Alsace regained consciousness after being interrupted. He held his forehead with one hand and the stones he had plowed out with the other, and stood up from the messy ground.
The shaking body quickly stabilized. Arthas summoned the Ashbringer and Frostmourne who had fallen aside. When he was about to attack Nozdormu again, he saw Nozdormu looking at him with a smile. .
It was a completely non-hostile smile, as if everything before was false.
But the broken armor and scattered gravel on Alsace's body showed that what just happened was not an illusion, but actually happened.
"That's enough, Prince Arthas," Nozdormu's right arm returned to its normal posture.
"Are you Munozdor or Nozdormu?" Arthas frowned, threw the two swords to the ground, and put his hands on the ends of the sword hilts.
"Aren't Nozdormu and Mnozdor the same person all the time?"
Nozdormu dispersed all the divine power around him and landed on the ground for the first time. "I thought I couldn't escape this reincarnation, until you appeared and I found a suitable anchor again." The 'dot', the 'existence' of Mnozdo, therefore disappeared."
"So you said that twenty-four years ago, you discovered a new destiny?"
"That's right - I was warned that in the endless river of time, only one is true, and the rest are false. But it took me tens of thousands of years just to figure out which one is true.
Since then, I have been using that as a blueprint to monitor the direction of time and prevent accidents in our world, but the price is that I cannot avoid the appearance of Mnozdo.
It seems that without him appearing, Azeroth seems unable to avoid the fate of destruction, or is wavering on a rough road. "
The sands of time gathered in front of Nozdormu, and they formed a terrifying blue-black dragon. That was the fallen Nozdormu and the eternal dragon king Munozdor.
"I originally thought that the fate of the Aspect Dragon was absolutely inconsistent with the future of Azeroth, but until twenty-four years ago, when you were born, there was a timeline that attracted my attention from many worlds. I was surprised to find that this timeline is full of fog that I cannot observe.
This is a very unusual performance. I tried to use my own power to influence and change the direction of this timeline, but no matter what, the modified things would quickly return to their original state, as if the Titan's power had lost its effect.
Therefore, I studied it for twenty-four years in an attempt to find out the cause of such anomalies. "
When Nozdormu said this, he sighed softly, "But until today, I have not made any progress. The only result is that when I started to set my sights on this long river, Mnozdor disappeared, and he Together with the Eternal Dragon Legion.
The irony is that I still haven't found the reason. Mnozdo's disappearance is the same as his appearance. However, I have gained part of the power of being Mnozdo.
This power allows me to transcend the death of Deathwing and project authority into the longer future. Otherwise, the person I am confronting you today may not really be a match for you, an alien creature. "
"Can't you say these things in advance? Why do you have to fight me?"
Alsace couldn't understand this.
Nozdormu did not reply, but stretched out his right hand and touched it on Alsace's shoulder. Alsace immediately felt something change in his body.
"I don't know how you balance the power of Holy Light and Death and still go so far on both paths, but you seem to have encountered some problems, some that are difficult to solve personally.
The balance of light and death is almost perfect within you. These two powers are not even the realm of the Titans. They are the other two cornerstones in the universe besides the Pantheon, the Burning Legion and the Void.
I'm curious as to how you managed to find a path that none of our Creator has taken, but that doesn't matter now.
I want to give you a gift, the final gift from our Creator. "
As soon as Nozdormu finished speaking, Arthas felt the changes in his body more clearly. At the same time, he also discovered that the disk representing the power of arcane creation was spinning rapidly, and the rhythm of time was revealed from it. And out.
The Bronze Dragon King's eyes were full of astonishment, and he said, "Your future may be higher than I imagined."
"That bottle of bronze dragon essence?"
Nozdormu laughed lightly, "That was not the essence of a young dragon, but a clone I created to try to find the truth in your world. But I encountered some trouble at the time, so I interrupted the clone. contact.
Later, I didn't know why I was taken away by an elf mage. It turned out that guy was really capable. He actually extracted a small part of my power and made it into that thing. "
Is it because of your negligence as the Dragon King that I traveled through time and came to this world?
Arthas suddenly understood why the always silent mysterious astrolabe reacted to the damn crystal bottle. The power of the guardian dragon came from the authority of the Titan Guardian, and the guardian's authority came from the real Titan. For that Of course it will react to the pure power derived from its origin.
At this moment, the square disk was still in a fully activated state. Arthas felt an explosion of power that was completely different from the Holy Light and Death, pouring out from the astrolabe in the ocean of consciousness and entering his limbs and Body.
The afterglow of time has dissipated, and it is more like a small introduction, igniting the primitive instinct still buried deep in Alsace's body.
Raising his right hand, a flash of dark blue light flashed through. Alsace saw that his right hand seemed to be instantly covered with steel, and it was not an external change. The muscles, skin, and bones had all truly turned into steel. substance.
This change did not only happen to Alsace's arms. His whole body was covered with dark blue metal. The runes of holy light and death were imprinted on Alsace's body one by one, either openly or covertly. The runes gave Arthas a mixture of holiness and decadence.
His right eye was replaced by a golden flame, while his left eye was ignited with a blue flame representing the soul. His long hair did not return to its metal posture, but was wrapped in the spewing holy light and tilted down, assimilated. Grow your beard for pure golden energy.
Alsace moved his body in surprise. It was obviously a steel-like body, but it had flexibility that was not inferior to that of the physical body. He could even do movements that could not be done when the joints of the flesh and bones were connected.
And this change did not stop. After Alsace's body was turned into metal, a protective layer similar to armor was derived from his metal body. Simple shoulder armor, arm armor, and leg armor protected him. It covered Alsace's body, and finally, a blue-grey crown emerged from the middle of Alsace's forehead.
"This is... the body of an Ironviku man?"
Of course Arthas knew the secrets buried in Ulduar. The real ancestors of humans in Azeroth were not the original apes, but the iron vikul who had been used as weapons and soldiers in the battle against the ancient gods.
After suffering the flesh-and-blood curse of the ancient gods, those giants with steel bodies degenerated and weakened from generation to generation, and finally became what humans are now. And Alsace's current state is precisely through the arcana and the mystery of time. Returned to the ancestors of mankind.
This was similar to the gods of the dwarves descending to earth, but Arthas could clearly feel that his body might be more powerful than the gods of Magni and Muradin.
"That's not entirely true - the energy in your body is terrifyingly high. After being cleansed by the Titan's authority, your body is probably stronger than any Iron Vykul."
Nozdormu was also amazed at Alsace's changes. He had indeed activated the power buried in Alsace just now, but now things were developing completely beyond his expectations.
There are other unknown factors that are driving Alsace's transformation, which makes him begin to transcend the level of "Titan Creation" and develop in a higher direction. Perhaps, Alsace's current posture is already different from those who live in seclusion. The Titan Guardians across Azeroth are almost the same.
After transforming Alsace's body, the arcane disk finally stabilized and stopped frantically absorbing the energy of the magic network in the universe.
Alsace tried to hold the boulder next to him, and his fingers sank into the rock without much effort. His steel body burst out with frightening power, and he easily lifted the huge rock over his head. .
With another force, the hard rock broke instantly and fell on Alsace's body, making a crisp sound - now his body is made of genuine steel, and it is a steel body that far exceeds most metals in the world.
Those flashing runes are not decorations, they actually provide Arthas with the power of holy light and death all the time. After these powers are converted by his body, he can easily explode into power that was previously difficult to achieve.
In this situation, Arthas felt that he might really be able to fight an adult dragon with his bare hands. After all, even if he was not holding a weapon, he was already an extremely terrifying humanoid weapon. If he was holding the Ashbringer again, Or a weapon like Frostmourne, he was even sure to chop off Nefarian's head now.
This is not because the expansion of power gave Arthas the illusion, but that he does have such an ability now. Maybe his feelings are a little off, but it won't be too far away, because except for this new body, everything The power is something he already possesses.
Humanity itself is not weak in strength, but when faced with other races on Azeroth, such as trolls, tauren, and orcs, it does not look so good, let alone standing in the food chain with dragons. The top creatures compare.
Of course, a certain one shot down from the sky by a dwarf with a musket does not count.
The application of skills, magic, and knowledge allows humans to be on par with other races, or even surpass them. However, when faced with absolute power, there is really little that ordinary people can do.
An invincible fleet across the ocean may be just a matter of a breath of an adult dragon - Daelin's son died in the Orc War in this way.
Even if Arthas is the Lich King and a powerful paladin, when facing creatures like dragons and demigods, he still has to go all out to avoid falling behind. That is, when facing weaker demigods and ordinary There may be a chance to kill the opponent when attacking the dragon.
Like the most powerful demigods, or the Aspect Dragons and their direct bloodlines, if Arthas, as a human, wants to defeat, he cannot do it by relying on his own strength. He can only rely on the weapons of the Scourge Legion or humans. Only in this way can you deal with these truly legendary creatures.
Knights and warriors are not like mages, who can erupt with terrifying power from their weak bodies. Even if the Paladins have the protection of the Holy Light, 60% or even 70% of their strength must rely on their own martial arts.
Not everyone is Arthas and Jaina, and not everyone is qualified to wrestle with legendary creatures like demigods. I don’t know how many mages there are, but only one archmage, and I don’t know how many silver-hand knights. , there will be a saint like Uther and Tirion.
Alsace tried every means to improve himself, and with the help of a mysterious power like the astrolabe that others dared not even think of, there were still shackles that restricted his rise in class.
What excites Arthas most is that his path is not entirely developed according to the imagination of the creator Titan. As Nozdormu said, the two powers he is good at are areas that none of the Titans have ever touched in depth. The light and death manifested true "miracles" when combined with the bodies created by the Titans.
"I thought I would help you a little more, but now it seems that you don't need my help anymore." The light in Nozdormu's eyes dimmed a little, and his words became ethereal.
Arthas also noticed the changes in Nozdormu. At the same time, the scene around them slowly became illusory. The dead planet and the vast universe were like dry paint, slowly changing from the world's surface. Peeling off the drawing paper.
"Are you not the Nozdormu of this time period?" Arthas suddenly understood. No wonder the Aspect Dragon was still able to use power that shocked him even after the death of Deathwing. It seemed that, He is not the Lord of Time in this world either.
"Haha, young prince, one day we will meet again - I don't have much time left. Before I leave, I have to thank you. In fact, I couldn't be of much help today, but... The bronze dragon will always be your friend.
As for the things you are worried about, it is completely unnecessary. Just do your best. The fate of our world should be in our own hands. "
Nozdormu's figure was like quicksand disappearing in the wind, scattered in this world, while Arthas stood there, quietly thinking about the intention of the Bronze Dragon King's words.
