Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 207:30. Wolf Heart: The Hunting Pack Appears

"Don't go there!"

The legendary monk holding the Soul-Stowing Staff of the Doomsday Overlord stood vigilantly in front. The Pandaren monk stared seriously at the wailing coming from behind the hills.

He stopped a mage apprentice beside him from approaching and said:
"There's something 'scary' over there."

The stopped mage apprentice widened his eyes and glanced at the Abyss Lord who was killed by the White Tiger Phantom and the legendary monk not far away. He thought to himself that they were now trapped in the Twisting Nether, and there were brutal and ruthless demons everywhere who wanted to strangle them, so, was there anything in the world that could be more terrifying than where they were?

This weak thought seemed to be sensed by Lao Chen. The Pandaren monk glared at him sternly and said:
"The devil only wants to taste your flesh and soul, but the 'thing' over there wants more than that. What are you going to do?"

"Oh, the mentor has prepared the reversal ritual. He asked me to ask the lion warrior to come back."

The apprentice said honestly:
"He may be shrouded in shadows, but he saved us. We can't leave him here alone to feed the demons."

"Feeding the demons to him is more of the same. Didn't you see? Those demons are terrified of him."

Lao Chen complained and waved his hand, saying:
"Wait here, don't go over there, it's for your own good."

"but"

"No buts! I don't want anyone to go over and provoke that 'thing' over there. To be honest, I can't handle it, not even with the incarnation of Chi Jing Tianzun, who controls the Flame of Hope!"

Old Chen interrupted the mage's apprentice.

But just a moment later, with the commotion of the crowd, the monk looked up and saw the strange "human" wearing lion armor walking back with a strangely shaped skull.

What was surprising was that even though he had left, the screams of the demon behind the hill in front of him were still echoing, as if something was trapped there permanently.

"What did you do to that demon lord?"

Old Chen stepped forward and looked at Diakum warily, then handed him the soul-sending staff.

The Sentinel retracted his staff and sensed the burping of Kazak within it. It seemed that the meal had been quite good. Facing Lao Chen's question, Diakum didn't answer, but simply waved his hand and said:

"You're a good person, Lao Chen. For your own mental health, please don't ask any more questions."

He walked quickly to the side of Archmage Alex. The Sentinel with the Eye of Truth almost immediately saw the direction of the magic power of this arranged ritual. He frowned and said:
"You want to bear the pressure of the reversal ritual yourself? It will drain your magic power in an instant, and you may even need to pay more."

"But these innocent people were sent here because of my gullibility, and I must bear the consequences."

The old master was very calm.

他 说:

"Let's get started when you're ready."

"Well, you guys go back first and hold the door open for me."

Dick said:
"It doesn't need to be too long, just a thirty-second delay will be fine."

"what are you up to?"

The great wizard said doubtfully:
"Staying in the Twisting Nether for one more second means danger. This is the first time I've seen someone voluntarily choose to stay here."

"This was once the world where my people lived."

Diakum didn't hide his sadness. He held the ornament in his hand and replied:

"They've suffered terrible things, and I have to at least give them a short funeral."

"Your people?"

Alex then noticed the Vision Brooch on Diakum's chest. He glanced at the Iron Horse Brotherhood emblem on the mysterious warrior's chest. After a moment, he nodded and said:

"I'll buy you a minute to thank you for saving me."

"No, 30 seconds will be enough. If you hold on for a minute longer to charge a portal to the Twisting Nether, all your energy will be drained away. I'm just rescuing you, there's no need to sacrifice your life for it.

Go for it. "

Diakum replied in a cold tone.

The archmage stopped arguing and began to cast a spell while holding the Ebonchill. In this place without arcane magic, he could only use his own magic to light the ceremony. As the spell turned, the human civilians in the area covered by the violet eggshell disappeared one after another under the curtain of evil energy.

After the old wizard and his apprentices vanished, Wanderer Lao Chen felt the pull from the material world. In his final moments, he said to Diakum:

"You want to be buried here?"

"No, I want to complete a 'sacrifice'."

Dick turned his back to him, took out the Twilight Hammer and held it high.

Fissures connecting to the Sunless Sea blossomed across this fel-energy scorched earth. Amidst the reverberating black lightning, Diakum, standing like the god of thunder, said:
"I will offer this broken world, along with all the demons and tortured evil spirits hidden within, to the Void, so that they can rest in peace from the torment of the fel energy. It is not the Sunless Sea that asks me to do this, but I want to do it.

Just think of it as the venting of anger from someone who has failed in his duty."

Old Chen widened his eyes and stretched out his hand as if to stop it, but the next moment he was brought back to the material world.

"Well, that Wanderer monk is really nosy. He wants to try to stop you from going further into the shadows."

The Shadow whispered in Diakum's ear:
"But no one can stop a Lost One with anger from embracing destruction. You want to torture the traitor, and we can build you the most terrifying cage in the material world.

That's something the Light can never do for you, Diakam.

The Holy Light only allows you to forgive, it cannot provide you with a channel to vent hatred.

You have finally understood a little bit of the true meaning of the shadow. We are really happy for your progress. There will be an 'execution chamber' that belongs only to you in the Sunless Sea. When you meet those villains who consider death a punishment a blessing, you might as well send them all in.

Finally, welcome to the depths of the shadows."

Diakum turned a deaf ear to this.

He half-knelt, put the rusty Heart of Argus pendant to his lips and kissed it, then buried it in the wasteland at his feet.

He reached out and touched the world where the Eredar once lived, giving it his final blessing.

When the Sentinel completed the consecration of the soul in ten seconds and turned to walk towards the arcane door that only allowed one person to pass through, he looked back for the last time.

This broken world is being dragged into the Sunless Sea. Countless demons hiding here scream and try to escape, and the Eredar demons who obey Barad-dur are also screaming in terror.

Several red-skinned Eredar ran over in panic as they were being devoured and chased by the Shadow Void. They stretched out their hands to Diakum in fear, and some even knelt there begging him to let them go.

But the Dark Archon just looked at him indifferently, then turned around and disappeared into the arcane gate without a trace of nostalgia.

The next moment, the void opened its boundless mouth and feasted on this realm of evil energy.

Crack, that was the sound of the world breaking apart.

Crack, that was the sound of crying for the dead.

Click, that was the sound of judgment falling.

Click, that was the sound of stepping into darkness.

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"I have a feeling something bad is happening."

In the Sunshine Forest, Garona, who was escorting Lothar and the warriors to the Serene Garden Town, touched her heart and said to herself.

She was a little uneasy, but there was no way she could urge others to speed up. There were many wounded in the team, and her saintly grandfather had gone ahead so that the Quiet Garden would be prepared to receive the wounded.

"What's with that shield?"

Sir Lothar soon discovered something was wrong. He pulled the reins and pointed ahead and said:
"I don't remember Serene Gardens having such a magic circle. There's not even a wizard tower here."

"Ok?"

Garona looked up and could clearly see a purple hemispherical shield lighting up in the distant forest in the evening light. This made her even more worried, so she said:

"Perhaps an orc group has crossed the Redridge Mountains? Oh no! It's a swordmaster! There are greenskin swordmasters among the war tribes, and their mobility is not hindered by the terrain at all.

Go quickly! "

Garona urged. Lothar had never heard of the word "Sword Master" before, but just by hearing the name he knew that he was definitely the elite among the elite of the orc army.

He led the Iron Horse Knights ahead, and they actually hit the jackpot by accident.

In the woods near Serene Gardens, they stumbled upon several greenskinned Burning Blademasters operating there, led by their leader, Azuka Bladefury. She was currently investigating the status of this strange arcane shield with her disciples. If it could hold out for long, the War Horde's next major attack would be towards Elwynn Forest.

This is because the Quiet Garden Town is located right in the center of the Sunshine Forest. Apart from this town, the terrain on both sides does not allow the army to pass through.

"careful!"

Garona had never seen Azuka before, but she recognized Azuka's distinctive battle banner.

When she saw the orc swordmaster, she immediately jumped off her horse and jumped into the shadows. This was the signal for the assassins to start the battle!

"Meet the enemy!"

Lothar drew out the Lionheart Slayer, and the Iron Horse Knights behind him drew their swords and dispersed to kill several Burning Blade Masters, but the Sword Masters' mobility made it impossible for them to be hurt by such a crude attack.

Azuka made a gesture and all the sword masters fled into the Wind Step on the spot, leaving behind a few lifelike mirror images to kill the knights and create chaos.

However, the one who was planning to launch a sneak attack on Lothar was hit in the back by Garona's devastating blow as soon as he raised his knife. The sword master screamed and fell out of the Wind Step, and Lothar turned around and chopped off his head.

He is a legendary warrior after all, and seizing opportunities is his basic skill.

However, the other Iron Horse Knights did not have such good assists. They broke up the Sword Master's illusion, and at least five knights were kicked off their horses when the mirror image shattered. The heavy armor on their bodies saved their lives, but facing the extremely sharp elemental sword in the Sword Master's hand, ordinary heavy armor could not protect them all the time.

"puff"

There was a flash of blood, and the head of a knight who had just stood up shot up into the sky.

Azuka Bladefury's figure was reflected in the splattering blood. The female swordsman shook off the blood on the blade, stared at Lothar and rushed over.

She also didn't expect that they had sneaked into the human territory under the command of General Itrig to scout various towns a few days ago, but they could still catch a "big fish" here.

When the two passed each other, a piece of Lothar's armor flew off. The sword light of the female swordsman was so fast that he could not react, and the knight was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

The sword in Azuka's hand was not the flaming blade passed down from her ancestors, but it was definitely not an ordinary item. The fatal blow failed to cut through Lothar's armor, which made her frown.

The magic level in this damn world is too high!
The elemental sword forged with the highest craftsmanship in the world of Draenor is no longer considered a magical weapon here.

"boom"

The sword and the Lionheart Sword collided, and the two legendary warriors engaged in a fierce battle in the chaos.

To be honest, Lothar's fighting skills are pretty good.

After all, he is a warrior who has been fighting all his life. He has mastered the simple and powerful Arathor greatsword tactics to perfection. Even if he faces a master of skills like Azuka, he can hold his own for a short time. However, the Sword Master has another way after all.

When Azuka used the battle mirror and the four of them attacked at the same time, Lothar was obviously unable to withstand it.

After shattering the two illusions, he was kicked over by Azuka, and then the burning blade chopped down on his head, but Lothar blocked it with his sword. The hot blade continued to press down, cutting into Lothar's shoulder armor, making the human marshal open his eyes in anger.

Garona, who was not far away, threw out a killing knife, but was cut off by Azuka's last illusion with a sword.

At this moment, Lothar felt that he was hallucinating again between life and death. In his rage, he once again saw the giant white wolf spying on him in the distant forest.

"Ow!"

Low wolf howls sounded without warning, and as Azuka roared, a gray shadow came roaring and hit her right in the body, knocking the sword master who was about to kill the human marshal away.

The two men rolled into a ball. The Sword Master reacted quickly and jumped up, retreating with his sword, but the person coming was even faster.

The sword master was forced into a defensive stance by the mad slashing of her claws. Sparks of fire splashed from her burning blade, but she could clearly see the guy in the tattered cloak in front of her.

"Werewolf?"

This was the first time the female swordsman spoke during the battle, which shows how surprised she was.

Aren't the werewolves on their side? Why did they jump out to rescue Lothar? What's going on with this Black Wolf God?

Do not!
wrong!

The werewolf's mane is gray?

And this guy's strength is not right! A legendary werewolf with scars all over his body?
The howling of wolves was getting closer and closer. When Lothar stood up with the help of the Lionheart Sword, he saw gray wolves rushing out of the surrounding forest and biting and attacking the sword masters.

These are not the magic wolves from the orcs. Those magic wolves are black. These wolves are local wolves from the Sunshine Forest. They seem to be gathered together by some force, just like the Black Wolf God summoning the magic wolf cubs to serve the tribe. The wolf packs of Azeroth have also united to attack their enemies.

The leader of this pack of wolves was obviously the mysterious man in front of him who was covering his body with a tattered hood. He was also the one who saved him just now.

"retreat!"

Azuka realized that the situation was unfavorable and immediately ordered a retreat. The sword masters escaped into the Wind Step one after another, but two of them were trapped and then besieged and killed by the Iron Horse Knights.

It is true that Sword Masters are very powerful, but that does not mean they are invincible.

In order to ensure quick movement, they don't even wear chain mail, and the protective power of leather armor is very limited. It can be said that the sword master uses his own skills and dodge as armor. It is not a big problem in one-on-one situations, but it is very dangerous when being besieged.

"who are you?"

Lothar covered his injured shoulder and shouted to the voice in front of him. The latter's footsteps slowed down for a moment, but then rushed into the forest like a gust of wind, and continued to track the group of sword masters who broke through with a pack of wolves.

"I'm sorry, Marshal."

Garona whispered beside Lothar:
"I failed to fulfill my duty as a protector and caused you to be hurt."

"Don't be silly. I'm a soldier. There's no such thing as absolute safety on the battlefield. You've done well enough."

Lothar waved her hand.

He really didn't care about that. Diakum and his warriors had already helped Storm Kingdom so much, and he couldn't make any more rude demands.

"Did you see who saved me just now?"

He asked quietly. Garona hesitated for a moment and whispered:
"I didn't see it specifically, but there's a mane under the hood. Judging from its size, it should be a werewolf, but not a werewolf under the War Tribe."

"Marshal, take a look at this."

An Iron Horse Knight brought something back from the forest where the wolves appeared and handed it to Lothar. The latter took it in his hand and his eyes widened.

It was a dog tag.

Warriors of Stormwind Kingdom would use this iron plate with their names and hometown information written on it to prove their identities, especially when they unfortunately died on the battlefield, the military could use this thing to identify the information of the corpse.

The dog tag in his hand was severely burned by the flames and had traces of corrosion from some toxin, so the information on it could no longer be seen.

But Lothar roughly guessed who had saved him.

"Gavin Rader."

The marshal clenched the dog tag in his hand painfully and said to the others:

"Don't tell anyone else about this yet. Also, you didn't see any during the fight just now."

"White Wolf?"

A knight on an iron horse, covering his leg, grinned and said:

"I thought it was just an illusion. I've seen it several times during the battles these past few days."

"What about the rest?"

Lothar looked at his bravest warriors.

The others looked at each other, and finally everyone put the information together and found that almost everyone had seen the illusion of a giant white wolf in different places when fighting the orcs in Redridge Mountains, and the more dangerous the time, the clearer it was.

"I heard from my grandfather that Lycanthos, the black wolf god worshipped by the orcs, has an eternal enemy in Azeroth named Goldrinn, nicknamed 'Moon of Rebellion'."

Garona reminded quietly:

"The white wolf you saw should be the legendary 'Silver Moon Wolf Lord'. Apparently, after the Black Wolf God chose the orcs as his followers, the White Wolf God also began to select his own warriors."

Seeing the strange expression on the human's face, the orc said:

"Think positively. This isn't a bad thing. A powerful demigod will grant you power. This way, you can at least be on equal terms with the orcs."

"No, this is a bad thing, kid, a very bad thing."

Lothar sighed and said:
"This is a matter of faith. We are all believers in the Holy Light. How can we rely on the power of other gods to fight? Well, let's not spread this matter for now. Let me discuss this with the king first."

(End of this chapter)