An Unprecedentedly Formidable Foe

Saius (Balor) - Level 45 High-Level Boss.

Although the Balor has "Balrog" in its name, it is a completely different creature from the Balrog Lord. The true title of the Balrog Lord should be Elemental Lords. It is only because of its frightening appearance that people subconsciously associate it with demons, hence the name Balrog Lord.

Balor, on the other hand, is a true demon, an evil being born from the Endless Abyss and born from the flames of the Abyss. The Balor in front of us is six or seven meters tall, with crimson muscles all over its body, a pair of huge fleshy wings growing from its back, horns growing from its head, a giant sword of fire in its left hand, and a long whip of fire in its right hand.

In the Abyss Balor is an absolute high-ranking demon, but it's unclear how this guy got involved with Amalarui again.

Saius (Balor): "Old friend, is it you who summoned me? So you're in trouble again?" The demon spoke in a deep voice, scrutinizing the mage and Water Elemental before him with the gaze of a superior.

That gaze made Xiao Yu feel uncomfortable. This guy was clearly the kind of NPC who thought he was above everyone else. He had encountered several NPCs like this before. Usually, they were arrogant because of their "noble" background. This guy probably was one of them.

Amalarui leaped from the high platform and fought alongside the demon.

Amalarui Ferdinand (Legendary Mage): "Of course, if I weren't in trouble, why would I summon you so casually, given your exorbitant appearance fee?"

Saius (Balor): "So, the trouble you're talking about is these two guys in front of you?"

Amalarui Ferdinand (Legendary Mage): "Actually, there are more than just these. I've teleported some adventurers elsewhere. We'd better hurry and take down these two before they return."

Saius (Balor): "Adventurer, huh? I knew it. If there's anything in this universe that could scare the legendary Legendary Amalarui Ferdinand so much he'd wet himself, it's adventurers."

Amalarui Ferdinand (Legendary Mage): "Now is not the time to mock me. You've been in the Abyss too long and are looking for someone to chat with, haven't you? Hurry up and make your move, or you won't fare well when those adventurers arrive."

While the demon and the Legendary mage were exchanging barbs, Xiao Yu and Esmehalda were also communicating, albeit via text message.

Esmehalda (Dalaran Mystic): "Hey, I thought Summon Demon was Warlock skill?"

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "That only applies to adventurers. Heroes can do both, didn't you know? Never mind, let's not worry about that. Things are really tricky now. I've dealt with Balor before, and I have to say, they're not easy to deal with. Don't engage them head-on after you unleash your ultimate attack. We just need to hold out until the adventurers come to our aid, so let's try to buy some time."

Esmehalda (Dalaran Mystic): "Understood."

Just as the two finished discussing their tactics, the demon and Amalarui stopped their mutual banter.

Amalarui Ferdinand (Legendary Mage): "Now I'll deal with the mage, and you deal with the summoned creature."

Saius (Balor): "An elemental creature, huh? Leave it to me." As he spoke, he charged towards them. Xiao Yu naturally couldn't let it reach Esmehalda, so as a summoned creature, he went to meet it without hesitation.

Although his opponent was a full fifteen levels higher, had a higher character stat, and over 800,000 HP, and although he had absolutely no confidence, he still had to maintain his composure even if he lost the fight.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "You demonic scum from the Abyss, tremble before the power of the elements!"

Boom! A demon and an elemental collided head-on. Judging from their size, they were about the same, but the demon was clearly stronger. After all, their templates and levels were different, and the Balor was a melee-type demon, while the Water Elemental was a spellcasting-type elemental creature.

The impact caused Azathoth to pause momentarily.

Saius (Balor): "Haha, die!" The demon seized the opportunity and slashed at Xiao Yu with his sword.

The flaming sword slashed a huge wound across the Water Elemental's body.

A huge red number appeared: -1372!

The demon was clearly dissatisfied with the damage it had inflicted. Fire spells should deal double damage to Water Elemental, so why was it only doing so little? At the same time, Xiao Yu, who had regained his footing, also fired Frostfire Bolt at it.

-1274!

Although Balor is not a fire elemental, it has the same resistance to fire as fire elementals, but its resistance to cold damage is almost zero. So, the damage from this attack was not small at all.

A wisp of white vapor rose from the demon's body, and the Balor cried out in pain as it was frozen by the power of the ice.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "Excuse me, did I hurt you, demon? Perhaps I should have been gentler." He Taunt as he Frostfire Bolt.

The Balor's rage flared instantly. He lashed out with his fiery whip, wrapping it around Xiao Yu a flash. The flames on the whip restricted the Water Elemental's movement and inflicted continuous fire damage.

Saius (Balor): "Haha, now let's see who's in more pain."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "Witness the Power of Pure Water, Super Frost Nova!"

The power of frost shot out in all directions from him, and the flaming whip was not spared either; the flames on it were extinguished instantly, and the whip was frozen solid.

Xiao Yu struggled and broke free.

Saius (Balor): "Damn it! Minions, get out here and fight!" He raised his hand, and a pentagram-shaped summoning circle made of black flames appeared beneath his feet. One after another, seven or eight lesser demons leaped out of the flames.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "Spirit of Flame, heed my command!" Xiao Yu was not to be outdone, and summoned three fire elementals at once.

At this moment, Balor also realized that something was wrong.

Saius (Balor): "How is this possible? How can you use both frost and fire magic at the same time? Are you Water Elemental or a fire elemental?"

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "Now you know fear, you demon scum! Now get back into the shadows!"

Enraged, the demon laughed. Saius (the Balor) said, "You have no idea what a mighty being you are facing! Face the wrath of the Abyss!" The two clashed once more.

The two exchanged insults as they fought, each line more domineering than the last. Xiao Yu realized he had finally met his match, not only in terms of combat strength, but also in terms of an unprecedentedly formidable adversary in the realm of verbal sparring.

Although Xiao Yu was a little lower level, he was able to hold on for the time being because of his composite attributes. Although he was at a disadvantage, the BOSS-level monster had a lot of health, and it would take a while to get any results.

Meanwhile, Amalarui and Esmehalda also began their battle as two mages.