Feel the Wrath of Nature

"Stop hacking at those civilians and stick to the plan! If the enemy catches on, we're finished!"

Without waiting to see whether they obeyed, Xiao Yu led his goblin army straight toward the druid temple in Nightwhisper Village.

The temple was easy to find. Following the road straight from the main gate for a short distance brought it into view. It stood out: a giant tree that had grown crooked, fifteen or sixteen meters tall, with a curved trunk that formed a ramp. At the end of the ramp was a wooden house, from which waves of green light shone, clearly visible even at night, like a lighthouse. That was the temple. From a distance, Xiao Yu saw a figure with a pair of antlers standing before its doors.

Archdruid Manster Moonwalker: "Who dares desecrate this ancient land? Who dares challenge the wrath of the night elves? Invaders, you will pay for your insolence!"

The voice, full of majesty and oppressive force, echoed above the temple as though the entire village could hear it.

Damn, he looks badass, Xiao Yu thought. Generally, you could tell how strong an NPC was just by listening to their lines. The fact that this archdruid could deliver such lofty, impressive lines meant he was probably very strong. Xiao Yu would have to be careful.

Sure enough, the moment the archdruid finished speaking, he raised his staff.

A green light gathered in his hand, as though he were preparing some powerful spell.

Xiao Yu quickly surveyed the temple's defenses.

There were several night elf guards beneath the ancient tree of the druid temple, and aside from them, there was only the archdruid before him. If you stand between me and the Seed of Elements, even an archdruid has to die.

"Killer, shoot him, now!"

"Yes, boss!" Killer Codename 38, who was in charge of the archers, immediately stepped forward. "Ready, loose!" The goblin scouts nocked their arrows at once, sending them flying from their short bows like rain.

Most Moonwalker (Archdruid): "Gales, heed my command!" A fierce wind began to whirl around the archdruid. The arrows had little force behind them, and the wind scattered them before they could get close. None could reach him.

Damn, he has a skill like that? He really is badass! Xiao Yu thought. "Ignore the druid! Shoot those guards!"

"Invincible Hero, take the warriors and charge! Take out that old man!"

"Yes, boss!" Invincible Hero led thirty goblin warriors charging at the druid, while Killer Codename 38 directed the archers to switch targets to the night elf guards. The guards had no such powerful defensive skill and fell one after another. Just as the goblin warriors under Invincible Hero were about to charge up the ramp, the druid cast another spell.

Most Moonwalker (Archdruid): "Defilers, feel the wrath of nature! Force of Nature!" A burst of green light shot from his staff toward the trees around the temple. They pulled their roots from the soil, turning them into legs, while their branches and leaves became arms. Struggling into motion, they transformed into treants and charged over, blocking the road to the temple completely.

Fortunately, the three treants weren't as huge as the Ancient of War and the Ancient Protector from before. They were only about two meters tall, but that was enough to give the goblins trouble.

Because the ramp was narrow, the thirty-odd goblins were stopped there.

"Useless, ****** useless!" Xiao Yu cursed his goblins, though he knew this was only to be expected. It would have been a miracle if these goblins had been any good. "Aduo, smash those rotten logs!"

"Aduo understands!" The troll walked up carrying a huge club. Giant Wood Sweep! Smack, smack, smack! All three treants were swept aside. With the terrain no longer shielding them, the treants were immediately mobbed by the goblin warriors and fell one after another under their attack.

They had barely dealt with the three treants blocking the way when the archdruid resumed his assault. "Force of Nature!" Three more treants were summoned, but that wasn't all.

Most Moonwalker (Archdruid): "Storm, answer my call! In nature's name, destroy these vile enemies before me!"

He thrust his staff toward the sky, sending a beam of green light upward. A dark cloud immediately began gathering overhead, covering the sky around the temple, with flashes of lightning faintly visible within. Then the archdruid pointed down, and a bolt of lightning crashed into the mass of goblins, blasting five or six goblin warriors dead or sending them flying.

Lightning crashed down bolt after bolt. In the blink of an eye, the goblin warriors had suffered heavy casualties. The survivors immediately scattered and retreated in a rout, shrieking in terror. Even those who hadn't died had lost all morale; Invincible Hero's aura was the only thing keeping them from collapsing altogether.

Damn, he's that strong? Xiao Yu was somewhat dumbfounded. He had known the archdruid probably wasn't weak, but he hadn't expected him to be this difficult to deal with. He was only an elite! Xiao Yu was an elite too, so why was the gap between them so huge?

"You can't beat him. The archdruid is the village chief of a newbie village. His skills get attribute bonuses from the lord template, so their power isn't something ordinary people can match."

"So that's it!" Xiao Yu suddenly understood. The lord template was somewhat similar to the hero template, particularly when it came to skills: it could likewise upgrade skills into lord skills.

Take that Lightning Storm just now. If an ordinary adventurer or NPC had cast it, it would have covered an area no more than ten meters across. The lightning wouldn't have been so powerful, much less had such a frightening knockback effect.

But lords were different. They were somewhat like heroes in real-time strategy games, and their skills were extraordinarily powerful. This was bad. Wait, who's talking?

He turned around and saw a graceful night elf figure emerging from the air. Who else could it be but Yuehen Shadowchaser? Though he knew perfectly well that Yuehen was an ally, having a level 48 character with a bright red name standing beside him was still extremely nerve-racking.

"Damn, you finally made it. Say, could you help me take out that archdruid? I'll add another thousand."

Yuehen Shadowchaser rolled their eyes. "Not even another ten thousand would do it. If I killed the archdruid, I could forget about getting anywhere in the Alliance. You'll have to do this yourself. At most, I can provide a little technical support."

"Fine, fine. Don't help, then. But if any adventurers come to interfere, you can't just stand by and watch. We signed a contract."

"Don't worry. For at least the next hour, I guarantee no adventurer will be able to come over and interfere with you." With that, Yuehen vanished, disappearing into thin air once more.

Having a stealth skill must be great, Xiao Yu thought. Though Yuehen Shadowchaser refused to help, at least he didn't need to worry for the next hour. He could slowly wear the druid down, as long as he had time.

"Archers, keep shooting! I refuse to believe his mana will never run out."