Feeling the cold touch of the diamond emanating from the inside out, Zhang Cheng realized that Melroas's soul had been imprisoned inside, and from time to time he erupted into fierce rebellion, trying to break through the obstacles and return to the elemental world.

However, it is a pity that it is only left in the soul state, and it is powerless to do anything about the dense protective runes all over the surface of the treasure diamond, and after repeated attempts a few times, it takes the initiative to stop struggling, waiting for the two eyes full of anger, and roars through the spiritual connection: "Mortal! You don't know what you have done! If Duke Hydaxis knew that you had imprisoned his warriors by despicable means, he would order all the Hydaxia water elementals to hunt you down until the end of time." ”

"I agree with you. But the question is, do you think I'll let him know?" Zhang Cheng smiled disapprethoughtly and shrugged his shoulders.

There was no doubt that the successful completion of the water elemental captivity the first time made him feel quite good.

As for whether it would lead to hostility with the water elemental of Hidaxia, he didn't care.

"What exactly is your purpose?" Seeing that the threat had no effect, Melroas put away his temper and asked coldly.

Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth and responded in a slightly contemptuous tone: "Purpose? My purpose is very simple, that is, to be your master. And you will be my most faithful ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Melroyas immediately yelled frantically, "You are dreaming! I, the great water elemental warrior, will never bow down to mortals!"

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm afraid this is not up to you. ”

After smiling meaningfully, Zhang Cheng placed the Soul Diamond in a silver box engraved with mysterious symbols, gently closed the lid, and then found a random place to sit down, picked up the "Herbal Cultivation Guide" and flipped through it with relish.

It took about half an hour before he threw the book aside, opened the lid of the box and took out the Soul Diamond, and asked in a tone without a trace of emotion: "Melroas, tell me, have you changed your mind?"

"Yes, great master, I am your most faithful and trustworthy servant. The hollow and emotionless voice of the water elemental echoed in his head.

There was no anger, no resistance, no angry rants, just deference and obedience.

For those who don't know the reason, it's probably hard to imagine why Melroas, who had maintained a proud posture not long ago, suddenly became like this.

The answer is simple, the small silver box is actually a magical item, forcibly weaving memories through illusions and psychic stimulation, and finally achieving the goal of subordinating the elemental soul to its will.

As the magic city of Dalaran, in fact, he has long mastered a series of methods to control the elements, not to mention a mere water elemental warrior, even if the Duke of Hydaxis comes in person, he can't escape the fate of being enslaved.

Seeing that the brainwashing was successful, Zhang Cheng immediately used the little magic power he had left to summon the elemental soul imprisoned in the treasure diamond.

With the sound of splashing water, Melroas appeared in front of him again.

This time, however, the massive water elemental did not make any attack, and remained quietly in place, as if waiting for the order to be given.

"Is this what it feels like to gain power and control your destiny? No wonder so many mages have lost themselves in the pursuit of great power, this addictive feeling is really indescribable......" Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

You must know that summoning and controlling elements does not only mean an increase in combat power, but also an increase in the strength of a mage.

Just after completing the summoning, he gained two more Talent Points, and at the same time learned to "make Mana Onyx".

This also means that, judging by the standards in the game, his mage level has been increased from level twenty-six to level twenty-eight, and both the upper limit of his own magic power and the power of his spells have been enhanced in an all-round three-dimensional way.

After immersing himself in the wonderful feeling for a few minutes, Zhang Cheng immediately forced himself to come to his senses, and while recovering his mana with the help of Dalaran's ubiquitous magic node, he took out the hot flame essence and prepared to imprison the next elemental soul.

After all, with Melroas's help, coupled with the convenience of his own frost talent, he believed that it would definitely not be difficult to defeat a fire elemental of comparable strength.

But before the summoning ceremony could begin, he heard a knock on the door from upstairs, followed by a voice belonging to little Jenny through the crack in the door: "Sir, Mr. Mage, someone is looking for you!"

"Who are you looking for me?" Zhang Cheng was slightly stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked loudly.

"One is Garrick, whom you know, and the other is his friend Frank. The girl replied truthfully.

"Garrick and Frank?"

Zhang Cheng suddenly had a bad feeling, quickly put away the flame essence, canceled the summoned water element, grabbed the soul diamond and stuffed it into his personal pocket, opened the door and walked out of the basement.

As soon as he crossed the threshold to the living room, he saw two young men walking around with anxious faces, especially Frank, who was covered in dust, his eyes could not hide his exhaustion and anxiety, and his arms were still wrapped in bandages, as if they were injured.

"What's going on??," Zhang Cheng subconsciously frowned.

"Holy Light, Mr. Mage, I'll see you all the time! Please, find a way to save us. Soon after you left, the damned undead surrounded the town from all sides, throwing plague into the town, and in a matter of days, our captive cats, dogs, pigs, horses, chickens and ducks all turned into man-eating monsters, and some of us have shown similar symptoms in recent days. Fear...... I'm afraid the Stratholme massacre is repeating itself in our town!" Frank described in a swift and incoherent voice.

"Throwing the plague, have you told the archmages about this?" Zhang Cheng's face instantly turned gloomy.

Of course, he wasn't worried about the lives of the farmers in the town, but he was worried about whether his mission rewards would shrink as a result.

Garrick shook his head with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, we are just militiamen without any status, how can we have the opportunity to meet the archmage." The reason why I came to see you in the first place is to ask you to bring the news to the Kenrito Council. ”

"Damn, what are you waiting for, come along, I'll take you directly to Archmage Anslim Ruinwivor. ”

Zhang Cheng, who understood that the situation was urgent, didn't even change his wet robe, and rushed out of the house with a flint staff, walking towards the tower in the center.

Although he didn't know if the Forsaken were trying to kill them or test the power of the plague, one thing was certain: if he didn't move quickly, the town would soon become a monster-infested place of death......