Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 606, Section 67: Watch me send out the invincible Krahis to deal with you... Huh? What do you mean by "airdrop ready"?
Lord Ashvane, the regent of the kingdom, adopted a rather peculiar strategy of "passive resistance" in the face of the harsh situation of the war. Not only did he not send reinforcements to key areas facing the invasion of the imperial army, he even transferred some of his elite troops back to Boralus for defense.

Shaw's assassins even observed that in Freehold, a pirate stronghold nestled in the mountains at the southernmost tip of Tiragarde Sound, many pirate gangs had once again left their port.

They entered the docks of Boralus and began dismantling and moving the ship's cannons onto the city walls of Boralus.

This clearly indicates a stance of defending the city to the death.

This reaction left Lothar's commanders somewhat bewildered, but they would not give up this good opportunity to seize enemy positions. Over the next three days, Norvington Manor in the northwest of Boralus City and Bridge Harbor in the south were captured one after another.

Lothar's vanguard even advanced into Heatherford County, separated from Boralus only by a narrow strait, from where the city of Boralus could be seen directly from its heights without even needing a telescope.

In the southern region of Boralus, the Apostolic Army, led by Sir Fordring, has even begun its attack on Greystone Fortress.

That was a military facility directly connected to the walls of Boralus. Once the Faithful Army captured it, it would essentially mean that the port city would be open to the Imperial Army in a very short time.

This situation made even General Blackmore, who was most eager for military merit, realize that something was wrong.

It went so well!

The attack was executed too smoothly, so smoothly that it seemed as if the enemy was cooperating with them to achieve victory after victory, making it seem like they were being "lured deep into enemy territory."

If it were just the Kul Tirans, it would be understandable that a single nation would be reduced to such a state by the combined forces of the entire continent. However, the problem is that Kul Tirans has been actively recruiting and expanding its military over the past six months.

All the Void faction's scoundrels and villains across the world received the invitation, and the vast majority of them answered N'Zoth's call.

Logically, Kul Tiras should be teeming with evil minions, but Lothar's imperial army only managed to kill some insignificant bystanders as they marched through the land; the truly dangerous ones never even appeared.

It's as if they've disappeared, or they're hiding somewhere waiting for a certain moment to appear.

"They're waiting!"

Lothar was not surprised by this, and he was not even flustered.

On the battlefield in Heatherfordshire, the Emperor explained to the bewildered White soldier beside him:
“We have known for a long time that N'Zoth intends to bring his dark empire to life in Kul Tiras, a lucid dream manifested in the material world.”

I suspect that those evil beings are currently lurking in the gap between Ny'alotha, the Sleeping City, and the real world. As soon as N'Zoth completes the ritual of the Dark Empire's arrival, those evil beings will roar into our dreams and strangle us all here.

They've been waiting for that moment to arrive!
I'm waiting too.

Lothar smiled, took out a pocket watch, checked the time, and said to the white soldier:
"You don't think that conquering Boralus means the reconquest of Kul Tiras is complete, do you? No, silly boy, all the battles so far have just been warm-ups. The real battle will only begin when the shadow of the Sleeping City looms over our real world."

"Oh I got it."

The white soldier adjusted his helmet and said:

"No wonder you've always kept the best soldiers out of the army. Are you telling us to conserve our strength?"

"That's been a consideration, but the main reason is that the current intensity of the battle doesn't require your help."

Losa shook his head and said:
"Actually, N'Zoth's target is not us; what it really wants to lure is the Vigilant."

I asked Ms. Aegwynn, and she told me that Nyalosa, the Sleeping City, is a special plane formed by the fusion of the Sea of ​​No Light and the material world, and can be regarded as a moving void rift.

Once N'Zoth reflects it onto this land, Kul Tiras will instantly become the closest place on the planet Azeroth to the Sea of ​​Darkness.

The moment a vigilant steps into this place, they will be besieged by the Void Lords.

N'Zoth was driven mad by the pressure of survival, and he desperately wanted to instigate a Void War to drag the Void Lords behind him into it.

That weak yet cunning creature knew perfectly well that only by completely muddying the waters could it, this unfortunate creature on the Vigilant's kill list, possibly survive and continue its plot to devour the world.

Bai Zu nodded.

He wasn't stupid; he knew that Marshal Lothar was telling him this to remind him that the Vigilant Saints wouldn't set foot in Kul Tiras, and once Ny'alotha's reflection opened here, they would have to rely on themselves to challenge the Thousand-Bearded Demon in the Land of the Unholy Gods.

I've heard that N'Zoth is the weakest of all the Old Gods.

Hmm, such an opponent is perfectly suited to be challenged by humanity, which is plotting its rise.

"A massive void reaction has been detected ahead! Marshal, immediately order General Blackmore and the Stonewall Brigade to retreat! A massive void monster is about to appear there."

A raven nimbly flew over and landed on top of the white soldier's helmet, emitting Khadgar's warning cry.

Lothar waved his hand, and the standard-bearer beside him immediately grabbed a horn and blew it, and the Stonewall Brigade, which was attacking the town in Heatherfordshire, immediately organized a retreat.

Blackmore is indeed skilled at managing troops, and has transformed this army, which was only rebuilt about a year ago, into a highly elite force.

The scattered steel knights also gathered in the town to cover the retreat of the warriors.

A constant "Void Energy Alarm" blared from their Iron Knights. This was a new contraption the Mechagnomes had installed on their mechs; once the Void concentration on the battlefield exceeded a certain threshold, a piercing warning would sound continuously.

Under the cover of more than a dozen steel knights standing ready, General Blackmore nimbly climbed onto a nearby rooftop in a few steps to look back.

His werewolf eyes gave him sharp enough vision to spot the forming crimson void vortex in the center of the town.

That thing was incredibly large, and the moment the void vortex formed, a terrifying creature at least ten meters tall roared as it was about to appear in the material world.

The thing hadn't even appeared yet, but its roar was already tearing at Blackmore's mind.

It's clearly a high-level void unit, far beyond his capabilities.

This made the general somewhat irritable and discouraged. He realized that his combat strength was indeed not keeping up with the current chaotic era in which all sorts of monsters and demons were running around. The wars he fought when he was young were not so varied.
Back then, a few legendary figures on the battlefield were enough to decide the outcome of a battle, but now, given the power level of this monster, any legendary figure who dares to go up would simply be feeding the monster.

"But we have the Iron Knight!"

Blackmore thought to himself.

That big guy looked fierce, but the combined numbers of the Imperial Army's Iron Knights were enough to match him.

The werewolf general might be a jinx.

Because just seconds after he finished thinking, the Iron Knight who was firing at the Void Monster was hit by a Twilight Arrow, and his Divine Blessed Platinum Outer Armor was completely pierced for the first time, causing the war machine to explode a few seconds later.

The massive fireball that soared into the sky silenced the entire battlefield; this was the first time the Iron Knight had ever been killed.

The explosions were not enough to frighten the Imperial soldiers. Another reason for their collective silence was the arrival of a massive dark storm, which filled the entire county of Heatherford with a chilling dark wind. In the eye of that storm, N'Zoth's servants had already entered the material world under the sacrificial call of the cultists.

It was a strange, morbid, enormous, purplish-red creature.

With claws like a giant lobster, several faces covered in tentacles, and a keratinous exoskeleton like a parasite, this creature was covered in strange, eerie blue energy organs that flickered constantly with its heavy whiskers. The twilight arrow that pierced through everything was activated by these energy organs.

"not good!"

The well-informed White Soldier exclaimed in surprise:

"That guy is a Krahithian warrior! Tyr was once forced to self-destruct by a guy like him. Quickly, get the Iron Knights to retreat. He's a tough nut to crack and can fight against the Titan Guardians."

“Calm down, we have contingency plans.” Lothar calmly pulled out a runestone that connected to Dalaran City above, then asked Khadgar, the raven standing on the white soldier's helmet beside him:

"What did that guy mean by roaring in Shasyaar?"

"That's it proclaiming its own name."

The powerful spellcaster Khadgar, fluent in various "foreign languages," accurately translated:

"It claims to be N'Zoth's war messenger, and its name, translated into human language, is Yenakiz! One of the ancient gatekeepers of Ny'alotha. This creature existed since the time of the Dark Empire; it is a true 'Ancient One.'"

"Don't let our soldiers die in vain, I'll deal with it!"

"No need, just stay here and watch. It's not time for the savior to appear yet."

Lothar waved his hand, activated the runestone in his hand, cleared his throat, and said to the people in Dalaran:
"Drop down our carefully prepared 'airdrop'! Now we need it to step in and execute our formidable enemy."

"Uh, Marshal, I'm just saying this in advance."

From the other end came the somewhat unsure voice of the mechanical dwarf prince, Elaminz, who said:
"The research and modification of this 'big guy' in our hands has just ended. We can only activate it by manipulating the Clockwork Giant. Therefore, I can only ensure that it has theoretical combat power."

Don't blame me if it gets out of control or fails.

"Do not blame you."

Losa sighed and said:
"Khadgar and I are both saviors. Rhonin is in the south of the city. Once the 'Big Guy' fails, we will step in and take over the battlefield. I just want to see if your cutting-edge technology can deal with an ancient evil creature."

This is really important for the future power balance of the human empire.

Convincing the mages to include engineering in the curriculum of Dalaran won't be easy, but this is the perfect opportunity to let them see the power of engineering firsthand.

"Hmm, what's with this inexplicable fire? Fine, on the honor of engineering! Codename 'Big Guy,' release!"

Amidst the screams of the Mechagnome Prince, a massive armed container crashed down from above Dalaran in a very unethical manner, like "throwing objects from a height."

The thing was enormous, and it roared down upon the fierce general Krahis, who was unleashing a dark storm that was engulfing the entire county of Heatherford.

But the void creatures aren't stupid either.

The heavy container must have hurt a lot when it fell, so the burly man nimbly moved aside a few steps, letting the heavy metal container crash into the ruins of Heatherfordshire. The sound of it hitting the ground shook the entire earth. These mechanical dwarf lunatics didn't even bother to add a cushioning device to the container, or at least weld a few recoil rockets on.

If you just smash it down like that, is the stuff inside really strong enough to withstand being thrown from such a height?
Yes, they really can!

"bang"

The mysterious "giant" swung its golden fist and smashed the twisted container, after which a tall steel giant crawled out of the container.

It has the very standard body and appearance of the Titan Guardians, with energy rings covering the thick Titan Iron outer armor. The huge and heavy shoulder armor moves, allowing the mechanical head with only one "eye" to rise, and then blue light shines from within.

The giant reached into the twisted and broken shipping container and grabbed a mechanical-style energy warhammer. The moment it gripped the hammer tightly, the energy tower on top of the hammer ignited, and the flames of order surrounded the hammer, setting its gear-like structure in motion again.

This "big guy" was none other than the high-level defensive security guard that Diakum had previously captured in Odier, codenamed "Talok".

He is considered a secondary guardian in the Titan Guardian system, specializing in combat.

This guy was corrupted by G'huun, then shattered by the Stonescale Dragon, and then purified by the Vigilant. Theoretically, he can no longer be "resurrected".

But the mechanical dwarfs used some kind of trick to make the steel giant move again.

Although his movements were very stiff and lacked agility, he had the advantage of great power and was thrown into the battlefield. The moment he was thrown into the battlefield, he swung the Titan's Hammer and smashed it hard on the head of N'Zoth's Warbringer.

This hammer blow shattered the opponent's void armor, splattering filthy black blood everywhere.

The Iron Knights who were forced to retreat perked up when they saw their "Big Brother" appear. These ordinary Iron Knights were no match for the Void Demigod in front of them, but now that the "big guy" was taking the damage, the Iron Knights could finally move.

They switched to specially made "Demon-Slaying Holy Bullets," loading the slugs with expensive and exquisitely crafted light-cast steel projectiles and firing them continuously at N'Zoth's Warbringers at medium to long range, thus tying them down and giving the obviously still-prototype behemoth an opportunity to attack.

Some highly skilled and daring pilots, such as Colonel Maxwell, would take advantage of the gaps between shooting and reloading to pull out their energy axes and steal a few hits for fun, much like those DPS players who rack their brains to maximize damage.

The bulky but powerful, heavily armored behemoths and the agile but poorly armored steel knights formed a perfect combination, like a pack of wolves led by a wolf king, desperately besieging N'Zoth's war messengers.

But as a fierce warrior of Krahis who has survived since ancient times, Jenakiz is not a foolish beast.

Realizing that its Mighty Claws and Twilight Cannons would have little chance of tearing through the massive Talok's Titan Iron Armor in a short time, it decisively changed its battle strategy.

It lunged at Tarok's hammer strike, sweeping its massive tail, covered in void spikes, to knock the heavy behemoth to the ground, and then frantically spewed venom to corrode the behemoth's "cockpit."

It sensed that the giant was just an "empty shell," that the core of Tarok's mind had been hollowed out, and that it was those mortals "driving" it, just like those weak humans who had just piloted the steel knights, trying to confront the powerful abyssal warriors.

Therefore, once the driver is eliminated, this big guy will no longer be a threat!

These Krahis may seem stupid, but as high-ranking void creatures, they are not lacking in intelligence; they are much smarter than equally powerful demons.

The war envoy's thinking was remarkably accurate.

Unfortunately, after withstanding the Iron Knight's relentless bombardment and Tarok's heavy punches, it tore open the behemoth's cockpit, only to find no pilot inside, but a strange-looking "receiver"-like object.

"Ha! You're an idiot, you Void fool!"

The mechanical dwarf prince's mocking voice rang out from Tarok's cockpit, a smug shriek in his voice:
"Didn't expect that, did you! We haven't even finished modifying the 'big guy's' drivability yet; we're just remotely controlling it right now, you idiot! If you're so capable, come and beat me up using electromagnetic waves!"

What the hell!

What's with you guys being so smug about not finishing the project?!
You're proud of yourself for not finishing your work, aren't you?
You dwarf dog! I'm docking your performance bonus!
"boom"

The war messenger, as if venting its anger, smashed Tarok's receiver, bringing the giant to a halt.

But Prince Elamins, who was personally taking over the remote control, gave him his final command before Tarok stopped. The massive figure raised his arms and wrapped them around N'Zoth's war emissary, trapping him on the ground.

To outsiders, this seems somewhat "ambiguous".

But for the war-bringer Yenakiz, this "ground technique" was deadly.

Unable to dodge or retaliate, it was immediately subjected to a concentrated barrage of fire from more than a dozen Iron Knights. The light-cast steel bullets riddled its left arm with holes, and then Colonel Maxwell risked his life to rush over and wield his energy axe to cleave its body in two.

It roared and finally broke free from the big guy's restraints.

But the second batch of thirty Iron Knights that arrived as reinforcements had already landed on the battlefield in Heatherfordshire. They moved through the darkness, unleashing a hail of bullets, like a pack of ferocious and hungry steel wolves surrounding a powerful bear.

It's finished!
This scene, witnessed by Lothar, made the Marshal nod in satisfaction.

He said to the white soldiers watching the battlefield:

"Without any intervention from any powerful force, our warriors slayed an abyss demigod. Not a single one of these iron knights is a legend. Varian, behold! Stop believing in the power of magic! This is the future of the Empire!"

(End of this chapter)