Chapter 345: The Ancient God
Arcane, Evil Power, Holy Light, Shadow, Life, Death.
The six high-latitude powers of this world.
Inside the Dragon's Tower, Herder looked at the six phantoms that hung in front of her like a moon of light, and her eyes were deep.
Of the six phantoms, the light representing the arcane and holy light was the most condensed, and it almost condensed into a single gem. This means that Herder's mastery of these two energies has reached an extremely high level.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the monarch of both.
The remaining dim light represents evil and shadows, and the bleakest ones are life and death.
However, the latter two Helde did not care, and for the rules of life and death, she had enough means to grab and cohesive when necessary.
In the light, there was a faint illusory figure hiding in it. The Holy Light and Arcane, in particular, were like amber wrapped in something, and on closer inspection, one of them was a six-winged figure, and the other was a tortoise-like creature.
These two patterns are also the clearest.
The Shadow is represented by a strange monster with fangs like a lanky and slender boar.
"The collection of energy is too slow."
Seeing that the pattern representing the shadow was hazy and always a phantom, Herder sighed slightly. The Holy Light is okay, after all, it has the foundation accumulated by the Holy Light Cathedral. These ownerless energies Helde easily gained control over them.
Arcane energy is also very simple, she only needs to possess the Well of Eternity, or the Well of the Sun, and with her knowledge of magic, she can easily override all mages to the fullest.
For the time being, the evil can only use the Skull of Gul'dan as a collector, and if necessary, it will need some powerful demons as materials to consume.
However, the Shadows, although collected through the Dark Naru and Apostle memes in the form of Dirigi's Phantasmage, are more difficult than other powers. Because behind this energy, there are too many people with authority to intervene.
And it is impossible for Herder to really destroy this valuable world like the Burning Legion.
It is not difficult to destroy, as long as the balance between the plague and the holy light is no longer maintained, and the plague spreads wantonly, the life of the whole world is sacrificed, and the collection of shadows will become the most top-notch energy in the hands of the people.
But it makes no sense.
If it depends on looting and destruction, then it is not difficult for Luke to do so. On the contrary, what is difficult is how to subtly transfer the authority of this world and this universe without destroying more.
It's a delicate job.
And as an enforcer, Herder had to take this into account.
Fortunately, she is not without options.
Medivan, or the Elder God?
Heldra opened two apparitions.
One of them represents evil power and the other represents shadow.
In terms of difficulty, it seems that it is better to find Medivan first. But the other party seemed to have some ability to predict, and after her arrival, the other party disappeared and hidden.
Even the Mage Towers on the Upwind Trail were deserted.
The other party was avoiding her.
Herder was the first to realize this.
The other party, who has mastered the hidden power of the Guardian and Sargeras, if he wants to hide his tracks, it is still a little troublesome for Herder to search him out for a while.
Even her familiar timeline observation did not find any useful information. And the time authority here is not in her hands, although she can forcibly observe and use it, but wielding this power in any world will bring some trouble.
Like the bronze dragons that maintain the timeline?
As a highly phased creature, Herder still wants to catch one as a pet. But the other party did not keep his hand, and after suffering a loss in her hands, he did his best to use his authority and ability to interfere with her observation of time while she was observing time.
So it seems that there is only one other option left in front of Herder's eyes.
Gods of the Ancients!
Compared to Medivan, who has an uncertain trail, it will be much less difficult to find the sealing places of these ancient gods. What's more, there is one who is trying to use his power to influence and infect her.
Although unconsciously. But Herder still felt offended, and locked on to the coordinates of the other party's power.
As long as she can obtain the power of an ancient god, the beacon can be completely stabilized, and even if she can't occupy this world for a while, it doesn't have much to do with her.
She's done what she's supposed to do! When the time comes, she can connect according to the soul lock and go to find Agatha who is hiding to complete it.
……
Angela Temple.
A huge lair palace of rocks.
Without alarming any external enchantments or alerts, a tall portal opened.
The swarm of orcs rushed out of the portal with their weapons in their hands. The last of the hundreds of orcs to walk out was Held, wrapped in a cloak.
"High Priest!" Grommash bowed slightly, carrying his blood-roaring axe.
"You guys clean up the road and don't let anyone disturb me with my spell casting." Herder reminded Gromarsh. This place is guarded by the Bronze Dragons and Night Elves, and if they notice anything unusual, they will surely swarm in to check it out.
Herder didn't want to have anything to do with them just yet.
In the rock palace, there is a dense sound of insects crawling in the shadows, and under the observation of everyone, the worm lines composed of insects like ants appear and disappear in the light and shadow of the tunnel.
Heard ignored the bugs, and headed straight for the seal she perceived. As she moved, all the insects around her spontaneously avoided a large part of the space, as if Helde was something that terrified them.
You can't kill all the bugs.
If she had a conflict with these bugs and made a big splash beforehand, it might have caused some trouble for her trip. So Herder didn't have the heart to do anything about these bugs. She simply used her magical abilities to deter and repel these bugs.
Of course, if there is a bug that can resist this coercion and even dare to attack her, it will be the turn of Gromash and Naozu to solve it.
A time-bound sealing door soon appeared in front of Herder's eyes, the seal on it was firm and delicate. This is the result of the power of the bronze dragons.
Helde touched the sealed door with his hand closed, closing his eyes and feeling the flow of energy on the door. It may be difficult for other mages to unlock this seal door without alerting the bronze dragon, but for Herder, who is also proficient in the power of time, it is not difficult to do so, it just takes a little time.
The power of time dissipated like a tide under Herder's thoughts, revealing a huge black and heavy stone door behind it. Gromash led his people to the lead, pushing open the heavy rock door for Herder.
With a slight roar, the stone door was pushed open in both directions, revealing a long staircase.
Gromash and the other orcs cautiously descended the stairs in the light of magic. Before they came, they all learned from their high priest what kind of place it was and what dangers it had.
The monsters imprisoned here may be even more terrifying and difficult than the Scourge Dragon.
That alone is enough to make them cautious. They are not afraid to face a strong enemy, but they are not reckless when they know that the other party is strong.
No one knows better than them how serious the consequences of recklessness can be in the face of a strong enemy. That's the distance between life and death.
Their eyes quickly opened up. It is a huge cave-like stone chamber, which has traces of artificial carving, but most of it has natural roughness and magic.
The dimly lit cavern had moist moisture, and there was something unpleasant about it that seemed to be the gathering of rotting organisms.
A cold force swept through their sturdy bodies like a cold wind, and suddenly, a certain coldness and fear arose from the deepest part of their hearts in Gromache. And like insects, the courage and fighting spirit in their hearts are bitten into the air little by little.
The magic light source in Herder's hand hung high above the cave like a small sun, allowing Gromash and the others to finally see what the cave looked like.
It is surrounded by a solid rock wall, at the bottom of the staircase, covered with black groundwater, and an underground lake, right in the center of the cave. The water of the lake was swarthy, like rotten water without flowing.
At the top of the cave, the sun-like ball of light shone on their bodies with warm light, dispelling the coldness in their hearts while constantly improving their state and strength.
"High Priest, do you need us to help you get it out?" Grommash looked around, and finally his gaze fell on the black, ominous surface of the lake. In his opinion, the target this time should be to hide under this lake. Just lure it out and the fight can begin.
"No, that lake is full of shadow power, and it's not something you can get into it deeply." Herder shook his head and rejected Grommache's offer. She could see that the lake had even been polluted to the point where it had been replaced by the power of shadow.
If you don't have enough strength and resistance, if you rashly come into contact with this extremely high concentration of shadow power, I'm afraid that even your will will be corrupted and distorted.
The Elder Gods who were sealed here were obviously still asleep, otherwise, I am afraid that as soon as they lifted the seal, they would have controlled those shadow forces to attack them, corrupting and twisting them. It won't be like it is now, calm and calm.
However, Herder had no intention of going down to wake the other party up in person. Although these shadow powers have little effect on her, just as people who love cleanliness will not easily go to rotten water to dive, she will not easily go down and face the ancient god in the shadow power.
But if you don't go down, it doesn't mean that you can't let the other party wake up. These lakes, which are filled with, or simply formed, by the power of shadows, can already be said to be part of the extension of the power of this ancient god. As long as the lake made of these dark powers is turbulent, then these lakes that are used as senses can awaken the sleeping ancient gods.
So the next moment, Herder increased the output of the power of the Holy Light.
The ball of light hanging from the top of the cave shone brightly at this moment, illuminating every corner of the cave, without the slightest shadow remaining.
The warm light shines on people's bodies, and there is even a kind of heat that makes people feel their souls burning.
As an energy that is opposed to the power of the Shadow, the water of the Shadow Lake is almost instantaneously like boiling water, gradually heating up from the earlier and instantly steaming.
The calm surface of the lake began to roll, and the sound of sizzling burning resounded in the closed cavern.
The water level of the Lake of Shadows began to drop. Although the rate of descent was slow, and it was not worth mentioning compared to the total amount of water in the lake, to the sleeping Elder God below, it was like a red-hot soldering iron that suddenly pressed through his clothes and pressed down on his body.
The pain and discomfort immediately woke it up from its slumbering beneath the lake.
Thundered!
The cave obviously began to tremble slightly, with fine gravel and dust falling from the top of the cave with the shaking stone wall, feeling the tremor of the ground under their feet, Gromash and the other orcs couldn't help but clench the weapons in their hands, as if only in this way could they make the courage and fighting spirit in their hearts stronger and more high.
"Who woke me up!"
“…… I woke up again......"
“…… I feel the power of the seal fade, is it my servant who has opened the seal? ……”
A strong spiritual storm mixed with a crazy murmur resounded in the hearts of all the orcs present, and just by hearing these sounds, one could feel the chaos and madness in them. Those whose mental will is not strong enough will will be corrupted by the power contained in this voice in an instant, and then their spirit will collapse and become their puppet-like creatures.
Herder's Light sheltered the Gromash They.
The next moment, the boiling water of the lake, huge tentacles poked out, they meandered towards the top of the cave, and then fell to the surface of the lake, supporting a huge body on the surface of the water.
Gromash looked at the ugly and terrifying behemoth in front of him, and just by looking at it, he seemed to be hit by some unknown strong shock.
It was a behemoth like an octopus, with large and small spines and open and closed eyes on its body and tentacles, and a huge eye on its huge skull, above its large mouth full of bony fangs.
The Elder God, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Cthun.
It was Herder's ultimate goal this time.
“…… Nasty energy...... You damn ......"
Chaotic and frantic whispers echoed through the cavern, and the blazing sun above the cavern clearly made Cthun feel uncomfortable and mad.
(End of chapter)