Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 299 - 289: Death Struggle

Andrew steadied his emotions and slowly walked to the seated figure before him.

In his mind, he thought his current abilities were severely limited, yet that strange summoning sensation was exceptionally strong.

The chance to escape might fall on this summoning sensation.

The person sitting there like an ice sculpture was the only presence in the "Extreme Cold Ice Prison" not frozen on the walls or floor.

Could it be this being who's giving me that summoning sensation?

With that thought, a glimmer of hope rose in Andrew's heart, and he began to observe closely.

The person's head and face were hanging very low.

Andrew had to crouch down and look up from below.

Once he finally saw the person's face clearly, Andrew was momentarily stunned and then filled with disappointment.

The summoning sensation he'd felt clearly had nothing to do with this person.

Because Andrew had actually met this person before.

It turned out to be none other than the Warrior Chief from outside the Royal Court, the one who had been ordered by the king to trouble Andrew and his group!

"So it's him! But... how could it be him?"

Andrew was completely taken aback to see this person again in such a manner here.

Previously outside the Royal Court, this Warrior Chief had been swiftly defeated by Catherine, knocked unconscious, and then taken away.

How Catherine had dealt with this person, Andrew didn't know nor inquire before.

Now it seemed, this Tier Eight peak, whose power was no less than Susan's, had been thrown into this "Extreme Cold Ice Prison" after being defeated by the half-step War God Catherine?

Thinking of this, Andrew felt a very odd sensation.

As if something was very disjointed, very unreasonable.

Catherine had always been at a disadvantage against the king, so as the king hadn't left his retreat yet, it was logical for Catherine to throw this Warrior Chief into the Extreme Cold Ice Prison, cutting off the king's support.

The problem is... this Warrior Chief is the king's man. While Catherine threw him into the Ice Prison first, Andrew was thrown here later by the king. Since the king, like Catherine, also has access to the "Extreme Cold Ice Prison," why didn't he rescue this Warrior Chief?

Judging by the Warrior Chief's appearance, he hadn't actually been dead for long. Even if he was already frozen dead when the king came, the king should have taken his subordinate's body away rather than leaving it here, right? This Warrior Chief is his subordinate!

What made Andrew feel out of place wasn't just this.

What Andrew couldn't understand most was: The king and queen were clearly in opposition, so why did they share access to the "Extreme Cold Ice Prison"? This was the strangest part!

"Female Assassin, King, Catherine..." Andrew felt he was grasping something in his heart.

But at the moment, he really couldn't think any further because... it was too cold.

Fortunately, Andrew had completed the "Water and Fire United" training with Barbara not long ago, and his own power was imbued with some of Barbara's elemental attributes. Otherwise, he would have already been frozen, and might not have had the chance to wake before freezing to death gradually in his sleep.

Barbara's power was not just fire but was also the "Orange Flame Warm Fire" among the Eight Strange Fires. This warmth transformed into the fish-eye point of Andrew's "Water Yin-Yang Fish," helping him maintain his body temperature from the inside out, a crucial reason Andrew could hold on until now.

Yet even so, Andrew felt he couldn't hold on much longer.

Without hesitation, he reached out to start peeling off the clothes from the Warrior Chief.

In this life-threatening situation, even if the other person is a respectable senior, Andrew might have to show some disrespect. This was actually not about disrespect but necessary flexibility. And now that he identified the person as an enemy rather than a friend, Andrew naturally wouldn't hold back.

Strangely, the clothes seemed to be stuck to the person, unmoving no matter how he tried to peel them off.

"Are the clothes and body completely frozen together?"

Andrew couldn't help but curse under his breath, "This bastard, still giving me trouble even after death!"

Then he heard a voice coldly say: "Still giving you trouble after death? Which eye of yours sees that I'm dead?"

A cold hand seized Andrew's wrist.

The Warrior Chief from the Royal Court, supposedly "dead," suddenly moved, slowly raising his lowered head!

Andrew: "..."

Truthfully, if Andrew wasn't a Water Mage, he absolutely would have been scared witless.

Staring wide-eyed at the Warrior Chief before him, Andrew was shocked to the core, forgetting to scream, and instead, dumbly asked, "You... you're not dead?"

The Warrior Chief still tightly held Andrew's wrist, as if an icy sculpture was slowly reawakening: "Nonsense, of course, I'm not dead—"

Before he finished, Andrew had already grabbed his shoulder, excitedly exclaimed, "Thank goodness! You... not being dead is really great!"

Andrew's thoughts were simple: Although he and the other party were adversaries, given the current situation of being trapped together in this "Extreme Cold Ice Prison," they could be considered as sharing hardships. Moreover, the other party was a high-ranked Tier Eight Frost Knight, and perhaps by joining forces, they could break out and escape. Who knows!

As for how to face a Tier Eight enemy after escaping, that was a matter for later discussion.

The Warrior Chief seemed to be stunned for a moment when he heard Andrew shouting "Great." He quickly understood Andrew's intention, and then he actually couldn't help but burst into laughter, filled with mockery!

Andrew watched as the other party laughed uncontrollably, suddenly realizing something.

Sure enough, the other party said while suppressing his laughter, "You… you brat… thought I, like you, got trapped here? Haha, amusing, so amusing! Standing behind me is a War God level powerhouse; how could I possibly be thrown here to die?

I am here on orders to watch you die, to confirm your death!"

From what the Warrior Chief said, he wasn't thrown here by Catherine, but rather... sent by the royal?

A female assassin captured and handed him over to the king, who threw him into this ice prison and then sent the Warrior Chief to confirm his freeze to death?

Andrew pondered silently for a moment before asking in a low voice, "How did you escape from Catherine's hand?"

The Warrior Chief shrugged and sneered, "I told you, there's a War God level existence behind me. Instead, I want to ask, why would you think I would be dealt with so easily?"

Andrew gritted his teeth: "So, the one who threw me here is indeed the king? What is the relationship between him and that female assassin?"

While speaking, Andrew could not help but harbor some resentment towards Catherine: Why? Why would you let the Warrior Chief, whom you already had in hand, run away? Wouldn't it have been better to just kill him? Huh? I really can't understand!

If it weren't for the fact that Catherine was Barbara's sister, Andrew would even want to curse her as a "lame teammate!"

The Warrior Chief did not answer Andrew's question, only said, "You, a dying person, why ask so many questions? Hurry up and die here so I can report, and later I'll watch your Warm Fire Commerce Association get disastrously defeated in the third negotiation contest!"

Andrew didn't know how long he had been unconscious, but hearing the opponent mention that the third negotiation contest had yet to begin, he felt slightly relieved: "That's good, it seems not much time has passed since I got captured."

But the relief was short-lived.

Andrew quickly felt a clear sensation as raging cold air surged from the hand gripping his wrist, violently pouring into his body.

The "Extreme Cold Ice Prison" was inherently very cold, and now with an additional Tier Eight Frost Knight, they were joining forces with the ice prison to freeze him to death swiftly!

A dull thud sounded from within Andrew.

Andrew immediately used "Remove the Invisible," completely withdrawing the "Invisible Enchantment" attached to his water magic.

This move was previously used in that Desolate Beast Mini World against the remnants of that mountain sea's soul.

The Warrior Chief was suddenly shocked to see Andrew's powers revealed, appearing as clear blue water magic, and widened his eyes in surprise: "You… you brat actually… actually are—"

Of course, he recognized it as the power of water, but precisely because of that, he was shocked. He thought, is there still a Water Mage in this world? This Andrew brat turned out to be a Water Mage?

Taking advantage of the Warrior Chief's intense emotional fluctuation, Andrew finally struggled free from his grip.

Yet his expression turned even grimmer.

The Invisible Enchantment not only concealed his elemental attributes but also eliminated the "outstanding effect" of his water magic's strong suppressive effect against fire magic.

The significance of removing the invisible lies in re-releasing that extraordinarily strong suppressive power.

"The problem is… the Warrior Chief's elemental attribute is not fire, but ice," Andrew thought, this removal was as if doing something pointless. For water does not suppress ice, but rather is somewhat suppressed by ice.

"So it's true, Water Mages have not gone extinct in this world after all. I really didn't pay enough respect." The Warrior Chief finally calmed down and said solemnly, "Though I don't know what you cunning brat is up to, to show respect, I will do my utmost to kill you."

The violent cold air surged again.

This time, no matter how firm Andrew's will was, nor how strong his survival instinct was, he couldn't help but feel despair.

After completing the "Water and Fire United" cultivation with Barbara, he could be said to have completely distanced himself from Yorkshire, and stood alongside Capella, the Second Saint Son, and the First Saint Son as individuals of the same level.

How long has it been since he crossed into this Flame Realm? In such a short period, to grow into one of the top individuals among the younger generation, Andrew believed his progress rate was enough to shock the world.

However… no matter how fast the growth rate, one cannot forcibly leap across the gulf-like tier difference from Tier Four peak to Tier Eight peak.

The breath of death was already close.

Perhaps it was because he knew his own death was inevitable, at this moment, Andrew's mind instead became peculiarly clear: "Catherine couldn't have any reason to let this Warrior Chief escape under her grasp, given that she had already captured him. The man behind the Warrior Chief is the king—this reason is not sufficient! There's something wrong with this, seriously wrong!!"

Perhaps because Catherine was Barbara's sister, or perhaps because the other party was the possessor of the "Formless Blade Fire" which made him naturally feel close to her, Andrew had always been somewhat inclined to support Catherine.

Until now, Andrew's mind was exceptionally clear, and a thought that he vaguely touched upon before but did not continue to explore flashed across his mind: "The Royal Court has issues not only associated with the king. Could there perhaps also be issues with Princess Catherine herself?"

"Ahhhhhhh!!" Andrew roared in anger.

Like a beast in its dying moments, using every ounce of strength to unleash a final and strongest attack, even if this attack was doomed to be futile, he still ought to die in battle.

The Warrior Chief, however, was expressionless, his palm like an icy blade, freezing one flowing mysterious water shield after another in front of Andrew, then shattering them into ice shards, before delivering a final harsh karate chop to Andrew's neck.