43. The Emperor's New Order - Down
Both Odin and Lydon had told Dick that the existence of the Pantheon meant two completely different things to mortals and guardians.
Mortals may rejoice because they have gained true "freedom", this is not to say that the mortal race is ungrateful, as a truly intelligent creature, no one wants to have a "creator" above their head who can destroy them at will, this is the nature of intelligent beings, the truth of the entire universe, so when the pantheon still existed, on the planet sown by the Titans, they have also been hiding their existence.
In order not to affect the growth and development of life in the world.
But for the guardians, the meaning of the Titan's existence is more complicated, they are not only creators, but also a spiritual symbol that stores life and will, and even exists itself, it is difficult to say whether the fall of the guardians of Ulduar has anything to do with the destruction of the Pantheon, but there is no doubt that after the destruction of the Pantheon, the entire guardians of Azeroth have entered a very bad life period in different ways.
Perhaps they did not realize that they were already too vulnerable, not in terms of strength, but in terms of will and soul.
Lydon and Odin were able to accept this bad news because they were of a higher rank than ordinary guardians, and they were more able to bear it, and protecting the reproduction of the world and the safe growth of the star spirits was the most important responsibility that had been written into the deepest part of their souls.
But for ordinary Guardians, after knowing the news of the destruction of the Pantheon, it is likely that their will will will collapse... Hela is a striking example of this, as Odin would rather be sealed away for tens of thousands of years than tell the truth to his adopted daughter, fearing that her will would not be able to withstand the bad news that could be called devastating.
In the final defeat, Dick tells the news to Hela, and the stubborn Guardian finally chooses to self-destruct... In addition to the hatred of Odin, the collapse of the will is also a great reason, even for the fallen guardians, the existence of the Pantheon is still an insurmountable psychological bottom line, but at this moment, in the face of the surviving guardians of Ulduarly, Dick told the earth-shattering news in a very flat tone.
At this moment, on the Iron Throne of Valagaar, Odin stood up, the expression on his face was already solemn to the extreme, but at the same moment, Dick's eyes looked at the sky, through the layers of obstacles, and the distance from the entire sky, opposite Odin's eyes.
By the time Elune bestowed upon him the World Scepter and placed the crown on his head, Dick was already on the same level as Odin.
His ascension is all-encompassing, perhaps in terms of strength, not as strong as the most powerful Odin, but at least in terms of authority, he has truly equaled Odin, his eyes are full of calm, as if to explain something to the angry Odin, after a suffocating minute, Odin breathed a sigh of relief, sat back on the Iron Throne, it seems, Dick persuaded him, but his eyes have been on the other guardians, obviously, he is not 100% at ease with Dick.
"It's... It can't be!"
The first to react was Mimiron, a notoriously intelligent guardian who sat on the ground with his head in his hands, shaking his head vigorously, as if to banish the news that Dick had just told him from his mind.
His performance was already very good, Freya's eyes widened, as if she had lost her soul, and the Umir war hammer in Thorim's hand fell directly from the palm of his hand, smashing a thunderous pit in the ground, and Hodir's body shook a little, and looked up at Dick with difficulty, as if to confirm the authenticity of the news.
These high-level guardians are still like this, and the intermediate guardians who are less able to bear it are even worse, the stone in Azadas's body cracked at this moment, and Elonnaya sighed, looking down at his legs that had completely begun to petrify, the elemental power of the four Arkafon brothers rioted at this moment, and they could no longer even control their own power.
The cat queen rubbed her eyes, those blue eyes were already changing into a pair of blood-colored eyes.
The Four Dragon Kings were in the best situation, as they were true beings born in Azeroth, and their connection with the Pantheon was not as close as that of the Guardians, but after hearing the news, their power also had a slight loss of control, but it was quickly stabilized.
As the guardian of the world, Dick's language has some kind of power, different from the crazy dreams of mortals, this reality confirmed by him, in the rapid crushing of the last sanity of the guardians in front of him, seeing that the middle and low-level guardians have begun to lose control, the scepter in Dick's hand is once again on the ground, connected by his authority, the power of these guardians is imprisoned by this world.
The collapse of Azadas's body was forcibly stopped at this moment, and the petrification of Alonnaya also quickly retreated, as a price, the middle and low-level guardians lost control of their power at the same time, and the out-of-control energy in their bodies was also taken over by a higher will at this moment, the link between soul and power was severed, and the violent power was forcibly pacified almost instantly.
Dick's face turned pale, even as the new leader of the guardians, to imprison so many guys at the same time, he was already on the verge of the limit of what he could control, but such a move finally held their existence, so as not to let their situation continue to deteriorate, Elune's full support is the biggest hole card that Dick dares to take risks, if even the star spirit can't suppress this deterioration, Dick will never be able to reveal the mystery, and Odin will never allow him to take risks.
And now it looks like the results are not bad.
"Please note, Guardians, that you may not believe me, but what I am going to show next, will speak for itself, and most importantly, I must make it clear in advance that although the Pantheon is destroyed, the Titans are not completely dead, in fact, they are existing in a special form somewhere in the universe, and they have also laid out a lot of backup plans in advance before they sense the destruction is coming. ”
"Your Creator did not abandon his mission at the last moment... I don't think you should be so easily defeated by bad news. ”
"You'd better prove what you say, Dick!"
Mimiron clutched his head with difficulty, looking back at his brothers who had lost their strength and were imprisoned in place, the mechanical guardian was not doing well, and he said with difficulty, "It's not just a matter of will, Dick... As true Titans, our connection with the Titans is beyond your imagination, give us some hope! Dick, otherwise we won't be able to hold on!"
"Of course I can prove it!"
Dick breathed a sigh of relief, he stood up from his silver chair, and placed the three platinum discs, the world blueprint obtained from the Origin Furnace, and the Hammer of the Ancient Guardian of Valennar obtained from Ulduar, these few things in the air in front of him, watching them form a special vibration between the contact between each other, he faced the anticipating guardians, opened his arms, and announced loudly,
"Because my existence is the most direct manifestation of the success of the Nogannon Project!"
"Drop... Uldaman Disc, Uldem Disc, Ulduar Disc, World Blueprint, Valrannar Ancient Guardian's Hammer detected"
"Drop... The user permission has been detected to reach the highest privilege in a single world. ”
"Drop..."Path of Titans" completed!Twist 10, current twist 71, break through the 70 threshold!The fate of the world final mission completed!"
"Drop... Detected 1029304 timeline world belonging to the Azeroth Overworld... The final conditions have been met!Starry Sky Blueprint unlocked!
"Huh!"
A series of prompts appeared in Dick's mind, and immediately after, a projection formed entirely by blue points of light appeared behind Dick, in front of all the guardians, and at this moment, even Odin, who was on the Iron Throne of Valagar, couldn't help but widen his one-eyed.
"Ahem... If you can hear this voice, it means that our destiny has finally entered the dark realm, I don't care who you are, I don't care about your race, I don't care about your power, but please listen carefully, I am Nogannon, the keeper of the mysteries of the Pantheon, my brother and I have sown life on tens of millions of planets, what we seek, is a better world, but alas... We failed. ”
The faint voice appeared in front of everyone with the image of Nogannon, and behind the blurred projection, a world surrounded by dark green flames, the magma hidden deep in the earth overflowed into the sky with unstoppable force, the ground cracked, and all life dissipated in the most painful end in this final collapse, and in the farther distance, the swaying of distant starlight could be seen, and the entire universe trembled at the unforgivable atrocities.
Nogannon's face, which looked like steel or stone, was already covered with shocking cracks and green flames that seemed to have his own sanity, and it was evident that he was suffering greatly, and when he spoke, he was accompanied by a difficult coughing sound,
"Look, this is the land of peace, Naharan, the most peaceful and beautiful place in the universe we explored, but now, it is destroyed, destroyed by our crazy brother, yes, Sargeras, once the Bronze Titan, now the Dark Titan, his love for this universe will not be even a little lower than ours, but the price of fighting the Void for a long time is that he has been corrupted, and now he will still fight to the death for this universe and the Void, but he has chosen the most cruel path to save the entire universe... Don't let him get away with it!"
"We deposit our last hope in Azeroth, and if you can hear the parting words, seek Azeroth, wherever you are in the universe, find it! ”
"I've made the final preparations, we won't die like this, but don't come looking for us!
"The pantheon is crumbling today, but hope is still there! Never give up hope, whoever you are, never, don't, give up!"
"Bang!"
As soon as Nogannon's last words fell, a darkest and craziest light lit up from the starry sky in the distance, like a death sickle coming to the end, like the last mockery of life, like the death knell of the end of everything.
It was the light of a blade!
It was a shattered world burning with dark green flames that no living creature could have imagined at the end of the day, and after this sword light was lit, it was completely swallowed by the dark light, and the last thing that appeared in the eyes of Dick and the Guardians was the back of a broken sword made up of the darkest matter in the universe with his back to them, and his body burned with the hottest flames, as if he were a real demon walking.
And even the devil, after this shadow, can only choose to kneel and beg for mercy.
Sargeras, the Dark Titan, King of the Burning Legion, the Death of All Life.
A knife to the stars... Tough.
After all the light was gone, a star map composed entirely of stars appeared in front of the guardians, a sign marked with a red star, so conspicuous on the star map, obviously, this is the last resort that Nogannon said, and the red star point should be the last trace left by the Titans.
Dick knew that it was said that before Neharan was destroyed, Nogannon used a mysterious spell to save the souls of all the Titans, and that red star was supposed to be where their souls were.
There, far from Azeroth... It's too far away, it's the chasm and the newness of countless worlds, at least with the power of Azeroth now, it can't reach that far away, but it's like the last sentence left by Nogannon,
"There is hope!"
"Whew..."
Dick breathed a sigh of relief after seeing all this, he turned and looked at the Guardians behind him, and after a moment, he said in a deep voice,
"Nogannon is dead, the pantheon is collapsing, you can choose to break your will and go with them, it is your right, but I will avenge them, and I will seek justice for what has happened to this world. ”
"You... Would you like to come with me?"
The Guardians didn't answer immediately, until a voice rang out outside the Life Greenhouse, it was Jian Xi, the guard who had been forever loyal to the Emperor, who had dragged his body here with difficulty.
His body was half shattered, his left arm was gone, his face was still cracked and wounded, he was on his knees with difficulty, and his voice was as loud as it had been when they first met.
"Swear to death and follow the emperor!"
The corners of Dick's mouth curved into a gentle smile at this moment, and he spread his hand slightly,
"It's good, there's already a fool willing to go with me, a madman ... So, who else?"
After 2 minutes, Mimiron stood up, and behind him, the Guardians formed a group according to their ranks, Mimiron solemnly bowed slightly towards Dick, and behind him, all the Guardians bowed together,
"Hail to you, Guardians of the World, we... The whole of Ulduar will be at your disposal!"
"Until the hatred is gone, until everything is calm, until the good times come again. ”
Dick grinned contentedly, and he looked up at the sky of Ulduar, where the breeze from nowhere gently ruffled his hair, and his voice was heard far away in the wind.
"Very well, this is the New Order..."
The next moment, the heavy dark clouds dispersed, and the twilight sun sprinkled down, rendering the Titan City, which had just recovered from the long dark night, as beautiful as a fairyland.