The source of the underground lava river had long since been transformed into a Hot Springs River by the Boiling Water Elementals, surrounded by steam, and the magical light emanating from the portal to the Molten Core could be seen in the hazy distance.
After obtaining the Crimson Diamond, the Paladin descended to this spot, where Demitrian, Duke Hydraxis, and several Dark Iron Mages were waiting before the seal.
"This is the Fire Source Stone?" Demitrian's eyes lit up. As an elemental being, he had naturally heard of this famous elemental treasure.
Unas handed over the enormous gem and asked, "Shall we try it now?"
Lord Summerwind nodded, picked up the gem, and pretended to chant incantations, creating waves of magical energy. After a while, he stopped and said, "Unfortunately, the energy of this gem far exceeds that of the fire giant's crystal core, which will make the seal even more unstable."
Both the Dwarf mage and the Water Elemental duke had only a vague understanding of the sealing Magic Circle and could only trust the expert's opinion.
The leading mage, his face ashen, asked, "How much longer can we hold out?"
"At most one week."
A war seemed inevitable, and time was of the essence, so the Dwarf mages hurriedly returned to the palace to report.
Duke Hydraxis immediately set off back to his hometown, intending to recruit some Sea Elementals and other aids.
Demitrian returned the Crimson Diamond to the Paladin, saying, "This gem is extremely attractive to Fire Elementals; using it as bait might save us some effort."
Unas asked, "What do you mean?"
"Once the seal dissipates, no one knows what the Fire Elementals will do. If they retreat and don't come out, we'll be in trouble. The Molten Core is full of deadly lava pools, and the high temperatures and fumes are unbearable for any flesh-and-blood creature. Although Dwarves have great endurance, their stamina will be greatly depleted in that environment. Therefore, it's best to choose an outside battlefield. This Fire Source Stone might be a good way to lure them out. If we're lucky, we can draw Garr out, making this battle several times easier."
Unas thought to himself, "This is utterly wishful thinking. The odds are about the same as winning the lottery." But he couldn't refuse his new ally, so he said, "We can give it a try, but this diamond is a rare treasure and will inevitably attract covetous eyes. I'll handle the decoy operation myself."
"That's naturally up to His Highness the Prince to decide."
Unas played with the enormous gemstone, feeling the Fire Ring on his finger automatically absorbing its energy, so he put the gemstone into his backpack.
As the battle escalated, the Fire Ring given to him by Gordon became increasingly ineffective. The Flame Slash was completely useless against Fire Elementals, and absorbing more energy from the Ring was like a drop in the ocean.
The same goes for Firekiss; with the Scythe of Elune and the Thunder Spear, this crystal sword that has been with her for so long is probably nearing the end of its lifespan.
Thinking of this, Joseph Gordon's haggard face came to mind. I wondered how he was doing at the Monastery after becoming Monk.
As Unas was lost in thought, a very tall Boiling Water Elemental, enveloped in white mist, glided over and said, "Lord Unas, I have something to tell you."
"Who are you?" All the Boiling Water Elemental look very similar, Unas couldn't tell them apart at all.
"Boyle."
Unas recognized the name; he was a valiant general under the Water Elemental Duke. He nodded and said, "Just say what you want to say."
Miss Angela is likely in danger.
The unexpected name uttered by the Water Elemental startled Unas. "What? Where did you get this information?"
"When I gave Miss Angela a crystal, it could summon one of my water clones to aid me in battle. I could sense that it had died in battle and sent back some fragmented images of what it saw. From this, I deduced that Miss Angela was besieged by the Undead."
When did this happen?
"Two weeks ago."
Unas frowned. So much time had passed, it was too late; the rescue was pointless. Had the battle against the Eastern Plaguelands taken a turn for the worse?
He then worried about his fellow Argent Dawn members, but distant water cannot quench immediate thirst; he simply couldn't extricate himself from the situation.
"Thank you for telling me this." After thanking Boyle, Unas could only keep the matter to himself. With the impending war looming, everything else had to be put aside.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and the seal was already in a very unstable state.
Soldiers were deployed in an endless array along the banks of the underground lava river. The Dark Iron Dwarves mobilized the entire nation's strength, deploying more than a dozen lines of defense, vowing to protect Shadowforge City to the death.
General Lieyan's troops, the entire Lordaeron Restoration Army, and three thousand Bronzebeard soldiers have arrived from the Burning Steppes to take charge of several lines of defense along the middle section of the river. This was the result of Unas personally making a trip back to the Steppes to persuade General Haval.
The war between the Alliance forces and the Old Horde has indeed reached a stalemate. The Cinder Rock Stronghold has been unable to be captured for a long time, and the logistical pressure has increased dramatically. This is the direct reason why Haval agreed to send troops to provide support.
On the artificial island at the front, the most elite forces were gathered. Magni Bronzebeard and Rendaen stood side by side, fully armed. After receiving the plea for help, the King of Ironforge personally led a small group of his personal guards and had been lingering in the city for several days.
On the Dalaran side, two Archmages arrived: Gaiman, a fire mage, and Williams, a water mage, along with about twenty other high- and mid-level mages.
All the mages of Dark Iron and the Blood Elf Mage Corps of Unas were also present, forming an extremely luxurious Mage Corps.
Duke Hydraxis summoned two groups of Sea Elementals. These Sea Elementals were two to three times larger than ordinary Water Elementals and had excellent water control abilities, greatly reducing the pressure on the Boiling Water Elementals.
The island where everyone was located was still five miles away from the entrance to Molten Core, and leaving the open space in front was to provide a buffer.
The terrain and troop deployment inside Molten Core are unknown to outsiders, and rushing in rashly is extremely risky. Therefore, Rendaen's initial tactic was defensive counterattack.
The hope is to use the space and time created by this five-mile stretch to eliminate as many enemies as possible, and incidentally gather information about the Molten Core before formulating a subsequent strategy.
Now, the seal could break at any moment. Rather than waiting for an unexpected situation to catch us off guard, we should take the initiative. The day we gather here is the time to start the battle.
Rendaen personally beat the war drums, while Demitrian raised a crystal, crushed it, and shouted, "The seal is broken! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
The Water Elementals surrounding the island joined forces to create a wall of water, preparing to meet the onrushing Fire Elementals head-on.
Duke Hydraxis erected a Water Mirror in the center of the island, and the scene inside was the portal to the Molten Core, five miles away. After the light of the seal dissipated, a huge cave radiating red light appeared in the mirror, revealing its majestic appearance.
Just as everyone was looking expectantly at the cave entrance, the Water Mirror seemed to distort as if the air in the high temperature was twisting, and then instantly vaporized into a cloud of white mist.
"Not good!" the Water Elemental Duke exclaimed, "A leader-level enemy has rushed out!" The enemy destroyed his Water Mirror without even showing itself, so it must be an extremely powerful Fire Elemental creature.
A deafening roar grew louder as it approached, and soon everyone saw a two-headed Lava Hound, almost three stories tall, charging towards them at incredible speed, its massive body nearly filling the entire space in front of it. Its flames and unstoppable momentum were awe-inspiring.
"Magmadar, the Firelord's favorite pet!"
Demitrian cried out in surprise, a sudden surge of panic rising within him—his beloved dog's appearance likely meant Ragnaros's presence, and as far as he knew, the Firelord was capricious and extremely aggressive, capable of anything.
As they drew closer, they could see that a dense swarm of small and medium-sized Lava Hounds, trailing Magmadar by several body lengths, was charging towards them in a massive Charge.
"Block it!"
The giant wave controlled by the Water Elementals transformed into a massive, spinning water drill, slamming forward with tremendous force. Yet, the giant Lava Hound's speed remained undiminished, its two heads spewing forth two solid pillars of fire resembling magma.
Water and fire met in the air. With a deafening roar, the Water Elemental gained the upper hand, but the giant wave lost its power and turned into a large raindrop that fell down, which was just a tickle to the Lava Hounds.
The Mage Corps unleashed a barrage of attacks, mostly second- or third-level single-target spells like Ice Lance, Shadow Bolt, and Arcane Missiles. However, the sheer quantity led to a qualitative change. The more than one hundred low-level spells created an astonishing display of power, covering all the enemy creatures within their field of vision. The Lava Hounds immediately let out a chorus of Charge, their charge halted.
Magmadar, at the forefront, was struck head-on by more than a dozen spells. Completely ignoring the physical wounds, it roared wildly, its four eyes turning blood red, and pounced towards the island in the middle of the river like a mad tiger.
"You're asking for it!" Unas, having seen the potential in this giant dog, decided to use it as a test subject for his gun.
He spread his wings, leaped into the air, and fired his gun, sending two bolts of purple lightning striking the giant dog from the left and right.
Despite being in a berserk state, Magmadar still keenly sensed the danger of the lightning. Unable to dodge its massive body, a ring of fire spirit shield suddenly ignited around its body.
The two lightning bolts exploded on the shield, not harming the giant dog, but causing it to feel a numbness on both sides of its body.
This was the moment Unas had been waiting for. He became one with his spear, falling straight down like a meteor.
The Adamantite spearhead cut through everything in its path, piercing the fire spirit shield and thick flesh one after another, and deeply embedding itself in the giant dog's left head, even emerging from its jaw and tearing off a large chunk of flesh.
Before the giant dog could even feel the pain, its massive right jaws opened instinctively and it lunged at the enemy on its left.
Unas couldn't immediately pull out the weapon that was deeply embedded in his flesh, so he decisively abandoned the spear, leaped up, somersaulted in the air, and with a flash of white light, the Scythe of Elune was already in his hand.
"Kill!" he roared, and slashed down with his scythe.
The giant dog missed its target, its right side losing all room to maneuver. The scythe flashed past, drawing a thin white line that seemed to freeze in mid-air, becoming an insurmountable barrier between the dog's head and neck.
A massive amount of blood gushed out, but it was neatly divided into two sides by a thin white line, an insurmountable spatial barrier. The Scythe of Elune Paladin's "slicing through the air" effect to its fullest potential.
Magmadar collapsed with a thud. In a single exchange, her left head was pierced and her right head severed, leaving her with no chance of survival.
Using the power of his two divine weapons, Unas instantly killed the leader-level beast. Both sides were shocked by the strength he displayed. The pack of dogs seemed to be intimidated by the death of their leader, all whimpering and shrinking back in fear.
Unas struggled to draw his Thunder Spear, shaking off the blood. Just as he was about to display the nonchalant victory smile that every master possesses, an extremely terrifying elemental fluctuation emanated from the direction of the Molten Core.
Even he, who had no talent for magic, sensed it; the rest of the people on the battlefield were even more so. Everyone on the island fell silent in fear. Demitrian, in particular, trembled all over from the overwhelming pressure of the elemental beings' hierarchy, and murmured in shock, "It's... it's him... he's here!"
"You insignificant mortals, how dare you kill my beloved dog! Today is your end!"
The unique roar reverberated throughout the underground space, and the air seemed to boil.
The Firelord actually went into battle the moment the gates opened, which surprised everyone. Both the tactic of luring the enemy and the defensive counterattack were rendered useless.
"Let the flames purify everything!"
With the Elemental Lords's roar, an overwhelming inferno swept in, as if the end of the world had arrived. Even more terrifying, the Firelord transformed into a pillar of fire and joined the fray, arriving in an instant.
Everyone instantly realized that there was no room for maneuver for either side; the battle was the final battle!
Faced with their mortal enemy, Duke Hydraxis was the first to step forward. He swiftly spat out a deep blue crystal, which transformed into a massive ice crystal shield in front of him. Then, he led the Water Elementals in Charge against the tidal wave of fire and Lava Hounds.
The two Archmages of Dalaran, along with Huoye and Du'an, immediately began to lead the casting of spells. A giant light array lit up beneath the feet of the Mage Corps. This was a massively energy-consuming Magic Circle for a hundred people to use together. No one expected it to be used so soon, and the mages moved around in slightly chaotic positions.
The two Dwarf Kings kept their eyes fixed ahead, ready to personally intervene at any moment.
"Xiafeng, heed my command!"
Demitrian shouted a command spell, conjuring a gust of wind that rushed towards the fire and bolstered the Water Elementals.
Unas took a few steps back, allowing his body to quickly recover from the exhaustion he felt after killing the giant dog.
The Water Elemental Duke's ice crystal shield was like an unbreakable rock reef in the ocean waves. The raging fire tide could not shake it at all. It was split into two forked tongues of fire, and then blocked by the gale, it could not surge forward and even had the tendency to roll back.
Boiling Water Elementals, Sea Elementals, and Lava Hounds finally clashed, and the fierce battle officially began.
The Water Elemental Duke dominated the field, advancing relentlessly like a bulldozer, leaving Lava Hounds either dead or severely injured when they were knocked away by the ice shield.
With a loud "boom," he finally encountered an obstacle. The ice shield seemed to have crashed into an indestructible high wall. The Duke's back froze, and his entire body was thrown back, almost falling backward.
A blinding ball of fire expanded wildly in front of the ice shield, instantly growing into a towering fire giant. It had a pair of fiery red horns on its head, a face like Skeleton carved from basalt, a thick, rotating pillar of fire for its lower body, and its upper body and arms were covered by a set of ferocious black and red armor. In its giant hands made of flames, it held an unimaginably huge Warhammer.
Unas was dumbfounded, only now daring to believe that the final boss had actually escaped the instance, intending to catch them off guard.
Boom!
The Firelord's Warhammer, wreathed in raging flames, struck the center of the ice crystal shield, instantly sending honeycomb-like cracks spreading across the entire shield.
The Water Elemental Duke roared and unleashed a massive water cannon, which exploded into a cloud of white vapor on the Firelord's shoulder armor.
Boom!
Ragnaros's second hammer blow came in quick succession, and the Ice Crystal Shield could no longer hold, shattering into countless ice shards and quickly vanishing into nothingness.
Instead of retreating, the Duke charged forward, his body transforming into a long, coiled form, like a python, wrapping around his opponent's right arm and Warhammer, and rapidly extending towards his neck and head.
The Firelord's left fist pounded wildly at the water python that was coiling around him, but he couldn't break free for a while. The Duke had already made up his mind to fight to the death, and soon he had almost completely wrapped around the Firelord's upper body.
Water and fire are incompatible; being pressed together would be torture for both sides. However, the Duke's strength was far inferior to that of the Firelord, and his serpentine body was visibly depleting, while the Firelord's arrogance showed no signs of diminishing.
The surrounding Boiling Water Elemental abandoned their enemies and rushed towards the entangled water and fire like moths to a flame. Like water droplets merging into a river, they continuously merged with the Water Elemental Duke, replenishing his energy. This was a unique fusion method of the Water Elementals.
At this moment, the Mage Corps's first spell was finally ready. Water Archmage Williams finished chanting the last incantation, and blue light waves spread from the sky, quickly enveloping the entire battlefield.
This is a level six area-of-effect spell, Heavy Water Barrier, which greatly enhances the effectiveness of Water Elemental magic within the barrier and suppresses Fire Elemental creatures.
With hundreds of mages casting spells together, the range of the spell expands to a distance invisible to the naked eye, and its power increases exponentially.
The size of the Sea Elementals and Water Elementals nearly doubled in an instant, and they even automatically formed magical water shields around their bodies, while the flames on the Lava Hounds suddenly dimmed, and their movements became sluggish.
Upon seeing this, the Firelord roared in anger, Warhammer ignited into a ball of crimson flames that instantly spread throughout its body, covering its entire surface in a layer of blazing fire, transforming it into a giant Fireball. The water serpent was immediately engulfed by the flames.
The Water Elementals that were rushing forward to merge were engulfed in flames and silently vaporized, startling the others behind them into retreating.
"Would the Water Elemental Duke just be swallowed up like this?" Unas's heart tightened. He raised his scythe, ready to go into battle, when a blue shadow flashed in front of him. It was Demitrian.
Lord Summerwind pointed ahead hastily and said, "Look!"
Unas glanced around and saw that behind the pack of Lava Hounds, squads of Flamewaker Warriors, mages, and Priests were rapidly approaching.
"What?" Unas asked suspiciously. Since the leader had come out to lead the charge, his followers would naturally come out in full force. The Firelord couldn't possibly have only brought his Lava Hounds to fight.
"Judging by this momentum, the Lava Elementals might be just behind us. Duke Hydraxis and the Mage Corps should be able to hold off the Firelord for a while. There's not much we can do here, so we might as well go assassinate Garr!"
Unas's scythe and spear were like toothpicks to the Elemental Lords, and the giant fireball was like a difficult-to-attack hedgehog. Without finding the vital points, it was indeed difficult to cause substantial damage to the Firelord.
Demitrian's Xiafeng talent is also unable to counter Fire Elementals, resulting in very low damage output.
Their original tactic was to rescue the Wind Prince first, and then work together to kill the Firelord.
After killing the giant hound, Unas's confidence soared, and he felt that he could defeat all the other bosses in Molten Core except for the Firelord.
But venturing alone into the enemy ranks was extremely risky, so he asked, "How do we get past the Flamewaker's army?"
Among the Flamewaker are many powerful ranged attackers, and the rock ceiling of the underground cave is too low, making it difficult for the two of them to fly over safely.
Demitrian said, "Leave it to me!"
He suddenly raised his arms high, quickly recited a spell, and then threw out a small ball of golden sand. The sand ball swelled as soon as it was exposed to the wind, and soon expanded into a large sandstorm.
Demitrian grabbed the Paladin's arm, and the two flew into the air, plunging into the yellow sandstorm that swept rapidly forward.
As the sandstorm swept by, the Flamewaker mistook it for a harassing attack by the enemy and failed to notice the two people shrouded in sand.
Unas, lifted by a gust of sand, surrounded by a gray haze, asked, "Have we passed the Flamewaker Formation?"
Demitrian, standing beside him, said in a hoarse voice, "Behind the Flamewaker are all sorts of Fire Elementals; the number is astonishing."
After flying for a while, the five-mile distance was covered in an instant, and the gate to the Molten Core was already beneath their feet, but they still hadn't seen the ranks of Lava Elementals.
As the sandstorm subsided, the two were about to be exposed to the air. Unas could already vaguely see the countless Fire Elemental rushing out of the cave below, a sight that sent chills down his spine.
What to do? The Sandstorm spell can't be used a second time in a short period of time. The two were extremely unwilling to return empty-handed. Going back would mean having to charge straight in again. They might as well take advantage of the situation and charge in!
The two exchanged a glance and quickly made a decision. Demitrian said, "With the Fire Elementals swarming out, the Molten Core might be quite empty."
These words were less an encouragement to the Paladin and more a way of comforting himself.
Unas nodded, and the two rode the last gust of sand, charging headlong into the rugged giant cave.
A sea of red light filled the view, the temperature suddenly soared, and choking air rushed into the nostrils; an ordinary person would quickly suffocate and die.
Looking out, one sees a massive red cave with a pool of golden-red lava on the ground radiating intense heat and a crimson glow. The ranks of Fire Elementals along the banks seem endless, extending along the lava river into the depths of the cave. This is the demiplane that the Firelord created to invade Azeroth — the Molten Core.
Unas possesses Greater Fireproof Barrier enhanced by Huoye, and he also spent one of his saved skill points on increasing the Fire Resistance Aura (Fire Resistance Aura Lv2 - makes all friendly members within a 100-meter radius immune to 20% of fire damage).
Therefore, their bodies were not affected, but the appearance of the two alarmed the Fire Elemental on the ground, who immediately spewed attacks at the enemies in the air.
The two were instantly surrounded by hundreds of Fireballs, rockets, and flame rays. Unas roared, "Follow me!"
He spread his Light Wings and charged forward, wildly wielding his giant scythe. Spatial cracks deflected the fiery attacks in front of him, creating an opening in the encirclement, and the two of them rushed out one after the other.
The flames behind them collided, and the violent explosion caused a small earthquake in the Cave. The two took advantage of the momentum and rushed into the next large hole.
Still filled with Fire Elemental, Unas used the same trick again, bursting into the next space. Suddenly, the view opened up to an extremely vast cavern, with the ground stretching out flat, almost like a small plain.
Various Fire Elemental creatures occupied most of the plain, seemingly waiting to set off; this must be the gathering point for the elemental army.
"Over there!" Demitrian immediately spotted a large group of humanoid creatures made of burning rocks, which were the Lava Elementals, among which stood a giant species that was the most outstanding.
"That's Garr?"
Although the target was right in front of them, there were at least seven or eight thousand Fire Elemental creatures on the ground. Even if they could kill Garr in an instant, they would immediately be surrounded and attacked. There would be no time to search for the other half of the Shackled Skull on its corpse.
Unas was considering retreating, but Demitrian stared intently at Garr, as if the burning stone giant would vanish in the blink of an eye.
Their arrival had already alerted the elemental army; a group of Flamewaker that approached had already thrown their spears, and the two hurriedly flew upwards.
Because the cave was extremely large and the ceiling was very high, the spears were too weak to fly when they reached the two people close to the ceiling, and were easily blown away by Demitrian's hand.
"May I borrow Your Highness's Fire Source Stone?"
Demitrian clearly didn't want to leave. This was the closest he had ever come to the resurrected prince, a desire that had been with him for tens of thousands of years, and he was unwilling to just run away like this.
"What are you up to?"
"As bait."
"I think this is courting death," Unas cursed inwardly, hesitating.
The Flamewaker commander on the ground was probably afraid that the large army that had been painstakingly formed would be thrown into disarray, and there were only two enemies, so he did not order a large-scale ranged attack. Instead, he sent out a team of extremely tall Flamewaker hunters, each of whom carried a row of thick spears on their backs, clearly an elite ranged force.
Demitrian said urgently, "Your Highness! The array of Lava Elementals is right next to the cave entrance on the right; we might be able to lure them in, but without the gem as bait, I can't guarantee that Garr will come after us!"
The small plains are likely the central area of Molten Core, a network of interconnected passages with several openings in the walls, presumably leading to the habitats of various fire-type creatures.
Unas thought to himself, "Even if you have gems, there's no guarantee that Garr will pursue you. He might not even be interested in gems at all."
Seeing that this guy was willing to risk his life to save his master, he was truly loyal and righteous. Let's see how far he can go and lend a hand! If we can really revive the Wind Prince, we'll have more confidence in dealing with the Firelord.
In a moment of impulsiveness, Unas tossed the Crimson Diamond over, which Demitrian caught quickly. Without looking back, he transformed into a gust of wind and swept towards Garr to the lower right.
The Flamewaker hunter's attack arrived, dozens of flaming spears striking the two like anti-aircraft artillery, their speed and power far surpassing the previous attacks.
The flaming spear pierced through the cloud of energy that Demitrian had transformed into, causing him to howl in pain, but his speed as he lunged toward the ground did not diminish in the slightest.
Unas dodged and parried the fire spears with his scythe, keeping the defense relatively easy and even having time to observe the situation below.
Lord Summerwind flew over Garr's head, revealing Crimson Diamond in a fleeting glance. He then used the gem to unleash a magic arrow with both wind and fire attributes, before rushing towards the large hole on the right. Countless fire spells were chasing after him, making his life a near-death experience.
Garr remained unmoved; the magic arrow struck him without causing any pain or itch. Oblivious to the fleeting brilliance of the Fire Source Stone, he failed to notice it.
But there was someone in the army who was a hundred times more perceptive than him. A tall Flamewaker, standing on a high platform and surrounded by a group of guards, pointed his trident at Garr and roared something loudly.
Garr roared back a few times, then, filled with anger and helplessness, led his swarm of Lava Elementals into the large cave into which Lord Summerwind had fled.
They actually took the bait?
Unas was both surprised and delighted. Demitrian had been preparing meticulously for many years and should be confident in killing Garr. However, he had no idea what was behind the large hole, which made him a little worried. But he soon had no time to think about anything else.
The Flamewaker on the high platform must be the enemy commander. Seeing that the hunters couldn't do anything to the Paladins, he immediately gave new orders.
Clusters of fiery clouds rose from the army; these were the continuous fire magic, Fire Cloud, cast by the enemy Flamewaker mage. While its destructive power was limited, its range was extremely wide, and it quickly covered the entire sky.
Unas's flight path was constantly compressed by the fire clouds. He dodged left and right, but the hunters' flaming spears became increasingly dense, and he was immediately in grave danger.
This couldn't go on. If they were forced to the ground, things would be terrible. Unas had the thought of escaping several times, but thinking that Demitrian would need to come to his aid if he succeeded, he decided to hold out a little longer.
Three minutes. If you don't come out in three minutes, don't blame me for abandoning my comrades.
The thought had barely formed when a red light enveloped the sky, followed by a downpour of Rain of Fire mixed with lava and rocks.
The surrounding fiery clouds rapidly approached, with Rain of Fire down from above and fiery spears slamming down below—it was a veritable net from heaven to earth.
Unas remained calm, protected by Sacred Shield, a fire barrier, and Fire Resistance Aura, rendering the weak fire cloud harmless.
The Scythe of Elune cleared a path, splitting the fiery cloud in two. Unas plunged in, and the Rain of Fire and the fiery spears, unable to find their target, temporarily ceased their attack.
Unas ventured deeper into the fiery cloud only to find that he could not breathe, all he could see was red, he could not see anything, and he could not distinguish east from west.
Fortunately, gravity exists, which distinguishes up from down. He dodged in the fiery cloud for nearly a minute until the air he had been holding in his chest finally ran out, and he could only rush downwards out of the fiery cloud.
As soon as he emerged from the bottom of the clouds, he attracted the attention of all his enemies. He took a deep breath and turned to try to disappear back into the fiery clouds.
Unexpectedly, a magic gate suddenly appeared above their heads, and a Flamewaker with a dark blue body flashed out from the gate, bursting out a blue light wave the moment they met.
The Paladin recognized it as Arcane Explosion, a common spell used by arcane mages. Its area of effect was moderate, but it could knock people away.
Unas had no time to entangle with him; with a flap of his wings, he drew an arc in the air and dodged to the other side.
But then the magic gate suddenly appeared before them again, and the strange blue Flamewaker charged out once more, unleashing another Arcane Explosion.
Unas had no time to brake and was struck head-on by the light wave, instantly tumbling several times in the air like a gourd.
Before he could regain his footing, the blue Flamewaker's almost instantaneous teleportation portal appeared behind him. A blue shadow flashed out, and with a flick of its staff, a dark magic arrow struck the Paladin in the back.
With a slight cracking sound, his Sacred Shield, fireproof barrier, and magic arrow all vanished simultaneously. Unas swung his spear back, unleashing a lightning strike, and then charged towards the fire cloud without looking back.
But the fiery clouds overhead seemed to be avoiding him, rapidly shrinking backward, while the light of the magic gate shone again in front of him; the blue Flamewaker's spatial teleportation was simply divine.
Damn it, those annoying blue flies!
Unas's murderous intent surged, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed a large cluster of red light flying out of a large hole on his left. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a flock of giant birds made of flames, numbering no less than three hundred. On the back of the giant purple eagle at the head of the flock was a Flamewaker with a completely black body.
The enemy's air force has finally appeared. The Firebird Tribe are extremely rare Fire Elemental creatures and should be considered the reserve force within the reserve force. Now, in order to deal with the Paladins, they have actually come out in full force.
As expected, they couldn't be too arrogant. Unas flew recklessly over the enemy's heads, which completely enraged the Flamewaker commander and provoked this all-out attack.
Unas could no longer stay there. Without hesitation, he rushed towards the Blue Flamewaker. He knew that he would have no way to escape without killing this fly.
Blue Fairy used the same trick again, Arcane Explosion came head-on.
Unas suddenly drew his scythe and slashed down diagonally, tearing the blue light wave apart like cloth. He then twisted his wrist, causing the scythe to flip and hook towards the blue demon's tail.
Like a startled bird, the blue demon turned and fled into the magic gate behind it. Unas's scythe missed, leaving a white line on the afterimage of the magic gate.
The seemingly useless attack, due to the artifact's ability to tear through space, actually had a miraculous effect, causing that space to violently tremble.
Blue Demon, covered in blood, appeared in the distance, nearly crushed to death by the violently fluctuating spatial tunnel during his teleportation.
Unas instantly switched his Adamantite spear and fired another lightning bolt, this time hitting the target squarely. The heavily wounded Blue Demon could not dodge, let out a scream, and fell downwards amidst black smoke.
Hey! This time he's either dead or crippled.
Unas had no time to be smug or rush in to finish off the enemy, because the flock of firebirds behind him had split into three, flanking from the left and right, leaving only a sliver of space between them.
He hurriedly flew towards the exit, but just then a huge whooshing sound suddenly came from the cave entrance Demitrian had escaped into. Could it be...?
A chilling gale swept out, and the Fire Elemental creatures around the cave entrance roared in pain as the frigid wind cut them like knives.
Boom!
Amidst the violent howling, a massive pale purple storm, carrying a smaller cyan cloud, suddenly burst forth; it must be the resurrected Wind Prince Thunderaan and Lord Summerwind.
Unas was overjoyed; Demitrian had truly succeeded!