14. Talk of fate

It's no secret that the Order Death Knights want to craft their own legendary weapons.

After the Death Knights, who were truly freed from their inner righteousness, they began the project and have been secretly inviting legendary smiths around the world, and it is said that several have accepted their invitations, from traditional dwarven blacksmiths, to unconventional Draenei gemstones, to mysterious upper elven arcane craftsmen, and so on.

These stubborn undead also collected precious materials from various sources, digging for the purest Saron Evil Iron in Northrend, searching for the best jade in Pandaria, working with the rich little chieftains in the desert of the Tovir people, searching for various gems that have been passed down from ancient times to the present day, and even entrusting the shamans of the Ring of the Earth to take them into the Four Elemental Realms in search of the strange minerals there.

It can be said that they have made all the preliminary preparations for this plan, and now they are just waiting for the final design to take shape.

But forging an evil artifact is no easy feat...

The death energy manipulated by the necromancers is very dangerous for the living body, and the living rarely do death to study this terrifying power, and only the undead themselves know how to increase the power of death energy to the extreme, so the weapon design must be done by the Order Death Knights themselves, but they lack references.

There are many evil artifacts in Azeroth, but they are all in the hands of forces that are not easy to mess with.

Whether it's the Soul Eater Sword Frost Sorrow in the hands of the Lich King, the Soul Sword Apocalypse in the hands of the High Lord Tyrion, or the Scepter of Destruction in the hands of the Grand Karcist Kel'thugad, or the rumored Blade of the Dark Empire, these are all weapons that cannot be borrowed for a long time or left to outsiders to observe.

Because regardless of what the owner of the possession of them thinks, these legendary weapons have their own minds, and if they are not willing to be studied, then the Order Death Knights, even if they get these legendary weapons, will not be able to see a single reason.

So in desperation, the Order Death Knights could only trace back to their origins and find the common ground of these evil weapons, and later they found that Frost Grief and Apocalypse, the two undead's exclusive sister magic swords, were both from the hands of the ancient Nasrezm Demon Forger, and those cunning creatures from the stars seemed to be very good at making evil weapons with the same temperament as them, and this gave the Order Death Knights the direction of research.

This is one of the reasons why the Order joins the Dark Justice League, and they need the help of Warlocks and Demon Hunters to take them to the stars to find things related to the Nasrezm Demons.

But the home planet of the Nasrezm demons in the stars has long been destroyed, according to the demons of the legion, that happened a long time ago, maybe hundreds of thousands of years ago, and now, the descendants of the ancient Nasrezm demons have been diverted into the three new home stars.

They are the mysterious planet of La Encona, which has been covered in poison and acid mist, the distant planet Nasressa, which is naturally filled with extremely thick shadow powers, and Xonos, a shattered world known as "Hellfire and Dry Bones", which is not far from the Legion's stronghold.

The first two planets are still a real blind spot for the Dark Alliance, and they have not been given a phase mark for these two worlds, but the world of Xonos has been marked, and this is also the closest the Death Knights have come to their legendary weapons in the current situation.

They can't pass up this opportunity!

Therefore, in the face of the invitation of the Grand Karcist Kel'thugad and the Demon Hunter Illidan, Lord Kurtaz did not hesitate for long, and won their invitation in one bite, and after a short 30 minutes, the starry gate inside the Evil Power Hammer that had fallen in the rift of the Dreadmark opened again, and the Order Death Knights, who had been fully assembled in Azeroth, stepped into this strange land in full armor.

They will also join the Dark Alliance's assault on the shattered world of Niskara.

The opponents are a terrifying number of demons, but these Death Knights are not afraid...

After all, in a numerical war, who are the undead afraid of?

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"I want to make a statement, guys."

Kurtaz, the commander of the Order Death Knight, the Great Knight of Dwarven Death, stood in his chair, he opened his staff, and the cold frost formed a slender ice pick in his hand, like a whip, the dwarf pointed to the projection of the demons behind him, and said to the warlocks and demon hunters in front of him:

"Based on the Darkblade Legion and the Scourge Legion, the Death Knight's psychic system has been developed over the years, and we have tried to resurrect all kinds of creatures, including demons, but frankly, the awakening of the Death Demon has not been really successful, these creatures have been immersed in evil energy since birth, and even after death, their corpses are full of heavy evil energy, so it is difficult for the death power to fully penetrate."

"The higher the rank of the demon, the higher the concentration of evil energy in the body, and the more difficult it is for us to control them."

The dwarf's shriveled and cold voice echoed through the makeshift tent camp, and he whispered:

"The Order has summoned almost all of our current lichs for this battle, and under the manipulation of our war lichs, we will create several large psychic circles in the land of Niskara, which will continuously transform low-level demons into our soldiers, but these circles can last for a limited time."

"The Order can guarantee that we will attract the attention of most of the demons in that world for you until the time for the demonic transformation is complete, but you must do what you have to do before our circle fails, and when the time is up, the Order will begin to retreat, so if anyone is unfortunate enough to fall behind..."

The dwarf's frosty face showed a vicious and cold smile:

"I'm sorry then..."

"Wait!"

Before Kurtaz could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the Grand Karcist Kel'thugad, the wise man who was holding his cat and petting it frantically, raised his head, and a glint flashed in his green fluorescent eyes, and he whispered:

"I don't think the Order has turned its mind around, Kurtaz, your battle plan is too conservative! I need you to be more "bold" and "creative"... Our purpose is not to be a raid, just run away! It's not like that! We're going to destroy Niskara, we're going to take over that world! Do you understand? ”

"This can't be done!"

The upright dwarf shook his head and said very calmly:

"Unless you can pull the two main warbands of the Dark Blade over, there is still a possibility, the strength of the Order is not enough to attack the fortress with nearly a million demons, we know our strength very well, we can't do this!"

"No, no, no!"

Ker's Sugargard stroked the head of the sleepy Mr. Bigworth, and said in a playful tone:

"It's not your strength that's limiting you, it's your old-fashioned thinking, I've heard that the Order has passed on most of the knowledge of the Darkblade, and I remember that when the Darkblade attacked the underground cities of the Black Iron Dwarves, and when the Scourge Legion attacked the northern frontier, they all used a weapon of incredible power..."

"Yes, I'm talking about... Pestilence! ”

Hearing this, Kurtaz's dark blue eyes blinked, and he wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the silent demon hunter Illidan, the dark walker who bluntly said:

"That weapon is forbidden in Azeroth, I know it, but... This is not Azeroth! ”

"We are fighting against the most terrifying war gangs in the stars, this is an unequal war, and in order to win, we should throw away the shackles of morality and rules and win in this "unconventional" way, I think... No problem! You tell me? ”

The dwarven death knight was silent for a moment, his eyes twinkling, as if thinking about the feasibility of this matter, the others did not disturb the dwarf's thoughts, and after a moment, Kurtaz raised his head, and he looked at the Grand Karcist:

"Plague, this is indeed a blind spot in our thinking, you are right, although the Order has never used a plague weapon, we have the original manuscript of the war plague weapon of the Dark Blade system in our hands, which is already a very mature technology, but the problem is that these plagues are not prepared for the demon battlefield, so I need your warlock to cooperate and modify the parameters of the plague raw materials in the shortest possible time, so that they can also take effect against demons."

"And the most important problem, materials, materials to make a good plague, are hard to find in this world."

"There's no need to worry about that, Mr. Kurtaz."

The Grand Karcist said in a flat tone:

"I've stockpiled enough raw materials on the Demon Hunters' ships long before we set off, and if you can craft the Plague Barrel a little better, those materials will be enough for you to craft the Undead Plague that covers every inch of Niskara, and we've got enough gas masks in advance..."

"So, you planned it a long time ago, and you invited us over just for the plague formula in our hands?"

The dwarven death knight looked at the archcarcasist, and he shook his head:

"I knew you warlocks were so bad."

"Each other, all right, let's get to work."

Kel'thugad took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and he said to the other two men in the manner of a commander:

"The repair of the Demonic Mallet will take about 2 days, so we have 2 days to prepare, and then 'whoosh'! ”

The Grand Karcist's left hand made a "falling" gesture, and he whispered:

"The plague washes the floor... At ease! ”

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"So, actually, there is another question I didn't ask just now."

After the battle meeting, the Grand Karcist and Lord Kurtaz walked on the ridge of the Dreadcarn, as if they were watching the astronomical spectacle of the stars, looking at the flying rubble, and the cold and dead stars, Kel'thugad suddenly said:

"The problem of Knossos, you are here for the hidden secrets of that planet, but you don't say a word about it, can I think that you have your own ideas and don't need our involvement?"

"Going to a completely unfamiliar and hostile place to find something, whether it's a Death Knight, Warlock, or Demon Hunter, is not a professional, and if we were to do it, it would probably mess up."

Lord Kurtaz sat on the stone on the edge of the cliff at the top of the Dreadscarf, and the dead undead looked at the cold stars in front of him, and said:

"Matters of professionalism should be handled by real professionals, and we have hired some very professional people, and after the war against Niskara begins, they will enter the world of the Dreadlord through the portal to Xonos from Niskala and find what we need."

"Actually, I need your help in this matter... I've heard that you captured a strange Dreadlord while attacking the Dreadrift? ”

"Hmm"

The Grand Karcist did not hide it, he said:

"It's a dreaddemon with blue wings, a crazy demon, or a high-level demon, called Memphistus, we found it next to the soul cauldron, and the demons here seem to be planning to burn it as fuel for the soul cauldron, so instead of catching it, it's equivalent to us saving it."

"But that guy's soul is fragmented, it seems to have been torn apart by some force, and the chaotic death and soul make it impossible to enslave at all, and even the soul contract is at risk... Alas, it's a pity, a Dreadlord of that level is a good contract object, and even I'm a little tempted. ”

"Good!"

Lord Kurtaz nodded:

"Then let's waste it, leave it to us, and you don't need to meddle in the rest."

"You know, I'm a bit of a curious person."

The Grand Karcist Kel'thugad whispered as he stroked the wizard cat in his arms:

"So tell me, who are you hiring? Who can boast to you that you can get those precious knowledge in a world surrounded by demons? ”

This question caused the Death Knight to look up at him, but the dwarf did not answer it directly, he just said quietly:

"There aren't many organizations that meet this condition in the world of Azeroth, and I'm sure that with your wisdom, you should have guessed it."

"Oh?"

Kel'thugad's eyes narrowed:

"I thought they hated you."

"Yes, they do hate us."

The dwarven death knight closed his eyes:

"At the end of the day, we're all traitors, but... After all, the incense is still there, and after they finally leave this world, the Order will be the last voice of death in Azeroth, you know? Mr. Kel'thugad... I'm feeling more and more now. ”

"Huh? What does it feel like? ”

"All of this, all of it, the betrayal and re-emergence of the Order, the shift from darkness to neutrality, and the future of becoming the last group of Death Knights, all of this is in the plan of the Supreme One..."

"The so-called pursuit of freedom and justice is only a faΓ§ade, but we are... has always been his pawn. ”

"He shapes the fate of all things, and He shapes ours... You and I, even Illidan, are the same. ”