9. Dark World by Eldraine Nirub
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The start of the war was unexpected, but it was reasonable, after all, the two sides did not display their armies on this wasteland for the sake of looking good, and the resumption of the war was an inevitable process. Waiting is always painful, and after the battle to the death begins, it's much easier to do.
Armed with a weapon, ask for the light or elemental protection, and then bravely rush forward to take out the undead on the other side, or be killed by the dead figures.
There isn't so much poetry, there's not so much death, and the recruits are scared, but the cruelest thing about war is that there will always be a winner, and whether you like it or hate it, the only thing you can do when you're in this environment is to join in and make yourself a winner.
Fierce fighting went on all night, and the coalition forces were on the defensive in the middle of the night, and fighting the undead in the night was not the right choice, and those guys would be quite quick, aggressive, and difficult to deal with in the night.
And after the first rays of dawn pierced the dark sky, in the roar of more and more and more dense engineering artillery, the counterattack officially began, and the task of the soldiers in the first layer of the fortress of Vortagan and Warsong fortress was to cut off the undead who once again covered the wilderness of Angasa from the middle, cut off the back path of the undead who crossed into the second layer of defense, and wait for the legion to rush out of the second layer of defense to defeat the undead who fell into the encirclement, and then gather with the soldiers in the rear to fight back against the raging natural disaster in front of Angasa.
With the Knights of the Black Blade's Floating City as support, it is not difficult to do this.
However, before there is no higher power to join the battlefield, the duration of the normalized war is uncertain, maybe 3 days, maybe longer, the undead will not think, will not be tired, will not fear, which is also destined for the coalition to have a more difficult time.
This is just the beginning.
In addition to the Great Battlefield of Angasa, there are also many rear battlefields throughout Northrend, such as the Dragonraiders in Howling Wind, who have entered the rhythm of defeat, and under the attack of their more powerful kindred, King Imiron already has a sense of the end of the road.
Another example is Zudak, after the Dasaklon fortress was completely destroyed by the Knights of the Black Blade, the dakale trolls who had taken a breath also began to liquidate the blasphemers inside, and Golaya promised to send the reorganized trolls to join the coalition battlefield after the liquidation of the traitors entrenched in the capital city of Dhaklare.
There's also the clearing of scattered Mad Bears in the Grizzly Hills, the warships of the Alliance and the Horde scattered off the coast of Northrend, and the mayhem of the Kvardir Mist Pirates who have taken refuge in the Lich King and some of the desperate Bloodsail Pirates.
In short, this dark continent has already entered its craziest years, and this chaotic madness will continue for a long time in the foreseeable future.
Of course, in some hidden corners that ordinary people can't see, the most brutal secret war never really ends.
The feeling of walking through Eldraine Nirub's underground world is new, at least for those who have never experienced it before, and it is an absolute rare experience to venture out into the darkness and depths of the earth.
Under the frozen soil of Northrend, the northern spider demons have spent tens of millions of years to build a majestic and magnificent underground kingdom, their dark land has been vast throughout the dark continent, under the civilization of the outside world, their inheritance has not been broken, but now, the territory that was originally full of spider demons with strange and gorgeous style has been covered with traces left by perennial wars and ruins of disrepair, but the fire of inheritance has not been broken, they are still gritting their teeth and burning in this dark kingdom, and looking forward to one day regaining their old gloryγ
"Let old Brian tell you that this place is not as simple as it seems!"
Brian Copperbeard, a dwarven explorer dressed in black leather armor, carrying a digging and expedition staff at his waist, and carrying a torch, walked at the front of the five-man team, behind him were Dick and Old Fordin, as well as the dark ranger Lotherma Theron, and finally the bow-wielding Rogerio Chaser.
The old dwarf kept rummaging in the corners with the special torch in his hand, and at the same time chattered and explained to the people behind him, like a museum tour guide.
"We started the exploration and decryption of the dungeon of Eldraine Nirub three weeks ago, and if the secrets here are completely solved, the last piece of the puzzle about the ancient Yakee Zerg Empire will be completely filled, and this is definitely the greatest discovery in the archaeological community of Azeroth since the Silisuschira Zerg civilization, these Nilub Worms have completely formed a civilization of another quality, which makes people... Hey, don't touch that!"
Old Brian's sudden shout made the paladin who had just stretched out his hand retract his hand, and Fordin, who had just finished a hunt, didn't even have time to rest, so he came to this dark underground again and started another hunt, but this time the teammates who were with him were different.
"I know you're not afraid of those spider demons, but believe me, being bitten by this little monster will definitely make you unforgettable!"
The old dwarf strode up to Fordin's side, and mercilessly waved the digging pickaxe in his hand, smashing the red spider egg that shone with a dark red warm light at Fording's feet, as if it had its own life, and the moment the ugly little spider that screamed in it and the size of a fist pounced, the old dwarf stepped on it, and could even hear the disgusting sound of the water bladder bursting.
After doing all this, Brian breathed a sigh of relief,
"My poor student Harrison was overshadowed by this little thing last week, and as a result, he is now lying in the camp of the Tomb of the Stars, half-dead drinking gruel every day, Arthas slaughtered the Nirub spiders here and resurrected them as necromancers, but still retains their egg-laying function, these little monsters are full of vicious, vicious death venom from the moment they are born, these damn things are everywhere here!"
As he spoke, the old dwarf became angry, and stepped on the little spider that was still struggling.
"These damn undead... Uh, forgive me, hunter, I didn't mean you. β
Brian scratched his head in embarrassment, and apologized to Lotherma Theron, who was standing guard not far away, who ignored the old dwarf's embarrassment, holding the hand of the Black Rose bow motionless, and the whole person was as cold as an ornament in the dark, as if he had not heard Brian's hatred of the undead.
"Let's move on!" Brian. I'm interested in what you've discovered, so let's keep talking. β
A large hand rested on Brian's shoulder, Dick's voice was as warm and reassuring as before, and he looked at the three cobweb-strewn passages in front of him, the knowledge of the game was meaningless in the half-destroyed underground ruins, which was why he invited Brian Copperbeard to participate in this "hunt".
Of course, hunting was Fordin's mission, and he had come to this dark kingdom for another purpose.
Dick's attitude pleased the old dwarf at once, and he took a small flask from his waist, twisted it, poured it into his mouth, and threw it to old Fortin, then wiped his mouth, pointed to the three passages in front of him, which were covered with white cobwebs, and continued,
"But it was precisely because of Harrison's accident that we had a new harvest, a group of spider demons sent the seriously injured and dying Harrison back to the Tomb of the Stars!"
Speaking of this, the old dwarf's tone became more and more exaggerated, "The forge is above, I can swear, it is the real spider demon, not those undead monsters, they are a race of wisdom that can communicate, their leader is called Kyrix, he claims to be the nobleman and wise man among the Nirub spider people before the extinction, he escaped with his only remaining people in the final stage of the massacre of the ancient kingdom in Arthas, and now seeks refuge from us." β
This news also intrigued the always indifferent Lotherma Theron, who raised his white eyebrows and joined the discussion in a hoarse voice,
"Before... I've heard that there is a rebel army of Archnidhorns in the ruins of Eldraine Nirub, who occupy the lower cities of the Ancient Kingdom, and even Anubaraq can't find and destroy them... Your luck has been, and it seems that Arthas has cornered them, forcing these creatures who live in eternal darkness to seek outside help. β
"Well! That's what Kirix said. β
Brian carefully discerned the three caves that were indistinguishable, and finally pointed to the leftmost passage,
"This passage leads to Ankahet, the true lower city of the Ancient Kingdom, from which Kirix escaped, and the Spider Rebel Army fell apart months ago, and it is said that evil energy has invaded the minds of those who are still alive, forcing Kyrix to flee again. β
After saying that, he pointed to the middle road again,
"This path leads to the Evil Throne of Anubrak, where the Spider Emperor issued a decree on the throne built in the deepest of the earth before he died, and it is said that the monster that prepared the death is still there, managing most of Eldraine Nirub for his villain master. β
"And what about the last one?"
Following the four of them, the taciturn Rogerio Chaser pointed to the cobweb-covered passage on the far right and asked, only to answer this time not Brian, but Lotherma Theron.
"That's the tarantula's nest... The lair of the great tarantula Hadon Knox... It's a cunning trap. β
"How do you know?"
Brian looked curiously at Lotherma Theron, who waved his hand, and a huge shadow sped through the dense cobwebs above the people's heads, and finally climbed lightly through the ruins of the abandoned palace of Eldraine Nirub, and finally landed behind Lotheron Theron.
When the Dark Ranger wore the left hand of the hand armor and enchanted the forelimbs of the giant beast that was slowly coming out of the darkness as sharp as a knife, the giant plague tarantula with countless compound eyes, a body at least the size of a house, a body covered with black and red markings, and a cruel skull pattern on the spider sac behind it suddenly made a clicking sound.
It was a simple pleasure, but even though Lotherma had shown that the plague tarantula Maxner was completely controllable, Brian let out a short scream as the beast's cold, cruel compound eyes swept over the body, and he took several steps back, drawing his pickaxe in front of him.
"Ahh Get it away from me!bastard!Damn!I hate spiders!"
This is the normal reaction of ordinary people after seeing a supernatural creature like Maxner appear.
"I know the tarantula's nest because of my pets, where my hunters come from... It was Maxner's hometown, and the great tarantula Hadonnox was once Maxner's most formidable opponent... My suggestion is to skip over there, and although Hadonnox isn't tough to deal with after we join forces, it's undoubtedly not worth wasting time on that big tarantula. β
Lotherma waved her hand back, and Maxner let out a long scream, and as quickly as it came, it disappeared into the cobwebs behind the crowd, and finally, the dark ranger's gaze fell on the passage in the very center,
"In our war with Arthas, Hadonnox will undoubtedly not stand in our way, the most important thing now is Anubarak, that's all!"
Old Fording nodded, and there was no objection to the star, and Dick took two steps forward, his left hand waved forward, and the cobwebs covered in the leftmost passage with dark energy were ignited by golden flames, and an old aura came to his face, making the paladin frown.
He looked back at the old Ferdin, who was walking towards the central passage, and said in a loud voice,
"If you encounter an accident, use the sound stone to ask for help, it is a matter of life and the direction of the war, don't be embarrassed, Foding. β
The old knight shook his hand at Dick without looking back,
"Go ahead and get busy with you, Dick, I'm old... But I'm not so weak that I can't even handle a big bug. β