By the time both sides reached an agreement, the Flame Serpent had almost flown to their position.
From the looks of it, it had no intention of stopping.
This made both Colt's and Maddy's faces darken.
Maddy even shouted anxiously, "Mr. Colt, this Flame Serpent doesn't look like it cares about us at all. What do we do?"
Maddy could hardly be blamed for being anxious. The Flame Serpent could fly, after all. If it had absolutely no interest in them, they had no way to keep it here.
Then the red phosphorus gold would be a lost cause. If they had found none on this expedition, Maddy would merely have felt some regret. But now that they had found it, if he let it escape right before his eyes, he would be furious!
"Miss Anna, you're the only one here who can fly, so sorry for the trouble, but please help us intercept this Flame Serpent and give me an opening. I'll find a way to bring it down to the ground."
After pondering for a moment, Colt suddenly spoke to Annie.
"I'm a third-tier magic-class classholder, and you want me to intercept a fourth-tier Flame Serpent head-on?"
Annie gave Colt a strange look. If she were merely an ordinary third-tier magic-class classholder, how would Colt's request be any different from asking her to go to her death?
After all, it was a Fire Elemental, and it was fighting on its home ground at a volcano. A third-tier combat professional might fare better, but a fragile third-tier magic professional would probably shatter at a touch.
"At this point, you two should stop pretending. I kept my eyes on you both when the volcano erupted just now. Neither of you performed like an ordinary third-tier professional."
Colt spoke with a