Chapter 115: Doubts in the History Books

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The battle in Talon County took place in the middle of the Second Demon War. At that time, the forces of the Scourge were wreaking havoc in the lands of Lordaeron, and Talon County was cut off from the main forces of the Alliance, but there was a garrison in the town, including a group of paladins with silver hands, and a local militia led by Joseph Redpass.

The first attack of the Undead Scourge was only tentative. Squads of skeletons and zombies wander around the outskirts of the town and are easily defeated.

But the tenacity of the defenses didn't hold back the undead, who continued to attack frantically, wave after wave of undead troops coming in and engaging the defenders of Talon County.

The strength of the defenders was weakened, but the Knights of the Silver Hand continued to support them. The leader of the Order, David Croford, is a native of Talon County, and when he learns that the town is about to be attacked, he leads his followers to the town and joins forces with the guards to resist Hogus's forces.

When Hoggus himself joined the fray, he went head-to-head with Davey. Their battle lasted for a long time, and in the end Davey won, but he was mortally wounded and died shortly after defeating the Ghoul King.

The battle continued, and Captain Redpass led the militia in a valiant fight. If it weren't for the captain's control of the dark magic of the Death Knight Marduk, the battle would have been won.

During the battle, Marduk rode up to Redpass, and he used dark magic to shred Redpass's will, twisting his soul into an evil shadow.

The depraved Captain Redpass spread his evil power to the defenders of County Talon, and the infected soldiers immediately betrayed their fellow citizens and began to slaughter them. Eventually, they turned to Talonshire and slaughtered the people who were hiding in their homes.

The remaining undead forces and the fallen Captain Redpass left the ruined county of Talon and threw themselves into the battlefield of Lordaeron......

The above content is from the "Complete History of Talon" about the battle of Talon.

The more she read these accounts, the more she wondered. After the group eliminated the undead who roamed the county of Talon, Sherion came to Mochi and asked his own question based on the record in the "Complete History of Talonshire": "Mr. Mochi, there is something I don't understand about the account of this battle, and I would like to ask you ......"

In order to clear the battlefield in advance and avoid a situation of being attacked from many sides, the group came to Dalong County early the next morning to fight. Saving Pamela's father's soul is not a simple matter, and in order to bring Joseph Redpass back to life and make up for his past mistakes, he must summon his soul to accompany him to re-complete the battle of Talonshire.

Mochi stretched out his palm and made a gesture of please, signaling that Shellion could ask any questions. The people who were setting up magic traps stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to listen to Sherryan.

"First of all, in terms of the outcome of this battle - the militia commander Joseph Redpass, corrupted by the black-clad Marduk, defected to the Scourge and turned the tip of his sword against his compatriots in Talon County, resulting in the loss of Talon County. But since Marduk has such a powerful mind control ability and can quickly corrupt a human warrior who has a strong position, wouldn't it be better for him to use this power in the first place? As a history buff, she has always habitually put herself in the shoes of historical figures, thus revisiting historical events.

Mochi nodded, motioning for Sherry to continue.

"Whether it's the first attack with low-level zombies and skeletons, or the second attack with the ghoul king Hogus, these are clearly not wise from a tactical point of view...... If the art of war is to exchange the death of the smallest soldier for the greatest victory, then the practice of the black-clothed Marduk is clearly contrary to this principle. As an "undefeated Scourge General", Marduk shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake. ”

Hearing this, Mochi interrupted Sherry and asked Avena to ask a question for herself: "If Sherry were a black-clothed Marduke, what would you do?" ”

Sherry took a deep breath and calmly and resolutely said his answer: "I will concentrate my superior forces and break down the defense of Talon County at once and minimize the losses of my troops." ”

Very good analysis. Mo Qi sighed in his heart. Sherryan's weak and beautiful appearance and inner composure reminded Mochi of [Left Hand, Healing] again, she is really exactly the same perfect woman, which is why Moqi used to give the command task to [Left Hand, Heal], she is more capable of independent thinking than everyone in the small team.

Moqi looked at the others, and after Sherryant mentioned this, everyone also realized the problem. At the same time, Moqi can also feel that the legend of "Undefeated Marduk" has also put a lot of pressure on everyone.

Many years have passed since the war with the natural disaster, but the terrifying legends about "Maduk in Black" and "Undefeated Maduk" are still circulating in this land, and Xue Ruian and Gareth, who grew up in Silvermoon City, have also heard of it.

People with fears and doubts can't fight with all their might, Mochi scratched his head, roughly organized the language in his heart, and then dragged out his battle plan and understanding of this history, and Anvina was in charge of translating it simultaneously-

"Then I'll explain it in a nutshell. What you think is unreasonable about this battle is actually due to your miscalculation of Marduk's strength. Of course, you can't be blamed for this, the compilers of "The Complete History of Talonshire" also bear a lot of responsibility. Let me reintroduce you to the character of Maduk in Black. ”

Mochi explained in as calm a tone as possible, so that everyone would not have the illusion that "this fish man is discriminating against us". It's not hard to be smart, but it's hard to be smart and not annoying.

"The black-clothed Marduk, formerly known as Marduk-Blackball, is the Death Knight general of the Scourge Legion. In the records of history, this general has always won battles. But there is nothing mysterious about the reasons for his undefeated. "The reason why he won all the way came from his rune sword. ”

"How powerful his rune sword is, I'm sure you have an idea of how powerful it is when you look for his broken sword with me...... Under the corrosion of the broken sword, the surrounding land gradually became corrupt and barren, and formed a canyon that is now the mark of the Demon Blade. ”

Hearing this, the crowd recalled the scene they had seen when they retrieved Marduk's broken swordβ€”the barren land formed by the broken wounds embedded in the ground, and countless souls of the dead were trapped around this evil weapon. In order to be able to pick up the broken sword smoothly, Avena and Sherion had to use the power of the Holy Light to purify the broken sword.

"According to historical records, after losing this runic sword, Marduk disappeared and was no longer active on the battlefield. This is no coincidence, and there is reason to believe that after losing the sword, he decided that he had no basis to continue fighting, so he chose to live in seclusion. Although it is said that the energy source of the Death Knight is the rune sword and the power of the rune, and the death knight who loses the rune sword will indeed lose his strength, but because the sword is damaged, it disappears, and Marduk's reliance on the sword is obviously too suspicious. "In fact, not only that, as a player, Mo Qi also clearly knows that Marduk's hiding place is in the Psychic Academy, and if he kills Marduk, there will be a chance to drop the other half of the broken sword, but he has no way to explain to everyone how he knows these details, so he can only choose to hide it.

Sherry thought for a moment and agreed with Mochi's words, "Marduk's disappearance is indeed suspicious. Generally speaking, a general surrounded by victory chooses to remain incognito in his heyday, which is really not a choice that ordinary people would make. Even if a strong general does not have a sword, as long as he can command the army, he can still perform miracles. His choice to retire is indeed a testament to his reliance on the sword, so it is likely that Marduk obtained a rune sword that is far more powerful than his own by chance. ”

Mochi continued, "Most of the undefeated records come from the Rune Sword, which is my first interpretation of Marduk's strength. The second point is that his bewilderment spells can't be cast under any conditions, but most often require some kind of casting conditions. ”

"Casting conditions? Could it be that Mr. Murch also knows about bewilderment? This time it was Anvina who interrupted Mochi.

Mo Qi shook his head, "I don't know anything about the casting principle of confusing spells. However, in general, it is not a simple matter to turn a determined enemy into your own combat force. In the case of the Priest's mind control skill, the power of the caster must not differ too much from the caster's strength......"

In the game setting, the Priest's mind control is set to "control a target with a level no higher than your level +1 for thirty seconds." Does not work against demonic, mechanical, or undead mobs. This effect shares a decreasing effect with other Confuse effects. "It can be seen that there are still many limitations to mind control magic. And the range of mind control is only thirty yards, and it is not possible for the controlled person to use all his skills.

The reason why the game has so many restrictions is also very simple, the confusion type of magic is too powerful. If such magic could be used without restrictions, all combat would be meaningless and fun. Moki's world is different from the game world, but there are many limitations to bewilderment spells. The reason is very simple, if the generals of the Scourge could easily control the human resistance, then the human kingdom would have completely fallen long ago.

"Based on this inference, I can roughly deduce three points - first, the true strength of the black-clothed Marduk is not even as good as that of Joseph Redpass, the militia captain, otherwise he would not have controlled Joseph Redpass until the final stage of the battle. Send low-level skeletons and zombies, send the ghoul king Hoguse to his death, or unleash control skills after gaining an advantage over humans...... I believe the best explanation for these suspicious tactics is not that Marduk doesn't want to crush the defenders of Talon County, but that he can't, his bewilderment-type spells have very strict cast restrictions, and he must wait until the human side is weakened to a certain extent before he can cast them. ”

Second, this spell can indirectly confuse multiple targets, but only if the mind of the controlled person is filled with fear and wavering emotions. This can also be seen in the "Complete History of Talonshire", where the other defenders saw Joseph Redpass's rebellion, and this magic failed to convert all the guards into Scourge lackeys. ”

"Thirdly, it takes a lot of energy to transform a determined goal, and at the level of the black-clothed Marduk, you can only release this forced transformation once at a time. And, based on my speculation, this transformation will most likely require the target to be slashed by Marduk's runic sword. The passage from the "Complete History of Talon County" - 'Marduk rode to Redpass, and he used dark magic to tear apart Redpass's will' is the best proof of this.

Hearing this, everyone had a clear understanding of Marduk's strength - the so-called black-clothed Marduk, far less powerful than the legend, he relied too much on his rune sword, and his bewilderment magic also had many spell casting restrictions.

It seems that as long as it is dealt with properly, Maduk in black is not an invincible opponent.

Gareth, who had been silent, joined the discussion, "I can probably understand your analysis, you mean that Marduk's bewitchment magic requires a long period of channeling and a lot of mana consumption, right?" He can easily control those who are shaken in their hearts, but for opponents who are firm in their hearts, he must weaken the opponent's strength in order to control their spirits. ”

"That's right, as long as we are determined and thoroughly implement the operational policy discussed last night. Marduk won't have much of a chance to win. ”

Just because you won't have much chance of winning doesn't mean an absolute victory. Mochi buried this sentence in his heart and did not tell anyone else. He placed the relic package in the center of Talonshire Square. The Bronze Dragon's spells began to distort the light and scene around them, and everything was about to reappear.

The darkest history of Talon County is about to be repeated, and what awaits Mochi and the others is an inevitable battle. Reading, a better reading experience.