"You're also a Lich, don't you know that as long as you can't find my phylactery, I can be reborn?" Kel'Thuzad had long known from the Lich King's prophecy that he would die once, and then be reborn to lead the Scourge and complete the Lich King's great cause. So even if he was at a disadvantage in the battle, he was not worried about his fate.
"I'm very clear about that." Karthus raised his staff, and suddenly red marks like bubbles appeared all over the cave. If Aiden were here, he should be able to tell from the shape of this spell that it was a mutated, mass-release version of Karthus's Q skill, "Lay Waste."
Kel'Thuzad had nowhere to hide. Even if he briefly flew up, he could not completely avoid the impact of the red marks exploding because he was in the cave.
"Because I'm very clear about that, I specially researched a way to deal with Liches." Karthus raised his hands and let out a sharp laugh. An orange vortex appeared around his body, covering the entire cave.
Kel'Thuzad felt that his soul was suffering searing pain every moment. He decided to fight back:
He first released a Frostbolt to test Karthus's strength.
The Frostbolt was completely blocked by a flame-shaped shield summoned by Karthus. He looked very relaxed.
So Kel'Thuzad summoned several Shadow Rifts in the cave. Suddenly, the cave was filled with power from the Twisting Nether, tearing at the originally stable space. Countless cracks appeared on the ground and walls. Mud and rocks rolled down. The cave was almost filled.
But such a trick was almost useless to Karthus. When he transformed into a Lich, he could almost infinitely levitate in the air. Floating and flying were as easy as walking for him. The signs of these Shadow Rifts appearing were too obvious, and it was impossible for him to avoid the collapsing rocks and mud. So, apart from being covered in dust, he suffered no losses.
"Is that all you've got, Kel'Thuzad? You disappoint me a little." Karthus mocked wantonly.
Kel'Thuzad said coldly, "Then try this!" The Shadow Rifts just now had bought him enough time to cast his spell. His incantation was complete, and a ball of ghastly green energy locked onto Karthus, dragging a long tail of flame, and flew towards him with a terrifying roar!
Chaos Bolt—the most powerful spell Kel'Thuzad had mastered to deal with a single enemy. So far, only one person had ever escaped its lock. That was the night huntress who had shot through his throat with a hateful silver arrow, forcing him to transform into a Lich ahead of time!
Karthus stretched out his staff and fired a beam at the Chaos Bolt, but it failed to completely stop the spell. Even though he temporarily added a protective spell to himself, the Chaos Bolt still caused him some damage after the explosion.
He looked down at his chest and muttered to himself, "Four ribs are broken, and my favorite robe has a hole in it."
"Then, this is the end—watch your soul leave your body, Kel'Thuzad!" Karthus opened the black codex, raised his hands high, and chanted the spell loudly. A red light shone on Kel'Thuzad's head, and moved as he moved.
Kel'Thuzad instinctively felt a palpitation, even though he no longer had a heart. He first tried to counterspell or silence Karthus, but neither worked. Helpless, he added all the protective spells he could to himself, hoping they would have some effect.
He had a strong premonition: this was probably his last moment before death.
The imprisonment array of Dalaran was set up in a place that no one could have imagined—in the air.
Archmage Antonidas personally led a group of magic instructors to preside over the array, preventing any enemies from destroying it. Anyone who approached would be killed by his spells immediately.
Although they had been on guard, until now, no Dreadlords had flown up.
The Archmage had been monitoring the battle situation below with a crystal ball. He was very pleased to see the Southern Front advancing rapidly. But when he turned to the Northern Front, he saw the Lordaeron Legion and the Dalaran mage forces almost collapsing under the three-pronged attack of death knights, ogres, and Crypt Fiends.
The Dalaran mage forces not only included mages, but also other professions that protected the mages, such as warriors and rangers. Even in the most intense situation, they still guarded the mages closely. Because most of the mages were now exhausted of mana and had almost completely lost their combat power. Any enemy that broke through could easily slaughter them. These guardians were the last line of defense for the mages.
Another Archmage, Vargoth, also noticed the battle situation below. He asked worriedly, "Archmage Antonidas, should we spare some manpower to support them?"
Antonidas frowned. He was very worried about their situation, but he still shook his head and said, "No, we can't go to support them yet. Trust them!"
Vargoth hesitated, he understood the importance of this imprisonment array, so he could only give up.
Then Antonidas saw the angel Kayle and Ophiel respectively flying Aiden and Vayne to the battlefield. Although there were only four of them, their joining brought great hope to the almost collapsed Lordaeron Legion. The morale that had been low instantly recovered a little.
Kayle landed in the mage force. She was about to turn around and throw herself into the battlefield, but when she saw that the battlefield situation was very unfavorable, and that their rear could be broken through by the Crypt Fiends at any time, the mage force was not safe at all.
Seeing Aiden holding only the Staff of Time, she seemed to have made up her mind, and took out a long sword from the void that was almost exactly the same as the Judgment Sword in her hand and handed it to Aiden: "Take it, you might need it."
Aiden took the sword. The difference between it and the Judgment Sword in Kayle's hand was that it was inlaid with azure blue gems, and the overall color tone was silver. The Judgment Sword was inlaid with red gems, and the overall color radiated a golden light. He had compared the difference between the Flame Blade in Ophiel and Pamyel's hands and the Judgment Sword, and it was clear that the two were different.
This sword must have its story.
"Remember the combat skills you gained in the Holy Transformation Ritual." Kayle instructed, and flew to the rear battlefield where the Crypt Fiends were located. Now these twisted undead monsters posed the greatest threat to the Lordaeron Legion!
Ophiel flew in the direction of Pamyel. She was completely at a disadvantage when fighting Broxigar and Garithos, two death knights, relying entirely on her flexibility to deal with the two.
With the addition of her good sister, the situation immediately reversed.
Vayne calmly judged the battlefield situation and found that the remaining thirty or so ogres were causing the most casualties to the humans. After these monsters joined forces with the death knights, they were responsible for creating corpses, and the death knights were responsible for resurrecting the fallen soldiers. Because of the changes in the battle situation, the number of the Scourge side was actually increasing as they fought, while the Lordaeron Legion was fighting less and less.
She immediately knew what she should do: kill as many ogres as possible!
Vayne took off her crossbow, loaded the silver arrows, flicked her scarlet cloak, and quickly rushed to the battlefield through the crowd.
Aiden held the Staff of Time in his left hand and the long sword Kayle had just given him in his right hand. He suddenly had a sense of sight as Gandalf in a white robe. He quickly dispelled his thoughts and plunged into the battle.
This sword seemed to be tailor-made for him. He could feel the holy power in his body easily igniting the holy sword. With a casual wave, he cut off the two forelimbs of a Crypt Fiend not far away.
He saw Kayle rushing to the weakest part of the rear line and starting to slaughter the Crypt Fiends, but the spider monsters were still pouring in continuously. Obviously, more support was needed there.
Aiden saw Lux not far away releasing magic on the Crypt Fiends on the battlefield. Sweat had soaked the hair on her temples, and golden strands of hair were tightly attached to her face. But she didn't even have time to wipe it.
This Lady of Luminosity, who usually looked cute, lively, and even a little unreliable, now looked focused and serious.
"Lux, be careful!" Aiden instructed. The blonde girl responded with a "hmm", without even bothering to turn her head.
The princess from Kul Tiras was almost the same as Lux. Jaina looked even more tired and weak. She bit her lip tightly to endure the pain of mana exhaustion, but she was still trying hard to concentrate her spirit and condense the power of the elements.
Most of the mages were already powerless, lying or sitting, as weak as if they had a serious illness.
"Hold on, reinforcements are coming soon!" Aiden shouted, encouraging everyone. At this time, the warriors needed some spiritual encouragement, otherwise in such a nearly collapsed battle situation, someone might not be able to bear the collapse at any time, and then the entire defense line would collapse.
"We must buy ten minutes." Aiden clenched his weapon. At this time, he really wanted to hold the Heart of Valoran and summon a large group of elite soldiers to crush the enemies in front of him. But in such an environment, that was simply wishful thinking.
Now the only thing he could do was try his best to fight!
Aiden gave himself Time Warp. Under the infusion of holy power, he felt as if he had broken away from the shackles of gravity. With a big step, he crossed a distance of several meters. With a few flashes, he joined the battlefield.
There were more than a dozen ferocious Crypt Fiends tearing at the defense line. Aiden waved his staff and released an impact spell, knocking back a Crypt Spider that was about to kill the soldier in front of him with its scythe-like forelimbs, saving the soldier's life. At the same time, a piece of azure blue sparks splashed out from the sword in his right hand, killing another monster.
He felt that the combat skills that had been instilled into his mind during the Holy Transformation Ritual were gradually recovering with the battle. Casting spells in the gaps of swinging the sword, everything was like flowing clouds and flowing water.
While he was killing wildly, suddenly there was an exclamation from behind. He could tell that it was Jaina's voice.
Aiden turned his head and happened to see several Crypt Fiends emerging from the ground at the place where the mages were, waving their deadly scythes at the mages who were almost unable to resist.
One of the spiders' target was Jaina!