CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 42: FACING HIM AGAIN

"Are these Flame Magic Apprentices all just... paper tigers?"

In that moment — the seed of the thought "evil flames are just paper tigers" took root in the minds of the camp residents — and Andrew felt the surge of the fire extinguishing value!

As it turns out, getting rid of the fear people have of the evil flames is the truly most important extinguishing act.

This is the ultimate extinguishing truth!

The fire extinguishing value that surged on the left index finger was so much, Andrew almost felt a bit heartache:

"With so much fire extinguishing value, rather than using it to accumulate for a big move against Hubert through this title test, if it all goes into unlocking new Magic Skills with the Tear of the Water God, how many surprises could be unlocked?"

Of course, saying this in reverse:

"Right now, this big move accumulated in my left index finger, how powerful must it be! How much stronger can it be compared to a regular Long-range Water Needle?!"

The Magic Apprentices finally confirmed the deaths of Lisa, Brian, and the other four.

Looking at Andrew, their eyes finally showed some suspicion.

What they did not know was, truly speaking, Brian was not weaker than Pete.

Yet Andrew was completely unafraid of those like Brian and Pete, high-level Magic Apprentices stuck just before the "title test" like himself, though they weren’t easy to be casually defeated.

Ultimately, it was because Brian, Lisa never considered others as humans, facing the ugly and foolish backlash!

"I see."

A Magic Apprentice with a steady personality who had remained silent, took two steps forward, and began to speak slowly, "Although Teacher Hubert’s order is for us to assemble, surround, and temporarily not make any rash moves, awaiting his arrival... But..."

Powerful flame aura emanated from his body, his mouth, his eyes, "...But this situation seems to demand more than just standing foolishly here!"

However, his words to boost morale had just fallen —

The torch in his hand was extinguished with a puff, as if doused by invisible water!

"What?"

He couldn’t help but be surprised again.

Then he saw Andrew take a deep breath, raise his hand, and make a gesture of spreading a deck of playing cards from left to right before him.

While others couldn’t see it, in Andrew’s perspective:

Exactly a hundred miniature, water-blue, crystal-clear Water Needles lined up in a row before him!

"This was inspired by those seven fireballs that struck simultaneously just now."

Andrew smiled slightly, "The same Fireball Technique, you can toss out seven at once. So I’ll also give it a try... Can ’Hundred Water Needles’ be launched simultaneously? If achieved, what would happen?"

Thinking while extending his palm, he’d flick his fingers one by one.

Like playing a single hand on an invisible piano.

Every time Andrew flicked, a miniature Water Needle would shoot out!

"Ridiculous! Do you intend to attack all of us alone at once?"

Finally, a Magic Apprentice was enraged!

Simultaneously, the torch in his hand went "puff", extinguished.

It was pierced by a miniature Water Needle!

Then came the second torch, third torch, fourth and fifth...

In the blink of an eye, the magic flames forming a fan-shaped encirclement on the camp’s periphery were all pierced and extinguished by Andrew!

Many Magic Apprentices stood dumbfounded, looking at the smoking, bare torches remaining in their hands, feeling chills from their hearts: "What exactly is this magic? Why can’t it be seen at all? Such magic, if aimed not at the torches but at our vital spots..."

They severely underestimated Andrew before, and now they somewhat overestimate him.

With Andrew’s current Advanced Magic Apprentice level, a simultaneous attack on over a hundred opponents would ultimately be unable to cause effective damage due to dispersed power.

Targeting torches instead of people was for intimidation —

Over a hundred enemies, mainly Intermediate Magic Apprentices outside the camp, facing Andrew alone holding the camp entrance, were astounded by the scene of the hundred magic torches extinguishing almost simultaneously, stepping back a pace! This in itself was a miracle!

Moreover, after Andrew discovered "the largest fire extinguishing value actually comes from the inner changes of the camp residents behind him", used actual actions to show residents: the enemy isn’t "possibly a paper tiger", but "utterly is a paper tiger"!

The opponent clearly could swarm in and tear everyone in the camp into pieces, but ultimately was scared back a step by him.

Over a hundred people each taking a step back adds up to over a hundred steps.

If this isn’t a paper tiger, what is?

"This..."

Already, some camp residents were no longer cautiously poking their heads halfway out from the tent flaps but instinctively lifted the flaps, emerging and staring at the terrified and starting to blame each other Magic Apprentices outside the camp.

And for Andrew, this was already enough.

It was a very crucial breakthrough!

"As for the big move, accumulating here is already the limit."

Andrew could sense, the Long-range Water Needle accumulated in his left hand, under another powerful infusion of extinguishing value from inside and outside the camp, reached a limit that he currently could use.

So he raised his apparently unchanged but in reality heavy-as-lead left index finger, lightly wiped it over the Tear of the Water God on his chest.

Temporarily storing this "Ultimate Killing Move" in the Tear of the Water God!

Andrew knew: now, he was finally ready to face Hubert.

At least, whatever he could prepare, he already had!

"Then... no need to drag it out."

Andrew took a deep breath, "Whether it’s victory or defeat, life or death, it all depends on what’s next!"

More and more camp residents began re-emerging from their tents.

Just watching Andrew at the camp’s forefront when the many Magic Apprentices across stepped back, he, in turn, stepped forward!

This step taken by Andrew, but made all residents watching his back feel like they stepped forward with Andrew!

"Since you’re already here..."

Andrew spoke.

His voice, like a Water Cannon, fiercely impact the air before him, transforming into massive sound waves, echoing out: "...Since you’re here, then show yourself!—"

"Show yourself!!"

Andrew didn’t say to whom "show yourself"!

But at that moment, even the most dull-witted had a near-instinctive realization, Andrew was addressing someone, inviting someone to confront him!

The scene quieted momentarily.

In the dead silence, a hoarse sigh sounded, not as resounding as Andrew’s voice but even clearer resonating in every attendee’s ear: "Andrew, my student, who gives you the guts to talk to me in such a tone?"

Hearing the voice, Andrew’s face bore tension, excitement, and a kind of relief: "Finally here."

Since traversing to this Flame Realm, though less than two days, Hubert’s presence was like a vast shadow ever looming over his heart.

Now, to once again face the opponent.

Various emotions coursed through Andrew’s heart, eventually blending into a "no retreat so just charge ahead" serenity. Andrew watched as the Magic Apprentices parted, revealing a pathway, thinking, "Then let’s go!"