Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 443 - 422: Devouring the Dragon Plan (Part 2)
Why is it only him who can eat this or that, whatever he desires, whoever he desires? I... want to eat too!!
All along, he was the hunter, and everyone else was the prey; he was always the pinnacle of the food chain! But what if one day, he finds himself as the prey instead? What if one day, he realizes that his servant has grown sufficiently to devour him?
This is my true plan, and I call it the ’Dragon Devour Plan’!
And to achieve the ultimate goal of devouring Lidzmat, I first need to consume an ’appetizer’ that will sufficiently benefit me.
For this reason, I proposed the ’Blood Refining Plan’ to Catherine, helping her accomplish an unprecedented feat: gathering two distinct Strange Fires within a single body.
Moreover, they are two very different Strange Fires, then harmonized them within her body using the Royal Court legacy."
Andrew’s heart instantly cooled down when he heard the other party say "I want to eat too," intending to seek cooperation.
Upon hearing Catherine’s name mentioned again, his face visibly turned cold, and he frowned while asking, "Are you saying that everything Catherine did was under your manipulation and control?"
"Otherwise?" Holigar’s expression was both prideful and disdainful, "Without my help, how could she alone simultaneously control two Strange Fires? As a talent, she’s good, better than that girl Capella, but compared to me, she’s not even on the same level!"
"Then, the incident where Catherine attacked the young lady of the Warm Fire Commerce Association, her own elder sister, to seize the ’Formless Blade Fire’..." Andrew said slowly.
"It was my suggestion," Holigar smirked evilly, "And she certainly lived up to my expectations without wasting my painstaking cultivation.
Originally, she was my most perfect supplement, and I waited patiently to harvest her only when she had grown to a satisfactory level.
Until the Royal Court’s negotiation result exceeded my expectations, Catherine’s identity was exposed, and she eventually disappeared with you, driving me mad!
I almost couldn’t hold back from exposing my secret prematurely, risking an early fusion with my avatar to retrieve Catherine.
But I managed to restrain myself."
Saying this, Holigar looked at Andrew with a smile and said, "The facts have proven that my patience was right, and all my waiting was worth it.
You disappeared with Catherine; at the time of your disappearance, she captured you.
But now, here you are, reaching the Magic Guide Realm, with these water monkeys brought back from the Outer Battlefield!
Therefore, I can essentially conclude: either Catherine has been killed by you, or you have imprisoned her, right?"
While speaking, Holigar kept a close eye on Andrew, seemingly to gauge his reaction.
Andrew appeared nonchalant, merely stating, "Catherine indeed lost to me," without mentioning her current fate, whether alive or dead.
Holigar sneered, "Listen to all this information, and yet not reveal anything yourself? Hmph, fine, I’m not particularly interested in Catherine’s current state or how you escaped her, weak as you were, and managed to advance so quickly to your present level."
Holigar paused, then continued: "What I know for sure is that you now perfectly replace Catherine! You’re even better than her, making you an ideal stepping stone! I don’t need her anymore; having you is enough!
You understand, I’ve been bored out of my mind in the labor-reform institute, and when I saw you effortlessly killing Tiago and Dragon Taming, do you know how overjoyed I was? I cried tears of joy!!"
"Please..." Upon hearing this, Andrew finally couldn’t help but raise his hand, indicating the other party should stop.
Because hearing this was truly nauseating.
Furthermore, it was already clear: why did the other party choose to split into three avatars and why choose to reunite now?
Everything was part of the so-called ’Dragon Devour Plan’.
Splitting the avatars was for devouring the dragon, to first probe Lidzmat’s situation.
Choosing to reunite at this time was because, in Holigar’s judgment, the time to act had come and the opportunity was ripe.
"So, that explains why the Scholar’s Fortress suddenly withdrew from the frontlines and came to our Wildfire Territory." Andrew mused.
Suddenly having the Scholar’s Fortress and Dragon Stone Tower leave Thebes Volcano and frontline battlefield to come to Wildfire Territory was entirely Holigar’s idea.
He was targeting Andrew.
He came with the intent to... devour Andrew, further boosting his own power, and subsequently returning to Thebes Volcano to devour Lidzmat, hence arriving at Wildfire Territory!
Ultimately, everything was a part of his Dragon Devour Plan!
Andrew finally understood everything!
"Hmm?" Holigar suddenly furrowed his brow, turning his head to look outside the tower toward the Scholar’s Fortress.
Inside the fortress, the Earth Fire Professionals who had originally aimed their spells and weapons at Wildfire Territory had, shockingly unbeknownst, gathered around the Dragon Stone Tower.
This time, their various weapons were aimed at Holigar!
"Master—this is the last time we shall call you ’Master’!"
An Earth Fire Mage gritted his teeth and said, "You dare... dare commit such a rebellious act, intending to harm the Dragon God?! Do you realize the enormity of such an unforgivable sin!!"
Dragon God is what the Magic Guild calls the Dragon of Greed, Lidzmat, internally.
Not all Earth Fire Professionals, like Capella, doubted the existence and power of the so-called "Dragon God."
In fact, ninety-nine percent of Earth Fire Professionals view Lidzmat, the Dragon of Greed, as a belief!
"Pah! That guy is no Dragon God!!" Holigar scorned, casting a sidelong glance at the Earth Fire Professionals who once respected him, "Have you seen him? Have you talked to him? I’ve seen him! He’s no Dragon God, just a greedy giant infant!"
"Silence!!"
At that moment, the entire Scholar’s Fortress of Earth Fire Professionals launched their strongest attack on Holigar, someone they once served loyally.
Andrew was sitting directly across from Holigar and naturally found himself within the range of their attack.
Yet at this moment, Andrew simply sighed softly.
In the next instant, Holigar sneered, waved his hand as if shooing away annoying insects, causing all Earth Fire Magic and Flame Martial Combat Techniques unleashed against him to shatter mid-air, and subsequently, all Earth Fire Professionals explosively disintegrated from within!
Blood bathed the Scholar’s Fortress.
The people of Wildfire Territory, initially ordered to guard against Earth Fire Professionals, found themselves unable to guard against anyone!
"Damn it!"
Silver felt every hair on her body stand upright.
Even in the Water God Realm, facing the complete form of Wilderness and its fusion with the Great Wilderness War Chariot, she wasn’t as terrified as she was now!
Yes, fear.
At the wave of Holigar’s hand, it was the Earth Fire Professionals, the enemies of Wildfire Territory, who perished.
But watching this scene, Silver felt her heart nearly leap into her throat, suddenly shouting, "Master, come out! Quickly get out of that damned tower! Hurry!!"
Atop the Dragon Stone Tower, Andrew heard Silver’s words and indeed got up from his seated position.
But took no further action.
Holigar, on the opposite side, also stood up, smiling and saying, "Well, little guy, do you have any other questions? Anything you want to ask, I can tell you."
Andrew shook his head, "No more, even if I had questions, I wouldn’t ask because if you keep talking, I might vomit from disgust, and it wouldn’t be pleasant to vomit all over you."
Holigar snorted coldly, "Facing death, you still have the mind to banter with me here?"
He seemed somewhat annoyed but quickly grew joyful again.
Holigar took a step forward, locking eyes with Andrew as a serpent does a frog, like a lizard eyeing a squirrel, seemingly ready to flick his tongue in the next moment.
Indeed, a strand of drool began to slide from the corner of his mouth, as Holigar looked at Andrew, near ecstatically saying, "You are, unquestionably tastier than Catherine."
