Before this, Andrew always thought that only mages in this world possessed the power of fire.
Now, Andrew realized he might have oversimplified this world.
He could see: Raymond stopped his action of undressing, and when he looked over, his eyes burned with flames!
This wasn't to describe how terrifying Raymond's gaze was.
But in Raymond's eyes, there was indeed a kind of hot fire that seemed ready to jump out at any moment!
"So this Raymond... is also a Fire Mage?"
Andrew thought.
But immediately shook his head internally, denying this guess.
Because it was completely unlike it.
The feeling the other party gave him was entirely different from the feeling he got from Hubert last night.
Hubert was short and frail-looking, seemingly capable of being blown away by a gust of wind.
Yet the occasional gleam of vitality and fire in the old mage's cloudy and dim eyes made Andrew, now much improved, still lacking enough confidence to confront him directly.
In contrast, the Raymond before him was entirely different from Hubert.
Raymond was very muscular, more visually impactful than Ivan.
But in terms of psychological intimidation and the aura of flame emanating from him, it was still incomparable to Hubert.
"So he shouldn't be a Fire Mage.
But rather some kind of entity capable of wielding fire power... like a 'Flame Warrior'?"
Andrew inherited incomplete memories from his body's original owner.
In fact, he should have known: this Raymond wasn't a Fire Mage, but a 'Flame Warrior.'
Desert Hunter, Flame Warrior, and Crimson Knight, known as the three major melee professions in this world, also known as 'Warriors.'
Corresponding to 'Magic Professionals,' professions of the spell series include the 'Earth Fire Mage' of the Magic Guild and the 'Warm Fire Mage' of the Warm Fire Commerce Association.
Of course, Andrew, now a Water Mage, must be counted in.
"In any case, Raymond indeed possesses Fire Power, that's undeniable."
Thinking of this, Andrew's thoughts changed somewhat.
Originally, out of a desire to 'cut off one of Hubert's claws' and the inability to ignore the situation, he impulsively decided to save someone.
Now he was wondering: if he took down this Raymond, would it count as extinguishing fire?
Would it count towards the Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method?
Never mind how many evil deeds Raymond had done in the past. Just looking at his recent actions, Andrew felt no psychological burden at all about taking this guy down.
The only issue was: if this Raymond was indeed some kind of warrior with fire abilities, could he win with just a currently impressive 'Water Needle Prop'?"
"If I can't win, there's no need to wait five days; I'll meet my end here today..."
Andrew thought, "But if I win, I'll really gain a lot!"
At this moment, the opponent finally reacted.
Raymond didn't even need to say anything, his minions rushed forward with angry roars: "What did you do, kid?" "You even dare to fight back?" "Damn it, is Old Thirteen really dead? Hey, Old Thirteen, say something!" They charged at Andrew, shouting furiously.
At this point, Andrew knew there was no retreat.
Although he had no combat experience, he instinctively lowered his center of gravity, preparing the 'Water Needle.'
But his fighting spirit was strong!
Clearly, he had never fought before crossing over—had been a good kid—and didn't know where such strong fighting intent came from after the crossing.
Perhaps it was due to what Raymond and his men had attempted to do to that girl, which completely exceeded Andrew's tolerance.
Or perhaps it was simply because, unknowingly, he had been affected by the 'Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method.'
Seemingly responding to Andrew's intentions, and perhaps acknowledging his thoughts, the 'Tear of the Water God' on his chest jolted gently, releasing 'Water Spirit Technique,' condensing into a high-concentration 'Seed of the Water Spirit,' imprinting itself in the center of Andrew's forehead.
Instantly soothing Andrew's tremors caused by tension!
Andrew couldn't help but feel invigorated.
Unexpectedly, 'Water Spirit Technique' had such miraculous effects!
He saw the fastest minion already in front of him.
Andrew took a deep breath and thought: "Since I've made a move, I'll see it through to the end. Kill all these scum..."
Water Needle.
As an attack-only water magic from the 'Fingertip Magic Series,' the effect of 'Water Needle' is simple.
Just two words: penetrate.
Yet not simple: accumulating the penetrative force of a hundred thousand drops of water, condensing it into one, then launching it instantly from the fingertip!
With a strong penetration ability!
Extremely high concealment!
The only drawback is: the casting distance is too short.
It nearly had to be cast at zero distance to exert its greatest power.
But conversely, at zero distance, the destructive power of 'Water Needle' magic is absolutely astonishing!
"Ouch."
"Damn!"
"It hurts!"
At sunset, Andrew cried out repeatedly in pain.
His head, face, and body were being hit continuously.
However, with each hit, he extended a finger, piercing and killing one of the minions.
In the chaos, accuracy was out of the question because basically wherever he struck, the struck wouldn't even groan, dying on the spot! Except for the first person Andrew took down, none of them had any wounds on the outside, but their internal bodies had been utterly wrecked by the power of 'Water Needle'!
More importantly:
"These minions are under Raymond, the Flame Warrior, yet taking them down counts as extinguishing fire!" Andrew was both surprised and delighted, "The Tear of the Water God has reacted! Wonderful!"
At this point, he got kicked in the behind again.
With a miserable screech, Andrew swung back a finger, lodging it into a minion's eye socket.
These minions were both angry and terrified: "What... what's with this kid?"
Having fought till now, they completely didn't recognize Andrew! Wasn't this the guy predicted by Grand Mage Hubert to die within a week? This was a killing god!
And why, clearly we are the ones dying here, is this kid the one screaming and shouting?! It's messing with their mindset! They even thought Andrew was deliberately taunting them when in fact, Andrew was truly wincing in pain.
They then heard Raymond suddenly roar: "Everyone, get out of my way!"
That voice, like a beast's roar, made every muscle on Raymond's body ripple.
The flames in Raymond's eyes suddenly extinguished.
Yet silently, a thin layer of flame emerged over his entire body, like a layer of 'Flame Gauze Clothing.'
Boom!
The intense heat radiated from Raymond's body recklessly.
Raymond made great strides forward, then lunged a punch straight towards Andrew's face!
This punch wasn't very fast, certainly incomparable to the speed of Ivan's knife last night.
This punch triumphed in its explosive momentum, terrifying in power!
"It seems you've forgotten death, kid!"
Raymond cursed as he threw the punch.
Though he was frightened away once during the day by Andrew using Hubert's name, Raymond had long since realized: Andrew had publicly offended Grand Mage Hubert and couldn't possibly still be under Hubert's protection.
Andrew's daytime assertions of "I'm still a Magic Apprentice in Grand Mage Hubert's laboratory" were complete nonsense!
Especially after seeing Andrew take on many by himself and put down four or five of his men in succession—
Raymond didn't hold back in this punch!
He aimed to disable Andrew with one punch or even kill him outright.
Andrew hadn't reacted yet, but Raymond's minions had already quickly dodged out of the way without a word.
Afraid of getting caught up!
One minion—the one who threw a stone at Andrew in the morning—was a bit slow in dodging and was only hit by a residual burst of force projecting from Raymond's body, letting out a muffled groan and collapsing to the ground, already knocked out just from the shockwave!
"Damn, is this Raymond's true strength?!"
Andrew, seeing this scene, felt his eyelids twitch a few times.
The girl whom Andrew had saved also couldn't help but fix her eyes on Andrew's side.
She was already terrified but gritted her teeth and didn't escape alone when Raymond and his men were distracted by Andrew. Instead, she anxiously looked over at Andrew, wanting to help but was powerless. She was so frightened that her legs were soft.
Andrew raised one hand, making a barely effective single-handed block.
At the same time, Andrew used his other hand to counterattack, aiming directly and forcefully at Raymond's chest and abdomen!