Volume 3: Tides of Darkness Chapter 136 Barrel Knights on the Naga Sea
The fishman prophet had a dazed look on his face. He had never expected such an outcome. He suddenly sneered.
Gulugala Felfin (Murloc Prophet): "Well, alright buddy, I'll be frank with you. Retreat immediately, or you'll regret it."
Humph, he is indeed a player.
Murphy answered him directly with action.
Fire! He ordered.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The cannons roared, and just one volley of fire threw the fishmen on the sea into chaos.
"Bastard!" The sea water clone of the murloc prophet suddenly rushed towards Murphy, who swung his sword and turned it into a puddle of water. At the same time, the murlocs in the sea also charged towards the warship. They rushed to the side of the ship and climbed up on the ship frantically. There were also many murloc spellcasters who stepped on the waves and shot ice arrows.
However, the ship's side was tall and had excellent defensive capabilities, so most of the ice arrows were blocked . The crossbowmen shot crossbow arrows from a high position, and the sea water was immediately dyed red with blood.
The knights wielded their swords and killed the murlocs who had finally climbed up one by one.
The battle lasted only a few minutes. After hundreds of murlocs were killed or injured, the enemy obviously found that the attack was ineffective. With the sound of a horn, the murlocs chose to retreat one after another.
He jumped back into the sea with a splash and then dived into the depths of the ocean.
Murphy was not too excited when he saw the murlocs swimming hard in the water and disappearing into the depths of the sea. The murlocs themselves were very weak, and their only support was their large numbers. It would be a bit troublesome if they attacked him, but the Alterac fleet was a regular navy after all, with tall ships, and it would not be easy for the murlocs to climb up.
In this kind of defensive battle, we are not afraid even if tens of thousands of fishmen come.
However, these fishmen actually dared to actively attack the warships. They are really brave.
"Your Highness, we are about to enter the Naga Sea." The captain said to Murphy anxiously.
The Naga Sea is located to the south of the South China Sea. It is a very vast sea area. It is famous for the large number of Nagas that appear here. Usually small ships rarely dare to approach here. Many merchant ships choose to sail close to the coast to avoid attacks by Nagas as much as possible.
After entering the Naga Sea, the fleet's alert level was immediately raised by one level. Naga is not a low-level creature like the murloc. The powerful Naga sea witch can control the ocean, lightning, and even tornadoes.
The powerful Naga warriors are in no way inferior to the best human knights. The most terrifying are the Naga Royal Guards, who can not only cast magic but also possess powerful melee capabilities and can even penetrate the deck of a battleship.
However, Naga Royal Guards are very rare and not easy to encounter.
The fleet formed a tighter formation. Suddenly, an ominous fog appeared on the sea ahead. On the calm sea, some ship wreckage floated out of the fog. It seemed that a fierce naval battle had taken place nearby not long ago.
Strangely, no body was found.
Murphy looked at the wreckage of the ship below and suddenly saw a familiar flag. It was the L-shaped flag of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, which was soaked in sea water and had obvious signs of burning on it.
He felt a little suspicious, wondering how Lordaeron got involved in this matter. Suddenly, a voice sounded from under the side of the ship.
"Hey, is anyone there? Pull me up quickly."
Everyone looked under the boat and saw a dwarf squatting in a huge wooden barrel. The dwarf's body was hidden in the barrel, with only a bearded head showing. When he saw the boat, he immediately shouted.
Everyone worked together to drag the wooden barrel up and drag the dwarf out of it. When they saw the dwarf, Murphy was immediately surprised. Hey, isn't this Muradin Bronzebeard? How did this guy end up on the sea?
"Aidan, is that you?" Muradin looked at Murphy in surprise, his face full of ecstasy, "Aidan, go and save Arthas, it will be too late if you don't hurry up."
Arthas? Murphy was confused, thinking, "Don't worry, just explain it slowly."
Muradin recounted the story quickly, and the more Murphy listened, the more speechless he became.
It turned out that the Kingdom of Lordaeron had also received a letter for help from the Stormwind Kingdom not long ago, and King Terenas of Lordaeron immediately arranged for a special envoy to go to the Stormwind Kingdom to investigate the situation.
However, there were problems in arranging special envoys. As envoys who would represent the kingdom to attend meetings and would decide the kingdom's policies to a certain extent, they must be of noble status and possess certain powers. Princes or princesses were naturally the best choices.
However, unlike Alterac, there was no competition for the status of envoy. About two-thirds of the princes and princesses agreed that the youngest brother, Arthas, should attend the meeting.
Because everyone agreed that although Arthas was young, he had already demonstrated excellent kingly bearing and was the best candidate for the crown prince. As a crown prince, he would naturally have to go through all kinds of trials and tribulations, and representing Lordaeron to attend the Alliance meeting was undoubtedly the best way to accumulate political experience.
By the way, we can also build relationships with other kingdoms.
I don’t know if King Terenas liked Arthas too much, but he actually agreed.
Muradin Bronzebeard (King of the Hill): "I don't know what those bastards were thinking. Arthas is only twelve years old. How can they send a child to complete such a mission?
As Arthas's teacher and friend, I had no choice but to go with him, and also go back to Ironforge to see my brother. Unexpectedly, we were suddenly attacked at sea. First, the murlocs, then the naga, and then even the pirates appeared. They attacked us frantically and even asked us to hand over Arthas. It seemed that their goal was to kill Arthas.
We fought desperately and two of our ships sank. Only the largest flagship was still holding on. There were so many pirates that I had to jump onto their ships to fight. I destroyed two of them, but on the third ship I encountered a despicable spellcaster and was knocked into the sea by a magic. Fortunately, I found a wooden barrel, otherwise I would have been dead.
Hurry up and save Arthas, brother Aidan. I owe you a favor. You must not stand by and watch him die!"
Murphy's mind suddenly became enlightened, and now all his previous doubts were cleared up.
He had always wondered what kind of existence could unite such different forces as pirates, naga, murlocs, and undead. Now, after hearing Muradin's words, he suddenly understood that there was only one answer - that was the player.
Arthas's good brothers are naturally not noble people. The only reason they let Arthas serve as an envoy is to make him leave the royal city, so that they have a chance to kill him along the way.
As for who will do it, it can only be the wild monsters. After all, how could His Royal Highness the Prince’s brothers and sisters do such an evil thing.
With such a powerful force involved, the one who attacked Arthas would definitely not be an individual act, or even an ordinary guild. It would more like the actions of some large company or group.
As for why Arthas had to be killed, Murphy also had some inferences.
He had been in contact with Wang Xuan for some time and had gained some understanding of the operation of the system. Although in theory the princes, princesses, heroes and so on played by players were all plot characters, the plot characters were also divided into different levels. The system would instinctively tend to maintain the original game plot unchanged, and therefore would guide the plot characters, with a greater tendency to guide the original important characters .
As the undisputed protagonist of the Warcraft trilogy and the most charming villain in World of Warcraft, Arthas is definitely the focus of the system.
So if nothing unexpected happens, Arthas is most likely to become the crown prince and also most likely to become the Lich King.
If you want to change this, the best option is to kill Arthas. Only when Arthas dies will other princes have the opportunity to become king or the Lich King.
The benefits of a small Alterac are already so huge. If one can obtain the entire Kingdom of Lordaeron, or even become the Lich King, the benefits that can be generated behind it will definitely be in the billions or tens of billions.
For such interests, it is possible that even a large company would suffer the consequences.
Then the answer to this strange task given to him by the God of Storms and the word "complete the mission" in the task description is self-evident. It is for him to arrive in time and save Arthas.
The so-called gods are almost the white gloves of the system. The system cannot take direct action in the game, so it can only rely on the method of issuing oracle tasks to manipulate the situation.
Haha, you are quite good at playing.
