Battlefield

A strange beeping sound woke Xiao Yu from his slumber. He stretched his body, which had become unusually large after being soaked in the lake water. As elemental creatures increase in level, their size also increases, and they are also affected by the surrounding environment.

After soaking in the water all night, Xiao Yu has grown to over five meters tall, nearly the height of a two-story building.

After climbing ashore from the lake, Xiao Yu realized that the voice came from the summoning system.

Upon opening the summoning interface, I found that there were already several summoning messages.

System notification: Esmehalda is performing a summoning ritual. Respond?

System notification: Esmehalda is calling your name. Respond?

System notification: Esmehalda has sacrificed a piece of fire essence, summoning your help. Respond?

Sacrificing the essence of flames? Could it be because of some urgent matter? Xiao Yu wondered to himself, why the rush so early in the morning? Nevertheless, he chose to respond to the summons. However, this time an additional option appeared. In the past, there was only the projection mode, but this time there was an additional descent mode.

This is naturally due to the advancement of his hero skills; Esmehalda is now able to summon the Water Elemental Elder in Descent mode.

Although the Descent Mode still deducts some of the power, it is much closer to the true form than the Projection Mode. The Projection Mode can only use 10%-30% of the power (the exact amount depends on the summoner's mana strength), while the Descent Mode can retain about 80% of the full power. With this in mind, Xiao Yu decisively chose the Descent Mode.

Space was distorted, but this time it was more intense than ever before. After all, the Descent Mode required much more powerful energy. It was as if a black hole had appeared out of thin air. Xiao Yu suddenly disappeared from his spot, and the next second, he found himself in the middle of a huge magic circle.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "Who summoned me? Who awakened me?!"

Before he could finish speaking, he had already been hit by three Dispel spells, two Otherworldly Banishment, one Disintegrate, and one Elemental Decomposition.

However, none of it mattered. Xiao Yu was now using Descent Mode, and as a mid-level BOSS, ordinary spells had little effect on him, at most causing him to lose a little bit of health.

"Where is this... a battlefield?" Xiao Yu glanced around and was immediately stunned. The place he was in felt very familiar; it was actually Blazing Flame Canyon. He clearly remembered the days when he established his base here. He never expected to return. But why were the Alliance and the Horde fighting here?

Before them, countless Alliance and Horde soldiers and adventurers were locked in fierce combat, their battle lines barely touching, as ranged classes from both sides continuously unleashed spells and arrows at each other.

Melee classes kept refreshing their buffs, ready to engage at any moment, but it seemed that the Alliance was at a disadvantage due to having a quarter fewer players.

At this moment, Xiao Yu had over 30,000 health points and was over five meters tall, already showing the demeanor of a BOSS. His presence on the battlefield immediately drew everyone's attention.

Esmehalda (Dalaran Mystic): "Great Azathoth, your allies need your help!" Her tone was anxious yet exceptionally humble. As she spoke, she summoned Blizzard, and countless hailstones fell from the sky, crashing down on the Horde's camp, instantly causing widespread death and injury.

However, the opposing Horde immediately retaliated. An Orcs priest swung his staff, and Chain Lightning bolts crackled and exploded in the dense crowd, instantly taking down five or six people. It turned out that the opposing side also had a hero.

This is certainly not the time to ask what's going on. Let's finish this battle first. It's a good opportunity to test out my newly learned skills. After a month, I can finally experience what it's like to be a boss again.

With that thought in mind, Xiao Yu charged straight into the Horde crowd ahead.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "Heal me!" He then activated Biting Wind Protection and charged directly into the enemy lines.

Instantly, countless lightning bolts, fireballs, and arrows flew towards him in a dense barrage, but the arrows were all blown away in an instant. Only the magic hit him, and his health began to drop steadily.

There are over a hundred people on the other side, including at least thirty or forty spellcasters. With so many people focusing their fire, even the highest health wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Fortunately, the Alliance had plenty of healers. Holy Light, Heal, Rejuvenation, and various other healing spells rained down on Xiao Yu. His health bar fluctuated wildly, but remained stuck between 75% and 80%.

The Horde unleashed all sorts of debuffs on Xiao Yu, including Slow Curse, curses, Doom Possession, and Evil Spirit Haunting, regardless of their effectiveness.

Meanwhile, the Alliance rained down various buff spells on Xiao Yu, including Haste, Enlarge, Enrage Spell, and Magic Shield.

At the same time, both sides kept casting Dispel spells on Xiao Yu, not to Dispel Xiao Yu himself as a Water Elemental, but to Dispel the debuffs and buffs on him.

In just over ten seconds, Xiao Yu personally absorbed all the low-level spells, taking thousands of hits. Under the effects of the spells, the color of his body changed from blue to red, then to green, then to black, almost like a neon light. There was nothing he could do about it, given the reflective nature of Water Elemental. Finally, he reached the front line of the Horde.

In an instant, a group of Horde melee adventurers, wielding swords, axes, shields, machetes, and bricks, swarmed forward.

Then—one by one, they flew into the sky. The gale swirled and swirled around him, blowing away any enemies that came near. Big Build like Troll were merely pushed aside by the air currents, while medium-sized creatures like Orcs and Tauren, or small creatures like Goblin, were sent flying straight into the air.

"What a great opportunity!" The Alliance commander's eyes lit up at the sight.

"For the Alliance, charge!" The Alliance Warrior immediately followed suit.

"Hold on! Hold on!" the Horde's commander—a Tauren chieftain—roared, glancing at the Orcs priest.

"Rega, take care of that thing quickly! Our lines are about to be torn apart!"

The Orcs priest nodded.

Rega (Horde Prophet): "Storm, earth, and fire, heed my call, obey my will, unleash the power of destruction!" Flames coalesced in his hands, growing ever brighter, imbued with the elemental power of destruction and savagery. His hands trembled, as if overwhelmed by the immense power. Finally, when the flames reached the size of a washbasin, he abruptly raised his hand, and a fireball formed from lava and flames flew towards Xiao Yu.

Lava Burst! Boom! A violent explosion resounded on Xiao Yu's body, like a depth charge being dropped into water, causing water to splash everywhere.

-1386! A huge red number appeared on Xiao Yu's body. Even though he was present in his descent mode, he felt the elemental power within his body surge and it took a while to calm down. The water flow in other parts of his body quickly repaired the wounds he had just suffered, but he could feel that his body seemed to have shrunk a little.

"This thing must have upgraded its hero skills," Xiao Yu thought. "Luckily, I'm a hybrid elemental being, so I only take normal damage from fire spells. Otherwise, I would have been badly beaten."

The Orcs priest seemed to have exhausted his power after unleashing a Lava Burst, and was momentarily stunned when he saw that the damage was only a little over a thousand.

I looked down at my hands, then looked up at the Water Elemental, then looked down at my hands again, scratched the back of my head, and realized I must have been doing it wrong. Let me try again!

Thinking of this, I began chanting the incantation again.

However, Xiao Yu was not about to give him a second chance. Even if the Lava Burst didn't add any damage to him, taking a few more hits would still be bad. So he charged straight at the Orcs priest.

The Biting Wind Protection on his body had disappeared by this time, and the Horde players from the surrounding tribes who had previously run far away immediately rushed forward upon seeing him.

Seeing these menacing people, Xiao Yu smiled.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "Foolish lowly creature, your pitiful magic is worthless in my eyes. Now, tremble before the power of pure water!" Super Frost Nova!

The power of frost spread outwards, creating dozens of ice sculptures centered on Xiao Yu in an instant. Even the Orcs priest was frozen inside.

PS: Regarding the update schedule, it has been somewhat unstable in the past few days. The author apologizes for this and will try to maintain a consistent update schedule going forward.

Two chapters are presented here.