A War Doomed to Fail

The battle instantly unfolded in all four directions of the center of Stormwind City.

The area around the four Elemental Gate instantly became a battlefield. The Alliance guards, led by their junior and mid-level commanders, charged forward without regard for their own lives, forming lines of defense.

Infantry led the way, followed by musketeers, and then Priest and mages held the line, blocking the elemental army in the streets.

However, elemental creatures are not human after all. They directly blasted open buildings, set the streets ablaze, and rampaged indiscriminately.

Meanwhile, in the sky, the Alliance's air force was also engaged in fierce combat with the wind elementals.

At this point, adventurers also joined the battle. Working in teams, they swiftly and decisively annihilated hordes of elemental creatures, their combat efficiency far surpassing that of the Alliance soldiers. However, these adventurers would occasionally stop to clean up the battlefield and collect loot, and sometimes they would even argue and fight over monsters, which somewhat slowed down the progress of the battle.

However, with the arrival of the adventurers, the battle situation stabilized for a time, and it seemed that the elemental creatures' offensive had been halted.

However, how could the opening event of an expansion pack be so easily stopped? This time, Xiao Yu had prepared a full 100,000 elemental troops for this siege event. Not only were there elemental troops, but he also arranged many elemental elders and even prepared four Elemental Lords.

And so, under the watchful eyes of everyone, dozens of elemental elders emerged one after another from the Elemental Gate.

Lava giants, granite colossi, tide giants, siren high priests, and all sorts of high-ranking elemental creatures joined the battle, and the situation suddenly tilted in an uncontrollable direction once again.

These elemental elders are all boss-level characters, constantly unleashing various AOE skills. Some can collapse a cluster of buildings with a single Earthquake, while others can set dozens of houses ablaze with a single Flamestrike. The well-organized Alliance soldiers also succumbed to the bombardment of various area-of-effect spells, either suffering heavy casualties and unable to maintain their formation, or their morale collapsed and they scattered and fled.

The battlefield quickly spread to the areas surrounding Stormwind City.

And this was just the beginning. Soon after, Elemental Lords began to emerge one after another from the Elemental Gate.

As the Elemental King, Azathoth would not attack Stormwind City alone; he was accompanied by four Elemental Lords.

Elemental Lord of Air Fuleidesi

Earth Elemental Lords Gangdake

Water Elemental Lord Moersi

Elemental Lords Carl Felflame

These four Elemental Lords are not famous figures. They are neither bosses played by players nor princes. Among all the Elemental Lords, they are considered relatively weak. The reason they came out to fight is to use their heads as cannon fodder.

That's right, it's suicide. Although the Elemental Tide seems overwhelming and has the potential to flatten the world, as a game event, it is destined to end in failure. Stormwind City, after all, the core city of the Alliance, how could it be easily destroyed? Under the siege of more than 100,000 adventurers, the resistance of the Alliance's heroes, and the protection of the Alliance soldiers, this elemental army is doomed to die. That's why Xiao Yu came in his descent mode instead of his real body.

The Elemental Lords emerge from the Elemental Gate are likely to be killed by plot devices since they are entering the battlefield in their true form. That's why they specifically found a few relatively unknown characters to fill the gaps.

However, these four Elemental Lords were clearly unaware of their fate, and were currently unleashing powerful elemental magic upon the soldiers of Stormwind City.

In an instant, the garrison of Stormwind City suffered heavy casualties.

The arrival of the Alliance heroes was met with shock and anger, but the adventurers were overjoyed, thinking how many treasures so many bosses must have dropped.

Furthermore, since it's a story event, all the dropped treasures are story-related equipment, and because it's a story-driven kill, all of them will drop; killing just one is enough for a guild to have a prosperous New Year.

As a result, the adventurers' morale soared. However, they also knew that these bosses were difficult to defeat. With dozens of bosses gathered together and various AOE skills overlapping, it was impossible to fight them. So, they first pulled the elemental elders out of the elemental army one by one and attacked them one by one. As for the Elemental Lords, they were too powerful and no adventurer guild had taken them over yet, so they were left to the Stormwind City garrison to hold them off for the time being.

Watching his elemental army flood the city like a tidal wave, only to be swiftly wiped out by the adventurers, Xiao Yu felt somewhat unbalanced.

(Alas, it's a pity I couldn't bring my entire elemental army. Otherwise, if dozens of Elemental Lords went into battle together, Stormwind City would definitely be razed to the ground. Even 100,000 adventurers wouldn't be enough.)

Xiao Yu couldn't help but think to himself, "What a pity, the script didn't go this way. I guess I'll just have to make do with you guys. But it's not bad that the elemental race can become the most evil villain in the entire game—even if it's just an expansion pack. You can go in peace."

However, what if I really pulled out dozens of Elemental Lords and wiped out Stormwind City? How awesome would it be if I led this elemental army to sweep across the world! A thought suddenly popped into his mind, but it only lasted for a few seconds. Thinking about the tens of millions of endorsement fees and the compensation he would have to pay for breach of contract, Xiao Yu thought to himself that he should just stick to the script and perform the role.

Boom! An explosion pulled Xiao Yu back to reality from his reverie. He didn't know when, but the Alliance heroes had arrived from Stormwind Keep and surrounded him on top of the cathedral.

The loud bang just now was from a Pyroblast by Queen Jaina of Theramore that hit him.

Varian Wrynn (King of Stormwind City): "Azathoth, Elemental King, I remember we were once allies. Why, why are you attacking Stormwind City?!" Varian Wrynn asked angrily.

Azathoth (Elemental King): "You speak well, but it's meaningless. The elementals have been banished from this world for far too long. Now is the time to reclaim our world. Submit to me, or you will all be crushed by the wrath of the elements."

"Damn it, let me crush you first!"

Varian Wrynn roared, and the two swords in his hands suddenly merged into one, becoming a two-handed greatsword. He leaped into the air and pounced on the Chaos Dragon.

Xiao Yu opened his mouth and spewed out Chaos Breath, but Varian suddenly swung his sword in mid-air, shattering the dragon's breath and striking the dragon's chest with his sword.

-171782!

One strike dealt over ten thousand damage. Xiao Yu thought to himself, "As expected of a 9-star hero, this damage is simply extraordinary, almost comparable to Naiser's."

However, for Azathoth, who possesses tens of millions of health points, this was nothing more than a tickle; he easily grabbed Varian with a single stroke of his Dragon Claw.

Just as he was about to squeeze harder, he suddenly remembered Zhang Xinghun's instructions.

Varian Wrynn, Jaina, and the various leaders of the Alliance —these heroes are all important characters in the storyline, each one extremely valuable. Even if they were to die, their deaths should be spectacular and impactful for the players. Therefore, they cannot be easily killed, as they will have more role in the story later. They can only be injured, not killed.

The claw could no longer grip, but Varian was suddenly enveloped in a golden light as the archbishop cast a Divine Protection on him, allowing him to break free from the Dragon Claw.

"Protect the King!"

"Support His Majesty the King!"

Varian's many men shouted in unison.

And the heroes began to take action.