Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 322 - 310: Over-the-Shoulder Throw!?

As soon as Andrew finished speaking, the figure of "Capella" before him disappeared.

At the same time, from behind him — more accurately by his ear — came Capella’s soft voice: "You want me to give it a try? Alright, here I come!"

Those watching from the outside saw it even more clearly: "Capella" vanished from her original spot in an instant, as if teleporting, and the next moment appeared right behind Andrew. Her speed not only rivaled the Crimson Knights and the Desert Hunters, but even surpassed them!

Moreover, the strength of a Flame Warrior was already formidable. Coupled with the locking and devouring power of the black Fire of Extinguishing, it left no room for retreat or defense.

Had it been just that, it might have been tolerable. The new version of Dragon Transformation Combat Technique could compensate for the Flame Warrior’s speed weakness, further enhancing strength while bestowing the Fire of Extinguishing. This information had already been collected by Andrew and the Warm Fire Commerce Association.

The most terrifying aspect now was that when "Capella" unleashed her Flame Warrior speed, power, and Strange Fire, it felt completely "non-human."

She was evidently still a humanoid form, yet everyone present felt strongly: it wasn’t a human girl fighting, but a dragon... hunting!

She adopted a somewhat ambiguous posture, clinging to Andrew from behind. In Andrew’s perception, it wasn’t a beautiful maiden whispering in his ear but a lizard flicking its tongue at his neck’s artery!

For any normal person, or indeed ninety-nine percent of mages, the instinct in such a situation would be to think of ways to distance themselves from the suddenly close "Capella."

Andrew did not do this.

He neither moved his feet nor turned his head.

Instead, at the instant he heard the whisper, he raised his hand, accurately grabbing Capella’s collar in reverse motion.

As a magic professional, Andrew didn’t choose to distance himself; instead, he made this initial move to brawl closely with Capella, as if to wrestle!

This was because after breaking through to Tier Five and forming a "magic turbine" on each shoulder, Andrew could clearly sense that his Whole Power, which had condensed upon reaching Tier Four, had undergone a new transformation with the turbines’ formation.

The so-called Whole Power refers to the integration of one’s own forces like magic power, physical strength, spiritual power, etc.

For Andrew, he had to add the Power of Faith provided by his territory and its inhabitants.

All this power, revolving fiercely with the magic turbines on his shoulders as the axis, accelerated sharply.

Part of this power was "expelled."

The result was that Andrew’s sleeves were blown apart, revealing his arms and deltoid muscles.

However, in truth, more power was accelerated by the magic turbines and instead of being "expelled," it was "contained."

As a Water Magic Lord, Andrew’s Whole Power was fundamentally not in the same league as mages of the same tier.

Such a massive amount of power, refined through the magic turbines until extremely contained, actually started to merge into every part of Andrew’s body, integrating deeply with every cell and structure.

This was the true change in Andrew’s power after breaking through to Tier Five and forming the magic turbines.

Andrew was very sure that he was still a Magic Lord, still a magic professional.

"But..."

"My strength now seems..."

"Very great?"

Indeed, his strength was immense.

The proof —

Moments earlier, Andrew had grabbed "Capella’s" collar in a reverse grip.

The next moment, Capella’s body soared into the air, thrown upside down by Andrew in an incredibly magnificent over-the-shoulder throw!

"...Huh?"

"What... what is this?"

The onlookers were all stunned.

Everyone knew that there was no way Andrew, having broken through to Tier Five, would sit idle. Regardless of how this battle would conclude, it was likely both sides would engage in an intense fight, but no one anticipated that Andrew’s method of counterattack, after breaking through to Tier Five, would be... an over-the-shoulder throw!?

It’s important to realize that this was Capella, a top-tier Flame Warrior who practiced the new Dragon Transformation Combat Technique, a pinnacle among warriors. Among her tier, no other warrior could match Capella’s perfection, perhaps with the single exception of the female assassin.

The crowd could easily accept Andrew, after reaching Tier Five, launching a powerful magical counterstrike against Capella.

But genuinely, they struggled to accept the scene of Andrew throwing Capella over his shoulder the moment she got close.

Even amidst such a tense moment, many were briefly entranced after witnessing this, experiencing a surreal, dream-like sensation.

Until...

A loud bang!

Andrew swung "Capella" high and then slammed her heavily onto the ground!

The sound of the small girl’s body hitting the ground was almost more astounding than when the frozen dragon shape and the ancient water-fire god clashed earlier.

Crack! Instantly, a web-like pattern of large cracks appeared on the surface.

Andrew slammed "Capella" into the ground, then without pause, lunged forward and straddled "Capella."

"Haha, hahaha, quite something, huh."

In the eyes of "Capella" lying on the ground, there was a brief look of surprise, as if she hadn’t expected to be knocked down in such a manner, but quickly, she smirked again, "Impressive strength, but... it’s only to this extent."

"Capella" raised her hands, lying on the ground, ignoring the inhuman aura emanating from her body, her posture seemed somewhat tempting to crime.

But in reality, "Capella" lay still, while the Single Finger Dragon Shadow linked with her started to move. It had unknowingly reached behind Andrew.

Andrew was restraining "Capella," pressing down on her.

Behind Andrew, the Single Finger Dragon Shadow silently shrank to about three meters tall, becoming more solid in the process.

It was condensed entirely of pure black Fire of Extinguishing, seeming to come alive completely, with one claw’s single finger transforming into a short spear and the other claw’s single finger turning into an axe, dropping silently towards the back of Andrew’s head.

In front of Andrew was the helpless posture of a delicate girl.

Behind him, however, was the silent attack by the grotesque Single Finger monster.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment.

The space on-site felt as if it showed a tendency to freeze.

The cold winds of the North seemed to be blown still.

This was because when the Single Finger Dragon Shadow struck, the power of the Fire of Extinguishing seemed to be fully unleashed.

The Fire of Extinguishing contained two powers; the first was "lock," and then came "devour."

And now, although the Single Finger Dragon Shadow clearly targeted Andrew, under the spread of the locking power, even the entire scene and this place were locked and frozen by it.

"Am I going to... be eaten?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Andrew still did not turn around, but through the mirror-like eyes of the girl before him, he could see the horrifying and terrifying scene behind him. This dragon race of the Flame Realm was different from the dragons seen in various films and TV shows experienced before crossing over; rather than being mighty and wild, they were more eerie and extremely terrifying.

Even after reaching Tier Five, condensing the Magic Turbine, with his power further transformed, Andrew still felt a horrible sensation of impending defeat and being eaten at this moment.

He could almost hear the sizzling sound of the Fire of Extinguishing burning in his ears. Yes, the Fire of Extinguishing had sound when it burned, but it wasn’t the crackling sound of ordinary flames or most magic flames; it was like the hissing sound when a lizard flicks its tongue.

Before him, "Capella’s" smile became more gentle and beautiful, so beautiful it sent a shiver from the heart.

Andrew took a deep breath, shook his shoulders, breaking free from the locking power that could even freeze space-time, while shaking off the negative emotions of "can’t beat, will be eaten."

These negative emotions were essentially the true expression of the opponent’s "locking" power.

For a predator, the top-tier lock on prey wasn’t the freezing of space or the stagnation of time but the suppression of the spirit.

"So, although this locking power is really strong, after all, it’s not something new," Andrew murmured, "Isn’t this the ’suppression’ I felt when facing that female assassin!"

There are two types of suppression in the Flame Realm.

One comes from the tier gap, known as "tier suppression."

Another is unique to Earth Fire Professionals, called "Earth Fire Suppression."

And the locking power given by the Single Finger Dragon Shadow is actually the result of both suppressions reaching an extreme, bringing about a sense of oppression.

Upon understanding this, Andrew could still feel the terrifying pressure and locking power, but his eyes no longer showed a trace of instinctual fear.

Andrew still did not turn around, nor did he create distance.

As if he didn’t see the axe and spear tip almost landing on the back of his neck.

Andrew just looked seriously at "Capella’s" face, towering above.

Then, Andrew raised his hand.

Compared to the Single Finger Dragon Shadow behind him, Andrew’s act of raising his hand was gentle, without a hint of killing intent.

Strangely, after Andrew raised his hand, he was instead the first to reach forward, his fingertip landing on "Capella’s" brow.