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Tennys looked at the thermometer, which showed that the temperature here had dropped by about 20 degrees from nearly 100 degrees, and the downward trend was still continuing.

"Clearly, the elements here are undergoing a rebalancing. Although fire will still be dominant, other elements will also have their place."

Thrall opened his eyes, a smile playing on his lips. As a shaman, witnessing the elements achieve balance was the most wonderful thing imaginable.

"But Ragnaros is still here, folks. We have not yet achieved final victory. We must drive it away and block its path back. I remember that Ragnaros was summoned from the very center of Molten Core. It must still be sleeping there now. As long as we manage to awaken it, we can engage in the final battle with it."

Emperor Thaurissan spoke in a muffled voice.

"Don't you know how to awaken it, Thaurissan?"

Varian, sensing the unspoken meaning in Thaurisson's words, raised an eyebrow slightly, and then, as expected, heard Thaurisson's somewhat embarrassed reply.

"The summoning incantation of the Seven Sages has not been passed down."

"This... Sal, do you have a solution?"

Varian looked at Thrall, hoping that as a shaman he could provide a way to awaken Ragnaros. Before Thrall could respond, an exasperated voice came from the cliff face beside them.

"Mortals! How dare you extinguish the runes of the Fire Demon King! You are doomed! I, the ruler Exotus, will sacrifice your souls to my master!"

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As the manager under the Firelord, Exothos may not be the strongest of the fire spirits, but he is the most loyal. After learning that his master had the opportunity to return to the material world, this fire spirit traveled back and forth between the Firelands and the Molten Core, deploying troops and paving the way for Ragnaros step by step.

However, it never imagined that all the runes would be extinguished without warning within a day and two nights, without even a chance to reignite! Baron Geddon and the other guards were also silent! Due to the suddenness of the incident, Exothos, who had only returned to the Firelands two days earlier, had no choice but to lead his personal guard back to Molten Core to see what kind of person had done something worthy of being purified by the flames.

Then, Exothos saw a group of mortals, a group of mortals blessed by the water element.

Instantly understanding the cause and effect of the matter, it maintained the portal to prepare to call for more reinforcements, while ordering its personal guard to bring the charred bones of the mortals to its front. Unexpectedly, before its guards could charge down the mountain, a bunch of drones carrying all kinds of fire extinguishing bombs or freezing bombs flew in front of them and bombarded them.

Although Exothos immediately erected a magical protective barrier for itself and its guards, the sudden drop in temperature still made them very uncomfortable, and the pervasive cold fog further obstructed its vision. When the fog dissipated, Exothos was 'surprised' to find that it was surrounded!

Before it could utter another boast, Varian charged forward, carrying Salamander. Left with no other choice, Exothos raised his staff and engaged in a fierce battle with these ignorant mortals. After about five minutes, Exothos was left all alone.

"I...I surrender! I'm willing to do anything for you! I just beg you to spare my life!"

Sensing the aura of the Water King emanating from the Tidebringer swinging towards him, Exothos knew that if he survived this blow, he wouldn't live much longer. He dropped his weapon, covered his head with his hands, and decisively surrendered. Daelin, who hadn't expected such a shameless fire demon, veered off course and collided with Varian's Salamani, forcibly stopping his killing move.

"You said you'd do anything for us?"

Daelin placed the sword against Exotus's neck and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes! Everything except death!"

Exothus answered quickly, fearing that the mortal before him might stab him.

"You say you're the manager, so your role is simply Ragnaros's butler?"

"yes!"

"Hmm...we do have something we need you to do."

Dalin gently tapped Exotus with the blade of his sword and pointed to the lava lake in the distance.

"We hope to meet your master..."

67. Ragnaros Appears

"You want to see my master? You want to challenge my master?"

At first, Daelin's words almost made Exothos doubt its hearing, but it quickly realized that these mortals were not only protected by water elementals, but their leader also had the aura of a Tidehunter, and possessed water essence capable of extinguishing the pure fire from the Firelands! In other words, they came prepared.

but.....

"Hehehehe... Haha ...

Exothos, gripping his scepter in his right hand, let out a deep, resonant laugh. The powerful sound echoed through the cave walls, vibrating the scorching air of the Molten Core.

What are you laughing at?

Dailin raised his head and pointed his sword at Exotus.

"You actually dare to challenge the Fire Demon King? You're foolish enough to want to witness the power of our master? He's older than this world itself! Even if you're protected by those lowly water elementals, you can only kneel before him!"

After saying this, Exotus slightly raised his scepter, his body surrounded by magical runes.

"If this is all you ask for, mortals, come to the very heart of Molten Core. I will be there waiting for you, to witness your end, ha ha ha ha ha ha!!"

After a flash of flame, Exothos vanished without a trace. After it disappeared, Daelin spat disdainfully at the spot where it had just stood and gently ran his fingers along the blade of his beloved sword.

"Gurgle, gurgle—"

Accompanied by a sound like gushing spring water, a blue projection gradually materialized before everyone. He had a face that resembled a human's, adorned with exquisite pearls and seashells, and draped in a cloak of silvery seaweed. His beard and hair, made of water elements, swayed slightly in the hot wind, giving this elemental lord an inexplicable air about him.

"Neptulon?"

“That’s right, it’s me. To be honest, I’m surprised by the power of you mortals for the first time. When you told me that you were going to war with Ragnaros’s army, I thought that you could weaken its power in the material plane to a certain extent, and that would be the limit.”

There was a hint of amusement and emotion in Neptulon's calm tone, like a small ripple on the sea.

"Since you were so pessimistic about us from the start, why did you give us your blessing?"

Thrall's words made Neptulon nod slightly.

"Shaman, I originally thought that without my blessing, you wouldn't even be able to defeat a single lava giant in the Legion of Fire. But now I feel that even without my blessing, destroying Ragnaros's avatar in the material plane is only a matter of time—of course, your losses will be far greater than they are now, that's inevitable."

After saying this, Neptulon turned his gaze to Daelin.

"Your son, Tanred, after you defeated Baron Geddon, I guided his fleet out of that lingering mist. He is now sailing towards Kul Tiras. Do you have any messages for him?"

"Of course, the Tide Hunters."

Although Daelin's lips curled up slightly, Jaina could still see the suppressed joy in her father's heart. He took off the Heart of the Fleet from his neck and carefully handed the necklace, which symbolized the contract between the Predmor family and the Tidehunters, to Neptulon.

"If I unfortunately die at the hands of the Balrog King, then please pass on the Heart of the Fleet to my son and tell him that he has ascended to the throne as the new Admiral."

"......"

Neptulon's phantom remained silent for a few seconds, then raised its hand and took the necklace. A blue light then emanated from it, enveloping all the warriors present.

"I will wait to return this necklace to you, Daelin—mortals, take my blessing and go forth in a battle that will be sung for eternity, a battle that will be remembered by the elements! Remember, the Water Elementals are with you!"

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Exorus stood beside the lava lake where Ragnaros's clone resided, a sense of unease creeping in. It knew all too well that while it could easily summon the Firelord's will from the Firelands, with all the fire runes extinguished, Molten Core was hardly a comfortable place for its master. Given Ragnaros's volatile temper, it might very well be beaten half to death on the spot…

However, when it saw a blue halo approaching, Exorus immediately abandoned the idea of ​​not summoning Ragnaros—no way! The Tidehunter's army was already right in front of it! If it didn't do something, even without the Firelord's intervention, this entire mortal realm blessed by the Tidehunters could extinguish it completely in less than half a minute!

As the allied forces approached the lake, Exothos raised his scepter, illuminating several magical runes on the surrounding rock walls.

"These are... these are the magical runes the Seven Sages used to summon the Flame Demon King!"

Upon seeing the illuminated magical runes around him, Emperor Thaurissan's voice almost changed.

"Everyone, to your positions! The Fire Demon King is about to emerge!!"

Sensing that all the fire elementals in the entire Molten Core were frantically gathering towards the central lava lake, Thrall's voice became hoarse. When facing the Tidehunters, since the Tidehunters were not hostile to them, he only felt the vast and endless power of the Elemental Lords. However, the Firelord... even though its clones had not yet taken shape, the feeling that one wrong step would burn it to ashes had already enveloped his heart!

"Do you understand? Mortals! This is what you've been seeking! This is the Fire Demon King, ancient even before the world itself! Its power surpasses the limits of your imagination! You can only face your doom in despair amidst your master's flames!!"

As Exothus called, the flames in the lava lake rose abnormally high, and finally, as a warhammer burst from the lava, Ragnaros, the Lord of Fire elementals, unfolded his body.

"Why are you calling me, Exotus? Why do I sense the presence of the Tidehunters here!"

"It's...it's mortals! The Dark Iron dwarves betrayed us! We led them to Molten Core! Water elementals are supporting them, our forces have been destroyed! And they still dare to try to defeat you! To steal your power!"

"Fool! This is your 'plan'? You let a bunch of worthless insects get here so easily? You've disappointed me greatly!"

Before the words were finished, Exothos was grabbed by the Balrog King with one hand, his face filled with fear. Then, the Balrog King's blazing eyes looked at the allied forces who were waiting in battle, and a cruel smile appeared on his face outlined by flames.

"Mortals! Taste the flames of Saffron!!!"

68. The Battle of Banishing the Flames

Before the war with Ragnaros, leaders such as Daelin, Varian, Thrall, and Jaina had all imagined what methods the Firelord would use to attack and had taken some precautions accordingly. However, they never dreamed that the tyrannical Ragnaros's first attack would be to extract the essence of fire from the bodies of his own rulers and turn it into a heat wave that swept across the entire Molten Core!

Driven by the original Flame Lord, Exothos's ignited essence transformed into rings of blazing flames that spread wildly outwards, enveloping molten rock and scorching air. With lightning speed, they crashed into the barrier erected by the allied spellcasters. In an instant, the recoil dimmed the barrier's light, and the remaining flames swirled back in their original direction, scorching the ground and leaving a few black patches before dissipating.

"Flame, purifying all things!!"

Enraged that he hadn't managed to kill the bugs in one strike, Ragnaros casually tossed Exortus's corpse to the ground. He then swung his Sulfuron Hammer and slammed it heavily onto the ground beside the lava lake where he stood, injecting an excessive amount of fire element into the Molten Core!

"boom!!"

"boom!!!"

As the Balrog King unleashed his fury, part of the Molten Core's ground was completely destroyed by the churning lava, forming small vents that released scorching, viscous magma onto the earth, blocking the allied forces' path.

"Burn!!! Destroy!!!"

After completing the road blockade, Ragnaros unleashed its third move. With a clench of its left hand, dozens of burning crystals were created out of thin air. Then, with a push, it hurled these crystals into the crowd.

"Elemental Chariot! Diffusion Mode! Maximum Freeze!!!"

"Water! Earth! Wind! Lend me your strength!!"

Arcane Power! Frost Storm!!

As soon as these crystals solidified, Tanis, Thrall, Jaina, and the others prepared their counterattack. Waves of supernatural cold spread out under their control, perfectly engulfing the fiery crystals created by the Firelord in mid-air. Clumps of white mist spread through the heart of the molten lava, then turned into raindrops that fell onto the magma, only to be vaporized and evaporated again, in a continuous cycle.

"Neptulon's lackeys, Sulfuras will pay for your deaths!!!"

Having failed to achieve any results after three attempts, the Fire Demon King's rage intensified. He pulled his warhammer back from the ground, raised it high, and streams of white-hot flames swirled around it, like a newborn sun.

However, it moved quickly, and the allied warriors, supported by multiple spells and Tannis's engineering creations, moved even faster. Before the Balrog could bring down its warhammer, Varian, Varok, Daelin, Baine, and others had already rushed to its side and thrust the weapons temporarily blessed by the Tidehunters into its lava body one by one.

"Foolish mortals! Do you think the Tidehunters can protect you?!"

The chilling aura of the Tidehunter seeped into his body, and even Ragnaros, as a fire elemental lord, could not withstand it—after all, the body he was using was not the most ancient fire element formed from pure and ancient flames in the Firelands, but a inferior product cobbled together from magma of the material plane mixed with some fire element. Thus, the Firelord abandoned Sulfuras's charged attack and instead aimed a vicious blow at Daelin, who had the most Tidehunter blessings on him.

"clang!!!"

The flames, powerful enough to melt ordinary steel, shattered the shield formed by the fusion of the Tidehunter's Blessing and the power of Holy Light on Daelin's body. Daelin dodged the force of Sulfuras's warhammer with a slide step. The Firelord's hammer did nothing but create another large crater in the ground.

"Fire! Fire!!!"

As Ragnaros's attention was drawn to the four warriors charging towards him, spellcasters and archers in the distance swiftly chanted incantations or nocked arrows, unleashing a barrage of attacks imbued with the power of the Tidehunter into the Firelord's body. Faced with these attacks that felt like mosquito bites, Ragnaros once again raised his left hand.

"Facing the wrath of the Fire Demon King!!!"