The Molten Giant advanced step by step, and ranged attacks, whether physical or magical, were like tickling it. Fortunately, it moved slowly and was easy to dodge.
Faced with this mountain-like enemy, the only way to avoid being crushed is to retreat; even Boiling Water Elemental must avoid its sharp edge.
The Ironrage Army formed a defensive formation at the second gate of the palace—the Gate of Casting Gate —but could also charge in at any moment to deliver a heavy blow to the retreating Rendaen Army.
Although a swarm of ants can devour an elephant, the cost would certainly be the death of tens of thousands of ants. Rendaen could not afford such a loss, so he ordered a retreat while urgently issuing a reward: whoever could find a way to kill this giant would be rewarded with a certain amount of Gold Coins, an official position, or something similar.
But after several desperate men seeking riches were trampled into mincemeat or burned to a crisp, no one responded anymore.
"This is not a Molten Giant in its normal state," said the knowledgeable Huoye. "It has too many cracks on its body, a sign of energy depletion. It looks imposing with its radiant red glow, but it is actually a sign of weakness."
After the first battle, Unas and his group returned to their original bottom-ranking positions, observing the Titans from a distance. The pressure on them was minimal, allowing them to chat leisurely.
"Can you take it down?" Unas asked jokingly, seeing how easily he spoke. "I can collect some reward money, and maybe even get an official position."
"Don't joke around, sir. Even if I were interested, most of my fire spells wouldn't work on it," Huoye said with a wry smile. "Just wait and see, it'll stop on its own."
Huoye's prediction was entirely correct. Whether it was due to weakness or a feeling that it was his duty to guard the gate, the giant quickly stopped advancing and retreated step by step.
It was like an extra gate blocking the way, making it impossible for Rendaen to cross.
This situation is detrimental to everyone. Unas pleaded with the two mages, "Huoye, you need to think of something quickly! Angela, what do you think?"
Angela had tried firing a few Frostbolts before, but the results were poor. The behemoth's resilience was incredibly strong, and preparing large-scale spells was time-consuming and laborious. She turned her attention to the Blood Elf, "The Mage Huoye is so familiar with this kind of monster, he must have a way."
"I wouldn't say I'm familiar with it, I've only seen it in Spellbook," Huoye said modestly with a smile. "I do have a solution, but I'll need to borrow the Crimson Diamond."
Unas handed him the enormous gem. "What's your plan? To fight fire with fire?"
"You're half right," Huoye explained. "Since it's overdrawn, it must be craving Fire Elemental energy right now. I'll create a magical channel to transfer the energy from the gem to it."
"You want to burst it?" Angela immediately guessed the Blood Elf's intention. "Is that even possible? It's so big..."
"Generally speaking, that wouldn't work, but I just carefully examined the texture on this thing and made a significant discovery. Several cracks running through its entire body look very unnatural, almost like they were man-made. Considering the question of 'how did such a behemoth get here?' there's only one possibility—it was disassembled into several small pieces, transported in, and then reassembled."
Unas observed very carefully. Now, even when he looked closely at the cracks on the Molten Giant's body, he couldn't make heads or tails of it. Instead, he was blinded by the bright red lines.
"This also explains why it overdraws its energy," Huoye continued. "After being dismembered and reassembled, the 'wound' must not have healed yet. When energy suddenly surges in beyond a certain limit, it may be stretched to pieces. Of course, this is just my speculation, and perhaps it's not like that at all."
Unas rubbed his chin. "How confident are you?"
"Around 50%."
"Damn it, he talks a good game but cowers when it comes to making decisions. What a scoundrel, "Unas thought to himself, but said aloud, "Angela, what do you think?"
"I just checked, and the giant's condition is indeed very strange, which perfectly matches Huoye's prediction."
"That's good. Huoye, you can start casting your spell now. We'll protect you."
Drawing energy from the Crimson Diamond and channeling it into someone else is not a complicated spell, and there's no need to consider the other person's tolerance. Huoye intends to increase the flow to the limit he can control.
The Blood Elf picked up the gem and activated it with his strongest mental power. A blazing white light suddenly shone, and the Crimson Diamond once again transformed into a small sun.
A beam of white light instantly traversed the battlefield, connecting the small sun and the giant's chest. The light rapidly grew larger and thicker, reaching a diameter of one foot before stopping. Huoye struggled somewhat, and the energy channel trembled unstablely, but this did not affect the transmission of energy.
Explosive Fire Elemental energy was rapidly transported from one end of the battlefield to the other, emitting a buzzing, ear-piercing noise. Everyone fell silent, staring in disbelief at this spectacle.
A mage beside Rendaen suddenly warned, "My lord, they are channeling energy into the giants! They are spies, arrest them immediately!"
Although the Dwarf lord was very unhappy that Unas and his group had acted without informing him beforehand, he didn't go so far as to believe they were spies; such accusations were too weak and lacked sophistication.
From Unas to being sold into slavery to his current experience, he believed he had investigated thoroughly. Although he didn't understand how a Paladin of Lordaeron could be captured by a Dark Iron peasant, the fact that this group instigated a riot and killed so many slave owners was the best testament to their loyalty; they couldn't possibly be spies.
"Shut up!" Rendaen snapped without any politeness. "Just protect me if anything goes wrong!"
The Dark Iron Mages could only dejectedly lower his head.
Since being connected to the white light Molten Giant has remained motionless. The exhilarating feeling of being filled with energy and the pain of being bound by an unknown force coexisted within its mind. It felt itself constantly expanding, and the final result would be either breaking free from the restraints or perishing within them.
With its slow and enormous size, it was impossible for it to evade the white light tube; it could only accept the immense energy. Was its life or death also destined to be passively Judgment fate?
No! I must live!
A strong will to survive and intense energy stimulation greatly shook its spirit. In the dark abyss of the mind, a consciousness from the id awakened, like a person who had been asleep for a long time, whose vague memories gradually became clear.
I am Bael'Gar, the king of the Molten Giants.
When self-awareness arises, the constraints begin to loosen, not only mentally, but the body also seems to regain its freedom.
From Unas's perspective, the Blood Elf's energy-splitting spell seemed to have succeeded; the giant's body was cracking open, blood-like magma was constantly gushing out, and large pieces of shattered stone fell to the ground with a crash.
Only Huoye, who was directly connected to the giant, noticed something was wrong. He shouted, sweating profusely, "Quickly, interrupt the spellcasting!"