Fierce Battle

Mana Burn!

Demon Hunter Yudian's icy voice rang out in an instant.

A pale green beam shot into the Purple Savage Elephant's body with lightning speed.

A force filled with an aura of destruction immediately flooded the Purple Savage Elephant's mind. In an instant, the mana that had just overflowed when it cast its spell was burned away, creating a brief interruption. Though it lasted only a short time, it effectively prevented the Purple Savage Elephant from casting its magic.

The Purple Savage Elephant also fell into a brief stupor. Though it lasted only for a fleeting instant, Demon Hunter Yudian still seized the opportunity.

In barely half an instant, Demon Hunter Yudian flashed before the Purple Savage Elephant. The Warglaives of Azzinoth in his hands slashed out again, carrying the force to cleave it in two.

"Elephant! Wake up!" Tong Ape roared and rushed forward at incredible speed. Like a meteor, he instantly blocked Demon Hunter Yudian's path. His thick arms swung up and down, every strike aimed at one of Yudian's vital points, forcing Yudian to retreat to avoid the attacks.

"What a pity!" Demon Hunter Yudian frowned. Clearly, he regretted that Tong Ape, this seemingly simple-minded brute, possessed such sharp battle instincts. He had immediately anticipated the Purple Savage Elephant's predicament and posed a powerful obstacle to Yudian's killing blow.

Demon Hunter Yudian retreated the instant his strike landed, without the slightest hesitation. In that half-instant, the Purple Savage Elephant also woke up. It understood what had happened while it was half-conscious. Even with its mental fortitude, its heart pounded wildly, and it took a long time to calm down.

"That was close!" A shadow fell over the Purple Savage Elephant's heart. It truly had not expected Demon Hunter Yudian, who did not look particularly impressive, to be so powerful. In just one exchange, he had muddled its mind and nearly killed it. At that thought, the Purple Savage Elephant became even more cautious. It no longer dared use any powerful magic and could only rely on its powerful body to fight him.

But would Demon Hunter Yudian, who possessed the Evasion skill, fear this savage elephant? In speed, flexibility, and agility, Demon Hunter Yudian far surpassed the Purple Savage Elephant. Naturally, he felt no fear at all. Instead, the Purple Savage Elephant found this battle unbearably frustrating.

"Let me end your life!" Archer Captain Ina stared coldly at Tong Ape. The bow in her hands fired relentlessly, and although Tong Ape was not overly afraid, he would not simply stand there and take the attacks. He kept dodging in every direction.

As for Archer Captain Ina's strength, with Searing Arrow, she might not necessarily be able to defeat the Great Golden Roc. But against Tong Ape, the weakest of the three level-seven magical beasts, she still had a fair chance of winning. Though she might not be able to kill Tong Ape, keeping him tied down would be no problem at all. If Tong Ape chose to flee, it would be even easier. She and Lord Yudian could then surround and kill the Purple Savage Elephant. Perhaps her subordinates' strength could rise another level, allowing them to serve their master even better in the future.

Ha!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Ina's archery grew increasingly fluid. She knew clearly that at her level, it would be difficult to achieve further breakthroughs. Only through constant battle could she temper herself further and deepen her strength.

"Die, Searing Arrow!"

"What should we do? The situation is deadlocked now. It seems that Purple Savage Elephant is the one calling the shots among these two level-seven magical beasts. It truly is a schemer. It must have been the one behind everything that happened before."

"However, it clearly did not expect our side to become this powerful, growing to such a level in such a short time. Unfortunately, it is too late for regrets. If the Purple Savage Elephant has no further tricks up its sleeve, the outcome of this battle is beyond doubt. But no matter what, we absolutely cannot relax until the result is decided. Besides, I do not believe the Great Golden Roc will truly let go of Ina burning off all its feathers. With its proud temperament, it definitely will not."

Huang Long continuously calculated the development of the entire battle in his mind while remaining alert to his surroundings. The sneak attack by the snake sent out by the Purple Savage Elephant had already made Huang Long deeply wary. He would not let down his guard against anything.

"But that Purple Savage Elephant is truly vicious. It actually pretended to negotiate in order to capture the leader here. At first, it probably thought either Yudian or Ina was the leader, but during the conversation, it discovered that I was the leader here and changed its mind on the spot. That was also one of the greatest flaws in its plan."

"But why had so many archers on the field, even Ina, who had reached level seven, failed to notice any trace of that Shadowless Snake? How did Yudian discover it?"

A trace of doubt flashed through Huang Long's eyes. Logically speaking, Demon Hunter Yudian's class skills did not include detection. Only the Huntress, a Warcraft-level unit, possessed the skill—Sentinel.

Sentinel: Summons an owl to scout the surrounding area and reveal invisible enemies.

"But does Yudian have such an ability?" Huang Long sank into deep thought. "Then why had he not warned me before? Why did he attack only when the Shadowless Snake was about to attack me?"

At that thought, Huang Long rubbed his slightly swollen head and stopped thinking about it. He turned his gaze toward the battlefield not far away. By now, all the level-four and level-five magical beasts had been cleared out. The survivors had already fled back to their lairs, leaving only corpses scattered across the ground.

In short, the invading magical beast horde had gradually withdrawn from the Night Elf faction's territory and returned to their respective lairs.

In this battle, the magical beast horde had lost seven or eight out of ten of its low-level magical beasts, while more than half of the level-four and level-five magical beasts had also died. Only the level-six magical beasts, which possessed a little intelligence, had immediately fled far from the battlefield when they realized something was wrong—except for a few unlucky ones targeted by Demon Hunter Yudian.

"This battle should finally be over, then!" Huang Long spoke as he watched the Night Elf archers standing ready in tight formation.