"Alright..."
Facing this murderous aura, Andrew nodded silently, "Looks like I hit the mark, she really is injured!
But since she's so seriously hurt, why did she help me earlier? Is she really so chivalrous?"
Initially, Andrew was thinking of how to escape, but now he wasn't in a hurry to leave.
Because, more important than "why did the girl save him" is:
Who injured her?
"In that moment of magic power confrontation just now, I could feel her injury is 'new'. "
Andrew's mind raced.
Due to the "Water Soul Constitution" enhancing his own perception, at the same instant of magic power contact, Andrew perceived far more information than Barbara—
This girl in front of him is clearly some big shot from the Warm Fire Commerce Association.
Such a person, coming to Wildfire Town, ends up injured!
New injury!
In this Wildfire Town, who has the courage and power to injure someone from the Warm Fire Commerce Association?
The answer is almost self-evident!
"So it's you... you're one of Humboldt's people!"
Barbara lowered her voice at this moment, speaking coldly.
Her voice was full of hostility.
Faintly, there seemed to be a kind of intense anger that made Andrew's heart tremble!
Anger towards Humboldt!
"Just as I thought!" Andrew shivered inwardly, "It's really Humboldt! Damn it, it's Humboldt again!"
Indeed, besides Humboldt, backed by the Magic Guild, who else in Wildfire Town would dare to go against the Warm Fire Commerce Association?
The Magic Guild and the Warm Fire Commerce Association, these are the two top forces in the Flame Realm.
Andrew knew a thing or two about the conflicts caused by their differences in beliefs and ideologies.
But Andrew never imagined that the conflict between the two would reach this extent!
At this moment, Andrew took a deep breath and then laughed.
Of course, it wasn't out of schadenfreude.
But as the saying goes: the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
Since the Warm Fire Commerce Association and Humboldt are at odds, then... why should I run away? Why should I lay low?
"Finally, there's a chance to transmigrate; it's not like I want to run, nor do I want to hide!"
Andrew lamented in his heart, "Isn't it all because that old guy Humboldt put too much pressure on me?!"
Now it's different.
Since everyone's opponent is Humboldt, then... let's join forces.
Although with my current strength, saying I want to "join forces" with the Warm Fire Commerce Association may be a bit shameless.
Andrew admitted that his real thought was: to hang on to a big shot.
Yes, to hang on to a big shot.
There's nothing embarrassing about it.
This girl in front of him, although injured, isn't she still surrounded by so many Crimson Knights?
This big shot is visibly formidable!
Moreover, so what if the leading girl is injured?
I can help treat you!
With the Water Spirit Technique, combined with the enhancement of Water Magic, the healing effect is at least three times stronger than during the day at the Living People Cemetery!
At this moment, Andrew felt a sudden clarity: "What is the Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method? This is the Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method! Whatever works to extinguish the fire!"
The latest fire extinguishing business Andrew found right now is: to heal the injuries on this big shot in front of him.
Helping others extinguish fire is also extinguishing fire!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look up again.
He saw the girl walking toward him, step by step.
The girl was very beautiful.
This girl from the Warm Fire Commerce Association had very pronounced facial features but didn't give an overly sharp impression, instead radiating heroism.
Beneath her long lashes were a pair of bright and clear light-red eyes.
Though her figure lacked the allure of the Living People Cemetery's owner, An Ya...
Her long legs and straight waist, not very tall, gave her a supermodel-like proportion.
With her tight outfit and belt, plus her shoulder-length fiery red hair.
She was like a rose in the desert!
Yet, while this rose was exceedingly beautiful, it was also thorny.
The murderous intent in her eyes was not a joke.
"Hey, hey..."
Andrew quickly raised his hands, indicating he meant no harm, and said, "We are on the same side now, the enemy of my enemy is a friend. The one who hurt you, was it Humboldt? Coincidentally, I'm also in a life-and-death struggle with him now."
"Shut up!"
Barbara snorted, furious, "You think I'd believe you? Look at what you're wearing!"
Andrew froze, lowering his head to look.
He was wearing the Magic Laboratory's work uniform from Humboldt.
This was a bit awkward...
Looking up again, he saw the girl wave her hand: "Attack!"
The silent Crimson Knights, upon the girl's command, immediately charged forward.
The girl followed closely behind, accelerating toward him!
"Damn it, I said I'm not the enemy. Could it be that trying to hang on to a big shot instead results in being kicked to death by that big shot?"
Andrew gritted his teeth, resisting the urge to run away, deciding to stick to his newest idea of "helping others extinguish the fire," and shouted: "You should listen to what people have to say! I already said I'm not one of Humboldt's people; on the contrary, I'm his enemy, and I'm on your side.
I... I can heal your wounds!!"
I can heal your wounds!
It seemed that the last sentence had an effect.
Only a "pop" was heard.
The first Crimson Knight to charge at Andrew had already raised its hooves, poised to deliver a spear thrust from above.
But suddenly trembled a few times.
Then, like a bubble, shattered.
Andrew: "?"
He saw that the knight left no trace, no shattered flesh, just like a beautiful bubble that burst.
Just like that... shattered.
Then the second Crimson Knight, the third, the fourth...
In the blink of an eye, all the Crimson Knights shattered!
Andrew stared wide-eyed at the scene.
The impact of this scene seemed even more shocking than seeing Raymond being blown to ashes in one breath.
"So these knights... are actually—"
Andrew realized that these Crimson Knights weren't killed, nor were they destroyed by magic.
Of course, it wasn't because he yelled, "I can heal your wounds," that they disappeared.
Instead...
These Crimson Knights were themselves magic!
A type of Illusion Magic, conjured from flames!
Andrew hadn't seen it before—mostly because he never expected these Crimson Knights to be illusions, they just felt a bit odd—now that the illusion of the knights had shattered before him, if he still couldn't see it, he'd be a fool.
The shattering of flame-based Illusion Magic usually means the caster is about to run out of magic power—
A body suddenly fell into his arms.
Andrew instinctively raised his hand to support it, and looked down.
It was the Magical Girl from the Warm Fire Commerce Association.
Andrew: "..."
He thought, weren't you trying to kill me?
How come you're throwing yourself into my arms now?
Girl, why are you so contradictory?!
What he really wanted to say was: this... is this really a thigh to cling onto?
Yet, he still firmly held the girl's body in his arms.
Because, holding her for real, he could feel how weak she was.
A question flashed through his mind again: Since she was injured by Humboldt, and so severely, why did she save me just now?
"You... you bastard..."
Barbara lay softly in Andrew's arms, gritting her teeth, "Stop touching my body!"
Andrew thought, darn it! You're the one who fell into my arms, okay? Do you make any sense?
But he still transformed his palm into a fist, no longer directly using his palm and fingers to support the girl.
Moreover, the "Water Magic" inside him immediately started to circulate, activating "Water Spirit Technique," turning into numerous "Seed of the Water Spirit," gently injecting them into the girl's body to begin healing her.
Because she was really badly hurt!
Fire Mages are humans too, and humans need water.
Originally, Andrew was unsure: Could Water Magic heal a Fire Mage in this world? If the healing failed and instead caused an "outstanding effect" of "Water Overcomes Fire," that would be tragic.
The result was: absolutely no problem!
He even faintly felt: the healing effect on this girl from the Warm Fire Commerce Association seemed better than the healing effect on ordinary people at the Living People Cemetery?
Immediately transitioning from "tentative treatment" to "full treatment"!
At this, Barbara's eyes finally moved.
Not knowing whether it was Andrew's gentlemanly gesture of making a fist that moved her, or if Andrew's healing method put her at ease, or maybe both.
In any case, the girl no longer brimmed with hostility like before.
But her eyes kept their sharpness, and she asked with some difficulty: "So, are you... are you really one of Humboldt's men?"
"No."
"But you're wearing Magic Apprentice clothes. And you know I'm injured. No one knows I'm injured except Humboldt and his apprentices."
Barbara could be quite stubborn sometimes.
Andrew would only come to realize this more and more in the future.
At this point he sighed, saying: "It's a long story... Simply put, in at most five days, Humboldt plans to kill me, do you think I'm one of his men?"
Barbara stared intently into Andrew's honest eyes from close range.
Even in a weakened state, she maintained a piercing gaze, which then slowly softened.
And then...
She finally showed a hint of the helplessness she'd been trying hard to conceal.
She spoke in an incredibly weak voice: "I... my name is Barbara..."
Andrew nodded: "Yes, Barbara, is it? I'm Andrew, hold on, please don't pass out! You're from the prestigious Warm Fire Commerce Association, passing out in my arms, if anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain myself even if I jump into the Yellow River!"
Joking on the outside, though his mind raced: What to do?
I was supposed to be the one seeking an alliance to jointly fight Humboldt, right?
I should be the one seeking a strong ally to rely on.
But now, this strong ally seems about to fall apart, doesn't it?
Who's supporting whose "strong ally" after all?!
"Take me away, please..."
Barbara's consciousness seemed to blur, and with the last of her strength she said, "That old guy Humboldt wants... wants to kill me..."
"You..." Andrew was about to ask.
But he saw Barbara had already closed her eyes, fallen into a coma.
Like a sleeping beauty waiting to be awakened.
Looking at Barbara like this, Andrew's heart, undoubtedly, was breaking.
All sorts of questions flooded his mind, including but not limited to why this girl saved him and why Humboldt was hunting her?
The only thing certain is: the new idea of relying on a strong ally to help extinguish the fire... has failed.