The Eastern Plaguelands

Three days later, in the Eastern Plaguelands.

This land, ravaged by Scourge, plagues, and war, continues to present a desolate and barren scene.

The earth was covered with withered yellow grass, and wild beasts covered with rotting sores roamed among it.

Looking at the familiar scene before him, Xiao Yu was not as 'calm' as he appeared on the surface.

He's back again. Unexpectedly, after more than a month, he has returned to this Curse land. It was here that he learned about the Chaos Elemental, and it was here that he and Esmehalda worked together to defeat the Amalarui and subdue the first the Immortals. And now, in order to become Chaos Elemental, he has returned once again. He can't help but marvel at the wonder of fate.

Unlike the previous two times, this time he was fully prepared.

This time he did not bring too many troops, because the Eastern Plaguelands are not by the sea and can only be accessed inland by a narrow river. Large forces are not suitable for such operations, so this time he only brought three thousand elemental troops.

However, these three thousand elemental troops were all elites, including his most capable the Immortals Legion, all of whom were elite units.

There were also two thousand selected from various Legion, mostly high-level elemental creatures at level 40 or 50. As for the bosses under his command, he only brought a few capable subordinates such as Agnes, Leah Bloodmoon, and Big Water Cunt.

He left Wotkud behind to guard the base, along with most of the other bosses.

Looking at his health bar, he had lost several thousand more. Since the Annihilation status had stacked three times, he was losing health constantly. Although he only lost three points per second, it added up to more than ten thousand health points per hour. So, Xiao Yu would have his subordinates heal him from time to time.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Give me another heal," he said to the Blood Elf beside him.

As an elemental being, ordinary healing spells cannot restore his health. Fortunately, he has many water nymph priests and sea nymph priests under his command. These elemental priests all have elemental healing skills that can heal elemental beings. The Leah Bloodmoon, the Grand Elementalist, is like a super healer to him.

Suddenly, several semi-transparent figures appeared ahead. They were Agnes and his Frost Lurker troops, whom he had sent out to scout ahead. They had finally returned.

Agnes (Frost Lurker): "My lord, we have located the Lich's reinforcements; they are in an abandoned village just ahead."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Very well, then let's set off!"

At Xiao Yu's command, the Elemental Legion began to move. They emerged from the river and came ashore, heading towards the interior of the Eastern Plaguelands under Azathoth's leadership. What Xiao Yu didn't notice was that at the back of the group, a Water Elemental had not followed but had secretly logged off in the water.

Five minutes later -- Elemental Will Gathering Place:

This is a virtual space purchased by the Elemental Will. Because the Elemental Will belongs to four different factions, they must return to this virtual space to discuss matters. Today, the seven Elemental Lords of the Elemental Will gathered together to discuss the news they had heard recently and the development of the Elemental Will. Unexpectedly, the spy sent to the Immortals sent back some unexpected news.

"What! Azathoth went to the Eastern Plaguelands? What is he up to now?" Elemental Lords Zhurong shouted.

"That's right. Last time that guy went to Silvermoon City, he caused such a commotion, and it seems he even mutated and gained powerful strength. Could he be plotting something again this time?" Houtu said worriedly.

Gonggong nodded. "No matter what, we can't let it continue like this. The Water Elemental Plane is in a state of panic. Many people are thinking of joining Azathoth, and some elemental beings have already fled to Hydra City through the Maelstrom. How can we develop in the Water Elemental Plane if this continues?"

Tianwu nodded. "That's right, and he seems to have gained the power of several elements now. Although I don't know how he did it, this looks bad. He might target other planes. We must stop him."

Monari (Sea Elemental Lords): "But we can't go to the Eastern Plaguelands. Even if we set out now, it will take two or three days to get there."

Gonggong (Frost Titan): "We don't need to do it ourselves. We can find someone to help. That Lich in Nastke Grand Cemetery owes us money from the materials we bought last time, right? Let's send him to intercept Azathoth. Whether we can kill Azathoth or not, it'll be good to cause him some trouble."

"Of course, we can't just sit idly by. I propose that we join forces with the Naga to attack the Lost Island and Hydra City. Once we capture these two strongholds, Azathoth will be like a tree without roots. Even if someone wants to join him, they won't have anywhere to go. He likes to travel around, so we can take advantage of his absence and raid his lair."

Monari (Sea Elemental Lords): "Alliance with the Naga? That's not a good idea, considering the Naga just attacked our Water Elemental Plane. We're enemies, after all. And Neptulon holds a grudge?"

Gonggong (Frost Titan): "What's there to be afraid of? Do you think Neptulon just likes Azathoth? Neptulon simply can't be bothered with him. He'd be happy to clean house for him. As for whether allying with the Naga sounds bad, don't worry. It's just a temporary measure. Once we've taken down Azathoth, we'll deal with the Naga ourselves. But before we deal with the Naga, we must ensure the unity of our elemental beings. We must first secure our internal stability before fighting external threats."

After discussing it for a while, the group all agreed that Gonggong was right.

Gonggong (Frost Titan): "Alright, it's settled then. Monari, you immediately contact the Naga and send a messenger to Azshara. We'll join forces and act together. After it's done, the Lost Island will belong to the Naga, Hydra City will be ours. Of course, this is just talk. Once the war starts, we'll conserve our strength. Once we take down Azathoth, we'll seize the opportunity to wipe out the Naga as well. Then we'll have territory, reputation, fame—everything we need."

After discussing this, the group burst into excited laughter.

At the same time--

Xiao Yu was unaware that he had been tricked. At this moment, his troops had already joined forces with the Lich Estero's army.

The sight of a Lich and a Water Elemental Lord standing together is somewhat incongruous.

What's even more incongruous are the troops behind them: Water Elemental Legion and Undead army, a bizarre combination.

Because they had suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Scarlet Crusade and lost a significant number of troops, the Undead Legion that Estero brought did not appear to be very large, only about 30,000 to 40,000.

If 30,000 to 40,000 were placed on elemental creatures, that would definitely be a huge Legion, but for the Undead, it's a completely different story.

Because the Undead's combat strength—especially low-level Undead— is very weak. It takes five or six skeletons or zombies to match the combat strength of a single Water Elemental. This is because the Undead rely on sheer numbers, and with equal numbers, they can hardly defeat any enemy. Of course, this refers to low-level Undead; high-level Undead are naturally very strong, and there are also high-quality Undead units, such as the Twilight Knights under the High Lich Fulaimaosi.

However, the lowest-ranking Undead are only fit to be cannon fodder, because necromancers, Death Knight, and Lich can all Animate Corpse cannon fodder. Therefore, a force of 30,000 to 40,000 Undead is only considered a small-scale Undead force in the Eastern Plaguelands.

In contrast, the remnants of the Scourge, led by the Lich Kel'Thuzad, numbered in the hundreds of thousands. This is because the Western Plaguelands were once the heartland of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, with thriving agriculture and commerce and a dense population. After the outbreak of the Scourge and Plague, most of these people turned into Undead. Even after years of fighting and attrition, the remaining Undead in both regions would probably still number around two to three million.

Estero (Lich): "Long time no see, old demon. I didn't expect you to become so powerful. By the way, your look is really cool."

The Lich before him said with some surprise.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "You're not bad either. Last time you were just a level 1 skeleton undead knight, but this time you've evolved into a level 3 skeleton Lich. By the way, is this your true form?"

Estero (Lich): "Of course, it's the real body. Because Lich have a phylactery, as long as the phylactery isn't destroyed, they won't truly die. So after much thought, I finally decided to become Lich. Unfortunately, even Lich can't defeat those Scarlet Crusade."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "The Scarlet Crusade is that powerful?"

Xiao Yu found it somewhat unbelievable. He knew a little about the Scarlet Crusade, which had evolved from the Silver Hand, and he didn't recall them having any particularly impressive achievements.

Estero (Lich): "Don't even mention it. Those Scarlet Crusade weren't much of a fighter to begin with, but ever since the Scarlet Glory Guild moved in, they've suddenly become incredibly powerful. They've trained a huge number of Paladin and Priest, and lately they've been attacking us like madmen. I barely even got to the Tower of Alamarui before they took it over."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Then let's not wait any longer, let's set off immediately and take back the Tower of Amalarui as soon as possible."

He's very anxious right now.