Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 499: Shadow Devourer
Murphy sat at the desk on the balcony of the castle, admiring the beautiful night view of Lordaeron with its dazzling golden light, while reading the information at hand about the ancient dragon that he was going to hunt this time.
This was an ancient dragon that Murphy had never heard of. It was not recorded in any existing data, not even in the data provided by the Dragon Cult.
'Shadow Devourer' Midir (Void Dragon King), a world-class fifth-tier BOSS, with health points of 479,500 and level 95.
Size: Wingspan 125-140 meters.
Skills: Void Dark Wave (ultra-long-range breath), Fire of Destruction (large-scale AOE breath), Activated Shadow Flame (group AOE skill with tracking effect), Void Summon (randomly summon void creatures)...
Murphy looked at the information in his hand and couldn't help but frown. A world-class fifth-level BOSS is already equivalent to the level of the five dragon kings. It is strange that he has never heard of it.
According to the information, when Godwin planted the golden tree and summoned the Church of Light to infuse the golden tree with holy light, for some unknown reason he attracted this ancient dragon that possessed the power of the void. A breath of shadow dragon almost destroyed the newborn golden tree. Godwin united the entire Knights of the Silver Hand and the Lordaeron defenders to repel it.
This void dragon named Midir fled all the way to the south of Lordaeron and hid in a void rift in a dangerous mountain range.
In the main material world of the Sky World, the boundaries between some places and other planes are relatively weak, and sometimes plane rifts will appear, such as the rift leading to the source of fire deep in the Blackrock Mountains. The Dark Iron Dwarves accidentally dug into that rift and were enslaved by the Fire Lord.
Some weak alien creatures sometimes enter the main material world through the plane rifts, but usually, creatures that are too powerful cannot pass through the plane rifts.
However, it would be easier to succeed if you use summoning spells near the rift.
Judging from the data and skill panel alone, Midir is quite powerful. It is a bit uncertain for Murphy to challenge him in a one-on-one duel. The higher the rank, the qualitative change of his strength improvement at each level.
Fortunately, this time he was not fighting alone. He had already agreed with Godwin that each side would send out five heroes to lead the team. After defeating the BOSS, the dragon heart would belong to him, the dragon egg would belong to Godwin, and the equipment drops would be divided equally.
Murphy closed the document and looked at the golden tree in the distance. Even though it was already night, the city of Lordaeron was still illuminated by the holy light cast by the golden tree, which was brilliant and sacred.
It has to be said that this city now has the bearing of a city of kings.
However, the occasional shouts and roars in the silent night added a bit of eerie atmosphere to this sacred city, as if someone had fallen into the shadow again.
Although Murphy had already known about the setting of the twins of light and shadow, it was indeed a bit strange that such things happened frequently under such a magnificent golden tree.
Just thinking about it.
[World Announcement: After two days of fierce fighting, the Alterac Alliance united as one and successfully repelled the dragons that attacked Dragon's Keep. This event was called [Alterac's Third Dragon Plague].
Deputy Captain Roland of the Dragon Knights showed his excellent command talent in this battle, and the five kings of the Alterac Federation also proved to the world the bravery and strength of the Sons of the Mountains.
This event has been recorded in the Sky Chronicles.
Based on your performance in this plot event, you have obtained 100 plot points. 】
Huh, the dragon army just gave up like that?
He has been paying close attention to the battle at Dragonsong Castle these past two days. Although the fighting was fierce for two days, in reality, the dragon clan's attack had not been very fierce, and none of the five dragon kings showed up.
He had been worried that the fight would escalate over time, but he didn't expect it to end like this.
Murphy breathed a sigh of relief. Now Dragonsong Castle was finally safe.
But then his heart became nervous again. He didn't think that the guardian dragons would give up on causing trouble for him. Most likely, they felt that there was no point in attacking Dragon Castle because he was not there. In that case, they would probably come directly for him next.
I came to Lordaeron, so my whereabouts must have been exposed. If a dragon player informed me, I might be found...
But when he looked back at the golden tree, Murphy started laughing.
Come if you want, I want to see whether the golden tree is more powerful or the guardian dragon is stronger. If the dragon army fights with Lordaeron, I can take advantage of the situation.
Murphy's idea was very good, but unfortunately, after a whole night, the dragon army showed no sign of showing up.
Murphy was not in a hurry. If the other party did not show up, he would just continue to slay the dragon.
By the next morning, the heroes summoned by Godwin had finally arrived.
Murphy also gathered his people.
In the military camp outside the city of Lordaeron, the heroic armies of both sides gathered together.
The two sides first got to know each other. Murphy looked at the heroes assembled by Godwin and couldn't help but sigh. The lineup was really luxurious.
'The Light of Glory' Godwin (King of Lordaeron), epic level five.
'Lightbringer' Uther (Leader of the Silver Hand), epic level 4.
Kael'thas (Great Elementalist), epic level three.
Mograine (High Lord), epic level three.
Garithos (Warlord), Epic Tier 2.
Among the five epic heroes, except Godwin himself, the other four are all well-known figures, which can be said to be luxurious.
But his side is not bad either. Murphy glanced at the four subordinates behind him. Except for Jaina who was just there to make up the numbers, the other three were also quite strong.
At this moment, Godwin and Murphy stood side by side, looking at the heroes gathered around them with excitement.
With such a luxurious lineup, let alone dragons, even bosses of the level of Archimonde, Kil'jaeden, and the Old Gods can be defeated.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron) : "This time I summoned everyone here to hunt down an evil dragon that has brought disaster to Lordaeron - Midir, the Shadow Devourer. It almost destroyed the Golden Tree. Even though the Golden Tree has grown up, it is still a scourge, often spying around Lordaeron with the intention of destroying the Golden Tree.
And somehow it opened a void crack, and some void creatures are entering our world through that crack. If left unchecked for a long time, there may be more serious harm.
We must not ignore such threats and must eliminate them completely.
In order to achieve this goal, this time I have found Grand Duke Aidan of Alterac, who will help us. He is very good at slaying dragons and will be the key to this operation. "
Mograine was a little puzzled. "Your Majesty Godwin, aren't you making a big fuss? Things like slaying dragons can be done by summoning adventurers. As the lord of Hearthhold, I also have to defend against the orcs in the south..."
Mograine's idea was very simple. I am a great lord and a commander of a large army. How could you call me to be my thug?
Godwin just smiled and ignored the dissatisfaction in his tone.
"No, this is necessary. Lordaeron shoulders the responsibility of protecting the world. We will inevitably encounter more powerful enemies in the future. It is necessary to practice coordination in advance. It is indeed important to defend against orcs, but compared to orcs, the real powerful enemies are what we should focus on."
Kael'thas's face was a little solemn. "Your Majesty Godwin, then how do we enter the void rift? According to the information you provided, the rift does not seem to be on the ground."
"Of course it flew in. Please look at the sky."
Murphy looked up and saw, wow, that's the Skybreaker? The Skybreaker is a flying battleship built by Stormwind City, and it was built during the Northern Expedition against the Lich King. It's still a long way from that timeline.
I saw a huge ship slowly flying over the city.
This was obviously a modified battleship, with four huge propellers on both sides of the battleship. The rotating blades stirred up violent airflow, allowing the battleship to float in the air.
The huge ship is covered with artillery batteries and cannon muzzles, like a castle in the sky.
To be honest, this thing is absolutely unscientific if put into reality. It is absolutely impossible for it to fly with this weight alone. How much power does it need, not to mention four large propellers, unless there is an anti-gravity engine.
But in this magical game world, there are not so many boundaries.
Engineering can often work miracles.
Godwin proudly introduced to everyone, "This is the Light, the prototype of the Alliance's flying battleship. This giant ship combines Lordaeron's naval shipbuilding technology, the dwarven weapon system, and the gnome engineering technology. It cost Lordaeron three million gold coins to build, and can carry a thousand soldiers at a time for combat."
After saying that, he winked at Murphy and said, "You don't think that only Ba Dao Wu Qing can develop the ultimate weapon for the decisive battle."
Three million gold coins, that's thirty million RMB.
Murphy silently calculated in his mind, 50 million to buy mission items, 30 million to build ships, and it must have cost a lot of money to do the origin mission. It turns out that ordinary people and rich people play two completely different games.
"We will enter the void rift on the Light. Now, everyone, prepare to board the ship."
Soon the troops assembled and boarded the ship. Since Murphy had no ranged soldiers, most of the ground troops were provided by Godwin.
Not only are there dwarf musketeers, high elf ranger archers, but there are also military priests and battle mages, and the firepower is absolutely powerful.
Relying on the combat platform of Light, we can directly fight against the dragon.
In addition, Godwin also dispatched five hundred griffin knights, and Murphy also brought all five hundred dragon riders.
The long-range troops boarded the warship, and the air force guarded on both sides. The Dragon Slayer Team flew towards the direction of the void rift in a mighty manner.
at the same time--
Thousands of dragons are gathering on a peak in the Alterac Mountains.
The ancient red dragon that led the attack on Longshang Castle descended from the sky with a team of dragons in a menacing manner, but it itself landed directly in front of several dragon kings.
"Why should we stop the attack? With just a little more effort, I can crush those mortal armies and reduce Dragonslayer Castle to ashes."
"No, this castle is meaningless to us. Taking it down will only make the enemy less worried. Besides, we have already found our target."
"Agnes sent intelligence from Lordaeron that someone saw the Storm Dragon King appear in the capital of Lordaeron. Once he leaves Lordaeron, it will be time for us to take action."
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The Light, leading a mighty flying army, passed through fertile fields, open plains, and dense forests, and gradually entered the mountains and hills of the north. This was the home of the trolls. Since they were defeated by humans and elves and lost most of their territory, some of the trolls fled to this remote mountainous area to avoid being hunted down.
However, while flying along the way, I did not see any trolls, but I saw many adventurers who were collecting materials from some void creatures.
Where there are dangerous maps, there are often adventurers. Fly in the direction where the adventurers are spawning monsters, and soon the target appears in everyone's sight.
Murphy stood at the bow and looked at the void crack in the distance. It was a huge black crack that appeared in the sky. From time to time, some void creatures emerged from it.
Looking at the crack, everyone showed a solemn expression.
The natural environments of different planes are also completely different. For humans, the other worlds are almost all harsh environments.
Not to mention, a chaotic and lifeless place like the Twisting Nether.
Even the most experienced wizards dare not get involved in it easily.
Only astral mages who have mastered the ability to travel into the astral plane can occasionally set foot there.
According to the research of mages, the twisting void is filled with turbulent energy seas, dark domains filled with shadow energy, and terrifying void storms.
Only demons and void creatures can survive in that environment.
As a member of the Council of Six of Dalaran, Kael'thas was naturally well aware of this.
“Your Majesty, I have to remind you that the Twisting Nether is not a place where ordinary people can survive. Once we enter the Twisting Nether, we will be corroded and attacked by all kinds of terrible energies, and the flesh and blood of mortals can easily be buried in it.
Once troops are exposed to the influence of the void, they will continue to suffer shadow damage. Once they die in the void, they will be automatically transformed into twisted void ghosts. "
Godwin said, "That's not a problem. I will use the power of Holy Light to protect this ship from threats. According to the information brought back by the adventurers, Midir is hiding on a floating island behind the rift, not far from the entrance of the rift. We don't need to go too deep, and we should fight as quickly as possible."
[System prompt: Triggering the plot event [Explore the Void], you are about to enter the twisting void, a terrifying plane that no one has ever explored. Your plot identity in this plot event is the leader of the expedition.]
Murphy heard the system prompt and realized that this time it was serious.
"Get ready everyone, we are about to go in, there may be danger in there, be prepared to fight."
Asona waved his battle axe excitedly, "Come on, my axe can't wait."
Garithos's face looked very ugly . Although he had joined the Knights of the Silver Hand, he was not a paladin and had made no progress in his understanding of the holy light.
Although he is an excellent warrior, he instinctively feels nervous about the Twisting Nether, a place that cannot be understood by common sense.
Several mages were both nervous and excited. It was a rare opportunity to be able to inspect the Twisting Nether in person, even if it was just to take a walk around the entrance of the rift.
The spaceship moved forward slowly and flew towards the entrance of the rift.
Soon I was immersed in it.
Murphy always subconsciously felt that the twisting void was an extremely dark space, just like space.
However, when I really passed through the crack, I found that it was not the case. There were gorgeous light balls and light bands everywhere. It was gorgeous, flashing strange light against the dark background, and huge stars were floating around, like a dream.
According to the game's information, the tangible matter forms the worlds, while the intangible dark energy forms the twisting void. The entire twisting void connects the various worlds. The twisting void is the birthplace of evil filled with chaotic energy, but it is also the source of arcane energy, and countless evil creatures reside here.
Looking at this wonderful place in front of me, I really feel like I am dreaming. It is much more beautiful than the pitch-black outer space in the real world.
