large building it was not difficult to make out its shape.

Imperial Capital Karnon’s 3rd public platform.

I quickly glanced around and was left in a daze.

‘Nimiral.’

The address Raven mentioned is right near here.

Of course I don’t know the exact location.

But what does that mean?

No matter where I look north south east or west there is no place that is clean.

“….”

I tried to hold my breath for a moment and focus on the sound but all I could still hear was the damn fire.

What happened to Raven?

Did he escape in time as he had hoped?

“Arua Raven—!!!”

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Since I didn’t know anything I shouted as loud as I could.

Judgment that those around you may be hoping for rescue.

However there was no response despite several shouts.

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

[…Mr. Yandel?]

A voice rang in my head.

‘Electrical sound’ magic is something that any wizard can basically do.

[what? Why is Mr. Yandel here?]

…It was really around here.

What would have happened if I had just left like this?

Even though I felt dizzy I urgently shouted.

“Where are you—!!”

[Take the road on the other side of the platform and go a little further and you will see me.]

Soon as Raven instructed a square appeared.

Raven was near the central fountain.

He along with fifteen other survivors.

Sigh.

As I entered beyond the magic field that blocked the flames I saw Raven standing majestically leading her small body.

“Why on earth is Mr. Yandel here?”

Well can’t you please welcome me first?

After all reality and movies are different.

In the movie it’s said that at times like this you run up to him and hug him.

“Could it be… that you came all the way here because of me? Through that fire?”

what.

“I was taking a walk.”

Feeling embarrassed for some reason I blurted out.

I was really glad that I was safe.

***

“By the way why are you still here not even near the palace? If there was a fire you should have run away right away right? “Do you have a brain or not?”

After joining Raven I first heard the situation from her. Why was it still like this near the house and not near the palace?

The reason was really simple.

“that is….”

Raven was putting his newfound knowledge to use in a temporary laboratory set up in his quarters.

So when the fire broke out he didn’t hear it in time.

“The accommodation is near the platform so it is convenient but it is also noisy. “I usually block out noise…”

By the time Raven noticed the incident the area was already covered in flames.

But it wasn’t too late like now.

It was avoidable.

however….

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

The moment Raven saw the woman lying on the street holding her child she decided to stay.

That’s because even though he is cold-hearted in his judgment he is the type of person who sticks to morality as much as possible.

I probably thought complacently at the time.

If you hold on just a little longer the fire will be extinguished quickly.

It would have been unexpected that the situation would develop into such a serious situation.

“…I will apologize first. “I never dreamed that Mr. Yandel would come to visit me like this because of me.”

I heard you were taking a walk.

“What about apples?”

Even though he’s short he’s pretending to be an adult.

“Well done.”

“…yes?”

I said looking at the survivors who were looking at us with anxious eyes.

“We must save those who can be saved.”

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

He is the same person as me.

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

‘Anyway it looks like there are no nobles.’

As I looked around I realized that most people seemed to be ordinary citizens.

It wasn’t strange.

Even though it is Karnon the imperial capital 90% of the population is ultimately commoners. Those who live here and make a living for the convenience of the nobles.

“Hey but where did you get that equipment?”

As the situation slowly settled down Raven expressed doubts about my firefighter edition including the lava shield.

Is it because he’s a wizard?

Even during this time my curiosity takes precedence.

I briefly explained the source of the equipment I wore.

Then Raven’s gaze became a little strange.

“It’s really amazing. “Master may want to do that but other people aren’t like that.”

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

“Roughly speaking. “The wizarding community seems wide yet narrow so everyone knows who is close to whom.”

Yeah I see.

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

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

When we got to the point Raven’s expression changed and she answered seriously.

“I can use it. “It will be much weaker though.”

“So what do you think? Do you think you can endure it?”

“Are you using ‘Orb of Fire’ just now? “If I add the ‘cold-blooded’ spell on top of that I think I’ll be able to survive.”

“Is your magic power okay?”

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

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

To put it simply it means that it is that close.

However neither of us said anything about abandoning them.

“Did you hear what everyone said? “I’m going to move from now on but if you have any objections please tell me now.”

Soon Raven explained the plan to the survivors again and of course no one expressed any opposition.

“Then let’s leave.”

As soon as Raven was ready to transform the barrier into a mobile type we came out into the flames.

“How is everyone? are you okay?”

“It’s worth holding on to. “Wizard.”

The survivors are sweating profusely but don’t look hot enough to burn themselves.

It seemed difficult to breathe because of the smoke but Raven used wind magic to push away the smoke and replenish oxygen.

“Follow along so you don’t fall behind.”

The range of the fire orb is 15m radius.

Outside the survivors began cantering adjusting their speed so as not to fall behind.

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!

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

“What about magical power?”

“It’s still fine so don’t worry.”

It was a fairly stable movement except that Raven’s magic power was being consumed in real time.

How long has it been since then?

“The flames have definitely died down.”

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

“If my prediction is correct.”

It’s been a while since I heard positive news.

Survivors who had reached their physical limits began to show hope and perseverance.

But good news comes with bad news.

“…there’s magic power in front!”

Raven who was in the middle of a conversation suddenly shouted urgently.

So I quickly looked straight ahead.

It was that moment.

‘Nimiral.’

A huge fireball appeared in front of me.

First I reflexively raised my shield to block but…

“The single absorption limit has been exceeded.”

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

Instead of recovery you feel a huge loss of energy.

‘crazy.’

It’s a fire attribute attack that can’t be blocked by a lava shield.

‘What kind of bastard…’

I raised my head.

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

Bussssss.

The burning stones were coming together tightly and taking the form of a golem.

Raven’s mesmerized voice came from behind.

“Mr. Yandel. This magic…”

“I know even if you don’t stop saying it.”

A level 5 summoning magic fire giant.

It was a magic I remember seeing once before.

‘…The fire was strangely hot.’

I continued to stare straight ahead putting strength into her hand holding the mace.

plod trudge.

Although I couldn’t even hear the sound of walking an old man and a man following him appeared beyond the fire.

“I didn’t expect to see you here.”

Soon the elderly man stopped and spoke.

“You’re lucky.”

Yeah there’s no way it can be solved this easily.

***

Annihilator Velvev Ruingenes.

‘I never thought I’d meet him here.’

I’m already feeling frustrated but I’ve learned one thing.

‘As expected the Noark bastards were right.’

These guys were the culprits of this fire.

Well if you think about it it’s natural.

Where else in the city would you make a fuss like this?

“Raven.”

I put everything aside and placed the order first.

“You take the people outside. “You said you were almost there so you can probably do that without me right?”

“but….”

Talking back.

“Listen to me. “When have you ever lost money by listening to me?”

After a moment of silence the answer came.

Not by voice but by voice.

[…I’ll bring people in as quickly as possible.]

Afterwards Raven used wind magic to push out the flames to create a path leading the survivors there and disappearing.

Surprisingly the Annihilator left it alone even after seeing it.

He was prepared to stop immediately if something was planned.

‘So you’re saying it’s easier to deal with me if there are no wizards on my side?’

I could roughly guess what they were thinking.

It’s not that there isn’t a sense of discomfort somewhere but if that’s not the case I think there’s no reason to let them go so obediently…

“Since when?”

huh?

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

What does this mean all of a sudden?

Before I could even tilt my head the answer appeared before my eyes.

“just now.”

A man in his 20s emerged from the flames as if he had been there from the beginning.

“Hey frame.”

“…frame?”

“Who wants to set fire to whatever they want? “Without my permission”

Lee Baek-ho frowned as he looked at the destruction scholar.