At Rhode's words, Lilia rolled forward without hesitation, landing beneath another Icecrown Guardian and sweeping her leg at its feet.
Although she could not trip the creature, she immediately caught its attention.
It roared and turned its sights on Lilia.
Seeing it lunge at her with its sharp mandibles, Lilia quickly leaped away, turned, and shouted, "Come on, you stinkbugs!"
Two Icecrown Guardians charged after her.
Rhode immediately felt the pressure ease.
He could now easily withstand the three remaining beetles' combined attacks.
"So there's a boss mechanic like this." Rhode chuckled. "It's a little different from the game, though. I had to try it to find out."
As he spoke, Rhode thrust out his fist. "Since fireballs don't work on you, have a taste of my Wok-Sized Fist!"
In that instant, an enormous Mage Hand fist with a Fire Orb attached appeared out of thin air, then struck one of the Icecrown Guardians with blinding speed.
The giant beetle, over three meters tall, suddenly froze.
Its chest shuddered, and the carapace there scattered outward like droplets of water.
Its chest actually exploded, as though a shell had detonated inside it!
And that was only the beginning.
First its chest, then its abdomen, legs, arms-or claws?-and neck exploded section by section. In the end, only its head fell to the ground, its enormous mandibles still twitching.
"What? How is that possible?" Kel'Thuzad cried out from within the black mist.
A personal guardian sent by the Lich King himself had been blown apart by a single punch from Rhode?
He knew nothing of the connection between the five beetles, or their combat mechanics. He only knew that when he had first gone to Northrend to meet the Lich King, he had tried sparring with them.
The power they displayed had defeated