Al'Akir the Windlord

An hour passed, and Xiao Yu felt a little more relaxed.

Two hours passed, and Xiao Yu began to get a little bored.

As the fifth hour passed, Xiao Yu began to grow impatient.

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "Is there any movement around here? No trace of Elemental Lords?"

Estero (Lich): "I'm afraid not, my gargoyles haven't found any trace of it."

Mephist (Dragon Knight Lord): "My dragon knights haven't found any elemental creatures either. Perhaps those Elemental Lords didn't even make it here in time. To be honest, if that's the case, it's not bad, but it's still a bit disappointing. After all this time, we haven't even had a major battle."

Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "I'd rather not fight. Not everything has to be so dramatic. Perhaps this time we can really succeed outright."

However, while the idea was good, Xiao Yu also knew that it was completely unrealistic. The game was designed so meticulously that such a loophole would never appear. The four elemental pseudo-kings must have some way to come to Draenor without going through the Dark Portal, such as through elemental rifts.

It's important to understand that the Elemental Plane is an independent plane separate from the Prime Material Plane, and it has access to Elemental Rifts through many other planes. Draenor likely has such Elemental Rifts as well.

Sure enough, after holding out for seven hours, the system notification sounded.

[System notification: Al'Akir (The Wind Rider) and his forces have entered the Throne of the Elements.]

[System notification: Ro'esh (Lord of the East Wind) and his troops have entered the Throne of the Elements.]

[System notification: Anshal (Lord of the West Wind) and his troops have entered the Throne of the Elements.]

[System notification: Siamat (Lord of the South Wind) and his troops have entered the Throne of the Elements.]

[System notification: Nezir (Lord of the North Wind) and his forces have entered the Throne of the Elements.]

The system notification beeped five times in a row, and Xiao Yu's heart jumped. Here it comes! It seems that the Al'Akir the Windlord and his Conclave of the Four Winds are the first challenge he will face.

It's not surprising that Al'Akir would be the first to arrive; wind is the fastest of the four elements and can fly, so it's no surprise that he'd be the first to arrive.

Although he is fast, Al'Akir is the weakest of all the elemental pseudo-kings, with only six skeleton-level warriors and the fewest Elemental Lords under his command, only six or seven. However, this does not mean that he is easy to deal with. As the saying goes, "flying is justice," and he and his Conclave of Wind all have the ability to fly, so winning against him will not be so easy.

Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "All troops on alert! Al'Akir and his army have arrived."

At this command, the people around immediately perked up, especially the adventurers. They had been waiting for hours without any enemies appearing and were getting restless. Now, hearing that an Elemental Lords was coming, they were not surprised but delighted, and they were all eager to fight.

However, after waiting and waiting, not a single elemental creature appeared; all around was Azathoth's army and the empty grassland.

"The wind is picking up!" someone shouted.

Sure enough, the previously peaceful surroundings were suddenly swept by a cool breeze. The wind grew stronger and stronger, and not only did the wind blow, but the surroundings also became dark. When everyone looked up, they saw that the sun in the sky had been completely obscured by dark clouds.

Dark clouds slowly approached the Throne of the Elements, as thick as ink. Even from a distance, thunder rumbled continuously. The enormous black cloud obscured the sky, advancing slowly like a moving city wall. The wind howled like ghosts, and the thunder roared like war drums, creating an atmosphere as if it were the end of the world.

Without a doubt, Al'Akir and his army of wind elementals were hidden in those dark clouds. With just their appearance, descending from the sky, Al'Akir's aura completely gained the upper hand.

A thunderous sound rang out from within the dark clouds.

Al'Akir (Wind Rider): "Who dares to open the Throne of the Elements? Who dares to break the ancient covenant? The Elemental King has long been forgotten and should not be mentioned again. The Wind Clan will not obey anyone, nor will they be enslaved by anyone."

A gigantic half-human figure appeared from the dark clouds, looking down at the scene below. It was Al'Akir, whose entire body was composed of vortexes crackling with lightning, yet was covered by a layer of golden armor. Beneath his helmet, a pair of eyes radiating lightning shone out. Just his appearance alone was completely different from that of a typical Elemental Lord of Air.

His gaze swept across the army below, but landed on Odin, the Elemental Lords Lightning.

Al'Akir (The Wind Rider): "Odin, you traitor, you dared to help others open the Throne of the Elements, you will pay the price for your actions."

Odin thought to himself, "Why are they scolding me again? I didn't do anything! I'm just an innocent bystander! What did I do?"

What he didn't know was that opening the Throne of the Elements required the power of four Elemental Lords. Now that the Throne of the Elements had been opened, and he was the only wind Elemental Lords nearby, Al'Akir naturally assumed he had betrayed them—which wasn't entirely wrong in theory, but Odin was indeed unfairly blamed.

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "Odin, there is no need to fear. With me here, no one can harm you—besides, aren't you immune to lightning damage? That piece of trash Al'Trash can't even scratch you, so what's there to be afraid of?"

Because Al'Akir is the weakest of the Elemental False Kings, and his name sounds like "trash," players of the other three elemental types jokingly call him "Al'Trash."

Al'Akir (Wind Rider): "And what are you—an elemental being? The power you possess is rather peculiar. Let me see... Hmm!? This is!"

Al'Akir was immediately drawn to the strange power emanating from Azathoth; it was the first time he had ever seen the Chaos Elemental.

Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "If you want to observe me, why don't I move closer so you can observe me to your heart's content?"

After saying that, it suddenly spread its wings and transformed into Chaos Dragon, flying into the air and standing opposite Al'Akir at the same height. Now that they were closer, Xiao Yu realized how enormous Al'Akir was. Its body was hundreds of meters tall and looked terrifying. Because it was a completely vaporized body, it could theoretically grow infinitely larger.

Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "I am the one who has opened the Throne of the Elements, and I am the one who will become the Elemental King, Al'Akir. Tell me, what role do you intend to play in this ritual? Will you be the first cannon fodder to appear and be killed—or will you become the one second only to the Elemental King?"

Al'Akir (Wind Rider): "Arrogant fool, no one has ever dared to speak to me like that."

Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "Nobody, huh? Ragnaros? Neptulon Therazane? Well, they're not human, after all, they're elemental beings, hahaha, I get it, that's a pretty good joke."

Al'Akir (The Wind Rider): "... Damn it, you rude fellow. But what do you mean by becoming second only to the Elemental King?" Al'Akir's ability to stand shoulder to shoulder with the other Elemental Kings for so many years, despite being the weakest of the Elemental Kings, is inseparable from his cautious nature. Even though he was annoyed by the other party's rudeness, the strange energy displayed by Azathoth still made him hesitate, so he chose to test him with words.

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "It's simple. Think about it. In this ritual, you are destined not to become the Elemental King. First, you are no match for me. Second, even if you could defeat me, you would still be defeated when the other Elemental Lords arrive. So you have absolutely no reason to fight me. Conversely, if you can help me defeat the other Elemental False Kings, after I become the Elemental King, I will appoint you as my chief lieutenant, becoming the Elemental King's right-hand man. Your status will surpass those three. Think about it, isn't that opportunity much better than your current situation?"

Xiao Yu is most skilled at dealing with NPCs. He analyzes the pros and cons, appeals to their emotions and reason, and if something can be resolved with words, it's best not to resort to violence.

But will things really be as simple as he hopes?

PS: There was a thunderstorm today, so I didn't dare turn on my computer until the evening when I finally had time to write a chapter. I can only update once.