Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 399, Part 8: Let's celebrate the birth of the Lightforged Dawn Overlord - Bonus Chapter [95]

(Bonus chapter for the "Taoshuke" brothers [4/5])
The elemental lords of Azeroth are quite peculiar in the entire universe, belonging to a group of wicked individuals with a "full record." You won't find any other world's elemental lords as "two-faced" as them.

These four were enslaved by the Dark Empire and later defeated and banished by the Titan Guardians as "accomplices." During their long existence, they served the World Soul for almost no time.

In this situation, loyalty is simply out of the question.

Otherwise, the Lord of Azeroth wouldn't have had to go through the trouble of guiding and creating four more avatars of dragons.

Just by looking at the power attributes of the four incarnations of the Dragon King, you can tell that they are the "backup plans" prepared by the Star Soul Lord to replace the unruly Elemental Monarch.

Sigh, Xinghun's life is tough. Even his "house slave" is riding on his master's head and doing *that*.

"Then, 'Dawn Overlord' Kazzak, I appoint you as the vanguard of Azeroth's war today, to suppress the Firelord in the name of the Supreme StarSoul!"

Aegwynn's shouts echoed from afar.

But rather than an appointment, it was more like "stirring up trouble," much like a bloodthirsty audience provoking the fighter's mind. However, Kazzak's fighting style basically didn't need Aegwynn to stir things up; he had his own "Khorne constitution" and never missed a challenge.

Moreover, this is his first battle since his "second debut"!
With so many people watching, doesn't Kazak have any pride?

"boom"

The crystallized giant claw of the Dawn Overlord, carrying immense force, slashed across the body of the Firelord, causing the torn Sulfuras fire to boil into a pulsating firestorm, which, under the Firelord's command, burned towards Kazzak.

But Kazzak's predecessor was a great demon.

They've been strengthened by the Flames of Sargeras, they're not afraid of cosmic flames, how can you think you can burn me to death with such a small flame?

It laughed wildly as it stepped forward, its claws gripping the Firelord's weak body. With its mouth wide open, as if in response to the provocation, it spewed out the holy flames of the emblem, drenching Ragnaros from head to toe.

The King of Flames is naturally immune to fire damage, but he can't tolerate being "spit on in the face".

The Fiery Hand warhammer, enveloped in the flames of creation, swung up and slammed into Kazzak's shoulder, shattering the Dawn Overlord's crystal-forged armor and scattering golden crystal fragments.

Those fragments were part of its body, so they did not dissipate after breaking, but instead wrapped around the wound in a peculiar way, creating a sense of broken power.

The overall appearance of the Dawn Overlord is not much different from that of the previous Doomsday Overlord.

This was the original appearance of the Ereduin race when they were created as "Titan jailers." The Titans, who were masters of creation, sculpted them perfectly, with balanced power and excellent energy affinity. Therefore, the changes made during the lightforging process were more in the details of the body.

Its demon horns, claws, hooves, and tail tip were all transformed from fel magic crystals into light-forged golden crystals, making Kazzak look like he was wearing a golden crystal crown.

The veins of the giant bat wings have also been re-embellished, giving the black wings a gold-plated sheen.

Its ferocious and massive body is also adorned with the holy runes of the Lightforged. Those mysterious geometric tattoos are connected together, giving Kazzak a very strange sense of "holiness".

Above the body float geometric crystals resembling Naru crystals, symbols left behind after the Vigilant personally forged them. They are not only beautiful, but when necessary, these crystals can also unleash scorching beams of light to fight enemies.

Just like now!
Faced with the rolling onslaught of the fiery boulder created by Ragnaros, Kazzak retreated a few steps, folding his massive wings to form a shield against the boulder's impact, while simultaneously gathering power to make the crystal shards around his body glow and heat up.

The moment the wings unfolded, six beams of light pierced forward, piercing through the body of the Flame Demon King.

This kind of attack is not very meaningful; it's more of a provocation.

After all, elemental creatures are notoriously "soft and weak." Their bodies are energy bodies, which are highly resistant to attacks that tear and pulverize, so they are not afraid of melee attacks.

Physical attacks have very limited deterrent effect on this thing; Kazzak needs some more effective offensive methods.

But there's no need to worry. As the newly appointed "big brother," the Vigilant has naturally prepared everything the Lightforged Chapter's vanguard needs to make a dazzling appearance on stage.

"then!"

Diakum assumed a spear-throwing stance on the scorched plains. After charging forward a few steps like an athlete, crushing several fire demons, he hurled his demonic halberd at Kazzak.

The weapon that once belonged to the Destroyer Manonos roared through the sky and crashed down into Kazzak's hands like a meteorite encased in holy flames.

Once the platinum flames dissipated, Kazzak grabbed the purified Zul'jinash Spear of Destruction.

The menacing double-headed spear was forged by the Destroyer in the Twisted Void. This thing was considered Ma's "signature weapon," and even after the Destroyer's fall, a trace of Ma's fighting spirit still remained within it.

When Kazzak grabbed the weapon, which was wrapped in golden geometric patterns and looked both sacred, violent, and sinister, Mafia was still mocking it.

Hey, isn't this the Doomsday Overlord?

How did you become so pathetic after just a few days? How did you all become dogs of the Holy Light? You weak Ereduin should know your shame! You keep saying you are loyal to the Dark Titans, how can you be so spineless?

"Shut up! Loser, stay there quietly, and I'll show you how I win!"

Kazzak, too lazy to waste words with that dead man, picked up his spear, stood up, and twirled it a few times in his hand. Facing the Flame Demon King, who was howling and charging at him like a "fiery cotton candy," he grinned and thrust the spear forward.

This thing is the weapon of the Abyss Lord. The Abyss Lord looks clumsy, but his spellcasting talent is top-notch in the Twisting Nether. Therefore, the Spear of Destruction is often used by Magath as a "staff".

It can gather energy in a short time and fire it out with a destructive light beam.

This is exactly what the Dawn Overlord needs.

Kazzak's golden holy runes shone brightly, and the powerful holy light, gathered by the Spear of Destruction, transformed into a scouring spear of light that pierced through the Flame Demon King's fiery body without stopping. Kazzak wielded it like a forty-meter-long sword, shattering the Flame Demon King's cotton candy-like body into nothingness.

It traversed the star system while "working" for the Burning Legion; what kind of enemy hadn't it seen?
It has plenty of experience in dealing with elemental creatures.

Seeing the Fire Demon King's cotton candy-like elemental body destroyed, and the last ball of flame shattered into a shower of smoke and fire, amidst the flying flames and the falling golden warhammer, Kazzak did not turn back. Instead, he grabbed the Spear of Destruction with both hands.

It even cautiously took a few steps back.

The period of minor skirmishes is over, and the "true King of Flames" is about to appear.

"You have enraged the flames of Sulfuras, you insect! I will burn you to death with my own hands!"

The deep roar echoed throughout the entire Fire Source Realm.

The Dark Iron dwarves who were following Thaurissan and Moira across the Scorched Plains clutched their heads and screamed in agony. They could feel their blood boiling—the effect of the activated Fire Curse.

Thaurissan felt dizzy as he used his twin hammers to smash a Fiery Hound that was trying to bite him to death before collapsing amidst the earth-shaking tremors.

As Moira helped him up, he coughed up scalding blood. Pointing ahead, he said haltingly:
"It has arrived, the true Lord of Fire Demons. It is commanding us to be careful."

Moira turned around and saw that the Dark Iron dwarves behind her were in chaos.

Those weaklings, unable to resist the call of the Balrog King, began to attack those around them indiscriminately with bloodshot eyes, while a few steadfast Dark Iron dwarves, such as members of the Thorium Brotherhood, fought back.

Fortunately, she had hired Hogg's tribe to hold the line. When the Dark Iron Dwarves started to panic, Chief Hogg gave the order, and his gnolls and green-skinned orcs rushed into the battlefield, knocking the Dark Iron Dwarves to the ground.

The Flame Druid next to him lent a hand.

Hamuul's apprentices threw out a multitude of seeds, causing vines to rise from the Firelands, trapping the crazed Dark Iron dwarves in place. As for Hamuul himself, he had already rushed into the area connecting the Scorched Plains and the Spire of Sulfuras.

That was where the fighting was most intense.

The warriors of the Lightforged clash here with the most fanatical war minions of the Balrog King, while Hamuul, transformed into a giant bear enveloped in flames, battles a powerful Balrog guard.

That was "Gatekeeper" Bellrock.

This ancient and powerful Balrog is of the same race as Ragnaros, and is the Balrog King's most trusted lieutenant, as well as the commander of all fire elementals in the Firelands.

Kael'thas assisted Hamuul in fighting the monster. The elven prince fought very seriously, even summoning his fiery phoenix to help him. After all, this was his graduation project, and he had to take it seriously.

Strangely, despite the massive invasion of the Fire Source Land, the fire demons were nowhere to be seen.

As administrators appointed by the Fire Demon King, the Fire Demons hold a superior position in the Land of Fire. They are numerous and should be the most powerful fighting force under the Fire Demon King's command.

But apart from one fire lord chasing Archbishop Nelly with its fiery hounds, no other fire lords stepped forward to assist their monarch.

It seems that Ambassador Freylas has perfectly accomplished his mission.

Faced with the summons of the Star Soul Lord, the highly intelligent fire demons did not choose to obey immediately, but they chose to sit idly by and watch the invasion unfold.

They'll help whoever wins!

In any case, as the most intelligent race in the land of fire, no matter who becomes the King of Fire in the future, they will be indispensable in assisting in managing this elemental territory.

Is Ragnaros good to them?
Is it worth provoking these world warriors, who come to punish the capricious Flame Demon Tyrant, at this critical moment? Any smart person would know to find another ally as soon as possible.

Keep in mind that even the Fire Demon King has been forced into the "second stage" by the Dawn Overlord, but the strongest fighting force of the expeditionary army, Saint Diakum, is still "strolling" on the Scorched Plains.

The Eredar giant seemed very interested in the ecology of the fire turtles and obsidian cheetahs; he even grabbed an obsidian molten crab from the lava to study its anatomy.

The vigilant had no intention of intervening.

He was very confident in the Dawn Overlord he had created; Ragnaros' defeat was inevitable today.

"bang"

The golden palace of Saffron Spire, with its unique elemental beauty, is collapsing, along with the golden bridge connecting it to the main body of the Firelands.

As it transformed into scorching fragments that rained down on the battlefield, the true King of Flames rose from the ruins.

Yes. It has grown legs, and they're long, muscular legs!
The body sculpted by the fire of Sulfuras became more solid, no longer a soft, limp energy body, but transformed into a magma boulder, giving the Firelord a powerful body capable of direct combat.

Golden, high-temperature armor covered his body; that kingly battle armor symbolized the most ancient power in this world.

The massive war boots stomped on the scorched plains, leaving a footprint that sprayed lava. The raging, burning Balrog's Hand warhammer was lifted again by the Firelord, and facing the defensive Kazzak, Ragnaros roared as he charged forward and smashed the hammer down on Kazzak's head.

The two giant beasts, each tens of meters tall, made the fight resemble a battle between gods and giants.

They breathe fire, and each strike brings down scorching meteorites to bombard their opponents. When enraged, they might even smash the heads of those fiery mountains and grab boulders to beat their adversaries.

The scorched plains are cracked.

This elemental floating island is crumbling under the wrath of Ragnaros, who is gathering power to fight a powerful enemy. He doesn't care how the creatures on this land will survive after it collapses.

That's not something a tyrant should be thinking about.

It was the Firelord who created the Firelands, and it was he who gave all life here the possibility of existence and the meaning of living. Therefore, all living beings in the Firelands should unhesitatingly dedicate everything for Ragnaros's victory.

They offer their loyalty to their creator in this way.

This guy truly lives up to his reputation as the most powerful of the four elemental lords of Azeroth, holding his own against a formidable force like Kazzak. This means that most of the Burning Legion's archdemons are likely no match for the Firelord.

This also shows the immense potential of the Supreme Star Soul, and the primordial power born from this world also holds a place among the stars.

But that's how it has to be!

This is exactly the kind of battle Kazzak wants!
If the opponent is not strong enough, then an easy victory is not satisfying at all.

The crystal-forged body of the Dawn Overlord shattered under the bombardment, but this only fueled Kazzak's ferocity.

Facing the increasingly frenzied Ragnaros, Kazzak was like a piece of chocolate whose coating had finally been peeled off, revealing its formidable inner strength.

With each blow the Fire Demon King strikes it, the Dawn Overlord's counterattack grows stronger.

It absorbs the energy of the Balrog King to harm him. The more severe the injury, the more significant the increase in power. This is the racial talent that they, as "Titan Jailers," should possess.

Its loss to Diakum doesn't mean it's really weak.

Back when Mardum was still a Titan prison, which great demon imprisoned there hadn't been beaten up by "Warden" Kazzak? Its former status in the Burning Legion was earned through its own claws.

"bang"

Ragnaros broke Kazzak's Lightforged Horn, and the Claw of the Dawn Lord retaliated, tearing open most of the Firelord's kidney.

Kazak went berserk. He swallowed the burning lava in his hand as if thirsting for blood, and then grabbed the fire eagle nest mother that was flying around and bothering him. He stuffed the fiery creation into his mouth and chewed it up.

It wasn't that he was hungry, but rather that he used Ereduin's talent to quickly absorb the other party's life force to heal and strengthen himself.

The Firelord unleashed a storm of flames, and Kazzak himself was also releasing exaggerated light and heat. As a creation of the Vigilant, it naturally inherited some of Diakum's characteristics, and it also possessed the Lightforged combat art known for its solar storms!
Wielding his giant blade, he slashed forward seven times, causing the magma on the Firelord's body to splatter like blood. Ragnaros swung his hammer to retaliate, but Kazzak took the blow head-on without dodging or evading, and then dropped the Spear of Destruction amidst the earth-shattering backdrop.

Its blood boiled, and it chose to pounce with its claws, fighting like a wild beast.

Ragnaros tried to smash Kazzak's head, but Dawn Overlord bit his arm instead. The terrifying heat erupted, engulfing the Overlord's face in flames, but it couldn't stop the Firelord's forearm from being torn off by Kazzak.

It swallowed the scorching "flesh and blood" into its belly, and the high-temperature magma slid down from the corner of its mouth like dazzling blood.

Sulfuras's fire did not obey, burning Kazzak's heart and lungs like a piece of charcoal he had swallowed. But the pain reminded him of his three previous failures, and his already untamed rage surged again, erupting as holy flames.

It was reshaped into the realm of the Holy Light, but the savagery and brutality of the Great Demon were not erased; instead, it was imbued with the fanatical fighting spirit of the Holy Light.

Having lost his arm and weapon, Ragnaros transformed into a raging inferno, pounding and pounding. His lower body coiled around Kazzak like a giant serpent of flame, his single arm gripping the neck of the Dawn Overlord, and he spewed primordial fire, attempting to burn this warhound of the Holy Light to death.

But the next second, Kazzak grabbed it by the neck, lifted it up, and tore it in two with great force amidst the cheers of the onlookers.

The flames roared and gathered again in front, but seeing the Dawn Overlord, who was "bleeding from the head" but still grinning and charging forward to continue the fight, the Flame Demon King finally felt fear.

The elemental lords have never actually dealt with demons or the Burning Legion; the Burning Legion hadn't even been formed when they were active.

Therefore, when Ragnaros, who had been running rampant on the planet, collided head-on with the Destroyer Overlord shaped by the sea of ​​stars, his "country bumpkin" weakness was finally exposed when he was at a disadvantage.

"boom"

In another explosion, the fiery land beneath the feet of the Dawn Overlord was detonated by the Firelord, giving Ragnaros a chance to catch his breath. He transformed into a rolling, fiery meteor and flew over the collapsing Firelands.

It wants to return to the Saffron Spire.

It aims to completely shatter this elemental floating island at its core.

Mortals cannot exist in the elemental realm for long. Once the land of fire is destroyed, these beings will be banished back to the material world, after which it can completely reshape this fiery land. This is its "terrain advantage".

But Ragnaros's escape was prevented.

It crashed headfirst into a "wall" woven from golden flames, and because it was in such a rush, it slammed into the scorching pool of rock below, making itself dizzy.

The road to the Saffron Spire is blocked!

But the Fire Demon King has only ever granted this power to one person.

"Exotus!"

Ragnaros roared:

"You insect!!!"

"Don't say that, Your Majesty. We just want to survive."

On the other side of the Blazing Mountains, the Firelords, who had been hiding until now and had confirmed the victor's appearance, finally revealed themselves. Surrounded by a group of Sulfuron Pioneers, the massive Flame Master, wielding a Flame Trident and wearing a Flame Ring on his head, appeared.

Exothus, the Fire Demon King, shouted:

"Do you think we don't know what you're up to? But without the Fire Source Realm, all living beings here will die! You tyrant, you don't care about your followers, but Mother World does."

Yes!

The Supreme Star Soul has issued a summons!
We, the elements that create physics, should dedicate our strength to the future of the world. I apologize, Your Majesty, but this is not betrayal!

This is a revolution against tyranny!

"Heroes of justice, kill it quickly! The Firelord is the heart of the Firelands; once it resolves to die, the entire Firelands will be reduced to hell in the uncontrollable flames of Sulfuras."

"Where do you think you're going? Come back here! You'll keep getting beaten!"

The one who responded to this "call for justice" was the Dawn Overlord who descended from the sky.

As the holy flames exploded and ignited with the closing of the giant wings, Kazzak's claws plunged fiercely into the scorching body of the Fire Demon King, tearing at it like a runaway Unit-01 or a brutally beaten Iori Yagami.

Ragnaros screamed incessantly.

Its elemental body was being torn apart, and what was worse, its core power was being devoured by Kazzak. The Overlord of Dawn was not afraid of being burned to death. The more it ate, the weaker Ragnaros's power became.

The Flame Demon King is in dire straits, surrounded and attacked from all sides; he's probably doomed.

Fortunately.
Yes, thankfully I'm not a stupid, low-level individual, and thankfully I was prepared many years ago.

"Die! The flames will curse you!"

The Fire Demon King gritted his teeth, surrounding Kazzak with flames, and unleashed a final attack that erupted like a nuclear bomb, tearing apart the ground behind him with its scorching force. The eruption of the lava crater scattered the sky above the entire Firelands.

The raging flames rolled and roared, but only Kazzak crossed his claws and folded his wings to protect himself, facing the weak self-destruction head-on.

As a "professional gold-medal user of incineration explosions," Kazzak is very familiar with this technique and knows how to defend against such area-of-effect attacks.

After several minutes of deafening explosions, the outer ring of the Fire Source finally quieted down. The shattered parts formed a ring of floating islands around it. The entire Elemental Land was torn apart in this deadly battle, with many fire creatures dying in this geological catastrophe.

But this land was ultimately preserved.

As Diakum walked into the desolate battlefield carrying a strange fire crab, the shrunken Dawn Overlord Kazzak staggered over, his wings torn to shreds and his body covered in wounds.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the brutal and powerful Overlord of Dawn knelt on one knee and offered the essence of flames left behind by the King of Flames to his monarch.

It was in a very pitiful state, yet it proudly raised its head.

The Lightforged knew of Kazzak's past reputation, but they still cheered around him.

How terrifying and abhorrent Kazzak was as the ruler of the apocalypse, how exciting it is to see him reborn as the holy ruler of the dawn.

From the perspective of the Holy Light's morality, executing and purifying an opponent is merely the lowest form of victory. Only bringing the most heinous demons into the Holy Light, making them willingly serve the great cause, is the highest honor.

Yrel raised her holy blade high and shouted the name of "Overlord of the Dawn," and soon passionate warriors joined her in the shout. They were inspired by this valiant victory, while Kazzak accepted the honor and praise with equanimity.

The strong always have every right to enjoy the sweet taste of victory.

Diakum reached out and grasped the Heart of Flame in his hand. He didn't care about the spoils of war, but instead said to Kazzak:
"Welcome to the cause of justice, my powerful partner."

(End of this chapter)