Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 421 - 404: Return Amid the Flames of War (Final Arc Begins)

"What’s going on? We’ve completely lost contact with Desolate. Not only that, the teleportation gate to the Outer Battlefield seems to have been destroyed."

In Flame Realm, at the Scholar’s Fortress, the three Great Earth Fire Scholars had been maintaining a stance of "being ready to support Desolate at any time" for some while now.

Among the three Great Earth Fire Scholars, Gus was proficient in divination, Lidzmat excelled in using poison, and leading them was Gus, who was the only person able to directly communicate with Lidzmat.

Gus’s face suddenly changed as if receiving some new information, then he said, "It’s fine now, we don’t have to worry about the Outer Battlefield anymore."

Both Gus and Lidsmat looked over, "Why?"

They saw Gus’s mouth curl into a strange smile, "Lord Lizmat has personally ’marked’ the Outer Battlefield. Given this, whatever happens over there is of no concern to us anymore. The lord has already ’claimed’ it."

The Dragon of Greed, Lidzmat, devours incessantly.

In ancient times, after being severely injured in a great battle with the Water God Li, it fell into a deep sleep.

Yet, even in slumber, it occasionally emits messages of "hunger" and designates "prey," arranging members of the Magic Guild to capture and deliver the prey to the depths of the Thebes Volcano group west of the Scholar’s Fortress – its place of slumber.

This is the truth of the "Year of Tribute."

In the past, the prey targeted by Lidzmat, or should I say, the food, were mostly owners of Strange Fire.

The second was top-tier water sources.

Indeed, Lizmat had a fondness for water. As the creator of Earth and Fire Professions, it was itself a dual attribute of earth and fire, yet surprisingly fond of water.

However, despite having a preference for food or water sources, it has always communicated through the Earth Fire Scholars and never performed such a gesture as personally marking.

"In my memory, the lord has never personally marked his desired target, right?" Lidzmat licked his lips, "So, is the lord... about to awaken?"

Each Earth Fire Scholar is a fervent follower of Lidzmat.

Lidzmat has directly marked a plane, a planet, yet the Earth Fire Scholars do not doubt "whether the lord has the capability to devour," instead naturally assume: Whatever the lord wants to eat, he will certainly obtain and consume.

The focus of the Earth Fire Scholars is surprisingly: Is Lidzmat about to awaken after an endless age of slumber!

"When the lord will awaken, that’s not something either of us can justly talk about." Gus commented. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

He was someone who could pick up and put down matters, overly indifferent.

He quickly emptied his mind of issues regarding the Outer Battlefield, completely indifferent to the life or death of Desolate, the First Saint Son, and the abundant Flame Warriors in the Outer Battlefield.

Gus turned to look outside the Scholar’s Fortress and said, "If the lord is truly about to wake up, we must quickly tidy up the mess before the lord awakens."

Lidzmat and Gus both nodded and looked over.

They saw that the Flame Realm had already been ignited by the fires of war.

From the perspective of the Magic Guild, after the negotiations at the Royal Court, Catherine and Andrew both disappeared, leaving the Royal Court under the control of the Warm Fire Commerce Association.

However, for Beiru, the president, the price of burning his Warm Fire Order amid the Royal Court to burst forth with immense power was that he could no longer rely on the Warm Fire Order to suppress Gus and his two companions.

Gus and his companions had planned to temporarily avoid the strength and then launch an offensive against the Warm Fire Commerce Association, the first step was to retake the Royal Court.

No one expected that after losing the Warm Fire Order, President Beiru would instead take the initiative to provoke!

Andrew, far away in the Water God Realm, unaware that while he’s battling over there, a revolutionary warfare unfolds in Flame Realm over here.

Less than one day after the Royal Court negotiations, the Warm Fire Commerce Association resolutely launched the second Dual Fire War.

An elite force from the association led by First Knight Peter set off from the ’Crimson Battle Lance,’ launching a swift attack towards the ’Dragon’s Nest.’

Another group led by President Beiru departed directly from the Royal Court, swiftly sweeping over numerous cities, villages, and more than a dozen strategic points previously under Magic Guild control in the northwest within just two days.

"This Beiru, is he insane?" That was the first reaction from the Earth Fire Scholars receiving the news.

The second reaction was: "Is the lingering effect of him burning the Warm Fire Order still in play? Does he intend to seize the opportunity in one fell swoop to directly target the Scholar’s Fortress? Making Peter deploy forces to distract the Dragon’s Nest troops, while he leads straight for the Scholar’s Fortress?!"

President Beiru did not aim directly for the Scholar’s Fortress.

On the contrary, he was not in haste to assault the Scholar’s Fortress, instead consuming large tracts of land controlled by the Magic Guild.

It wasn’t until the Earth Fire Scholars truly took note; they then suddenly realized that President Beiru plans to cut off the connection between the Scholar’s Fortress and the Dragon’s Nest!

The Scholar’s Fortress is the rear headquarters of the Magic Guild, located in the west of the world.

The Dragon’s Nest is the frontline fortress of the Magic Guild, situated in the central region of the world.

And the strategy of President Beiru seems to aim at severing contact between the two, occupying vast stretches of Magic Guild territory, surrounding the Scholar’s Fortress and the Dragon’s Nest into isolated islands to be conquered later at leisure!

Indeed, President Beiru’s courage is astonishing.