I traveled through time and space and became the Archbishop of Stormwind!

Chapter 667 The Town Mayor Appears

"Imorta...is dead?"

"Really? The monster that tormented us is gone?"

Whispers quickly turned into whispers, fear was gradually replaced by ecstasy, and numbness was washed away by excitement.

The news spread like wildfire among the surviving Syndra elves.

At first, there were only sporadic sobs, but they quickly turned into deafening shouts!

They embraced each other and knelt down to thank the gods they had long forgotten.

The repression, pain, and despair of the past ten thousand years transformed into a torrent breaking free of shackles at this moment, and the entire rotunda echoed with their cries of joy.

"It seems these people have been oppressed by Imhotep and this cage for too long and too deeply."

Alvin sighed. There was still one step left. That unfortunate prince hadn't been punished yet, but it would be soon.

"Shut up! Shut up, all of you!"

An old, furious roar drowned out the cheers of the crowd.

The crowd quickly parted to make way, and Mayor Karedis, who had briefly interacted with Alvin and his group earlier, stepped out with a ferocious expression.

His previously composed face was now filled with panic and twisted rage. Pointing at Elwin and Stella, he roared at the jubilant townspeople, "Foolish! You ungrateful idiots! What are you cheering for?! Without Imhotep, without its power, how are we supposed to survive in this godforsaken place? The outside world has changed! We will be forgotten, we will wither, we will die! You are courting death!"

His words were like ice water, extinguishing the flames of hope that had just been ignited among the elves, and hesitant and uneasy whispers arose among the crowd.

"But aren't we all going to die anyway? Even if we live a few more days, won't we all eventually be fed to the demons by Tosedrin?"

Alvin stepped out of the crowd and addressed Kaledis.

"If it were me, I would rather die a glorious death in battle than be kept like livestock!"

He looked at Kaledis defiantly and beckoned him with his finger.

"Who do we have here? Isn't this the guy who's always been saying he'd kill me? Now that you've lost all your henchmen, and even Imorta has been taken down by me, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

The surrounding elves were thrown into chaos once again.

On one hand, they were forced by the power of Kaledis, and on the other hand, they were surprised by Elwin's words.

It seems this person has truly overcome numerous obstacles to get here; their strength is definitely not to be underestimated!

"Yes! We don't want the power of demons! And we don't want to follow Prince Tosedrin anymore!"

The elves suddenly started making scattered noises, which quickly turned into the shouts of the crowd.

"Overthrow Tosedrin! Overthrow Tosedrin!"

As the townspeople began to spiral out of control, the mayor's face grew increasingly grim. He looked at the townspeople who had betrayed him, and the last shred of reason in his eyes was replaced by madness.

"You fools! What do you know! Without power, everything is just empty talk!"

He roared, and a ball of ominous energy suddenly condensed in his withered palm—the energy still carried a trace of Imortar's residual fel energy, clearly indicating that as a long-time administrator, he had also stolen or been forced to accept some of the demon's power.

He was actually going to take action against the townspeople who opposed him!

"careful!"

A great commotion erupted in the crowd as Kaledis grabbed the necks of two elves beside him with his fel-infused hands.

"Ahhh!"

Two screams were abruptly interrupted as their life energy and soul fragments were forcibly stripped away. Under the erosion of evil energy, they rapidly transformed into wraith banshees with contorted faces and radiating a chilling aura!

These elves, who were just moments before full of hope, have now become vengeful creatures manipulated by the mayor, emitting heart-wrenching wails.

This was the first time Alvin and Stella had ever seen such a bizarre scene.

What is this?! It can actually extract a person's soul?!

"Blasphemy... Damn it..."

Stella growled, on the verge of exploding with rage.

"Go! Banshee, bring me their heads!"

With a flick of his wrists, Karedis sent two banshees flying toward Elwin, baring their teeth.

"Karedis, you deserve to die!"

A golden figure appeared as if teleported between the mayor and Stella; it was Alvin, who was now beyond furious.

Holy light then exploded from his body, and the power of the Holy Nova directly engulfed the two swooping banshees.

"Sizzle sizzle!"

The banshees would let out a piercing scream, and then their bodies would turn into dust and scatter in all directions.

Elwin extended his staff, pointing it directly at Kaledis.

“Mayor,”

Alvin's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the entire arena, exuding an undeniable power.

"Survival through oppression and darkness is not the right path. Liberation may be accompanied by growing pains, but hope is always more worth pursuing than a prison."

"And you, you despicable fellow, stubbornly clinging to your delusions! Not only have you willingly become a prisoner, but now you're even turning your butcher's knife against your own people?"

"Compatriots? Hahahaha!"

Mayor Karedis let out a maniacal laugh, his face contorted with wrinkles like the etched lines of an abyss.

"They betrayed me first! They betrayed the only way to survive! What do you outsiders know?!"

He grinned maliciously and reached out with both hands once again to grab the terrified and helpless Syndra elves behind him!

"Since you refuse to follow me, then become my weapon! Soul Absorption!"

"Wings of Paradise!"

Elwin moved, a feather-like phantom shimmering with soft white light appearing beneath his feet, granting him a powerful acceleration. His figure blurred instantly, and like an arrow released from a bow, he hurtled straight towards Kaledis's true form!

Holy light gathered at his fist; today he was going to use the traditional skills of a paladin to beat this trashy man to a pulp!

"Hmph! Naive!"

Karedis, after all, had lived for countless years and possessed rich combat experience.

Though startled, he remained calm, slamming his staff into the ground, and instantly unleashing a burst of chilling arcane energy centered on him—

"Frost Nova!"

"Crack!"

The biting cold magic instantly covered the surrounding ground, and the rapidly spreading icicles froze Elwin in place.

However, Alvin seemed to have anticipated this.

The instant the ice ring struck his body, a flash of holy light enveloped him, and he uttered a low shout: "Dispel the magic!"

The pure power of order swept over him, and the freezing magic effect that had been clinging to his legs and feet vanished instantly, like ice and snow melting in the sunlight.

His speed hardly slowed down at all, and he still charged towards the town mayor with unstoppable momentum!

Karedis's expression changed slightly, clearly not expecting Elwin's dispel to be so swift.

He dared not let this terrifying, enraged creature get close, so his staff flashed once more—

"Flash!"

His figure vanished instantly in a burst of arcane light, reappearing a dozen yards away, having already created some distance.

As soon as he appeared, Karedis pointed his staff forward, and five blazing purple arcane missiles whistled through the air, tracing tricky arcs as they shot toward Elwin from different angles!

Faced with a barrage of arcane missiles, Elwin did not choose to dodge or take the hit head-on.

"silence!"

Kaledis, who was channeling his spell, was struck by this Silence spell that struck straight to the heart. He felt a huge fear grip his throat, and his spell was interrupted instantly. He could no longer care about attacking and turned around to flee like a frightened rabbit!

"Want to run now? It's too late!"

Elwin snorted coldly. The effect of the Feather of Heaven beneath his feet had not completely worn off. He exerted his strength again and sprinted, instantly closing the distance.

Sensing the approaching pressure of holy light from behind, Karedis quickly donned a layer of crystal-clear ice armor—"Ice Armor!"

"A mere trick! Purification!"

Elwin's eyes flashed like lightning. He raised his hand and pointed, unleashing a more concentrated beam of dispelling magic that struck the layer of ice armor precisely.

The holy light, symbolizing order and purification, has a strong disintegrating effect on this purely magical protection. With a soft "poof," the seemingly solid ice shield shattered and vanished instantly, like a bubble in the sunlight!

Now, Kaledis was completely panicked. With Elwin's fist, enveloped in holy light, almost upon him, a desperate glint flashed in his eyes. He summoned the last of his arcane energy, sealing himself completely within a massive block of ice emanating an intensely cold white aura—

"Ice Barrier!"