The enormous roar shattered the peace of the Royal Court and the Northern Country.

Together with the short-lived peace of the Flame Realm after the truce, it seemed to have been broken again.

The civilians of the Flame Realm did not quite understand magic, but there was a very simple and effective way to distinguish between "Earth Fire Magic" and "Warm Fire Magic," that is: the louder, noisier one is probably Earth Fire, not Warm Fire.

This principle of judgment is correct most of the time!

For example, the more the "Desolate Language Series" is cultivated to a high tier, the louder it becomes. In contrast, the "Heart Fire Series" becomes increasingly silent in its moves as it reaches profound realms.

The extent of the roar in front of them undoubtedly represented the standard of top-tier Earth Fire Magic.

The Flame Giant Dragon swooped ferociously, and after hitting the ground, it immediately exploded into a fireball mixed with thick smoke.

A silhouette appeared faintly within the fireball.

The manner of this arrival was not only rude but also completely violated the no-fly zone regulations around the Royal Court.

According to reason, the Royal Court, as the host, must react forcefully in the face of such a situation.

It must!

However, Andrew quickly glanced at the expression of the Frost Knight Commander, only to see that the other was clearly angry but restrained it. Not only did that person restrain his own fury, he also waved his hand, signaling all the Frost Guards responsible for the City Guard work inside and outside the fortress to also maintain restraint.

If Andrew only "suspected" before, seeing this scene now, he could basically confirm: whether there is a problem with the Royal Court or not, this Frost Knight Commander definitely, definitely has a problem!

"It's good to be basically certain. The most frightening thing is the unseen danger. Once you see it, it's not so scary, you just think of a way to solve it."

Andrew thought to himself, "It's just that now, the most pressing issue to solve is not this Frost Knight Commander!"

His gaze turned to the billowing smoke and fireball formed after the Flame Giant Dragon hit the ground.

Andrew saw: a figure suddenly burst through the fireball without saying a word, and charged directly towards his group.

More accurately, it was coming straight at him!

Because the Royal Court, which should have voiced its stance, chose silence, the aggressive members of the Magic Guild naturally shifted their spearheads towards Andrew's group. This was normal. Originally, this Royal Court negotiation was meant to be fought over.

But meeting without saying anything and directly taking action, isn't this too much?

"——Never be surprised by anything the people from the Magic Guild do. Don't have the thought 'how could they be so excessive.'"

Shortly after the airship landed, Susan had warned him, and her words vaguely resurfaced in Andrew's mind, "Those guys are shameless. The more outrageous the act, the more they enjoy it because their purpose is to mess with people's minds! So be mentally prepared. Don't try to reason with them, don't even let yourself have any 'you are too excessive' emotions, because if you feel that way, their goal is already achieved!"

Andrew originally had some confusion, wondering how excessive could it be, what exactly was so excessive?

Now he understood.

The people from the Magic Guild had essentially not boarded any transport but had come directly riding an elemental life form.

After the Flame Giant Dragon exploded, four silhouettes vaguely appeared, which Andrew had already sensed through Water Spirit Sensing.

Among these four, one person directly crashed towards Andrew.

The other three were not idle either!

They each targeted Director Charlie, Susan, and Barbara.

It was as if they first intimidated the Royal Court with an extremely rude and blunt method, and then, taking advantage of the Royal Court's silence or inability to speak in time, acted directly against Andrew's group who came to negotiate.

This was not just an intimidation or a probe.

The more Andrew dealt with the people from the Magic Guild, the more he understood: this was actually the real thing!

If they could kill or seriously injure any of Andrew's group, they would go for it. If they couldn't kill them, they would brush it off and act as if it was just a probe or intimidation. This was the typical conduct of the Magic Guild.

"What's happening? What's happening here?"

Havier screamed angrily, "Do you understand the most basic rules and etiquette? IS this how a negotiation begins?!"

Before he finished speaking, the wind pressure brought by the figure charging at Andrew directly blew him away.

If Sabye hadn't rushed to grab him, Havier would have been thrown directly onto the ice surface of the frozen moat not far away!

"Andrew, I'll help you!" Sabye put down Havier, shouted, and was about to make his move.

The four on the opposite side had respectively locked onto Director Charlie, Susan, Barbara, and Andrew, who were the strongest on their side.

No one paid attention to Havier and Sabye.

However, Sabye felt he couldn't just stand by. With his own strength, he certainly couldn't intervene in the affairs of Director Charlie and Director Susan. So among Barbara and Andrew, he had to pick one to help.

However, just as the words "I'll help you" were uttered, Sabye suddenly felt his heart being gripped by an invisible hand and then squeezed hard.

A huge mouthful of blood spurted out, and Sabye looked pained and terrified.

He heard the figure charging at Andrew snort disdainfully: "With you? Not even at Tier Four, what can you do? Get lost!"

The voice was surprisingly youthful!

It was the voice of a boy.

It was indeed a boy.

Andrew faced the impact head-on, seeing clearly that the person was a boy with delicate features but a somewhat sickly pale complexion. At first glance, he seemed like the sunny and cheerful neighbor, but in truth, his eyes harbored a sinister cruelty!

In this boy, innocence and cruelty coexisted.

As Andrew looked at his opponent, thoughts of the homework done and data read during his journey surfaced in his mind.

He had already recognized the identity of the boy in front of him—

The Magic Guild's Third Saint Son, Yorkshire!

"Hello there, back-end talent."

Yorkshire had already rushed forward, a hint of an excited and fierce smile on his lips.

As an Earth Fire Mage, his speed was unusually fast.

In reality, from the moment he accelerated to standing in front of Andrew, it was only the blink of an eye. The fireballs and explosion aftermath behind Yorkshire had not even dissipated. Sabye, whom he had defeated effortlessly, was still in the process of slumping on the ground.

Yorkshire seemed to have eyes only for Andrew, completely ignoring his surroundings.

Looking at Andrew, there was curiosity in his gaze, mixed with disappointment: "So you are Andrew! You appear even weaker than I imagined. Even by back-end talent standards, you're somewhat too weak, aren't you? What was the Warm Fire Commerce Association thinking allowing you to participate in the negotiation?!"

His speech was rapid-fire, sounding like a chatterbox who couldn't help but talk incessantly even in battle.

However, while speaking, he raised his hand, reaching for Andrew's heart.

An intangible and exceedingly peculiar magic power manifested with the Third Saint Son's movement.

Andrew immediately felt what Sabye had just experienced: as if an invisible large hand gripped his heart!

"Is this... really Earth Fire Magic?" Andrew was somewhat astonished, "There's no fire at all!"

The secret technique of the Counterattack Technique is not to panic but to clearly see the opponent's move before making a response.

It's a standard method of acting after the event.

During the observation phase, the user of the Counterattack Technique remains motionless, with all power restrained, giving the opponent a deceptive impression of weakness, or even being frozen in fear.

Therefore, yes, Andrew was already utilizing the Counterattack Technique!

He remembered when the airship landed, he had asked Susan after her advice, "Besides keeping my composure, any suggestions? Regarding the various excessive actions the Magic Guild might take."

Susan's response was, "Don't hold back or conceal anything. I don't know what kind of special training Charlie has given you, but it looks like he plans for you to be the ace and trump card in the Royal Court negotiation. My advice is not to deliberately hide your strength until the critical moment but instead, when the people of the Magic Guild start doing excessive things, unsettling and harassing—because they definitely will—give them the strongest counterattack without holding back."

At this point, Susan paused, a murderous intent flickered in her small eyes on her chubby face, and she said, "To put it simply, if the other side dares to reach out their claws, chop them off immediately! I didn't understand this principle back then and was forced to negotiate with injuries, and although I won the contest, my figure spiraled out of control to what it is now."

"If the opponent dares to reach out, chop it off immediately..."

At this moment, Andrew watched Yorkshire's hand reach out, "Understood. Then... let's do just that."

He could feel that the intangible power the opponent activated did not actually originate from Yorkshire's body but rather more from... the ground beneath.

It was like a strand of pulsation from the Earth that transformed into a hand, gripping the heart, interfering with the heart's normal beating frequency.

This was still Earth Fire Magic.

However, compared to "Fire," this magic's elemental properties leaned more towards "Earth."

That's exactly what makes Yorkshire, as the Magic Guild's Saint Son, most unique: His Earth Fire Magic doesn't primarily focus on Fire, but rather on Earth. In essence, he can even be said not to be a Fire Mage, but an Earth Mage.

And this is exceedingly rare in the entire history of the Magic Guild.

Because it is rare, it is unique; because it is unique, it often catches opponents off guard, making them powerless to defend.

Moreover, purely from the perspective of property, "Water" counters "Fire," while "Earth" somewhat counters "Water."

"—If it weren't for the special training on the airship, learning the Counterattack Technique in advance, I genuinely wouldn't know how to respond to this strike." thought Andrew, "Aside from the risk Chairman didn't mention regarding the first step of the special training, just the fact he decided to let me do the special training was a very sound and farsighted judgment."

With this in mind, Andrew finally moved.

With "Gate of Enlightenment" operating in his dantian, the entire body's power instantly entered the "Whole Power State."

At this moment, not only was his entire power integrated, but the distant Wildfire Territory, Inner Sea Desert, and the entire eastern region controlled by Warm Fire Commerce Association seemed to integrate with himself in a certain sense.

The pulsating power of the earth from Yorkshire could easily invade "one person" individually, but could it invade an entire territory, an entire desert, or even the vast region of Flame Realm's east?

It was impossible!

If it were possible, he wouldn't be a Saint Son, but an Earth Fire Scholar or even higher tiers.

"Hmm?" Yorkshire was slightly startled, clearly feeling that the power he initially directed at Andrew's heart had been nullified.

However, specifically how it was nullified—Yorkshire found he hadn't understood it at all!

What was clear to see was that Andrew, before him, raised a hand.

Extending his index finger, Andrew did actually nothing complex. He merely waited for Yorkshire to charge at him, for the opponent's body to collide.

Then, with one finger, he pierced through the opponent's hand that reached out to him like threading meat.

At this moment, the previously arrogant and cruel Yorkshire's expression froze.

He stared blankly at the protrusion on the back of his hand, the blood-drenched index finger belonging to Andrew: "...Huh?"