Meanwhile, Patrick's Arcane Mass Point began to take effect. Skeletons nearby had already begun floating slowly into the sky, drifting toward the sphere.
The troops Arthas led had their backs to An'telas Temple in the valley. Patrick had blocked Arthas at the bend in this narrow mountain pass to prevent him from spreading out his entire undead army and surrounding Patrick's troops.
The ruins of An'telas behind Arthas, the mountainside of Sunscar Peak, and even the ground beneath their feet began to be drawn toward the sphere. When Patrick had used this move in Life Forest, he had been nowhere near as comfortable with it as he was now.
Many old zombies, abominations, and necromancers struggled in the sky. With gravity gone and nothing to push against, they could only watch helplessly as they were sucked upward. But when it came to the undead, killing the Scourge for good was not so simple. Fire was still needed to put these undying creatures to rest.
"Cast Fireball into the Arcane Mass Point and completely destroy those undead creatures," Patrick reminded the mages around him. "But don't use metamagic to enhance the spells' effects. Ordinary spells will do. They can no longer dodge or defend themselves."
Although ordinary mages had learned some metamagic, the limits of their own mana meant they could not use it freely. Moreover, metamagic consisted of earlier generations' accumulated knowledge of spell use, and ordinary elves rarely had access to advanced metamagic. As for conventional spells, opportunities to learn them were available throughout Quel'Thalas, so Patrick only needed them to cast fireballs at the Arcane Mass Point and burn those zombies to death.
Watching the undead soldiers around him being drawn into the Arcane Mass Point, Arthas showed not the slightest concern. Instead, he praised Patrick lavishly. "An