Lin Beichen instantly understood the situation of the scene in front of him.
The three young men in firefighter suits were obviously firefighters, and the three masked individuals were elderly residents from the building. The firefighters were concerned about their physical condition, so they provided them with masks.
At the same time he saw the six people.
The three firefighters also saw him. Although their condition was slightly better than the three residents, they were just ordinary people who had inhaled a lot of thick smoke and experienced the recent explosion. Their consciousness was somewhat unclear, and their vision was blurry, especially since they were surrounded by thick smoke.
What they saw was a thin figure coming through the sea of fire, becoming clearer through the smoke, walking towards them.
"Help... help, we’re here!"
"Is it the team here?"
"Great, we’re saved now!"
"..."
The three firefighters’ faces, red and blackened by the flames, instantly changed from despair and resignation to excitement and joy, waving their hands non-stop to signal their location.
As Lin Beichen walked closer, the firefighters saw clearly that he was not wearing any protective gear, just a T-shirt and jeans, with a calm expression, walking through the fierce flames as if he were taking a stroll.
"What...??"
The three firefighters were astonished.
Was this a resident trapped in the fire, or a colleague here to rescue them?
They assumed it was the former.
After all...
No firefighter would enter a fire scene without any protective gear, it wouldn’t make sense or be in line with regulations.
And, most importantly...
They didn’t recognize the silhouette.
At this point, one of the firefighters hoarsely asked, "Hey, are you a resident here, trapped as well?"
"No, I’m here to get you out."
As he spoke, Lin Beichen emerged from the smoke.
Now the three firefighters saw clearly that Lin Beichen was carrying an oxygen tank, without any mask on his head.
Even more astonishing to them was...
As he moved, the raging fire around him seemed to avoid him, as if he had some kind of fireproof shield over him.
His white T-shirt remained spotless, incredibly clean despite the environment.
"How is this possible?!"
The three firefighters were dumbstruck, utterly shocked, unable to believe what they were seeing; it was too bizarre.
They even subconsciously wondered if they were seeing a ghost.
But this thought only appeared in their minds for an instant, the next moment they dismissed it as absurd.
There’s no such thing as ghosts!
They couldn’t figure out how Lin Beichen achieved this.
While they were overthinking...
Lin Beichen had already arrived in front of them and shared his oxygen tank with the three firefighters, then glanced at the three residents and asked, "Do you have the strength to walk on your own?"
"Yes, yes."
"I can manage."
"..."
The three residents tried to stand, but having been in the high-temperature environment for a long time and mentally exhausted, they were utterly drained, unable to get up despite multiple attempts.
Lin Beichen quickly waved his hand, saying, "Alright, save your strength."
Then he looked at the three firefighters and instructed, "In a moment, you three will support them."
The three firefighters nodded.
They had just finished taking turns with the oxygen tank and their spirits were significantly restored.
Then, one of the firefighters asked, "Brother, which fire department are you from?"
Although they couldn’t explain what they had just seen, it didn’t prevent them from acknowledging that Lin Beichen was here to rescue them. Since they didn’t recognize him, they naturally wouldn’t assume he was an unknown colleague from their own fire department, leaving one possibility—
The fire is too severe.
Other fire departments must have come to assist.
Before he could finish his sentence, another firefighter looking behind Lin Beichen asked puzzledly, "Brother, why haven’t your teammates arrived, did you walk too fast and they lost direction, this is very dangerous."
"I’m not from any fire department."
Lin Beichen shook his head denying, then continued, "I also don’t have any teammates, I came alone."
"???"
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Not a firefighter?
No teammates?
They couldn’t understand why someone who wasn’t a firefighter would enter the fire scene, nor how he would conduct the rescue without teammates.
But before they could think further.
Seeing the firefighters recovered, Lin Beichen said without wasting time, "Alright, support the three residents and follow closely behind me, don’t fall behind."
With that, he stood up and headed downstairs.
The fire was getting bigger, staying inside any longer meant more danger.
Lin Beichen wasn’t afraid but he worried about protecting these six people. If he couldn’t protect them well, some of them might get injured, so the sooner they left, the better.
Watching Lin Beichen’s back.
The three firefighters looked at each other, then nodded.
Although they had many unanswered questions about Lin Beichen, it didn’t affect their judgment. He could walk effortlessly from the first floor to the fifth floor alone, indicating his extraordinary ability, so following him was surely the right choice.
The three quickly divided tasks, each supporting a resident, then hurried to catch up with Lin Beichen.
Like this.
Under Lin Beichen’s lead, the squad re-entered the area shrouded in thick smoke, traversing through the blazing fire.
Before reaching the fourth floor.
Those following Lin Beichen noticed...
The temperature seemed to be continuously decreasing, despite being surrounded by flames; it felt cooler than the corner where they had hidden earlier.
Moreover...
Just like they had seen before, the flames hadn’t shown any sign of approaching them but seemed to avoid them, as if they were also protected by the fireproof shield.
Except for the suffocating thick smoke, they even felt dazed, thinking these weren’t true flames but some special effect.
Of course, the reason for these feelings was entirely due to Lin Beichen.
After days of cultivation, although Lin Beichen couldn’t release Fire Element externally, his control over it had improved significantly.
Although he couldn’t control the fire in the whole building, controlling a small area was still easy for him.
He controlled the Fire Element to avoid himself and the surrounding area.
However, he couldn’t control the smoke with Fire Element, so except for himself, others still felt the suffocating effects of the smoke.
"How could this be?!"
The six were stunned; it was indeed a miracle for them.
Without much thought.
Soon, they fixed their gaze on Lin Beichen’s back.
All the changes happened because of his appearance!
After he appeared...
Strange phenomena frequently occurred!
"It’s him, it must be him!"
The six couldn’t understand the principles behind it but instinctively knew he was the source. They had countless questions but knew this wasn’t the right time or place.
Not only should they not distract Lin Beichen, but speaking too much would also mean inhaling more smoke.
"Wait till we’re safely outside to ask!"
Visit freewe𝑏(n)ovel.𝘤ℴ𝑚 for the best novel reading exp𝒆rience