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#052. White Sun (2)
The children who saw the figure appearing through the open iron door couldn’t help but feel a chill down their spines.
“Hey, what is that…?”
“Oh my, oh my, oh my God.”
The opponent’s entire body was engulfed in bright red flames.
It was as if oil had been poured all over the body and set on fire.
He didn’t roll around on the floor, he didn’t scream in pain.
He continued to move forward with a mechanical gait that did not even move the slightest.
Huruk! Huruk!
It dropped little sparks along its path.
The shocking sights they had never seen or heard before while living on the streets were enough to instill primal fear and dread in the children’s hearts.
Someone swallowed and barely spat it out.
“Who, who is that? What the heck is that?”
His lips trembled.
My whole body was soaked with cold sweat.
Everyone there was sure that if someone got up and ran away, a chain reaction would occur.
But no one woke up.
I desperately tried to guess the opponent’s identity.
The conclusion is.
“Lay… .”
It flowed from Veronica’s lips.
The only people who entered the abandoned factory were Ray and a man in a coat.
The physique of the burning opponent was exactly the same as Ray’s.
Veronica was especially more certain about the other person’s identity because she remembered the moment when Ray asked her about the nature of the ‘ignition’ magic.
“Uh, don’t you need to save me?”
“Ha, but I’m walking around just fine….”
At that time, no one was able to step forward.
─Tak.
Ray stopped walking.
I slowly turned my head and stared at a pile of scrap metal.
That moment.
Hurrah!
A fireball formed next to his head and flew towards a pile of scrap metal.
Kwaang─!
Burning debris flew everywhere.
The flames quickly grew in size, consuming flammable objects.
It didn’t even take a few seconds.
The entire pile of scrap metal was engulfed in flames.
Hwaruk! Kwaaang─!
Every time Ray turned his gaze, the same thing happened.
“Hey, hey, did Ray just light the fire?”
“Oh, maybe that’s it, I think so.”
The fear and dread that had settled in the children’s bowls swelled at an uncontrollable rate.
I have to run away.
The image of myself rolling around on the floor, on fire, flashes through my mind.
But my feet don’t lift off the ground, as if they were tied to the ground.
Gulp.
The children swallowed and looked at each other with trembling eyes.
The only silver lining was that Ray was only throwing fireballs at piles of scrap metal.
As if the goal was to destroy every single pile in the dumpster.
If so, there might be some hope.
“Well, the piles are spaced far apart from each other, so there’s no need to worry about the fire spreading too much.”
“Yeah, right. There are a lot of them, so before all the dummies fall over, Ray’s power might run out first.”
A moment when children have a little hope.
WHEEK!
Ray suddenly turned his body and started walking.
The direction is towards the sector.
It was a movement that was so straight that it was impossible to mistake it.
For a moment the air froze.
They couldn’t even say anything because their hearts were about to burst, and everyone looked at Philip at the same time.
In this situation, the person with the best intelligence and most trustworthy was Philip.
But the boy who had everyone’s attention had never experienced such an unprecedented situation before.
The blood is completely dried up.
My whole body was drenched in cold sweat.
“veronica.”
Veronica did not respond to Philip’s call.
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He couldn’t take his eyes off Ray with a stern face, and it seemed as if he was looking closely at something.
Philip, who realized that he was the one making the decision in this situation, racked his brain desperately.
I predicted what would happen in the future.
What if Ray arrives in a sector where people live?
‘… something big is going to happen. People might die.’
The magic that Philip experienced could, depending on how it was used, become a form of violence that ordinary people could never handle.
If arson starts in a sector, no one will be able to stop it easily.
…and Ray could get hurt.
Because people will try anything to put out the fire with Ray.
We must stop it here.
We need to turn off the lights and try to have a conversation.
Philip shouted after making a decision.
“Go to the hotel and get the water truck! Right now!”
“Uh, yeah! Got it!”
“Bye, bee, I’ll be back soon!”
The designated personnel ran straight to the hotel.
The hotel had a water truck made from a drum, hose, and cart.
Although it was not a professional-level device, it was sufficient for putting out a fire of any size.
Knock─ Knock─ Knock─ Knock─ Knock─!
The sound of hasty footsteps receding.
Philip turned his gaze away from the children’s backs and prepared to step forward towards Ray.
‘Maybe we were just scared for nothing. Ray might be fine, it’s just his appearance.’
As I was thinking that and trying to get out of the scrap metal pile.
“Ray is in danger!”
Veronica’s sharp voice woke everyone up.
“The shield will soon be broken by the fire!”
The protective shield of mana surrounding Ray’s body was breaking apart, unable to withstand the heat of the flames.
Why on earth?
Why would they put flames over such a thin protective film?
The Ray I know would never have used magic so sloppily.
‘I, I told you about ignition magic for no reason… .’
Tears welled up in my eyes.
I bit my lip hard.
I had so many questions, but I didn’t have time to ponder them all.
fault!
I jumped out of my seat thinking I had to save Ray.
“Ahh!”
I fell over and twisted my ankle in a sudden movement.
Someone quickly passed by the girl.
“What are you doing! You little punks! Don’t look at our captain! Ray is in danger!”
It was Cedric.
The cries of evil awakened the children’s spirits once again.
My head is clearer.
It was clear.
Who you are.
Why are you here?
“Euaaa …
A child followed Cedric.
“Save the captain───!”
“He’s our captain! If you don’t save us, who will?”
Soon everyone ran out.
A fireball flew towards the children blocking their path.
Shh …
“Blood, damage!”
“In front! In front!”
Cedric and the children rolled over, desperately trying to avoid the fireballs.
The attack did not end with just one attack, and the surrounding land was quickly filled with soot and dust.
“It’s us! It’s us!”
“Captain! Come to your senses!”
It became clear that Ray didn’t recognize this side.
Even if I had known, it was obvious that I was showing hostility.
“Oh, it’s on fire!”
“Take off your clothes! Your clothes!”
Despite being in dangerous situations several times, Cedric and the children did not run away.
The thought that I might die dominated my mind.
Skin burning with the heat of a fireball.
My skin was scarred and bruised from falling and rolling, and my whole body was throbbing.
All of it fueled fear.
But there was one emotion that had settled on one side of the bowl, and it was keeping the boys from running away.
It was a bright yellow container.
“Ray! Come on! Please!”
In particular, Cedric’s courage was much brighter than that of the other children.
The eyes of a small boy.
There was another image of a boy engulfed in flames.
Cedric thought.
Shhh─! Kwaang─!
“it’s me!”
Because Ray extinguished his own flame.
so.
Kwaaaaang──!
“It’s Cedric! Ray!”
This time it was his turn to do so.
The standoff continued for several minutes.
“Wait a minute, you…!”
“Gail! It’s dangerous!”
A fireball flew towards a boy who had fallen and still could not get up.
Too far away to help.
Everyone had a horrible picture in their head.
but.
bang!
What happened the next moment was completely different from what I had imagined.
A transparent, hemispherical membrane, like glass, had formed around Gale.
It was protection.
“What the heck is this….”
Gail muttered in bewilderment as she watched the smoke rising from the crash site.
Immediately afterwards, two pairs of footsteps and urgent shouts were heard approaching the scene.
“ray!”
“Hear my voice! It’s Philip!”
It was Veronica and Philip.
Veronica, who had sprained her ankle, was being supported by Philip.
Shhh──!
A fireball flew towards the two people, but was blocked by a shield that formed in the moment.
The bombing continued, and the guards moved forward, following Philip and Veronica’s footsteps.
Boom─! Kwaang─! Boom─!
At the end, Veronica and Philip were able to stand face to face, keeping their distance from Ray.
“I’ll take care of the kids.”
“okay.”
Veronica nodded slightly.
Soon, Ray could see Philip, through his back, escaping the guard and tending to the wounded.
Kwaang─! Boom─!
Ray was only looking this way.
It seems as if the only goal given to him is to destroy the obstacles in front of him.
Kwaaaaang─!
With each explosion, the shield would crack and then regenerate repeatedly.
A state in which the mana in the air is being drawn out with all one’s might.
The girl was very dizzy.
But it didn’t stop.
Rising gray smoke.
A bright red flame covered the boy.
The girl could see the boy’s eyes through the gap for a moment.
…clearly the same dry and withered look as usual.
But inside, there was a sense of endless coldness, along with clear hostility.
‘Mana addiction…? Are you addicted to mana…?’
A state of being unable to control one’s reason and being swayed by certain emotions.
I couldn’t think of any other theory that could explain the current situation.
The image of Ray, who usually used the mana in the air without hesitation, flashed through my mind.
“… … .”
Most likely, it’s mana addiction.
Kwaang─!
I was scared, afraid, and terrified.
I wanted to jump up and run away right away, but I couldn’t.
‘Ray’s shield is running out of durability. If this continues, Ray will be consumed by the flames.’
When asked why he was paying for the meal, Ray said:
“You have to pay back what you receive.”
Then he too will cry and say.
“What you receive… you must repay… .”
To the girl, the boy was a benefactor.
You saved a bookstore that was in crisis and became a small light during my lonely and desolate days.
Although the time we met was short, I thought that the intensity of our relationship was by no means shallow.
So the girl couldn’t back down.
‘There are two ways.’
Or stop talking on your own.
Or put out the fire with an external force.
Given Ray’s current condition, the former method was absolutely impossible.
Also, as a half-wizard without a circle, he couldn’t put out Ray’s flames with his own power.
… No, the skill gap was so stark that even if there had been a circle, it wouldn’t have had much meaning.
We had no choice but to hold out until the water truck arrived.
By pulling in the mana in the air with all his might, he continues to maintain his protection.
Boom! Kwaang!
Fortunately, as the bombing continued, the flames on Ray’s body gradually weakened.
Am I running out of strength?
A glimmer of hope appeared.
Maybe, if he just held on and held on, Ray’s flames would die down first.
Boom─! Kwaang─!
Veronica gritted her teeth and held on.
Ray’s flames definitely weakened in proportion to the number of bombings.
However, the momentum is still strong and it is not possible to approach it carelessly.
At the same time, Veronica’s mental strength was gradually depleted and reached its limit.
‘… My head feels dizzy. I feel like I’m going to throw up.’
The rate at which the defenses were being restored was becoming increasingly slow, and cracks that looked like they would split at any moment began to appear one by one.
Meanwhile, a large amount of white mana was flowing into Veronica’s vessel.
The white mana that filled the bowl embraced each other’s bodies and emitted an intense color that had never been seen before.
Wooooowoooo───!
And then it started to suck in towards a shape that was already in the center of the bowl.
In the meantime.
Tears welled up in the girl’s eyes.
─Bam!
please.
─Kwaang!
I hope you can hold on a little longer.
─Bam! Bang!
At least until the fire goes out.
The children, who had barely managed to pull themselves together, watched the scene with bated breath, on the verge of exhaustion.
Everyone knew that there was no room left for any more interference in the midst of the unknown forces.
I just desperately wanted it.
ray!
Captain! Come to your senses!
Please recognize us!
Ray, please!
The wind was the same for Veronica too.
But the world has always been cruel and wicked.
Kwaang─!
In the end, the protection was broken before the flames.
‘ah….’
As she watched the newly created fireball, Veronica instinctively knew that it was over.
As if to signal that this was the last room, its size was several times larger than before.
My mental power was depleted and I could no longer use my defenses.
Not only did I sprain my ankle, I didn’t have enough energy to move my body to avoid it.
widely!
Cedric and the boys jumped into action to rescue the girl.
But the timing was a little too late.
Hurrah!
The fireball began to shake.
The girl, imagining the terrible pain that was about to come, closed her eyes tightly.
I thought about it in a time that felt long and slow, like an eternity.
‘I’m fine.’
I feel the fireball starting to move.
Tears, unable to bear my weight, slide down my cheeks.
‘I hope you are safe.’
and.
Kwaaaaang──!!
A huge explosion rang out.
A gust of wind blew from behind, causing the girl’s red hair to flutter.
Contrary to expectations, no pain was felt, and the girl cautiously opened her eyes.
And I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the sight that unfolded before my eyes.
The flames that had engulfed the boy’s entire body were no longer visible.
It disappeared without a trace, revealing the figure of the boy who had been hidden beneath it.
“veronica…?”
The boy spoke in a voice that sounded like he had just woken up from a dream.
The boy’s gaze was directed towards the white sun in the girl’s bowl.
A shape that emits light several times more brilliant than before.
In that beauty.
Gulp.
Tears flowed from the boy’s eyes.