Chapter 95

"I should be fine if I walk at a good pace." I thought to myself before glancing at some of the running animals and beasts with the shake of the head.

"What are they doing? It's not like the fire can get any further without having trees to-" It was only then that I had taken a glance back, a glance that caused the blood on my face to drain while the expression I had frozen at an awkward smile.

"Damn. Who would have known." I chuckled, but unlike my relaxed upbeat tone, I was now running for my life.

While I might have understood that the oxygen levels were one of the main reasons why the fire spread so quickly, I completely disregarded the idea that the flame could spread quickly on the floor since it was littered with random rocks, patches with no grass, and even a tiny river that ran through the place.

Yet what I saw instead was that not only did the fire not lose out on speed, it had gained it to the extent where it began looking as if it was alive, its embers skipping patches of no grass and burning blades of grass that was almost 9 meters away as if it was nothing.

'Crap...' I ran with all the speed I could muster.

I could still hear the constant ringing in my ear as I ran with all the speed and power I could muster.

My sweating had increased to the point where the minimal amount of clothes that I had on was now being drenched with it, making it cling tightly onto me.

This made it a little easier to run since the clothes weren't really dangling anymore, but at the same time, I felt as if my mobility was being restricted even though my clothes were quite flexible and even kind of big for me.

'Why does this shirt feel so tight?' I thought to myself, but after glancing back I did not ponder for longer than I needed to, immediately beginning to run again with a renewed vigor mainly fueled by the fear I felt when I saw that the flames were beginning to close in.

Looking at the direction I was going, it seemed like the only way I could go was a forest that happened to be in front of me, but at the same time, I could vaguely feel a sense of familiarity when I looked at the forest.