Patrick had already increased his arcane energy output, sending out powerful streams of arcane magic like lasers. The Dreadlord in the distance refused to be outdone and did the same. From an Earthling's perspective, Patrick and Ras'lekh might well have been trading Kamehamehas.
Ras'lekh was putting all his strength into containing Patrick's Diffusing Riftwave and had no attention to spare for the fighting below. Sevini and the Dreadlords were still the main players in this battle.
If Ras'lekh ignored the Diffusing Riftwave to help his subordinates resist the allied forces' assault, the allies could simply halt their advance, wait for Patrick to teach the demons a painful lesson, then storm the Altar of Storms and take it.
Whatever Ras'lekh did, the destruction of the fel orcs at the Altar of Storms could no longer be prevented.
In the air, the three blue dragons, Tarecgosa, Kyrissa, and Mati'gosa, joined forces against Tremus the Devourer. The long-renowned black dragon did not even have a chance to flee. Bite marks and claw wounds already covered his body, and sulfurous dragon blood kept falling to the ground.
Now, Ras'lekh watched as the human and orc troops fought their way to the Altar of Storms, with Loramus leading the charge. When it came to fighting demons, the Demon Hunter class was specifically meant to hunt them. Following Arcanist Orista, Loramus stood before Grolor the Destroyer and Sevini, carrying his specially crafted anti-magic weapons.
The Demon Hunter's air of contempt for the demons around him made Grolor and Sevini instinctively sense danger. As the allied forces slowly established a foothold at the Altar of Storms, Sevini could no longer summon demons fast enough to replace their losses.
In the air, Ras'lekh abruptly stopped casting and shifted slightly aside. Patrick's Arcane Orb, linked to an Arcane Beam,