The Elemental Cult

Clang—clang—clang! The melodious chimes rang out from the cathedral's bell tower, striking seven times in a row, carrying far and wide, echoing throughout the entire Stormwind City. People heading out of their homes to prepare for work walked the streets, bakers placed freshly baked bread on their stalls for sale, postmen on their journeys were harnessing their horses, and innkeepers stood at their doors, warmly greeting travelers. It was a scene of peace and tranquility; it seemed that today would be another Tranquility morning in Stormwind City.

However, whether it was just his imagination or not, Varian could vaguely sense the oppressive atmosphere before a storm was brewing in this Tranquility.

"Can you feel it? It's been a bit too quiet today," Jaina's voice sounded beside him.

"Yes, it is indeed a bit too quiet," Varian said. He could sense that something was missing from Stormwind City today. Suddenly, he realized that the adventurers who usually filled the streets had all vanished.

"Where have all those adventurers gone?" Varian casually asked a guard on the tower.

"All the adventurers disappeared yesterday morning. I didn't see a single one all day yesterday," the guard replied faithfully.

"What? Could such a thing be?" Varian was filled with doubt. What did the adventurer's bizarre disappearance signify?

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. This has happened before, but they usually reappear in a day or two. Look, they've come out."

Varian and Jaina looked towards the street ahead, and sure enough, a person suddenly appeared out of nowhere on a previously deserted street. It was a well-equipped adventurer wearing an exaggerated plate armor and carrying a double-bladed great axe on his back. He stood there blankly for a moment, then rushed straight into the weapon shop.

The appearance of this adventurer seemed to be a signal, followed by a second and a third, and countless adventurers sprang up on the streets of Stormwind City like mushrooms after rain.

The ordinary citizens seemed unaware that there was anything special about the scene and continued with their daily lives as usual, while the adventurers rushed into weapon shops, equipment shops, and potion shops to repair their gear, buy potions, or simply gathered together to form teams, seemingly preparing for a battle.

Varian and Jaina exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

It seems that it wasn't just the Alliance's high-ranking officials who received news of the war; the adventurers also seemed to have known something in advance, and were preparing for battle early in the morning.

A dozen minutes later, Varian Wrynn discovered that several hundred adventurers had gathered outside Stormwind Keep, and more were gradually increasing. Inside Stormwind City, the number of adventurers was even more astonishing, exceeding one hundred thousand. Varian had never known that there were so many adventurers in his kingdom; it was as if they had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

This feeling was extremely strange. If it were before, he might have had no doubt about it, but now, after hearing what the man in black robes said, he also felt that something was not quite right. The adventurer's abnormal behavior seemed to be some kind of omen.

"So it really is coming!" Varian said in a deep voice.

"It seems I was right." Jaina also said in a solemn tone.

"Fortunately, I'm prepared." Varian said, turning and walking down the city wall. "Guards, summon all the generals; we're going to war."

A guard ran off quickly to relay the order.

Another guard remained behind Wrynn.

Varian glanced at the guard; he didn't remember the man's name, and in fact, he didn't even know what kind of face was under that helmet, but that didn't stop him from giving orders to the guard.

"Go out into the streets and listen to what the adventurers are talking about, then report back to me."

The guard nodded, left Stormwind Keep, and headed out onto the street.

As he walked down the street, he could hear the voices of adventurers every now and then.

"Haha, the expansion is finally coming out! This is awesome!"

"I haven't logged into the game for a full 24 hours, I'm so bored I'm about to explode."

"Me too, I logged on as soon as the update was finished. Let's team up with a few more people later, I heard there's a big boss coming up today."

Half an hour later, the guard returned to Stormwind City Keep and truthfully recounted what he had heard to Varian. Although it sounded inexplicable, Varian still sensed something.

"These adventurers really do know something!"

Meanwhile, more than ten miles Stormwind City, Leah Bloodmoon was setting up a summoning arena with her dark Shaman.

Leah Bloodmoon (High Priestess of the Elemental Cult): "Hurry up and get to work, you lazybones! Time is almost up. We must carry out the ritual on time. If the summoning is delayed, Lord Azathoth's wrath will reduce every one of you to Ashes."

The dark Shaman, each with a solemn expression, were drawing a huge summoning circle, using all sorts of expensive spellcasting materials on it as if they were free. Finally, the summoning circle was completed, and the dark Shaman took their positions and began chanting prayers.

These dark Shaman are all members of the Elemental Cult, which worships the Elemental King. Their races span all races of the Alliance and the Horde, and the leader of the Elemental Cult is, of course, Leah Bloodmoon.

The Elemental Cult is also a product of the expansion pack. As the final boss of the expansion pack, Xiao Yu received full support from the game's official team and made many developments and arrangements. With unlimited resources, the growth of elemental creatures has increased exponentially, and the current elemental army can be said to be more powerful than ever before.

However, to deploy this large army into the Prime Material Plane, someone still needs to open the portal.

At this moment, Leah Bloodmoon stood before the summoning circle and took out a Sunstone. This was a legendary casting material. Sunstones were legendary casting materials, and they could easily sell for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands at auction. However, for the game company, this thing was nothing. Summoning a powerful elemental creature like the Elemental King, even just a descending clone, was extremely difficult, and this level of material was indispensable.

Leah Bloodmoon (High Priestess of the Elemental Cult): "Azathoth, great Elemental King, ruler of the Elemental Plane, purifier of the world, immortal destroyer, your humble servant prays to you, answer my call and descend upon this world that awaits your conquest."

The dark Shaman were all chanting the same prayers in the same tone, but they were using elemental language, which sounded extremely strange. The whole scene was filled with an evil and mysterious atmosphere, like a cult gathering.

Such a grand scene naturally couldn't escape the eyes of the adventurers. Many adventurers who knew that Elemental Tide would occur today were already searching for signs outside the city, as a considerable number of onlookers had gathered around the summoning ritual. However, these adventurers had no intention of disrupting the summoning ritual. Firstly, they couldn't defeat it, and secondly, they were actually hoping to summon some powerful BOSS, so why would they actively sabotage it?

At the same time, within the Immortal Throne, Xiao Yu also heard the sound of prayer.

[System notification: High Elementalist Leah Bloodmoon has sacrificed a Sunstone, summoning the Elemental King. Respond to the summons?]

How long has it been since he was summoned? Xiao Yu couldn't remember anymore, but now, he could finally go to the Prime Material Plane in Descent Mode again. The feeling of not having to worry about death was something he really missed.

"Responding to the call."

The next second, the Prime Material Plane--

Boom! Within the massive summoning array, chaotic energy surged into the sky, gradually coalescing into a gigantic figure that slowly emerged within the array. Reaching a height of tens of meters, a colossal elemental creature appeared before the people.

This elemental creature resembled a giant, its entire body composed of black chaotic energy. Just its mere presence sent shivers down the spines of the surrounding adventurers.

Azathoth (Elemental King), a 9-skull level boss with 27.83 million HP.

"Holy crap, what a huge boss!"

"Damn, that looks pretty strong. Get the boss ready, we've got another customer coming in today."

"Azathoth, Elemental King! Damn, I need to buy more Elemental Protection Scrolls!"