Volume 5: King of the Mountain Chapter 288 A Song of Ice and Fire
While the militia on the right wing of the Alliance Army was fighting hard against the orcs, Arthas on the left wing was also leading the Lordaeron army to attack the Horde army in the middle.
Strictly speaking, this Lordaeron army can be regarded as the "superior horse" among the three alliance armies. Lordaeron has strong national strength, so compared with the military configurations of other kingdoms that have some shortcomings, the army of the Kingdom of Lordaeron is almost the most comprehensive integrated army.
For melee combat, there are kingdom infantry, for cavalry, there are Royal Knights of Lordaeron, for long-range combat, there are dwarf mortars, and there are even a large number of mage and priest troops to support the combat.
It is completely incomparable to a poor country like Alterac, which is full of soldiers and relies entirely on temporary conscription of adventurers for its magic system.
However, this fully equipped army was blocked by an unexpected enemy in an ice field.
Arthas (Prince of Lordaeron): "Fire! Fire with all your might, blow that thing up!"
Boom boom boom! The mortars continuously fired shells, which exploded on the ice elemental lord Lockhola, causing ice cubes to fly everywhere and snowflakes to splash everywhere.
The accompanying mages also ventured closer and lined up in a row, shooting fireballs like raindrops at the huge ice element in front of them.
But all these attacks were offset by the Ice King's constantly generated frost armor.
Boom! Another fireball was fired. Watching the wound quickly heal, the military magician shook his head.
Lucas (Royal Mage): "Your Highness, you are useless. This is Alterac, a land of ice and snow. For elemental creatures, they can constantly rely on the environment to restore their health when fighting at home. This is especially true for elemental lords, who are born with the power to mobilize elemental forces. In this environment, we have no way to kill that big guy, unless -"
Arthas (Prince of Lordaeron): "Unless what?"
"Did you see the blue crystal on the monster's chest?"
Arthas nodded, and in the middle of the huge ice elemental lord's body made of ice and rock ice, a dazzling ice-blue light suddenly emanated from its translucent body.
Every time the Elemental Lord casts magic, the light will shine.
"That is an elemental crystal core, the energy core of an elemental creature. As long as we destroy that thing, we can kill it."
That being said, it is definitely not that easy to do.
The Ice Elemental Lord is more than thirty meters tall, and the location of the elemental crystal core is about sixteen or seventeen meters high. The Ice Elemental Lord's entire body is covered with a hard ice shell, so it is not easy to penetrate it.
Arthas gritted his teeth and said, "No problem. I will lead the knights to charge, and you command the mages to cast spells to cover us."
As he spoke, he drew out the Joy of Fire and rode his horse to the front of the battle.
"Royal Knights of Lordaeron, it's time to show your courage and honor. Draw your weapons and charge with me! Let us deliver the final blow to these savage orcs!"
Following Arthas's order, five hundred Royal Knights of Lordaeron formed an assault formation, followed by a thousand vassal knights. Arthas was at the head of the assault formation. He was extremely excited. He had always lived under the shadow of his more than forty brothers and more than thirty sisters. Every time he encountered a problem, there would be someone to solve it for him in advance.
Whenever he is in danger, there is always someone to stand up for him.
When they encountered danger at sea, their eldest brother Aidan led troops to rescue them. When they fought against orcs in Stormwind Kingdom, their second brother Varian was there to lead the way.
Although he had been participating in the battle from the beginning to the end, he had only been able to follow the 'leader'. As a prince, this made him somewhat unconvinced.
Arthas didn't have any psychological baggage like he did in his previous life. It was purely his competitive spirit that was at work. To say that he was really willing to be a foil was totally unreasonable. Deep down in his heart, he also had his own pride.
Now is the time to prove your strength!
Arthas thought about it, bent down, and gently stroked the warhorse's cheek.
"Come on, Wudi, ride with me. I'm relying on you to eat me. Rush onto the monster's body and give me a chance to attack!"
As if understanding Arthas' words, the warhorse named 'Invincible' under his crotch neighed, as if answering him.
Alsace was suddenly full of confidence.
"Draw your sword!"
Swish, swish, there was the sound of a sword being unsheathed.
"charge!"
With a shout from Arthas, fifteen hundred knights launched a charge.
The ground was shaking. The knights of Lordaeron were all heavily armored cavalry, both men and horses were wearing armor. Fifteen hundred of them charged forward together, as powerful as thunder .
On both sides, the infantry corps also launched a coordinated attack.
The King of Ice and Snow is certainly not fighting alone. If it is a single BOSS, no matter how strong his combat power is, he cannot withstand the attack of an entire army. Under the feet of the Lord of Ice Element, there are countless tribal players defending. When they see the situation on the opposite side, they immediately become agitated.
The mob (warriors): "He's an idiot, come on, we'll be rich if we kill him."
Ace Killer (Thief): "Damn, what are you doing? We are all injured, what can we do?"
The Sorrow of That Arrow (Hunter): "Heap up heads. There are so many of us. We can kill him even if we pile them up. He's just a little brat. How can we not kill him?"
All this commotion really attracted the interest of many players.
This is the future Lich King. If they can kill him, even if a few leg hairs pop out, it would be great for them.
The key is that we are now in the plot campaign period, and killing Arthas can completely change the plot. This temptation is extremely great. Although the kill will most likely be counted on the head of the Ice Elemental Lord... but there will be no shortage of equipment.
Then, a large number of tribal players gathered towards the center.
Then they were hit head-on by 1,500 heavily armored cavalry.
Boom! The Royal Knights of Lordaeron rushed , piercing through the orcs one by one with their lances.
These orc players were generally only in their teens or twenties. In front of the level 46 Royal Knights of Lordaeron, they were as fragile as mud and tiles. They were knocked over and sent flying in droves.
A dazzling blue light suddenly appeared from the body of the Ice and Snow King Lokhola behind the player - the Ring of Frost!
A huge ring of frost spread out in all directions.
Everything it passed through was frozen in place.
Jump! Arthas roared, and leaped up invincibly, reaching a height of four or five meters.
He perfectly dodged the ice ring that was coming from the ground, but the knights behind him were not so lucky. One ice ring froze seven or eight hundred of them, and only two or three hundred of them followed suit and dodged.
This is the horror of the BOSS on the battlefield. One of its ultimate moves is often a full-screen attack.
These frozen knights had to fight with the surrounding orcs on the spot, but Arthas did not stop. His eyes were fixed on the huge Ice and Snow King and the elemental crystal core on the chest of the elemental lord.
The elemental crystal core lit up again, and the Ice and Snow King raised his hand, and the frost energy immediately turned into a violent icy airflow that blew towards him.
Ice cone technique!
This magic is a basic ice spell of the mage. Generally, the casting distance is only seven or eight meters. However, when it is cast by the Ice Elemental Lord, it can reach hundreds of meters, and the casting range covers most of the area in front.
There was nowhere for Arthas to hide, but he was not panicked because he had support.
Lucas (Royal Mage): "Flame spirits, obey my call and transform into an invisible barrier to block the cold and ice and snow - the flame barrier!"
The flames formed a protective shield around Arthas that shone with crimson flames, withstanding the attack, but the light of the barrier also dimmed.
Arthas was not surprised by this result, and even felt relieved. This was the last support the military mage provided him, and the rest was up to him.
He kicked his warhorse, ready to go around Lokhora's side and rush up the slope of its icy body, but unexpectedly the Ice Elemental Lord raised his right hand, and ice and snow instantly covered and condensed around its 'short' arm, forming a giant arm more than ten meters long. The fist at the end of the arm was as big as a house, and it smashed towards Arthas on the head.
It's over! Arthas felt a chill in his heart. He didn't expect this thing to have melee skills.
He raised his shield to block, but he had no confidence at all. The fist made of ice was as big as a house, but the shield in his hand was only three feet wide. The huge size difference made him feel like he would be smashed into a meat patty by a punch.
The next second—bang! A bolt of lightning struck the joint of the arm, shattering it into pieces.
Arthas used his shield to block the broken ice, and when he looked up he saw a storm dragon circling in the sky.
Aidan Deron (Storm Dragon King): "Go, young warrior, complete your mission and kill that monster."
It was the eldest brother's voice! Arthas' heart was stirred for a moment. Although the voice became very low, he could still hear it.
'Ice King' Lokhora (Ice Elemental Lord): "Go away, rude reptile, don't stand in the way of Lokhora's will."
Polar Lights!
A pale white beam of light shone directly on the Storm Dragon King. The Storm Dragon's body was immediately covered with a layer of ice shell. Not only did its speed slow down, it even showed a tendency to gradually freeze.
(Damn, this guy is quite powerful, worthy of being a catastrophic elemental lord.) Murphy thought, and several more breaths of thunder shot over.
We are all BOSS. Although there is a difference of several levels in rank , it is still possible to defeat them in two moves.
Seeing that the Ice Elemental Lord was attracted by the sudden appearance of the Storm Dragon, Arthas did not hesitate. He kicked his warhorse, leaped up invincibly, and rushed up along the slope of Lokholla's body.
At this time, Lockhola also realized something was wrong. He shook his body violently and tried to turn around. However, Wudi suddenly lost his footing and slipped off the ice.
However, at this time, Arthas was only seven or eight meters away from the elemental crystal core.
Fearless slash!
Arthas stepped on the invincible back, leaped up with all his might, and swung his sword with all his might in mid-air.
Crack! The sword landed right on the chest of the Ice King, and the scorching blade pierced deeply into the ice shell.
Arthas was half hanging on it, but found a very embarrassing thing - the sword was not long enough!
Fortunately, his sword is also extraordinary.
Weapon special effects smelting——activate!
Weapon Effect 2: Melting. Your attack will damage the enemy's armor, reducing the enemy's armor value and armor durability. This effect can only be restored through repair.
The Joy of Fire suddenly burst out with a dazzling scorching light, reflecting a red light on the ice shell, and the thick ice shell quickly melted. Arthas stabbed hard inside, half of his body stuck in, and finally pierced the ice crystal core with one sword.
"No……!"
The Ice Elemental Lord roared in pain, and with a crack! The ice elemental energy in the ice crystal core burst out, and even the sword body made of blazing flames was frozen by this energy.
Boom! With a violent explosion, the huge body of the Ice and Snow King turned into countless huge ice blocks and collapsed.
Arthas emerged from the snowdrift, feeling extremely excited. "Hahaha, I succeeded! I succeeded! I, Arthas, killed an elemental lord!"
He was about to raise his sword to celebrate, but suddenly he was stunned.
The flaming sword of Fire Joy was frozen by frost, forming a strange weapon of frozen flame. The power of ice and fire formed a perfect balance. There was a stagnant flame inside the icy sword, which looked very magical.
"What's going on?"
Arthas looked at the ice and fire sword in his hand with surprise. He had a feeling that the sword seemed to have become stronger. Unfortunately, he couldn't see the name introduction on the sword. If he saw it, he would probably be even more excited.
[A Song of Ice and Fire (Two-handed Sword/Legend)…
Five minutes later——
A wolf rider rushed to a place not far from Saurfang in a panic.
"Lord Saurfang, the Ice King was killed by Lordaeron Prince Arthas, the Horde adventurers were defeated, and the defense line of our left wing has been broken."
Brox Saurfang (High Warlord): "What! How is this possible? The Snow King is the lord of ice elements, and a mere human prince..."
"It was a storm dragon. The Ice and Snow King was attacked by the storm dragon, so he was ambushed and killed by the human prince."
Saurfang's face suddenly turned grim. Damn, this is not good - it doesn't matter, as long as the Young Wolf Lord's army launches an attack, everything will be fine.
Another wolf cavalryman rushed over, and he recognized this one as the one who was sent to deliver the message to the young wolf lord.
"Lord Saurfang, the Young Wolf's attack has failed! His army was blocked by the human reserve and is unable to join the battle."
What! Saurfang was completely dumbfounded. "How is this possible? The human reserve troops are all militiamen. How can he not even defeat a group of militiamen?"
"It's a storm dragon. We were almost winning, but suddenly a huge storm dragon rushed into the battlefield..."
Saurfang was speechless. Why were there storm dragons joining the battle everywhere?
This is the advantage of flying units. They can fly wherever they are needed on the battlefield, participate in the entire plot, and make their presence felt everywhere.
Drek'Thar (Frostwolf Prophet): "What about Brox?"
Brox Saurfang (High Warlord): "There is no other way. You lead your army to retreat immediately. I will cover your retreat."
Drek'Thar's face changed. The reinforcements were repelled and the left wing's defense line was broken. This meant that this place would soon become a battlefield for the Alliance army to besiege. If he took a part of the army with him, wouldn't that mean -
“Maybe there is another way.”
Brox snorted coldly, "Don't you understand yet? We have already failed, and failure requires leaving something behind. I have failed Orgrim's trust and Durotan's trust, so I must stay and take my responsibility. I am the one who killed the human king, and they will not let me go for revenge. As long as I stay, you can take the opportunity to retreat.
The Frostwolf Clan cannot live without you, leave quickly, it will be too late if you don’t leave now.”
Drek'Thar sighed, knowing that Brox was right. "Goodbye Brox - I will tell others about your bravery and courage."
After Drek'thar finished speaking, he did not hesitate any longer. With a call, he led the orcs of the Frostwolf Clan to retreat.
Brooks looked at the alliance army that was gradually besieging him.
He turned over, mounted his wolf, and charged directly towards the center of the Alliance.
Brox Saurfang (High Warlord): "I am Brox Saurfang, High Warlord of the Horde. Face me, you scum of the Alliance!"
The movements on the tribe's side naturally did not escape the eyes of the princes of the alliance.
"The tribe is running!"
"Chase them! We can't let them get away."
"Separate and chase them. We must surround them all!"
The princes wanted to chase after him separately, but Saurfang had already activated his rage and rushed straight at them.
"Your opponent is me!"
Bloody frenzy—charge—whirlwind!
Swish, swish, swish. Old Saurfang killed crazily like a meat grinder, leaving corpses all over the ground in an instant. He no longer considered command and tactics, and threw himself into the battle as a warrior. Old Saurfang suddenly burst out with amazing fighting power.
The princes were furious. They didn't expect that he would still be so arrogant at this time.
They immediately surrounded and beat him up.
I’m still afraid of you even without a nanny!
Murphy ignored the melee below. He had already made too much of a splash in this plot battle, so he decided to give this kill to someone else.
It’s a good opportunity to kill more monsters and level up.
Murphy thought about it and madly breathed out thunder at the retreating orc army.
The mana is almost exhausted, so Dragon Thunder Storm cannot be used, but Thunder Breath is a basic skill that does not consume mana and can be used at will.
He chased for more than ten miles, and only gave up when he encountered a volley of fire from the tribe's anti-aircraft crossbows.
After a day of killing, he actually leveled up four times and is now at level 39. It turns out that leveling up is fast during battle.
By the time he returned to the battlefield, the world announcement finally sounded.
[World Announcement: With the High Warlord Brox Saurfang being slain by the Prince of Alterac, the Battle of Ice Wolf Fields also came to an end. The Horde suffered a crushing defeat in this war, losing a large number of troops, and the deaths of two key leaders, Brox and Durotan.
The failure of this battle announced the end of the Horde's northern army offensive, and also indicated that the Alliance no longer had any constraints and could concentrate its forces to resist the Horde's invasion. An all-out war between the Alliance and the Horde was about to begin.
Due to the retreat of Duke Barov, the left wing of the Alterac Legion fell into crisis. The de facto split between the Dukedom of Barov and the Kingdom of Alterac was a foregone conclusion. Coupled with the death of King Aiden in battle, the power struggle within the Kingdom of Alterac gradually surfaced.
The mysterious Storm Dragon King Aidandelon appeared on the battlefield in this battle. His appearance seemed to indicate that more supernatural powers were beginning to intervene in this war that affected the entire Eastern Continent.
This incident has been recorded in the Sky Chronicles. 】
