Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 473: The Snowman King and the Sealed Prison
During the subsequent march, Murphy did not encounter any more accidents.
In fact, even that night in the valley was just a small episode in his adventure, meaningless to him. He had no idea that he had just passed by Thrall and became the murderer of his father whom Thrall was determined to kill.
At this moment, he has already arrived at the destination, the Ice Rift Valley, with his army.
This is an icy wasteland. The old rivers have been frozen into glaciers. Due to the huge cracks at its huge neutral fracture, cracks run through it. Some ice elements and ice rock worms roam in the cracks, and of course the most common snowman is also indispensable.
The Ice Rift Valley is composed of many huge cracks, which make the entire glacier's terrain extremely steep. There is a largest crack in the middle of the glacier. The crack is bottomless and extremely dark, as if leading to an unknown abyss.
This is the origin of the Great Rift Valley.
However, this place that seems to be a desperate situation for humanity is inseparable from the presence of adventurers.
"Hurry, hurry, get them out."
"I'll pull the monsters in. Xuan Yue, prepare your magic. Don't let the monsters scatter."
"I'll do this!"
Before reaching the entrance of the Great Rift, I saw three adventurers working together to kill a snowman.
There are three people: a hunter, a mage, and a warrior, and they cooperate very well.
The hunter pulled all the snowmen in the distance over, and the mage used fire magic to set the snowmen in groups on fire. Snowmen are weak to fire, and the damage of fire magic is extremely high. Occasionally, some of them would rush over without being hit, and the warrior would immediately rush up and chop them down with a few hits.
The three of them went around in circles, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of snowmen around them were slaughtered. After clearing a wave of monsters, the three of them skillfully began to drink water, take medicine, and skin the corpses.
Even when he saw Murphy leading a large army, he didn't take it seriously.
Murphy glanced at the levels of the three adventurers.
Xuan Yue (Mage) Level 67.
Feather (Hunter) Level 65.
Longyuan (Warrior) Level 62.
They are all big characters above level 60.
Murphy was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the level of adventurers was so high now. He could easily encounter players of level 60+ in the wild. Not long ago, players at level 50 were already great masters.
It seems that the adventurers have benefited a lot from fighting in the past two years.
I go to the battlefield every day, enjoy various battlefield BUFFs, and my level increases rapidly.
Aidan (Leader of the Dragon Knights): "Good afternoon, brave adventurers. Do you often level up here?"
The three of them glanced at Murphy, noting the army behind him and the heroic rank above his head, and they did not dare to provoke him.
Long Yuan (Warrior): "Of course. We are the local bosses in the Ice Rift Valley. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Do you know that there is a sealed ?"
Long Yuan (Warrior): "Sealed prison? Never heard of it."
Feiyu (Hunter): "I haven't heard of it either. The most common creatures in the Great Rift are snowmen and various ice monsters. It is said that some people have encountered Azure Dragonmen and prisons. Shouldn't that be a dungeon that only appears in the city?"
Xuan Yue (Mage): "I know about the Sealed Prison. One time, I went there alone to kill monsters, and the way was blocked by the monsters that spawned. I had to go deeper down, and was chased by the monsters. I jumped off an icy cliff and landed on an ice ridge.
Then I jumped several times, and finally landed in front of a huge cave. The map showed that it was the Sealed Prison, and there were many Azure Dragon guards there, who killed me in one encounter. "
Murphy was delighted. This was really something he got without any effort. He was really lucky.
"Guys, are you interested in making some extra money? Take me to that cave for 1,000 gold coins."
Xuan Yue (Mage): "One thousand per person."
I didn’t expect that this guy named Xuan Yue was so loyal and didn’t forget his friends.
Perhaps he felt that he was asking for too much, so he added, "The terrain there is very dangerous, and you super soldiers can't go there. Are you going on a mission? Then take the three of us with you and we can help fight. We will definitely not take your money for nothing."
"make a deal."
Murphy was too lazy to talk nonsense. Once upon a time, ten thousand yuan was not a small amount of money for him, but now this little money is nothing to him.
As long as the task can be completed as soon as possible, spending a little more money is nothing.
The three were quite surprised. They didn't expect Murphy to agree so easily. One thousand gold coins is ten thousand yuan. That's a lot of snowman furs. It can be considered a windfall.
He then led the way forward.
Murphy was just about to enter the rift when suddenly a private message popped up in front of him.
Godwin: Prince Aidan, the war between the Alliance and the Horde is imminent. As a leader of the Alliance, it would be bad if you didn't come to join the war? Why didn't I see you among the army of Alterac? I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation.
Aidan: I'm busy, leave me alone .
Godwin: Brother Aidan, I don't mean to bully you. This battle concerns the life and death of the alliance. I really need your help.
Murphy thought that every battle was a matter of life and death.
Aidan: I said I don't have time. Besides, what's the point of having you, the Light of Glory, in the Horde? I believe you can handle those orc bastards. Come on, buddy, you can do it.
Godwin: Brother Aidan, I know our relationship is not very good, but we don’t have any personal grudges, right? The tribe is very strong this time, and I am not sure about it. Why don’t you come over? At least you can get a lot of plot points. With your current rank, ordinary plot events can’t earn you many plot points. Don’t waste such a good opportunity.
Mo Fei thought to himself, are you annoying? But since the other person was so polite, he shouldn't be too rude.
Aidan: I really don’t have time. Let’s put it this way. If you need my help, just gather a large group of people and pray to me, and I will throw a map cannon at you. Okay, I’m going into the dungeon now. The signal is not good. We’ll talk later.
After saying that, he directly closed the private message channel.
Since they had to go underground, Murphy could only let the dragon knights stay outside and go down with the five hundred giant sword men.
Murphy had been to the Ice Rift once before, but he had not gone too deep. As the three of them went down, they discovered that the map below was incredibly large.
Moreover, the monsters were quite dense and very powerful. Not long after walking, we encountered three groups of snowmen, an elite ice rockworm, and a group of ice trolls.
Fortunately, the troops he led were very powerful. Five hundred giant sword men lined up in a row, and they could kill anything they saw instantly. Even a big monster like the Ice Rockworm, a group of giant sword men rushed up and hacked it into pieces.
They advanced at a fairly fast pace, just like chopping wood and cutting melons along the way.
The further we walked, the darker it became, and the more cramped and depressing the environment became. From time to time, we could see corpses and skeletons of various monsters frozen in the ice in the surrounding ice walls. Some glowing mosses provided the only source of light, but this dim blue light not only did not bring us peace of mind, but made the environment even more eerie.
Murphy didn't feel anything. Dragons are born with dark vision and can see everything clearly.
Coupled with his own strong strength, he has nothing to fear.
But Jaina was not so lucky. She encountered such a scene on her first adventure and was so scared that she followed him closely. The staff in her hand summoned several balls of light, illuminating the surroundings.
Suddenly, the view in front of me opened up and a vast ice cave appeared.
There is a large open area with some igloos scattered around. You can see many snowmen coming in and out, and even rare little snowmen. They are covered with fur and look quite cute.
"Is this the Snowman Kingdom?" Murphy asked curiously.
It is certainly impossible for snowmen to establish a huge kingdom like humans. The so-called snowman kingdom is just a larger snowman settlement, usually gathering hundreds of snowmen.
Usually a Snowman King BOSS will spawn.
Xuan Yue (Mage): "Right, did you see that tall guy? That's the Snowman King, a level 74 outdoor boss. Normally, we have to form a large group of 40 people to fight him.
The sealed prison you want to go to is in the direction of the passage behind this snowman settlement. We can go around it from the cliff on the right."
Aidan (Leader of the Dragon Knights): "No need to go to such lengths - Asona, kill them."
"It's the captain!" The Vikus roared and charged forward with five hundred mighty men wielding giant swords.
"Hey, wait for me." Jaina was not willing to be outdone. She had to seize this rare opportunity to show off. She chased after him and continuously threw ice arrows at the snowman.
Unfortunately, the damage is pitifully low. Snowmen have high ice resistance, and Jaina, who specializes in freezing magic, has no way to deal with these thick-skinned guys.
On the contrary, the giant sword warriors killed very cleanly and neatly. Asona seemed to be particularly familiar with these woolen coats with high health and low defense. He chopped with a pair of battle axes, and in the blink of an eye, he chopped down a pile of corpses.
Several snowmen bypassed the giant sword-wielding men and rushed towards the crowd . Vivian's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
Raise your hand —chain lightning!
Amidst a burst of violent thunder and lightning, four or five snowmen fell down.
This move surprised Murfei a little. The snowmen had average combat power, but a lot of health, more than a thousand each. She killed them in one move, and the skill she used was not even a hero skill. It was quite interesting.
Jaina was even more stunned.
The combat magic in Dalaran is mainly ice, fire, and arcane, while lightning magic is rare.
"Vivian Mentor, what kind of magic are you using? Why have I never seen it before?"
"This is the ancient magic of the night elves. It uses arcane energy to simulate the use of natural forces. It is somewhat different from the magic of Dalaran."
"Can you teach me?"
"If you can learn it." Vivian said with a hint of arrogance.
In her opinion, the magic used by humans is much less powerful than ancient magic. It is quite sophisticated but often lacks power.
This is partly related to the accumulation of human magic. After all, human lifespan is limited, and most human wizards have a limited upper limit, so they must lower their requirements when creating magic.
Moreover, it is rather academic and does not fully understand natural energy.
As for the high elves, they are far inferior to the original high elven mages. The upper elves absorbed the magic of the Well of Eternity, while the high elves absorbed the magic of the Well of Sun. The gap is extremely large.
"Watch it, I'll only demonstrate it once."
As he spoke, he carefully explained the spell and casting movements. Chain Lightning is a bit similar to the Shaman's Chain Lightning, or the Druid's Nature's Wrath. It is a natural energy, free and wild, completely different from the Dalaran academic magic that emphasizes control and stability.
Jaina read it carefully and followed the movements with her hands.
Chain lightning!
Crackling, a few sparks flashed from the fingertips, but no lightning shot out.
Jaina was a little frustrated, but Vivian Nightsong was a little surprised. This little girl's magical talent was so strong. Chain Lightning was a high-level magic, but she could learn it in one go.
Although it is just a small trace, it is already precious to a mage.
Cascade of lightning! Cascade of lightning! Cascade of lightning!
Jaina tried more than a dozen times, and finally—
An arc of electricity shot out from her hand and shattered an igloo with a snap.
Although the power is a bit small, it already has the prototype of chain lightning magic.
"Teacher Vivian, how am I using it?" Jaina asked excitedly.
"It's okay. You just need to practice more in the future." Vivian said lightly, but her heart was less condescending and more interested. Before, she persuaded Murphy to accept Jaina, saying that Jaina had amazing potential, but in fact she was just being polite. The two of them were not familiar with each other at all.
But at this moment she felt that she was right.
Murphy watched coldly and was not surprised by this situation. A figure as important as Jaina in the history of Warcraft must have good talent.
In just a short while, the snowman settlement had been wiped out.
Asona chopped down the Snowman King, cut off his head and hung it around his waist.
This guy has a heroic specialty - Head Hunter, which allows him to hang the heads of killed enemies around his waist as additional accessories and gain a corresponding buff.
The stronger the BOSS killed, the more powerful the BUFF will be.
It is also a unique specialty.
“For the little girl.” Asona threw a piece of snowman fur to Jaina.
【Avalanche (magic scroll)
Use: Casts an Avalanche spell.
Transcribe: Transcribe and learn the magic on the scroll. Requires Intelligence 36 and entry level knowledge of Snowman language.
Item introduction: A magic scroll written on the fur of a snowman, using the simple characters unique to snowmen. Snowmen are born spellcasters with the power to control ice and snow. Their research on ice and snow magic is crude but extremely effective. This is the most commonly used type of ice and snow magic.
To understand what this simple-minded creature is saying requires extraordinary intelligence.
"Yeah, thank you Asona, you're such a nice guy."
Jaina said happily.
Asona didn't know what the Good Guy Card meant yet, so he laughed triumphantly.
He brought another trophy to Murphy, which made Wang Murphy very satisfied.
[Reins of the Snowman Walker (Mount)
Use: Summons a Yeti Walker for you to ride.
Item Description: Snowman Walker is a variant of Snowman, with wide feet and high load-bearing capacity, and can be used as a mount. 】
Murphy looked at the reins and was speechless for a moment.
This snowman thing can actually drop a mount.
He used it and summoned a three-meter-tall snowman. How to ride this thing? It seems to be riding on the neck.
Murphy immediately shook his head. This shape was too weird. "I don't want it. Who wants it?"
Vivian shook her head decisively. Jaina did want it, but she had just taken a piece of the spoils, so it was obviously not easy for her to ask for more. As the weakest link in the team, she knew what she was doing very well.
Angus didn't care. "Then I won't be polite."
Then he took it.
There was also a fur cloak of the Snowman King, which Asona happily put on.
The three adventurers looked at everyone here dividing the spoils with envy, luckily they had the thousand gold coins as a foundation.
"Everyone, come this way." Xuan Yue led the way.
After passing through the snowman settlement, there was another downward slope in front of us. We followed the slope in many twists and turns. Fortunately, Xuan Yue remembered the way.
Soon they arrived at a cliff, and a huge abyss appeared in front of everyone. On the opposite side of the abyss, they could see another rift, and there were several ice bridges connecting the two sides of the abyss.
Xuan Yue pointed to the darkness below, "It's right down there."
"Did you jump?"
"I used the slow fall technique."
Xuan Yue said this as he took out a few light feathers.
This is the spell material for casting Slow Fall.
Slow Fall can be cast on teammates, but it is obviously impossible to cast it on all five hundred strong men. Neither the mana nor the casting materials allow it.
Murphy thought about it and decided that it was not necessary to bring them along. He was very confident in his current strength, and he brought the army with him just to ensure that everything would be safe.
He was confident that he could do it even without an army.
"Take ten giant warriors and a few of us, and cast Slow Fall on everyone, Mage."
"I also know the Slow Fall Technique!"
Jaina also took out a few light feathers to help, and soon everyone was under the spell of slow fall.
Asona took the lead and jumped into the abyss one after another.
Murphy was about to jump when the private message popped up again.
Emperor Shenwu: Brother Aidan, what are you busy with? I am about to lead my troops to attack Silvermoon City. Would you like to come and help?
You have to be much more polite to the Shenwu Emperor Murphy, after all, they are friends for life.
Aidan: It’s not very convenient. Let’s put it this way. If you need help, let the dragon priest pray, and I will fire a map cannon for you.
Only then did I make all the arrangements for the Emperor Shenwu. At that time, there was another private message from the other side. I didn’t expect that they were all sent together.
Kaya Windrunner: Aidan, we are going to counterattack Silvermoon City. Kael'thas, the eldest sister, the second sister and the youngest sister are all coming. Will you come?
My second sister likes you very much and talks about you all the time. I think she must be interested in you. If you can come to help, you can definitely win my heart. She is the Queen of Hell. Don’t you have any idea?
Aidan: Kaya, when did you become such a gossip? After all, you are a ranger general of the Windrunner family, you should have some reserve.
How about this, don’t you already have dragon believers on your side? When the time comes, just pray to me and I will fire a map cannon at you.
Murphy was not being perfunctory. During this period of time he had already figured out the core concept of the power of faith.
I am actually a faith converter.
Believers provide the power of faith, and as the carrier of the power of faith, they release the power of faith as miracles.
Of course, there is a fee for performing miracles. The believers provide 10,000 faith power, and I can only perform a miracle of 5,000 faith power for them at most.
If you pray a lot during normal times, you can also pray on credit at critical moments.
Otherwise, it's two prices for one product, and the more you pray, the bigger the miracle.
In this situation, the more people there are, the greater the advantage. Even if they are a group of insignificant farmers, they can make some splash if they pray together.
Although the Storm Miracle has average lethality, it has a large coverage area. When released, it can at least destroy the formation, slow down a large area, or cover retreat and assist the attack.
Especially effective on the battlefield.
This is also the reason why those evil gods, wilderness demigods, and Luoa gods are worshipped and why sacrificial ceremonies are held for no reason.
These secondary gods are generally able to give feedback in a timely manner, and it doesn’t matter even if you are not a believer, as long as you have faith in them, they will give you rebates.
In comparison, the Twelve Main Gods are the typical example of a store that bullies its customers.
Murphy arranged for Kaya and finally jumped down.
It floated for more than a minute before finally landing on the ground.
He met up with the others and walked along the dark passage, then jumped twice more. When he landed for the third time, finally, a larger cave appeared in front of everyone. Murphy saw the huge magic circle in the center of the cave at a glance, which was hundreds of meters in diameter on the ground.
That huge magic rune was obviously some kind of sealing magic.
And around the magic circle, there were many corpses of Azure Dragonmen scattered around.
Huh? A dead body?
Murphy was shocked, and after careful observation, he found not only the corpse of a blue dragonman, but even the corpse of a blue dragon. Its chest was ripped open, and it lay miserably dead in a corner. The walls were covered with dragon blood, and it looked like it had been killed by someone who had pressed it against the wall.
Someone has been here!
