Volume 9: Disaster Chapter 513: Orcs of Northrend
Big Knife Wang Wu (Stormwind City Guardian): Damn, King V actually lost to Goudan? This is intolerable, the game company should come out and explain, how could King V lose ?
Jack Ma (Farmer in the Western Wilderness): That's right, this is too fucking ridiculous. King Varian even defeated the chieftain of the tribe, so how could he be killed by a mere orc warlock?
Green-Winged Bat King (Scourge Gargoyle): That's not the case. In history, it was Gul'dan who killed King Varian.
Big Knife Wang Wu (Stormwind Guardian): Then who killed Gul'dan in history?
Anna (Hunter of the Sacred Tree Legion): It seems to be Illidan.
Young reporter (Citizen of Lordaeron): Yes, why don't we rescue Mr. Dan and let him help fight the Scourge?
Fleeting Shadow (Night Elf Adventurer): It's not easy to rescue them. That old woman Maiev is too freaking cruel. Last month, our guild formed a group of five to go to Black Rook Hold to open up new areas, but they were wiped out before they even reached the prison gate.
Anna (Hunter of the Sacred Tree Legion): She is the leader of the faction, and she has a bunch of elite watchers and wardens under her. She is more difficult to deal with than a boss.
Big Knife Wang Wu (Stormwind Guardian): What should we do? Isn't Gul'dan going to be invincible now? Is King Varian dead?
Varian actually lost?
Murphy sat in front of the computer, reading the introduction to the new expansion and watching the players' discussions about the plot events in the game forum, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Although the original intention of becoming sworn brothers with Varian and Arthas was more to explore the gameplay.
But it is absolutely impossible to say that he and Varian have no feelings for each other. Even if he is just an NPC, he is still his second brother who has fought side by side with him. They have been through life and death so many times. The friendship between the two is even deeper than that between friends in real life.
When Murphy thought about Varian being gone, he felt sad that things had changed and people had changed.
No, it won't end like this.
Murphy firmly thought in his heart that after all, Skyworld was a game with heroic epic themes. In the background story of the grand narrative, the protagonist's halo was a real thing, and Varian absolutely could not just disappear like that.
Even if he has to die, he should die in a blazing manner and his death should be worth it.
Such a silent death is definitely not the way such an important character should die.
But when he thought that it was Gul'dan who killed Varian, Murphy felt a little uncertain.
Because historically, it was Gul'dan who killed Varian on the Broken Shore.
Now Varian has started a soul battle with Gul'dan. Is this his fate?
No! Even if it's fate, you have to ask me first!
Murphy had already decided at this point that he must get to the bottom of things. As long as there was still hope, he had to try to rescue him. Maybe Varian's soul had not completely disappeared and was hidden somewhere deep in the body. Isn't that how it usually plays out in the movies? As long as there were family and friends shouting loudly, maybe Varian's consciousness could be awakened.
Since obtaining the power of arcane guardian and the wisdom of ancient dragons, Murphy has regained the ability to cast dragon magic. He should be able to reproduce the soul magic he learned from Deathwing. Maybe he can even call back Varian's soul.
But it is not easy to do this.
After merging with Varian, Gul'dan completely mastered the power of the Crown of Domination and Frostmourne. The power of death plus the fel magic he originally mastered, plus the warrior skills brought by Varian's body, Gul'dan has now become a second-level BOSS of the World Destruction.
This kind of strength is almost at the same level as that of Ner'zhul.
Not to mention, as the final BOSS of the version, the Lich King has received a huge system enhancement, with 50% increase in all attributes, 100% increase in health, and immunity to critical hits.
Moreover, the scale of the Scourge is not comparable to the tens of thousands of orcs of the Shadowmoon Clan. The Scourge has countless powerful soldiers and generals under its command, which forces Murphy to give up the idea of fighting the Lich King alone.
Even if he transformed into an ancient dragon, he couldn't say that he was sure of success.
Murphy is not very interested in the title of savior. He cares more about the power of death in the hands of the Lich King. If there is a chance, he can also see if Varian can still be saved.
Judging from these three points of view, he must participate in this battle against the undead plague.
You must unite with other heroes to be sure of success.
Thinking of this, he opened the private message channel on his computer.
Looking at the ranking words above, Murphy sent private messages to each one.
Aidan: The Scourge is about to invade in large numbers. As the boss of this version, the Lich King is so powerful that I'm afraid none of us can face him alone. I suggest that we unite together to deal with this world-destroying crisis. We should unite the Alliance, the Horde, and the Night Elf and act together. We can not only share the same hatred and save the world, but also pocket the event rewards.
In order to coordinate the dynamics, let's have an offline meeting to discuss it properly. What do you think?
Godwin: Okay, Brother Aidan, I agree. We certainly can’t miss this opportunity…
Emperor Shenwu: Since brother Aidan has spoken, as his elder brother I must give him face. Just tell me when the meeting will be. I will definitely be there.
Jian Wuhen: Boss, is this the second mission?
Badao Wuqing: Aidan, how dare you? You almost killed me last time, and you still ask me for help?
Aidan: If you don't want to come, it's okay. The Alliance plus the Night Elf is enough, but in that case, the Horde will really have no presence in this world-destroying crisis? I'm not asking you for help, I'm giving you a chance to join us.
Ba Dao Wu Qing: Okay, I’ll be there too.
Morgan Lisa: Join forces to fight the Lich King... No problem. By the way, Dalaran is currently carrying out the Guardian Project, with a total of ten candidates. Do you want me to send a few more mages over here?
Aidan: That would be great.
Midnight Magic God: Prince Aidan? Do we know each other?
Aidan: Of course I know him. We fought side by side in the Battle of Broken Spear Peak.
Midnight Magic God: Damn, don’t mention Broken Spear Peak to me.
Aidan: You are not at a high level yet, so it is good to come and earn some plot points. By the way, you can find all the heroes from the Dark Gate campaign. Varian is in this state now, don't you want to save him? After all, they are comrades who fought side by side with you.
Midnight Magic God: ...Okay, for the sake of King Wa, I will tell the others.
Kaya Windrunner: Aidan, what do you want to talk to me about? What, we want to unite to fight against the Lich King? I will definitely join. This time, I can't let my second sister be transformed into a dark ranger by the Lich King again...
Zhuagenbao: Convene a hero conference to defeat the Lich King? You have a great idea, brother. We, as your brothers, must go and support you...
Murphy made a lot of contacts and suddenly found that he had quite a wide network of contacts.
There are three major factions, as well as various semi-independent forces, whether it is Quel'Thalas, Dalaran, or the Night Elf Alliance, even the Horde has been pulled into the group.
Basically it covers the most influential group of hero players.
If you want to have a good discussion, it’s better to meet offline.
Murphy then sent everyone the time and location of the meeting - see you in Jinghai City in three days.
The list of heroes for the conference has been finalized.
Murphy had a plan in mind. He thought that there should be no problem. With such a luxurious lineup, even if it was the Scourge, a mere Lich King would be no problem for him to defeat.
I just hope Gul'dan doesn't act too quickly and give them some time to prepare.
…
Boom! There was a sound.
The ancient blue dragon with a wingspan of more than seventy meters crashed into the cold snow, gasping for breath in its dying state.
The defeated dragons all fled, and another ancient bronze dragon even ran away as soon as it saw that the situation was not good.
The ancient blue dragon desperately wanted to get up and continue fighting, but - Death Coil!
A green ball of light containing death energy suddenly shot into its body, taking away its last bit of strength.
Gul'dan (Lich King): "Hahahaha, the Wyrmrest Alliance - is that all it is."
Gul'dan said proudly as he looked at the lifeless body of the blue dragon.
The huge beasts were powerless against the power of the Lich King, and all their fancy magic was defeated by the power of death.
He looked up at the sky and saw that the gargoyle army was dragging the last few baby dragons down from the sky. This battle was a great reward.
After gathering hundreds of thousands of undead troops in the Frozen Throne, Gul'dan's first target was Wyrmrest Temple in the Dragonblight.
His target is the dragon corpses buried in the Wyrmrest Temple. If he can use these corpses to resurrect an army of bone dragons, then the Scourge will surely be more powerful in the upcoming war.
Originally he thought it would be a tough battle. After all, it was said that the Longmian Alliance was an elite force stationed here by the Dragon Legion, especially the several ancient dragons guarding the temple, who were very powerful.
Unexpectedly, the fight was not difficult at all. There were only two ancient dragons in total, and one of them ran away shortly after the fight started. The final result was an easy victory. Hundreds of dragons participating in the fight were surrounded and beaten by thousands of gargoyles, some died and some escaped.
The majestic Titan creation, Dragon Sleep Temple, has now fallen into his hands.
Gul'dan jumped off Bolerius's back and walked towards the blue dragon.
The dying blue dragon tried hard to open his eyes.
"You vile undead... dare to desecrate the sacred burial ground of the dragon race... you will pay the price for your rudeness... Lord Kalecgos..."
The ancient blue dragon was filled with resentment. Damn it! If Nairis and the other three had not been transferred away, how could the Longmian coalition with five ancient dragons be defeated so easily?
And that bastard Kerrydormu ran away without even saying hello. I know these bronze dragons are unreliable...
Phew!
Gul'dan suddenly inserted Frostmourne into the forehead of the ancient blue dragon Eregos, interrupting Eregos's thoughts.
The power of death was instantly injected into the blue dragon's body. The dark blue fire of the underworld quickly burned its flesh and blood, turning it into a giant frost dragon with pale skin.
After pulling out Frostmourne and looking at the successfully transformed undead dragon, Gul'dan nodded with satisfaction. Now, the Scourge had two undead ancient dragons.
He glanced at the undead soldiers around him.
"Search this fortress to see what goodies are buried here."
After saying that, he looked at Eregos again and said, "Tell me, servant, what that are worthy of the dragon clan stationing so many dragons here."
Ere's idea (Frost Dragon): "This is the burial place... of Galakrond..."
Galakrond?
Gul'dan used soul magic to search for the relevant memories of Ere's conception and was immediately amazed.
Galakrond, the first dragon king? He sounds very powerful. It would be great if he could be resurrected.
He couldn't wait to walk to the foot of Wyrmrest Temple and suddenly inserted Frostmourne into the ground. His perception ability continued to spread around, sensing the power of death under the frozen soil.
Soon he sensed something.
What? How could it be so big! Gul'dan felt the huge corpse buried deep under the frozen soil. Its volume was probably more than a kilometer.
Is this still a dragon?
Even the size of Deathwing back then was no match for the one buried underground.
Gul'dan was shocked, surprised, and conflicted.
What is shocking is that there are such huge creatures in this world. It seems that Azeroth really hides more secrets than Draenor.
What is surprising is that such a powerful creature, even after being dead for tens of thousands of years, its body still contains extremely powerful energy. If it can be resurrected, it will be an extremely powerful weapon of war.
The dilemma is that it is not easy to resurrect such a large thing. Even the Lich King, despite mastering the artifact of death, does not have infinite power of death.
To awaken such a large number of undead requires a lot of preparation, and consumes a lot of time and resources.
Of course, it’s not that it can’t be done, but doing so will greatly delay my plan to conquer the world.
Or just forget it, it takes too much time. With that much time, you can conquer a human kingdom.
Gul'dan was full of confidence at this time, and couldn't wait to command the undead army to sweep across the world and make those who once despised him pay the price.
By the way, he quickly completed the task assigned to him by Kil'jaeden, so as not to incur the boss's wrath.
After being tortured in the Twisting Nether, Gul'dan was filled with fear of Kil'jaeden in his heart. Even after becoming the Lich King, he was still unable to get rid of this fear.
Just thinking about it.
Suddenly, the Barbarian King Conan came running over riding a group of skeleton warhorses.
Conan the Barbarian (Lord of Death): "Boss, the gargoyles I just sent out on guard discovered an army of orcs crossing the Dragonblight!"
Orc army? Gul'dan was stunned.
How did the orcs come to Northrend?
He was curious and immediately released his perception power, focusing his attention on the ghosts in charge of reconnaissance around him.
"Minion, give me your vision."
With one command, the pale vision of the ghost immediately appeared before his eyes.
The Lich King has the power to command the Undead Army. Through the Crown of Domination, he can give direct orders to any undead of the Scourge. In other words, if he is willing and has enough concentration, he can control all the undead troops like playing a real-time strategy game.
At this moment, through the ghost's pale vision, one can clearly see a huge army of orcs marching towards the north.
When he saw the flag of the legion, he was stunned.
The Twilight Clan? Cho'gall's army.
This made Gul'dan very surprised, but also a little delighted. Cho'gall was his apprentice, and the Twilight Clan had once followed him to the Broken Isles to find the Tomb of Sargeras.
When they were attacked by the Black Dragon Legion at sea, their fleet was destroyed and this force was separated from him. He didn't expect them to appear at this time.
And judging by the numbers, the scale seems to have become even larger.
Could it be that Gugar has defected to someone else?
Humph, if he is sensible and is willing to continue to follow me, I will take him under my command. If he dares to refuse, I will simply kill all these orcs and turn them into undead.
He had no fellow feeling for the orcs.
Gul'dan (Lich King): "I am going to meet my apprentice. If I am lucky, I can add another army to the Scourge. Conan the Barbarian, winter is coming, Kel'Thuzad, take your troops and follow me."
After saying that, he jumped onto the dragon's back of Polyus, pulled the reins, and flew in the direction of the orc army.
