"Time has made the Vrykul people forget what glory and blood are." The tall golden giant sat on the throne, and his voice echoed in the hall like thunder.
However, the golden giant's words revealed anger, and the splendid palace continued to tremble under his anger.
The surrounding heroic warriors all remained silent, because they didn't know what to say or do to appease Odin's anger.
That's right, the mighty giant sitting on the throne is none other than Guardian Odin, the master of the Hall of Valor, one of the oldest and most powerful beings in Azeroth, and the chief administrator appointed by the Titans.
However, now this guardian can only sit in the Hall of Valor and cannot interfere with the actions of the mortal world.
He had seen the invasion and destruction of the Burning Legion, but he could not personally stand up to stop the Legion's atrocities, because a wrong move he made tens of thousands of years ago caused both the Hall of Valor and himself to be sealed in In another layer of space in the sky of Stormheim.
Apart from sending Valarjar as his eyes and hands, Odin had no way to come to the mortal world in person. Therefore, when he saw with his own eyes that the Vrykul were bewitched by the legions and did things that shamed their ancestors, Odin's Anger made the entire Hall of Valor tremble.
He is not a kind god, he is the guardian of the Titan creation. His power and authority only need to be revealed for a moment to be worshiped and praised by mortals as a myth.
In order to make up for the Titan creations polluted by the curse of flesh and blood, Odin used his own power to build this magnificent hall under his feet, and brought the warriors who died bravely into the Hall of Valor to enjoy fine wine and delicious food together. The glory is sung as a great deed.
But now, there is actually a Vrykul clan in Stormheim. They have abandoned the oath left by their ancestors and instead knelt down to the Burning Legion, begging for more power, and even wanted to challenge Odin's position.
How could this guardian not be angry?
But right now, he had no other option but to sulk in the Hall of Valor. Although he was able to send a small number of Valarjar warriors to the mortal world, this was merely sending them to die at the hands of the Burning Legion.
Just when Odin was furious, his two ravens flew to his throne, and they chattered for a while as if speaking in the ears of the proud administrator, and Odin's anger subsided. Come down.
With a wave of his big hand, his remaining single eye seemed to have passed through the clouds in the sky and landed directly on the ground. A clear image slowly formed in front of him.
After seeing the face contaminated by the disgusting evil energy in the image, Odin felt an unknown fire in his heart, "Skovard! This coward! Look what he has done?!"
After accepting the power of evil energy, Skovard was not stupid enough to confront Odin directly. In order to enter the Hall of Valor and seize the Shield of Aggramar from Odin, he chose to undergo Odin's trial. Refining.
This is a promise that Odin once made, and it is also a word that he cannot break - Odin, as a guardian with the power of the Titans, is no different from a real god on Azeroth, but the promise he made using his authority is also It cannot be violated easily, and Odin, who has a good face, will not slap himself in the face.
Therefore, he could only watch helplessly as the fallen man, who had obtained the power of evil energy, continued to complete the trials he left behind, and gained the qualification to enter the Hall of Valor.
And now, what he saw was Skovard entering the Guardian's crypt to complete the first trial - he said he completed the trial, but in fact he used evil energy to directly destroy the Guardian who was undergoing the trial. .
When Odin watched Skovard furiously complete the first trial and walk out of the cave in a swagger, the metal faces were almost twisted together.
However, Odin's anger did not last long. In the picture in front of him, a figure much shorter than Skovard appeared. He was standing in front of Skovard, blocking his way. .
A human?
Odin was stunned for a moment. Although he was exiled outside the sky, it did not mean that he did not observe what happened in the mortal world. Of course he knew the human race.
However, compared to his ancestors the Vrykul, although humans also have brave warriors with a warrior spirit, the smooth personalities of most of them make Odin less fond of this new race.
Therefore, there are almost no souls other than Vrykul in the Hall of Valor, but the Battle of Broken Shore not long ago made Odin discover that in addition to Vrykul, there are many warriors with lofty beliefs in the world, and he also I am considering whether to include these people in Valargar's team.
However, the human being he saw gave him a very strange illusion, as if he was seeing a steel-like iron viku warrior, or... his colleague?
As soon as the thought came up, Odin dismissed it because he knew that his colleagues in Ulduar were still dealing with a lot of mess left after the death of Yogg-Saron and did not have the energy at all. and time to deal with a character like Skowald.
Odin here is disturbed by his own confusion, while Skovard in the picture looks down at the "dwarf" human in front of him with contempt, "Mortal, if you get out of the way now, I will spare your life." , I’m not interested in playing games with you now.”
The power Skovald gained did not come without a price. He must help the Burning Legion obtain the Shield of Aggramar as soon as possible so that he could start his endless journey of conquest.
He didn't want to waste time on a human being. In his eyes, these weak creatures made him unable to even have the desire to conquer.
However, the human in front of him didn't seem to listen to his words. He just silently pulled out a big sword flashing with holy light, and the crystal on the blade was humming gently.
When Skovard saw the sword, his contemptuous expression instantly disappeared, replaced by an extremely solemn expression, "Ashbringer?"
After he joined the Burning Legion, the orc warlock named Gul'dan mentioned the name of this sword more than once, with unconcealable hatred and disgust in his tone.
Thinking of this, Skovard showed a smile of bloodthirsty and joy little by little. This sword and the knight holding this sword brought a lot of trouble to the Burning Legion, and this guy now appeared in front of him This is a wonderful opportunity.
He knew that if he wanted to improve his status in the Burning Legion, he needed more chips. If he could get the heads of the Ashbringer and the guy in front of him today, his status would be improved very quickly. At least he wouldn't have to listen. The order of the warlock who was defeated by the Ashbringer.
Skovard casually threw the guardian's head on the ground aside. He had already asked for what he wanted. The stone guardian no longer had any value to him.
"Human, I will bring you a quick and sweet death." Skovard held the sword burning with blazing evil energy in his hand. The high-temperature evil energy flames just swept away, leaving behind on the ground Scorched marks.
Arthas, who was holding the Ashbringer, did not move. He just stared at Skovard, as if waiting for something.
At this time, a low horn sounded from the mountains behind Skovard, and the Demon Slayer clan who were searching for the treasures left by the guardians emerged from the ruins, pulling Skovard and Al Surrounded by Sass.
"You defeated that orc warlock that I don't like very much, so I'll give you a chance to duel with me, how about that?"
Scovald held the sword burning with evil flames and took two steps forward. His whole body exuded an extremely dangerous aura. Even the most ferocious beast would run away with its tail between its legs when stared at by him.
However, Arthas raised his head slightly, slid down his hood, and his long golden hair was blown by the breeze of Stormfjord. His arms were raised little by little, and the Ashbringer's light gradually became stronger.
On the one hand, Skovard felt the anger of being ignored, and on the other hand, he felt as if he had a thousand swords pointed at all parts of his body. The sharp death threat made the "God King"'s body involuntarily activate.
The long sword, which was bigger than Alsace's whole body, struck down with terrifying power. This sword moved much faster than Alsace's movement. The sword blade that struck down diagonally seemed to be able to kill Alsace without any surprise. Si split.
However, when the blade fell on Alsace, Skovard was stunned for a moment. He felt that what he hit was not a human body, but a steel pillar on the Hall of Valor.
The evil flames easily burned the cloak and clothes on Alsace's right shoulder, but neither the sharp sword blade nor the burning evil flames could leave any trace on Alsace's body.
Skovard's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately wanted to withdraw his sword, but Alsace's other hand held Skovard's weapon firmly, and a struggle began.
Alsace, who is much shorter than Skovard, should not have any advantage, but the picture shown to everyone is that Skovard seems to be drawing a weapon from the claws of a giant dragon, which makes people feel inexplicable. Feeling weird.
Alsace, who had Skovald pinned down with one hand, still held the Ashbringer high with ease, and seemingly casually swung his sword at Skovald. Sensing the danger, Skovald immediately gave up the attack. Instead of controlling the sword, he pushed forward violently and used the force of the recoil to escape quickly.
At the same time, the Ashbringer's sword happened to fall, and the holy light outlined a perfect arc in the air. The light just stagnated in the air until it suddenly burst, and the arc-shaped golden thread burst out. Golden flame.
Skovard's left abdomen also exploded with golden holy light at the same time. He covered his abdomen with one hand, and his body strengthened by evil energy was frantically contending with the holy light. The pain of his body being constantly burned and restored made his face extremely ferocious.
"Go on, kill this human!"
At this time, he also understood that now was no longer the time for a fair duel. The human in front of him had strength that completely surpassed his own, which made him very jealous and resentful: he paid a huge price to join the Burning Legion, He has gained power that was unimaginable before, but now this dream has been broken by a human being!
Arthas clenched his left hand hard, and his five fingers directly penetrated Skovard's giant sword. The burning evil flames seemed to have no effect on him at all. He just held the sword upside down, and a huge amount of holy light surged out. Out, constantly pouring into this evil weapon.
When the vrykul of the Demon Slayer clan brandished their weapons and approached Alsace, the holy light and evil energy in the fel weapon reacted violently. This weapon could no longer withstand such devastation. In Alsace's hands, it felt like It exploded like a bomb.
The flying metal fragments rained indiscriminate shrapnel on the surrounding Vrykul. The metal fragments, mixed with holy light and evil energy, were wrapped in huge kinetic energy and easily penetrated the skin and muscles of the Vrykul. and internal organs, and even some unlucky ones who were relatively close to Alsace were hit in the face by several pieces of debris, and were lying on the ground screaming in agony.
Such an encounter made the Vrykul hesitate for a moment. They stood there looking at each other, holding their weapons but not daring to take another step forward.
The golden light in Alsace's left hand gradually disappeared. He moved his left arm down and grasped the hilt of the Ashbringer's sword with both hands. After a brief period of calm, the scorching holy light burst out instantly. The Vrykuls involuntarily covered their eyes. The guy who looked directly at Alsace was blinded by the burning.
Blinding and burning caused a large number of Vrykul to fall into chaos. They pushed each other, many fell to the ground, were trampled mercilessly by their companions, and were even injured or stabbed by falling weapons.
Skovald's evil power prevented him from being blinded by the holy light. In this chaos, he didn't care about his physical injuries and immediately wanted to leave here, away from Alsace, a ridiculously strong human being, but Before he could take a step forward, a ruthless iron hand grabbed his cloak.
The God King picked up a hammer that had fallen on the ground and struck it in front of Alsace's face. Alsace leaned over and shifted his center of gravity. Following the trend, his enhanced strength made it impossible for Skovard to do anything. He resisted and was easily thrown to the ground.
Then, what appeared in his field of vision was a big sword shining with holy light.
And then, and then, there is no more, and the picture that Odin can see ends here. After his power dissipates, he sits on his throne in a daze, looking at the nothingness in front of him in a daze. .
"Great Odin?"
It wasn't until Valajar's call that the chief administrator recovered from the shock and saw the defeat of Skovard with his own eyes. He couldn't help but feel very comfortable. Then, he became curious about the warrior holding the sword of holy light. and appreciation.
"Amazing power, such a hero, I should invite him to the Hall of Valor as a guest." Odin looked at the Varajar warrior aside, "You guys, go find this warrior and invite him to me. Come!"
