Taylor - Fire Resistance

It was at the second floor that I saw the problem. A ceiling had collapsed, Filling the stairwell with rubble.

-5 hp! BURNING DAMAGE.

As I touched the rubble and said "Inventory," I felt A sharp, burning pain in my hand. I Banished the Rubble, only for more to fall from above.

-5 HP BURNING DAMAGE!

NEW SKILL CREATED!

FIRE RESISTANCE!

-2% TO BURNING DAMAGE PER LEVEL
STACKS WITH PHYSICAL DAMAGE RESISTANCE!

LEVEL 1 -2 %.

I quickly ate some candy bars to restore my health, throwing the wrappers on the floor. I Then resumed my task, banishing rubble piece by piece along with the smoke.

By the time I reached the third floor, I'd gained 6 levels of fire resistance. Added to my physical resistance, I was now 16% resistant to fire.

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I chewed dried trail mix over and over, and yet damage was still hitting me. My heat resistance kept rising, too. Six levels quickly became twelve, and then fifteen. Along with my physical resistance, I was now reducing the fire damage by more than a third.

I couldn't focus on anything other than eliminating the fire. The people would have to wait, because I couldn't save anyone while the smoke and fire continued.

The leather jacket I'd stolen was in tatters, burned over and over again until it was ready to fall apart.

I filled the area with water, collected smoke and then filled the area with water again. The heat was intense; It was hot enough that even with Gamer's Body it was hard to breathe.

How long it took, I had no idea. All I knew was that my inventory of water was rapidly depleting, while I had a growing inventory of smoke.

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Fired up