"Lock onto Rose, and then... take him out?"

On Barbara's delicate face, a hint of surprise flashed by, but it quickly turned into a carefully hidden expression of indifference.

Thinking to herself, are you kidding me? Don't I know the principle that to catch the bandits you must first catch their leader, and in the chaos of battle, capturing the enemy leader's head causes the enemy forces to collapse without being attacked?

The problem is, how to lock on, and how to take him out?

You make it sound so easy!

Shaking her head slightly, Barbara didn't voice what she was thinking.

She had just been overseeing the Magic Laboratory, watching from afar as Andrew and Ivan went on their missions and rescued people, taking it all in with her eyes. Especially when she saw Andrew carrying the little boy back to town, Barbara, like the other townspeople, felt something unusual in her heart. She thought this mage Andrew was very different from other mages, not just in magical skills but also in personality and style.

"So it's better not to say anything that might hurt his face." As the noble third lady of the Commerce Association, Barbara was well-behaved.

However, Andrew continued speaking as if talking to himself: "For now, I've already completed the 'lock' step. However, that Rose is a Tier Four, not Tier Three as you said. Otherwise, Ivan and I might not have been able to resist taking action against him just now."

After a pause, Andrew continued with a voice and tone as calm as water, bombarding Barbara's heart: "In any case, the 'marking' is done. The opponent is Tier Four—so what. We have you, a 'Heart Fire Series' cultivator, on our side, right? Ivan and I will support you, look for an opportunity to launch a direct lethal attack on Rose, how about it?"

He said it all in one go; though his speech wasn't fast-paced, he intentionally didn't pause for breath, chattering away like a machine gun.

Judging from Barbara's subtle facial reactions just now, Andrew noticed that this third lady of the Commerce Association still firmly believed in the "Tower Battle God's" battle strategy of staying put and never leaving the tower.

Andrew thought to himself, how could that be? So he deliberately used his words to provoke her. After all, convincing Barbara to believe in his plan was a critical step in his counter-kill strategy.

Sure enough, Barbara suddenly raised her hand: "Wait, wait a minute! Andrew, what did you say? You said you've locked onto him?"

With her big eyes adorably glaring at Andrew, Barbara blinked with an expression of "are you kidding me," she repeated, "You said you've locked onto Desert Speaker Rose?!"

She wanted to say that she was under a lot of psychological pressure right now and didn't like people joking with her at times like this.

But for some reason, looking at Andrew's expression at this moment, a voice inside her heart said, "He's not joking with me!!"

"Yes, he's marked, and he didn't notice. Just when we were rescuing people," Andrew nodded and then, without any further ado, activated "Tear Stain," sharing the coordinates of the opponent's position with Barbara. After returning to the town, Andrew had already shared the coordinates with Ivan.

Essentially, "Tear Stain" is a Soul Magic. The "Tear Stain" mark is an imprint engraved on the soul.

Barbara herself, a young genius majoring in the Soul Magic "Heart Fire Series," confirmed within moments: Andrew had indeed marked Rose!

Closing her eyes, Barbara clearly sensed Desert Speaker Rose's position deep in the desert outside Wildfire Town, including his current movement, direction, speed, and other information.

When she reopened her eyes, Barbara's gaze towards Andrew had completely changed: "How did you do it?"

One must know that marking someone with Soul Magic is very difficult.

Especially if the marked individual is also a practitioner of Soul Magic, then the difficulty of marking them rises to nearly impossible levels.

"Because Rose, as a 'Desolate Language Series' cultivator, had no reason not to notice that you marked him!"

Barbara nearly shouted, "What marking magic did you use? 'Fire God Emblem'? 'Scorch Mark'? Or 'Soul Lock'?"

What she mentioned were all marking-type magics from the "Heart Fire Series."

The problem is, these magics are either of too high a tier or the marking is too noticeable to achieve silently.

"This..." Andrew didn't know how to answer, planning to come up with something vague to muddle through.

But then Barbara suddenly seemed to think of something, looking over at him with a wary face: "You, did you put any weird marks on me?!" Her expression akin to warding off a pervert or creep.

Andrew: "..."

Although seeing this impeccably delicate-to-the-point-of-unhuman Commerce Association third lady display a human reaction was something increasingly amusing to Andrew.

But if such a human reaction was this, Andrew would rather she not respond at all to him.

"Can we still have a proper conversation..."

Andrew spoke somewhat helplessly in a muffled voice.

"Alright, I misspoke." Barbara also realized her reaction might have been a bit hurtful, and quickly apologized. Then, with a serious expression, she asked Andrew for the details of marking that Desert Speaker Rose, including the crucial information that Rose is actually Tier Four, not Tier Three.

Andrew clearly divulged all the intelligence and information he could provide, except for the fact that he was a Water Magic Lord.

The more Barbara listened, the more serious she became, and the more excited and thrilled she appeared.

"...Great!" After clarifying everything she wanted to ask, Barbara's face flushed with excitement, "No problem, as long as we have this marking, even if he is Tier Four, I have the confidence to use my Heart Fire Magic to catch him off guard and severely injure him! By then, you and Ivan can attack decisively, and we can definitely take Rose down in one go!"

Marking the enemy like this, Andrew had managed to do. And it was done without anyone noticing a thing.

But to launch a soul assault-style attack on the marked target—this wasn't the advantage of Andrew's Water Magic. It was the time for the "Heart Fire Series" to show its power!

"So, no one really wants to be a Tower Battle God."

Andrew secretly chuckled at Barbara's reaction.

He felt that this girl was already completely hyped up, even more thrilled than he had anticipated.

At this moment, Barbara suddenly closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and when she reopened her eyes, her expression had returned to calm. She said in a low voice, "The best time to strike is when the enemy launches their attack. I need to make some targeted preparations in advance."

Andrew internally praised her and felt that his previous decision to stop Ivan from directly making a move was absolutely right.

Just by looking at Barbara's attitude, Andrew knew: within the Heart Fire Series of Magic, there definitely exists a powerful magic capable of launching a terrifying surprise attack on a marked target.

Because from the depths of Barbara's eyes which had returned to calmness, Andrew saw intense fighting spirit and a murderous aura.

"Then it's up to you," Andrew said, "Oh, and by the way, you don't need to tell me what magic you plan to use on Rose or your exact plan. You don't need to tell me anything."

This isn't because of that trust or distrust saying. Andrew and Barbara aren't in any user and being-used kind of relationship either.

It's because: Soul Magic is a very mysterious category of magic. The "Tear Mark" has one end on Rose and the other end here with Andrew. Through this imprint, there is actually some indescribable connection between them.

If Andrew knew too much, then on Rose's side, it might trigger some kind of sensing. For instance, some inexplicable sense of danger or a sixth sense might arise. These are all possibilities.

Barbara gave Andrew a deep look, and after a moment of silence, she smiled: "Dealing with Rose? I never said I wanted to deal with Rose. What are you talking about? I don't understand." Her eyes revealed a bit of playfulness. For Barbara, who had been under tremendous mental pressure these past two days, this was a sign of her exceedingly good mood.

Andrew was taken aback, then laughed heartily: "Yes, yes, no one wants to deal with Rose! Marking, ambushing and such, none of this is happening."

With a wave of his hand, he dispelled the sound insulation barrier, and Andrew planned to leave, on one hand not to disturb Barbara's preparations, and on the other, he had his own matters to attend to.

Suddenly, he thought of something and asked another question: "By the way, do you have any space storage equipment?"

Barbara nodded: "I do, why?"

For Andrew, she now regarded him completely as a comrade. A day ago, Barbara only saw Andrew as the person who saved her from Humboldt, so she might not have confessed so simply and calmly about having space storage magic equipment.

After all, space storage equipment is an extremely rare top-grade item. Only Magic Guide Sorcerers specializing in specific magic series can create it.

"Can space storage equipment store Desolate Beast corpses as magic materials?" Andrew asked.

"No, they can't," Barbara shook her head, "That is a puzzle in the Magic Realm and a subject of research for many. The body parts of Desolate Beasts cannot be stored in any space storage magic equipment."

Andrew responded with a hum, internally thinking now it is understandable.

The "Gate of Enlightenment" located in his Dantian is, on one hand, his current magic power center, and on the other, a top-tier space storage equipment. Bringing large amounts of fresh water back to Wildfire Town from the underground space relied on the storage function of the "Gate of Enlightenment".

But earlier when Andrew returned to Wildfire Town, he tried: it could not store. The Desolate Beast's corpse could not be stored in the "Gate of Enlightenment". This left him no choice but to drag the Desolate Beast's body back to town.

"So, you want to borrow my storage space to store the Desolate Beast's corpse killed by you and Ivan? I can't help you with that," Barbara smiled. She had no suspicion, just assumed Andrew was worried about how to store that huge Desolate Beast body.

Andrew didn't say much, just nodded: "Then I won't disturb you. You carry on."

Turning around, he opened the door and walked out of the room.

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