38. Azeroth of Steel (Part II)
In the Great Hall of the Void Storm, the voice of Andu's cause and effect continued to echo.
"But don't worry, if we are destined to die, me and the orcs sitting there, we will die before most of you, and we will be the first to jump into hell. ”
Some of the Alliance's generals exclaimed, and the exposition of such honorable men made them tremble, but before they could hear their voices, Anduin raised his left hand and signaled them to be quiet, for he had not finished speaking.
"Most of us are lucky enough to have survived more than 20 years of chaotic war, and whether we like to admit it or not, Azeroth's eventual journey to peace is not only due to our heroic battles, but also to the efforts of Mr. Dick and his Guardians, who are more than just a bunch of "gods" in the world, they are true guardians. ”
"They left Azeroth for the Outpost War in Argus a little over a month ago, and you may not know why, but I can tell you that they are earning us the last time to repair and learn, and to prepare for battle!"
"The true nobles of this world, the true heroes, including the Draenei prophet His Excellency Viren, are fighting bloodily in that demonic hell, and every second we have now is in exchange for their lives!"
Anduin's voice became high,
"I don't understand why at this moment, when the blood of the Most Exalted One is flowing for us in hell, we still have to fight because of our hatred for each other, and we want to hack our comrades who will fight side by side in the future to death on the spot, this is ridiculous!
"I have never denied the existence of hatred, as the Major said, and I have never forgotten that my grandfather died at the hands of an orc assassin, but for the sake of my country, for the sake of my world, I am willing to keep these hatreds in my heart, and I will not deal with them until the more vicious opponents have been defeated and I have enough time. ”
"I know that lately there have been some very irresponsible claims circulating in every country and in every power: let the gods die, this world belongs to us, and the Argus War may be just a hoax they talk about... I also know that many of you are supporters of this statement. ”
Anduin's gaze became fierce, and the cold killing intent cultivated by killing emanated from his body, making the soldiers sitting in the first row feel the change in Anduin's mentality.
"If here, in this training ground, let me hear any such statement, I will send you to the military judge, I swear by my blood, my surname, I will do it, no matter who you are, no matter what kind of contribution you have made to your country, no matter how many enemies you have killed, I will not allow anyone on my territory to slander real heroes. ”
"Conspirators with ulterior motives will end up with a cold noose, and we will not let them go, and as for you, you are soldiers, and you must be worthy of the oath you took when you joined the army and the military uniform you wear. ”
"You don't see the darkness because someone holds up the light for you, you don't feel hopeless, because someone holds on to hope for you, and you get it easy, because the Honorable One is carrying the weight for you!"
Anduin raised his fist,
"But should we take it for granted, and after the Guardians and Heroes died at Argus, are we going to rely on a bunch of cowards who only know how to sit back and watch the sky to defend our world, and our people?"
"Mr. Dick was my mentor, and I respected him as much as my father, and he taught me by word and deed over the years what I should be and what I should do. ”
"He has told me more than once that this world will be ours, because we are the main body of Azeroth's civilization, whether it is humans, night elves, dwarves, or orcs, we are the most important part of this world, but our responsibility, our innate mission, should not be shouldered by the honorable. ”
Anduin slammed his fist on the table with a dull sound, like a bell exploding in everyone's hearts,
"I am going to shoulder my mission and responsibility to my world and my people, and now, it's time for me to carry the weight forward! I will take the Hellcontroopers of Stormwind City to jump into the battlefield of Argus in the first second of the war, we will fulfill our oath, we will first jump into hell, and then fight in hell, for victory! For hope!"
"If I'm cowardly, if I'm cowardly, if I'm not daring to do that, if I go against everything I say, anyone present can kill me... Because I was no longer worthy of my surname, and I was not worthy of the blood flowing in my body. ”
"That's what I want to say, and maybe it's the last voice I left in this world, but I don't regret it, because I know what kind of great war I'm going to fight, I know how great my future will be, I'm not going to live up to it, I'm not going to run away from fate. ”
Anduin withdrew his hand from the table, straightened his uniform, and gave a standard military salute to the 700 officers present, and then strode off the podium, Garrosh and Bane, as representatives of the tribal instructors, reached out and shook Anduin's hand as he stepped off the podium.
"What Prince Anduin said, and what Bane and I want to say, we will also take the Tribe's stick boys to jump into Argus when the war starts, I will take the glory left by my father, I will be the Tribe's first battle flag in Argus, and I will not regret coming here!"
Garrosh's voice echoed through the hall as well, and in the silence he summed it up in one sentence.
"I have had the privilege of fighting alongside Mr. Dick, I have seen his iron will and devotion to the world, I will follow him and become a steely Azeroth, and I will let those demons know what steely Azeroth is!"
"We can be destroyed, we can be killed, but we will never be defeated!"
Silent... Then there was thunderous applause.
Brigadier Matthew looked back at the captains standing behind him, his unusually delicate beard and eyebrows raised,
"See, brothers, those kids talk about building a steely Azeroth, and I think we're outdated. ”
"You're the one who is left behind, Matthew, I won't!"
Thorrison carried his fire demon hand behind his back, the Black Iron Dwarven Emperor seemed to like the sense of conquest that sailed through the Void, and until now, he was the captain of the Hills, and he patted himself on the chest,
"I think the little lion of Uryon said it very well, I hanged a bunch of trash who advocated negative war a few days ago, and I don't know what they heard from there, but since the war is about to start, let's take these children and beat those demons to the ground!"
Matthew shrugged his shoulders and strode down the hall,
"Of course, that's what I was going to do. ”
While the war commanders were studying frantically in the Outlands, something special, important, but not known to ordinary people was happening within Azeroth.
The Hall of the Star Dome of Ulduar, after Dick took most of Ulduar's guardians, was deserted, Dick gave a rare death order for the first time, Gianna and Liadline were not allowed to go to Argus with the army, he himself was very uncertain about this battle, and he was not willing to let his wives come and risk it together.
This caused the two of them to be in a bad mood, it was not so easy to imprison the archmage and the heroic paladin, Dick simply blocked Ulduar's authority and locked up the two people he loved the most in Ulduar, of course, this is a strong protection, if he can come back, everything can be explained, if he can't come back, at least he can leave something in this world.
Liadeline's follower contract was finally forcibly terminated by Dick, he was afraid that if he died in battle, the soul would be wiped out and Liadelin would die together, but this made the elf lady almost mad, fortunately there was Verinde, who had the same experience, accompanied her, otherwise the always dignified Liadelin would probably be going crazy.
But today, these girls who were in a very bad mood had uncharacteristically gathered in the Hall of the Star Dome, and a lady with an unclear face sat in the place where Dick often did, whether it was Gianna, or Liadline, or Verinde, who had jumped out, they all had great respect for her.
Yes, this is Elune, the Star Spirit Titan, who was able to achieve this short-term free transformation in the special environment of Ulduar, and today, she is here to welcome the important person who is about to return.
No one spoke, they had been waiting here for 10 minutes, and at the end of the 11th minute, the light of the Hall of the Star Dome flashed, and the figure of Algalon, the observer of the realms, appeared in it, but the Titan creature whose whole body was composed of starlight fell to the ground.
His body still had the horrific wounds caused by the magic energy, and it seemed that his return from Argus was not going well, but even though he was exhausted to the extreme, Algalon struggled to put his hands in front of Elune's eyes, and his palms were floating with a green leaf-like halo.
"You've done a good job, Algalon, you've lived up to the world!"
Elune stood up, she didn't immediately accept the halo of green leaves, but first poured a part of the pure world origin into Algalon's body, the observer of the realms did not speak, but the unclear expression on his face represented some kind of glory, yes, indescribable glory.
Shouldering the most important task entrusted by Dick, it took only 1 day to return to Azeroth from the Argus field, which almost exhausted all his energy, and he was now in desperate need of rest, he brought the Titan Spirit of the Creator back to Azeroth!
The most important purpose of the war between Dick and the Guardians had been achieved, and all they had to do was hold on until the expeditionary force arrived, and Elune's finger lightly touched the green leaves, and with the infusion of the world's origin, Iona's consciousness that had fallen asleep due to lack of strength slowly awakened.
With that special rhythm of life, at this moment, the wilderness demigods existing in the entire land of Azeroth set their eyes in the direction of Ulduar, these beings who have taken the life element to the extreme are the most sensitive to life.
A true Greatness has descended on Azeroth!
"Wake up, great Creator..."
Elune's hands were held under the green leaves, and the pale green light enveloped hers, "Wake up, the world needs you... The pantheon needs you..."
A soft groan rose from the leaf, and the light and shadow of the Creator slowly emerged beyond the leaf, and the moment Freya's more powerful life energy came into contact with Ulduar's Titan setting, the Titan City let out a roar, as if to welcome her arrival.
After being attacked by Kil'Gardan in the Argus Domain, Iona helped Dick recover from his injuries, but fell into a deep sleep due to lack of strength, and when she opened her eyes, she didn't know that she had arrived in Azeroth, but when she saw Elune in front of her, the still somewhat confused Creator immediately came back to her senses.
"Elune... The Pantheon is up, are you really here? Is this it..."
"Yes, Creator, this is Azeroth, sheltered by the Wall of Stars, and thank you for helping me. ”
Elune leaned over slightly, and the founder reached out to help her up, as a kind Titan, she didn't care about these false courtesies, she took a deep breath, feeling the vigorous life of Azeroth, she sighed,
"Elune, you have an enviable civilization... And a warrior like Dick, it's your luck, and so on... I smelled chaos, and Dick told me that you had cleared the existence of chaos, but how could there be..."
Sure enough, he is worthy of being the master of life, just a slight sweep, you can see the darkness hidden under this world, Elune with a trace of sadness,
"That's Enzos, one of the minions that Chaos put into this world, its body has been wiped out, but it has used a special way to connect itself to a half-plane of life, and although Dick has blocked that half-plane, it still can't stop it from bewitching mortals through dreams... In fact, it has now caused a lot of trouble in the mortal world. ”
"The ignorant mortals who claim to have received the Oracle preach against the Guardian system, and they want to give up their aid to Argus, but they are suppressed by the wise rulers, but if this continues, I am afraid that the mortal civilization of this world will still be poisoned. ”
"Just the loss of the body, the preservation of the soul?"
Iona listened to Elune's troubles, she smiled lightly, although she was still weak, but there was a smile on her face that was in her hands, "Then leave it to me... If the rules of that plane were life, the guy named Enzos would regret it. ”
"I can't afford to treat a good boy like Dick... I'll let it know what a foolish decision it made to choose to keep its soul alive!"