Strength For The Future

The elves were incorporated into the Human Empire. Since they had many sovereigns and six celestials, Varian didn't allow these powerhouses to roam free.

For starters, he modified the restrictions around their habitat and allowed them to move freely in a much wider location.

Then he solved a couple of menacing beasts that were harassing the elves constantly. Out of the nine beasts he slaughtered, three were peak rank 1. But strangely enough, he didn't struggle as much as he expected.

But there was one battle he did struggle with. He still wasn't sure if it was a rank 2 beast or just something in between rank 1 and rank 2.

It's a giant serpent—so long that it could cover the entire home tree of elves multiple times! To put it into context, if it coiled itself, it'd envelop an entire modern city!

Things went out of control and Varian thought of retreating. But the artifacts gave him that little push which ultimately helped him win.