Arthas was sitting on the Frozen Throne, with his right hand clenched against his cheek and leaning on the armrest of the throne. Frostmourne was leaning against his legs, digesting the large wave of souls he had just absorbed.
Not long after, Anub'arak led a large group of high-level undead to the Frozen Throne. Some of them looked indifferent, some were confused, and some were equally full of hatred for Arthas.
"Master, you succeeded."
Anub'arak stepped forward and saluted Arthas. The crypt lord was completely awed by Arthas' power.
The Lich King easily destroyed the insect kingdom that had lasted for tens of thousands of years, and now he was killed by Arthas. Although Anub'arak was no longer a living "human", Anub'arak didn't want it to be that simple. of long sleep.
His people are still in crisis. Although the Scourge will no longer attack Azjol-Nerub, the tunnels dug by the buggers when they escaped penetrated into the long-abandoned part of the kingdom.
It was an ancient altar in the ancient times when the insect people believed in the Old Gods. In Northrend, there was an Ancient God who was sealed in the eternal prison - the Thousand-Mawed Demon, Yogg-Saron.
But the cunning Old God has found a loophole in that prison, and his evil influence has begun to spread beneath Northrend again.
The complete bodies of the Ancient Gods are so huge. Their bodies are like mountains and continents. Although they are sealed underground by the Titan Guardians, their tentacles have taken root deep in the earth.
Anub'arak did not want his race to be enslaved by the Old Gods after finally escaping from their madness. Not all descendants of the Aqir were willing to serve the Old Gods again.
That dark and crazy era makes people shudder just thinking about it. Their "god" will never show mercy to his subordinates. Insects and his twisted flesh and blood creations are nothing more than tools and consumables to him.
The best way is to join Arthas, now the Lich King.
And because of the special nature of the undead, the corruption of the ancient gods will progress very slowly on the undead and it is even difficult to contaminate them.
This is why the Lich King dared to use Saronite, a mineral vein corrupted by the Old God, to build the weapons and equipment of the Scourge, and even used this cold and eerie metal to build city walls and fortresses.
Arthas nodded to Anub'arak, and then glanced at the other high-level undead. Some of them seemed very impetuous, obviously afraid that Arthas would enslave them like Ner'zhul.
"It seems that what Ner'zhul did made you feel angry and scared?" Arthas said first.
"With all due respect, the unknown strong man, the Lich King should be completely overthrown, and you should not absorb his power." A ghost of an upper elf stood up and expressed his worries.
"That's right."
"You should give up this power."
"We should be free and return to peace!"
Many undead began to respond to the ghost of the upper elf, thinking that what he said made sense, and tried to get Arthas to give up the power of the Lich King, but not everyone said these words with good intentions.
Some of them also covet the power of the Lich King.
Anub'arak immediately separated from the undead with his subordinates who were willing to surrender to him and Arthas. Some undead were still a little confused, and the scene was quickly divided into three factions.
"Ah!"
With Alsace's chuckle, all the undead fell silent: it wasn't that they didn't want to speak, but that Arthas had directly banned their right to speak.
This is the Frozen Throne, the place where the Lich King is most powerful, and there is no room for other undead to cause trouble.
"If you are worried that I will abuse this power, then you can put your worries in the coffin." Arthas looked coldly, "Ner'zhul is dead, and the Scourge is about to reorganize. Instead of throwing away this power, It’s better to use it for the right purpose.”
Unwilling to have their free will restricted again, the undead began to become uneasy. They were afraid that Arthas would do the same thing as Ner'zhul.
Unexpectedly, Arthas grasped Frostmourne, and the majestic soul power spurted out, tearing a rift between reality and the Shadow Realm.
"Those who want to get some sleep, once you go in, you can get everything you want."
The undead looked at each other. A small number of the dead were really exhausted. They could feel the call of the Shadow Kingdom to them and knew that Arthas was not lying. They quickly entered the crack and returned to death.
But most of them are unwilling to enter that gap.
Arthas had long expected this situation: these undead were either forcibly resurrected by Ner'zhul, or were undead themselves and enslaved, but they were obviously the kind who had not lived enough.
Although their current state is not considered alive, they can at least walk freely in the world and fulfill their obsessions and wishes during their lifetime.
Therefore, they are unwilling to simply return to the Kingdom of Shadows. Their current undead state is a wonderful "gift" to them.
"What's wrong? The self-proclaimed righteous guy can't speak anymore? Didn't I generously grant you sleep? Why are you still here and refusing to move?"
"I don't care what ghostly ideas you have. You can choose to leave here, leave the Scourge Legion, travel to the mainland, and fulfill your wishes. I won't stop you."
"But in that case, your life and death will be up to you. You must know that undead souls like you are not welcome on this continent."
"If you stay and want to cooperate with the Scourge to re-establish the chaotic order of life and death in Northrend and secretly protect the world, I am willing to accept you and provide you with shelter."
"As for your worries, let's put them on those forces that threaten the security of our world..."
"Remember, although you are undead, your destruction and survival are still related to the survival of Azeroth. Whether you plan to be a lonely ghost or stay as an unknown guardian is up to you."
As soon as Alsace finished speaking, Frostmourne suddenly floated up. The soul fires of several undead with evil intentions swayed for a while and then went out weakly. Their corpses fell to the ground, with no chance of resurrection.
"Of course, those guys who still have restless ideas, the Scourge Legion will not hesitate to screen them out."
Having said this, Arthas removed the suppression of the undead, and they could speak again, but they remained silent at the moment, not knowing what to say.
Finally, it was the ghost of the upper elf who spoke, "Dear His Majesty the Lich King, what do you plan to do with this invincible undead army?"
"I have made it very clear. You elves should know in your heart that it is you who caused the trouble." Arthas pretended to be impatient and said, "Or, after you die, you will forget about ten thousand years ago. A tragedy?"
The already pale and transparent face of the elf mage's ghost became even paler. He hesitated and asked, "The Burning Legion...are they back again?"
"Ner'zhul is the vanguard they sent. The evidence is that there are five Dreadlords who came to Azeroth with Ner'zhul."
The elf ghost was stunned. He thought those demons were also unlucky ones enslaved by the Lich King. But from this point of view, they were at least the Lich King's peers or even superiors.
This elf did not directly participate in the ancient war ten thousand years ago, but this did not prevent him from doing some research on demons during his time as a ghost.
Although the Legion was repulsed by them at a painful cost, there are still a large number of middle and low-level demons remaining in the real world, and high-level demons can occasionally be seen active.
After a while, the elf ghost sighed and bowed to Arthas, "I am willing to lead the souls of Shandalar to follow you, at least... at least to make some compensation to Azeroth."
"What about the others?"
Arthas's voice was like the final judgment in a court, forcing the undead who were still wavering to make a choice.
In the end, most of the undead chose to stay with the Scourge, and some chose to leave this sad place. They were tired of fighting and wanted to find a place to hide and live alone.
When all the undead left and went to reshape the order of the Scourge, Anub'arak was stopped by Arthas, "Are these the remaining generals of the Scourge?"
Anub'arak replied, "Yes, Ner'zhul did not have time to resurrect too many high-level undead. To ensure that the resurrected undead retain or even exceed the power of their lifetimes, complex rituals are required."
This is true. Arthas found a small part of Ner'zhul from the soul fragments that Frostmourne had just absorbed. Although most of his soul was completely annihilated, some remained.
To Arthas' surprise, this part of his memory actually contained the rune skills Ner'zhul used when he was the shaman of the Shadowmoon Clan.
This unique technique allows people who are not good at casting spells to easily use spells. Although it is limited to a certain range, it is much better than not being able to cast spells at all.
Based on this set of runes, Arthas can derive a set of runes that fit the undead, darkness, and even the Holy Light. This is simply the basis for him to build the Dark Legion of Azeroth!
Ner'zhul was killed by himself, and he didn't even have time to create the two most powerful units of the Scourge: death knights and lichs.
One type of them is the ruthless sharp knife that charges forward and is invincible, and the other type is the master who is proficient in necromancy and frost magic.
And this is one of the few arms that can satisfy Alsace.
The enemies of the Scourge in the future are the Ancient Gods and the Burning Legion, both of which have more cannon fodder than the undead.
The Aqirs loyal to the ancient gods, as well as the endless demon army of the Burning Legion, their rampage speed is not inferior to that of the undead.
Especially demons, the characteristics of their souls make it extremely difficult for them to be transformed into undead to be driven by the Scourge. If they only use their flesh and blood to create low-level undead cannon fodder, it will not play a key role.
The Scourge are invincible against other forces in Azeroth. The undead do not need logistics, do not need rest, and do not know fear. Their morale never collapses, and they can even feed themselves with war, using the corpses and wreckage of their enemies to strengthen their own strength.
But the cannon fodder of the ancient gods and legions basically have such characteristics, and their individual soldier abilities are infinitely higher than those of low-level ghouls and skeletons.
An ordinary demon guard can easily kill at least a dozen undead cannon fodder, and their number is no less than that of the Scourge.
Therefore, Alsace's purpose is to create a more elite and top-notch undead force. They will be the sharp blade of the Lich King and the guardians of the shadow of Azeroth.
Death knights and lichs were part of his vision, and most of the undead, except for suture monsters and puppet creatures, basically followed the law that the stronger they were in life, the stronger they would be after death.
It is also a troublesome task to find a powerful enough carrier and resurrect them. However, Alsace has already started planning these things, and some of them have already received "results."
In addition, there is still time for the Scourge to continue to develop. As for those ghouls and skeleton soldiers, at worst, they will all be sent to the mines and forests of Northrend to mine and log wood.
Anyway, they can work non-stop twenty-four hours a day, and they don’t need sleep or food. The endless death power of Icecrown Glacier alone is enough for them to consume. They are simply born workers.
The kingdom of the undead designed by Ner'zhul and the Dreadlords has already taken shape. Arthas naturally accepted all of Ner'zhul's legacy. The entire Icecrown Glacier is the center of death power.
The only thing that gave Arthas a headache was that the Dread Lords except Mal'Ganis seemed to have evaporated. Even Northrend's "power transition" was completely unconcerned and did not show up during the entire process.
And no trace of them was found in the undead camp where the Dread Lord once was stationed. They were like stones sinking into the sea, completely disappearing.
But Arthas had enough reason to believe that these demons were hiding in a corner of Azeroth, secretly plotting to open the door for the Burning Legion to invade Azeroth.
He can probably know where the Dread Lord's possible target is: in order to summon the legions to come, there must be a powerful enough magic source to support it, and there must also be a sufficient level of ritual items.
There are only two places that meet these two elements in the entire Eastern Kingdom: Dalaran and Quel'Thalas.
Fortunately for Dalaran, Arthas' spies had already penetrated into this magical city and were closely guarding it to prevent demons from invading, but even so, it was not completely safe.
After all, the Dreadlords are known for toying with mortal civilization. Who knows if the amiable and knowledgeable archmage may be played by them.
Not to mention Quel'Thalas, Arthas has no control there for the time being. The elves themselves are still in the midst of complex political struggles. Their extreme xenophobia gives Arthas no chance to insert his own hands.
Secretly planning his next plan, Arthas still stayed on the Frozen Throne, digesting the benefits of the battle with Ner'zhul and waiting patiently.
Waiting for some special "someone".
