Global Scourge
Chapter 301
Chapter 301
In Gaia space.
A middle-aged man with short black hair was facing a huge ball of light with his legs crossed.
This ball of light is the Gaia consciousness of Blue Star, or it can also be called the heart of the world.
And this middle-aged man is Gul'dan.
A man who sold his soul to the legions of hell.
A trace of divine power emerged from him, and then penetrated into the heart of the world.
If it was before, with the Heart of the World intact, he certainly couldn't do this anymore.
But the Heart of the World has consumed most of its original power, and it can no longer stop his divine power from invading.
You must know that the planes, priesthood, divinity, and divine power obtained by the top [-] million Blue Star players, don't think that they are all conjured out of thin air.
These are the hearts of the world, hatched with their own original power.
There are also resurrected players on the battlefield of God's Continent.
These are all consuming the original power of the heart of the world.
The original white and flawless ball of light began to be stained with a trace of red.
It seems like streaks of blood, it looks unusually weird and terrifying.
Suddenly, he felt the fel energy disappear from the daughter he had left behind.
This shows that Meng Meng is dead.
This made him feel sad for a while, but he quickly recovered his mood.
Although he is evil, he will do anything for his purpose, even betray the entire Dark World and Blue Star, but he also has his own emotions and people he cares about.
And his daughter, Meng Meng, is undoubtedly the most important person.
However, the nature of the hero did not make him feel too sad.
"Since Meng Meng is gone, it's time for them to come."
Thinking of this, Gul'dan shook his head with sad eyes.
"Daughter, why don't I know about your little tricks? I have tolerated you all the time because you are my daughter."
"Now that you have made up your mind, rest in peace."
He was also aware of Meng Meng's will to die.
The reason why he planted evil energy in his daughter's body was to hope that one day, she could turn around and join his father to welcome the hell army, and then rule the world together.
But now it seems that she has made her choice.
Just when Gul'dan fell into nostalgia.
Suddenly, "Crack!" There was a sound like glass breaking.
Medivh, Hakar, Naru, Sun God and Zeus, the five upper gods appeared in the Gaia space.
After so many years of war with the Legion of Hell, there are only five continents left in the dark world.
Blood God, the Blood Continent of Hakkar.
The Holy Light God, the Holy Light Continent of Naaru.
The sun god, the sun continent of Helios.
Thor, Zeus' continent of Zeus.
The Continent of the Gods of Titans.
The Titan God had no chance to come because he wanted to hold back Sargeras in the God's Continent.
The appearance of the five high gods brought strong pressure to Gul'dan.
But he didn't seem to have much surprise, looking at the five people with interest.
"You are here."
Hearing Gul'dan's calm voice, Medivh frowned, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Gul'dan, you join the Hell Legion, betray the Dark World and Blue Star, and capture them without a fight!"
"Hehe..." Gul'dan sneered, and said, "It's up to you, you should know that I'm at the level of the main god, and you are only the upper god."
"It's not just me, but also us." The sun god exuded a hot light all over his body, and he looked like a walking sun.
But he is indeed worthy of the title of the walking sun.
He has reached the late stage of the upper god, and he has completely mastered the law of the great. In a further step, he has mastered the power of another law, which is the main god level.
Although the five upper gods are not a main god-level opponent.
But Gul'dan didn't reach the main god level by relying on his own strength.
Instead, relying on the original power of the heart of the world, he forcibly reached the level of the main god.
In the main god level, Gul'dan belongs to the bottom existence, so if the five of them work together, they can really win each other.
Especially now that the heart of the world is at its weakest.
But facing Sun God's words, Gul'dan just smiled coldly, then turned his head and said, "What are you waiting for, don't do anything yet."
How could he be a fool if he could get to this point.
All kinds of backups, of course, will be arranged.
not good!
Hearing Gul'dan's words, the sun god felt a chill in his heart.
But before he could make a move, there was a "poof...", and then he saw a blood-red spear piercing his chest.
"Ah!" The sun god cried out in pain, and at the same time, his own temperature rose rapidly.
But all this is in vain.
The bloody spear instantly devoured all the heat, including the divine power of the Sun God.
"stop!"
"Haka, what are you doing!"
"do not want!"
Medivh, Naaru and Zeus looked at Blood God Hakkar in shock.
They really didn't expect that there would be a traitor among them.
Hakar is the upper god of the troll clan, with purple skin and two long fangs protruding from his chin.
At this time, the blood energy in his body turned into a red spear, stretched out from his hand, and pierced the back of the Sun God.
Then the law of blood was activated, and the golden blood on the God of Light flowed out against the flow.
At the same time, his divine power and divinity flowed out.
Yes, it is divine power and even divinity.
Because of his blood law, in addition to absorbing blood, he can even absorb divine power and divinity.
The law of blood, this is a law that has surpassed the concept of blood.
"Bang..." the God of Light turned into a mummy and was thrown to the ground by Haka.
Then, ignoring the three guardians, they walked to Gul'dan respectfully.
"Respected Lord Gul'dan, the God of Light has been seriously injured. He may not be able to be resurrected every few decades."
There are many resurrection methods for the high god, even if there is a soul son, it can be resurrected by virtue of this soul son.
Therefore, Haka absorbed a lot of divinity, and dare not say that he killed the God of Light.
Upon hearing this, Gul'dan nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at the three people in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Well, it's three against two now."
Medivh looked at Haka with a look of despair, and asked in disbelief: "Why? Why did you betray us? Do you think that if you follow Gul'dan, the Legion of Hell will let you go."
Haka shook his head with disdain, and said, "What are you thinking, even if we kill Gul'dan, so what?"
"We originally had two main gods, the God of Titans and Gul'dan, but the enemy has three god kings and twelve main gods."
"We couldn't defeat the Legion of Hell in the first place, not to mention that Gul'dan has joined the Legion of Hell, so we can't be opponents."
"Rather than hitting a stone with a pebble, it is better to know the current affairs as a hero, and join the army of hell as soon as possible."
"The strength of our high god is not much on the side of the Hell Legion. If you join us now, you may still be able to live happily."
"Haha..." Gul'dan burst into laughter when he heard this.
"What a good person who knows the current affairs is a hero. The arrival of the hell army is unstoppable. The three of you are just trying to block the traffic."
After speaking, Gul'dan's divinity radiated, and the power of the law of space and time also surged.
Seeing the situation, Medivh immediately showed despair.
"Zeus, Naru, you go, I will stay behind."
Zeus and Naru were moved when they heard the words.
"No, you became a god as a guardian, and you don't have your own believers. How to resurrect after death, I'll stay here."
"Yes, in terms of resurrection means, I am the most, or I will stay for you to cut off the queen."
When Medivh heard Zeus and Naaru's words, his eyes were touched.
But the figure remained motionless, and the divine power in his body began to surge.
"The failure of this mission is entirely my responsibility. I should have gone with the continent of Azeroth 5 years ago. I am very satisfied to be alive until now."
After finishing speaking, his pale hair began to float, and the cloak on his body moved without any wind.
A powerful divine power erupted from him.
Even the Gaia space couldn't bear this powerful divine power, and the whole space began to "squeak...".
Zeus and Naaru saw that Medivh had lost their minds, so they could only look at him with admiration, and then left without looking back.
They have lived for tens of thousands of years, and they were able to get to where they are today. They all came from the sea of corpses and bones, so naturally they will not be mothers-in-law.
"Where are you going?"
Zeus and Naaru wanted to run, but of course Gul'dan refused.
This is an excellent opportunity to destroy most of the top combat power of the Blue Star forces.
"The law of time and space!"
Soon, the power of the law of space and time covered the position, making this space an absolutely circular space.
After Zeus and Naru flew for a while, they found that no matter how they ran, they were flying in place.
Because the nearby space has become a closed loop, it is impossible to fly out.
"Gul'dan! Your opponent is me!"
At this time, Medivh rushed towards Gul'dan with a desperate heart.
"Protect the law, absolutely protect!"
A huge shield immediately shrouded Gul'dan's body.
Absolutely guard the power of this law, which can defend against external and internal attacks, and colleagues will also cut off the guarded target and all connections with the outside world.
Therefore, the law of time and space supported by Gul'dan is lost, and it will be broken immediately.
Seeing the situation, Zeus and Naru immediately took the opportunity to leave the law of space.
But when Haka saw their backs, he just shook his head regretfully, and didn't intend to stop them.
Soon, Zeus and Naru left the Gaia space, and after discussing for a while, the two gods opened the plane channel and went to the continent of gods.
In the current situation, Blue Star has fallen into a disadvantage.
Only the Titan of God can turn the tide.
After Zeus and Naaru left.
"Rumble..." A loud thunder-like sound sounded in the endless void.
Logically speaking, the endless void has no medium for transmitting sound, etc.
But the explosion seemed to be ringing in my ears.
……
in reality.
At this time, Zhu Zichen was still in his villa, and began to order Lin Jiayao to prepare survival supplies and necessities.
Because the formation sent to the dark world by Meng Meng is relatively small, many things cannot be transported in.
So Lin Jiayao had to arrange it.
Among them are cold-proof materials, seeds that can be planted in low temperature, greenhouse tents and so on.
As for the gap in the laws of the world, I don't know if those seeds can be planted, so we can only talk about it at that time.
If possible, Zhu Zichen didn't want to escape from Blue Star either.
But judging from the current situation, it is very bad for Blue Star.
Even if the guardians stopped Gul'dan's plan, what's the use.
The frontal battlefield is in the Continent of Gods.
As long as the harm of the Hell Legion is not resolved for a day, Blue Star will not be able to be quiet for a day.
It is almost impossible to solve the Hell Legion.
Not to mention the three king-level gods, the twelve main god-level gods alone have already overwhelmed everyone.
So leaving Blue Star and going to the world of Erathia became the best choice.
The world of Erasia is in the ice age, so it is necessary to be fully prepared.
After hearing Zhu Zichen's request, Lin Yao immediately arranged for others to do it.
Seeing the busy work of the Lin family and Yao, Zhu Zichen was comforted in his heart.
Among the three women he knew, Wang Jiamin had already left him, and Meng Meng was also dead.
Only Lin Jiayao is still there, and it is impossible to betray him.
Sure enough, the human mind is too complex.
Only those who have complete control can use it with confidence.
"Dong dong..."
Just when Zhu Zichen was thinking about whether there was anything missing, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Come in."
Soon, Zhu Xiaoling walked in with a hurried expression.
"Brother, what happened?"
He was originally in the God's Continent in the dark world, commanding the brothers of the National Defense Army to kill the Hell Legion.
But suddenly my brother called me offline, that's why I looked in a hurry.
Looking at the only younger brother in front of him, Zhu Zichen felt a sudden feeling in his heart.
One of them is No.1 among the players, and the other is the first guild leader among the players.
The two people who were originally in the sky, did not expect that they would start the road to escape so soon.
"Brother, do you believe me?"
Seeing the serious expression of the elder brother in front of him, Zhu Xiaoling froze for a moment.
In his impression, the elder brother usually has a calm or expressionless face.
Such a serious look rarely spoke to him.
She nodded vigorously and said, "What are you talking about, I definitely believe you."
"Okay, trust me and bring someone you trust, and escape with me."
"Escape?" Zhu Xiaoling looked at his brother strangely.
Does my brother have a high fever?Or have you learned to joke?
Okay, why are you running for your life all of a sudden?
Suddenly, he thought of the Legion of Hell.
Is it...
He is not an idiot either, he was able to sit on the position of the Army Commander of the National Defense Army, which has an element of luck, but his brain is also unquestionable.
"You mean, there has been a change in the war in the Continent of Gods?"
Zhu Zichen nodded and said, "I can't explain too much to you right now, trust me, just bring someone you trust and follow me."
"Follow you?" Zhu Xiaoling asked curiously, "If the hell army really invades, where can we go?"
"Leave Blue Star and take you to another planet, but you have to be prepared, it's still an ice age."
"What!" Zhu Xiaoling looked at his brother in disbelief when he heard that.
Actually going to an alien planet, has the situation reached this point?
(End of this chapter)
In Gaia space.
A middle-aged man with short black hair was facing a huge ball of light with his legs crossed.
This ball of light is the Gaia consciousness of Blue Star, or it can also be called the heart of the world.
And this middle-aged man is Gul'dan.
A man who sold his soul to the legions of hell.
A trace of divine power emerged from him, and then penetrated into the heart of the world.
If it was before, with the Heart of the World intact, he certainly couldn't do this anymore.
But the Heart of the World has consumed most of its original power, and it can no longer stop his divine power from invading.
You must know that the planes, priesthood, divinity, and divine power obtained by the top [-] million Blue Star players, don't think that they are all conjured out of thin air.
These are the hearts of the world, hatched with their own original power.
There are also resurrected players on the battlefield of God's Continent.
These are all consuming the original power of the heart of the world.
The original white and flawless ball of light began to be stained with a trace of red.
It seems like streaks of blood, it looks unusually weird and terrifying.
Suddenly, he felt the fel energy disappear from the daughter he had left behind.
This shows that Meng Meng is dead.
This made him feel sad for a while, but he quickly recovered his mood.
Although he is evil, he will do anything for his purpose, even betray the entire Dark World and Blue Star, but he also has his own emotions and people he cares about.
And his daughter, Meng Meng, is undoubtedly the most important person.
However, the nature of the hero did not make him feel too sad.
"Since Meng Meng is gone, it's time for them to come."
Thinking of this, Gul'dan shook his head with sad eyes.
"Daughter, why don't I know about your little tricks? I have tolerated you all the time because you are my daughter."
"Now that you have made up your mind, rest in peace."
He was also aware of Meng Meng's will to die.
The reason why he planted evil energy in his daughter's body was to hope that one day, she could turn around and join his father to welcome the hell army, and then rule the world together.
But now it seems that she has made her choice.
Just when Gul'dan fell into nostalgia.
Suddenly, "Crack!" There was a sound like glass breaking.
Medivh, Hakar, Naru, Sun God and Zeus, the five upper gods appeared in the Gaia space.
After so many years of war with the Legion of Hell, there are only five continents left in the dark world.
Blood God, the Blood Continent of Hakkar.
The Holy Light God, the Holy Light Continent of Naaru.
The sun god, the sun continent of Helios.
Thor, Zeus' continent of Zeus.
The Continent of the Gods of Titans.
The Titan God had no chance to come because he wanted to hold back Sargeras in the God's Continent.
The appearance of the five high gods brought strong pressure to Gul'dan.
But he didn't seem to have much surprise, looking at the five people with interest.
"You are here."
Hearing Gul'dan's calm voice, Medivh frowned, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Gul'dan, you join the Hell Legion, betray the Dark World and Blue Star, and capture them without a fight!"
"Hehe..." Gul'dan sneered, and said, "It's up to you, you should know that I'm at the level of the main god, and you are only the upper god."
"It's not just me, but also us." The sun god exuded a hot light all over his body, and he looked like a walking sun.
But he is indeed worthy of the title of the walking sun.
He has reached the late stage of the upper god, and he has completely mastered the law of the great. In a further step, he has mastered the power of another law, which is the main god level.
Although the five upper gods are not a main god-level opponent.
But Gul'dan didn't reach the main god level by relying on his own strength.
Instead, relying on the original power of the heart of the world, he forcibly reached the level of the main god.
In the main god level, Gul'dan belongs to the bottom existence, so if the five of them work together, they can really win each other.
Especially now that the heart of the world is at its weakest.
But facing Sun God's words, Gul'dan just smiled coldly, then turned his head and said, "What are you waiting for, don't do anything yet."
How could he be a fool if he could get to this point.
All kinds of backups, of course, will be arranged.
not good!
Hearing Gul'dan's words, the sun god felt a chill in his heart.
But before he could make a move, there was a "poof...", and then he saw a blood-red spear piercing his chest.
"Ah!" The sun god cried out in pain, and at the same time, his own temperature rose rapidly.
But all this is in vain.
The bloody spear instantly devoured all the heat, including the divine power of the Sun God.
"stop!"
"Haka, what are you doing!"
"do not want!"
Medivh, Naaru and Zeus looked at Blood God Hakkar in shock.
They really didn't expect that there would be a traitor among them.
Hakar is the upper god of the troll clan, with purple skin and two long fangs protruding from his chin.
At this time, the blood energy in his body turned into a red spear, stretched out from his hand, and pierced the back of the Sun God.
Then the law of blood was activated, and the golden blood on the God of Light flowed out against the flow.
At the same time, his divine power and divinity flowed out.
Yes, it is divine power and even divinity.
Because of his blood law, in addition to absorbing blood, he can even absorb divine power and divinity.
The law of blood, this is a law that has surpassed the concept of blood.
"Bang..." the God of Light turned into a mummy and was thrown to the ground by Haka.
Then, ignoring the three guardians, they walked to Gul'dan respectfully.
"Respected Lord Gul'dan, the God of Light has been seriously injured. He may not be able to be resurrected every few decades."
There are many resurrection methods for the high god, even if there is a soul son, it can be resurrected by virtue of this soul son.
Therefore, Haka absorbed a lot of divinity, and dare not say that he killed the God of Light.
Upon hearing this, Gul'dan nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at the three people in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Well, it's three against two now."
Medivh looked at Haka with a look of despair, and asked in disbelief: "Why? Why did you betray us? Do you think that if you follow Gul'dan, the Legion of Hell will let you go."
Haka shook his head with disdain, and said, "What are you thinking, even if we kill Gul'dan, so what?"
"We originally had two main gods, the God of Titans and Gul'dan, but the enemy has three god kings and twelve main gods."
"We couldn't defeat the Legion of Hell in the first place, not to mention that Gul'dan has joined the Legion of Hell, so we can't be opponents."
"Rather than hitting a stone with a pebble, it is better to know the current affairs as a hero, and join the army of hell as soon as possible."
"The strength of our high god is not much on the side of the Hell Legion. If you join us now, you may still be able to live happily."
"Haha..." Gul'dan burst into laughter when he heard this.
"What a good person who knows the current affairs is a hero. The arrival of the hell army is unstoppable. The three of you are just trying to block the traffic."
After speaking, Gul'dan's divinity radiated, and the power of the law of space and time also surged.
Seeing the situation, Medivh immediately showed despair.
"Zeus, Naru, you go, I will stay behind."
Zeus and Naru were moved when they heard the words.
"No, you became a god as a guardian, and you don't have your own believers. How to resurrect after death, I'll stay here."
"Yes, in terms of resurrection means, I am the most, or I will stay for you to cut off the queen."
When Medivh heard Zeus and Naaru's words, his eyes were touched.
But the figure remained motionless, and the divine power in his body began to surge.
"The failure of this mission is entirely my responsibility. I should have gone with the continent of Azeroth 5 years ago. I am very satisfied to be alive until now."
After finishing speaking, his pale hair began to float, and the cloak on his body moved without any wind.
A powerful divine power erupted from him.
Even the Gaia space couldn't bear this powerful divine power, and the whole space began to "squeak...".
Zeus and Naaru saw that Medivh had lost their minds, so they could only look at him with admiration, and then left without looking back.
They have lived for tens of thousands of years, and they were able to get to where they are today. They all came from the sea of corpses and bones, so naturally they will not be mothers-in-law.
"Where are you going?"
Zeus and Naaru wanted to run, but of course Gul'dan refused.
This is an excellent opportunity to destroy most of the top combat power of the Blue Star forces.
"The law of time and space!"
Soon, the power of the law of space and time covered the position, making this space an absolutely circular space.
After Zeus and Naru flew for a while, they found that no matter how they ran, they were flying in place.
Because the nearby space has become a closed loop, it is impossible to fly out.
"Gul'dan! Your opponent is me!"
At this time, Medivh rushed towards Gul'dan with a desperate heart.
"Protect the law, absolutely protect!"
A huge shield immediately shrouded Gul'dan's body.
Absolutely guard the power of this law, which can defend against external and internal attacks, and colleagues will also cut off the guarded target and all connections with the outside world.
Therefore, the law of time and space supported by Gul'dan is lost, and it will be broken immediately.
Seeing the situation, Zeus and Naru immediately took the opportunity to leave the law of space.
But when Haka saw their backs, he just shook his head regretfully, and didn't intend to stop them.
Soon, Zeus and Naru left the Gaia space, and after discussing for a while, the two gods opened the plane channel and went to the continent of gods.
In the current situation, Blue Star has fallen into a disadvantage.
Only the Titan of God can turn the tide.
After Zeus and Naaru left.
"Rumble..." A loud thunder-like sound sounded in the endless void.
Logically speaking, the endless void has no medium for transmitting sound, etc.
But the explosion seemed to be ringing in my ears.
……
in reality.
At this time, Zhu Zichen was still in his villa, and began to order Lin Jiayao to prepare survival supplies and necessities.
Because the formation sent to the dark world by Meng Meng is relatively small, many things cannot be transported in.
So Lin Jiayao had to arrange it.
Among them are cold-proof materials, seeds that can be planted in low temperature, greenhouse tents and so on.
As for the gap in the laws of the world, I don't know if those seeds can be planted, so we can only talk about it at that time.
If possible, Zhu Zichen didn't want to escape from Blue Star either.
But judging from the current situation, it is very bad for Blue Star.
Even if the guardians stopped Gul'dan's plan, what's the use.
The frontal battlefield is in the Continent of Gods.
As long as the harm of the Hell Legion is not resolved for a day, Blue Star will not be able to be quiet for a day.
It is almost impossible to solve the Hell Legion.
Not to mention the three king-level gods, the twelve main god-level gods alone have already overwhelmed everyone.
So leaving Blue Star and going to the world of Erathia became the best choice.
The world of Erasia is in the ice age, so it is necessary to be fully prepared.
After hearing Zhu Zichen's request, Lin Yao immediately arranged for others to do it.
Seeing the busy work of the Lin family and Yao, Zhu Zichen was comforted in his heart.
Among the three women he knew, Wang Jiamin had already left him, and Meng Meng was also dead.
Only Lin Jiayao is still there, and it is impossible to betray him.
Sure enough, the human mind is too complex.
Only those who have complete control can use it with confidence.
"Dong dong..."
Just when Zhu Zichen was thinking about whether there was anything missing, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Come in."
Soon, Zhu Xiaoling walked in with a hurried expression.
"Brother, what happened?"
He was originally in the God's Continent in the dark world, commanding the brothers of the National Defense Army to kill the Hell Legion.
But suddenly my brother called me offline, that's why I looked in a hurry.
Looking at the only younger brother in front of him, Zhu Zichen felt a sudden feeling in his heart.
One of them is No.1 among the players, and the other is the first guild leader among the players.
The two people who were originally in the sky, did not expect that they would start the road to escape so soon.
"Brother, do you believe me?"
Seeing the serious expression of the elder brother in front of him, Zhu Xiaoling froze for a moment.
In his impression, the elder brother usually has a calm or expressionless face.
Such a serious look rarely spoke to him.
She nodded vigorously and said, "What are you talking about, I definitely believe you."
"Okay, trust me and bring someone you trust, and escape with me."
"Escape?" Zhu Xiaoling looked at his brother strangely.
Does my brother have a high fever?Or have you learned to joke?
Okay, why are you running for your life all of a sudden?
Suddenly, he thought of the Legion of Hell.
Is it...
He is not an idiot either, he was able to sit on the position of the Army Commander of the National Defense Army, which has an element of luck, but his brain is also unquestionable.
"You mean, there has been a change in the war in the Continent of Gods?"
Zhu Zichen nodded and said, "I can't explain too much to you right now, trust me, just bring someone you trust and follow me."
"Follow you?" Zhu Xiaoling asked curiously, "If the hell army really invades, where can we go?"
"Leave Blue Star and take you to another planet, but you have to be prepared, it's still an ice age."
"What!" Zhu Xiaoling looked at his brother in disbelief when he heard that.
Actually going to an alien planet, has the situation reached this point?
(End of this chapter)
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