Andrew made a quick decision: "In any case, it seems that Raymond's punch is unavoidable, so I'll just go head-on and trade injuries."
Andrew was still somewhat confident in the healing power of his "Water Spirit Technique."
He thought as long as he wasn't knocked out with one punch, he could always recover.
So defense wasn't important—it wouldn't work anyway!
The crucial point is that he must take out Raymond with one finger!
If he could kill this fire element bully plaguing Wildfire Town, Andrew thought: perhaps he could unlock even stronger water magic from the "Tear of the Water God" beyond "Water Needle"!
"But if I can't finish him off with this finger..."
Andrew gritted his teeth, "Pah, pah, pah, I won't think about that. I can definitely take him out!"
The minions who had retreated were still in shock, and seeing this scene, they couldn't help but pant and shout, "Boss, kill him!" "Avenge the brothers!"
And the girl who had been saved, seeing Andrew fighting so desperately, thought he was about to be killed, couldn't help but cry out, "Stop!" and then fainted.
"Stop!"
Another sharp and commanding voice rang out almost simultaneously. Also shouting "Stop!"
Before the words finished, a ribbon-like stream of orange-red flame shot through the street corner.
Instantly binding Raymond tightly.
This sudden magic rope was so tight that Raymond's unstoppable punch stopped immediately, unable to reach Andrew's face.
Andrew's eyes lit up.
In such a critical moment, such a fortunate event?
Regardless of who it was, Andrew seized the opportunity and accelerated to point a finger at Raymond's chest!
Originally, to land this finger, Andrew would probably have had to take one of Raymond's punches as well.
Now it was a completely free opportunity to attack.
Raymond was still wrestling with the flaming rope binding him, cursing, "Who are you? Come out if you dare! Do you know who I am? Huh? Do you believe I'll tie up your whole family and throw them to the desert beasts today? Is it Cook or Brian?"
He thought it was several of Hubert's best advanced magic apprentices who had intervened.
He noticed Andrew's finger but didn't care at all.
He was not on the same level as the minions under him.
Flame Warrior's body has exceptionally strong defense.
Plus, with the "Flame Gauze Clothing" covering his body, it was a double layer of protection.
Raymond was angry at the magic rope binding him, not at Andrew.
When he punched Andrew earlier, he planned to use his body to withstand Andrew's finger!
However, at the moment when Andrew's finger hit him...
The expression on Raymond's face suddenly froze.
First, a look of bewilderment appeared in his eyes.
Then a hint of horror.
And then... it turned into shock and fear!
"This... this...?"
He, who had been roaring loudly, suddenly fell silent.
With his mouth open, he seemed to want to say something, but couldn't make a sound.
In his mind, there was only one thought: "What the hell is this!??"
Everything happened in an instant.
Besides Andrew and Raymond, no one else knew what exactly transpired between the two.
The minions, even though Andrew had killed several of them, still didn't believe that one finger from Andrew would pose any threat to their boss.
There is a fundamental difference between the physical constitution of a Flame Warrior as a professional and that of a normal person!
At this moment, everyone's attention had shifted to the suddenly emerging "Flame Chain."
Several young minions shouted, "Who the hell are you!? Daring to disrupt our boss's operation? Get out here!" Though terrified by Andrew's actions, they regained confidence the moment their boss was about to act.
A few older ones started to feel something was off, "That rope... it's clearly... magic!"
In Wildfire Town, besides the Grand Mage Hubert, there should be no one who could so easily use magic to control Raymond, right?
Raymond instinctively thought it was those advanced magic apprentices under Hubert due to his urgency a moment ago.
But in reality, even an advanced magic apprentice couldn't bring a full-blown charging Raymond to an immediate stop.
To note, it was an immediate stop!
Not just a simple "trip" or "entangle," but a "complete control in an instant"!
This is fundamentally different.
"Go forth."
The female voice from earlier, who ordered Raymond to halt, spoke.
The minions saw a squad of knights in fiery red armor, swift as the wind, rounding the corner. In a flash, they protected the girl Andrew had saved and surrounded Raymond's minions, trapping them in the middle!
Every knight was mounted on a purebred blood-sweat horse.
Each noble steed had a small flame-shaped emblem on the chest armor on its chest.
Seeing this setup and momentum, the young minions who had been shouting immediately shut their mouths.
The previously calm oldest minion screamed:
"Warm Fire Commerce Association?!"
He recognized that small flame emblem!
That emblem belonged to the second most powerful force on this continent, just after the "Magic Guild": the Warm Fire Commerce Association!
This was information Andrew had in his memory—
The Fire Magic users are the masters of this world, that's undeniable.
But even within Fire Magic users, there are two factions.
One faction is the "Magic Guild," to which Grand Mage Hubert belongs.
The other faction is this "Warm Fire Commerce Association."
Like the Magic Guild, the Warm Fire Commerce Association is also a spokesperson for flames, with top-notch fire magic users and warriors loyal to them. For example, the knight order in front of them, members of the world-renowned "Crimson Knight Order," were all senior "Crimson Knights."
Unlike the Magic Guild, the Warm Fire Commerce Association has a friendly and gentle attitude towards commoners.
An important proposal of the Warm Fire Commerce Association is to popularize the "Flame of Extinguishing" among the populace, not just as the exclusive privilege of the Magic Laboratory.
In the Warm Fire Commerce Association's concept, if there's a fire, whether in a Magic Laboratory or a civilian residence, it should be actively extinguished.
Of course, extinguishing with water was still unlikely, but the people of the Warm Fire Commerce Association advocated promoting the use of the "Flame of Extinguishing."
This is the biggest difference compared to the Magic Guild.
"The question is... why are people from the Warm Fire Commerce Association here in such a remote place as Wildfire Town?" the eldest minion couldn't understand!
The circle of knights suddenly parted left and right.
A bright-eyed, white-toothed girl in a tight combat outfit came out.
Although she wore a tight outfit instead of a magic robe, the intense flame magic aura surrounding her couldn't deceive anyone.
This was a Magical Girl!
Thinking back to the command "Stop" earlier, and the flaming rope that bound Raymond, allowing him no movement.
The minions almost immediately understood—
This Magic Girl from the Warm Fire Commerce Association was the one who subdued Raymond!