Tierney hurried excitedly into Landen's Meditation Room carrying two vats of translucent larvae. The moment he entered, he saw that Redbird, Wendy, Lily, and the Dance Priest named Qiu Cao were all there.
"Looks like you got quite a haul?" Landen asked with a smile, seeing Tierney's excited expression. "You weren't hurt, were you?"
"Tierney and Black Rabbit work incredibly well together!" Firefly, who had followed him in, said. "No wonder the Naga Wanderers in Dragon Tooth City are terrified of him to that extent."
When Firefly had first heard Tierney claim that he could duel a Senior Mage of the Water School alone—and do so inside a water tank—she had not quite believed him. Merfolk were physically powerful by nature, and they possessed a racial advantage when casting Water School spells.
But after witnessing it herself, she realized that Tierney now handled Nagas with practiced ease. From the moment they met until the enemy was thoroughly suppressed, his approach was all close-quarters combat and Magic Vine entanglement, never giving his opponent a chance to cast. With Tierney's method, Firefly did not think she could deal with him either.
"Of course. A few days ago, Richie told me that order in the outskirts has improved dramatically. Within half a month, the number of Merfolk Wanderers and mages causing trouble has been cut in half," Landen said with a smile.
Tierney could not dominate Dragon Tooth City through his own strength alone. Black Rabbit's assistance was equally vital. Since the Ratman campaign at the end of August, Black Rabbit had accompanied Tierney to Dragon Tooth City whenever there was nothing else to do, purging Naga Wanderers. Ordinary Nagas simply never noticed the tall draft horse beside the knight.
Where there was high-pressure purging, there were naturally people like Zhuosi, who saw