Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 418 This is the power of the Storm Dragon
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard the Lucky airship. I am your navigator, Gordon Mane. Please fasten your seat belts. We are about to enter dangerous airspace."
Following the voice of the goblin pilot, the airship flew higher and higher, thin clouds gradually appeared around it, and the airflow became stronger.
Murphy stood on the bow of the airship, but he didn't care at all. He was not afraid of falling off at all. If he could fly, he could do whatever he wanted.
Others were not so reckless. Although they would not be killed even if they fell, it was still a dangerous thing, so they held on tightly to the nearby ship's side ropes.
Only the Emperor Shenwu and Murphy stood side by side at the bow, looking at the clouds ahead and the dense jungle below.
"By the way, why can't I see Malfurion? Malfurion doesn't come to take care of such a big thing?" Murphy suddenly asked.
"Malfurion went to sleep. I heard that there was a problem in the Emerald Dream and Malfurion was needed to deal with it. A large number of archdruids also went to sleep with him."
Druids can enter the Emerald Dream through hibernation and deal with nightmare invasions that occur there.
It takes so many people to deal with it together. It seems that the nightmare invasion this time is very serious. Could it be that N'Zoth is behind it again?
Murphy thought to himself, according to the development of historical plot, Xavius, the Lord of Nightmares, should have been in touch with N'Zoth. Xavius has been trying to pollute and corrupt the Emerald Dream. Perhaps this is also N'Zoth's way of restraining the strength of the night elves.
"It's a bit strange to say. Shandris Feathermoon told me that it was the orcs who opened the seal of Ahn'Qiraj, but what I saw on the forum was that it was done by the Player Guild. Brother Shenwu is the overlord of Kalimdor and one of the leaders of the Night Alliance. I guess he should know something."
The Great Emperor looked at Murphy and did not hide anything. "In fact, both are correct answers. The Seal of Ahn'Qiraj was indeed opened by the orcs, but it was opened with the cooperation of the player guild. Otherwise, with the alert level of Cenarion Fortress, it would not have been so easy to fall. At least an alarm could have been sounded in advance."
What! Murphy was a little surprised, "Why would they do this?"
"Why else? Of course it's to level up by grinding equipment and killing monsters." The Great Emperor Shenwu said with a smile, "Ever since the Centaurs and the Night Elves formed an alliance, the Night Elves have basically dominated Kalimdor. There are no decent enemies at all. After adventurers are born, they can only rely on killing monsters to level up.
It was fine at the beginning, but when their level reached a certain level, they couldn't sit still. After all, the player levels of the Alliance were too high, and even the player levels of the Horde were much higher than ours. As a latecomer, we had to think of some tricks.
The best way, naturally, is to fight a war. If there is no war, then create one. They don't care what the enemy is, as long as there are enough numbers and enough experience.
The Zerg in Ahn'Qiraj is such a perfect enemy. There are so many small monsters that you can never kill them all. They are perfect for leveling up. Haven't you seen that in just a few months, the Night Alliance has already produced a level 60 adventurer? "
Oh my god! Murphy was speechless. These players were really brave.
But it is really useful. Upgrading in the wild is very troublesome. Monsters do not refresh infinitely like in the online games in the past. A bandit stronghold has only a dozen or so monsters, and a robber fortress has one or two hundred. It will take 24 hours for them to refresh after you kill them all.
But it’s different in a big war. Thousands of monsters are coming like a tide. If a team cooperates well, the experience points will definitely increase rapidly.
He glanced at the Great Emperor Shenwu, and suddenly an idea occurred to him: "I guess you might have contributed to this, right?"
As the leader of the camp, the levels of his workers will naturally become higher and higher, which is also a huge benefit to the Emperor Shenwu.
The Great Emperor Shenwu shrugged and said, "I didn't stop it anyway."
"Ladies and gentlemen, if you look down, you can see the beautiful scenery of the Feralas jungle and a Zerg nest of Ahn'Qiraj. Notice those huge circles? They are the entrances to the wormholes that lead to the pit network. Look at the earth tower. The 'chimney' on top is where the soldier bees enter and exit."
Murphy looked down, and sure enough, through the clouds he could see several insect nests in the shape of earth towers on the ground, as well as a huge circular pit. The Ahn'Qiraj Zerg piled up mud on the edge of the pit, forming strange patterns, which were said to be related to the ideological imprint of the powerful Zerg lords who controlled and enslaved them.
Some huge biological arthropods grew out from the ground and spread throughout the nest. Perhaps they were some kind of early warning system, full of alien style.
Suddenly, a sparse black mist poured out from the hole on the top of the insect nest and flew towards the airship. A buzzing sound could be faintly heard getting closer.
"Oh my goodness, it looks like they've noticed us, hang on ladies and gentlemen, I think we need to gain altitude."
The goblin shouted, and the next second the airship suddenly began to climb.
But the swarm of insects flew faster and approached in the blink of an eye.
It was not until this moment that Murphy understood what the numerical advantage of the Ahn'Qiraj Zerg meant. Although it was only a branch nest, the number of its air force units still numbered in the thousands.
The sound of countless Ahn'Qiraj Zerg flapping their wings filled the sky with a deafening buzzing sound.
The largest number are the Ahn'Qiraj Soldier Bees. These big bugs are two to three meters in size, with two pairs of transparent wings. If you have a psychological trauma against bugs, you will definitely have nightmares when you see them. They have a giant stinger on their tails and sharp mouthparts, and they mainly fight in close combat.
Next are the Ahn'Qiraj Venom Spitters. They are a bit like the Mutalisks in StarCraft. They can spit venom at the enemy to attack. The venom is corrosive and can cause acid damage. It can also produce poisonous mist to cause continuous damage.
Ahn'Qiraj Stinger Flyer, a strange insect that shoots stingers, seems to be a distant relative of the Silithid.
But the most dangerous ones are the Obsidian Clearers. They have bodies like sphinxes, and their huge wings are made of obsidian. They are constructs created by the evil magic of the Ahn'Qiraj Zerg. They are not only powerful in combat, but also can absorb magic.
Hemet Nesingwary: "Prepare for battle, boys. Aboard."
Karina (Captain of the Phantom Shooters): "Sisters, cheer up and prepare for battle."
Groups of dragon hunting musketeers and phantom archers rushed onto the deck from the lower level of the airship and arranged themselves in shooting formations behind the sides of the ship. At the same time, the dragon riders, griffon knights and harpies who served as guards in the sky also launched attacks on the swarm of insects.
Dense lightning and arrows were flying all over the sky.
Hundreds of soldier bees were shot down at the first encounter, but they were immediately rushed forward by swarms of soldier peaks and engaged in a fierce close combat.
There were screams, roars, and a bloody massacre in the sky.
Although the Dragon Patrols were powerful, they were soon besieged by Ahn'Qiraj Zerg, which outnumbered them by several times their number, and suffered casualties.
Seeing his men dying one after another, Murphy's heart was bleeding.
This is all money.
"Retreat and fight near the airship!"
"Hemet, Karina, open fire and provide cover!"
Soon the battle area shifted towards the airship.
The two hundred ranged units on the airship finally had the chance to open fire.
Bang bang bang bang!
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Bullets were flying and arrows were raining down. Unlike those horned eagle knights whose hit rates were pitiful , the airship was a very stable combat platform. Standing on it and shooting arrows or guns would not affect the hit rate at all. What's more, they were all super soldiers, so their firepower was extremely fierce.
After a few rounds of concentrated fire, swarms of insects were shot down from the sky.
The swarm of insects immediately began to attack the airship. The soldiers and stinging scorpions were not a problem, but the obsidian cleaners were more dangerous.
They are able to fire orbs of destruction that leave a massive destructive effect on the airship with each hit.
"Fire! Fire!"
The dwarf musketeers fired wildly, and Hemet even activated his heroic skills.
Hero Skills——Aim! Shoot!
Boom! The head of an obsidian scavenger was blasted to pieces, turning into a pile of obsidian fragments that scattered on the ground.
The other Obsidian Clearers hurriedly distanced themselves, but before anyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the sky suddenly darkened, and a larger and more ferocious-looking Obsidian monster joined the battlefield.
Gordon Mane (Lucky's navigator) "It's the Obsidian Destroyer! Damn it, get that thing out of here!"
The surrounding guards immediately focused their fire on the monster, but it was not so easy to shoot down a huge monster with a wingspan of more than 40 meters and a health point of more than 50,000. Every time the obsidian statue swung the staff in its hand, it could shoot out balls of destruction, causing large-scale explosions, and killing several horned eagle knights in the sky.
"Morgan Lisa, knock it down!" Meng Meng Big Breasts shouted.
"receive."
Pyroblast!
A hot fireball as big as a washbasin flew towards him.
But the Obsidian Destroyer just waved his staff, and the fireball disappeared out of thin air in front of everyone.
"What the hell is that spell?"
The Great Emperor Shenwu knew how powerful this thing was.
"The Obsidian Destroyer can absorb all spell energy. It is the nemesis of spellcasters. It can only be killed by physical means. However, its armor is extremely high. The obsidian body has amazing defense power, so it is very difficult to kill."
After saying that, he bent his bow and shot arrows one after another. The Centaur was an expert in bows and arrows. Although the Emperor of Gods and Martial Arts was a melee profession, the power of the arrows he shot was quite amazing due to his super high attributes. Each arrow could cause over a thousand damages.
It's just that the accuracy is a bit off.
Murphy said, "The nemesis of the spellcaster? It seems that I am the only one who can do it. Well, then let me solve it."
Murphy leaped suddenly and disappeared at the bow of the airship. The next second, a storm dragon roared into the air and flew towards the Obsidian Destroyer.
Dense swarms of soldier bees rushed forward fearlessly.
The Storm Dragon opens its mouth and breathes out thunder!
The scarlet lightning instantly blasted the airspace in front of him, creating a gap in an instant.
"Haha, this is the power of the Storm Dragon, as expected..."
Swarms of soldier bees gathered around the dragon from all directions, revealing their spiked fangs and sharp sickle legs, like ants beating up a dragonfly.
The next second - Wan Lei Tian Yin!
The crimson thunder was suddenly released with the Storm Dragon King as the core. The crimson lightning penetrated the sky and illuminated everything.
Boom! Countless soldier bees turned into charcoal under the might of Dragon Thunder and fell down with smoke.
The Shenwu Emperor was shocked.
"So this is the power of the Storm Dragon! As expected..."
At this time, the Storm Dragon had already arrived in front of the Obsidian Destroyer. Its wingspan was over 60 meters, and its body was a whole circle larger than the Obsidian Destroyer.
The Obsidian Destroyer staffs crossed, and a beam of dark energy shot towards Murphy.
Heroic feat - Spellbreaker activated.
In an instant, the data edge of the magic appeared in front of Murphy.
[Sphere of Destruction: Deals 840 points of shadow damage and 480 points of arcane damage.
Spell type: Area damage magic/Missile magic.
Spell faction: Shadow.
Attack method: Flying movement.
Spell Enhancement: Orb of Destruction +20% damage, with splash effect, causing an additional 25% damage to giant or larger units. 】
Isn't it powerful enough?
Murphy didn't dodge or evade, but rushed forward directly. The ancient dragon scales exempted most of the damage. -782! A small red word appeared.
At the same time, the Storm Dragon King also showed his claws to the Obsidian Destroyer.
Crack! One dragon claw grabbed the wings of the Obsidian Destroyer to prevent it from escaping, and the other dragon claw grabbed towards its chest, easily piercing through the solid obsidian scales. The Obsidian Destroyer still wanted to struggle, but the Storm Dragon King grabbed it hard and directly destroyed the Obsidian Destroyer's energy core.
-45719 (critical hit)!
The remains of the Obsidian Destroyer fell down like a pile of garbage.
Second kill! It was actually a second kill.
The Shenwu Emperor was horrified. He had fought against the Obsidian Destroyer before and knew how difficult it was to deal with. Although it was not a BOSS, it was more difficult to deal with than an ordinary BOSS.
"This! Is this the power of the Storm Dragon? As expected..." Emperor Shenwu muttered to himself with a serious expression. He had previously wondered how powerful a mere Gold Four could be even if he transformed into a dragon. He did not expect... such a powerful force.
Finally, as the two ships flew higher and higher, the Ahn'Qiraj Zerg had to give up the chase.
The air force escort moved closer to the airship, and their numbers were much smaller.
The edge of the circular mountain range gradually appeared in front of us. The continuous peaks rose one after another like a huge barrier, and the air flow became more violent and turbulent here.
Murphy flew to the front of the airship, spread his wings against the wind, and the strong airflow immediately dispersed to the upper and lower sides, forming a huge wake area.
There was almost no wind disturbance in the wake area, and the airship finally stabilized.
Gordon Mane (Lucky's navigator): "Hey, thanks a lot, big guy. You've been a real help." The goblin navigator shouted excitedly.
Finally, the airship flew over the mountains, and an endless primeval jungle appeared in everyone's sight. Looking from the sky, it looked like a giant green basin.
As its name suggests, Ancarlo Crater is a circular mountain range with a very regular shape, as if drawn with a compass. The diameter of this circle is more than 300 kilometers, and the jungle inside the entire crater is more than 90,000 square kilometers.
Inside the circular mountain range is an endless primeval jungle, where live a large number of dinosaur-like creatures and monsters, including velociraptors, sailfin dinosaurs, sabertooth dinosaurs, slime monsters, and various plant-like monsters. Of course, the most representative one is the Devil Tyrannosaurus.
At the very center of the basin is a volcano, where a large number of fire elemental creatures live.
