Alexstrasza didn't even appear, but her roar and Dragon's Presence had already reached the battlefield, and the monsters besieging the Paladin instinctively looked up at the western sky.
The Dragonkin's bodies trembled involuntarily; this was an absolute suppression based on bloodline, as dragons were born to be the masters of the Dragonkin.
Since the Red Dragons are the largest of all dragon races, and their habitat Twilight Highlands, is the closest to Lordaeron, most of the Gunsel obtained were of Red Dragon blood. Fewer than ten of the Dragonkin created were Black Dragon, while the rest were all Red Dragon Person. Alexstrasza's authority had a very strong influence on them.
A chance to fight back!
Unas leaped up and slashed the throat of the Dragonkin standing there, staring blankly at the sky. The dragonman collapsed with a thud, startling the surrounding enemies who then attacked again. However, the Dragonkin's attacks were noticeably weaker than before, and they were all distracted, glancing at the sky from time to time.
The Red Dragon returned, Gunsel was terrified. The fear of his Dragonkin reached him as well. He could not delay any longer, so he immediately unleashed the Deep Freeze that he had been preparing for a long time on the Paladins on the ground.
A white ray suddenly shot out from a large tree and struck the Paladin in the back. Before Gunsel could even rejoice, a cold wind swept in from his side and below—it was Perella's arrow, followed by Natasha's Shadow Touch.
The Deflection Shield on his body deflected the arrow, but the venomous black shadow coiled around him. Gunsel felt no discomfort, knowing it was the enemy's targeting spell, but he couldn't remove it immediately.
Nightmoon led the Watchers, leaping swiftly through the treetops to approach the Lich. Silver Darts and Perella followed up with a barrage of arrows that struck the exposed enemy leader almost without pause.
Gunsel immediately used Blink to teleport to the ground and rush towards the Paladin was frozen solid. He had no eyes on this prey now.
Unas was completely encased in a large block of ice, his body still in the posture of gripping his sword and thrusting upwards. His back, which had been struck by the Deep Freeze, seemed to have vanished completely, as if a section of his body had suddenly been removed.
He struggled with all his might, pouring all the energy from the Fire Ring into the Firekiss. This immediately caused the fire energy to go out of control, and a violent explosion occurred on the sword. The ice encasing the sword was blasted into cracks, which continued to expand. Soon, he regained his freedom of hand holding the sword.
Just then, Gunsel rushed up to him and threw a large piece of black cloth at him. Unas swung his sword forward to thrust, but missed.
The black cloth above his head instantly expanded to infinity, and a completely dark world descended. Even the light on the crystal sword seemed to be absorbed. He was like a blind and deaf person, unable to see or hear anything. He wanted to activate his Invincible, but it was too late. He wasn't sure if he could still escape now.
The black cloth is actually an Arcane Artifacts of Gunsel, specifically used to imprison prisoners. Those imprisoned inside lose their five senses and find it very difficult to escape.
The Lich was overjoyed after his success, but his joy was short-lived. The Red Dragon finally appeared above the Pillar Forest, and several agile night Elves caught up from behind.
He hurriedly ordered his men to intercept Elf pursuing elves, only to find them moving slowly and motionless, with the Dragonkin unable to move an inch.
"King Kong!"
At the critical moment, only the Tauren Centaur were largely unaffected by the Dragon's Presence's might and immediately went to meet the female Elves.
As Gunsel ran, he used his mental powers to scream wildly and silently in all directions, quickly waking up a dozen or so other less affected mutants. The Lich immediately ordered them to defend themselves, as the Red Dragon was swooping down towards them.
Alexstrasza aimed at the Lich and pounced, Gunsel instantly Blink away again. The Little Red Dragon tried to give chase but was entangled by more than a dozen monsters.
As time passed and the initial shock subsided, the dizziness and numbness brought on by the Dragon's Presence's might gradually dissipated, and more and more mutants regained consciousness, while the Little Red Dragon and the Watchers found themselves surrounded.
Gunsel breathed a sigh of relief and concealed himself again. Just as he was about to cast a spell to wake the Red Dragon Person were still trembling in place, shouts of battle came from the dense forest opposite.
Heaps of dark objects flew from the forest onto the battlefield, exploding with a bang upon hitting the monsters or the ground, sending flames flying and thick smoke billowing across the battlefield, accompanied by a pungent odor.
The fire quickly spread, but the female Elf had already retreated when the battle cries began. The Red Dragon was not afraid of the fire at all; only the Lich's minions were burned to a crisp.
The Red Dragon Person finally snapped out of their stunned state, but Alexstrasza's roar terrified them, and many of the mutants followed suit.
Gunsel couldn't stop the tide of defeat. The human army was formidable, and he didn't know how many troops they had brought. He had no choice but to order a retreat. In any case, he already had the Paladin, so neither Shadra nor the Mage Tower mattered anymore.
In a war, the greatest casualties often occur when one side retreats, leaving those who turn their backs to the enemy to easily become lambs to the slaughter.
However, the individual strength of humans was far inferior to that of the monster guards, and the fire made pursuit difficult. Therefore, even though the enemy retreated in a state of chaos, the results were still not significant. The Little Red Dragon reaped the greatest reward, capturing more than twenty Red Dragon Person as prisoners.
In fact, Alexstrasza didn't specifically target anyone. Instead, these Dragonkin automatically prostrated themselves when they saw her approach, and she obtained these hybrid creatures tainted with a trace of Red Dragon blood without any effort.
The Warden's men gathered together, all with worried expressions. The news of the Paladin's capture had deeply unsettled them.
"What do we do now?"
"Continue the attack," Marcus said, looking slightly tired after traveling all night. "The Goblins have made over a hundred Depth Charges using Swamp oil, and there are also hundreds of barrels of Crude Oil that haven't been processed yet. We'll use the bombs to force the Seven-Headed Lizard to the surface, deal with it, and then go back into the water. That's the master's original plan."
"But now that the master has been captured," someone suggested. "Gunsel is confirmed to be in the lake, and the Mage Tower is safe. Should we wait and invite Lady Blue Dragon to come and help?"
"We can't wait! We've just dealt a crushing defeat to the Lich, now's the time to press our advantage and not let him catch his breath!"
"But..."
"You bunch of bastards are too long-winded!" With the Warden absent, the Little Red Dragon's arrogance was left unchecked. "Listen to me, attack immediately! I'll handle the Seven-Headed Lizard!"
The group exchanged bewildered glances. Of course, they wouldn't listen to the childish Red Dragon, but they had no better option at the moment. Most were inclined to act immediately. Marcus seized the opportunity and nodded, "We'll obey Lord Red Dragon! Attack!"