Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 130: 29. Shadows obscure the sun, ravens cover the sky. Tongtian Peak is ablaze, and it's all your fault! [215]

(Additional update for brother “Huo Zheng Ting Hao” [2/15])
In the dark forest of Spires of Arak, the fallen raven men are gathering abnormally.

Looking down, in the unnerving darkness, there are flocks of crows, ravens, and Draenor's unique "dread ravens" flying everywhere, as if a storm of birds is brewing.

And when Nari raised her head, the legendary hunter's super vision allowed her to clearly see the sky above Tongtian Peak, which was shining even in the dark night, and the Kaliri birds, who were regarded as "fellows" by the high-level Crowmen, were also gathering abnormally.

The brightly colored birds of prey, resembling a cross between an owl and an eagle, seemed to sense some kind of “call” as well.

The chirping sounds of them gathered together completely tore through the tranquility of the night. Naili even saw the rare Yangyan Kali bird, which was like a shooting star in the night sky, leading the Kali birds to fly around the city at high speed.

Reshad had introduced this Kaliri bird specifically to these outsiders.

These noble birds of prey, their wings and feathers studded with flames, are said to be descendants directly from the sun god Rukhmar. They are the most ferocious predators in the Spires of Arak, and their presence in large numbers is seen by high-ranking arakkoa as a sign of change.

Just looking at this scene, anyone with a bit of common sense would know that something big is going to happen tonight!
After Terokk and his daughter appeared in their glorious forms, the protagonist of tonight finally appeared.

"Your words are enough."

Facing the Claw King's response, Diakum nodded, but in the next second, he gently reminded:

"God Ansu went to great lengths, even bowing to a foreign demigod to bring you back from the darkness. He hoped you could use your majesty and wisdom to heal the blood feud between the two Crowmen. You are the common leader of both tribes. How could you artificially create a rift between your people?"

"Ok?"

Terok looked at the Sentinel in surprise, and then he heard the Sentinel say:

"The high-ranking Arakkoa used to flaunt their nobility has long been tainted by their ignorance and barbarism. The fallen Arakkoa should no longer label themselves with the lowly anger of depravity. Perhaps it's time to give your people new names and classes based on the origins of the Arakkoa.

Sunfire Crowman and Midnight Crowman.
Just as the sun god Rukhma and the midnight crow god Ansu rule over the day and night respectively, your kingdom should also uphold the way of equality. While the Sun Crow People control the sky, the Midnight Crow People can also walk in the shadows and clear the ground for your kingdom.

"Yes, father."

Princess Lacey waved her feathers, which were dotted with dazzling brilliance and flames, and whispered to her father, who was lost in thought:
"Before you and I met our enduring disaster, weren't you diligently trying to bridge the grudges and conflicts within your tribe? The alien saint's suggestion is excellent. We should lead by example. More importantly, if the fallen Midnight Crows also wish to return to their former homeland, then Tongtian Peak shouldn't belong solely to the wings of the Kaliri bird.

We should open this city of Rukhmar to the people of Anzu!"

"You have a common enemy, and that's the best way to forge unity."

Archbishop Naili reminded from the side:
"Please don't forget that the evil spirit that once attempted to murder the Cursed Wings of the Sun God still lingers in the Sethekk Valley, using its malice to turn into a bloody rain to taint the twisted crow people. You should follow the example of your ancestors and unite!

A united war between Sunfire and Midnight will finally destroy Sethe's final curse, thereby laying the foundation for a new era of unity in Skyreach."

"And that false king Aigis of the Claw!"

Yura, who was always eager to watch the fun, came over and suggested to the two Crow Kings, who were extremely beautiful in her eyes as a face-obsessed person:

"We heard from Reshad that some fallen arakkoa have chosen to embrace darkness. They have formed the Court of Claws and are colluding with the Shadow Council. How can this be allowed?

There is no two suns in the sky! There is no two masters for the people!
Your Majesty Terok, you should immediately kill the false king to demonstrate your royal majesty!"

“We can talk about this later.”

Terokk looked up at the sharp, dark sky of Arak.

This gloomy place is completely different from the sunny hometown in its memory, which makes it dissatisfied and evokes painful memories of the past. The fanaticism bestowed by light forging has intensified this anger. It must release it in order to better rule its lost and regained kingdom.

It said sharply:

"Let us reclaim Tongtian Peak tonight! My foreign friends, I invite you to join me as companions of the K'ure Alliance to witness the glorious arrival of the Sun God and the Midnight Crow God. We will all return to the righteous faith!"

"Are you alone?"

Irel said with some concern:
"Perhaps you should first gather your loyal followers? It's not that I don't trust your fighting ability. After all, you were able to single-handedly wipe out the entire Blood Mane Valley's Saber-fanged Tiger Warlord hundreds of years ago, but..."

"Who said I was alone? A king never walks alone!"

Terokk spread his wings.

As the holy patterns of light shone brightly under its wings, the night sky of the entire Alanka Peaks seemed to vibrate at this moment.

The cries of ravens and crows were everywhere. The cries of millions of birds merged into a midnight song and a storm sweeping across the sky. Under the shocked gaze of everyone, the black crow feather miracle descended at this moment.

The petite noisy crows flapped their wings and flew on the periphery, the larger shadow ravens served as the backbone of this crow feather storm, and the huge fear ravens with blue-black wings flew on the wind and took off like heavy bombers under the protection of crow feathers.

Behind those Dread Ravens is the corruption of every Crow's Nest. No, Midnight Crows!
Led by their respective scroll collectors and crow claw priests, they wielded dark and eerie bone weapons and rode the descendants of the god Ansu back into the sky.

No one could count how many Dread Ravens were flying in the night, but Diakum was certain that the number of Midnight Crowmen who responded to Anzu's call to follow the King of Claws back to Tongtian Peak was at least in the tens of thousands.

From this we can see that although Terok has been dead for many years, the prestige of this wise king among the two tribes of Crowmen is indeed exaggerated, and so many loyal ministers respond to his call.

But on the other hand, it also shows how much evil the high-level crow people have committed over the years!
You know, Anzu and Diak'um set the time from Lightforged to Terokk's resurrection to only one night. No matter how efficient the Ravenclaw Priests were, they didn't have time to launch a large-scale mobilization. But just a small-scale mobilization was enough to attract so many angry Fallen Crowmen. It can be seen that the saying "There is a Fallen Crowmen hidden in every shadow of Spires of Arak" is not groundless.

"Look! The Kaliri birds are here too!"

Nobundo pointed high into the sky.

He shouted in a loud voice:
"The descendants of Rukhmar have not forgotten the majesty of the King of the Claws, and the followers of the Sun God have also recognized who is the true King of the Sky! Victory is certain to come tonight!"

Yes!

Those kali birds flying around Skyreach should have stood firmly on the side of the Sun Priests. After all, over the years, no matter how many bad things the cult had done, they firmly worshipped Rukhmar as the only true God in the world. It was because of their persistence that the kali bird population flourished throughout Draenor.

However, led by the noble and ferocious Sunfire Kali birds, tens of thousands of Kali birds also made crisp calls and rushed into Anzu's Shadow Crows amid the exclamations of the Midnight Crows.

They flew and chirped around Terok and Leixi, as if expressing their nostalgia and loyalty to the King of Claws.

This scene is extremely exaggerated.

Among Anzu's dark crows, the shining Kaliri birds were like the finishing touch, injecting a core of light into the dark storm, making the scene look majestic and sacred.

"Go, child, take your people and tell the residents of Skyreach Peak about the return of the King of Claws! Tell them that the glory of the Sun God and the Midnight Crow God has arrived!"

Princess Lacey raised her paw and let a majestic and beautiful Yangyan Kali bird land on her arm.

It stroked the lovely little girl and said to her:
"A warning to those who are loyal to the Twin Gods of Arak! Let them stay in their respective crow nests and do not go out, let alone participate in the desperate resistance of the Anhar Cult. When the light of dawn arrives, the entire Skyreach will be liberated from the tyranny of corruption and ignorance!
My father will treat all his subjects equally, and his cruel and foolish rule will end tonight.

Go on!

Become the messenger of the dawn, as in the myth."

At the princess's call, the Kali birds chirped loudly.

As Anzu's Shadow Storm, led by Terokk, arrived over the sky above Skyreach, those clever birds flew into thousands of homes on Skyreach carrying the King of Claws' decree.

soon.

At the moment when Terok's light-forged bird claws landed on the foundation of Skyreach Peak, the entire city was filled with the excited and joyful roars of the arak people. The roars were like a storm wave sweeping across the entire Skyreach Peak.

Their wise King of Claws has returned! The glory of the Sun God and the Midnight Crow God has returned!
Ah, this long-fallen city is saved!

The Crow People who have been struggling in the quagmire for many years are saved!
"What are you going to do?"

Diakum also stood on the golden foundation of Tongtian Peak. Holding the Ashbringer, he whispered:
"This city has been shrouded in darkness for so long that even I can smell the stench of decay here."

"Then light it up!"

Terokk raised his paw.

The Holy Light of Vengeance bestowed upon the Lightforged transformed into a sharp spear of light that struck down, smashing and igniting the battle flag of the Sun Cult high above.

As the first flame leaped, the Claw King's crystal-forged claw blade pointed forward, and countless Midnight Crows roared and transformed into the king's vanguard, rushing towards the trembling cult guards.

it says:

"I will burn away the darkness with a fire of light. In the ashes of the fallen, my city, my country, and my people will be reborn! Will you help me, Vigilant?"

"of course."

Diakum's fingers brushed the blade of the Ashbringer, igniting the white holy flame. He said:

"At least tonight, I will be honored to be your Hand of the King."

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Although the Draenei saint was very considerate and agreed to become the vanguard of the Wise King of the Claw, to be honest, the counterattack of the Order of the Sun was very weak.

They showed no reaction to the sudden attack.

In fact, those priests who used the power of the Sun God to pretend to be powerful and ruled the Crowman Kingdom with ignorance and fear never expected that hundreds of years later, they would once again have to face the Wise King of the Claw who shattered fate and returned to the human world.

The mere mention of "Terokk" sends shivers down the spines of the Sun Priests, and even the bravest can only utter the most fragile wail amidst the raging storms wrought by the god Ansu. Facing the return of the Claw King, the cowards will even lock themselves within the magnificent Crystal Palace of Apexis and end their lives with the blades of their ornate blades.

They do not have the courage to face the fiery judgment of fate.

But not all Sun Priests are cowards. After the army of the King of the Claw broke into the Peak of Heaven and defeated the cult's guards, the current leader of the Sun Cult, the most loyal and even fanatical high-level sage Viryx, who was the most loyal and even fanatical in his faith in the Sun God, soon discovered that something was wrong.

"That Claw King is a fake!"

This brave and powerful female arakkoa stood at the highest point of the magnificent Sun Temple. She shouted at the chaotic priests below:

"Quack! Are you all blind? Can't you see the light shrouding that monster who calls himself 'Terok'? That is not the most sacred sunfire of our race, you fools!

That is something created by a false god!
Quack! That's the Holy Light's forged King of the Claws. The damn blueskins created a fake to try to conquer us!

But the sun god's blessings are not so easily extinguished.

go with!
Idiots!
Gather your respective warriors and defend the path to the temple!
In the name of Rukhmar, I will activate the sacred Breath of Rukhmar. In the light of dawn, I will personally judge and burn the false god in the name of the Sun God! The Sun God is invincible, and the high-ranking arakkoa will reclaim our supremacy in Draenor!

When the crowd is in panic, a strong idea king stepping out to give orders is obviously a necessary part of reorganizing the system.

What's more, High Sage Viryx has always been the most fanatical and ruthless ruler in the Order of the Sun. She claims to be the chosen one of Rukhmar, wields the terrifying Apexis Sunfire weapon, and has personally brought down the fire of the sun to burn more than one ground crow nest of the fallen crow man. How can such a person not be feared?

In many cases, it is not only unity that can create strength, but fear can too!
Under her orders, the Cult of the Sun finally showed some courage, so when the army of the King of Claws advanced to the middle level of Tongtian Peak, they immediately encountered trouble.

The Sunfire constructs that the Arakkoa imitated from the Draenei were activated!

Although these "Gangdamu" are not as huge as the Eternal Protectors, they are heavier and covered with Yangyan Gold, which is forged by the Crow People with sun fire. They are almost indestructible. At the same time, they also use Apexis crystals to shape the ray weapons for these constructs.

The golden Apexis crystals adorning the shoulders, arms, chests, and legs of these heavy machines, which had a sense of sacred ritual, emitted terrifying light and heat that was enough to easily burn to death the Midnight Crows, who were already afraid of light.

But just when the offensive was blocked, the King of Claws took action himself.

It is a wise king who will never allow his people to be slaughtered in front of him. It is also a hunter with extraordinary martial arts skills. Back when it was still alive, it used its claws to quell the disaster in the entire Arak Peaks. Now, with the strengthening of Lightforge, its power has been further improved.

The crystal-forged wing blades didn't have the exaggerated flames of Diak'um, but the holy strike attached to the holy light still allowed Terokk to shatter a Sun Guard with a slash as fast as a "golden flash".

Such a brave fighting posture greatly boosted the morale of the Midnight Crows, allowing them to continuously release various shadow spells from a long distance to support their monarch and shoot down the cult guards flying from the air.

The two sides started the most brutal fight on this platform in the middle of the city.

Well, here we have to mention the structure of Tongtian Peak, a unique "three-dimensional city".

Although the stone pillar supporting Tongtian Peak is very huge and the space on top is large enough to accommodate a city, the Crow People have been breeding here for thousands of years, and their unique "egg-laying" method has also caused their population growth to be quite exaggerated.

Even though the sun priests sacrificed a group of rebellious high-level crow men almost every week, the population of Tongtian Peak never declined significantly.

This has been going on for many years, and no matter how big the city is, it is not enough to live in. Therefore, the Crow People used their ingenious construction technology to create one giant platform after another around the main city of Tongtian Peak on the outskirts of the city. These platforms are like enlarged bird's nests connected to the stone pillars supporting Tongtian Peak, creating more living space for the Crow People.

Thousands of years of continuous expansion have allowed such a platform to almost cover the entire top of the stone pillar. From a distance, it looks like the petals of a blooming golden flower, scattered at different heights. The main city of Tongtian Peak stands on the top of the stone pillar like a "flower heart" surrounded by petals.

In order to praise Rukhmar, the sun priests worked hard to build their cities that were thin and tall, like golden steel spires.

The Crowmen also have a tradition of polishing Apexis crystals; in fact, the word "Apexis" is the name of their first leader.

Even the wizard leader Mar'gok admitted that the original witchcraft heritage of the Ogre Empire came from the teachings of the arakkoa sages. The arakkoa's love and mastery of Apexis crystal, an energy-filled crystal native to Draenor, is just like the Draenei's mastery of jewelry.

They developed a very brilliant crystal civilization.

Therefore, every sun spire and every golden platform on Mount Tongtian is embellished with Apexis crystals. The skillful Crowmen craftsmen shape these crystals into sculptures praising the sun god and place them everywhere. They then embellish them with brightly colored silks woven by themselves, so that when the light falls, it seems to illuminate the entire city.

Gorgeous, glorious and majestic.

These beautiful words can be used to describe the urban cluster of Tongtian Peak. However, not everyone can see this unique beauty.

This city is too tall!
Most of it is above the clouds, and the weather in the Arak Peaks is cloudy. Travelers can only wait for the clouds to dissipate and reveal the hidden "Sky City" under extremely lucky circumstances.

It is a true wonder of the world of Draenor, but unfortunately, the arakkoa today have become barbaric and are clearly unworthy of their luxurious and magnificent city.

At least that's what Diakum thought.

"It's just as described in Leilan's book. Even in Argus, we haven't built such a magnificent city. I feel sad when I think about this city being burned down by the joint attack of orcs and fallen arakkoa.

Ok!

We have preserved this 'Draenorian cultural heritage.'"

At this time, Diakum was walking on the heights of Mount Tong. As the "Hand of the King" appointed by His Majesty Terokk, he should have eliminated the most stubborn enemies for the army of the King of Claws, so he did not participate in the war between the Crow People and the Order of the Sun.

He had to execute the most fanatical and dangerous priests to avoid further casualties.

As a veteran who had visited this dungeon many times, the Sentinel knew the way around here. He knew where the city's most dangerous weapon was hidden, and he had to seize it before the "Breath of Rukhmar" was launched, a weapon so dangerous that it could flatten an entire town in an instant.

But the progress of Diakum, the "Hand of the King", was not smooth. Just as he rushed along the golden platform to the front of the Temple of the Sun on Tongtian Peak, a flywheel with a shining sun-fire eye roared and slashed down.

The vicious weapon spun at high speed and slashed towards Diakum's neck, but was cut off by the Ashbringer's sword.

"Draenei! Followers of a false god, how dare you set foot in the glorious land of Rukhmar?"

Amidst the shrill roars of the Crow Man, more burning flywheels were swirling and launched like an artistic display, with shaped winds mixed in, whistling and bombarding the solid defense of the Holy Word Shield held up by the Saint with one hand, making a continuous slap like rain hitting banana leaves.

This attack speed is at its maximum.

But as we all know, maxing out the attack speed is almost synonymous with "scraping".

The sentinel looked helplessly at the Crowman assassin master in front of him, who was wearing Yangyan light armor, constantly throwing out winged blade flywheels, and flying around in the wind. The latter's movements were sharp and his attacks were deadly. It was obvious that he had been training for many years. This guy had truly reached the pinnacle of using the blade wheel, a traditional weapon of the Crowman.

But the same thing goes, stop scratching, Master Crow!

With your attack power, it’s hard to even break my shield.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Crowman Master Assassin lacks attack power. The main reason is that their traditional weapon is inlaid with Apexis crystals, and like almost all other crystal weapons, it needs to store energy before it can unleash its true destructive power. It is midnight now and there is no sunlight to charge the flywheel.

In Diakum's memory, the "Ranjit" master in front of him could easily use his flywheel to create a fire storm that swept across the entire field when fighting in the sun. That was its true power.

"boom"

As Holy Word Shield was shattered, Diakum reached out and grabbed a Raven Man's flywheel that was spinning towards his face.

He tossed this unique weapon with crystal spikes on all four sides up and down, casually stirring up the scorching light of the Sun Herald, using himself as the "sun" to charge the flywheel, and it ignited white flames in a second.

"It's impolite not to reciprocate, Master Ranjit. Please also appreciate the Eight-Point Light Wheel of this Warrior of Light!"

Dick spun on the spot and threw the blade wheel in his hand. Although it was not as graceful and deadly as the Crow Master, the garrison tactics also included training in throwing weapons, and this skill was of course practiced to perfection by Diakum.

The flywheel cut through the air with a deadly whistling sound. The Crowman Master jumped up with a start, using his wings to control the wind to avoid the blow. The scorching flywheel wrapped in white sunlight slammed into the temple gate behind it.

When it landed, the explosion ignited a fiery blast, and a sacred halo also erupted at the landing point. The halo spread and forced the Flying Blade Master to stop scraping.

But as soon as it stopped, Diakum started moving.

He started with Holy Word: Punishment followed by Holy Punisher. Two beams of light bombarded the arakkoa to the ground, and then the Ashbringer's powerful slash easily shattered the overly delicate weapon in the arakkoa's hand. The Holy Storm Trio caused by the Ashbringer's Echo swept the master assassin into the storm of light blades in an instant.

Crow feathers flew everywhere, mixed with the screams of slaughtering chickens. When Diakum gathered the scorching sun, pushed the door open and walked into the Temple of the Sun, only a high-level crow man with all his feathers burned off was left, lying on the ground emitting high heat.

Chains of holy light bound it in place, making it unable to move. Diakum also put it in a state of "spiritual repentance" and it fell into a mental sleep.

The Vigilantes didn't kill it.

This high-ranking Crowman assassin master is merely loyal and a Crowman supremacist at heart. He is not a dog of the Order of the Sun; he is dedicated to the racial interests of the Crowman, which means that his amazing flywheel assassination skills can also serve the King of Claws.

And since Terok has clearly stated that the Crowmen will join the Alliance of K'ure, Master Rangit's sharp skills such as "Eight-Part Light Wheel" and "Alanka Guillotine" will naturally bloom for the majesty of the Alliance of K'ure.

Alas, the demons of the Burning Legion and the demon-blood orcs are blessed now. Don’t you want to appreciate such exquisite “Warrior of Light Tactics”?
By the way, as a warrior of light, should I learn how to use the blade wheel from these crow people?

This kind of weapon that can rotate at high speed and strike in a whirlwind manner is really suitable for helping me gain the reputation of "Director of the Argus Meat Processing Plant". Well, when I think about it carefully, there is actually no need for me to learn from the Crow Man.

Diakum took out the "Eye of the Storm" gem that Viren had given him before. One of the characteristics of this gem is that it allows the caster to shape energy into the form he needs.

"So. Eight-point light wheel?"

Dick stroked his chin, holding the Eye of the Storm in his hand on the stairs leading to the Temple of the Sun, and gathered and shaped his own white holy flame in his hand, eventually forming a "melee weapon" very similar to the Crowman Blade Wheel.

He stared at the thing, watching the hot wheel of light spinning rapidly in the palm of his hand.

If this thing, which is like a cutting saw, were to chop into your body, it would definitely hurt like hell. But since those bad guys dare to do bad things, it means they are not afraid of pain. Since they are not afraid of pain, they need more terrible punishment.

Finally, the Vigilante made a dark decision
Well, I hope that the enemies Saint Diakum encounters in the future will not feel pain, if they do. Well, I hope they don’t, it would be better if they don’t!
(End of this chapter)