The Mad Mage
A group of workers wearing identical uniforms walked in from outside.
These people are of all races: Orcs, humans, gnomes, and Goblin. It looks like a kind of racial union.
Although their races are different, they share the same name.
The brainwashed slaves (servants of Amalarui), and judging from their blank expressions, they certainly looked like they had been brainwashed.
Several large flatbed carts were pushed in by the slaves. Behind them, two people followed: one was Leah Bloodmoon from before, and the other was an old man in a white robe, whose bluish-gray skin indicated that he was an Undead.
Alfred (the Great Warlock): "Let me see, hehe, these new elements seem quite lively. Hmm, this Water Elemental looks interesting. Well, let's save it for last and bring the others in first."
As he spoke, he walked up to the magic-suppressing cages and selected four elemental creatures.
A clay golem, a fire elemental, a Water Elemental, and a wind elemental—then the slaves used a giant crane to grab several magic-suppressing cages, place them on a flatbed cart, and push it away.
Fester (the Flame Wraith): "Hey, it's my turn today!"
The Undead chuckled, "It'll be your turn sooner or later, no need to rush, no need to rush."
While they were talking, the two men left with the slaves.
Soon, a faint scream drifted in from behind the hall door. Thanks to the Water Elemental creature's exceptional sensitivity to vibrations, Xiao Yu could hear it even through the thick door. Along with the scream, there was also a strange sound of energy flow, indicating that the experiment behind the door required a massive amount of energy. This sound made Xiao Yu's heart race with unease. Although elemental creatures couldn't be truly killed in Descent Mode, that was only theoretical. The game, Sky World, was always full of unbelievable things happening. Who knew what these guys were up to? It wasn't impossible that they might have a way to kill him.
Moreover, what he fears most is not being killed, but being altered. In Descent Mode, certain attribute changes will directly affect the original body. What if they use some ability to weaken my attributes? What if they use mind control skills to turn me into a slave?
The more I thought about it, the worse it seemed. I had to get out of here right away.
He struggled frantically inside the magic-suppressing cage, but to no avail. He tried every skill he knew, but it had the same effect.
Fester, standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise, "I say, how can a Water Elemental Summon Fire Elemental? This mutation of yours is quite amazing."
However, Xiao Yu was not in the mood to chat with him. Just as he was panting heavily after experimenting for a long time without any results, the screams and the strange buzzing sound of energy flow suddenly stopped. Xiao Yu did not know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
After a moment, the door to the Elemental Prison opened again, and the great Warlock walked in, cursing and swearing.
Alfred (the Great Warlock): "Damn it, the experiment failed again. I think we'll have to work overtime tonight. Hey, you bunch of brainless idiots, hurry up and get this over with, or I'll throw you into the recycling bin."
That recycling plant seemed to be a terrifying place. Hearing his shouts, the slaves, who had been numb, couldn't help but show fear on their faces and quickened their pace.
Alfredo ordered eight cages in one go. Xiao Yu noticed that they seemed to have intentionally grouped the cages into groups of four, with each group consisting of one of the four elements: wind, fire, water, and earth. Unfortunately, he was chosen to be among them this time.
Fester (Flame Wraith): "Hey, why was this newbie chosen and not me? Hurry up and kill me, I still need to level up." He lunged at the edge of the cage, his invisible body made of flames constantly rising, showing his inner dissatisfaction.
Alfred (the Great Warlock): "Shut up. Test subjects don't get to choose when they're tested, but don't worry, I guarantee that when your day comes, you'll die a slow and painful death."
After saying that, the Warlock waved his hand, and the flatbed cart headed out of the Elemental Prison.
Standing on the flatbed cart, Xiao Yu thought to himself, "I'd rather not be chosen!" But of course, he didn't say it aloud. He was aspiring to be the strongest BOSS, and he needed to maintain his composure, especially in situations like this.
I opened the map and saw that the previous map was called the Elemental Prison, while the current map is called the Smelting Hall.
Before them was an enormous hall, its dome tens of meters high. In the center of the hall, a huge magic circle was drawn on the floor, surrounded by four smaller circles. At the center of the magic circle was an even larger circle, and these circles were connected by lines from the magic circle. Many spellcasters were busy repairing and checking the magic circle, their busy work resembling some kind of scientific experiment. Under Alfred's command, the brainwashed slaves placed four cages inside the four circles.
The other four (Xiao Yu was one of them) were set aside for later use.
Some slaves carefully cleaned the magic circle again. Strange slag remained in the center of the magic circle. The slaves swept the slag out and piled it in a corner of the hall. Xiao Yu noticed that the corner seemed to be specially used to pile up slag, so much so that it had become a small mountain.
Xiao Yu surveyed every detail of his surroundings. On the other side of the magic array was a high platform, which should be the place where the entire experiment was controlled. A person shrouded in a black robe stood on the platform, looking down at the busy people below. He was wearing a hood, and although the hall was well-lit, there was only a dark shadow under the hood, making it impossible to see his face, which looked quite eerie.
Amalarui Fieldnan (Mad Kirin Tor/Mage) - Level 49, 1 Skeleton-level BOSS.
Looking at the mysterious man in black robes, some past memories in Xiao Yu's mind began to come alive. He suddenly realized why the name sounded familiar, because he had heard people talk about this person before.
As a summoned creature, he used to be a regular in Dalaran, back when he was playing a fire elemental and didn't have an advanced boss template. In the Dalaran tavern, he often heard mages talking about rumors and stories that were only among mages, especially the NPC mages, who liked to tell stories when they had nothing to do. If a player was willing to listen, they could easily hear a lot of stories. Most adventurers didn't have the time to listen to their ramblings. However, as a summoned creature, Xiao Yu sometimes had no choice. Therefore, he heard a lot of stories in Dalaran, including many about the deeds of Amalarui Fieldnan.
Amalarui was once a professor in Dalaran, an archbishop of elemental magic, and a member of the Kirin Tor Council. He is said to have proposed a very radical theory: the entire universe was originally a huge ball of chaotic energy. After a Big Bang, the chaotic energy was broken down into the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth, which then transformed into the various elements of this world. The Twisting Nether is the remnant left behind after that explosion.
Therefore, by reversing this process, the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth can be re-condensed into chaotic energy. This chaotic energy will become the most powerful energy in the world. Whoever masters this energy will be omnipotent and may even surpass the gods.
However, like many people whose ideas were ahead of their time, his theory was not widely accepted. In fact, he was ridiculed by the mainstream mage community. He was furious about this and vowed to silence those mages who mocked him with his experimental results. He conducted experiments day and night. One night, a huge explosion occurred at the Dalaran testing ground. Amalarui's laboratory was completely razed to the ground in the explosion, and Amalarui disappeared in the explosion. Many people thought he was dead.
At the time, Xiao Yu had quipped that these mysteriously missing mages (scientists) would most likely turn evil and become bosses. Little did he know that his prediction would come true, and he would actually encounter one himself. It seems that Amalarui hasn't given up on his experiments yet, and he's probably built a mage tower somewhere to continue his research.