Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz) - Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 200)

Chapter 81: Dialogue with Adamantite-Level

The flames rushed straight at him, as if a magma monster was tearing into his flesh. Before he could be roasted alive, Barrett snapped to his senses and quickly pulled a large square shield from his spatial ring, holding it up in front of him. Even so, the raging blast of hot air still shoved him toward the inferno.

As he stumbled into the flames, only one thought flashed through Barrett's mind: What kind of dumbass magic scroll is this... The burning effect is insane! I've got to get one for myself later!

Luckily, Barrett's fighting skills were top-notch. With one hand, he plunged his sword into the wooden floor, using the leverage to steady himself. He'd avoided getting burned to death for now, but his nostrils were already filling with the sickening smell of charred meat.

The poisoned people had been kept in a near-death state by the blessing magic, writhing and convulsing on the ground like shrimp about to be steamed alive. But now, with flames erupting everywhere in the dining hall, those "steamed shrimp" were turning into "grilled shrimp." A few flame-wrapped bodies rolled across the floor, squirming like firebugs, their agonized screams echoing one after another.

A string of complex, crisp syllables chanted behind Barrett, followed by a deep, commanding shout:

"Frost Seal Domain!"

SIZZLE~ It was like pouring rainwater onto red-hot iron—a burst of cold air slammed into Barrett's back, shoving the blazing flames aside. The flammable wooden floor was coated in a solid layer of frost.

Lakyus lived up to her reputation as an adamantite-level adventurer. While maintaining the blessing magic field, she unleashed a 3rd-tier ice spell. Barrett had just been stuck in an oven, but in the blink of an eye, he felt like he was standing on frozen tundra.

But he knew the spell wouldn't hold for long. Lakyus was a divine magic caster, and this kind of arcane magic wasn't her strong suit. It wouldn't be long before the alchemical fire elements, pushed into the corners and up against the ceiling, came roaring back, turning the place into a hellish sea of fire once more.

A golden holy light flared up as Lakyus cast another area healing spell. Warm magic spread out along the frosted floor in all directions, temporarily saving the poisoned victims.

An unconscious body lifted into the air, floating stiffly past Barrett and out of the dining hall.

He turned his head and saw that the cleric girl Stella had stood up at some point, using a 2nd Tier spell Mage Hand to laboriously haul out the "shrimp" that hadn't been burned to a crisp yet. Barrett had almost forgotten—even though she was only silver-level, she was still a divine magic caster.

Sean had gotten to his feet too, his hair and eyebrows singed yellow and curled up, looking like he'd been licked by flames all around. But he was propping up two worn-out knights, shuffling them step by step toward the exit. One of the knights was Wade, the guy they'd had that "pleasant" chat with earlier.

Barrett rushed over to help when he saw this. He was way stronger than Sean, tucking two people under each arm and sprinting out like he had wings on his feet. From inside the holy light domain, the adamantite-level adventurer Lakyus shot them a grateful look—after all, there was no way she could save every survivor in the dining hall on her own.

Lakyus was tight with Princess Renner on a personal level; this time, she'd been invited by the princess to secretly tag along with the knight squad and protect her. Sure enough, before they even reached their destination, a bunch of assassins launched a surprise attack.

The assassins were seasoned and ruthless—they'd snuck poison into the midday meal first, then whipped out this alchemical fire element scroll that packed a punch like a 4th Tier spell. If she hadn't cast the blessing magic domain in time, all the imperial knights tagging along would've bitten the dust right there.