The Mage Lords Arrive

Just as Xiao Yu was about to unleash a powerful attack on Esmehalda, a system notification suddenly rang in his ears.

[System Notification: In the year 1376 of the Azure Age, King Varian Wrynn of Stormwind, Grand Commander Raymond of the Royal Guard, and Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage joined forces to kill the earth elemental lord Gundak and Stormwind Cathedral. This event has been recorded in the Chronicles of the Azure Age. Due to Gundak's death, the morale of the earth elemental legions suffered a heavy blow.]

Xiao Yu was taken aback. He thought to himself, "Did Gangdake get taken down so quickly? He was a three-skull-level BOSS with millions of HP, how could he be so weak?" But it seemed he had to speed up the plot progression. He had to finish the planned storyline before all four Elemental Lords were defeated.

With this thought in mind, the magic in his hands was ready.

Meteor Burst Strike! This is one of Xiao Yu's self-created composite magic spells, composed of earth and fire elemental energies.

A massive missile, as huge as a locomotive and composed of flames and meteorites, hurtled towards Esmehalda. This attack was incredibly powerful, likely enough to instantly kill an ordinary hero. However, due to the long preparation time, Esmehalda was already prepared and used her strongest survival skill.

Ice Block! The ice instantly enveloped her completely, forming a huge block of ice.

With a deafening boom, the meteor struck the Ice Block. The immense power blasted a crack into the Ice Block. Theoretically, the Ice Block was Invincible, so one can imagine the sheer force of this attack. However, the attack was successfully defended. As the explosion gradually dissipated, the Ice Block's duration expired. Esmehalda's legs buckled, and she nearly collapsed, but a hand caught her just in time.

But Phoenix arrived just in time.

Phoenix knew that among so many powerful heroes, her combat strength was slightly weaker, so stealing kills and showing off wasn't really her thing. Therefore, she positioned herself as a healer who could save lives. In previous battles, she had used her Divine Protection to save the lives of several heroes and evacuate the surrounding civilians, making her somewhat familiar to others. Now, seeing that Esmehal was about to collapse, she decisively stepped in to save the day.

At that moment, a flash of white light from a Teleport appeared, and a mage appeared beside them.

Khadgar stared at the ruins before him, a wave of shock washing over him. He hadn't witnessed the entire battle, only the power of the Meteor Burst Strike. But even from the traces left behind and the surrounding ruins, it was easy to imagine the intensity of the fight. Moreover, Khadgar sensed an unprecedentedly terrifying power emanating from the Elemental King.

Esmehalda was even more impressive than he had imagined, managing to hold his own against such an opponent for so long with limited magic.

He couldn't help but recall a suggestion made by a mage at the council not long ago—a suggestion to restart the Guardian Project.

Perhaps he could support her to become the next Guardian, and not betray her even in the face of death, which is one of the essential conditions for a Guardian. This thought flashed through Khadgar's mind, but right now, the most important thing was to send this terrifying creature back to the Elemental Plane.

"Take her away. She has no magic left. Leave the rest to us," Khadgar said in a deep voice.

"No, I can still fight! Teacher, I can help you!" Esmehalda said weakly.

Phoenix rolled her eyes to herself, thinking, (Lady, you've had enough of this parted hairstyle, give us a chance.)

Khadgar lowered his head, looking into Esmehalda's eyes. "You have accomplished something unimaginable for ordinary people, successfully holding off the Elemental King and buying us precious time. Now it's time to rest. Leave the rest to us."

This time, Esmehalda finally gave up and withdrew under Phoenix's protection.

Khadgar watched Esmehalda leave before turning around and taking two steps forward. What puzzled him was that the Elemental King hadn't taken the opportunity to launch Cheap Shot.

Khadgar (Archmage the Kirin Tor): "Azathoth, Elemental King, your army has been defeated, and your plot to destroy the Alliance has failed."

As if to confirm his words, another system notification sounded.

[System Notification: In the year 1376 of the Azure Age, Kaya Shadowhunter, the Moon Goddess Ranger, Magni Bronzebeard, the Dwarf King, High Tinker Mekkatorque joined forces to Execute the Elemental Lords, Carl, in Stormwind City Square. This event has been recorded in the Firmament Chronicle. Due to Carl's death, the morale of the Elemental Legion suffered a heavy blow.]

With two Elemental Lords already dead, it's easy to imagine that the elemental army has suffered heavy casualties. Although Xiao Yu dispatched a full 200,000 elemental troops this time, it's only a matter of time before they are completely wiped out by the continuous attacks of more than 100,000 immortal adventurers.

Azathoth (Elemental King): "Hmph, those useless trash are not worth mourning, and they were only a small part of my Elemental Legion. Today's battle is merely the prelude to the destruction of this world. You think you have defeated me? Hahahaha, how naive you are."

As the two were talking, flashes of white light from Teleport continued to appear around the Elemental King, and one after another, renowned and Archmage appeared around Azathoth: Rhonin (Archmage the Kirin Tor), Khadgar (Archmage the Kirin Tor), Jaina (Queen of Theramore), Feierdenan (Arcane Master), Aier Moonfire (Archmage Violet), Maigeluoen (Archmage the Kirin Tor)—six high-ranking mages in total, surrounding the Elemental King.

These six people are all heroes of five stars or above, and all of them are mages. Mages are known as "mages" in the Sky World because their combat power is exceptionally high compared to other professions. This group can be said to be the top group of mages in the entire Sky World. Their appearance together made even Xiao Yu feel a bit uneasy.

And this is just the beginning; it's conceivable that as time goes on, more and more heroes will arrive here.

"Looks like I'm going to die here," Xiao Yu thought. After all, he was fighting in his descent mode, which was much weaker than his true form. It seemed that this was the end of the day. However, it seemed that he hadn't finished his mission yet. He had killed quite a few Wuming nobodies, but only Marshal Maxwell had died among the important figures. That wasn't enough. Perhaps he could think of a way to deal with these mages in front of him and kill a couple more if he didn't like them.

Xiao Yu's gaze swept over these people one by one. Among them, Rhonin, Khadgar, and Jaina were all important plot characters and obviously could not be killed casually. Feierdenan and Aier Moonfire were good comrades played by the players and could not be killed either. Only that old guy Maigeluoen, as the Speaker of the Kirin Tor, held a high position and great power but was not an important plot character. If you don't die, who will?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu looked directly at the oldest mage inside—OK, you're the one. Please accept this bento box with peace of mind.