Chapter 40: The Death of the Sunseeker Dynasty (Part II)
Now, this king who has high hopes and deep trust from the high elves has stood up and once again stood at the forefront, and this alone is enough to make the high elves on the city wall boil! The morale has risen in an instant, I don't know how many levels, they have even desperately taken back many of the areas occupied by the undead on the city wall, and many places have also begun to risk death to start a tug-of-war with those undead who have the upper hand in numbers!
The cheers that erupted from the top of the city and the sound of the sudden fierce battle were faintly heard, which surprised Edlan, and it was really beyond his expectations that the High Elves, who had already fallen into a trough and could lose the defense of the city wall at any time, could still radiate such a powerful combat power.
But when he thought about it, the kings of a country have already stood at the forefront, and if the morale can't be raised, then the country is really hopeless.
Edran didn't look back to check the situation on the city walls, there was a battle on that side, and a new round of challenges was about to be ushered in on his side. Because the pressure on Alsace is too great now, even if the two sides are separated by 500 meters, he can feel the murderous aura emanating from Arthas that is so heavy that he almost can't hold his breath, that kind of death energy is eroding them all the time, and Edlan, who has relative energy, feels the deepest.
This is not at the same level as the previous Artace, and the promotion of Arthas by Frost Grief is really a bit arbitrary and unexpected, so Edlan has to be very cautious.
The High Elves who came to meet them quickly assigned their tasks, king against king, general against general, the strongest Sun King Anastria against Arthas, while the others had to pin down and draw other tricky opponents away.
However, Edlan was left behind by the Sun King because he had broken Arthas's shield and injured himself, so he ......
"You concentrate on casting spells in the back, I'll go and drag that villain!" Anastria said confidently, and then he cast an unknown buff spell on himself, and Edlan clearly felt the magic in the Sun King next to him come alive again.
"This is the end of it, Arthas, your atrocities are over!" the Sun King shouted as he pointed at Arthas, who was seated on the invincible, and his voice was much louder, and everything seemed to be going in a good direction.
And Arthas quietly hooked his finger at the Sun King, and the meaning of invitation to battle and insult was obvious.
"Anar'alah belore, burn, sinner!" As the Sun King's simple chant and spell casting brewed, a series of beaded fireballs shot out in the direction of Arthas, kicking off a new round of battle......
The power caused by the explosion of the fireball of "Boom, Boom Boom...... is very huge, enveloping the undead units that have not yet left the range to fight with others, but this makes Edlan, a traverser, look like a high-explosive bomb "washing the ground" in reality, and the attack is basically not enough for the units with those dark green shields......
But the Sun King didn't care, and his use of this set of beaded fireballs was intended to buy time for his amplification spells and disrupt the enemy's sight and sight.
It is "plowed" by death and heavenly fire The land has long been scorched black, standing on this still hot ground, if an ordinary person stepped on it, I am afraid that he would have been seriously injured by the high temperature, but the lowest here is also a high-level professional, and the mage is an elemental affinity, needless to say, they will call the water element to protect themselves, and even the mage with fire element specialization can make full use of the elements in this land to kill the enemy; Edlan is already a hero-level paladin, and this small scene has no effect on him; as for those spellbreakers, let alone mention, they are wearing equipment that is immune to magic to the explosion, the magic resistance exercised by their own bodies is also extremely high, and the temperature of these flames is not enough for them at all.
As for those Death Knights and Necromancers, Edlan couldn't figure out their doorways, the power of the anti-magic shield was a bit powerful, and it seemed to have been shared by Arthas, it lasted for a long time, and it is still in effect.
"Human Paladin, keep an eye on it. Today, you're going to see an epic battle of heroes slaying evil!" As the two sides continued to slowly approach, the unknown amplification spell of Anastria came to an end, and the skin on his face seemed to have been blessed by the life essence of the red dragon, and it was as if he had been retraced by the bronze dragon's time, and the erosion of the original years faded on his face, which made him look no different from the other High Elves in the prime of life.
When did the Sun King still have this skill? Edlan was puzzled, but now his own strength has been greatly improved, which is a very good thing, maybe he can really kill Arthas here?
Arthas naturally saw this scene in his eyes, and his expression was still so cold, "Although this is not fair, I want to see how much vitality you can lose." ”
In order to facilitate the battle, and clearly confirmed that Edlan did not have a war horse, so he could not use that kind of rogue tactic to attack himself, Arthas turned over and dismounted with a blank face.
"Boom, boom, boom—"
The Sun King secretly "pre-read" the flame blast and added a calm and idle fire blast after the operation, and Edlan's divine shock smashed into Arthas's protective shield almost at the same time! The burst of fire energy swept through Arthas, and in the explosion that far exceeded Adelan's impression of magical damage, Arthas's shield seemed to crumble in just one shot, and the Holy Shock that followed was the energy that the Death Knight hated the most, and like the explosion of those flames, after being blocked by the shield, the remaining energy was scattered like waves crashing against the reef.
Although they didn't break the defense directly, looking at the crumbling shield, the two people who were facing Alsace head-on both felt that such an attack had worked!
An even more frantic spell offensive began! I saw that the Cadore crystal on the crystal staff containing powerful magic power in the Sun King's left hand emitted a dazzling red light, and six fist-sized flames like "fireball magic" dragged the long tail flame and kept a spiral flying posture and rushed towards Arthas!
This kind of deadly "fireball technique", Edlan looks at it and thinks it should be a mage's "burning storm"!
The Sun King's strength should not be underestimated, which made Arthas, who gave up invincible foot combat in order to be able to fight more flexibly, almost one-sidedly! The Sun King's fire spell was so powerful that every time it hit Arthas was like a meteorite falling not far away, the violent earthquake-like vibration that was emitted could probably be felt even on the walls of Silvermoon City? After all, that kind of cheering had never stopped......
The Flame Burst was almost instantaneous, and the Burning Storm would have had a long cooldown after one spell, but the Sun King cast three rounds in a row! It's hard to tell if this was because of the special effects of his staff or if he was a gifted flame mage in the first place. After all, his son Kael'thas is also the darling of the fire element, and I'm afraid he himself won't be much weaker.
"Beep-"
A sharp howl like a dragon eagle sounded, and Edlan, who had just finished casting the Divine Fire in a row, saw the magic energy that the Rune Sword Flame Strike that the Sun King held in his right hand was converging and released!
It was a phoenix-like firebird!
After a high-pitched howl, the firebird, which was at least three people in size, spread its wings in the air, mobilizing the heat in the air again, and the air emitted suffocating and terrifying flames, the orange-red flames completely illuminating the dead air of the undead and the poisonous cloud of the plague!
This is the Phoenix Flame, the "ultimate" of the artifact Flame Strike!
The pure phoenix of magic and fire flapped its wings a few times, and with a dash, it slammed straight into Arthas's shield, still covered in fire and holy energy......
"Boom-"
The power caused by the fire magic is so amazing, there is a feeling of a magic version opening and closing, and as the most powerful fire magic in the three series of elemental magic, it also shows its "violent aesthetics" without hesitation in visual effects. This more powerful impact than the previous "bombing" is like a highly offensive energy group, smashing another highly defensive energy group, this pure energy competition bursts out of the colorful light can indeed make people who do not know how to see the blood boiling.
But those who really know this way feel a little bored, because one side is completely "passively" beaten, and there is no slightest confrontation at all.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, despite being refreshed by the damage dealt by each round of pure fire magic, Edlan also increased his output even further, and he immediately amplified himself with Vengeful Fury, and that continuous fountain of light appeared around Arthas, almost enveloping him and the phoenix flame!
Each Fountain of Light is like a collection of divine energy, they are no longer like the original "little stars" that shoot out one by one, but form pillars of light that shoot straight out!
"Boom, boom, boom......"
Like a railgun of holy light, the pouring out of the column of energy swept through the potential energy like thunder and lightning, as if it made Adlane feel that he had gone to the wrong set, thinking that this was some kind of high-tech and not some high-magic world. The roaring collision and energy collision were endless, so that the sounds of other people around them fighting, weapons clashing, scolding and screaming were all muffled, as if only the three different types of energy were colliding fiercely between heaven and earth, eclipsing everything else.
At this time, the heat wave belonging to the fire element hit, and the embers of the Sun King's phoenix seemed to be another amplification for the allies, and Edlan clearly felt this warm feeling, and when he maintained the Fountain of Light Circle, he obviously felt that his spell attack was mixed with some fire energy, which was excellent.
"Crackling ......" came like the sound of glass jumping, and what made people feel strange was that the energy battle that was so violent that everything was discolored just now suddenly ended abruptly in a weird way like this glass jumping.
"Enough!"
Arthas's scolding interrupted all voices, including the almost incessant energy confrontation just now.
At this moment, everything seemed to be silent again, except for the deep pit left on the ground by the fierce energy collision and the charred ground around it, it was as if nothing had happened here, including the invincible firebird phoenix, the almost unbreakable dark green shield of Arthas, and the holy light energy that disgusted all the undead.
In this brief moment of consternation, Arthas, who had been planning for a long time, released the magic power that had been condensed for a long time from the frost sorrow with lightning speed, and the frozen air erupted violently with him as the center, and the nearest Edran and the Sun King had to cast several protective spells for themselves.
And at this moment, on the ground in front of Arthas, the ground suddenly resembled a swamp, and rippled, and then the crimson color filled it, and the thick smell of blood could be smelled at once even from 50 yards away. Countless bone claws instantly poured out of this wide pool of crimson blood, and they were like messengers of hell, trying to grab all the living who passed by and drag them into hell, but soon, the blood was torn apart like a piece of paper!
Out of this pool of blood came a thick putrid stench, which only corpses can emit a foul stench!
"Bang-" A large black shadow leaped out of the pool of blood and landed heavily on the ground.
It was a complete monster, and Edlan could tell at a glance that it was also stitched together with a corpse, and then condensed through an evil necromancy to finally awaken it, but the appearance of this ghost thing was even more bizarre. This monster is larger than Abomination, and unlike Abomination, it appears to have some fluff on its skin in some places, but only flesh and bone in others. Its disgusting head was fat and twisted, and its neck was stitched directly to its body. It had no weapons, but its thick arms and exposed bony claws were very dangerous things. And the irregular two protruding big eyeballs are even more disgusting, and their bodies don't know what went wrong with the sutures, and the protrusions like tumors seem to be "living" in them, constantly producing fetal movements, which makes people nauseated. The most disturbing thing is that it is just like an abomination, it itself exudes the poisonous gas of the plague, and even more so, it is covered in the stench of corpses, and the swarthy liquid that does not seem to be a good thing drips from its body, and the smell of it makes the living uncomfortable.
"Roar—" The monster came out with a scream of unknown meaning, a wail that sounded like a slurred man, the sorrow of a dead man, or the low roar of some beast. The sound alone is enough to make some cowards who still have a living life shudder. And after that scream, the blood on the ground flew into its mouth that was crooked to the right side like its tonic, and it flew into its mouth that was crooked to the right side and could swallow a person.
Such a strange monster and the way it appeared didn't have much trouble for the two people who faced it directly, they just looked at the opponent with a solemn expression and assessed the possible combat effectiveness of this thing, and they had already simulated several methods and routines in their minds on how to deal with this monster.
"Let me introduce you to you, this is the test case of the Scourge Legion's latest necro technology, and it will serve as your adversary, my old friend, and I can't let you sabotage my duel with this 'great' king anymore. Arthas wanted to speak elegantly, but his expressionless face didn't match what he said.
The Sun King and Edlan looked solemn, they both clearly felt that this monster that suddenly appeared was not as easy to deal with as an abomination, so although the two were helpless, they still confirmed each other's eyes, nodded slightly, and began to prepare to continue to deal with the enemy in the way just now and test it.
But Arthas didn't seem to give much time for the two to talk, he flicked his fingers, and the monster called the withered intestine rushed over like a lion, directly scattering the two of them!
"Bang, bang!"
The two huge bone claws of the withered intestines slapped down fiercely and continuously, knocking Edlan, who had just dodged and was about to counterattack, and continued to retreat, and the few Holy Energy attacks he took out of the gap in the retreat didn't hurt at all, even if he aimed at the opponent's protruding eyeballs.
The withered eyes were fragile, and they were quickly burned by the scorching power, but this did not affect its movements in the slightest, but only made its offensive more irritable, making Edlan dodge left and right more like a funny clown, dancing a suffocating "dance" in an attempt to amuse his audience.
Edlan was suppressed by this monster in just one face, which surprised the Sun King, and he immediately wanted to use spells to support, but Arthas also "floated" with his body half-suspended at an unbelievable speed, "Your opponent is me, the king of the High Elves." ”
The Sun King reluctantly canceled the spell he was about to cast, and temporarily changed the spell model, attaching it to the Rune Sword Flame Strike, "The flames will purify you scum!"
At this time, the flame strike was just like its name, and the entire sword body seemed to be burning, and every slash it made it seem like flames tore through the air and cut through space, turning everything into a sea of fire! Combined with his perfect mastery of fire magic, he used this trick to wreak havoc on Zulkin, the leader of the Amani trolls, and was one of the key factors in the success of the alliance between humans and the High Elves.
"Bell—" Frost Sorrow and Flame Strike collided violently!
The Sun King was attacked by a huge force, and the "bite" brought by the huge force made him feel his arm numb without the slightest preparation, so he immediately used the flash technique to once again stay away from this death knight, whose power has far exceeded the human level.
Anastria was not frustrated that his "helper" was broken, after using this kind of secret, he was ready to be martyred, but he didn't expect this moment to come so early, in the previous explosive attack that almost returned to his peak state, he had consumed too much energy, as Arthas said, his already small vitality was now another round of consumption, so that he could now maintain this "young" state is already very difficult.
Therefore, when Edlan was discarded, the Sun King, who carried the glory of the High Elves for 3,000 years, and the Sun King, who carried the expectations of all the High Elves, immediately launched a fierce attack!
It's just that after being forced back and using the flashing technique to stay away, the "roar" of the Sun King's fire magic is still so earth-shattering, and the sky-high flame storm continues to ignite with Arthas's unusually fast and unusually fast charge, but the lethality is like a magic that can burn the sky is always a second slower than Arthas.
When Arthas approached the Sun King under the "escort" of pillars of fire rising from the firestorm, the hearts of all the High Elves watching from the city walls seemed to stop beating.
"Bell—"
The Flame Strike and the Frost Sorrow, two artifacts that are essentially completely opposite in nature collided violently together again, this time it was not as "hastyly ending" as before, the cyclone intertwined with ice and fire did not blow around, sweeping everything, but like an updraft, it tightly surrounded the two people who were wrestling, constantly circling and rising and continuing to wrestle!
The cold frost pierced through the Sun King's flame shield and spell shield, and large swaths of frost began to "bite" the old king's arm, forcing him to use the staff in his left hand to urgently increase the energy of the fire element, which made him feel better, and on the other hand, unlike the natural flame of the Holy Energy, the pure flames on Arthas's armor ignored the protection of Saxron's evil iron, scorching his shriveled but powerful arm, which made him feel unhappy and painful for a long time.
"Surrender to the Lich King, cowards, you will pay for your actions!" Anastria cursed through gritted teeth.
But this "genteel" scolding was not painful to Arthas, and he replied smugly, "You may have been invincible in your youth, but I know that your life has long since been lost in the wind—and I am glad to extinguish this candle that represents the hope of the High Elves." ”
"Bastard!" Anastria knew that he would definitely not be able to hide Arthas's details, and from such a calm conversation, he clearly felt that the other party had not done his best, and he was already exhausted due to the end of the outbreak of the secret arts, "At least I still have a soul, and we High Elves still have a free and noble will, how can you mean this monster!"
"Hehe, really? You're going to be out of it soon. Arthas's voice was still flat, even when he was laughing.
At this moment, Arthas felt his frontal resistance suddenly disappear, and he realized that the sinister mage was covering for a tactic with the words he had just spoken, and then a cloud of whistling ice erupted from his body, freezing the Sun King who flashed behind him and tried to decapitate him!
It was less than a second, and all the High Elves watching the scene, one second they were still cheering at their king's successful decapitation of the enemy chieftain, and the next they were speechless, and then they were stunned and filled with despair......
Flame Strike was forced to engage Frostmourn again, but in this collision, the ancient elven blade was broken in half along with the mighty staff.
Despite spitting blood from his mouth and already feeling that his fateful moment was approaching, Anastria struggled to break free from the shackles of the frost, but he did not flee and did not use the ice barrier to survive, because he knew that his time was running out, so like a determined and majestic warrior, he dodged the blow that Arthas faced directly, and used the last bit of strength in his "young" body to swing the broken sword in his hand, but his opponent cunningly dodged the blow!
The broken sword was buried deep in Arthas's thigh, but Frostmourn stabbed the aging king's body from the back, eventually stealing the soul of its master......
P.S1: The disgusting thing like withered bowels has been seen in Naxxramas, I forgot what it was called, but it was already present in the Blood Elf Legacy Armor mission, remembering the battle to defend Quel'Thalas.