Although the incident of burning the ship seems to be nothing, and there is still a bit of a burning spirit in it, from a military point of view, Alsace's operation can even be said to be very perfect. He successfully inspired the troops morale and courage.
But if you look at it from the other side, this incident means that Alsace has completely broken through the way he has always adhered to as a paladin, insisting on his own way, and has begun to use any means for revenge.
The seeds of darkness in my heart have long been planted, but now they have just grown and sprouted...
Walking in the cold ice wind of Northrend, the troops led by Arthas and Magni's dwarf troops were advancing with difficulty. The place they were going to was in the southeast of Northrend. According to Magni, There was indeed an earthquake there not long ago. The news sent back by the dwarf scouts claimed that the traces of the avalanche caused by the earthquake are still clearly visible. If you want to find the rumored portal, it may only be here. .
After spending several days, Alsace and Magni led their troops into a valley, which had been buried by snow before. However, after entering here, Alsace did sense traces of spatial fluctuations, indicating that There is indeed a portal here, but it's just covered up.
The troops first stationed themselves here, set up defenses at the entrance of the valley, and then began to dig.
Alsace actually has extraordinary military talents. He observed the terrain on all sides of the valley and found that it was like a huge pocket. It was very bad. Once an enemy appeared and blocked the entrance of the valley, he could catch a turtle in a jar. They were trapped in the valley.
I wanted to talk about this concern to Magni, but after thinking about it, Arthas remained silent because under the constant digging of the soldiers, part of a dilapidated portal building had been exposed. , if Alsace expresses his concerns, it may cause the excavation work to be suspended...
Magni would not have thought of this unless Arthas said it, but it happened to be such a coincidence. Just when they were about to completely dig out the remains of the portal, the soldiers stationed at the entrance of the valley rang the bell announcing the attack. Voice!
It's the undead, the undead army led by Mal'Ganis!
These ugly undead monsters rushed in from the mouth of the valley like a tide, rushing towards the camps of humans and dwarves crazily. The agile ghouls carried a hatred like a huge suture monster, and there were constant waves in the sky. The gargoyles fluttering down, and the spider demons acting as long-range troops.
Mal'Ganis also appeared, laughing wildly, shouting Arthas's name loudly, and said: "Young prince, welcome to Northrend, this is the welcome gift I have prepared for you! This will be the end of your journey.”
Hearing Mal'Ganis's voice, Arthas clenched the Hammer of the Paladin in his hand bitterly, but he had not lost his mind yet. While commanding the soldiers to organize a counterattack based on the camp's defense facilities, Arthas said to Magni: "We have no time. If the ancient artifact you mentioned really exists, then it may be our only hope to defeat the undead!"
Magni thought the same thing and said, "Okay, come with me. The portal is basically ready for use. The rumors are true. It has been activated. We can find the rune sword first!"
Leaving most of their men in the camp to stop the undead army, Arthas and Magni rushed into the portal with only a dozen warriors.
The light flashed, and Arthas then discovered that he had arrived at an unknown place. He could only know that this place was still within the scope of Northrend through the surrounding ice and snow environment.
This is not an ancient ruin, but what they are looking for is not far ahead.
It was a strange stone altar, with a huge piece of ice floating above the altar, and in this piece of ice, a long sword with a ferocious shape and a different style was placed.
When he saw this sword from a distance, Arthas felt as if his heart had been hit hard. Not only him, but also Magni. Even if this rune sword was sealed in the ice, The powerful power contained in it was also transmitted through the ice.
The artifact was indeed an artifact, but when Magni looked at the appearance of the sword, he felt something was wrong.
But Alsace didn't think so much. When he felt the powerful power unconsciously emanating from this long sword, he was completely attracted. There was only one thought in his mind: "If you hold this long sword, I will definitely be able to kill Mal'Ganis with my own hands!!"
The desire for powerful power drove Alsace forward. However, just as he was about to approach the altar, a group of ghosts suddenly emerged from the ground and blocked Alsace.
"Go back... go back..." The ghosts warned in their deep soul voices: "Don't... get close to here, there is only darkness and death here..."
But how could such a warning stop Arthas? He raised the Paladin's Hammer in his hand, walked forward slowly, and responded to the ghosts as he walked: "I don't think anything will be worse than what I have faced." It’s scary, get out of the way! Don’t try to stop me!”
"No matter what you think, kid, you can't pass!" Various weapons appeared in the hands of the ghosts.
A battle broke out, but it ended quickly. These ghosts did not have much power. In front of Alsace's holy light, they were dissolved one by one.
Magni came forward and stood side by side with Alsace. He whispered: "These ghosts are guarding here, but it's strange that they seem to have just woken up...the power of the soul is too weak."
Arthas was noncommittal, and before the last ghost was completely dissolved by the holy light, he said intermittently: "Go back... before... everything is too late..."
"Do you still want to protect this sword?" Arthas asked curiously.
"No... we want to... protect you..." The ghost left these last words, and finally dissipated completely.
Magni tugged at his thick beard and said with a toothache on his face: "Oh damn, I have a bad feeling..."
"..." Alsace remained silent and didn't say anything. He stepped forward to the altar and looked up at the huge piece of ice.
His eyes had always been attracted to this long sword, but Magni was not. He felt a chilling aura from the power emanating from this sword. He dissuaded Arthas and said: "Alsace Sass, I don’t think we should touch this sword, its power is like...cursed! Let’s get out of here!”
"No! I am willing to accept any curse, as long as it can save my home!" Alsace did not listen to the advice at all, and stretched out the palm of his right hand towards the ice.
"Don't touch it, Alsace!" Magni rushed up, trying to stop Alsace: "Forget about this, leave here, we can break out of the encirclement and take your people back!"
However, Arthas threw Magni away and growled: "No one can stop my revenge! Old friend, including you!"
After speaking, Alsace no longer delayed, stretched out his hand to cover the solid ice, and said loudly with a slightly obsessed look: "Now, I call the soul inside, if you have one... I am willing to pay any price, as long as You can help me save my people!"
When Alsace finished speaking these words, the huge floating ice suddenly shook violently, and then a powerful force suddenly erupted from the inside. The entire ice was immediately shattered into several pieces by the impact of the force, and the ice was shattered into several pieces. Shooting out at an unimaginable speed!
The flight path of one of the pieces of ice happened to be aimed at Magni Bronzebeard. Magni Bronzebeard was caught off guard and was hit by the piece of ice. After letting out a huge scream, he was killed. It was hit and flew dozens of meters away.
After Magni was hit by this collision, he fell to the ground and no one was there. However, his old friend Arthas did not come to check on his safety at all. Instead, he stared obsessively at the rune sword slowly lowering in mid-air.
After breaking away from the ice, the icy power emanating from Frostmourne became even more powerful. It slowly descended from the air and was inserted on the ground in front of Arthas. The evil eyes in the sword jaw exuded ice blue. The light shines and dims like breathing.
As if feeling some kind of call, Arthas dropped the Paladin's Hammer in his hand, stepped forward, and held the hilt of Frostmourne's sword with his right hand.
With a clear buzzing sound, Frostmourne was pulled out by Alsace, and then an unparalleled powerful force was injected into Alsace's body through the hilt of the sword. This powerful force activated Alsace's muscles, The blood and bones gave his body an inexplicable joy and pleasure. At this moment, Arthas seemed to feel as powerful as a god!
"Haha...hahahaha!" Arthas held Frostmourne in his hands and finally laughed wildly. He knew that with the support of this powerful force, he would definitely be able to complete his revenge!
Looking back, Alsace ran towards the portal without looking back. As for Magni lying on the ground far away, Alsace didn't even look at it again.
When they returned to the valley through the portal again, the soldiers waiting in front of the portal happily came forward and said to Alsace: "Prince Alsace! I'm so glad you came back safely. We can't hold on any longer." But...but where is Magni?"
"Magni is dead..." Arthas sighed pretentiously, and then said: "But don't worry, in front of Frostmourne, no enemy will be our opponent!"
Arthas, who returned to the battlefield again, was simply invincible. No matter how powerful the undead monsters were, they were no match for his sword. Arthas led his troops and fought through the lines of the undead army. , finally came to Mal'Ganis.
"So... you have picked up Frostmourne at the expense of your comrades..." Surprisingly, Mal'Ganis looked at Arthas with a face of joy, not as if he was seeing an enemy at all. , said: "Just like the Lich King said, you are more powerful than I imagined... Young prince, it seems that you have heard the voice of the Lich King. He communicates with you through this sword. Aozu... what exactly did he say to you?"
Arthas raised his head gloomily, looked at Mal'Ganis, and gritted his teeth: "He told me... the time for revenge is coming!"
"What!?" Mal'Ganis felt something was wrong, and immediately reacted: "There's no way he dares..."
However, before he could finish his words, Alsace, who rushed over quickly, had already raised Frostmourne in his hand with a cold look on his face, and slashed Mal'Ganis with his sword!
The sharp blade easily tore through the tough skin of the Dread Lord. As the blade cut into it, the powerful frost power and curse power contained in Frostmourne erupted at the same time, and Mal'Ganis' body was frozen into A huge piece of ice, through the ice, you can still see the huge hideous wound on his chest that was cut by the sword. Under the characteristics of Frostmourne, Mal'Ganis was frozen at the point of death. moment.
Arthas raised his left hand and hit the ice with his fist. The next second, the ice exploded into pieces, along with Mal'Ganis' body, turning into pieces of flesh all over the sky.
As for Mal'Ganis' soul, it had already been devoured the moment he was struck by Frostmourne... and could not even return to the void...
"Everything is over..." Arthas, who had his revenge, looked at Mal'Ganis everywhere on the ground, with a look of joy on his face. The joy of revenge was so sweet, hitting him wave after wave. Alsace's body made him unable to stop.
Raising his right hand, Arthas looked at Frostmourne in his hand. Listening to the constant whispers coming from the sword, he left the valley without looking back, leaving behind those who were still there and the undead. Soldiers fighting...
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Roy, who was far away in the outer realm, looked blank at this moment, seeming to be looking at the sky in the distance.
The images and pictures transmitted from Frostmourne allowed Roy to witness the entire process of Arthas killing Mal'Ganis without missing a frame. No, it should be said that he picked up Frostmourne's weapon from Arthas. At that moment, Roy saw the whole process.
Although the Frostmourne that Arthas got was Roy's weapon, as I said before, it had been recast. In the future version, after Frostmourne was recast, in addition to adding a little bite Apart from Yuan's power, the biggest change may be the change in authority.
The original version of Frostmourne was set by Roy so that only he could use it, and no one else could use it at all. Perhaps it was because of this inconvenience that Frostmourne was recast, and this time it was recast. Later, the permission issue of Frostmourne was changed. Although Roy was still the highest authority of the sword, the rest of the people could also use the sword with limited authority as secondary authority.
Just like Ner'zhul, such as Arthas, but when they picked up this sword, Roy, as the person with the highest authority, could see the images passed through Frostmourne as long as he wanted to see them...
Ner'zhul didn't know this, and similarly, Arthas didn't know it at this moment. Ner'zhul thought he was Frostmourne's current owner, and Arthas also thought that Frostmourne was Ner'zhul's current master. The ancestor gave it to him to use, but they didn't know that behind the scenes, there was a real master of Frostmourne, who was witnessing their every move...
(End of chapter)
