Attack Begins

The Demon Hunter had always been Huang Long's favorite hero, and the one he considered the strongest.

I never expected the Warcraft Elf System's first summoned hero to have no time limit! Huang Long muttered to himself. Still, this is good. There's no need to wait any longer. My task now is to quickly level up the Demon Hunter. Judging by Archer Captain Ina's attack power, once Demon Hunter Yudian reaches level 5, he'll be strong enough to fight those level 7 magical beasts. We just need to make the most of our time and level him up as much as possible. At their speed, they probably won't reach this place so soon.

Huang Long slowly walked up to Demon Hunter Yudian and held out his right hand. "Welcome to the team. From now on, we'll fight side by side!"

Demon Hunter Yudian looked at Huang Long in confusion. A flicker of doubt crossed his eyes. "Who are you? Why am I here? And why do you call me Yudian? Do you know me?"

Huang Long froze, then awkwardly withdrew his hand. He had only just remembered that the Night Elf faction did not seem to understand the custom of shaking hands.

"Of course I know you. We've always fought side by side!" Huang Long said with a smile. He had put some effort into fooling these Night Elf heroes. Besides, what he said was not entirely false. Back on Earth, Huang Long had often used the Demon Hunter, so they could indeed be considered comrades who had fought side by side.

"But..." Demon Hunter Yudian shook his head and asked in confusion, "I have no memory of any of this. What happened to me?"

"It's nothing. Perhaps you slept for too long, and this is a side effect of being revived," Huang Long said.

"Revived? Why did I die?" Demon Hunter Yudian stared intently at Huang Long's expression, not allowing himself to be distracted in the slightest.

"Because you sacrificed yourself for your people," Huang Long said solemnly. "And now, our people have been reborn in another world. You are my best brother, so naturally I had to revive you."

"Is that so?" Demon Hunter Yudian smiled. "Good brother, from now on I'll listen to you. Together, we'll make our Night Elf faction flourish!"

Hearing Demon Hunter Yudian's words, Huang Long secretly wiped away some sweat. The Demon Hunter truly was the most aloof of heroes. Back on the Warcraft Continent, apart from occasionally listening to his older brother Farien, he only listened to his first love, the Priestess of the Moon Tyrande. Even though the Warcraft Elf System had erased his memories, the personality from his previous life still remained rooted in his heart.

That was why Huang Long had not treated him like a master would from the start. For one thing, it would have provoked Demon Hunter Yudian's resentment. For another, Huang Long truly had a special affection for this tragic hero and did not wish to force him.

Still, things were fine now. Demon Hunter Yudian had probably truly accepted him. Though he did not regard Huang Long as his master, being good brothers was not bad at all.

"First and Second Squads, follow Yudian and me east to hunt." Huang Long immediately assembled the archer troops.

I possess the ultimate skill of teleportation. Once those three magical beasts lead their subordinates here, I can return immediately. Before then, I must raise Yudian's level as quickly as possible!

Now I can only hope those level 7 magical beasts do not come too early. Otherwise, even if I win this battle, it may be a pyrrhic victory. There may not be many troops left afterward.

What a pity. If I had a little more time, those level 7 monsters would be nothing but a disorganized rabble. With my command, perhaps I could defeat them without losing a single soldier. But time is far too short. The only thing I can do now is slaughter as many of the level 6 magical beasts under those level 7 magical beasts as possible before then. My current troops will not find it easy to kill them, but it will not be too difficult either.

Swish! A flash of silver light streaked through the air as Demon Hunter Yudian's Warglaives of Azzinoth sliced across the neck of a level 6 magical beast. The sharp twin blades immediately tore open the wound, sending a thick spray of blood flying.

Bang! The ten-meter-long body of the level 6 Winged Serpent crashed to the ground.

So strong! It seems I miscalculated after all! Huang Long watched Demon Hunter Yudian display his might and was deeply shocked.

He had not expected that, while Demon Hunter Yudian had shown no obvious advantage at level 0, he learned a skill upon advancing from level 0 to level 1—Immolation.

Immolation: Surrounds the Demon Hunter in flames, damaging nearby enemy units. This skill automatically ends when mana is depleted.

As this terrifying skill activated, Demon Fire rose from Demon Hunter Yudian's body. According to Yudian, the demon sealed within his Warglaives of Azzinoth was the source of a Demon Hunter's power, and the Demon Fire covering his body originated from that demon.

Thus, something even more terrifying happened. Demon Hunter Yudian actually killed three level 6 magical beasts by himself. One against many—nothing more than that.

After nearly three hours of nonstop slaughter, Demon Hunter Yudian had already reached level 5. Though he might not be stronger than a level 7 magical beast, he could steadily hold one back.

Archer Captain Ina had also broken through her limits in the constant fighting and reached level 6. Several archers had reached level 4, while all the others had become level 3.

But that was still not enough against the three level 7 magical beasts!

Huang Long felt truly troubled.

The Grizzly Bear Huang Long had summoned had leveled up as well, reaching the intermediate stage. Misha the Grizzly Bear had also become a level 6 magical beast. With its savage Bash skill, it was no match for those level 7 magical beasts, but among level 6 magical beasts, it was practically invincible.

And his own strength was simply too low.

"Warning. A large number of magical beasts have approached within one kilometer of the Tree of Life. Host, prepare yourself!" The Warcraft Elf System's voice rang out beside Huang Long's ear once more.

"They're here!" Huang Long narrowed his eyes. This should be my first real battle. I must give it everything I have!

"Teleport!" Huang Long silently chanted. A massive sphere of light teleported all the troops, along with Huang Long himself, to the side of the Tree of Life.

Standing atop the highest branch of the Ancient Tree of Life and looking at the thousands of magical beasts in the distance, Huang Long's scalp went numb. Damn it! I never expected all the magical beasts we killed to have been revived! Damn it, only the ones killed during these three hours count! Damn it!