Volume 9: Disaster Chapter 587: Conversations with the Heroes (Part 1)
"Archimonde is so small?"
Everyone looked at the corpse and sighed in surprise.
Murphy was not surprised. "A huge body is a superficial representation of supernatural power. If one does not know how to control one's own energy, the overly powerful power will turn the owner of the power into a giant. Although it looks spectacular, the clumsy body is nothing more than a fragile target, just like the Eredar in front of you."
As he spoke, his eyes swept across the crowd but landed on Jaina.
"Of course, there is another result. That is because too much power is absorbed in a short period of time, and the body cannot withstand this power, which leads to the body being damaged and broken. This damage is irreversible and will eventually lead to the body being blown up by the power in the body."
Jaina was stunned when she heard this.
The others did not have such feelings and their eyes were all fixed on Archimonde's body.
A faint glow appeared on the corpse, and it was obvious that it could be picked up. Everyone present had fought with Archimonde for so long and had caused some damage. Although they did not get the final kill, with the amount of drops from this version of BOSS Archimonde, they should still be able to get one or two pieces of equipment. If they are lucky, they might even get something good.
However, seeing that the Dragon God Aidan was right beside them, no one dared to take action.
Murphy smiled faintly, he reached out and took away his spoils, and then the others came forward to touch the corpse.
Since Emperor Shenwu was the main force, he picked up the item first, but after touching it, he found out that it was just a purple quality equipment.
"How stingy." He muttered. After all, he had fought Archimonde head-on for a while, but he didn't even give him a traditional martial arts skill.
But after all, we won, and the rewards and plot points given by the system were still considerable.
Of course, the most important thing is the reputation gained. Among the three leaders of the player, I am the only one who stays to fight against Archimonde. From now on, I will be the number one player in the game!
He glanced at Murphy...Okay, the second player in the game is fine.
"Aidan... um man, what the hell is going on."
Murphy was quite relieved that the Emperor Shenwu was still quite a friend. The words "brother" made him regain some of his human cognition.
"As you can see, I have become a god."
"Become a god? A true god or a demigod? It can't be a true god, right? Yes, you can fight Archimonde alone, but a demigod can't do that. But that's not right. Doesn't this game say that you can't play as a god?"
Murphy smiled. The Great Emperor Shenwu really treated all this as a game.
“Don’t be surprised. The god template is part of the game. Although it is not open, you can become a god by completing hidden tasks. After all, this is an absolutely free game, and anything is possible.
Of course, my divine power is still relatively weak now. After all, I have just become a god and I still need some time to develop.
Speaking of growth - excuse me for a moment, there is something else I need to do."
Murphy looked at the World Tree behind him, hesitated for a few seconds, and shook his head. He could feel the powerful natural force on the World Tree. If he absorbed it, he should be able to get the effect of a weaker natural authority.
However, he was not planning to absorb it. He decided to keep it for the night elves. Natural authority itself was not a very good authority.
The most powerful authorities in this universe must be the six force elements.
Life, Death, Chaos (Fel), Order (Arcane), Light (Holy Light), Void (Shadow).
Now that he has mastered the three powers of death, chaos, and order, if he can gather the remaining three, he should be able to achieve perfection.
Natural authority does not really rank high.
But as for the Well of Eternity, he naturally wouldn't be polite. This was a great opportunity to enhance his arcane power.
As he stretched out his hand towards the Well of Eternity, countless arcane energies gushed out from the Well of Eternity and gathered in his palm.
You don't need any Titan artifact, you can absorb it directly with your body.
Powerful arcane energy gathered together in Murphy's hands, forming a deep blue arcane energy ball, like a blue black hole, but without the slightest fluctuation.
Murphy could feel the heaviness of the power in his hand. This was the most powerful force he had ever absorbed. Such amazing power was far more powerful than Archimonde. No wonder this guy wanted to seize it so much.
Seeing Murphy's actions, several night elf leaders were shocked.
Tyrande exclaimed, "Lord Aidan, what are you doing?"
Murphy smiled slightly, "Of course it is to absorb the power of the Well of Eternity."
"But……"
"But what? Since you have no intention of utilizing the power of the Well of Eternity, and you do not have enough power to protect it, it is meaningless to leave it to you. It will only bring disaster and doom to you. The Burning Legion is not the only one who wants to obtain this power, and Archimonde will not be the first demon lord to attack Mount Haijal.
If I leave it here, it will be seized by a more powerful being sooner or later. In this case, it is better for me to absorb its power. In this way, I can also use this power when I encounter a greater crisis in the future."
Malfurion said in a deep voice: "But... it is our responsibility as night elves to protect the Well of Eternity! How do we know what you will do with it?"
This sentence has a somewhat interrogative tone.
Murphy curled his lips.
Aidan (Dragon God): "Haha, you call yourself the race that maintains the world order, but the order you know no longer exists. The crisis facing this world is beyond your cognition and is beyond your comprehension.
In this grand game, only gods are qualified to be chess players, and you... proud night elves, you need to recognize your position and show due respect to those beings that are beyond your cognition, otherwise, you will suffer disaster.
You should feel lucky that as a newborn god, I mercifully forgive your rudeness, but please do not try to question my decisions with your mortal rules. "
These tactful yet direct words left the night elf leaders all stunned with stiff expressions.
Murphy stopped talking nonsense with them and directly absorbed this powerful arcane force into his body.
System prompt: Your arcane authority has been enhanced and is now - powerful authority.
Murphy frowned. Originally, he quite liked the sound of the system. Every time it sounded, it meant that his strength had increased. But now, he felt it was a bit noisy.
At his current level, the existence of the system no longer has much meaning.
His mastery of the power is so thorough that even if the system doesn't give him any prompts, his understanding of the newly acquired power will not be reduced in the slightest.
But forget it, this is just a game after all.
After strengthening two powerful powers in succession, Murphy was in a good mood. He turned around and looked at everyone. Among them were many of his familiar friends and brothers, or at least acquaintances.
Considering everyone's performance in this unprecedented battle and what he was going to do next, Murphy decided to have a good communication with these people and make some necessary explanations.
Perhaps for some time to come, he would not have time to go on adventures with them.
Aidan (Dragon God): "Mortals, congratulations on winning the holy battle of Mount Hyjal and helping me defeat Archimonde, the most powerful demon in the world in a thousand years. You are the bravest warriors, fighting to the last moment even in this desperate moment.
You have delayed Archimonde's progress and blocked his demon army. You should be honored and rewarded, but don't be careless. The crisis is not over yet, the disaster has just begun, and new enemies will soon appear.
When that time comes, perhaps you will still be needed to save the world.
But do not worry, the old gods have returned, and the ancient dragons have risen again. You will have a solid backing. When you encounter those difficult threats, pray to me, pray to the Dragon God, and I will respond to you.
This is also a reward for your performance in today’s holy war.”
Murphy waved his hand suddenly, and a ray of light appeared on everyone's body.
Everyone has an extra BUFF above their head.
[Dragon God Mark: You have obtained the Dragon God Mark. You can consume this mark by praying to the Dragon God and get help from the Dragon God.]
The characters in the story didn't feel much, but the players were quite excited. This thing was a good thing, it was equivalent to getting a chance to call on the gods for support.
Next, Murphy talked to these characters one by one.
The first are the night elves.
"The power of the Well of Eternity was taken away by you just like that! You are so rude. I created it with my own hands." Illidan said somewhat unhappily.
"Haha, Illidan, you should be happy. Finally, you don't have to carry this heavy burden anymore. Finally, you don't have to make sacrifices that are not understood by others."
"That is the path I want to take. Even if you are a god, you are not qualified to make choices for me."
Before Murphy could say anything, Malfurion shouted, "Illidan, do not be rude!"
Murphy's words just now made him immediately realize that he was talking to a god. Malfurion was a qualified politician and was very familiar with changing his position.
In comparison, Illidan is much more unruly and can retort even if the other party is a god.
Murphy didn't care. After all, the Well of Eternity was indeed created by Illidan, so he reaped the benefits.
"This is indeed my negligence , so as compensation, I will give this to you."
Murphy casually threw a strange-shaped skull emitting fel energy to Illidan.
"The Skull of Archimonde contains some of his knowledge from his lifetime, as well as some residual fel power. It is of no use to me, but it may be of some help to you."
This thing is a piece of equipment that Murphy got when he touched the corpse just now. Now the equipment has no meaning to him and there is no use in keeping it, so he might as well give it to the NPC to increase his favorability.
Illidan immediately felt the powerful force emanating from the treasure in his hand.
"How is it, are you satisfied?"
"Very satisfied. Thank you, Dragon God Aidan. You are a generous god. I don't know how to express my feelings. But if you need me in the future, I will consider serving you for a while. But now I have to leave. Maybe my dear brother won't say much with you around, but after you leave, I guess he will not tolerate me holding this treasure any longer."
After saying this, he bowed to Murphy, then hurried away holding the Skull of Archimonde.
Malfurion's face turned blue with anger, but he didn't say much.
Murphy nodded at a few people, turned around and called Jaina over.
"Lord Aidan - I..." Jaina hesitated.
"Jaina, you look a little uncomfortable. Why did you absorb too much magic energy?"
"Yes, Master Aidan, I feel something is very wrong. It's as if there is a huge black hole inside me, swallowing up my will."
"This is not surprising. You have absorbed power that is completely beyond your ability. Let me help you." Murphy waved his hand, and an invisible force pulled Jaina to his side.
Jaina was shocked. She had absorbed powerful magic and thought she was invincible, but it was meaningless in front of the power of God.
Murphy's hand gently brushed across Jaina's cracked skin, and the power of the earth was activated.
Jaina's body instantly became extremely tough, the cracks quickly healed back to normal, and the extremely empty feeling in her body suddenly disappeared.
This was not the end. Murphy activated the power of the Dragon God again, and Jaina immediately felt as if her body was filled with strength, and her chest was burning.
"Your body is not strong enough to support such power. If it continues for a long time, it will inevitably self-destruct. But it should be fine now. I have modified your body a little and injected a little dragon blood into you. It will not change your racial attributes, but it will improve your physique and toughness to some extent."
The players looked at Jaina and found that there was an extra BUFF on her head.
[Blessing of the Dragon God (Constant) : You have received the blessing of the Dragon God. Your physique has increased by 60 points, your biological toughness has increased by 200 points, and your health recovery speed has increased by 100%]
Thank you, Mr. Aidan!
Jaina hugged Murphy excitedly, but after a moment she realized that she had offended the gods and quickly let go of his hand.
She was really worried before, and it turns out that it is safe to follow a good boss.
He patted Jaina's head and asked her to leave first.
Murphy called Arthas and Varian over again.
"Arthas, Varian, we brothers are together again. Yes, I have stepped onto the throne of God and transformed into a dragon god, but I am still your eldest brother, so there is no need to be restrained."
Arthas had a look of admiration on his face. The eldest brother was indeed the eldest brother. He had even become a god.
Varian didn't know what to say. His big brother was too strong. He thought that he had secured the position of Lich King and unified the Scourge tribes during this time. His strength had also been greatly improved and he could finally be on par with his big brother. However, he didn't expect the gap to be even greater.
"Varian, it seems that you received my message and made your choice. You did a good job. Although you are the Lich King, it does not mean that you have to become a villain.
The disaster in this world is far from over. As a special form of life, the undead may play a very important role in the coming disaster."
Varian was stunned. "What disaster?"
"You will know soon, Arthas. You have been away from Lordaeron for a long time. I think it is time for you to go back and take a look."
Arthas was a little hesitant after hearing this, "Return to Lordaeron? But... my eldest brother..."
"Don't worry. I'm here. Godwin won't make things difficult for you. Oh, and take this sword."
Murphy handed him the Storm Binder. This sword was originally assigned to Arthas by the system, but he had used it for so long, and now it was time to return it to its original owner.
Not only that, Murphy also cast a Storm Blessing on it, enhancing its power to control the storm.
Arthas looked at the sword with a mixture of emotions, and couldn't help but recall the experience he had with his elder brother on the Storm Sea.
At this time, the storm drake behind Arthas came up.
"Ah, it seems you have taken good care of it."
"Yes, Yinfeng helped me a lot during the period of escape, but he grows too slowly."
Murphy nodded, "It's indeed a little small, so let me give you some help."
The authority of the Dragon God—the advancement of the dragon clan.
Electric light swirled around Yinfeng's body, and his body expanded instantly. In the blink of an eye, he grew from a young storm dragon into a young storm dragon.
"I gave it a little blessing. Its growth rate will be much faster than that of ordinary dragons. In a few years, it may grow into an adult dragon."
"Hahaha, brother, you are so nice."
Arthas was even happier than when he got the sword. He felt so happy just thinking about riding a storm dragon into battle in the future.
"If Big Brother wants to harm me, I can just ride the dragon and escape."
Morgan Lisa came over at this time and interrupted when she heard this.
"Don't worry, little brother. Godwin still has some dignity and he won't dare to touch you. If you are really worried, I will go back with you. If he dares to do something to you, I will protect you."
"Haha, Morgan Lisa, you are still the same character." Murphy said with emotion.
Morgan Lisa watched Varian and Arthas walk away, but lowered her voice and asked, "Aidan, why do you feel weird? Are you too immersed in the role?"
Getting into the role... Murphy was also aware of his own changes. It would be better to say that he was gradually adapting to the changes brought about by the power rather than getting into the role.
Power can change a person's character. In his eyes at this moment, mortals are like dust, time is like a stream that can be manipulated at will, life and death, strong and weak, past and future, everything is completely different.
Although he could still communicate calmly with these old friends, in essence, they were no longer the same kind of creatures.
I will be immortal and will exist forever, but these mortals in front of me are destined to gradually disappear with the passage of time and become passers-by in my life.
He suddenly understood why Nozdormu was always so calm and independent.
For a life that can see the end of time, it is difficult not to feel pessimistic - or realistic - about life.
