nycdaug Chapter 275 Kael'thas is doing it again.
Chapter 275 Kael'thas is doing it again.
The one who laughed was none other than Kael'thas, who had been standing frozen like a statue, his face filled with horror and bewilderment!
He suddenly raised his head, and the empty expression on his pale face was replaced by an almost manic look, a mixture of sudden realization and extreme excitement.
His scarlet eyes were fixed on the shadowy clone beside Lin Tian that was slowly fading and becoming transparent, as if he had discovered some huge secret, or as if he had grasped the last straw!
"I saw it! I saw it!" Kael'thas's voice was slightly off-key with excitement, but it was full of undeniable sharpness and triumph.
"Your clone! It's dissipating! It's fading! The duration's up, isn't it?!"
His gaze was like that of the most greedy vulture, locking onto every subtle change in the clone, watching the solid body gradually become transparent, and watching the powerful aura rapidly recede like the tide.
"Hahahaha! I knew it! How could such a powerful clone skill be without limitations?! How could it exist for long?!"
Kael'thas grew increasingly agitated, waving his arms as if to release all the fear and humiliation he had just felt through his laughter.
"Able to perfectly replicate the original's attributes, and even unleash that... that terrifying forbidden spell! Such a skill must have an incredibly long cooldown! One day? Three days? Or even longer?! Before you can summon it again, the strength of your true form will already be exposed to me!"
His smile grew increasingly blatant and unrestrained, a kind of exhilaration born from being pulled back from the abyss of despair and seeing the dawn of victory once more.
"Human! I admit, your clone, and that damned ice lizard, did indeed give me a huge 'surprise'! Sasovar and the others didn't die unjustly; to die under that level of flames is their 'honor'!"
He abruptly changed the subject, a cold and cruel calculating glint rekindling in his crimson eyes, and his tone became slow and deliberate, as if he had regained control of the conversation:
"But so what? No matter how powerful the clone is, it's still an external force! Now, it's gone! And your original body..."
Kael'thas sized Lin Tian up and down, his gaze as if he were assessing an item.
"From beginning to end, you just stood there, watching my generals die one by one, watching your clones display their divine power... You didn't even take a single action yourself!"
Why? Is it out of caution? Or... is your true form's strength actually far less intimidating than your clone's?
Or rather, the drain on your main body from using that level of clone skill is far greater than you imagined?
The more he talked, the more reasonable his speculation seemed, and the more confident he became:
"That's it! It must be! Powerful skills always come at a huge cost! The forbidden spell your clone cast was indeed terrifyingly powerful, even managing to forcibly break through the [Four Extremes Abyss Binding Spirit Array]... but that kind of power probably also accelerated the consumption of the clone's existence, right? It might even have placed a considerable burden on your main body's mental or magical reserves!"
Kael'thas seemed to have completely convinced himself. He straightened his back, and the momentum that had almost collapsed due to the broken formation and the annihilation of his subordinates was gradually rebuilding. Although it was not as powerful and overwhelming as before, it had gained a kind of desperate ruthlessness and... regained confidence.
"Now, you've used up all your trump cards, and your biggest advantage has disappeared."
Kael'thas's voice turned cold and oppressive once more. He slowly took a step forward, and the dormant shadow energy around him began to surge again, more condensed and focused than before, all locked onto Lin Tian and Celia.
"And I, Kael'thas, Lord of Eclipse, still stand here! My power is undiminished! This castle, this Wall of a Thousand Souls, remains my domain!"
He opened his arms wide, as if to embrace the entire Dark Erosion City, his voice carrying a declarative arrogance:
"You think you can defeat me by killing a few of my men and destroying a formation in a one-off attack? You think you can take my people and my things right on my doorstep, Kael'thas's home?"
Kael'thas shook his head, his face revealing undisguised mockery and pity.
"Naive! So naive, human! You simply don't understand the true difference between lords! Nor do you understand the defenses and resources that an Abyss Castle, built up over hundreds of years, represents!"
He pointed behind him to the towering, menacing Dark Erosion City, shrouded in the dark red "Wall of a Thousand Souls":
"Do you see that? That's true power! As long as the Wall of a Thousand Souls remains, as long as the core energy source of Dark Erosion City continues to operate, I will have an almost inexhaustible supply of magic power, and my power will be amplified to the greatest extent on this land! And you..."
His gaze swept over Lin Tian and Celia as if they were two antelopes who had wandered into a lion's den:
"You are invaders, rootless duckweed! Here, every bit of your strength you expend cannot be effectively replenished!"
In the battle just now, your clones and pets seemed to be overwhelming you, but their energy expenditure must have been enormous! And your main body remained completely still; perhaps you were desperately recovering, or perhaps... it was all just a bluff!
Kael'thas's voice suddenly rose, carrying a sharp, confident edge:
"Now, I'm giving you one last chance, human! And that's only because of your amazing clone ability!"
He stared intently at Lin Tian and said, word by word:
"Hand over Celia, hand over the [Abyssal Blood Core], and then swear by your soul to be loyal to me! Offer up the secrets of your clone skill!"
"In that case, I might spare your life and even bestow upon you the honor of being second only to the leader of Dark Erosion City! Otherwise..."
Boundless killing intent surged from his body like a tangible tide, mixed with the immense pressure emanating from Dark Erosion City, and pressed fiercely towards Lin Tian and Celia!
"Otherwise, this day next year will be the anniversary of your and this little dragon's death! I will extract your souls and imprison them forever in the soul lamps at the bottom of the castle, burning them day and night, so that you can witness with your own eyes how I use the complete [Abyssal Blood Core] to reach a higher realm and rule a wider abyssal territory!"
A strong wind swept across the charred, circular crater, stirring up wisps of ash.
Kael'thas stood alone at one end of the battlefield, shadow energy rising behind him like unfurled demonic wings.
His face was once again filled with the arrogance and cruelty of an abyss lord, his "I'm good again" attitude completely different from the horrified look he had just moments before.