The lynx god, one of the loa worshiped by the Amani trolls.
Back then, as the trolls were defeated by the combined forces of humans and elves in the Troll War, their ancient empire was no longer as strong as it once was.
One of the sources of the trolls' power, several Loa gods were severely injured by the magic of elves and humans in that war. They could only huddle in the ruins of the ancient city in the primeval forest and slowly lick their wounds.
This is actually the reason why the Amani trolls have not recovered for thousands of years. Even the gods they believe in can no longer answer the prayers of believers all the time. The trolls of various tribes will definitely be disappointed with the top power of the empire. .
The Amani Empire gradually lost its glory and fell apart, but the gods could not be completely killed after all. After thousands of years of cultivation and the sacrifices of a small number of loyal believers, the Loa gods began to gradually return to their heyday.
After the troll war hero, Zul'jin, disappeared during the second war, he went somewhere to integrate the tribes that were still loyal to the Amani Empire and wanted to restore the rule of the troll empire, and also revived the troll empire. The Loa of the demons.
Haraz, the cat-headed priest, was originally a devout troll who accepted part of the power of the Lynx God. The power of the god strengthened his body, but also completely changed his appearance.
Arthas knows very well that these Loa gods are actually a group of very weak guys, but this weakness is also relative. For those more orthodox wilderness demigods, even the ancient gods and the Burning Legion, they It's indeed weak.
Even under certain circumstances, even mortals can kill these Loa gods, usurp their blood, and seek their power.
But that was only an extremely rare situation. When facing an ordinary army, it was similar to what happened just now. The elites of the ranger troops were killed by Haraz before they could even react.
Even Sylvanas, whose strength was weakened, was almost severely injured or even killed by the priest of the Lynx God in a single encounter.
This is the true background of the troll tribe that has lasted for tens of thousands of years and has never truly died out. Sylvanas has entered the transcendent realm for thousands of years. If she had not been dragged down by the curse, she would only be able to face part of the power of Loa. It's a tie, it's just that each other can't do anything to the other.
And Alsace also knew one thing. This Haraz has not yet fully integrated with the power of the Lynx God. In the original future, he would almost be integrated with the Lynx God's body, and he would be able to exert his true demigod strength.
Although Haraz is strong now, he is not yet strong enough to be at the level of a demigod. This is why Arthas dared to stay and fight him one-on-one. Otherwise, he might wait for Sylvanas and the others to retreat. He will use one move of invincibility and a teleportation scroll to run away directly.
Arthas, who was holding the warhammer tightly, could almost feel the substantial sense of crisis. I am afraid that among the entire coalition of elves and humans, only Uther and Sylvanas in normal state had the ability to fight with him. This monster goes head to head.
Finally, the confrontation ended. Haraz found no obvious flaw and planned to test Alsace first. His figure appeared behind Alsace in a flash. The young prince reacted immediately with a backhand swing. out.
But before Alsace's war hammer could hit him, Haraz's sharp claws left deep claw marks on the armor on his back, tearing his blue-gold cloak apart. When Arthas' war hammer fell on his original position, the troll priest had moved to an unknown place.
If it weren't for the protection of the Holy Light, that blow just now wouldn't be the claw marks on his armor, but a bone-deep wound that tore his back.
"The intensity of the attack is not as exaggerated as that of a real demigod..." Alsace estimated that he would definitely not be able to keep up with the speed of this lynx. The opponent could attack him and dodge before his attack came. open.
Although his armor is considered to be of high quality, it is not much tougher than paper against an opponent of this level.
The Paladins are not a profession that focuses on speed. They prefer to be head-on, but obviously Haraz will not be so stupid as to go head-to-head with Alsace.
Alsace is not helpless. Although he is not as fast as Haraz, he can pull Haraz's speed to the same level as himself, and then force him to face him!
This guy is not a real demigod, but his speed may have reached the level of a demigod and his attack power is slightly stronger. After Arthas figured this out, he was already 80% or 90% sure.
Haraz also realized that Alsace could not touch him, so he began to become bolder. He launched an offensive against Alsace again. Alsace did not hesitate to instill the power of holy light into the ground beneath his feet—— [Devotion], this is the most common area-of-effect killing technique used by Paladins. It can not only burn the enemy, but also heal oneself and strengthen one's own condition.
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Haraz's body twisted quickly like a cat, and changed directions midway, causing Alsace's attack to fail again. But for a period of time, he could not set foot on the land around Alsace. The power of holy light gushing out from above was not used to heal his wounds.
The troops led by Sylvanas moved further and further away. Arthas had been entangled with Haraz for a few minutes. When the mark of Holy Light left on Sylvanas moved away from a certain distance, the prince felt that It's time to end this fight.
Haraz should have gone after Sylvanas directly, but his own uncontrollable wildness and pride from the Loa made him unable to tolerate a failed hunt.
So Haraz planned to kill this hateful paladin first.
The power of the Loa spirit filled the body of the troll priest. Haraz's vigorous figure jumped down from the tree canopy. He appeared directly above Alsace, with a huge lynx shadow rising behind him. With a power that shocked the soul, he revealed his terrifying fangs and claws towards Arthas.
Haraz's two claws were surging with blood-red energy, and the priest was very sure that his next attack could easily tear through Alsace's holy light defense.
Arthas looked up, and his expression didn't change much. The oppressive feeling of death didn't seem to fall on him.
A smile appeared on the prince's face that made Haraz very uneasy, but he had no intention of stopping his attack. In his heart, the power of the Lynx God was unmatched by anyone, not even a slightly more powerful Paladin. of.
"Holy Light..."
Still thinking about praying to the Holy Light? late.
With a bloodthirsty smile, Haraz was sure that he would soon bring swift death to this arrogant knight. His speed would not even allow the snowflakes from the sky to fall on him——
etc? snowflake? !
"Abandoned me..."
A hoarse whisper sounded, and the priest discovered that these were not the words spoken by Alsace, but a voice that echoed directly in his soul. The inexplicable threat made the hair on his body stand on end. The strong man who had been baptized by the power of the gods My whole body felt bone-chilling cold at this moment.
His claws that were bound to win fiercely penetrated into a layer of solid ice, and his hands were imprisoned in several meters of ice. A chill spread rapidly throughout his body, and he felt his movements become sluggish, and the blurry scenery around him gradually became clearer.
The white-haired Arthas looked coldly at Haraz, who was bound by the frost in the air. The blue flames burned quietly on the hammer head of the war hammer [Power of Menethil].
Completely different from the Alsace that was surrounded by holy light and gave people a friendly and gentle feeling. The current Alsace seems to be synonymous with ominousness and darkness.
"You...what, power?!"
Haraz yelled at Alsace in broken common language. He desperately tried to get rid of the shackles of the frost. The thick icicles were crushed under his brute force, but the frost energy that had already invaded his body made him His consciousness and movements became sluggish.
Alsace remained silent, raised his war hammer and struck the chest of Haraz, who was unable to move. Haraz had no time to dodge, so he could only raise his hands to block.
The sound of broken bones sounded, and Haraz was knocked away by the huge force and fell heavily to the ground, but he still wanted to stand up from the ground, but his trembling hands lost the ability to support his body.
The troll's self-healing ability was suppressed by another energy mixed in the frost magic. The injuries that originally took only a few seconds to recover showed no signs of improvement at all.
Haraz finally understood that Arthas was not a paladin at all, and the power that made his soul tremble was not the blessing of the Holy Light! When he wanted to escape into the jungle, the unstoppable dark magic grabbed his body like a palm, and he was easily dragged back by Alsace.
【Death Grip】!
After being dragged to Alsace, the swift war hammer crushed him into the ground, and the surrounding ground was dented by the heavy blow.
The troll priest's body was embedded in the ground in a twisted posture. However, the troll's powerful vitality and the blessing of the gods prevented him from dying immediately.
Arthas raised the warhammer and struck the final blow against the troll's chest.
At the same time that the Troll Priest's life was completely gone, Arthas heard a sharp lynx roar, and in his field of vision, a lynx-like soul emerged from Haraz's body.
Arthas tried to stop what might be the soul of the Lynx God, but it was summoned by another kind of thing that Arthas could not intercept. It cut through the material world at an extremely fast speed and disappeared immediately.
After the soul of the Lynx God disappeared, Alsace's hair turned back to golden yellow, and the pressure that made the living feel fearful also disappeared. The warm holy light continued to protect Alsace, as if nothing happened. Nothing ever happened.
"If I had that sword, I wouldn't have let it escape."
Arthas frowned. Since the Lynx God's blessing was to hide part of his soul in the troll's body, then it should be the Lynx God's true body that recalled this part of his soul.
After the power of the Lynx God collapsed, part of the body of the Troll Priest killed by Arthas began to transform back into a normal troll, but in the end he still had the head of a Lynx on his head.
The erosion of the gods eventually caused irreversible changes in him. Although most trolls thought it didn't matter, Arthas discovered that as long as the Lynx God took back his power, the priest would soon die because of his The body simply cannot withstand such erosion.
Moreover, he learned from the captured troll soul that it was not a troll named Haraz who was the priest of the Lynx God, but the troll who accepted the power of the Lynx God and was given the name Haraz. With this one in hand, it won't take long for the trolls to cultivate a new carrier.
"Trolls and their gods are really hard to kill."
If it hadn't been for this priest who didn't gain power for long enough, and if Arthas hadn't been more than just a paladin, it's very likely that they would be the ones who died here today.
Arthas confirmed that no other trolls were pretending to be dead. He picked up Haraz's head, took up his horse beside him, treated its injuries, and rushed in the direction where Sylvanas led the people. .
