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

Alvin and Stella cautiously made their way down the narrow, winding passage.

The air here became cold and damp, icy water droplets condensed on the stone walls, and the ground was littered with the remains of what appeared to be humans or animals.

A nauseating stench, a mixture of dust and rottenness, wafted in on a breeze that seemed to come from nowhere.

The light came only from the ominous green runes on the walls, which stretched the shadows of the two people onto the uneven ground, like menacing ghosts.

Stella unconsciously shrank her neck; the courage she had shown when facing the skeletons and treants seemed to have dissipated considerably in this purely eerie environment.

She instinctively moved closer to Alvin, so close that she could almost feel the breeze from his arm as he swung it, as if that could dispel the pervasive chill.

This place is even scarier than the one above... It's dark and cold, and it smells like this... Damn it, why did I get so close to it again!

Stella's heart was pounding, and for a moment she forgot her fear.

Just then, a low whimpering sound came from the shadows around the corner ahead, and a semi-transparent banshee silently floated out, her empty eye sockets staring straight at them!

"ah--!"

Stella was so frightened that she almost reflexively threw herself into Alvin's arms, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist, burying her head in his chest, and trembling slightly.

Alvin was slightly jolted by her sudden embrace, then felt the body trembling in his arms and the tight grip on his robes, and found it somewhat amusing.

He naturally shielded her with one hand, while raising his staff with the other.

"Don't worry, it's nothing."

He spoke casually, and a flash of holy light appeared at the tip of his staff, instantly unleashing a divine fire that struck the banshee precisely.

Amidst a piercing shriek and a hissing sound of purification, the female demon vanished into wisps of green smoke.

A temporary silence returned to the passageway, broken only by Stella's slightly rapid breathing.

The crisis was over, but Stella didn't seem to have fully recovered from the shock and was still clinging tightly to Elwin.

Elwin didn't urge her, but gently patted her back, feeling the rare dependence and softness of the blue dragon lady in his arms. A subtle ambiguity quietly permeated the cold air.

A few seconds later, Stella suddenly realized her lapse in composure, jerking back as if burned, her cheeks flushed. She frantically straightened her not-so-disheveled robes, forcing herself to remain calm as she turned her face away: "That was just...it was too sudden! I wasn't scared!"

Alvin suppressed a laugh and chimed in, "Yes, yes, it's because our Miss Stella is too kind; she couldn't bear to see me purify that banshee."

Stella glared at him angrily, about to retort, but suddenly frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in her blue eyes. Ignoring Elwin's teasing, she focused her attention on the green-glowing runes on the walls of the passage. She extended her slender fingers, hovering them above the runes, carefully sensing the flow of energy within them.

"wait."

She suddenly spoke up and grabbed Alvin, who was about to continue forward.

"What's wrong?" Erwin stopped and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Stella didn't answer immediately, but instead focused more intently on studying the seemingly chaotic magical patterns on the wall.

A faint arcane glow emanated from his fingertips, as if resonating with it.

"The energy structure of these magic circles looks somewhat familiar..."

She muttered to herself, then her expression changed slightly.

"This is almost identical to the green runes on the wall of the passage at the entrance! It's a trap teleportation array! If we take a few more steps forward, we'll probably be instantly teleported to an unknown area, perhaps even falling into a horde of monsters or an even more dangerous predicament!"

"Damn! This is impossible to defend against! Thank goodness you were here!"

Alvin's expression also turned serious: "Then what should we do? Should we look for another way?"

"It seems there's only one passage."

Stella shook her head, but a weaver's confidence ignited in her blue eyes.

"However, now that I've discovered it, things are much easier. Let the great Lady Stellagosa remove it!"

Stella stepped forward, pressing her hands together in front of her chest, aiming them at the nodes on the wall where the energy flow was most concentrated.

She closed her eyes and began chanting a deep and mysterious dragon language incantation.

As she cast her spell, an icy blue arcane glow began to emanate from her body. The light grew stronger and stronger, even causing her long blue hair to flutter gently without any wind.

Beneath her tightly closed eyelids, her eyeballs were moving rapidly, as if she were quickly analyzing complex magical models in her mind.

At this moment, she was completely immersed in the world of magic, her focused expression radiating an intellectual and captivating charm.

Just as Stella was working her hardest to break the magic circle and reached the most crucial step...

"Stop! You damned invaders!"

A furious roar came from the front of the passage!

Mayor Karedis appeared in a flash of arcane light, his gloomy face now showing a mixture of shock and anger. He had clearly not expected that Stella would not only see through Syndra's carefully laid trap, but also try to dispel it!

"You bastards! That damned banshee and her beast dared not kill you! Then you can all die right here!"

Karedis roared, giving his opponent no time to react. With a wave of his staff, a swift shadow arrow shot towards Stella, who was focused on casting a spell, like a venomous snake!

"Your opponent is me!"

Alvin was prepared; the moment Kaledis appeared, he took a step to the side and stood firmly in front of Stella.

He also raised the Naaru Beacon, and a spell spell, Barrier, shimmering with golden runes, instantly appeared in front of him.

"boom!"

The Shadow Bolt struck the Holy Light Shield with a dull thud. The shadow energy and holy light annihilated each other, causing the shield to fluctuate violently, but it successfully blocked the attack.

When Kaledis's sneak attack failed, he became even more furious.

"You despicable intruders! Feel Syndra's wrath!"

He shrieked and began chanting rapidly, ominous shadow energy gathering between his hands.

Elwin's eyes narrowed, knowing that in such a confined space, he had to seize the initiative and not allow him to successfully cast a large-scale spell.

"silence!"

He preemptively cast a silencing spell, an invisible force field instantly enveloping Kaledis, interrupting his incantation and preventing him from casting spells that required incantations for a moment.

Karedis was shocked and furious at being silenced; he clearly didn't understand why a different priest would remain silent!

But he was, after all, an elf who had lived for ten thousand years and had rich combat experience.

He immediately changed tactics, slamming his staff on the ground. From the piles of bones scattered throughout the corridor floor, a clattering sound erupted, and two skeleton warriors rose from the bones, brandishing rusty swords and charging towards Elwin.

At the same time, he began to channel arcane missiles, attempting to suppress Elwin with sustained damage.

Alvin remained calm under pressure.

He first chanted rapidly, and a holy new star erupted from him. The gentle yet purifying waves of holy light instantly shattered the two fragile skeleton warriors into dust!

At the same time, Karedis's arcane missiles also took effect, and Elwin saw several blue arcane energy balls flying towards him like cannonballs.

"Shield! Pain Suppression!"

Elwin immediately cast a powerful damage reduction and continuous healing effect on himself, and golden runes flowed around his body, temporarily resisting the damage from the arcane missiles.

He couldn't retreat or dodge; if he left this position, Stella would be the one to get hurt. So Elwin had to hold this line firmly and buy time for the mages behind him.

Seeing that his summoned creatures had been cleared and his arcane missiles blocked, a ruthless glint flashed across Kaledis's face.

Instead of attempting complex spells, he concentrated his powerful magical energy at the tip of his staff, preparing to launch a strong attack in an attempt to forcefully break through Elwin's defenses.

At this critical moment——

Stella's cheers rang out from behind: "Release!"

"Om-!"

The green runes on the wall suddenly dimmed, revealing the original wall surface.

The strange energy fluctuations within the entire passage subsided instantly, and the teleportation trap was completely dispelled!

Stella slowly lowered her hands, the arcane radiance around her gradually receding. She turned around and looked at the back of the figure blocking her way, as well as the furious mayor. A cold light flashed in her blue eyes.

"Now, it's two against one."

She said coldly, her hand already gathering chilling icy energy.