Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 72:27. What kind of gigolo group is the Draenor Seven? Fortunately, there are only five left now. [Update 30/50]

(Additional update for the "Sakurababy" brothers [5/5])
Kilrogg Deadeye is a legendary chieftain who is one of the oldest among the great clans of the existing orc civilization, and one of the most powerful chieftains ever born in the Bleeding Hollow clan.

He, Ner'zhul, Mother Gaiaan who guards the Holy Mountain of Nagrand, and her late husband, Galad, the previous chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan, are of the same generation. In terms of the orcs' life scale, Kilrogg has reached the twilight of his life, but because of the blood moon rituals unique to the Bleeding Hollow orcs, his wild power has not declined too obviously.

Otherwise, with the orcs' classic tradition of "the lower ones rebelling against the higher ones", some young man eager to establish his own achievements would have gone to challenge him long ago.

The inheritance of the orc chieftain has always been so wild. Except for a few conservative clans such as Frostwolf, Blackrock and Shadowmoon, the position of chieftain of other clans has always been occupied by the strong.

Well, speaking of this, I have to mention a secret that many veteran lords don’t know much about.

The Warsong Clan that dominates the Nagrand Steppes was once a conservative faction of orcs. Their clan inheritance emphasizes a hierarchy of seniority, but the rise of the current Warsong Clan Chieftain, Grom Hellscream, broke this tradition.

It is said that the death of the previous Warsong Chieftain, Golmash Hellscream, was somewhat suspicious.

Anyway, after a night of chaos, Grom Hellscream, who had nothing to do with the position of chief, obtained the "Certificate of Chief" - Bloodroar Axe, and became the new chief of the Warsong Clan with his powerful strength.

At this point, the Warsong Clan also had a new tradition of "the strong is king." (Ps1)

Back to the topic, although he is old, Kilrogg's prestige among the orcs is still strong. Just look at the fact that Chieftain Blackhand built the tribe's fortress in the Nat'an Jungle. It is clear that the Blackrock Chieftain is not at ease with the Bleeding Hollow Clan.

He worried that Kilrogg would threaten his position.

But in reality, Kilrogg had little interest in these matters of power.

Having lived to his age, he has seen a lot of dark things, so his ambitions have naturally been extinguished. Besides, the orc civilization has not yet developed to the level where it must have a great chief to command everything.

Their clan system is pretty good. What do you, Gul'dan, want to do by changing it?
For Kilrogg, now in the second half of his life, the only thing he pursues is his own death.

This is another tradition of the Bleeding Hollow orcs.

Every Blood Ring Hunter must sacrifice one of his eyes in their Blood Eye Cave during the coming-of-age ceremony. It is said that the mysterious power of the Blood Moon will give them special perception, allowing them to see the scene of their destined death.

This sounds evil, but it is actually the source of the Bleeding Hollow Clan's power to dominate the Nataan Jungle in addition to the mysterious "Blood Moon Ritual".

The reason is simple. Knowing their own death means that before the death bestowed by fate comes, the Blood Ring Hunters will never die as long as they don't seek death themselves.

Therefore, in battle, the warriors of the Bleeding Hollow Clan can often burst out with indomitable ferocious power. In addition, their long-term symbiosis with the jungle means that no creature in the entire Draenor world dares to challenge the Bleeding Hollow hunters in the jungle. Even if they really encounter a strong enemy, they can use the Blood Moon Infusion to create a terrifying "Barbarian Orc" or "Destroyer".

As for the Blood Ring's hunting skills, no one in the entire orc civilization dared to challenge it except for the lonely half-blood freak Mok'Natha.

Kilrogg saw his own death in a distant coming-of-age ceremony, in which he saw himself dying in a broken and withered world during the Great Cataclysm.

He didn't know what that meant, nor did he know that he would die with his world, but Kilrogg did not resist such a fate. Like all Bleeding Hollow orcs, he looked forward to death. However, just a few days ago, this prophecy of death was "rewritten" during the confrontation with the Sentinels.

At that moment, Kilrogg knew that his fate had changed!
He would die at the hands of this powerful Draenei saint, but that also meant that the world's collapse and fission that he had witnessed would never happen again.

Your death will come early, but your world will be spared!
It is hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, but in his heart, Kilrogg, who has been cruel for most of his life, also has his own selfish desires. At the very least, he would not want his child Yolin to live in such a dead world.

Therefore, if the change of fate is led by the Draenei saint in front of him, then he should embrace his own death in a more proactive way.

perhaps
Is one's own death also part of "changing destiny"?

Well, this kind of thinking is somewhat superstitious, just like the most incompetent prophet who only dares to follow the instructions of fate and dares not make any changes for fear of affecting the outcome.

But considering that the Blood Hollow Clan has been superstitious for hundreds of years, we can regard it as the "traditional culture" of the Blood Hollow orcs.

This is the Bleeding Hollow clan, this is how they operate.

That declaration of death, that prophecy of blood, cannot be stopped, and cannot be disobeyed!
"boom"

The demon steel halberd flowing with activated fel energy collided with the Blade of Kazzak again, and the collision of fel energy and holy light burst out dazzling flames.

The wrestling between the two big guys turned the battlefield of Mak'gora into a no-entry zone. The bold demon wanted to take advantage of the chaos to attack the Sentinel, but it had to face not only Dick's brilliant attack, but also Kilrogg's magic halberd to kill it.

Mak'gora is the most sacred honor duel among the orcs.

Anyone who dares to interfere in a duel is a blasphemy against tradition and honor and must be killed in the most brutal way.

After the deaths of seven bold demons in succession, even the most violent demon guards dared not approach this area. They and the Draenei garrison officers could only fight each other around this battle zone.

It's like a duel stage left empty in the muddy current of war.

"You have grown weaker! Vigilant."

After the first blow of the deadly two-headed snake's bite was blocked, the tail blade of the halberd flew and dealt a swift two-hit combo to Dick, knocking him back and leaving a scar on his body.

Kilrogg rushed forward with his halberd in hand and continued to strike, a series of fierce blows forcing Dick back step by step.

He was indeed still in a weakened state, and Kilrogg on the opposite side was strengthened by demonic blood. It did not seem like a fair fight, but after Dead Eye's fourth attack missed, Dick's fierce counterattack when he completed charging was blocked, and the Holy Slash, which triggered a fierce response like a shining punch, responded fiercely.

The burst of milky white holy light knocked Kilrogg into the air, and then his left leg was pierced by Dick's holy spear, and then he was swung like a war hammer and fell to the ground.

The force of the blow was so great that it shattered the floor Kilrogg landed on, nearly shaking the old chief's brains apart.

"Yes, I don't deny that I am indeed weak."

Dick rubbed his heart. The Brilliant Day, which was his heart, seemed to enjoy this "equally matched" battle. It was usually lazy, but now it was beating unusually violently. Waves of holy power surged out of its heart and spread to Diakum's limbs and bones.

It seemed to be urging Dick to step forward and execute the magical orc.

The Sentinel calmed his irritable "Heart of Light" and hooked his finger at Kilrogg who stood up again, signaling him to continue the attack.

The saint sneered:
"But if you think the 'Holy Light Butcher' is so easy to deal with, then I suggest you talk more with the demons and show some real skills, Kilrogg, to make your road to death more exciting!
I mean, since you've embraced the fel energy, but don't plan to use it in this life-or-death situation, isn't that a bit hypocritical?"

"I just counted it, if you want to see it."

Since people have said so, Chief Dead Eye, who originally intended to retain some honor and try not to use evil energy, had nothing to say.

When he stood up, the demonic blood in his body was activated and boiled in the orcs' unique racial talent "blood rage". This guy's already exaggerated body swelled up a circle, and the momentum he exuded was like a ferocious and violent evil beast.

The strength and destructive power of orcs in bloodrage state will be significantly improved. The Bleeding Ring orcs can only use this trick at a casual level. The ones who really master the bloodrage technique are the group of slashers of the Warsong clan. It is said that Grom Hellscream can even destroy a city gate with a furious blow in bloodrage state.

Such an exaggerated instantaneous increase means that orcs are not actually a "proper race". A race that was truly born from natural evolution cannot have such exaggerated special effects.

The origins of the orcs are actually much more "noble" than these guys think, but they don't know this secret yet.

Dick had no intention of revealing these things in advance, because he knew that in the absence of strong evidence, no orc would believe him even if he told the truth, not even a talented villain like Gul'dan.

The violent demon's blood was boiling, giving Kilrogg an exaggerated boost in combat power. If there were "bloodthirsty spectators" unique to the world of strong magnetic fields here at this time, they would definitely shout nonsense like "Awesome!"

But to be honest, Kilrogg's "second transformation" is really powerful.

When facing the "Supreme Holy Slash" that Dick had accumulated power to attack, he was already able to withstand the secondary holy explosion granted by the Brilliant Dawn head-on. Even Dick's unique milky white holy flame could hardly burn his flesh and blood in a short period of time. The powerful destructive power caused many wounds on Dick's body in a short period of time.

To the extent that the demons who were watching the battle nearby once thought that this demonized orc really had the ability to kill the Draenei sentinel here.

But it turned out that they were overthinking it.

The countless battle trainings during Diakum's 20,000-year sleep have honed his combat skills to perfection. Even in his weakened state, he can still withstand Kilrogg's explosive attacks head-on.

He couldn't activate Seraph, and couldn't even stack Holy Conquest. The speed of "stacking beans" of the Holy Rune of Glory when he was weak was also very slow.

Every confrontation he made seemed so difficult, the problem was that Kilrogg just couldn't break down his defense.

The spear-like staff was used in many ways in Dick's hands. An occasional sharp counterattack would force the old orc to interrupt his attack and retreat to defend.

The most exaggerated thing is that in such a high-intensity battle, Diakum actually had enough energy to gather his strength and activate the dangerous charged Holy Slash to give the Dead Eye Chief a whole life.

His holy light is constantly activating.

The milky white holy flame had spread across the ground with the aftermath of the battle, and when Dick displayed his fervent dedication, the battle zone was transformed into a holy land.

The good will be blessed in it, while the evil will only be ignited.

The white flames gushing out from under his feet collided with Kilrogg's fel energy, making his legs seem to be thrown into a furnace, forcing him to slow down. At this moment of slowing down, Dick, who had been on the defensive, began to counterattack.

Don't open your wings, don't summon the King's Guard, don't use the Judgment of Holy Light, and don't even use the Scorching Light Transformation of the Sun Herald!
He charged forward with pure personal force, without too much superposition and protection of holy light, and fought uprightly with the power of mythical creatures bestowed by the Naaru heritage!

Relying on skill, perception, courage and will, he launched a corner charge, neutralizing Kilrogg's offensive in the collision enabled by the ancient Jedni skills that are difficult for the draenei people today to master. In the collision of weapons, he used the kinetic energy from the charge to complete the trampling. At this moment, the standard war trampling even brought about a visible brilliant lightning effect.

Especially in Kilrogg's perception at this time, Diakum's holy light was even being suppressed by himself. This Draenei saint was pushing this life-and-death battle into the most primitive combat.

He's more of a warrior than a paladin.

But in fact, the unique heritage of the Eredar vindicators is a hybrid profession of warriors and paladins. When Dick was in Argus, he went through a difficult time when he was abandoned by the Holy Light and could only survive as a warrior.

During the long period of slumber in the past, Diakum had also tried to discover the more unique aspects of the garrison officer's heritage.

Just like now!
No one knew how Dick controlled his holy light in the same way a warrior controlled his anger, but the fact was that he was able to use this state, which no one would have dared to attempt, almost perfectly.

As Kilrogg was knocked off balance and retreated by the powerful and fatal blow, Dick hit him on the wrist with his spear, and the sharp edge of the spear cut his hand bones along with the pull.

While crippling his left hand, the magic spear flew out of his hand.

Standard warrior disarmament!
"boom"

A heavy punch was swung from bottom to top, hitting Kilrogg's chin and knocking him into the air again. He casually swung the Blade of Kazak and slashed him with a 270° wide range, knocking him away again.

It was another cleave that all warriors would use.

After landing, Kilrogg rolled flexibly, pulled out the fel bone spur on his shoulder with his backhand, and then charged forward again.

He had already noticed what Dick was doing and what he wanted to do, so he showed a hint of indulgent grin, intending to have a good time with this crazy Draenei saint in the last moments of his life.

Since he had given up the fear of death, he could naturally display all of his most proud martial arts.

With a loud roar, Kilrogg's anger was completely ignited.

The crimson in his eyes seemed to draw out a blood-colored stream of light, and the aura of his whole body condensed into a substantial halo that exploded. The nearest demons were frightened at first and fled for their lives, but were then chopped to the ground by the garrison officer who seized the opportunity.

Warrior Skill: Intimidating Roar.

Dick was unaffected.

He already possessed a will of steel, and the little fear was nothing to him.

The Sentinel and Kilrogg who followed were like two ferocious beasts that had given up all defenses. They would plunge their claws and fangs into each other's throats even if they were injured. The pain caused by the injuries further stimulated the anger of both sides, and in the burning anger, the invisible anger was transformed into substantial destructive power.

Kilrogg did so, but the holy light in Dick's hand became more aggressive due to his rising anger.

"puff"

The fel bone spike in Kilrogg's hand pierced the Sentinel's shoulder, temporarily crippling his arm in the fel energy explosion and disarming him. The moment the Blade of Kazzak left his hand, Diakum clenched his fists and wrapped the milky white holy light around his fists in a more wanton and violent manner.

He dodged Kilrogg's punches with the agility of a fist fighter, and then used his lightning-fast reflexes to deliver a fatal counterattack.

The first blow knocked Deadeye's teeth loose, the second shattered his jaw, and the third secured a chokehold, but Deadeye broke free. He swung his fist like a whirlwind, striking the Vigilant in the eye. He responded with a kick, but was then kicked away. The two giants continued their back-and-forth attack.

Sharpen their claws to make each other more like the ancestors who left records in the sacred Mak'gora ritual in the history of the orcs.

That's what the original Mak'Gora was like!

They cannot use weapons, wear armor, or use any strength other than physical strength. They just fight each other until one side is defeated.

Makgora is now much more "civilized".

The two sides can agree on the rules in advance, but one thing is eternal, that is, both sides must fight with all their strength until the last moment, abandoning all mercy, hatred and unnecessary emotions, until one side is completely unable to fight back to be considered the winner. Only such a pure victory can be regarded as glory by the orcs.

You know what’s the most amazing thing?

The ancient Jedni ritual of the Eredar, except for the absence of death, is almost identical to the Mak'gora ritual revered by the orcs in other rules.

Kilrogg knew what the Draenei saint was doing. He could have unleashed that scorching holy light to end the battle sooner, but he didn't.

Instead, he prevented the Holy Light from intervening on a larger scale and used the most ancient Mak'gora ritual to complete the execution!
He wanted to give himself the honor of a soldier who died in battle.
Even though I drank the devil's blood, I no longer have any glory.

Even though Kilrogg Deadeye firmly believed that the orcs and draenei would one day engage in a devastating war over land and resources, and therefore joined the Horde to fight the draenei, how could he convince himself to take such despicable measures when faced with a man who had honor in his heart and was willing to bestow honor on his enemies?
He actually had a bottle of pterosaur toxin in his arms.

That was not given to him by Gul'dan, but the most deadly poison used by the Bleeding Hollow clan when hunting. It can even be used to hunt down the terrifying Gronn in the wilderness of Gorgrond. Even the Draenei saints cannot withstand such a poison.

But in the end, when Dick's winning blow hit Kilrogg's neck, he failed to expel the poison.

For an old-school blood ring orc like him, how to reach death is much more important than simply embracing death. He has no honor.
But he still wants to keep it.

"puff"

Kilrogg fell to the ground, and vomited out filthy demonic blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

Diakum's heavy punch destroyed his internal organs. After his anger was exhausted, he was no longer able to continue. Even though he could call on the devil for strength, he did not do so.

"Kill me and end this."

He stood up with difficulty and backed away, leaning against the edge of the city wall where the tragic sermon was taking place. This was the location of the death prophecy he had seen.

He said to Diakum who was coming towards him:

"Thank you. Thank you for the honor."

"Thank yourself."

Dick flexed his wrist and cast a high-level healing spell on himself. He said:

"If you were to commit an honorless assassination before the battle even began, you would have been dead five minutes ago."

"Can I ask a question?"

Kilrogg laughed and said:
"Why, when the Holy Light loves you so much, do you force yourself to master the secrets of anger? You were just trying to use your anger to drive the Holy Light, and then use the Holy Light to replace your anger. Why?
Is it
Are you wary of the Light that gives you power?"

"One day, I will encounter a situation where the Holy Light cannot help me. One day, I will inevitably face the desperate situation where my evil enemies will isolate the Holy Light and execute me. It is only a matter of time.

I just don't want to be abandoned by the powers that be."

Dick reached out and used his left hand, which had the Heart of Argus ring on it, to grab Kilrogg's neck and lift him up.

In the infusion and burning of the milky white holy flame, he said:
"I just want to reserve a 'surprise' for those clever ghosts hiding in the shadows. After they have done their best to seal my holy light, they will still have to face a weapon master, a sword master, or a slaughterer filled with anger.

I am a garrison officer.

I can walk the path of both a warrior and a paladin at the same time. Although no one has tried this before, I still believe that this is a privilege bestowed upon the Eredar by the Holy Light!

Of course, you are right.

I'm on the lookout for the Light!

I know that the brighter the light that shines on me, the longer the shadow beneath my feet.

One day, I will need to face the self in the shadow!

So, can you tell me, when you first saw me, did the vision of death in your eyes change?

"cough cough"

Kilrogg, who was being burned by the white holy flame and was being killed in the same tragic way that Gul'dan had experienced, did not struggle.

As the death marched forward, exactly as he had predicted, the legendary chief, who had spent his entire life chasing death, whispered:
"I saw it. The world is reborn? At least it's no longer destroyed. Thank you."

"Then, have a farewell, Kilrogg Deadeye, the legendary hunter born in the Nataran Jungle, the symbol of the Blood Moon and the Bloodseeker Ring. May the Holy Light forgive your soul!"

Dick said so.

In the burst of light and flames of the Holy Purification, Kilrogg's demonic body burst into flames like firewood thrown into burning oil.

The fel energy wailed, but the Holy Light gave them no chance. The scorching flames announced the failure of this ambush and the birth of the first "victim" of the Seven Heroes of Draenor.

Well, if we count Ner'zhul who "repented and returned to the right path", there are only five people left in the "Legendary Orc Men's Group" on the opposite side.

If he was lucky enough, Dick would only need four more swings of his sword to quell the blood war that the orcs had started in the world of Draenor.

Compared with the desperate situation faced in the world of Argus, Draenor is really a "perfect start".

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"Kilrogg walked into his death with the honor he longed for. I can feel that although he failed to return to the embrace of the spirits of his ancestors, his soul has found precious rest. Thank you, Vigilant.

Thank you for letting an old chief, an old friend of mine, rest in peace.”

A few minutes later, Ner'zhul, who had hurried over on his wolf, took the skull of the Dead Eye Chief from Dick.

He thanked Diakam in sorrow. He had heard the entire process of the battle from the garrison officer who was watching. He knew that Diakam had completed the Makgora ceremony in the most traditional way.

He didn't have to do this.

"Kilrogg's death is a tragedy for us all. Gul'dan used evil to corrupt a soul that could have been honored."

Dick said to Ner'zhul:

"We must hurry before the demonic filth taints the souls of more orcs!"

"Well, after I finish my meeting with the Great Prophet, I will immediately rush to Nagrand and work with Mother Gaia to gather leaders among the orcs who are willing to choose peace."

Ner'zhul carefully put away Kilrogg's skull. He made a promise and said:

"But you have important matters to attend to at Karabor Temple tonight, so I, an outsider, will not participate. I hope you can truly come up with a plan, Vigilant. I know very well that Kilrogg has no interest in the temptations of demons. He decided to join the Horde because he saw the potential for a war between the two tribes in the future.

If this issue is not resolved, the conflict between the Draenei and the Orcs will never end."

"Well, I understand. Go and rest."

Dick nodded, turned around and grabbed Kilrogg Deadeye's Fel Halberd. He looked at it for a moment, then shook his head and said,

"Hmm, the Demon Spine Spear, what a nostalgic weapon! This style is clearly an elven weapon, perhaps from the fallen elves under the Defiler."

"Sir! I executed my opponent!"

Irel's patient voice sounded beside him. Dick looked back and saw the little hoof running back with the frightened head of the fel elf to report.

Seeing her proud look, Dick said helplessly:
"But this guy is only worth ten demon heads, Yrel. You still need twenty. Now that the demons have been purified by your companions, tell me, how do you plan to complete your recruit trials?"

"Ah this."

"Hmph, still far from it, I need more practice!"

Dick said sternly:

"Go find Samara to heal you. You're in no condition to participate in the rest of the battle, but since we've taken out an elite boss, a reward is essential. Here, this is for you."

Take it to Ms. Isana for purification. This weapon is much more useful than the garrison officer's standard weapon."

He threw the Demonic Spear in his hand to Irel as a "battle reward", then glanced at his character card. The third profession column, which was originally "empty", was still "empty", and there was no additional warrior profession.

Facts have proved that Dick's deep understanding and bold attempts in the complex profession of "Vindicator" have enabled him to gain new insights into power. Facts have also proved that the Holy Light really loves the Eredar.

They are even allowed to walk two similar paths at the same time, but leading to different destinations.

Of course, Dick knew that in the real world, the "warrior" profession was a very special existence. Grom Hellscream, who slaughtered Draenor with Gorehowl, was a warrior, but no one denied that the farmers in the Westfield who held pitchforks to fight against gnolls were not warriors.

The power of anger is innate. It is more like a fighting instinct for survival than a career path. It is more like a symbol of "rebellion" than a strict promotion system.

Theoretically, the warrior profession can be perfectly integrated with almost all other professions, just like the attempt Dick is now completing.

Use rage to drive the Holy Light to make it more destructive!
By the same token, would using the Holy Light with kindness make it more healing? Would calling upon it with the will to survive in desperate situations make it more resolute?
Perhaps, this is the real secret of Holy Light's "idealism"?

The Holy Light without emotion can only be a dogmatic and pale dead thing. However, once immortal determination and will are added to it, the Holy Light will give back to the good people endless power to win victory.

In fact, Dick always felt that the important reason why old Fording was able to cheat all the way was that he was also a powerful warrior and priest before becoming a paladin.

Anyway, let’s just pay tribute to our outstanding colleagues.

And as he said, one day he will encounter enemies that cannot be defeated by Holy Light, or enemies that come directly from the Holy Light. It is time to prepare in advance.

"Would you like to take a rest first?"

Maraad stepped forward and whispered:

"Archbishop Naili is already attacking the Governor's Mansion, so there's no need to rush."

"No, Maraad, I can hold on."

Dick waved his hand and said:
"The battle just now was far from satisfying. I suppressed my anger to give a soul with honor a proper ending, but this lackey who surrendered to the devil doesn't deserve such mercy!

Let's go!

I will personally proclaim the wrath of the Holy Light of the Vigilant to him. This time, the Holy Light will no longer forgive that sinful soul! "

Ps:

The story about Grom Hellscream's ignominious rise to power and his original image as an orc with a black chin comes from an old official novel and an ancient document from Warcraft 1. I also heard of this setting by chance. It is not clear whether this story has been abandoned, but if you follow Wikipedia, you can still see this old setting.

However, judging from the impressive black chin of Roar in the Warlords of Draenor CG, this setting is probably true.

(End of this chapter)