Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 424 Chaos Elements
A group of people walked quietly in the dark corridor, which led to a dark tunnel deep underground, exuding a deep and cold atmosphere.
In the darkness, it seemed as if countless eyes were spying on these intruders.
From time to time, Ner'zhul reached for the handle of the dagger at his waist, feeling both anticipation and fear in his heart.
The terrifying existence that he had witnessed in meditation was about to appear before his eyes.
Suddenly, a dark red light appeared in the darkness. As they got closer, they found that it was the entrance to the tunnel. When he and his servants walked through the door, a terrifying giant mountain of flesh appeared before the eyes of Ner'zhul and his priests.
"Fuck, this thing is so fucking bizarre!"
Someone in the team exclaimed.
It's really curious.
The monster in front of them had eight huge eyeballs evenly distributed around its body. The main body was a huge pile of flesh, about sixty or seventy meters high, wriggling, with many thick tentacles extending out. Some of these tentacles were covered with barbed flesh like thorns, some had cracked mouths on the top, and some had eyeballs on the top, blinking and staring at everyone.
As if it sensed the arrival of everyone, the top of the meat mountain slowly opened up to reveal a vortex-shaped mouth full of sharp teeth, from which rose a gigantic eyeball with a diameter of tens of meters.
The pupil of his eye looked at Ner'zhul, and for an instant Ner'zhul's heart was shocked, as if he saw the supreme god, the ruler of all things in the world, and his undisputed master.
A strong urge to worship almost made him kneel down.
"Great Master, I..."
(No! I am Ner'zhul, and I will never bow to anyone!)
He grasped the handle of the knife. The strangely shaped blade was not made of metal. It looked like the limbs of some alien creature. There were several raised barbs on the handle, which made people feel uncomfortable just by looking at it.
The barbs on the hilt pricked his palm, and in an instant Ner'zhul came to his senses again.
The effects of the mind control still bothered him from time to time, but he was able to resist it.
Thanks to the information provided by his priests, he knew clearly the origin of the terrifying existence before him.
C'Thun is one of the five ancient gods who descended into the sky world in ancient times. The ancient gods once occupied this world and tried to corrupt it.
Until the Titans came and defeated the Old Gods.
In order to protect themselves, the ancient gods have taken root inside the planets and become one with them. This makes it impossible to completely eliminate them unless the planets are destroyed directly.
But at the same time, their power is dispersed.
The materialized flesh and blood entity before us is only a small part of C'Thun's total power.
Fear comes from the unknown. Once you know the true identity of the enemy and understand his details, the fear and awe will naturally be much less.
If he was facing a complete Old God, he would only be able to worship him, but what he had in front of him was just a flesh and blood incarnation of C'Thun, which gave him the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Ner'zhul (Shadowmoon Chieftain): "Oh! Great Old God - C'Thun, your humble servant greets you here. I have followed your instructions, destroyed those druids who dared to be your enemy, and opened the gate of Ahn'Qiraj Temple.
Oh, great master, you said you would grant me gifts and rewards, which made me ecstatic. Now that I have come here, I am able to see your majestic and sacred true body, which really makes me excited..."
As he spoke, he gestured to the people behind him.
The twelve high-level shamans began to disperse quietly and surrounded the two sides of C'Thun's huge body.
C'Thun (Ancient God): "You have done well, Ner'zhul. Once you are free from the shackles of this cage, my will will spread throughout the world. Now, come forward and claim your reward. I will grant you glory, endless glory, and that glory is - to be one with me!"
As the voice spoke, tentacles began to wrap around Ner'zhul.
Ner'zhul glanced at his men out of the corner of his eye. Very good, they were almost there.
He let the tentacles wrap around his waist and drag him towards the giant eyeball.
Ner'zhul (Shadowmoon Chieftain): "Do you mean to devour my flesh? It would be an honor for my humble form to become part of a greater master."
C'Thun (Old God): "Your pathetic flesh and blood is of no value to me. What I need is your soul, your will.
Don't worry, I won't take anything away. On the contrary, I will inject new energy into your body, and your fragile flesh and blood will become extremely powerful. The only difference is that your soul will be subordinate to my will. I will leave an eternal mark on your heart. You will become my eyes, my limbs, and my most loyal servant. "
Ner'zhul showed a hint of sneer on his face, "Now is the time - act."
With a loud roar, the twelve high-level shamans around took off their disguises at the same time.
C'Thun (Old God): "Wretched mortal, your betrayal will bring you destruction..."
Soul annihilation ray!
A purple beam suddenly shot out from the huge eyeball. The beam hit the first target and immediately refracted to the second target, then the third, the fourth, one after another, and in an instant all twelve Shadow Moon high-level Shamans were hit by the soul annihilation ray.
Yet none of them fell.
The black robes of the shamans were torn into pieces, revealing bodies of various shapes. Flames burned their flesh and skin, rocks grew out of their flesh, and their bodies turned into empty gales or rushing water.
These high-level shamans let out miserable screams, and it was obvious that the spells they cast had cost them a huge price.
[Shaman forbidden technique: elemental incarnation!]
Spell introduction: Sacrifice your flesh, blood and soul to transform into a powerful elemental creature. You will completely lose your human form and live in the world as an elemental creature. 】
This is a forbidden spell created by the shamans of the Shadowmoon sect of ancient Draenor. It allows the caster to transform into a powerful elemental creature and was frequently used in ancient wars in Draenor.
However, since shamans who transform into elements often cannot bear the psychological pressure brought about by the change of form and most of them fall into madness, this spell has become a taboo.
But as the successor of the Shadowmoon Cult, Ner'zhul naturally mastered this forbidden technique.
He was well aware of the power of the Ancient Gods, and even more so of their control over flesh and soul. If he wanted to defeat these horrific beings that could corrupt flesh and blood, annihilate souls, and control minds, he must abandon flesh and blood and souls and transform himself into an immortal elemental creature.
Thanks to these fanatical followers, his plan was carried out.
As twelve gigantic elemental creatures appeared in the dark temple, especially the fire elemental creatures, the firelight also illuminated the surrounding darkness.
Black Wind Old Demon (Storm Elemental): "Haha, are you stupid? We elemental creatures won't be affected by your soul annihilation rays."
Bad Boy (Fire Elemental Elder): "Prepare to die, C'Thun. Today I will take your first kill."
Master Xuan Ji (Turbulent Surge): "We have given up our human lives to kill you. Your death is not unjust."
Brother Hao (Rock Element): "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"
C'Thun (Ancient God): "You ungrateful ant, you ignorant dust, you have no idea what a great existence you are facing. Rejecting my gift will be your most foolish decision."
As it spoke, its tentacles slowly tightened, about to strangle Ner'zhul.
Ner'zhul suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist, swung the knife, and the sickle-shaped blade easily cut off the tentacles.
Ner'zhul (Shadowmoon Chieftain): "Why ask for power when you can take it? C'Thun, your power is mine."
C'Thun (Old God): "Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire! Where did you get this weapon?"
The huge eyeball was shaking wildly, and it seemed extremely afraid of the strangely shaped blade in Ner'zhul's hand.
"Hahaha, you feel scared?" Ner'zhul was shaking with excitement. Even if he was an Old God, he had to surrender before this godslaying blade. He summoned a whirlwind, leaped up, and wanted to stab the dagger into the pupil of the giant eyeball.
But the next second—boom! Countless huge tentacles frantically drilled out from the ground, wrapping around and whipping Ner'zhul.
C'Thun ( Ancient God): "Fear? You said fear? I will let you know what true fear and true despair are!"
More and more tentacles emerged from the ground, each one was more than one meter in diameter and dozens of meters long. For a moment, the hall was like a group of snakes dancing wildly.
Ner'zhul was forced to retreat again and again. The power of the elements surrounded him, and the power of the earth turned into two huge arms seven or eight meters long to protect him.
The force of the strong wind made him float into the air, avoiding the attack of the tentacles.
The flames turned into a sea of fire under his waving, burning the flesh and blood of the tentacles.
Not to mention there are twelve powerful elemental creatures fighting alongside him.
Although C'Thun is powerful, his strongest point is still the control over the mind and soul, as well as the corrosion and control over flesh and blood. There is really no good way to deal with these elemental creatures that are not affected by mental control and the curse of flesh and blood.
It can only rely on physical combat with the differentiated tentacles.
But elemental creatures are also good at close combat. Earth elements and stone elements are very tough, fire elements can burn, water elements can freeze, and wind elements also have a high degree of physical damage immunity.
Dozens of tentacles struggled for a long time, but not a single one was killed. Instead, several tentacles were killed.
C'Thun also realized that something was wrong. As an ancient god, it was too cheap for him to engage in hand-to-hand combat with a group of desperate elemental creatures. Wouldn't it be better for him to just summon his minions?
I can't control the elements, but I can control the Zerg in Ahn'Qiraj.
Just as Ner'zhul was getting closer, he found that C'Thun's huge eyeball was slowly retracting into the mountain of flesh, and was wrapped in layers of flesh and blood.
As soon as Ner'zhul raised his hand, a lava burst occurred, followed by an extremely effective lightning strike, and then he summoned a giant wind blade.
After a saturation attack, the mountain of flesh was only slightly broken.
This is bad!
Ner'zhul immediately cried out that something was wrong.
Only by piercing the artifact in hand into the eyeball can the power of C'Thun be absorbed, but the body of the Old God is extremely tough. When will it take to blast open this mountain of flesh?
I'm afraid that before he could blast it open, those horrible bugs would have already rushed in and torn him to pieces.
No, we must resolve this quickly!
Seeing that there were only a few tentacles left, he simply took out his staff.
Ner'zhul (Shadowmoon clan): "Come to my side my loyal shaman. Your master requires your aid."
All the elemental creatures gathered around.
Blokai (Earth Elemental Elder): "Master Chief, please give your orders."
Antar (Fire Elemental Elder): "At your service, my master."
Black Wind Demon (Storm Element): "Boss, just tell me what you want to say. We brothers are all your die-hard fans. We will stick by you."
Ner'zhul nodded in satisfaction. "Very good, my loyal followers. I am very satisfied with your loyalty and courage. To defeat the Old Gods, we must cast forbidden spells. This requires you to continue to sacrifice and offer your strength! Now - let's begin!"
He suddenly swung his staff straight at everyone.
Shaman forbidden technique——Hero skill——Summon chaos element!
A huge elemental magic circle appeared under the feet of the elements. In an instant, all the elements felt the elemental power in their bodies being drawn madly and converging towards the magic circle.
The most intuitive manifestation is the rapid drop in health.
Their bodies, composed of different elements, began to disintegrate frantically. The four different elemental forces of wind, torrent, fire, and earth began to converge together and transform into a special form that had never been seen before, a body of pure energy.
It is so black and dark that it seems to be able to absorb and annihilate all matter. It is the most primitive chaotic energy in the universe.
This move is a new skill developed by Ner'zhul himself. It combines the sacrificial summons of the warlock spell and the elemental control of the shaman spell. It sacrifices four elemental creatures with different attributes to create a new hybrid life.
Once the spell is completed, the sacrificed elemental creature will die completely, and a new life will be born.
Black Wind Old Demon (Storm Element): "No! Boss, we don't bring such."
Bad Boy (Fire Elemental Elder): "Fuck your mother Ner'zhul. I am so unlucky to be your younger brother."
Master of Mystery (Riptide Surge): "Chief, calm down first. We can talk now."
Antar (Fire Elemental Elder): "I died for Ner'zhul."
Blokai (earth elemental elder): "From dust to dust, from ashes to ashes."
Those NPCs were quite open-minded and sacrificed for the boss without any complaints.
The players were not happy with this. The ceremony before them was completely different from the transformation of an Orc Shaman into an elemental creature. They could still continue to play as an Orc Shaman after becoming an elemental creature, and their combat power was even stronger, but they were no longer humanoid creatures.
It is not unacceptable for a hero to become a boss.
But if you are sacrificed, you will be completely dead and used as material for people's spells. This is unbearable.
They followed Ner'zhul because they wanted to get close to him. If Ner'zhul became the world-destroying villain , they could at least get a chance to become the boss guarding the gate.
How can I accept such a fate of sacrificing in vain?
But Ner'zhul completely ignored the wailing and cursing of his men.
If one wants to achieve great power, one must sacrifice something. In order to seize the great power of this ancient god, what are just a dozen subordinates? As long as the plan can succeed, some sacrifices are completely acceptable.
He released his magic power frantically, and finally, the twelve powerful elemental creatures merged together. The storm, earth, fire and water all gathered into a dark and strange human figure.
Unstable Chaos Elemental (Servant of Ner'zhul): Level ??? ???, Health ??? ??? ?
Success! Ner'zhul was delighted. He could feel that the chaotic element in front of him was not stable. After all, it was not a natural product, but a forcible fusion of magic. It could collapse at any time.
"Quick, blast open that shell!"
The chaos element raised his hand and released a chaos shock. The black energy quickly dissolved C'Thun's flesh and blood body.
Ner'zhul hurried over.
Almost there! Almost there!
Dissolved layer by layer.
The huge eyeball was finally exposed.
Right now, Ner'zhul leaped up with all his might, and the blade of the Black Empire in his hand suddenly pierced into the eyeball.
Immediately, powerful void energy rushed into Ner'zhul's body along the dagger.
Ner'zhul (Voidwalker): "Haha, that's it. More power, more power!"
Until the pupil of the eyeball gradually dimmed, Ner'zhul finally pulled out the dagger, and C'Thun's last thoughts echoed in his mind.
"Nothing...is...over..."
Of course it wasn't over, and Ner'zhul knew that well.
"Oh my God, you, you killed the Ancient God!" A terrified voice came from behind. It was Gugal who rushed in to rescue at the call of the Ancient God's will. He looked at the scene in front of him and said in disbelief. In his cognition, the Ancient God was the most powerful existence in the universe, but he was killed just like that.
"Hehe, I'm not that capable yet." said Ner'zhul.
The Old Gods were parasitic life forms rooted in the interior of the planet Azeroth, with their vast neural networks spread across the entire continent. It was almost impossible to kill them completely, and what he had just destroyed was nothing more than a flesh and blood entity that they had created.
As long as there is enough time, the roots and tentacles rooted in the interior of the planet will re-condense into a new body, a new will, and a new C'Thun.
This is the most terrifying thing about the Ancient Gods.
The flesh and blood entity in front of him only has 20% to 30% of the power of the original body at most, and what he just absorbed was about half, or 10% to 15% of the power.
But even if it is only 10% of its strength, it is still extremely powerful.
Feeling the seemingly endless power of the void in his body, Ner'zhul began to tremble with excitement.
Gujar was still asking, "Why did you do this?"
"If you can take that power, why bother asking for a gift—ah!"
Ner'zhul suddenly let out a scream. The powerful void force in his body made him feel as if he was being torn apart.
He tried hard to keep his abilities stable, but his body was still involuntarily corroded by the energy. Stay steady, stay steady!
Ner'zhul knew well the consequences of out-of-control energy. I can control this power!
Ner'zhul said to himself, madly exerting his powerful mental power. Suddenly, he felt his brain burst, and the flesh between his eyebrows slowly cracked, revealing a huge eyeball.
