Volume 7: Battle for Azeroth Chapter 359 Orgrim vs Godwin
Godwin roared, "Ignore those miscellaneous soldiers, concentrate your firepower and kill the Fire Demon Lord."
Uther knocked down an orc infantryman with a hammer and came forward, "Your Majesty, our army has been scattered. It is difficult to gather enough strength to kill the Balrog Lord."
Godwin looked around and found that it was true. The battlefield was already in chaos, and after being attacked by the Storm Dragon King and the Fire Demon Lord, the knights he brought and the tribal defenders had already been engaged in a melee.
Demons, elemental creatures, orcs, Alliance knights, mages, and even many adventurers who came upon hearing the news, all fought together in chaos.
Everyone is fighting, everyone is shouting.
Godwin saw those adventurers who appeared out of nowhere, but suddenly sneered, "Don't worry, there will be troops. Lead the soldiers to defend the front line and gather as many troops as possible. Go, Uther, the Holy Light is with you."
Uther nodded, and immediately shouted the name of Holy Light, waving his hammer to command the battle.
While the enemies around him were being wiped out, Godwin quickly opened the private message channel, dialed the names of several people and sent messages.
In a short while, more than a dozen heroes of the alliance came from all , and together with them came a large number of adventurers.
Dawn Sword (Dragonblood Knight), Dark Night Mage (Great Elementalist), Phantom Thousand Trace (Master Assassin), Morgana (Wilderness Witch), Stick Monk (Weapon Master), Floating Dream (Great Astrologer), Qingfeng Lanhuai (Ranger Master), Long Ao Jiutian (Dark Avenger)...
More than a dozen Alliance heroes appeared in front of Godwin, and each of them looked at Godwin with either rebelliousness, indifference, or gloating.
As expected, most of them have come! Godwin thought to himself.
The Alliance heroes before them were all opposition heroes with no identity or background. Compared with the orthodox heroes who followed the royal and aristocratic route, there were more opposition heroes, and their strengths and backgrounds were more mixed.
Some fight wild bosses every day, some go on wild adventures to look for various secrets in the game, some are obsessed with strategy copies, some take orders to kill people, and some even hide in pubs all day long drinking and picking up girls... The scope of their business is quite wide.
These heroes rarely participate in direct wars between the Alliance and the Horde, for no other reason than that they lack presence.
After all, without an official background, they could only participate in the war as "voluntary warriors" or "conscripted soldiers", and could easily be sold out by powerful lords and princes.
Even if they join the battle and kill the enemy heroes, they generally won't get many plot points as long as there are nobles or royal family members around.
Therefore, this group of people usually only take on some assassination or sneak attack missions.
Otherwise, you can take advantage of the battle between the two armies to gain some experience, which is safer.
Generally, you won't miss the big battles, but you won't try too hard either, and just gain experience very comfortably.
Unless a guild can independently defeat the enemy's plot characters with its strength, it will generally not take action easily.
But now, Godwin had to count on them.
Phantom Qianzong (Master Assassin): "Hey, isn't this our beloved King? What's the important matter that made you take out your precious time to contact us?"
Morgana (Witch of the Wilderness): "That's right. Who said it last time? Wars are for the royal family and the nobility, and we, the unorganized and identity-less marginalized people of society, should stand aside."
Qingfeng Lanhuai (Ranger Master): "Everyone, please be respectful. He is the King of Lordaeron. I will punish you for your disrespect. Your Majesty, I salute you."
Looking at the weirdness of this group of people, Godwin was a little speechless. The heroes of the orthodox and the opposition have never gotten along well. One group thinks that the other side is a group of fringe people who are unorganized and undisciplined, while the other group thinks that those who want to play a game and strive for the status of a prince or noble are simply unsophisticated people with serious feudal ideas.
But at this time, he can only count on these people.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Heroes of the Alliance, the Alliance is now in danger and needs fearless warriors to save the world. Look over there - the evil Firelord is slaughtering the knights of the Alliance wantonly. If it cannot be solved, the Alliance will lose this battle.
For the victory of the alliance, for justice and the people, you must take action!"
Dark Night Magician (Elementalist): "Respected King, this is not right. We are just ordinary people, neither lords nor members of the royal family. We don't even have a formal organization. This title is not legitimate, and it is not convenient for us to get involved."
This was the opening price, but Godwin had anticipated it. He immediately opened the task panel and directly issued a kingdom task.
It’s great to be a king. You can issue kingdom missions whenever you want.
A golden exclamation mark more than two meters high immediately appeared above his head, with a crown symbol on the top of the exclamation mark.
This means that this mission is a 'Royal Kingdom Mission' and the rewards are much richer than ordinary kingdom missions.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Dear warriors of the Alliance, I have summoned you here in the name of the King of Lordaeron. I have an important mission for you to kill the Firelord Lagrios..."
System prompt: Trigger the plot mission (Royal Kingdom mission), [The End of the Fire Demon Lord].
Mission content: Cooperate with the army of King Godwin of Lordaeron to defeat the Firelord Lagrios.
Mission Reward: Kill or exile the Fire Lord Lagrios to obtain the title of "Alliance Savior", increase your reputation in the Alliance by 5,000 points, and receive tax exemption when shopping at all Alliance merchants.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw it.
This reward is quite good.
Title reputation and the like are secondary. The most important thing is the tax exemption effect. The prices in different places in this game are not the same, and the difference lies in the business tax.
Lords and nobles in various places will impose taxes on local shops. When players buy items, they actually pay the actual selling price of the item + business tax.
Commercial taxes can be high or low, depending on the style of local lords, but generally the lowest is 10%, and a slightly higher rate of 30%-50% is very common. Because transportation in the game is not well developed, as long as the difference in purchases is not too large, you can usually only make up the difference on the spot.
The business tax at supply points in some popular leveling maps can even reach 300%. A bottle of high-level healing potion can be sold for three to five gold coins, which is comparable to some tourist attractions.
If there is tax-free treatment, it can be said that countless gold coins can be saved, and one can even use the tax-free advantage to resell materials as a middleman.
However, some people are tempted, while others are not short of money.
Dawn Sword (Dragonblood Knight): "Hehe, do we look like people who value gold coins?"
He is really greedy, Godwin thought with a sneer in his heart, it’s okay to bleed a little, but he is not a sucker.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Lagrios is a world-class BOSS. Once it is defeated, the drops will be very rich, at least one legendary equipment will be dropped, and it is likely to be plot equipment.
The rest of the epic equipment will appear in batches, and now my army has attracted most of the enemies. There are only a few shamans around it, and no monsters at all. You can send as many people as you want. A dozen heroes plus hundreds of adventurers to deal with a world-class BOSS is absolutely a sure thing.
If he enters the dungeon later, he won't have such a good opportunity.
So it’s up to you to decide whether or not to accept this mission.”
This is true. When fighting a world-class BOSS, it is usually either a 40-person group copy or a 100-person guild copy. The number of participants will inevitably be limited. Moreover, the attributes of the BOSS in the copy will be adjusted according to the scale of the copy, generally adjusted upwards, making it even more difficult to defeat it.
At that time, they will inevitably risk being wiped out and gamble their lives. If they cannot win, they will not be able to run away. Unlike now, there are more than a dozen heroes and hundreds of adventurers. These dozen heroes have meat shields, assistants, and output. If they rush forward together, it will be difficult to lose.
The Sword of Dawn is still in use, but some people can no longer hold back.
Long Ao Jiu Tian (Dark Avenger): "Done! Your Majesty, I will get the head of the Fire Demon Lord for you."
Qing Feng Lan Huai (Ranger Master): "How can I be left out of this kind of thing?"
Morgana (Witch of the Wilds): "Count me in, too. Let's make it clear, whoever picks up the equipment gets it. No one is allowed to snatch it."
When the Sword of Dawn saw this, it looked at the God of Darkness, and they each accepted the mission.
Seeing that everyone had accepted the task, Godwin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. There would be no problem now.
At this time, Uther had assembled hundreds of knights, and Godwin immediately gave the order to attack.
At this moment, Broken Spear Peak was in complete chaos. Although the Alliance's army was scattered, the tribes were also fighting each other. At this time, the nearly one thousand troops assembled by Godwin suddenly became an irresistible force. More than a dozen heroes led the way, and they killed all the orcs, demons and elemental creatures along the way like chopping vegetables and melons.
Rushed towards the direction of the Fire Demon Lord.
When Ner'zhul saw this, he hurriedly said something to Orgrim, and the two of them immediately rushed up with a team of elite Kor'kron guards, among which there were seven or eight orc heroes.
The two groups met not far from the Fire Demon Lord.
When they saw Orgrim and Ner'zhul, the heroes in the wild immediately started drooling.
This is the Great Chief of the Horde and the first Lich King.
If we do this together, I'm afraid the plot points we can get will be more than what the Fire Demon Lord gives us.
Godwin waved his sword and said, "I will deal with him, and you go and kill the Balrog."
The heroes were hesitant to speak, but when they looked at the hundreds of Kor'kron guards around Orgrim, each of whom was an elite unit with over 2,000 health points, and the Flamewalkers led by Ner'zhul, they knew they would be no match for adventurers of the same level in a real fight, so they decided to give up.
Killing this thing would also bring honor to Godwin.
"Let's go!"
The heroes immediately led the adventurers around and headed towards the Fire Demon Lord.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Orgrim, we finally meet."
Orgrim (Chief): "Do you know me?"
"Of course I know you, the ruler of the orcs, the destroyer of Stormwind City, the backstabber, the chieftain of the tribe, the evil commander who tried to destroy the world, the most terrible enemy of the Alliance. I have heard of your name for a long time."
Orgrim was slightly stunned, thinking that you humans are really good at using extravagant words, I didn't even know I had so many titles. However, being flattered like this, Orgrim had to show some battlefield etiquette.
"Haha, I also know you, the King of Lordaeron. You are very courageous. You even dared to go to the battlefield in person. You fought well yesterday."
As expected, Godwin thought. When he saw the Storm Dragon King and the Fire Demon Lord flattering each other before, he was very inspired. He also had some experience in brushing the plot. In this kind of super-large plot event, there are too many characters involved. If he doesn't come up with some eye-catching results or dramatic scenes, he will really have no sense of existence.
The probability is that you can only become a familiar face.
It's not easy to achieve outstanding results. You have to risk your life for it.
As for dramatic scenes, those are relatively easy to create. The most impressive ones are of course peak showdowns, like the one between the Fire Lord and the Storm Dragon King.
After such a battle, it is likely that the chronicles will record that [In this great battle, the Fire Demon Lord and the Storm Dragon King fought each other. Because the two were too powerful, the "aftermath" of the battle killed countless warriors on both sides...]
So when he looked at Orgrim at this time, he couldn't help but have similar thoughts. As the saying goes, snakes go with rats, dragons with phoenixes. If he wants to find someone to play a peak duel with, of course he can't just find any random cat or dog. He has to find someone who is a good match.
Orgrim is undoubtedly the best human rights actor. One of them is the leader of the Alliance, and the other is the chieftain of the Horde. It is just right for them to star in a battle that determines the life and death of the Alliance and the Horde.
As long as it is handled properly, the limelight can definitely be regained.
By then, the chronicles would record that "King Godwin of Lordaeron turned the tide and defeated the great chieftain of the tribe, Orgrim, thus establishing victory in the war."
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Look at everything around you, Orgrim. So much killing, so many casualties. Is this really what you are after? Although you orcs are known for your bloodthirstiness and brutality, based on my research on you, you are not someone who pursues meaningless violence.
Let's have a one-on-one duel, a showdown between kings.
The winner rules the world, the loser goes back to where he belongs. If you still have a bit of courage, don't try to escape, face my blade!"
When Orgrim heard this, he immediately burst into laughter.
He is not a fool. The political structures of the Horde and the Alliance are completely different. The Alliance, as its name suggests, is a loose alliance group. Godwin is just the leader of the alliance. If he dies, the Alliance can completely elect a new leader to continue fighting. They don't even need to stay overnight. They can just vote directly.
But the tribe is different. The orcs admire the strong. He can lead the tribe by relying on his personal strength and political power. Once he dies, the tribe will definitely have internal strife for a while before it can elect a new chief who can command the people.
If something like this happened, the tribe would be in danger.
"I refuse."
"What?" Godwin was a little unbelievable.
Orgrim, however, looked disdainful and cold: "War is not a game, kid. This war is destined to end in destruction for one side. This has nothing to do with personal honor, and even less with you and me, so put away your boring tricks and calculations.
Fight or flight, those are your only choices.
Warriors of the tribe, kill them all!"
"Lokta Oga!"
"For the tribe!"
Facing the aggressive attack from the orcs, Godwin's face turned pale.
Orgrim, you bastard, I just want to fight with you, even if it's just a few casual moves, so that I can leave my mark in the annals.
Didn’t you see how cool the Fire Demon Lord and the Storm Dragon King were fighting?
What can I write about such a chaotic melee? It doesn't reflect my presence as a king at all.
But it was too late to think about anything now. He could only grit his teeth and swing his sword, "For the alliance - kill!"
