Water Mage in the Flame Realm

Chapter 457 430: The Vanished Volcano (Part 2)

Regarding the Dragon of Greed, Lidzmat, and the hidden histories of the Flame Realm, Chairman Beiru definitely doesn't know as much as Andrudo, who spoke with Liang directly, but he knows plenty.

He knows of Lidzmat's existence and that Lidzmat slumbers in the deepest part of the Thebes Volcano, which is why he made such arrangements.

"I wonder how the battle in the Inner Sea Desert is going..."

At this moment, the captain of the squad staying on the front lines frowned, feeling a bit bored.

He really couldn't understand why, when the Scholar's Fortress had all fled, they still had to stay and guard a cluster of volcanoes, wasting time.

"I heard that over in the Wildfire Territory, it seems like that guy Andrew is back. If I remember correctly, after the Royal Court negotiations ended, Andrew was captured by that bitch Catherine, and then they both disappeared, right?"

The squad captain mumbled.

When mentioning Catherine, his teeth gnashed in anger.

This captain was the mischievous brat Havier!

Of course, the whole mischievous brat persona was just a façade he had maintained all this time.

After the young lady of the Warm Fire Commerce Association was killed by her half-sister Catherine, President Beiru and his wife remained silent, pretending not to know.

Havier, as the only child left by that young lady of the commerce association, had to feign being a mischievous brat to survive, doing so for many years.

Until the Royal Court negotiations, when he finally dropped the pretense and fell out with Catherine completely.

Beside Havier stood a young girl in tight red clothing, the deputy of Jimmy, the City Guard whose life was also taken by Catherine. She was Red Clothes.

Havier, Red Clothes, and even Grandpa Falk, were all victims of Catherine (the female assassin).

They either lost friends and family due to Catherine or were utterly defeated by her, holding wounds and hatred in their hearts, turning that hatred into strength, enduring and working hard for their vengeance.

"Alright, stop complaining. Since it's the chairman's order, there must be a reason behind it."

Red Clothes glanced at Havier and spoke calmly.

But then, Havier widened his eyes, as if seeing something inconceivable, staring towards the west.

A slanting sun cast golden light on Havier's face.

The problem was...

At this time, standing at the foot of the Thebes Volcano, the sunset should be on the other side of the mountain, blocked by the mountain itself.

But right now, the sunlight had no obstruction, directly illuminating Havier's head and face.

"The mountain... disappeared..."

Havier stared blankly at the suddenly appearing expansive scene in front of him.

The Scholar's Fortress and Dragon Stone Tower had just risen and flown away right before his eyes.

The remaining contiguous Thebes Volcanic Range just now, right in front of Havier, silently vanished in an instant...

At this moment, Havier's heart surged with immense panic.

"—Send a message! Immediately inform Chairman Beiru! Quickly!" Havier suddenly turned his head, looking at Red Clothes.

Chairman Beiru's order was: Report immediately if there's any strange movement.

And what's in front of them clearly far exceeded the scope of "strange movement"!

Yet, the moment before, Red Clothes, who was right beside him... had also disappeared.

In the air, there lingered a wisp of pitch-black flame, precisely the "Fire of Extinguishing" that Havier witnessed the First Saintess Capella use during the Royal Court negotiations!

"Captain Havier!?"

"Captain!!"

The other members of the team cried out in shock, entangled by the inexplicably born black flames in the air, devoured completely in an instant.

Havier even felt it was neither burning nor devouring.

The black Fire of Extinguishing was like a sponge absorbing water, instantly engulfing everything it came into contact with, into the unfathomable blackness!

During the years Havier played the mischievous brat, he had always been training diligently.

Among the younger generation, his strength was not inferior to Orleans, not lesser than the Second or Third Saint Son of the Magic Guild.

He wasn't frightened by the scene in front of him; after a brief stiff pause, he swiftly took out a communication device, ready to report to Chairman Beiru.

However, a black flame appeared out of nowhere, silently enveloping his fingertip.

"Damned..." Havier didn't have time to complete the word "damned," swallowed silently by that black Fire of Extinguishing.

... ...

Wildfire Territory.

Everyone looked at Andrew, "What did she say? What did this girl say?"

They hadn't heard Shuangshuang say "Run," but noticed Andrew's expression had visibly shifted.

Andrew didn't answer; he suddenly looked up to the sky.

In the sky, a blue star suddenly became exceptionally bright.

That was the Water God Realm!

In the Flame Realm, the Water God Realm was invisible in the daytime, and at night, only an unobtrusive blue dot.

But at this moment, the Water God Realm seemed stimulated, radiating bright blue light, clearly visible even in daylight to Andrew and the others.

"Is this... a warning?!"

Andrew maintained a close connection and resonance with the Water God Realm through the Seven-Colored Rainbow Bridge. If he wished, he could return to the Water God Realm anytime via the Rainbow Bridge.

Now, what the Water God Realm was transmitting to Andrew was exactly the same as what Shuangshuang just said: "Run!!"

"Everyone, withdraw into the Wildfire Territory immediately! Quickly!" Andrew shouted urgently.

Having gone through this intense battle together, especially after witnessing Andrew and Barbara take down Holigar, everyone naturally regarded him as the leader. Though they didn't understand, they moved instantly.

Soon, everyone hastily retreated toward the Wildfire Territory. Andrew, Barbara, and all the Magic Guide Realm powerhouses personally covered the retreat.

"So it's... Lidzmat?"

Chairman Beiru asked gravely as he retreated alongside Andrew.

"It should be."

Andrew nodded.

The invisible enemy is the most terrifying.

Barbara remained beside Andrew, having once again activated Water and Fire United, entering the Divine Domain again; fatigue was not even a consideration at this point.

Luckily, since their last Water and Fire United, both had achieved new enhancements. This time joining forces, their power level had distinctly transformed from before!

Barbara shared her pupil power with Andrew.

Andrew, while breathing, utilized not only Heaven and Earth Energy but even the world's surface rules and a part of the underlying rules, further empowering the pupil power.

Searching full force for the enemy's whereabouts!

Soon, Andrew detected it: where the eye of the storm of the world's rules laid, at the heart of the underlying rules, originally calm, it now seemed to have been thoroughly disturbed by an entity qualified to meddle within a short timeframe!

Meaning, not only himself, but there was another being also leveraging the power of those world's underlying rules. Moreover, the extent of mobilization far exceeded what he and Barbara could accomplish jointly!

"There...!" Andrew shouted, pointing in a direction.

As everyone retreated into the Wildfire Territory, they lifted their gazes following Andrew's indication.

Holigar's corpse lay pathetically on the ground, motionless, seemingly dead beyond doubt.

However, the thoroughly dead body of Holigar suddenly began to twitch.

Shortly after, a "pop" sounded as Holigar's body burst open from within.

Then, under the horrified gazes of Andrew and everyone else, a hand slowly emerged from within the corpse.

Indeed, a hand.

Not a dragon's claw or anything like that.

Just a chubby little hand, like that of a baby, delicate white...