"This can't go on!" Jiang Jie frowned.
He could keep fighting like this until all the Gargoyle and Frost Wyrm were wiped out, but before he could do all that, all the soldiers in Southshore would be killed and resurrected as Undead, and Arthas would be racing against him in terms of the speed of the slaughter.
He alone is no match for so many Undead.
Most importantly, Lich and Undead are summoning more and more Undead, an endless stream.
" Anveena, let's go take them down!"
Jiang Jie flapped his wings and flew south.
The town was small, Jiang Jie quickly arrived at the southern coast, where he saw several Lich and more Undead maintaining a large teleportation array, from which Undead poured out.
The most eye-catching of them all was an old monk with completely white hair and a completely white beard:
Heigan the Unclean!
He should be the culprit behind the Scourge Plague the entire Lordaeron, because he was the one who created the "Plague Cauldron," which directly caused the spread of the plague.
Now, he's actually shown up.
Jiang Jie descended from the sky like a cannonball, appearing abruptly in front of Heigan, and then slashed with his sword.
Unlike Faerlina, this old mage was not a living person; he had been killed by the Cult of the Damned long ago and then resurrected by Kel'Thuzad himself, becoming a Undead.
He is a research-oriented Archmage whose main research areas are poisons, microorganisms, and plant modification. He is not strong in combat and has little awareness of defense, believing that he is safe because there are many Undead protecting him.
It's actually not safe.
Needless to say, the magic-breaking ability of the divine sword Strom'kar was unparalleled. Unprepared, Heigan, and the defensive spells automatically activated by the magical items on his body couldn't withstand the attack of the divine weapon. So, he was killed by Jiang Jie with almost no effort.
This guy's status in the Scourge is probably on par with that of the Grand Widow Faerlina, but in terms of combat, he's nowhere near Faerlina's level; he's far inferior.
However, after defeating Heigan, Jiang Jie frowned slightly.
As more Undead rushed over, the mages and Lich who hadn't participated in maintaining the teleportation array also began casting spells at Jiang Jie Jiang Jie, resulting in more than a dozen targeted spells landing on him.
With so many spells, including several at the level of Archmage, their destructive power is naturally considerable.
Even with Jiang Jie's current strength, he wouldn't dare to fight head-on, otherwise he would definitely be seriously injured, and might even die here.
But he did not run away, because a soft and gentle voice rang in his ears:
" Nicholas, Anveena will protect you!"
The next moment, Jiang Jie's golden-white wings closed up from his sides, one in front and one behind, completely protecting Jiang Jie.
One spell after another landed on the energy wings, but without splashing a single drop of water, they all disappeared. The defensive capabilities of Anveena's wings were truly astonishing!
Jiang Jie understood that this was essentially Anveena using her own body to protect him. Although with Anveena's energy level and the protection of the Moon Goddess's power, this was nothing, Jiang Jie was still somewhat moved.
His relationship with Anveena is now more than just "Uncle Krasus made me believe in you"; it has gone a step further, a fusion of body and soul, and could even be said to be more intimate than that of husband and wife or father and daughter.
Although this relationship was only recently established, it had actually been brewing since the arrow shot from Mount Hyjal.
When that arrow was shot, Jiang Jie and Anveena's souls were intertwined. At that moment, Jiang Jie felt as if his soul had been drained, expending a tremendous amount of spiritual power. He hadn't realized there were such great benefits to it.
He is Anveena, Anveena is him; they are inseparable.
Jiang Jie suspected that this matter might be related to the Elune.
With his wings of light unfurled, Jiang Jie no longer held the divine sword Strom'kar, but instead the orange bow Thori'dal.
He discovered that in this state, Thori'dal's power was greatly enhanced, making it particularly useful against mages.
It's also very effective, and faster. An arrow travels faster than a flying arrow!
Arrows of light condensed on the bowstring and fell upon the mages, killing them instantly.
However, the Lich and mages quickly stopped the teleportation array and instead joined forces to create a magical barrier to protect them all. At the same time, they shrieked and summoned Undead to attack Jiang Jie.
"It's pointless." Jiang Jie chuckled. " Xiao Feng, scan!"
The scanning function of the game pod is the nemesis of thieves and any magical barrier.
As long as there is enough energy, the game pod can scan and analyze any magical barrier, find its weakest point, and very quickly.
Jiang Jie flapped his wings and flew into the sky, dodging the mages' magical attacks. With a few swift arrows, he wiped out the Gargoyle that were attacking him.
Gargoyle have very hard bodies, and they become even harder when they transform into stone statues, making them very difficult to deal with; even arrows have difficulty harming them.
However, Gargoyle are actually alchemical constructs created from vampire bats. Once they cannot transform into stone form, they are made of flesh and blood.
Jiang Jie's light arrows were too fast; they were killed before they could even be converted.
Jiang Jie even managed to kill a Frost Wyrm!
The current Thori'dal, the orange bow, should be considered a true artifact. It's no less powerful than Flamestrike and on par with the legendary bow passed down through generations of the Windrunner family. Its attack power is truly formidable.
Jiang Jie fired 24 light arrows in succession, piercing through the most important bones in the Frost Wyrm's body, damaging its physiological structure, and disrupting the flow of death energy and frost power within it. Ultimately, this caused the Frost Wyrm to fall, crashing into and collapsing a two-story house.
"Host, all done!" Xiao Feng transformed into a Legendary female mage, looking ten times more beautiful than Jaina or anyone else. A light mist veiled her delicate body, and she pointed her slender finger at certain points in the 3D image. "The weakness is right there!"
It has many weaknesses.
Jiang Jie immediately aimed at those locations and fired several arrows. Then he saw several spell nodes on the spell barrier collapse, followed by the collapse of the spell circuits, and finally the collapse of the entire spell model. The overflowing energy even backfired on the Lich and Undead, causing injuries to at least half of them.
"Then, the slaughter begins!"
Jiang Jie flew through the sky, nocked an arrow, and began to kill one by one.
Five minutes later, he had taken down 17 Undead and a relatively weak Lich. He then had to ascend over a hundred meters into the air because many spells had already landed on him. Fortunately, he was protected by Anveena and was unharmed.
"It's impossible to activate the teleportation array anytime soon... Hmm? The four little Elemental Spirits have achieved remarkable results!"
Jiang Jie looked into the distance and saw that the ancient Earthen Wugou had already pierced through the Nerubians Lord Anub'Rekhan with a single sword strike. This most trusted general of the " Crypt Lord Anub'arak " had been killed by the four little Elemental Spirits.
It still bore signs of scorching and water damage, indicating that the other little creatures had also contributed.
Anub'Rekhan's carapace was too hard, and its magic resistance too high; few could defeat it. Wugou was practically its nemesis, and even the " Blade of Cataclysm " from the Doom Lord Kaz'rogal was beyond its ability to withstand, ultimately leading to its demise.
"Yes, Anub'Rekhan's body can be preserved. The mages of Dalaran will certainly be eager to study the Nerubians Lord's structure, the alchemists will be willing to extract its bodily fluids, and its carapace can be made into shields and armor, its spikes can be made into arrows or weapons... it's a treasure trove from head to toe."
Jiang Jie chuckled, ignoring all of that.
He had originally planned to deal with Arthas himself, but he didn't need to, because Old Chen was already fighting against him.
Death Knight are strong, but the current Fenris People's Army is not weak either, and the fighting power of a few pandas should not be underestimated.
Others might be a bit lacking, but Darion and Sven could basically take on the Death Knight one-on-one. Aysa and Ji teamed up to hold off Captain Falric, and Li Li in the sky also helped.
On the most intense battlefield, Old Chen is facing off against Arthas!
There was no one around them; in an area the size of half a playground, it was just the two of them. Anyone who approached was instantly killed; their aura was too strong, and their energy coverage was too wide.
Chi surged, earth, fire, water, and wind swirled, death lingered, Fel was unleashed, and the power of frost permeated every corner.
At this point, Arthas was probably in his strongest state before becoming the Lich King. Frostmourne had devoured countless souls, making him stronger and stronger, reaching the level of High-tier Legendary.
This is the limit for mortals; the next step is Demigod.
That step is incredibly difficult to cross; even decades or centuries wouldn't be enough. The only way is to merge with the Lich King and amplify his spiritual power using the Lich King Helm, thus becoming Demigod.
So in reality, the true Demigod is neither the Lich King nor Arthas, but that helmet.
At this point, Arthas was already extremely difficult to deal with, definitely on par with Uther the Lightbringer. Even Old Chen was slightly inferior in terms of energy level, but that didn't matter.
Old Chen's fighting skills can make up for everything.
The fight between the two had been going on for ten minutes, and neither had gained the upper hand.
Old Chen couldn't defeat Arthas, and Arthas couldn't get rid of Old Chen; they were basically locked in a stalemate.
"Then, let's continue the hunt!"
Jiang Jie continued hunting Gargoyle and Frost Wyrm in the sky, eliminating four Frost Wyrm and over fifty Gargoyle in fifteen minutes. Combined with the losses suffered by the Allied Forces, the Scourge's air force was wiped out by nearly half, a tremendous loss that would surely break Arthas's heart.
Jiang Jie did not continue fighting because reinforcements from Dalaran had finally arrived.
Archmage Ansirem personally led a battle mage force of over a hundred Kirin Tor mages, putting Arthas under immense pressure. Adding to this, the teleportation array was destroyed, reinforcements were lost, and even Anub'Rekhan and Heigan had perished; continuing this course of battle offered absolutely no hope of victory.
He at least ordered a retreat.
Unable to take it with them, Arthas was forced to teleport away with the Lich Undead Huo the Fire Spirit, along with his adjutant Undead, Captain Falric, and a number of Death Knight.
The remaining Gargoyle and Frost Wyrm also flew away quickly, but the other Undead couldn't escape and would soon be wiped out by the allied forces.
Jiang Jie watched Arthas leave, a cold smile playing on his lips.
He will fight Arthas, but not now.
That day isn't too far away.