The Evil Branch Trolls' Witch Doctors felt Shadra's death and were instantly terrified.
They found the Evil Branch Chieftain and relayed the terrible news to him.
The Evil Branch Chieftain was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Shadra's ice-sealed corpse not far away.
He quickly made a calculation and immediately summoned two minor chieftains, saying, "Immediately launch an attack on the Dark Trolls and rescue Shadra."
These two small tribes were fervent believers in Shadra, and rescuing Shadra was a duty they could not shirk.
Under the command of the minor chieftains, thousands of Trolls launched a frantic assault.
"Alert!" A Kaldorei Ranger felt the danger and immediately shouted loudly.
Just then, hundreds of Trolls leaped out of the shadows and attacked the Kaldorei.
"Hmph! Overestimating yourselves!"
Savis snorted coldly, and several Archmages simultaneously used Arcane Shock.
Several shockwaves sent the Trolls flying, also revealing the Trolls still hidden in stealth.
"Enemy attack!"
The Rangers cried out, their movements undiminished, and arrows rained down upon the Trolls.
The Moon Guard also reacted quickly, raising their Golden Holy Swords and charging towards the Trolls, unleashing Flame Storms as they ran.
Countless flames engulfed the Trolls; although many Trolls burst out of the flames, they were met with the Moon Guard's Flame Shock.
The Moon Guard didn't need to do much; simply pushing these Trolls back into the flames one by one was enough to eliminate them.
Savis planted his suramar javelin into the ground and said coldly, "Kill all Trolls!"
The Moon Guard immediately split the sea of fire and attacked the Trolls.
Constant Flame Storms made casting the spell easier; seeing the Troll Army, one cast would burn a swath of Trolls to death.
Hundreds of Moon Guard attacked together, and soon the front line became a sea of fire.
The Trolls wanted to retaliate, but their spears and javelins couldn't hit the agile Moon Guard.
The Witch Doctor still tried to use Voodoo to protect the Troll warriors, but as soon as he cast it, his position was discovered by the Moon Guard's Arcane Eye.
Several Archmages followed behind the main force and immediately launched a tactical strike on the Witch Doctor's location.
A Fireball descended from the sky, almost instantly eliminating the Witch Doctor.
Without the Witch Doctor's protection, ordinary Trolls could not survive in the sea of fire.
Soon, thousands of Trolls from the two small tribes were basically buried in the flames.
Seeing this, the Evil Branch Chieftain immediately ordered a retreat.
He had just ordered the two small tribes to attack to test the Kaldorei's combat strength.
Now, the Kaldorei had displayed terrifying combat power, and the Evil Branch Chieftain was afraid.
Without Shadra, they had no means to deal with the Kaldorei.
In just a few minutes, thousands of Trolls were gone.
Even if a hundred thousand troops swarmed them, it would only prolong their demise!
Such an asymmetrical war, no fool would stubbornly fight.
A Ranger riding a Night Saber returned to report, "Lord Savis, the Trolls have retreated."
"Want to leave? It's not that easy!" Savis snorted coldly and ordered again: "Pursue with full force, don't let any Trolls escape."
All Kaldorei set off in pursuit, only Gale pretended to search for the Proto-Dragon, falling behind.
After everyone had left, Gale used Arcane to release the Proto-Dragon.
"Roar!" The Proto-Dragon roared unhappily, wanting to hunt down the Trolls to vent its anger.
Gale gave it an annoyed look, "Don't make noise! You eat some Troll corpses to fill your belly first, and when I'm done, I'll take you to hunt them down."
The Proto-Dragon didn't understand, so it ran into the flames to pick up some relatively intact Troll corpses to fill its stomach.
However, Troll meat wasn't tasty, and it much preferred the wild boar meat in Gale's magic pouch.
It looked expectantly at Gale, only to see Gale already beside Shadra's corpse.
Nash's Fang cut into the ice, and the ice automatically parted, severing Shadra's body.
This was utilizing Nash's Fang's powerful control over Water Elementals; whether it was water flow or ice, it could change according to Gale's will.
Under Gale's control, the ice parted again, and Shadra's head split into two, a black bead rolling out.
Gale felt the power of shadow and soul, and a strong Shadow Power, which was Shadra's divine power.
For now, he named this bead the Shadra Orb, to be used later for crafting artifacts.
Gale's gaze returned to Shadra's corpse; Shadra's legs and carapace were excellent materials.
However, Gale didn't dare to openly pilfer these materials.
Ultimately, Gale chose the spikes on Shadra's legs and carapace.
He had fought Shadra for so long; it was reasonable for Shadra to lose some spikes, right?
With Nash's Fang, collecting those spikes was also very easy.
After collecting over a hundred spikes, Gale reluctantly stopped, realizing he had taken a bit too much.
Even with Shadra's immense size, losing so many spikes would inevitably attract attention.
But for Gale to hand over the materials he had obtained, that was impossible!
Gale manipulated Nash's Fang to restore Shadra's corpse.
Then he pretended he had done nothing, flashed several times onto the Proto-Dragon's back, and threw a wild boar to the Proto-Dragon.
The Proto-Dragon roared excitedly, then soared into the sky.
In a few wingbeats, it overtook the Kaldorei pursuers and reached the sky above the fleeing Trolls.
"Roar!" The Proto-Dragon roared, spewing dragon breath at the Trolls.
The dragon breath swept through, and all Trolls within its attack range were turned to ash.
The Trolls looked at the Proto-Dragon in terror, many timid Trolls even knelt on the ground, bowing to the Proto-Dragon.
They kowtowed and shouted loudly, "Great Dragon, we have not offended you, please spare our lives!"
The Proto-Dragon ignored them, about to kill these pleading Trolls.
Gale stopped it, gently patting its head and making it descend.
The Proto-Dragon didn't understand why, but still obeyed Gale's command.
However, it deliberately landed close to the Trolls, crashing down with a 'boom,' burying the Trolls under a large amount of mud and rotten leaves.
The Trolls scrambled out of the mud and rotten leaves, only to see the Proto-Dragon's huge head close to them.
They immediately knelt, shouting loudly, "Great Dragon, we dare not offend you, the northern forest has already been given to you as a hunting ground, please spare our lives!"
Gale's heart stirred; no wonder there were no large Troll settlements in Duskwood Forest.
It turned out that the Trolls had ceded it as a hunting ground for the Proto-Dragons.
However, the Proto-Dragon tilted its head, ignoring the Trolls' words, still baring its fangs at them.
Gale was a little surprised, then thought of a possibility.
He poked his head out from the Proto-Dragon's back, "Did you give it to the Dragons or to the Vrykul Dragon Knights?"
The Trolls looked at Gale in astonishment, their eyes full of surprise; they never imagined why a powerful Dragon would become a Dark Troll's mount.
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