Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 393 - 380: Nemesis of Life

"Titan Slayer, hmm?" Andrew carefully chewed over this title that sounded somewhat clichéd at first.

Although he had never seen a real Ancient Frost Pattern Titan, Andrew had witnessed the might of the Royal Court’s legendary "Ice Pattern."

The Royal Court Ice Pattern, which was essentially a hybrid of Titan and Human Race, attempted to use Water Magic Power to reshape and mimic the tough defense and vitality of a true Ancient Titan.

Catherine relied on this point to accomplish an unprecedented feat, combining two Strange Fires into one.

The defense and vitality of a true Ancient Titan are only stronger than the Royal Court Ice Pattern in today’s Flame Realm, not weaker.

But does this "Titan Slayer" actually have the ability to easily kill an adult Ancient Frost Pattern Titan?

In fact, the old man didn’t mention the word "easily," but Andrew thought that if the proud Titan Race had broken precedent to seek aid from ancient humans, that emerging Titan Slayer from the Dragon Race was definitely not at the level of "barely managing to kill a Titan after a bloody battle," and definitely did more than just kill one Titan!

Sure enough, the old man continued: "That Titan Slayer killed more than one Titan. By the time we received the plea for help, it had already slain ten famous and powerful members of the Titan Race."

At this, the old man paused.

Andrew noticed the old man’s face remained calm, but his hand trembled faintly beyond his control, "When we actually arrived at the Titan Race, we found that our assistance was no longer meaningful. The war between the two races had ended, completely terminated by that Titan Slayer."

"Hm? What do you mean?" Andrew was taken aback. "What does it mean that the war has been concluded, there’s no need for support?"

Soon, Andrew seemed to realize something. A certain guess flashed through his mind, making him feel as if his heart was instantly gripped by an invisible force. In disbelief, he asked, "Could it be that the Titan Slayer has wiped out the entire Titan Race...?"

The war being concluded with no further need for aid implies only two possibilities: a ceasefire and negotiations, or one side being completely exterminated.

Judging from the uncontrollable fear transmitted through the old man’s trembling hand even after so many years, reconciliation was impossible.

However, could the Titan Race really be wiped out just like that? Isn’t that too outrageous?

Such a powerful race once existed, even if it no longer exists now, its extinction should have gone through a process, not happened overnight!

"Indeed, they were wiped out. Except for the female Titan who came to ask for help."

The old man’s words confirmed Andrew’s seemingly impossible guess, "Moreover, it’s not just a simple matter of being wiped out. By the time we arrived, there were not many Titan corpses left at the scene. It... that Titan Slayer... it ate them all."

Andrew: "..."

After a long silence, Andrew finally spoke again, asking lightly: "In your era, was eating the enemy some kind of normal tradition and habit?"

The old man shook his head: "No, in fact, neither the Dragon Race nor the Titan Race had such a tradition."

"So, was this Titan Slayer avenging for family who died at the hands of the Titan Race?" Andrew asked again.

"As far as I know, there was no such situation." The old man shook his head again.

"Then what exactly is going on with this Titan Slayer? Is it insane? Is something wrong with its mind?"

"When we arrived, we happened to hear the Dragon Race’s leader asking the Titan Slayer this same question, asking it: ’Are you insane?’"

The old man recalled, "I remember very clearly, the Dragon Race leader, at the time, asked the Titan Slayer, ’What have you done? What exactly have you done?! Answer me! I heard that you acted independently and ventured into the Titan Race’s Royal Court, worried you’d be in trouble, we immediately gathered everyone to come support you, but look at what you’ve done!! We are sworn enemies with the Titan Race, it’s true we are at war, but we only target adult Titans, never children!! Moreover, we absolutely would not, never ever, eat our opponents! Are you insane? What’s wrong with you?!!’

Andrew listened silently.

Even though boundless years had passed, even if it was just hearing the old man’s retelling, Andrew still felt as if he could vaguely see the scene, the picture.

"How did the Titan Slayer respond to the Dragon Race leader?" Andrew asked.

"It didn’t respond; it just kept laughing," the old man said. "Until the end, it finally said, ’Finished shouting? So noisy. Why such a big reaction? After so many years of enmity between the Dragon Race and the Titan Race, when the time comes to truly wipe them out, you feel reluctant?’ The Dragon Race leader had initially stabilized his emotions, but seemed to be provoked by its nonchalant attitude again. The Dragon Race leader was completely roaring using Dragon Language Magic at the time, asking it, ’What the hell is going on? Answer me! Reply!!’ The suppression in that questioning roar was so terrifying that as a member of the Deep Blue Guard under Li’s command, I was only slightly weaker than Xu and Li, but was directly stunned unconscious. Before losing consciousness, I heard that Titan Slayer say one thing, just one sentence: ’I just had a meal, that’s all.’

Just.

A meal.

That’s all.

Upon hearing this, Andrew’s face showed neither sorrow nor joy, revealing no emotional fluctuations at all, just nodded and said, "I see. Understood."

This Titan Slayer is not a bloodthirsty monster but a more terrifying entity.

With extremely strong individual power, while mentally seeing everything "non-self" as "food," and "insatiable," these combined traits indeed cannot be summarized or described by a simple "monster."

This is a life adversary.

Andrew didn’t know what power and opportunity led such a monstrous thing to be born into the world, only knowing that for such an entity, all illusions must be abandoned.

It’s imperative to clearly recognize that this stands on the opposite side of life itself.

Absolutely no thought of "this is also a life," or "this remains one of our clan," including the Dragon Race leader at the time.

The angry Dragon’s Roar, at its root, was because in the Dragon Race leader’s heart, he still saw this Titan Slayer as a clan member.

And this could be fatal.

The old man said: "When I woke up, we had already returned to the Human Race camp. The Titan Race envoy was also brought back and still unconscious. She is the last remaining bloodline of the Titans. Those whom you mentioned earlier, the hybrid of humans and Titans in today’s Flame Realm’s Royal Court should be the bloodline she left behind afterward."

Andrew answered with a nod, suddenly asking: "What about the Dragon Race? While you were stunned, what happened to the Dragon Race? Did that Titan Slayer also wipe them out and eat them?"

The old man slightly raised his eyebrows, saying: "You guessed it? Yes, after I passed out, that Titan Slayer suddenly attacked its own leader and clansmen. The Dragon Race was strong in attack and weak in defense, just the opposite of the Titan Race. If Titans couldn’t withstand that monster’s attack power, Dragons certainly couldn’t."

Andrew agreed with another nod.

This time, Andrew was not surprised or shocked at all.

On the contrary, Andrew gradually felt that many things he couldn’t figure out and couldn’t see through in the past were beginning to have a reasonable explanation.

Recalling the negotiations at the Royal Court in his mind, the dragon shadow that appeared behind Capella, that large shadow like a black hole seeming to swallow everything around it.

The essence of that devouring power, it turned out, stems from the mindset of seeing everything as "food"? Including its species.

The old man didn’t explicitly say that the Titan Slayer was the presence behind the Magic Guild.

But even if he didn’t say it, it was already obvious.

What Andrew didn’t expect was that the Titan Race and the Giant Dragon Race, these two races now extinct, were destroyed in one day under the claws of the same monster.

"The Titan Race and Dragon Race were both killed and eaten by that monster. How did you escape?" Andrew asked again, "According to your statement, at the time, Xu and Li, including yourself, were not as strong as the leaders of the Dragon and Titan races. These two large tribes were wiped out, how did you manage to escape?"

This time the old man didn’t answer immediately but looked at Andrew’s face, observing him seriously for a while.

After confirming Andrew’s calm steadiness wasn’t pretending, but real, the old man seemed to smile before answering: "We didn’t ’escape.’ In fact, after I was stunned, the Titan Race emissary and others who went to support were also stunned. Only the leading Xu and Li barely remained conscious. But even Xu and Li, apart from watching that monster slaughter its kind and fellow tribe, could do nothing. The gap was too large. In the end, the monster seemed to be full, casually glanced at Xu and Li, then left.

But that wasn’t the end, only the beginning. As it slaughtered and fed on the Titan Race and Dragon Race, every act of devouring, its aura would noticeably grow stronger each time. It said it was just a meal, perhaps it was, but definitely more than just a meal. It was more like a bloody ritual, with the extinction of two races as a price, allowing an entity whose individual strength was indescribably powerful to fully be born and awaken."

"—Dragon of Greed, Lidzmat."

"The beginning of all suffering, the true nightmare of the Flame Realm."