Volume 7: Battle for Azeroth Chapter 362: Number One Hero
[World Announcement: With the last Alliance infantry corps that participated in the feint attack withdrawing from the battlefield, the Battle of Broken Spear Peak is officially declared over.
In this battle, both the Alliance and the Horde suffered heavy casualties and losses.
The tribe's main wolf cavalry corps and the mobile forces composed of several small clans broke away from the defense line due to incorrect intelligence, thus giving the Alliance an excellent opportunity to counterattack.
King Godwyn of Lordaeron personally led the coalition of knights to launch an attack. Despite the loss of a large number of troops, they finally succeeded in capturing Broken Spear Peak.
The tribe hastily performed a summoning ceremony, but the summoned Fire Demon Lord Lagrios encountered strong resistance from the Storm Dragon King Aidandelon. The two powerful men fought a fierce battle and were evenly matched.
In the critical moment, a group of temporary Alliance warriors led the adventurers to bravely join the battle and fight side by side with the Storm Dragon King.
Finally, under the siege of the Storm Dragon King and the heroes of the Alliance, the Fire Lord Lagrios was forced to use his forbidden skill - Incineration Explosion.
The explosion killed seven Alliance heroes and an unknown number of adventurers, and also completely destroyed the Flame Altar, marking the official failure of the Horde's Balrog strategy.
This group of Alliance heroes who temporarily joined the battle and joined forces to defeat the Fire Lord were collectively known as the Seventeen Warriors of Broken Spear Peak.
This event has been recorded in the Sky Chronicles. 】
[System prompt: Based on your performance in the plot event [Battle of Broken Spear Peak], you have obtained 2250 plot points.]
[World Announcement: With the city of Darrowmill being breached by the Parliament Army, the aristocratic rebellion started by the Barov family has come to an end.
The Prince Council Army of Alterac completely won the civil war, and listed all the rebellious nobles such as the Barov family, the Miraak family, and the Spark family as wanted criminals, and the nobles' territories were nationalized.
Now the Kingdom of Alterac has officially changed from a kingdom to a republic. This event also indicates that the traditional royal power of the Alliance countries has been broken for the first time. Perhaps this foreshadows some new changes.
The countries within the alliance have observed this change with subtlety.
This event has been recorded in the Sky Chronicles. 】
[System prompt: Based on your performance in this plot event, you have obtained 550 plot points. Your rank has been upgraded to Gold Level 3. You have obtained a new hero specialty. You can view it in the hero specialty system...]
Murphy looked at the world announcements and system prompts that appeared one after another in front of him, and he was also somewhat surprised.
Strictly speaking, he didn't do much in today's battle.
Although the Green Dragon Lord was defeated, he was only defeated. There was no fighting at all. He was driven away with a single Soul Annihilation.
At the same time, not a single orc hero was killed. Although a lot of soldiers were killed, strictly speaking, it was not too much.
After all, the Alliance and the Horde were engaged in a chaotic battle at the time, and he did not dare to allow for accidental injuries. With his hands tied, he only killed more than a thousand miscellaneous soldiers.
Even with such a performance, it was given 2250 plot points. It's hard to say that there was no performance involved.
The "battle" with the Fire Demon Lord was obviously taken into account by the system.
He wouldn't have been able to advance at this rate originally, but unexpectedly he happened to catch up with the Princes' Council completing the rebellion suppression activities today. Although he almost didn't participate in the war throughout, he was a member of the Princes' Council after all, so he still got some points and ended up being promoted to Gold III.
It was a pleasant surprise.
I just wonder if the heroic expertise gained in this way will be a bit watery.
He was a little worried about whether he would be able to develop a specialty like [Outline Master].
Thinking of this, he hurriedly opened the hero expertise system to check.
[Feat 1: Ace of Air Combat (Combat Feat): You led a large air force to defeat another almost equally matched air force in an air battle, thus mastering the essentials of air unit combat.
Expertise Effect: Your flying speed increases by 5%, your turning ability in the air increases by 10%, and all air units under your command gain a 20-point morale boost.
[Feat 2: Legendary Scavenger (Behavioral Feat): You have picked up more than 100 pieces of loot that do not belong to you on the battlefield at one time, including at least one legendary item. As a result, you have mastered the technique of searching for treasures in the ruins, and have a deep understanding that in order to obtain loot, sometimes you do not need to participate in the battle yourself.
Expertise Effect: Gain the exclusive skill - Treasure Perception. You can sense unowned treasures and equipment within a 500-yard range. Epic-level equipment and above will appear on the small map as icons, and legendary-level equipment will appear in your sight as light beams.
[Expertise 3: Alterac Congressman (Identity Expertise): You are a congressman of the Republic of Alterac, and as a result you have gained the noble status of enjoying power without having to do anything.
Expertise Effect: Automatically gain 12,500 experience points every day, automatically gain 175 gold coins every week, automatically gain the service of an elite (or above) NPC every month, and trigger [National Amnesty] once a year, and all your evil values, black index, killing value, and wanted orders will be cleared. 】
This... Murphy studied it carefully and found that the three heroic specialties triggered this time were not as bad as he had imagined. He originally thought that his behavior would lead to particularly rubbish specialties.
Master of Strokes, Braggart, whatever…
But if you look closely, it’s not bad at all.
Ace of air combat, this hero's specialty is just average. Having combat expertise is definitely better than having nothing. It is useful whether in a one-on-one fight or a group fight.
Legendary Scavenger, this thing is first-rate for finding treasures. It can sense if there are underground ruins or something like that as soon as you get close to it. It is very useful, especially since the sensed legendary items can appear in the form of beams of light. Then it is really too easy for you to find treasures in the ruins. You just need to fly around and try your luck and you might come across them.
As for the members of the Alterac Congress, they have no shortage of experience points and gold coins. What is really powerful is that they can attract NPC subordinates and the effect of the country's amnesty.
I am now worrying about how to whitewash myself. If it is triggered once, the blackening value will be reset to zero. Then it will be much easier without having to spend so much time on the whitewashing task. But I don't know how to calculate the one year, and whether it will be in enough time.
Murphy studied it and decided to think about it carefully before making a decision in a hurry.
While Murphy was thinking, the dragon knights he led had already flown over the battlefield between the two armies and returned to the sky above the alliance camp.
From the sky, we could see teams of knights withdrawing from the front lines, and the infantry corps responsible for the feint attack also returned to the camp.
Countless alliance troops gathered in the military camp. Although it was a feint attack, in order to achieve better results, almost all the infantry corps officially participated in the battle, and some of them fought quite fiercely.
Today's battle can be regarded as a total war.
Murphy swooped down and turned back into human form. Several rescued heroes also landed on the ground.
As soon as they landed, they gathered around and started to thank us.
Phoenix (High-level Paladin): "Thank you, Prince Aidan. If you weren't here this time, we might have lost a few more people."
Morgana (Witch of the Wilds): "Yes, thank you so much."
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Haha, no, why are you being so polite? We are all fighting for the Alliance. Besides, if it weren't for your heroic efforts, I might not have been able to defeat the Firelord."
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Several people immediately had black lines on their faces, thinking, what do you mean you may not be able to defeat the Fire Demon Lord? The Fire Demon Lord was not defeated by you in the first place.
It was clearly us who sacrificed our lives and blood to force the Fire Lord to self-destruct, and you were just talking nonsense the whole time, and at most you just cleared out some small monsters.
Phantom Thousand (Master Assassin): "Prince Aidan, we don't quite understand what you said. Although we are grateful for your help, but..."
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Now is not the time to talk about this. Look—the king is back! Let's go and greet him."
It was Godwin who led the Knights of the Silver Hand back to the barracks.
As soon as Godwin entered the Allied camp, he was immediately greeted with cheers.
Human Infantry: "Long live the King!"
Human Knight: "Long live His Majesty Godwin!"
Dwarf Rifleman: "Hail, His Majesty Godwin!"
Elf Archer: "The Alliance will win!"
Godwin was also very proud of himself. He was a little depressed at first because he didn't have enough time to perform in the final crucial battle and didn't even fight the final battle with Orgrim.
In the last big melee, because it was too chaotic, he only killed some demon minions, elemental soldiers and the like, and didn't get a single head.
Fortunately , he was a king, and the crusade mission he issued led to the self-destruction of the Fire Lord. Although the credit went to the dozen heroes, he was the one who issued the mission, so he still had half the credit.
In addition, he himself was the leader of this knight coalition and one of the founders of the Knights of the Silver Hand. The Knights of the Silver Hand made great contributions and paid a heavy price in this battle. Naturally, he had merits upon merits, and all kinds of merits added together, and he actually became the first to do so.
This is the advantage of being a king, Godwin waved to the soldiers and sighed to himself, as long as he set up the framework and sent out the tasks, the credit will naturally come after the matter is completed.
It’s worth spending so much money.
However, the joy lasted only a few minutes before cheers came from the other side.
Human Infantry: "It's Prince Aidan!"
Dwarven Griffin Rider: "Hail, Prince Aidan!"
Dragon-Armored Heavy Cavalry: "Long live the Storm Dragon King!"
Giant Eagle Hunter: "Long live the seventeen warriors of Broken Spear Peak!"
It was Prince Aidan who brought those surviving "warriors" to join in the fun. Seeing Prince Aidan waving at the soldiers, he completely regarded himself as the chief hero.
And judging from the soldiers' reactions, they actually acknowledged this achievement.
Godwin was speechless for a moment. This Aidan was just acting the whole time, but he was so impressive in the eyes of the NPCs.
But there was nothing that could be done, since they were evenly matched with the Fire Lord. Even when the Fire Lord blew himself up, it was counted as the joint efforts of the Storm Dragon King and the heroes. Didn't you see that in the end it was the Storm Dragon King who rescued the remaining heroes?
Murphy also waved happily to the people around him. Several surviving warriors followed behind with depressed looks on their faces, enjoying the cheers of the Alliance soldiers.
The two teams soon met in front of the main tent gate of the military camp.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Prince Aidan, you have done a great job. You and other warriors have completed the tasks I gave you. The Alliance and the Kingdom of Lordaeron will never forget your achievements."
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "You are welcome, Your Majesty Godwin. These are our missions. As a member of the Alliance, shouldn't we fight for justice and honor? But let's not talk about this. Although I did defeat the Firelord myself, I cannot attribute this credit to myself alone. These warriors of the Alliance have also made great efforts. Let us cheer for them and for you, Your Majesty Godwin."
Murphy said without further ado. He grabbed Phoenix's hand with one hand and Godwin's hand with the other, then raised their hands together. He then stood in the middle.
"Long live the Alliance!"
"Long live the Alliance!"
"Long live Prince Godwin and Prince Aidan!"
"Long live the seventeen warriors of Broken Spear Peak!"
People cheered.
Godwin's hands were shaking with anger. I am the leader of the alliance, so why do you have to stand in the center?
However, it is difficult to say anything at this time.
Murphy smiled and waved while muttering, "Don't be so quiet, we just won a crucial battle, be happy, hehehehe."
Godwin twitched the corners of his mouth with effort and waved his hands as well.
The cheering finally ended.
The heroes entered the conference hall and began to summarize today's actions.
This time, Godwin finally regained the initiative.
As the leader of the alliance, King Garodaeron, who had just won a crucial battle, was undoubtedly the biggest winner at this time.
Standing at the head seat at the conference table, Godwin expressed his excitement to the fullest.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Everyone, although today's battle did not completely defeat the Horde, it successfully shattered the Horde's plot to summon the Firelord. Now that the Flame Altar has been completely destroyed, the Horde's plot will no longer be carried out. So, how should this battle develop next? Please speak freely."
" I have something to say. I think the tribe will start to withdraw its troops today or tomorrow at the latest. All we have to do is to be prepared and launch a pursuit when the tribe withdraws."
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted everyone's surprised gazes. Who was so confident as to make such a judgment?
