บท 83: Fire II

As the monster's fiery breath filled his view, Emir quickly activated his TDS ability to the maximum, slowing down his perception of time to the millisecond.

He watched as the flames inched towards him at an agonizingly slow pace, the licks of fire spreading around him.

[Lyra... How is this possible? Aren't I in a sci-fi world? This doesn't make any sense, like, how is a salamander spewing out fire? JUST WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS IS GOING ON?! WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING FROM ME?!]

[Calm down, Emir. Based on my calculations, the flame will reach you in two seconds, so we only have a few hundred milliseconds to talk. I'll answer your most important questions in the meantime. You can't go into a fight with an S+ rank monster while distracted.]