A Crumpled Letter

Esmehalda (Dalaran Mystic): "Everyone, get out of here!" As she shouted this, she Blink far away. Because Xiao Yu had warned her beforehand, she immediately fled when she saw the situation was not right.

The blast radius of the Body-Burning Blast varies depending on the user. The larger the creature, the larger the blast radius. This big guy in front of us is probably at least 100 yards away. So as soon as the opponent was hit, Xiao Yu immediately turned and ran. Esmehalda had already run far away beforehand. She was the last person among us who could not die.

The adventurers scattered and ran wildly, but they hadn't gone far when the explosion occurred.

Boom! A violent explosion sent many adventurers flying into the air. The Water Elemental, over six meters tall, was also blasted around and nearly collapsed. Xiao Yu slowly got up—he hadn't died! He checked his health; he had less than two thousand HP left. It was truly a close call.

It was only thanks to his high HP as a BOSS that he survived the explosion. Even with only 5% HP remaining, he still had over 10,000 HP. In addition, he ran away in time and was able to avoid being killed by the explosion. Xiao Yu himself found it hard to believe that the BOSS still had around 100,000 HP left. Even considering the power reduction and his own fire resistance, Xiao Yu should have been in grave danger.

But it's still a good thing that he didn't die.

The adventurers were a different story. The mage activated Ice Block Barrier, and the Paladin Shield. These two classes mostly survived. However, the remaining hunters Druid, and priests suffered heavy casualties. More than half of the adventurers were killed in the explosion. At this point, only seven or eight people were still standing. But adventurers, after all, are not afraid of death.

"Did we finally win!?" The crowd looked at the elemental fragments scattered on the ground and asked each other in disbelief.

(Of course we won!) Xiao Yu thought to himself. Body-Burning Blast is a self-destruct skill. How could anyone survive using such a skill?

He looked towards the epicenter of the explosion and saw a human corpse lying there quietly. This Amalarui hadn't been reduced to ashes; in fact, the corpse looked remarkably intact. Was the corpse's integrity forcibly preserved to make it easier for players to loot it?

Regardless of the circumstances, this battle can be considered a victory, as Xiao Yu had already heard the system notification.

System Announcement: In the year 1375 of the Sky Age, the Dalaran mage Esmehalda, with the help of the Water Elemental Prince Azathoth and some adventurers, killed the Legendary mage Amalarui Fieldnan at the Tower of Amalarui, gaining 689 reputation points. Because Esmehalda defeated and killed a Dalaran mage whose strength far surpassed hers, she was awarded the title 'Dalaran Spellbreaker'.

"Awesome! This gives more reputation points than the previous two bosses combined." Xiao Yu checked his reputation points. Since he shared reputation with Esmehalda, he also gained 689 reputation points. Adding the reputation he had accumulated before, he now had 2578 points. He only needed a little over 400 more points to advance to a higher-level boss. He guessed Esmehalda was about to advance as well.

As he pondered this, he approached Amalarui's body. A group of people slowly gathered around, and Xiao Yu finally saw the face hidden in the shadow of the hood—the face of an ordinary man in his forties or fifties. So that's what he looked like. Nothing special about him, Xiao Yu thought with a hint of disappointment.

The next thing that naturally happened was the much-anticipated looting of the corpse. The few remaining adventurers watched Esmehalda with excitement, and under their expectant gazes, Esmehalda began to smear the corpse.

The first item that was found was a magic staff.

[Name: Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter]

[Category: Equipment - Weapon (Two-Handed Staff)]

[Quality: Legendary - Story Weapon, No Level Requirement]

[Function: Attack power +11-19, spell power +120.]

[Equipment Effect 1 (Passive): Arcane Amplification, increases your total spell power by 30%]

[Equipment Effect 2 (Active): Spell Dissipation, removes all spell effects within a 30-yard area. Cooldown: 300 seconds.]

[Note: The Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter is not only a weapon, but also a piece of history.]

Without hesitation, Esmehalda exercised her right of first refusal.

Esmehalda (Dalaran Mystic): "Everyone, I'll take this piece of equipment. No objections, right?"

Of course, no one has any objections. Who would dare to object at a time like this? It can be said that Esmehalda took the biggest risk in this story event. A hero account is worth at least hundreds of thousands, and she also contributed the most effort. Xiao Yu was theoretically summoned by her. She took the biggest risk, contributed the most effort, and should naturally receive the biggest reward. Esmehalda only forcibly required one piece of equipment, which is definitely the act of a very noble guild leader. It's not uncommon for unscrupulous heroes to steal good equipment and throw a few useless pieces of junk at adventurers.

Holding the scepter in her hand and feeling the powerful energy flowing within it, Esmehalda was thrilled. She took a deep breath and began to touch the second item.

[Name: Amalarui's Experimental Robe]

[Category: Equipment - Cloak]

[Quality: Epic - Requires Level 42]

[Function: Armor +10, Spirit +10, Intelligence +10, Stamina +10]

[Equipment Effect (Passive): Elemental Resistance, reduces all elemental damage taken by 20%]

[Equipment Effect (Active): Self-Purification, removes all negative status effects from the user and completely cleanses the cloak. Cooldown: 300 seconds]

[Note: The work clothes worn by Amalarui during the experiments underwent some minor modifications to cope with the harsh environment during the experiments.]

It's another super rare item. Although it's an epic item, its quality is top-tier among epics. The Self-Purification alone is enough to drive many PvP Madman crazy. Esmehalda really wanted it, but she gave up this time, after all, the rules still had to be followed.

Esmehalda (Dalaran Mystic): "I don't need this piece of equipment, but considering we're not all here right now, I'll keep it for now, and we can split it up when we get back."

Xiao Yu nodded. This Esmehalda was quite good at handling people. Some female players were arrogant because of their looks, and they became complacent after being fawned over. This Esmehalda was able to stick to her principles, and she seemed to be someone who could achieve great things.

Esmehalda continued looting the corpse, and because it was a scripted death, the loot it yielded was quite substantial.

The third item was a book.

[Title: The Book of the Dark Archmage]

[Category: Equipment - Off-hand Item]

[Quality: Epic - Requires Level 40]

[Function: Spell Power +30]

[Equipment Effect (Active): Arcane Power - Summons an Arcane Walker to fight for you]

[Note: A book containing a wealth of magical knowledge was exposed to extremely powerful Arcane energy during an experiment, which transformed the book itself into a powerful magical item.]

They'll still be collected and distributed later.

Then I touched it again, and the fourth item was still a book.

[Title: Amalarui's Experiment Log]

[Category: Books - Story Items]

[Quality: Rare (One of a Kind)]

[Function: Readable]

[Note: This is a crumpled old notebook containing all of Amalarui's experimental records on the Chaos Elemental.]

This time, Xiao Yu didn't hold back and directly used his priority demand right to get it. After all, equipment was irrelevant to him; he had no use for it and could only sell it at the auction house. In comparison, story items were much more useful.

I opened the package and glanced at "Amalarui's Experiment Log." It really was a book, and surprisingly, it was actually readable.

Xiao Yu casually flipped through it and read Amalarui's Experiment Log - Volume One: Records of Experiments on the Transmutation of Elemental Creatures.

He didn't look at it immediately; he decided to finish what he was doing first.

At this point, Esmehalda had already obtained the fifth item dropped.

The fifth item was also a book. (This guy really is a bookworm, Xiao Yu thought to himself.)

[Title: Spellsteal]

[Category: Skill Book - Story Item]

[Quality: Rare -- Required Level:???, Required Class: Mage, Required Template: Hero or Boss Template]

[Function: Enables you to learn the Spellsteal skill (only usable by story characters)]

[Note: Spellsteal has always been an extremely sophisticated magical technique, and only a very few exceptionally talented mages can learn how to use this spell correctly.]

This item was clearly only usable by Esmehalda, but Esmehalda put it away for now, planning to exchange it for guild points later.

Then, she pulled out the last item that had fallen.

The fifth item – a crumpled letter (quest item).