Metri brought the Imperial Royal Mages Legion, all of whom were outstanding Archmages; even if they didn't reach Jaina's level, they were at least on par with Antonidas.
Furthermore, the Kaldorei Empire's magic flourished, and Tydasshid agreed to equip the Royal Mages with the artifact Witchcraft Staff, enhancing the entire Royal Mages Legion's strength.
However, the Royal Mages did not use the Witchcraft Staff; they all had their own self-made artifact staffs, which were better suited to their casting styles.
So, when Hydross led the Royal Mages Legion into Mogushan Palace, just as he was about to strike down the first enemy, a giant fireball blew that Troll into thirty-odd pieces, and blood splattered onto the water barrier he had summoned.
Then, countless spells covered the enemies in front.
Flames rained down, ice spikes rose like a forest, thunder roared like hell, and arcane magic twisted space.
Although Sha Demon could induce negative emotions in creatures, after being infected by Sha Demon, the Trolls and Mogu were fearless.
However, facing the overwhelming magic, they still felt fear and despair.
Enemies fell in droves, and Hydross was stunned, thinking, "Is it that hard for me to kill an enemy?"
The Troll General watched his subordinates fall one by one, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
He suddenly realized that everything he had done was meaningless; to release Sha Demon, his army had lost thousands of men, and he had forsaken nature, angering several Loa Gods and their dependents.
As a result, the Sha Demon, once summoned, was burned to death by a pillar of fire before it could even cause any destruction.
The land ravaged by Sha Demon was also purified by the pillar of fire, revitalizing it.
Sha Demon had strengthened his army and the Mogu, and he had originally thought that with these forces, he could buy some time.
However, the Elves sent a Mages Legion, which effortlessly wiped out these strengthened armies, as if killing ants.
Feeling the powerful strength within him, he became confused.
Was all this power fake?
The Mogu charged fearlessly, continuing to assault the Royal Mages Legion.
They would be annihilated by the Royal Mages Legion's magic halfway through their charge.
The Mogu also changed their strategy, no longer trying to advance but instead throwing their weapons; surely this would kill some enemies?
However, their weapons stopped in mid-air just as they were about to hit the Mages.
Metri gently shook aluneth, and those weapons immediately returned the way they came, even faster than when they flew out.
The Mogu looked in disbelief at the weapons embedded in their chests, wondering, "Why did this happen?"
Hydross gave up the idea of killing enemies; he understood now that he definitely couldn't snatch kills from these Mages.
However, he also understood the Mages; since the Royal Mages Legion was established, it hadn't experienced many wars.
The Kaldorei Empire grew stronger and stronger, facing fewer and fewer enemies.
Those weak enemies weren't even enough to fill the army's teeth, so how could it be the Royal Mages Legion's turn to act?
The Royal Mages Legion also disdained bullying the weak; any enemy worth their attention had to be extremely powerful.
Just like the current Mogushan Palace, these infected Trolls and Mogu were exceptionally strong, and if an army were to attack, the losses would be severe.
Therefore, over the past thousand years, the Royal Mages Legion's appearances could be counted on one's fingers.
Having finally encountered enemies worth fighting, they naturally wanted to kill a few more to satisfy themselves.
However, their attacks were a bit too heavy, causing these enemies, who should have been fearless, to experience negative emotions.
They began to doubt life, asking, "Haven't we gotten stronger? Shouldn't we be slaughtering the enemy? Why are we being slaughtered by the enemy like this?"
Then they developed fear, wondering, "Why are these Mages so strong? We can't harm them in any way; we can only let them slaughter us?"
Fear, to a certain extent, transformed into despair, "Are we destined to die here today?"
Subsequently, a surge of anger rose within them; they refused to accept it, proclaiming, "My fate is in my hands, not in the heavens!"
After anger came ferocity; they no longer feared pain, no longer feared injury, and even if it meant dying, they would take down these Mages.
But seeing that they couldn't achieve their goal, only hatred remained in their hearts.
"Mages, even if we become ghosts, we will not let you go!"
"We are messengers of the gods, we are immortal!"
"Those whispers of the gods tell us that after death, we will enter another world and continue to serve the great deities."
Doubt, fear, despair, anger, ferocity, hatred, arrogance—seven negative emotions cycled through their hearts.
Under these seven negative emotions, the Trolls and Mogu once again became a little stronger.
However, continued strengthening did not change their fate of being killed.
The Royal Mages Legion also did not use its full strength, and Metri only attacked once; as a powerful Mage second only to Gale, he could easily defeat even a loa.
What's more, Hydross was also watching the show.
Even though he couldn't snatch kills from the Mages, he was the strongest member of this team.
The power of the trident of the tides made even Metri envious.
Calling Gale his godfather, though a joke, was the inner sentiment of all Elves in the Kaldorei Empire.
Do not blame the Primal Turtles for their ignorance in calling Hydross the Sea God.
Rather, the power of the trident of the tides was so immense that even if Hydross couldn't be called the Sea God, he certainly deserved the title of Sea King.
The Mages did not go to extremes; they left the Troll General alive.
Metri said, "Hydross, he's yours."
Hydross received an unexpected surprise and did not decline.
He walked up to the Troll General, but instead of immediately acting, he asked teasingly, "When you started this war, did you ever imagine such a result?"
The Troll General indeed had not expected such a result, and this result came too quickly.
He had thought he could stall until King Rastakhan resurrected Lei Shen, and then Lei Shen would lead the Mogu and Trolls to sweep across the world, then return to Pandaria, and then hand over the other lands to the Trolls to manage.
This naive idea was the wish of all Zandalar Trolls.
Because Lei Shen was indeed not interested in territory; his only interest was Titan Remains.
And how many Titan Remains could there be? Not even a tenth of this world.
Moreover, the Mogu were few in number, and if they were too dispersed, they would only become targets for sneak attacks.
Therefore, Lei Shen's occupation of Pandaria was a very correct choice, and giving other lands to his ally, the Trolls, was also reasonable.
"Although I have failed, the Trolls will succeed."
"You mean resurrecting Lei Shen?"
The Troll General was stunned; how did this Elf know?
Could the Primal Turtles have told them? But the Primal Turtles knew nothing about Lei Shen!
Hydross got his answer and plunged the trident of the tides into his chest.
"I regret to inform you that even if you resurrect Lei Shen, you cannot avoid failure."
"Because—the times have changed!"
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