I'm Really Not Long Aotian

When Xiao Yu saw this part, he turned on the comments section. He was curious to see how people who had seen the video would react.

Holy crap, this Azathoth is absolutely awesome!

[Holy crap, why is there music? Was it added later?]

[It wasn't added later; I saw it with my own eyes. It was part of the BOSS's entrance animation.]

[No way, there's this feature? I didn't know that.]

A dense barrage of comments flashed across the top of the screen, mostly expressing amazement at the BOSS's power and the amazing background music.

The video quickly transitioned to a scene where the Water Elemental Lord arrived at the Silvermoon City Palace and confronted the three leaders of Silvermoon City.

[Which side do you think will win? I bet on the Big Three to win.]

[I'm also betting on the Big Three to win. Our A-Qiang is a city lord, you know!]

[Spoiler alert: The Water Elemental Lord won.]

[Really? That can't be right!]

However, the result was unexpected; the Water Elemental Lord easily broke through Rodman and Halduron's skills.

[Holy crap, even the Big Three aren't a match for them.]

[Lor'themar hasn't made a move yet, but it's probably going to be tough. The Blood Elf racial leader is too incompetent; they strongly demand that Prince Kael'thas be brought back to be king.]

[Attention everyone, high-energy content ahead!]

[Warning: This is not a drill! High-energy content ahead!]

Just as the Water Elemental Lord and the Blood Elf Regent were about to clash, the screen suddenly filled with a dense barrage of comments.

Then, in the scene, Sylvanas rode a bat and gracefully descended from the sky.

[Queen is the best]

[Your Majesty is so handsome!]

[Holy crap, it's the Queen! The Water Elemental Lord is doomed!]

[If Queen Heidi makes a move and can't beat me, I'll give you two pounds of ****]

Xiao Yu thought to himself that Sylvanas's popularity was indeed explosive. He continued watching, and what followed was naturally the story of Sylvanas's battle against Azathoth. The two exchanged only a couple of blows before the Water Elemental Lord was defeated.

Upon seeing this, a chorus of complaints immediately erupted.

[Damn, why did they run away after only a couple of hits?]

This Water Elemental Lord such a coward!

[As expected of the Queen, even the Elemental Lords were scared away with her single move.]

[This Water Elemental Lord really is water, huh? He's already run away?]

Xiao Yu was speechless at the comments. He thought to himself, "What the hell do you guys know? I fought the Blood Elf garrison, then thousands of adventurers, and then the three Blood Elf leaders. I used up all my elemental power, and they were still four against one. Was I supposed to just run away and wait to die? You can't even use your brains while watching a video. I'm not some Long Aotian protagonist, nor am I some superhuman who can instantly kill everything with a burst of power. Strategic retreat is perfectly normal, isn't it?"

He grumbled inwardly, wanting to post a couple of comments to explain, but then thought better of it. There were dozens of comments every second, and how many people would even see his explanation? Anyway, losing to Sylvanas wasn't shameful, so let these people criticize him if they wanted.

The video was a full two hours long, showing the entire process from Azathoth's attack to his retreat, all edited together. Xiao Yu watched it from beginning to end and gained a preliminary understanding of the audience's thoughts, as well as the impact of his operation to Flooding Silvermoon City.

Overall, it was still very beneficial to his reputation; being able to conquer Silvermoon City single-handedly was an impressive feat in itself.

Xiao Yu turned off the video, thinking to himself that it was quite well-made, at least it made him famous again.

He exited the video section and opened the forum section. Since the video was on the homepage, there should be some reaction in the forum. Sure enough, when he opened the forum, the posts about the Water Elemental Lord attacking Silvermoon City were already full.

The Rise of the Elemental Races?

Is Silvermoon City too weak? When will Prince Kael'thas finally return?

Even Water Elemental can run rampant in our Silvermoon City. What will be next? Goblin?

Is there any special plot involving Azathoth? He's really popular lately.

Breaking news, everyone please note: this Azathoth is not an NPC, he's a player.

Huh, what's going on? Xiao Yu was stunned when he saw the post's title. He thought to himself, "How did they expose my player identity?" He quickly clicked to read it.

[Breaking news, everyone please note that this Azathoth is not an NPC, he is a player--]

Attention everyone! Many people think Azathoth is an NPC, an important character in the story, but that's not the case at all. He's actually a player, and I have evidence for that. First, not many people probably know that he's the lord of Hydra City, and I live in Hydra City. I'm Water Elemental character, and just recently, he posted an announcement in Hydra City recruiting a group of people to work for him. Note that they are genuinely recruiting for him, for his gold farming operations, not as Elemental Lords recruiting henchmen.

I even applied for a job there; I was the first one to go. When I chatted with him, his tone was completely like a gamer. He talked about salary and benefits, saying he was willing to pay a lot of money to hire me as a henchman. Imagine if an NPC said that? Of course, for a top player like me, money is dirt. I play games purely for fun, so I refused him. However, many people still joined his studio. I won't reveal my name to avoid people saying I'm showing off.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Holy crap, what's going on? A top expert? I offered a hefty sum to hire him, but he refused. Something's not right. I don't remember anyone like that."

Xiao Yu thought carefully for a moment and suddenly vaguely remembered who this guy was. If it was really the first guy who came to apply, he remembered that guy said he was really good at playing games, but he was just a regular Water Elemental and was directly rejected by him. He couldn't even remember the specific name.

Unexpectedly, this guy actually revealed his identity. But this wasn't unexpected; he had known all along that his identity would be exposed sooner or later. What he couldn't have predicted was that this guy was really good at bragging, calling himself a great expert and offering a high salary. Xiao Yu thought to himself that it was the right decision to pass him over in the first place. If he had recruited such a clown, he would have had a lot of fun.

He didn't think it was a big deal to have his identity exposed, since it was bound to be exposed sooner or later anyway. Besides, he had never said that he wasn't a player, so it wasn't exactly lying; he was just putting on a good act.

However, while he was quite frank, the players who were just chatting on the forum clearly didn't think so.

[Holy crap, is this for real? Azathoth is a player? How come he's so powerful?]

[It's absolutely true; this isn't a secret on the Tap Water Forum, many people know it.]

I'll go take a look too.

[I've finished reading it, it really is a player. It's so frustrating to compare yourself to others, there are actually players this good.]

[Even the most powerful swordsman can't compare to the Dragon-Slaying Sword Saint?]

[So what if he's Dragon-Slaying Sword Saint? He's attacking the Horde's main city!]

[Attack Silvermoon City? What's so great about that? Come and attack Orgrimmar if you dare! You'll see!]

After reading the replies below, Xiao Yu closed the post. He found several more posts below that revealed his identity, but the content was similar, indicating that his identity had been completely exposed.

Would this give him a place on the Demon King Ranking? Thinking this, he hurriedly opened the Demon King Hall.

In the month since I last visited, the Demon King Ranking has undergone significant changes. Several previously active monster factions, such as Crazy Zoo and Twilight Star, have disappeared, and several new names have emerged.

Among them is the Elemental Will, composed of the four elements of the Elemental Plane, which contains seven skeleton-level elemental bosses, making it incredibly powerful.

There were also several new monster factions that Xiao Yu was seeing for the first time.

Scarlet Glory – A monstrous force composed of a group of Scarlet Crusade, led by the Scarlet Crusade Highlord, Leana Abbendis, a 3-skull-level boss.

Xiao Yu was quite familiar with the Scarlet Crusade. This monstrous force was composed entirely of humans; all its members were human. The Scarlet Crusade was originally established to fight against the Scourge, but in the long course of fighting and battles, the organization gradually degenerated and became incredibly fanatical. They not only regarded the Undead enemies but also deeply hated all non-human races. Even humans often became their targets, so both the Alliance and the Horde had become their enemies.

Nastke Grand Cemetery —a monstrous force composed of Undead, led by the Lich Fulaimaosi, a rather strange name. Folaimaosi four skeleton-level bosses and also the Twilight Knights, entirely composed of Undead and skeleton knights, including numerous skeleton-level bosses. This monstrous force is based in the Western Plaguelands. Xiao Yu, having watched their promotional video, sensed they were a formidable force.

Browsing through them one by one, Xiao Yu finally found his monster force on the thirteenth list.

Information about the Immortal Legion's leader, the Water Elemental Lord Azathoth, is scarce, likely due to his recently revealed player identity. However, more information should become available soon, which should improve his ranking.

However, seeing the monster forces he commanded being listed on the forum's leaderboard gave Xiao Yu a strange feeling, as if they were talking about a completely different person.

Shaking his head to clear his mind of these inexplicable thoughts, Xiao Yu thought to himself that he would have to ask the studio's publicity staff to apply for administrator privileges on the forum. He would first upload the Immortal Legion's information. Since they were already participating in this competition, they had to make their profile look good.

While thinking about this, Xiao Yu logged out of the forum and returned to the game.