Pandaria Continent, Terrace of Endless Spring.
The final battle for the Heart of Fear had officially begun. The Imperial Court Mantid loyal to Empress Shaok'sil held the outer perimeter of the Heart of Fear with grim determination.
Viewed from afar and above, the entire amber giant tree of the Heart of Fear was surrounded by swarms of flying insects. On the ground, countless Amber Scorpion beasts packed together as densely as ants. The Mantid drove these beasts into an impregnable wall of flesh and blood.
The Imperial Court army was personally overseen and commanded by Wind Lord Mel'jarak, Empress Shaok'sil's foremost fierce general. Though this powerful modern Mantid was not as renowned as the ancient heroes, his individual strength was no less than that of any hero. This Wind Lord had mastered the power to command raging winds. His pair of wings and mantis forelimbs were incomparably sharp. He needed no blades; his arms were blades. With every swing, he unleashed fierce wind blades capable of tearing apart flesh and even steel.
The Karakal Council had also gone all in, dispatching a team of ancient heroes to reinforce the assault alongside the Alliance, Horde, and Shaohao Dynasty coalition.
That was only natural. Once the two sides had formally broken apart, one of them had to be utterly destroyed. The loser would be ruined and disgraced. There was never mercy in Imperial Court power struggles.
K'rull, the Wind Reaver, one of the Mantid ancient heroes, was immediately stirred by competitive spirit when he saw that Imperial Court youngster who also wielded wind. He looked ready to give the junior a harsh lesson in what it meant to be a Mantid.
As the siege continued, the situation on the battlefield gradually began to change.
The scales of victory were slowly tilting toward