The Paladin had just saved the little girl, Night Elves regarded him as a god. They would never accept the Lich's pale promise; Gunsel was simply wasting his breath.
Unas retorted, "Merlin Firestone Archmage been revived by me and is recuperating in the Mage Tower. He has already sent a message to Dalaran, Kirin Tor's enforcement team will be here soon. Gunsel, unless you hide in another dimension, you're dead!"
"Nonsense! How dare that old bastard notify Dalaran? Even when the enforcement team arrived, he..." The Lich paused abruptly, "... did that old bastard try to pin all the blame on me?"
Unas continued his deceptive tactic, "I don't know what you're talking about. Archmage Merlin was ambushed by you and imprisoned in the basement. What crime has he committed?"
"Haha!" Gunsel laughed wildly in fury, but offered no further explanation. In truth, he was still somewhat terrified, never expecting the Paladin to be such a liar who made a living by lying.
"So what? You're all going to die now! Kill!" The Lich felt the urgency of the situation even more acutely and immediately gave the guards the order to attack.
Giant-like Tauren Centaurs, along with Dragonkin, various mutants, Amphibious Water Monsters, charged forward. Although they numbered only about two hundred, their momentum was astonishing; they were no ordinary army.
Unas's side only had ten people, which was no match for them. He quickly ordered, "Standing together is too conspicuous. We'll split up and retreat. Survival is the priority. Everyone run towards the Swamp. The Red Dragon and Marcus should be arriving soon!"
The Watchers were all masters of jungle assassination, and direct combat would only weaken them. Nightmoon immediately led the other three female Elves into the forest to hide, while Druid Husai transformed into Nightsaber and disappeared into the shadows of the Forest.
Unas and Natasha formed one group, while Ashina, Amber, and Perella formed another, and the two groups retreated separately into the forest.
After running for a while, Unas glanced back and saw that the Tauren Centaur was incredibly fast and had caught up with him on its own. Unas wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the Minotaur was staring intently at him, as if he had some deep-seated grudge.
Unbeknownst to him, Gunsel had secretly given orders that killing the enemy was secondary; the most important objective was to capture the Paladin alive.
So almost all the enemies were targeting him alone. Gradually, Unas realized this problem. He let go of Natasha's hand, "Let's split up, you go to the left!"
Dark Priest glanced at him, and although he had questions, he nodded and fled into the woods to the left.
Unas turned and ran to the right. Sure enough, the Tauren Centaur acted as if it hadn't seen Natasha, turned directly towards him, roared, and launched a Charge.
Unas instantly activated his Light Wings, flapping them only once before deactivating the skill. The instantaneous thrust propelled him forward 50 meters, easily widening the distance between him and his pursuers.
The Wings of Vengeance can be opened and closed in an instant, consuming very little Holy Power. Moreover, if pushed too far, he can fly away, and his enemies will never be able to catch him.
But the Lich finally made his move. Gunsel had been carefully flying low and stealthily, secretly observing this precious prey. When he realized that his men couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes, he had no choice but to take action himself.
Unas suddenly felt the air around him turn icy cold. The treetops overhead rattled loudly as a row of thick icicles, carrying countless fallen leaves, fell from the sky and landed neatly less than five meters in front of him with a loud thud. The tips of the icicles were deeply embedded in the soil, forming an ice wall in front of him.
You think you can stop me like this?
He sneered inwardly, his steps unwavering, and swiftly unleashed three Flame Slashes with his Firekiss. A thunderous explosion resounded, ice shards flew everywhere, and two ice pillars in front of him were blasted off, leaving gaps wide enough for a person to pass through.
But the continuous icicles suddenly became very dense, no longer just blocking his way, but crashing directly into him. He had to dodge left and right, and soon found that he had nowhere to hide, because in the blink of an eye, rows of icicles had been planted all around him.
With his view completely blocked from all directions, leaving only the sky as his escape route, would the Lich simply watch him fly away?
Unas hesitated and did not immediately activate his Light Wings. Instead, he took out his Firekiss and Silver Hammer and continued forward, intending to smash a path through the air with his bare hands.
He infused Firekiss with fire energy at its maximum limit, and the golden-red flames were as thick as magma. He could cut an ice pillar in half with a single sword strike, and then smash it down with his Silver Hammer. The resulting gap was just big enough for him to pass through. Although his speed of progress was greatly affected, he believed that the Pillar Forest wouldn't be too thick.
His actions completely caught the Lich. Gunsel was prepared to strike the Paladin down as soon as he took flight, but he never expected this human to be so foolish as to try to escape the Pillar Forest by brute force. He restrained his spells, waiting to watch a good cat-and-mouse game.
The Firekiss in his hand emitted intense heat, dispelling the chill for Unas. The more he chopped, the hotter his hand became. Only when he reached the edge of the ice pillars did he realize something was wrong. Through the tiny gaps between the last few rows of ice pillars, he could vaguely see many people outside. The exit had been blocked by the enemy.
It turned out that while he was chopping the ice pillars, the enemy had caught up with him and, under the Lich's instructions, circled around to the front to surround the exit, waiting for their prey to break through the ice.
Unas suddenly found himself in a dilemma: going out meant facing the monster guards, while staying inside was also not an option.
"Paladin, surrender," Gunsel's voice suddenly rang out in the sky, "I will treat you with the courtesy due to an honored guest."
Unas looked up, trying to pinpoint Gunsel's location, but the sound was like surround sound, and he couldn't discern its source at all.
"I will not surrender. If you have the guts, come out and fight like men. If I lose, you can do whatever you want with me!" For now, the only option is to talk back and buy time.
"Hehe, aren't you completely at my mercy now?"
"Of course not, I'm free now!"
"Oh? So you're staying in the icicle willingly?" Gunsel remained calm. He was afraid of revealing his position and wouldn't act rashly. When he did act, he had to make sure it was a single, decisive blow, so he had to wait for the perfect opportunity.
"Yes, it's quite cool here, I like staying here."
"But this is my territory, I want you to come out."
"When did this become your territory? This entire Forest belongs to Lordaeron, and it belongs to the Lordaeron royal family."
"The royal family of Lordaeron no longer exists. This is unclaimed land; whoever is strong has the right to be its master," Gunsel finally lost his patience and turned to his men outside the Pillar Forest. "King Kong, invite Lord Unas out."
"King Kong" is the name of that Tauren Centaur. As the leader of the monster guards, it is undoubtedly the most powerful mutant.