The leading captain of the Tire Guard must also have rich experience. After a brief moment of shock, he calmed down and asked his men to calm Lal's emotions before he spoke slowly.
"Gerald is indeed one of our members, but he passed away due to physical reasons more than ten years ago. Logically speaking, we should bury him in the cemetery at the foot of the mountain, but it happened to be the period of the orc invasion, so we There was no choice but to bury him on the mountain."
Although the captain was calm, his face was still a bit ugly, "Now it seems that the power of this place may have affected his body, and what you see may not be Gerald himself...
You should know by now that the Whispering Forest is definitely not a good place. I advise you to leave as soon as possible, otherwise if something happens, the entire Tirisfal Glades will be in crisis. "
The captain actually tried to persuade him with good intentions, but he didn't understand that Arthas came to the tomb with preparations, and he would definitely not retreat so easily.
Seeing that he could not communicate with the Tyrian Guards, Arthas was quite helpless. Now that the Tyrian Guards had sufficient manpower, and the seal of Zakas was relatively strong, they would naturally not be willing to do what they did when the Legion invaded. Adventure to open the tomb.
Alsace sighed and took out a small gadget that Azadas gave him. "Take a look at this."
The captain of Tyr's Guards frowned when he saw what Alsace was holding, and asked in confusion, "What is this...wait..."
What Arthas held in his hand was a silver arm model. This was the model when Eudon made the silver arm for Tyr. He later gave it to Tyr as a souvenir.
When Tyr decided to break up the rear, he handed this souvenir to Azadas and Elonaya, who were preparing to continue their journey south. Azadas knew exactly what Tyr meant.
The guardians didn't say much, and this was the last time they saw each other.
Azadas heard that Arthas was going to Tire's tomb to solve the hidden dangers of the year, so he gave this souvenir to Alsace. Although it had no special power, it might be able to make Tire's followers Get some information.
Azadas didn't even know what happened to the followers guarding Tire's tomb, but he said that if this thing was of no use, he would leave it in Tire after dealing with Zakas. In the tomb.
"You...how do you have this thing?"
Although an unknown amount of time has passed, the Tyrian Guards, who have inherited Tyr's power and legacy, will never forget the giant hand standing on the earth.
That sterling silver arm was regarded by everyone as a symbol of dedication and sacrifice, and surprisingly, the model in Arthas' hand was exactly the same as the sterling silver hand left behind after Tyr's death.
"Tyr is a respectable guardian. I happened to awaken another guardian who escaped from the clutches of the ancient gods with him. He came to let me solve the hidden dangers of Tirisfal, and it was also the last word for his friends. Miss you."
The captain was stunned for a moment, not sure whether he accepted Alsace's words, but after a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Can you show it to me?"
Arthas nodded and handed the miniature Silver Hand to the captain. The captain held it in his hands and closed his eyes as if praying.
After waiting for a while, he opened his eyes and solemnly returned the sterling silver hand to Arthas, "You didn't lie, young prince, I felt the breath of Tyr in it."
Then, he turned around and shouted to the Tire guards behind him, "Tyr's efforts have not been in vain, we have finally waited for this day!"
The Tyrian guards looked a little excited, which made the people on Alsace's side a little confused. They didn't quite understand why the Tyrian guards were suddenly so easily persuaded.
Magni knew something inside, so he quietly asked, "Is that genuine?"
"Am I still going to cheat people with fake goods?" Alsace put away his sterling silver hand, "Don't be too wary of the Tire Guards. They have a noble spirit and responsibility, but sometimes they are too stubborn. .”
Several paladins looked at each other. Except for the unsmiling Uther, they were all a little embarrassed: they always felt that Arthas had something in mind.
However, the behavior of the guard captain just now seemed to have interacted and communicated with the holy light here. Perhaps it was because of this that he confirmed Alsace's intention.
"Although we have confirmed your intention, I still want to advise you not to challenge Zakas if you are not fully prepared. Emperor Thoradin paid his life for this."
"If I wasn't fully prepared, I wouldn't be here."
The guard captain's expression became more and more serious. He examined Alsace and those around him and made a decision. "I will go back and report this matter to the remaining members. With the guardian's letter, if If you insist on opening the tomb, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.”
The people in Alsace were naturally relieved. Fortunately, the armed conflict that they were worried about did not happen. After all, the other party was also a human being, and there was not much malice. Fighting life and death was indeed not in line with the inner wishes of several paladins. .
It can only be said that Magni, Muradin, and Jaina, who is standing closest to Alsace, don't have so many concerns. As long as Alsace doesn't do anything evil, they can still accept it.
If the other party insists on fighting with themselves and others, then they will definitely not have the slightest psychological burden.
Before leaving, the captain of the Guards took one last look at Alsace and said solemnly, "Now that you are ready, go to the lake and wait for our news... Also, be careful about that 'Gerard', No one knows what it’s trying to do.”
Watching the Tyrian guards leave, Uther asked, "Arthas, what should we do next?"
The Lightbringer knew very well that his student had surpassed him in all aspects. In addition, this operation was originally led by Alsace, so asking the other party for his opinion on the operation was the best choice.
"We returned to the lake. In fact, I also made some discoveries, but the appearance of the Tire Guards interrupted me."
Everyone immediately rushed to the lake, but as soon as they came out of the woods, they saw the figure wearing a linen cloak and holding a cane, with his back to them, looking at the lake.
"It's that Gerald—" The light of magic lit up in Jaina's hand, and she was obviously ready to attack at any time.
The weapons in the hands of the Paladins also exude a faint light, and the two hill kings are already eager to try. These tough men do not believe in ghosts, but only believe in the guys in their hands.
However, Alsace stopped them and walked out of the woods. Everyone was shocked when they saw Alsace gesturing to them to calm down.
Arthas stepped on the soft lakeside soil and walked to a place less than ten meters away from "Gerald", stopped and said, "A nearly perfect deception, even I was fooled, right, Emperor Thoradin? "
"How did you tell?"
"Gerald", no, it should be Emperor Thoradin, turned to look at Arthas with a puzzled look on his face, "This state has shocked even me for a long time."
"The first time I saw you, I felt a little strange. Although your body revealed a sense of decay, your soul seemed exceptionally pure and powerful... Such a situation should not occur in a person who has been corrupted by energy. On the body of the person.”
"Sharp intuition, but you can directly contact me, so there is obviously something to hide." Thoradin smiled, "This is indeed not my body, a coincidence made me wake up in his body. "
After killing Zakas and causing him to fall into the "death" state again, Thoradin also died of his injuries in the Whispering Forest, but his soul was able to escape Zakas's evil influence and wandered in the forest.
Logically speaking, Emperor Thoradin's soul should leave the world of Azeroth, but the strange energy around Tyr's Tomb prevented him from leaving, and he was still wandering in the forest.
I don't know how many years have passed. As a ghost, Thoradin has no clear understanding of the passage of time, but the activated void energy has drawn his soul to a corpse buried in the soil.
This body was riddled with holes eroded by the energy of the void. If Gerald hadn't also believed in and used the power of the Holy Light during his lifetime, the void would have swallowed him long ago.
After Gerald died, the holy light gradually passed away from his body, but the external void energy remained, almost reanimating his body into a monster.
However, before the void took over the body, Thoradin's soul was first pulled over by this abnormal activity, and finally his powerful soul suppressed the corrosion of the void, allowing the corpse to open its eyes.
After crawling out of the tomb, Thoradin has been wandering in the mountains and forests, driving away hunters or travelers who mistakenly entered the Whispering Forest, so that they would not make the same mistakes he made back then.
And it was this flesh-and-blood body that was "corroded" by void energy and possessed abnormal activity that made Arthas mistakenly believe that Thoradin was a living person.
But now if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that Thoradin is actually driving this body like a puppet, and it is not a real resurrection.
Emperor Thoradin looked directly at Arthas and asked, "Young prince, are you sure you have the strength to match that monster? Even though he was in the weak state of his resurrection, my followers and I fought for our lives. , only to rely on Stromka's sharpness to suppress it again.
While your companions are all powerful, I don't think they can necessarily stop a fully resurrected Zakath.
If you don't have enough power to restrain his further awakening, I advise you to leave here quickly. Unlike Tire's followers, I have never felt the power of Zakas, but I have fought against this monster. Understand that he represents a height that is unreachable for mortals. "
Facing Thoradin's question, Arthas put his hand to the Holy Pact on his waist. After the shining holy light, Arthas held the holy war hammer in his hand and looked at Thoradin calmly, as if asking: Is it enough? ?
Thoradin shook his head, "Powerful weapons alone are not enough."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Arthas's eyes suddenly flashed with arcane blue light. Thoradin also instantly noticed Arthas' change. He looked at Arthas with some surprise.
"You...have already made it that far?"
Even the first emperor of human civilization never thought that among their descendants, there would be people who actually reversed the curse of flesh and blood and returned to the original posture of creation.
Moreover, Arthas' condition was more perfect than he imagined. Thoradin could almost feel Arthas' mysterious power that pointed directly at the ancient times.
The light in Alsace's eyes faded. He raised his arm, raised his warhammer, and put it on his shoulder. "If you still need proof, I think I can tear apart Zakas's remains with my own hands and remove his ugly body." The wreckage serves as proof.”
"No need." Thoradin shook his head again, but this time there was a clear smile on his face, "I believe you can go further than me and Tyr - the great guardian and I They all chose to fight to the death when they were forced to do so, but you are the first person who dares to launch a direct attack on those indescribable and terrifying existences."
"I may be the first, but I am definitely not the last. Azeroth can never be protected by one person or one weapon." Arthas glanced at the warhammer in his hand. "If only now I am the only one, and there will definitely be more after that. In this dark age, what we need is hope, the light of dawn."
"Very well, Arthas Menethil, let me see the 'hope' you represent!"
Emperor Thoradin held a cane in his hand, and his old body suddenly straightened up. He stepped on it, and an unknown force from where he came from made him fly into the air and head towards Arthas.
He was holding a wooden crutch, but at this moment, the crutch had an edge that made people shy away subconsciously.
Arthas did not dodge, but instead took a step forward, stepped on his feet, and power rose from the soles of his feet, driving his waist and war hammer, and drew a golden arc in the air.
A dazzling golden explosion exploded in the air. Uther and others who were preparing to come to support from behind could only protect their eyes. After the strong light dissipated, they saw Alsace standing there, holding a war hammer. He was motionless, and a huge depression blasted out by energy appeared on the ground in front of him.
Gerald's body, which had been eroded to the extreme by the void, had disappeared in the purification of the holy light. Emperor Thoradin's soul showed a satisfied smile. He floated in the air and nodded to Arthas, "You passed - —Before I leave, I have one last question, what is the name of the weapon in your hand?"
Arthas also smiled, "The light of dawn, the light of dawn of Azeroth."
