Volume 7: Battle for Azeroth Chapter 345: Orcs scramble for treasure, black dragon behind
Zurud and Nikelus looked at each other and saw each other's inner thoughts.
At this time, we must put aside our disputes and join forces to fight the enemy.
It would be disastrous if these adventurers were to snatch the artifact away.
“Nekros…” Zurud had just opened his mouth when he heard an ancient, melodious, strange and low horn sound suddenly ringing out from deep within the altar—woo woo woo…
The next second, the ground of the entire ruins began to shake.
The two men were furious. These bastard adventurers finally woke up the sleeping guards in the ruins.
Along the way they also encountered some dark creatures and corrupted monsters, but they were basically local creatures that had been corrupted by the power of the Dragon Soul. The guards that the night elves had placed here in ancient times did not appear.
But now, they have woken up.
The earth was shaking, the walls slowly cracked, the soil on the ground was wriggling and twitching, the rhizomes and roots continued to grow and expand, and several huge tree men six or seven meters tall crawled out from the muddy soil underground and pounced towards the orcs in the hall.
Those dormant ancient guardians opened their eyes one after another. Affected by the dark power of the Dragon Soul, these twisted ancient creatures now appeared a sickly purple-red color. Their withered and corrupted bodies were filled with poisonous mist and spores, and their eyes were filled with a terrible desire to kill.
"Quick, destroy these ancient guardians!" Zurud gave an order, and his men immediately pounced on the tree monsters.
Nikelu also gave the order to attack, and at the same time waved his hand, leading a group of his men to rush towards the stone gate.
Zurud was equally unwilling to be outdone. He left some of his men behind to clean up the orcs, and rushed towards the stone gate with his strongest group of warriors.
At this time, dozens of orc adventurers had blocked the place tightly, standing shoulder to shoulder, holding hands, forming a human wall.
Seeing Zurud and Nikelus rushing towards them aggressively, the leader shouted loudly in a hurry.
"Don't be afraid. We are all members of the tribe. They don't dare to do anything. Everyone, stand in place and don't let them in."
Evil fire storm!
Nikelus was too lazy to waste time and just raised his hand to use his ultimate move. The emerald green fel flames instantly ignited the adventurers in front of him, burning them into green fireballs. Amidst the shrill screams, the human wall collapsed and immediately burned out a passage.
"Fuck you! How dare you do that? Kill, kill, kill!"
"You're so awesome, Chief. Today I'm going to deal with you, Chief."
"Hold on, brothers!"
These adventurers were clamoring, but none of them dared to step forward. Instead, Zurud took the lead and started to chop.
Combat skill - spinning slash!
With a sweep of the dragon-tooth battle axe, the two orc warriors rushing up were chopped into two levels.
Combat skill——violent attack!
He hacked left and right, and no one could match his opponent.
Zurud really let go now. He was somewhat afraid of fighting Nikelus, but when dealing with these adventurers, he could just kill them at will.
Those who were left behind to block the door were just abandoned pawns with low-level equipment, and they were immediately killed and scattered.
Ah——I’m going to fight you!
An orc roared and leaped up, but was counterattacked by Zurud. He smashed the weapon in the opponent's hand with an axe and cut the orc in half.
Lightning Arrow!
Flame Missile!
Several spells hit him, but the dragon skin cloak on Zurud reduced the power of the spells by half.
-19! -25! Both spells combined didn't deal 50 damage.
Fel Fire Storm! Nekros waved his staff again, completely destroying the last bit of resistance.
Seeing the last few adventurers howling and fleeing into the darkness behind the stone gate of the tunnel, Zurud and Nikelus looked at each other, and then couldn't wait to walk into the darkness side by side.
As soon as the two joined forces, they immediately regained their old tacit understanding and chased along the passage. Soon, a huge green light gate appeared in front of them.
Zurud was not sure how powerful it was, but Nekros showed a look of surprise. As a warlock, he was very familiar with teleportation magic, but he had never seen the spell used in this portal. The destination behind the door was even more unpredictable to him. It seemed to lead to some secondary plane, but it was slightly different.
Through the green light curtain of the portal, one can see many strange scenes of twisted plants, foggy forests, and pale green sunlight, as if it were a strange dream.
But since all the adventurers have gone in, what is there for them to be afraid of?
Nikelus instinctively slowed down a step, but Zurud didn't know the depth of the situation and walked in.
Seeing Zurud's figure blending into the scenery behind the portal, Nikelus took a deep breath and followed in.
As soon as the two rushed over, they were surprised to see that the dark underground in front of them had suddenly turned into a dense forest. Green mist filled the air, huge strange plants grew on the ground, and a hazy sun could be seen in the sky. Everything seemed like a dream.
The orc warriors following behind were all amazed at this strange place.
In fact, this is actually a branch of the Emerald Dream. Back then, the Dragon Soul was snatched from Deathwing by the night elves and the dragon guardians. However, due to the characteristics of this artifact, the dragon guardians did not dare to touch this evil artifact at will, and finally had to hand it over to Malfurion for safekeeping.
So Malfurion hid it in a corner of the Emerald Dream, which can only be entered through a portal from the real world. He also arranged some ancient guardians to guard it, so it was foolproof.
But now all these guards have fallen into madness due to the pollution of the dragon soul.
Even this emerald dream, which was supposed to be a peaceful place, fell into a nightmare-like bizarre scene.
However, Nikelus and Zurud did not understand any of this. They just wanted to find the so-called artifact as soon as possible.
There were messy footprints on the ground. The two men followed the orc soldiers and chased them. Not long after they walked, they saw the adventurers frantically besieging a giant tree man that was more than 20 meters tall.
The tree man was carrying a wooden house on his back, the door of which was tightly bound by vines. It was obvious that there were some important treasures hidden inside.
Skrien (Corrupted Ancient Guardian), Disaster Tier 4 BOSS, Level 84, HP 144,000.
Skrien's body has been obviously decayed, and the majestic trunk is covered with rotten tree tumors and dead bodies. The branches of the crown are filled with countless skulls and bones. They are all explorers who once mistakenly entered this ruins, and now they have become part of the BOSS's body.
As Skren moved, these skeletons kept falling from the trees and then turned into skeleton warriors to assist the giant tree monster in battle.
Those adventurers seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and surrounded the giant tree, continuously casting spells.
It's true that these adventurers are quite powerful, and they fought this horrible monster quite effectively. More than a dozen tanks took turns to attract firepower, and the ranged professions were dispersed, desperately dealing damage.
This giant tree was obviously weak to fire. Flame arrows, flaming missiles, and even burning torches kept hitting the BOSS, and its health was decreasing at a slow but extremely steady pace.
Those skeleton warriors were of no use, and the purification spells of a group of shamans and witch doctors were no match for them.
As long as they continue to fight, maybe they can really kill the monster and grab the treasure behind it.
When Zurud saw this, he immediately became anxious, "Nekros, we must cooperate! When one of the tree monsters falls, we must grab the artifact. You take people to stop those adventurers, and I will go and grab the artifact."
Nikelus also realized the seriousness of the problem. Although they fought for power and profit on a daily basis, when facing external threats, the orcs were often able to unite. In this respect, they were much stronger than humans.
He actually wanted to go up and grab the artifact, but when he looked at the height of the tree monster, it was obviously not something a warlock like him could jump up to.
"Okay, Master Chief, I'll listen to you."
The adventurers also noticed them, and while they continued to beat up the BOSS, they sent some thieves and assassins to stop them.
Neither side took action, the adventurers simply lined up in a row to prevent them from getting closer.
Zurud and Nikelus did not rush forward immediately, but waited patiently for the opportunity.
Boom!
One of the tree monster's legs was finally broken by the sharp axes of a group of orc warriors. As the tree monster fell to the ground with a loud bang, it was obvious that it had been killed.
"Now - kill them!"
The two were just about to take action.
The surrounding air suddenly twisted, and a huge green figure gradually emerged in the air.
Lethon (Green Dragon Lord): "The ancient oath has been activated. Who dares to disturb the sleep of Green Dragon Lord Lethon? Ah, it's you stupid and brainless evil orcs again. I have heard of your names. You try to get your hands on the terrible power that does not belong to you. Destruction and death are your only fate."
The two of them secretly groaned as they watched the artifact being snatched by an adventurer first, but suddenly there was a burst of shouting and killing, and the adventurers who had been cooperating closely before, started killing each other in the blink of an eye.
The thieves and assassins who were responsible for blocking the attack leaped towards the wooden house behind the tree monster, stabbed each other in mid-air, and killed each other.
This made the two of them drop their jaws in surprise; it was truly a pleasant surprise.
Nekros gritted his teeth and said, "I'll hold the green dragon back, go grab the artifact!"
After saying that, a storm of evil fire cleared a path for Zurud. Zurud nodded, waving his dragon-tooth battle axe and rushed towards the fallen guardian.
The green dragon was still trying to stop him , but Nekros fired another arrow of chaos! The enormous power of the fel magic made the green dragon roar, and immediately focused its attention on him.
"Quick! Kill it!" Nikelus called on his men to take over the post and began to summon demons.
"Get out of my way!" Zurud swung the dragon-tooth battle axe madly, knocking down adventurers one after another.
The adventurers cursed at him and attacked each other.
"You bastards from Hot-Blooded Dragon City, how dare you do such a dirty thing."
"You rubbish from the Blade Society, I will not let you off easy today even if I can't get the artifact."
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, stop fighting, or the artifact will be gone!"
"Idiots, a bunch of idiots!"
In the chaos, Zurud jumped into the wooden house. As soon as he entered, he saw an orc warrior running out in a panic holding a stone.
"Boss, I got it... This thing can't fit in the backpack, ah!"
With a scream, the moment the head fell to the ground, Zurud grabbed the "stone" in his hand.
When he saw that thing, he was stunned.
Is this the so-called artifact?
He originally thought it would be some kind of glowing gem, or colorful crystal, or a weapon with a gorgeous shape.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be just an ordinary stone.
It's not quite accurate to call it a stone. It looks more like a stone dragon scale. You can still see the unique bumps and patterns of a dragon scale on it. But for some reason, this dragon scale is as colorless as a stone. Only underneath the plain color, you can vaguely see a strange light flowing.
He grabbed the 'stone' with both hands and tried to feel it.
Suddenly, with a humming sound, the 'stone' vibrated at a distance, powerful energy gathered between the hands, and everything around it began to tremble.
That’s right—it’s it! I finally got it! Zulud looked at the artifact in his hand with great excitement, the legendary dragon soul.
He grabbed it in his hand, and the huge energy made him tremble.
"Hurry up, my Lord Chief. I can't hold on any longer."
Nekros's shouts were heard from outside.
Zurud walked out of the wooden house, and the soldiers who followed him surrounded him. Zurud watched with interest as Nikelus fled in a panic under the attack of the green dragon, saying, "You dare to disrespect the chief, I will make you suffer first."
Fortunately, he still has some bottom line. At least Nekros has pulled himself in and did not completely break off relations with him. The orcs respect the strong and do not care much about this kind of betrayal.
Just as the green dragon's claws were about to slap down, Zulud suddenly raised the weapon in his hand.
"Obey me, dragon!"
The green dragon let out a wail and immediately knelt down in front of Zulud.
Haha, it’s really powerful. The power to command the dragon is mine!
The adventurers who were still fighting each other were all dumbfounded.
"Oh shit, this is shit, the artifact was stolen by an NPC."
"Get out of here quickly."
"Idiots, you are a bunch of idiots. You just lost the artifact you got."
"Lord Zulud, we are all your subordinates!"
Zurud looked at these orc adventurers with disgust - "Kill them all!"
The green dragon immediately pounced on the adventurers.
Half an hour later, Zurud and his remaining men triumphantly fought their way out of the ruins.
Although the loss this time was not small, with such a powerful artifact, the Dragonmaw Clan will soon become powerful and no one will be able to fight against them.
"Nekros, you did a great job. When I conquer all the dragons, you will become my lieutenant and right-hand man! Don't worry, when I become the chief of the tribe, you can take over the position of chief of the Dragonmaw Clan. I will rule this world, and you will share the glory."
"Yes, my Lord Chief." Nikelus decided to stop while he was ahead and followed behind, transforming himself into a loyal subordinate again.
However, when the two men returned to the ground with hundreds of remaining orcs and green dragons, they were surprised to find that all the soldiers who had been guarding here were gone.
Because neither the wyvern nor the fel flame dragon could enter underground, they each sent a hundred or so men with their mounts to stay at the entrance of the ruins, but now none of them were there.
Suddenly, everyone showed a nervous expression.
"There's no need to look for Zulud. I have already dealt with your men while you were exploring underground. Chief Zulud, I'm afraid your plan will fail."
Following the voice, a man in black stepped out from the shadows.
The man looked very young, but his eyes revealed an unfathomable depth and sharpness.
He exuded an inexplicable majesty, which made the orc soldiers retreat nervously before he even got close.
It was as if some terrible monster was approaching.
Zurud felt threatened immediately.
Zurud could also sense that strange feeling. He looked at the timid soldier, turned his head and asked the human in a stern voice, "Who are you!"
The human didn't reply, as he continued to move closer to them while smiling, his body growing larger with every step, a huge shadow emerging from the man's body, his dark wings blocking out the sunlight.
Dark golden eyes, flashing with a deep light...
Roar, the man disappeared, and a huge black dragon appeared in front of Zurud.
Zurud was shocked at first. Such a huge black dragon, even if it was not an ancient dragon, was at least an ancient dragon.
But then it turned into laughter.
“Hahahahaha, stupid reptile, you idiot, if I had met you before, I might be afraid, but now I have mastered the supreme power of the Dragon Soul. I kneel down before the power of the Dragon Soul!”
He held up the dragon soul high, but the black dragon in front of him did not kneel down, and even showed a mocking smile in his eyes.
"What! What's going on?"
Morpheus (Black Dragon King): "You are the fool, Zulud. Perhaps you don't know that Deathwing deceived the other four dragon kings to inject the guardian power into this artifact, but he himself did not inject it.
This artifact may be useful against other dragons, but it has no effect on the black dragon clan.
Of course, if you can use the power of this artifact, you might be able to threaten me.
But how can a lowly race like you master the true power of the Dragon Soul?
Ignorant orc, give it to me, or I will spare your life in return for your service in bringing it from the ruins for me."
Zurud's heart sank suddenly. No matter how dumb he was, he could have realized that he was being tricked.
Hand over the artifact? You must be kidding!
He gritted his teeth, glanced at the defeated orcs behind him, and the green dragon he controlled, and thought to himself, "Don't be afraid, there's still time to fight," and waved his hand violently.
"Kill him!"
The next second, with a roar from the Black Dragon King in front of him, countless black dragons rushed out from the surroundings, and the pitch-black dragon wings instantly covered the sky.
