Andrew was somewhat aware of his current strength level.
After defeating Raymond and acquiring "Water Soul Constitution" and "Water Magic Power."
Andrew knew that his strength had definitely reached a new level.
At this moment, the transformation process of the "Water Soul Constitution" had already ended.
The feeling was truly like being reborn anew:
His five senses were greatly enhanced.
Overall physical abilities greatly improved!
Simultaneously, certain changes seemed to have occurred that he couldn't quite identify yet.
But is this enough?
Enough for him to stop relying on others but instead become the one others rely on?
"The idea of helping others extinguish fires is clearly gone."
Andrew thought to himself, "The current issue is whether to help others escape Hubert's 'wicked fire.'"
In the darkest corner of his heart, there was a faint but despicable thought: this girl, like Raymond, belongs to the Fire Element...
Snap! He gave himself a harsh slap.
Too lewd, too dark, this cannot be, such thoughts must be banished!
In truth, Andrew couldn't bring himself to harm Barbara, no matter what.
It was peculiar, even though he had the "Tear of the Water God" and the "Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method."
But Andrew felt a sense of closeness toward Barbara, the magical girl from the Warm Fire Commerce Association.
Especially after holding Barbara, this feeling became even more pronounced.
Yet it was definitely not because of the breathtaking beauty of the girl in his arms!
Ridiculous, am I such a person who would compromise my principles for beauty?
In an instant, Andrew's expression was unpredictable.
"Maybe... let's heal Barbara's injuries first!"
Andrew decided to start with what he could control.
If he ignored Barbara's identity as a Fire Mage and only considered her as an ordinary girl, her current injuries were fire burns caused by Hubert.
Removing these fire burns would be like how he had previously healed Ivan and the patients from the Living People Cemetery, naturally extinguishing fires.
However, Barbara's injuries were more severe and challenging.
Barbara was unconscious at this moment.
Andrew no longer restrained himself and started acting as he pleased...
Ah no, he acted recklessly...
Oh spit-spit, he went all out!
All out, with no reservations, utilizing "Water Magic Power" and "Water Spirit Technique" to heal the girl.
The reason for previous restraint was that Water Magic, in terms of attributes, was drastically different from Fire Magic, and Andrew didn't want Barbara to realize his Water Attribute.
Now using all his strength to heal, Barbara's complexion immediately improved greatly.
The injuries were completely stabilized!
If Barbara were awake, she would be utterly stunned by Andrew's healing effect, because this result was somewhat astonishing!
Andrew himself was a bit surprised: "I feel like my Healing Technique used on this Barbara has remarkably excellent results, almost to the point of being unfair!"
How strange, she's clearly a Fire Mage, whose attributes are opposing mine."
Through battling the fire injury left by Hubert, Andrew indirectly experienced: Hubert was truly formidable!
The old mage's fire injury inflicted on Barbara was so severe.
So much so that after fully healing Barbara, Andrew unexpectedly gained a new Magic Skill!
"This..." Andrew was a bit at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "So is it good or bad that Hubert is strong? Well, it's certainly good if I can defeat him, but if I can't, it's a massive problem. What if I accidentally get defeated by him..."
Andrew shook his head, while continuing to maintain the healing force of "Water Spirit Technique" on Barbara.
Meanwhile, he started to examine the newly acquired Magic Ability.
Previously, Water Spirit Technique and Water Soul Constitution had merged into Water Magic Power.
Now, Water Magic Power in turn combined with Water Soul Constitution and Water Spirit Technique to form a new and enhanced perception ability—
Water Spirit Sensing.
"Water Spirit... Sensing?"
Andrew murmured.
This was not a new ability unlocked from the "Tear of the Water God."
Instead, it was a recombination of existing abilities.
Similar to the transformation from "Water Spirit Technique" to "Seed of the Water Spirit."
Andrew didn't overthink, directly closing his eyes.
Began trying to operate this newly acquired "Water Spirit Sensing."
At this moment, the perception seemed to turn into invisible tendrils, expanding from Andrew's body as the center and source, exploring in all directions...
Andrew had never experienced anything like this before.
He only felt the tendrils of his perception quickly enveloping half of Wildfire Town's range.
In his mind, a "three-dimensional panoramic image" gradually formed: though still very blurry, the magic laboratory at the town's center, the scorched residential building next to the laboratory, the Living People Cemetery visited during the day, the temporary camp... all came to view!
Plus, this "panoramic image" presented a water-blue tint, as if viewing a world under water.
Others could hardly imagine the visual impact!
Andrew, after adapting to the unique perspective of "Water Spirit Sensing," finally saw clearly—
The current situation.
He could "see":
One by one, little fiery red dots were moving across the "panoramic image," standing out conspicuously, even obtrusively.
Seeing this scene, Andrew almost cursed inwardly:
"How many people did that old guy Hubert send to chase Barbara? Did all his magic apprentices come out in force?"
Among those red dots, some emitted a reddish hue all over, appearing like burning hot irons in the view of "Water Spirit Sensing."
"Hmm, these should be Hubert's apprentice Flame Warriors under Raymond, or 'Apprentice Flame Warriors.'"
Andrew thought to himself.
There were also a small portion of red dots, unlike the ostentatious arrogance of the Flame Warriors, with their fire hidden inside, yet in the "Water Spirit Sensing" perspective, appeared much brighter than those dots representing Flame Warriors.
"These should be the highest-level magic apprentices, those about to earn the 'Fire Mage' title among them."
Andrew carefully observed.
As for the laboratory in the small town center where the old mage Hubert was located, it appeared a dark red under "Water Spirit Sensing," like a huge chunk of lava.
Andrew didn't know that not long ago, as many as twenty-five Crimson Knights were killed in Hubert's laboratory.
The laboratory "lava" just emanated a thick, nauseating stench of blood!
The surge of blood scent almost made Andrew throw up immediately.
Hurriedly opening his eyes again, he activated "Water Spirit Technique" to suppress the urge to vomit.
Yet his face turned somewhat unpleasant.