CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 38: COME AT ME! LEAVE THE OTHERS OUT OF THIS!

"Waa—!"

A baby burst into tears in fright at the roaring threat.

"Baby, don’t cry, don’t cry."

The young mother holding the baby turned pale, her whole body trembling.

She knew the child wasn’t just scared into crying; that was only part of the reason.

The more important reason was: It was exactly feeding time.

The desert night was particularly cold, and the temporary camp tent was nowhere near as warm as a real house.

If the baby wasn’t fed, it wouldn’t have enough energy to get through the freezing night!

So the young mother had to coax the baby while gritting her teeth, unbuttoning her clothes, and turning to go back into the tent to breastfeed.

"Stop right there!!"

The magic apprentice in tight clothing—he was actually an Apprentice Flame Warrior, equivalent to the level of a magic apprentice—immediately spotted the young mother in the crowd and sneered, "Why go back into the tent? Just feed here, isn’t it? And didn’t you hear my question? I asked: Which is Andrew’s tent?"

He said this while walking straight towards the young mother.

"I... I’ll fight you, damn it!"

A young man rushed forward; it was the young mother’s husband, his eyes bloodshot, "Honey, go, take the baby and go quickly!"

"Hmph, courting death!"

In the eyes of the Apprentice Flame Warrior, a tangible flame ignited. He raised his fist, covered in a layer of flame.

He hadn’t yet become a formal Flame Warrior like Raymond, but the "Flame Gauze Clothing" was already taking shape.

If he could further extend the gauze from his fists to other body parts and finally envelop his entire body, he would become a full-fledged Flame Warrior!

Ordinary people were simply not opponents for this level of power!

"Stop!"

"What do you want with Andrew?"

The camp residents cried out.

Some were filled with rage, standing up abruptly!

But in the end, they shrank back.

Even if they didn’t understand what was happening, looking at such a big scene, everyone knew: whoever dared to step forward would certainly die!

"Honey!" The young mother cried out.

The baby stopped crying, its small face starting to turn a bit blue from the cold.

As the young father was about to perish under the flame fist of the Apprentice Flame Warrior—

Whoosh.

A barely perceivable sound of something cutting through the air.

The next moment, the flame-covered fist almost brushed past the young father’s cheek.

"...Huh?"

The young father, having been prepared for certain death, now stared in disbelief at the... severed hand of the Apprentice Flame Warrior before him.

Standing so close, the young father had just seen clearly: just now, the opponent’s wrist was suddenly grazed by some invisible force.

An unspeakably sharp force.

The proof was the flame-covered fist of the Apprentice Flame Warrior, silently severed at the wrist!

With a thud, the fist fell on the ground behind the young father. The flame on the fist struggled for a moment and extinguished, as if its energy source was gone.

A burst of fresh blood began spurting "puff puff" from the Apprentice Flame Warrior’s severed wrist!

"?!" The Apprentice Flame Warrior was visibly stunned.

He froze for a moment before feeling the intense pain piercing through him!

"Aaaaah—my hand, my hand—!!" The cruelty and ferocity on his face instantly turned to pain and horror.

But he couldn’t finish his shout; just as he started the second "my hand," he felt a hand grab his neck from behind, lifting him into the air and smashing him down fiercely!

Boom!

Crack!

Cracks appeared on the ground.

The Apprentice Flame Warrior landed face down with a groan, fainted, feeling no more pain from the severed hand.

The camp residents watched in shock at the figure who intervened at the critical moment—

A-Andrew?

It really was Andrew!

But how could it be Andrew?!

Indeed, the one who acted was Andrew.

Just a moment ago, as Andrew walked out from his tent, he saw an infuriating scene.

He had been considering whether to hold back the "Long-range Water Needle," new Water Magic he had just mastered.

But seeing the Apprentice Flame Warrior’s actions, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

With a swift "Long-range Water Needle," he severed the opponent’s wrist.

The power of this newly mastered magic skill exceeded expectations.

Andrew was shocked, but kept walking forward.

While casting the magic, he quickly stepped forward, activating his Water Soul Constitution with Water Magic Power, and toppled the opponent completely!

"A breastfeeding mother, you dare insult?"

At this moment, Andrew released the opponent’s neck, stood up, still unable to contain his anger, "Damn you!"

He lifted his left foot and stomped, crushing the opponent’s head.

Then he turned his gaze towards the many magic apprentices outside the camp who looked incredulous: "If you have something to deal with, come at me! Don’t harm the innocent!"

Among so many magic apprentices—essentially all of Hubert’s magic apprentices—it seemed they had come here altogether.

After all, it was because Andrew had brought Barbara back to the temporary camp.

If any camp resident was harmed as a result, Andrew wouldn’t rest easy.

Just as he couldn’t accept if Aunt Sofia or little Sophie were injured for it.

While shouting at the magic apprentices, he also thought, "In this battle, I can’t afford to hold back even a little; I must use all my strength to extinguish the fire! Holding back... is not an option!"

While glancing at the ground at the Apprentice Flame Warrior, head crushed, Andrew’s eyes turned sharp, "After killing this man, ’Tear of the Water God’ has vibrated again, it seems I’ve gained another ’Fire Extinguishing Value’! This might be the tactical core for the upcoming battle..."

Honestly, facing so many magic apprentices at once, with the entire temporary camp of residents behind him, as well as three women in the tent to protect, saying there was little pressure would be a lie.

The pressure he genuinely felt inside was almost unbearable without the Water Spirit Technique.

Though he seemed full of fighting spirit when he emerged from the tent.

Deep inside, there was a sense of helplessly wondering: "Decided to fight but... how exactly?"

This question seemed to have a preliminary answer now:

"I have two advantages right now—"

"Firstly, my current strength is unimaginable to others, except me. Meaning, I can catch them off guard!"

"Secondly, and more importantly, there’s the existence of the ’Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method,’ which might allow me to grow stronger as the fight continues!"

Thinking of this, Andrew’s tactical thoughts became increasingly clear.

Simply put, the enemy would likely assume I grow weaker the more I fight. That’s the common logic in this world.

But in reality, with the help of the ’Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method,’ this fight might make me stronger instead.

The longer the battle lasts, the more it could benefit me!

"So, the ideal situation would actually be not confronting old Mage Hubert directly at first, but targeting these magic apprentices first!"

Andrew made up his mind, confirming the strategy ahead, "Eliminate these magic apprentices, amass more ’Fire Extinguishing Value,’ then when I’ve collected it to the peak—and I’m at my strongest—strike Hubert with a kill shot! Yes, let’s do it that way!!"