"What's going on?" Shimtoga angrily glared at the Troll Witch Doctors. "Why hasn't Father of Warm Winter's soul returned? Did you make a mistake when drawing the ritual array?"
The Witch Doctors, drenched in sweat, inspected the array, only to find that it was normal and executing very smoothly.
Shimtoga was also dumbfounded. What exactly was happening?
Suddenly, she thought of a possibility.
Those Dark Trolls had actually killed Shim-Eba's soul!!!
But how was that possible? Even Hakkar, who was skilled at manipulating souls, couldn't kill a loa's soul, let alone those Dark Trolls who only used Arcane?
Just then, a premonition of danger struck her, and she immediately conjured a shield.
The next second, countless Ice Spears rained down from the sky, engulfing her and the Witch Doctors.
The Witch Doctors, caught off guard, were largely killed by the Ice Spears. The remaining Witch Doctors ignored the ritual and scattered to avoid the Ice Spear attacks.
The Troll army guarding nearby immediately rushed over, wanting to protect the Witch Doctors. These Witch Doctors were leaders of various small tribes, and if they died here, those small tribes might perish in the cold, snowy plains.
Shimtoga looked up at the nearby mountain peak, where the enemies were located.
The Trolls also spotted the Kaldorei on the mountaintop, and the small chieftains immediately led their people to attack the summit. Before they could run far, the next wave of spells attacked.
Another wave of Ice Spears swept the ground, causing heavy losses for the Trolls, with hundreds impaled on the ground. The Trolls who weren't killed hung on the Ice Spears, wailing in pain, striking fear into the hearts of those who wanted to continue the charge.
"Charge up the mountain!"
Shimtoga raised her antlers, and her divine life power shattered the Ice Spears, healing the Trolls who weren't killed. She looked at the mountaintop with fury, "Kill all the Dark Trolls, avenge Father of Warm Winter!"
"Avenge!"
"Avenge Father of Warm Winter!"
Under the divine power displayed by Shimtoga, the Trolls regained their morale. The Witch Doctors quickly joined the attacking force, some casting Voodoo to protect the attacking force, and others casting Bloodlust to make the Trolls more combat-effective.
Thus, they withstood wave after wave of spell attacks, gradually approaching the summit.
On the mountaintop, Metri watched the Trolls gradually approach, then decisively turned around. "It's time for us to go!"
Sethonis and the other four nodded, following Metri onto Smaug's back. Lu'anna patted his big head. "We're going to rendezvous with Lord Gale."
Smaug nodded, leaped from the mountaintop, arced through the air, and flew behind the mountain, disappearing from the Trolls' sight.
Looking at the empty mountaintop, the Trolls were dumbfounded. It was then that they realized they had been tricked and hastily tried to descend. But going up a mountain is easier than coming down. Some Trolls, in their haste, stumbled and fell to the ground, sliding down the slope. Some Trolls even crashed into their companions, tripping other Trolls as well. In a chain reaction, a large group of Trolls rolled down the mountain, scaring the other Trolls into quickly dodging aside, which in turn slowed their descent.
Shimtoga noticed the chaos among the Trolls on the mountain and immediately became alert.
A beam of moonlight descended from the sky, enveloping her. Fortunately, she had just put up her shield; otherwise, she would have had no time to react.
Shimtoga struggled to move forward, resisting the moonlight's confinement. As long as she could get out of the moonlight's range, she could counterattack. She didn't believe the Dark Trolls could cast such a confinement spell again.
Maiev diligently maintained the divine spell, her heart filled with anxiety. The Priests could not cast this divine spell twice in a short period. If Shimtoga escaped, this plan would fail. With Shimtoga prepared, it would be impossible to kill her again in the future. What was worse, this battle might also fail, and the humans might have to retreat to Dalaran. The Frostmane Clan would certainly not let it go, and at that time, the Amani Trolls would also take the opportunity to attack, besieging the Kaldorei in Dalaran.
Although the Kaldorei could retreat through the portal, the fall of Dalaran would surely affect the expeditionary force's strategy. At that time, Darkmoon City and Vashj'ir would both be under the Trolls' assault.
"Steady your mind!"
Gale patted her shoulder. "It will be very difficult for her to escape."
No sooner had Gale finished speaking than Smaug flew above Shimtoga's head. Metri wielded Nash's Fang, creating a block of solid ice to trap Shimtoga. Shimtoga's entire body surged with divine life power, and under the erosion of this power, the solid ice rapidly melted.
Metri raised the eternal holy grail, directly channeling the Arcane Energy within to power the solid ice. Shimtoga used her divine power to resist, unable to move a single step forward.
The Trolls near Shimtoga threw javelins at Smaug, trying to disrupt Metri's spellcasting.
Sethonis swung Ice Breath, and a massive ice shield blocked the javelins. Meijia held two spellbooks, unleashing Ice Spears upon the Trolls. All five crystals on the Soul Blade lit up, and with its amplification, he alone created a rain of Ice Spears.
The Mages looked at Meijia with envy. He was the first subordinate Mage to have his own custom equipment; even the most talented Metri and the most senior Sethonis had not received such treatment.
The other three Mages also used the Elemental Spell Codex to help Metri power the spell. The scales gradually tipped towards Metri and the others, and Shimtoga was slowly enveloped in solid ice, able only to ensure she wasn't killed by it.
"It's time!"
Gale took out the devourer of gods, channeled Shim-Eba's soul power, condensed a Soul Blade, and shot it towards Shimtoga.
Shimtoga was severely wounded and, feeling the familiar soul power on it, fell into despair.
Shim-Eba, you actually want to kill me?
Gale slowly pulled Shimtoga's soul out of her body. Only then did Shimtoga see that it wasn't Shim-Eba who wanted to kill her, but that Shim-Eba's soul had been devoured by the devourer of gods. And her fate would be the same as Shim-Eba's.
"No—"
Shimtoga screamed in despair, but unfortunately, no one except Gale and Meijia could hear her voice.
Soon, Shimtoga's soul entered the devourer of gods. On the second blank page, her portrait and name appeared.
Mother of Prosperity Shimtoga is on the list!
Shimtoga's corpse crashed down, and the Trolls who had not yet descended from the mountain fell to their knees in despair. First they lost Father of Warm Winter, and now Mother of Prosperity. Was the end of the Frostmane Clan at hand?
Lu'anna directed Smaug to fly towards the mountain path, and Smaug immediately transformed into a large bomber. Metri continuously cast spells, killing as many of these Trolls as possible.
The Troll Witch Doctors tried their best to protect their clansmen, covering their retreat into the forest. But they themselves were not so lucky; after their Voodoo spells ended, they became targets for the spells.
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