Chapter 82 – Pyrokinesis: Blast
Mia was climbing down the elevator shaft.
His concentration did not break even after the slaughter. The 3D image of the underground prison map still flashed inside Mia's mind as he planned his next actions.
A few minutes after the climbing, Mia could sense a team of soldiers gathered on the lowest floor. As for the rest of the prisoners and wardens inside, they began evacuating to the other exits.
"Crystal, I think there are other entrances other than this casino. Your intel data needs an update."
[I'm sorry. We'll tell this to our agents in that city later.]
"Don't bother. There won't be any underground prison after I'm done."
Instead of going to the planned route, Mia stared at the elevator wall before him.
Beyond this concrete wall, there was another floor above his destination.
As Brim's life signature was different from the rest of the humans inside the underground prison, Mia had already pinpointed his location.
While the average temperature of the human body was 36 to 37 degrees Celsius, Brim's lizard-like constitution was colder. His body temperature when he was healthy was 24 degrees, but it had dropped below 20 degrees at the moment.
Although Brim's temperature blended in with the surroundings, the hollowed area in his right chest gave Mia the hints that he was the one Mia was searching.
Brim was on the level B12. On the other hand, Mia was already at B11.
It was time to be creative.
'I wonder if my new skill is on par with my fireball.'
Mia activated the new skill that he acquired from Amro's condensed blood.
Pyrokinesis: Blast Level 1 + 1
Mia's eyes released a trail of flame, and the wall that he was looking dented as if someone had smashed it with a hammer. The crater in the wall became pink as the surface of the dented wall exposed to the temperature of 400 degrees Celsius.
'Oh?'
The activation and the process were more convenient than other psychic skills he had.
Mia had two attack skills, the fireball, and the electric zap. However, these two skills required Mia to aim at his enemies, which took time for preparation.
On the contrary, Mia could activate this [Blast] skill by just looking at his enemies. From this test, it appeared that he could attack many targets in his sight at once with one activation.
Moreover, this skill contained fire property as the crater's color changed because of the high temperature. His racial traits also gave bonuses to this skill, increasing the potential of this skill in the future.
Unfortunately, the power could not be compared to the fireball. It also did not have a charging property like zap, which Mia could gather the electric current into a lightning ball to increase its destructive forces.
'This skill is best used against living targets. I can't spam this to dig a hole, or I'll tire myself before I get Brim out.'
After using the [Pyrokinesis: Blast], Mia's heart accelerated as if he already had run ten kilometers. He had to pace his breath, or he would get exhausted in the next five minutes.
*Mew* (Burn something, Misha. Restore your stamina.)
"I know."
Mia climbed upward to the B8 floor for the preparation.
His brain might be flawed, but he was not stupid enough to self-destruct during his combat mode by exploding the wall at the point-blank range. Had he done that, his clothes and tools would have been destroyed by the explosion.
Mia pointed his palm downward, aiming at the lower floor.
"Fireball."
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
Two fireballs exploded on two different floors.
One of them destroyed B11 elevator shaft wall, revealing the rooms on this level. The other detonated on the B12, which caused chaos to the prison guards.
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As usual, the EXP he obtained was neglectable. However, it added up as Mia had already killed more than two thousand humans tonight.
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Debris from the consecutive explosion scattered and hit Mia, but they did not harm him the slightest. Flame and black smoke also engulfed him, but instead of burning him, it recovered his stamina.
As Mia inhaled the fire and black smoke, which it ignited the gas in his lung, he exhaled out a trail of flame and returned carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to the air. The small particles from the smoke did not harm his respiratory or circulatory system. Instead, Mia's blood cells feasted on them as if they were a delicacy.
Had anyone watched him from afar, he would have thought that Mia just breathed fire like a fire dragon.
*Mrrr?* (Did you smoke, Misha?)
"In a sense, maybe."
Mia snorted. Although it was his first time breathing smoke, he did not cough as his constitution was compatible with smoke and fire.
*Mew!* (Bad girl, I meant bad boy!)
"Call me a bad boy one more time, you won't be able to nom-nom the guys below."
*Nom-Nom!? Mew!* (Food!? You're a good person, Misha! You're never a bad boy!)
"…"
Mia rolled his eyes as he leaped down from B8 to B11.
When Mia got through the debris and black smoke, he could see rows of iron bars and several long corridors. This floor was the residential area of all ordinary prisoners of Mafdet City.
Everyone behind bars shouted and make noises, trying to get the guards to open their cells. As the fire broke out, they wanted to escape or ordered the guards to extinguish the fire.
However, some mental criminals did not prioritize their actions and thought. When they saw Mia in the tight leather suit, these men whistled and called out to him.
"Hey, babe! Look here!"
The calling prisoner stripped, showing his erected asset, "What do you think? Wanna play with me?"
Many men also followed suit, copying the other guy's action.
*MYA!* (SICK PERVERTS!)
"Tama, kill everyone that shows their junk to us. Eat them if you want, but make it quick. I won't wait for you to finish all of them."
*Nom-Nom Meh-Heh Mew* (Chow time, Ehehe!)
Mia walked through the corridor and ignored all the shouting. Because of that, many prisoners extended their arms, trying to grab Mia like a zombie.
*Pu*
*Pu*
*Pu*
Tama's tentacles acted like automatic fishermen's spears, hunting for fishes in a shallow river. They stabbed into the prisoners' chests and dug out their hearts.
A dozen human hearts piled into a small mountain behind Mia's back as Tama was stockpiling her food and drink.
Screams of fear and panic came the cells which Mia had walked past. The more they cried, the more curious the other prisoners were. All cellmates tried to peek outside, wondering what was happening.
"Hey! Release me!"
"Let me go! I can help you!"
Several smart criminals offered their service in exchange for their freedom. However, Mia did not have the times for a random good deed, so he ignored everybody.
Mia followed his mental 3D map to the location above the location where Brim was held captive.
Calculating the density of the floor and the explosion, Mia took several steps back before he turned around.
Another fireball was thrown toward Mia's target.
*BOOM*
The ceiling next to Brim's room exploded, and Mia dashed forward and braced all scattering debris and flame. He jumped down from B11 to B12 using the new hole he made.
Upon landing on the B12 floor, an elite prison guard aimed his rifle at Mia's forehead.
When Mia saw the soldier, he activated his [Blast] skill. At the same time, the guard pulled the trigger.
*BANG*
*SPLASH*
The rifle, the bullet shell, and the guard's upper torso above his stomach were smashed by an invisible cannonball, leaving a trail of scorching flame and a bit mark on his remaining body.
Two more soldiers behind him also had a missing head and shoulders. On the wall behind their back, a circle crater cracked as white smoke covered the entire dented area.
'I think I get the hang of it.'
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Observing his surroundings, Mia confirmed that all guards did not carry any stronger gun than the 50cal rifle. He strolled out of the room into the corridor, heading toward Brim's room in leisure.
Another batch of three guards shot Mia as he walked out of the room, but none of the shells could get through his skin.
More than 20 prison guards with rifles also sneaked from the other end of the corridor, trying to flank Mia from behind.
'This might take a while.'
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= Ten minutes later =
All annoying sentries and soldiers on B12 turned into holed corpses. Meanwhile, Mia's leather suit became a pothole suit as many bullets hit him and destroyed his cloth.
Tama hummed in a good mood. She lost count of how many humans she killed and eaten.
*BURP*
In Mia's chest, Tama patted her round body with her mini tentacle as if she was full.
While Mia was about to enter the room and secure Brim, Crystal sent them an urgent call.
[There's a situation, Misha. Get out of there ASAP!]
"What happened?"
[There's a two-headed hydra heading toward Mafdet City. Take Brim and get out of there before it sees you!]