Shadow Trails in Azeroth

At midnight, in the ruins of the Temple of Modesty on the easternmost hilltop of Ascension Fortress, Grom Hellscream is camping here to rest, and the death knights of the Soul Chosen Academy are still looking around to hide in the burning ruins. The counterattackers rose up, but the battle was over.

The humble Saint Jacquelos who stayed here was cut off by Lao Hou with an ax in a duel on the battlefield. One-third of his body was chopped off. If the earth of the promotion fortress had not been protecting Saint Jacques, the unlucky guy would have been temporarily replaced by the army leader. Grom instantly killed him on the spot.

But it’s not a good thing to survive.

The Saint, who has a kind personality and handsome appearance and is therefore very popular in the Ascension Fortress, has now been sent to the Temple of Courage in the rear, where he is "taken care of" by the Forsworn, but Kairos voluntarily forgot the past and embarked on the journey. On the road to promotion, he has no nostalgia for the past and it is difficult to transform into a Forsworn. However, it is estimated that it will be difficult for this saint to appear in the next battle.

From Laohou's current position, he can already see with the naked eye the direction of the promotion tower leading to the Sky Fortress of Paradise Castle where the eldest daughter is. According to the marching speed of the Maldraxxians, it will only take them less than an hour. The final battle can begin there.

The Maldraxxans defeated three saint temples in less than two days and drove the entire Ascension Fortress into despair with a lightning-fast raid. This fully proved the martial virtue of the warring nation.

However, Laohou didn't feel excited or happy about it.

This is just normal operation, nothing to praise.

The five secret schools have been at odds with each other for too long, and their cooperation with each other is still very unfamiliar.

The portal opened by the lich at noon almost sent a knight team from the Soul Chosen Academy directly into Kyrian's encirclement, and Laohou still dare not arrange the pharmacists from the Withered Academy into the frontline army. To prevent them from smashing the deadly can of plague on their own heads.

The assassins of the Sharp Eye Secret Academy are very dedicated, but the number of these elites is too small and can only be used to send out surprise troops.

All actions of the Creation Secret Academy are extremely dependent on the abundant supply of flesh and blood corpses. Once sufficient supplies are not available, those crude structures can easily suffer huge casualties.

What?

You ask why not send out elite structures?

nonsense!

If we don't take this opportunity to clean up and consume those third-rate abominations' inventory, where will the Creation Academy have so many sewing warehouses to store more cuties who have just stepped off the sewing table?

In short, this raid exposed many problems in Maldraxxus.

In the case of an undeclared war, the weak angels who were caught off guard by the Ascension Fortress were all beaten like bears. Laohou could not even imagine that he could lead these undead brothers to fight against the demons of the Burning Legion or the Lord of the Void. What will be the outcome of the attack by the Faceless Legion?

Well, it is estimated that the Abyss Lord or General Krasis will defeat the line in one confrontation, right?

These undead people are a little too arrogant.

They are used to running rampant in the Kingdom of Shadows and have no experience fighting against the top destroyers in the material world. With the current mentality of the marquis of the major secret schools, they will suffer a big loss against the powerful enemies in the future.

Just when Laohou was taking the time to rest and prepare to launch the final attack on the Ascension Tower after midnight, the messenger from the Sharp Eyes Secret Academy brought him the latest news.

"Many Kyrians have fled back from the Loyalty Fortress. They are now gathered in the temple under the Ascension Tower. The number is quite large."

The spider demon girl Kalek reported to Laohou:

"It should be due to the end of the war at the Loyalty Fortress. Lord Black, who was sitting there, let go of the defeated Griens, but the Hundred Hearts Legion that went to attack there did not follow back.

We are waiting for the latest news, but if the predictions are correct, the Kyrians should have lost one of their most important mechanical legions.

According to the arrangement of their Hundred Hearts Chief, a large number of mechanical creations were placed in the Eternal Forecourt, the Candidate Trial Field and the Temple of Purity, and the Withered Secret Courtyard had blocked the road with sufficient plague weapons.

This means that our general attack on the Ascension Tower will not be hindered by more Hundreds of Hearts. "

"very good!"

Laohou nodded, leaning on the death blood roar that emitted a cold light in the night, staring at the golden gate of heaven at the foot of the mountain leading to the promotion tower, he said to Baron Caixus beside him:

"Notify me, we will start heading towards the Bliss Castle in thirty minutes. I will take down the portal before dawn!"

"The number of Kyrians there is astonishing. They have blocked multiple lines of defense and the anima core of the Ascension Bastion is providing them with reinforcements. If they attack by force, unnecessary losses will be caused."

Baron Caixus took a look at the battlefield terrain and whispered to his commander:

"The advantage of time is on our side. Perhaps we should capture the Temple of Purity and the rear area first, and let the Creation Secret Academy produce enough cannon fodder before launching a general attack."

"That is indeed a good way to reduce casualties, my adjutant."

Laohou shook his head and said:

"But that's not the victory I want. The greatest advantage of Maldraxxus is that we are immortal!

Even a shattered body can be reborn on the suture platform, and fierce battles again and again will make our anima more abundant and our fighting spirit even more intense.

We can play with numerical superiority, but we cannot give up our style as warriors.

I want you to win this victory neatly with cruel battle losses and sacrifices, not because I am so happy about my victory, but because the real enemy we will face after this warm-up is not an opponent that can be defeated by relying on numbers!

Maldraxxus has been divided for too long.

Our soldiers are used to fighting but are unfamiliar with war, but bravery and iron will are two different concepts!

I will transform you from a group of thugs back into invincible warriors! And I don’t have that much time to change your thinking, so, Caixus! "

Laohou stared at his adjutant and said in a deep voice:

"Don't tell me the casualty figures! I don't want the casualty figures either! I want that tower! When the first ray of sunshine comes tomorrow morning, I want to see our flag flying on that damn tower!

It doesn't matter if the flag doesn't hang up, you can cut off your own head and throw it up.

I don't care about the difference.

Understand? "

"Um."

Baron Caixus said no more.

His silence was not because of fear, but because he had heard Grom's determination from his commander's words.

He knew that Laohou valued the war that took place in the Promotion Fortress, but he did not value it that much. The focus of this temporary war overlord was not on the outcome of the current war.

He has been preparing for the upcoming future predicted by Black Shaw. Just as he said when he set foot on the land of Ascension Fortress, everything that is happening on this land is just a "warm-up".

Thirty minutes later, under the silent gaze of Lao Hou standing on the top of the mountain, three thousand death knights from the Soul Selection Academy, led by two Soul Selection Barons, moved fiercely towards the gate of heaven guarded by the Greens. Rushed down.

The two war floating cities continuously launched death barrage attacks from high altitudes to the ground, and in front of the death knights were undead structures that were driven into the battlefield in a "self-destructive" posture.

Their plump bodies are stuffed with the death plague secretly prepared by the Chamber of Decay, allowing them to bring death to their enemies the moment they are hacked to death.

The lichs are driving their own floating city in the sky behind the death knight's position, and are constantly projecting the magic of the decay of all things into the art of war onto the blue angels.

"The day predicted by our Lord is approaching. War Overlord, do you think such an army is enough to shoulder the responsibility of defending the Shadow Kingdom?"

Next to Laohou, the spider demon girl Kalek touched the black moon pendant hanging around her neck and asked softly.

The War Overlord was silent.

In his mind, he compared the army of death before him with the army of demons in his memory. In the battle of the world of Argus, if the warriors of Maldraxxus were thrown into it, would they be able to persist to the end?

But no matter how much Grom thought, he could not find a reason why this death army could win.

"Not enough! Far from enough."

The War Overlord stroked Gorehowl's ax handle skeleton and shook his head.

The spider demon girl also fell silent.

As a member of Blake's Moon Night War Gods, she also saw his outline of the future from the Lord of the Black Moon. If the Lord of the Black Moon's prediction comes true, it will mean the greatest crisis in the history of the Shadow Kingdom. Already manifested.

Grom Hellscream said that he was not sure of victory. If even Maldraxxus could not resist the invasion, how could the remaining kingdoms protect themselves?

Especially these Kyrians.

Under the leadership of their eldest daughter, can they, who have grown crooked, really survive the disaster that is about to break out?

"Grom! I brought the latest news about my brother."

The voice of Queen of Creation Fenna Golden Sword echoed on the mountaintop as the teleportation technique was activated. She appeared behind Laohou holding a battle helmet. Her psychic battle armor was covered with blue blood and stained with some grey. Well the angel feathers.

Fenna looked at the chaotic battlefield in front of her at night. She curled her lips and said to Grom:

"My younger brother went to the Temple of Purity. He said to withdraw all your troops when dawn comes. We don't need to participate in the attack on the Ascension Tower.

He would do that alone.

Also, he asked me to tell you to deal with the end of the Ascension Bastion War as soon as possible and let Maldraxxus re-enter the realm. Those crazy bastards who once killed you are coming soon.

The side of the Maw should be able to withstand it, but whether it can withstand it depends on you. Don't expect Lord Sargeras to be merciful. He probably hates the Death Realm now. "

"It's us!"

Laohou glanced at Fenner and emphasized:

"You are the Queen of Creation, the mistress of the Secret Court of Creation. You are also one of us. Although you are not dead, you are a member of Maldraxxus, so you also have responsibilities to the Shadow Kingdom."

"whispering sound."

Fenna snorted disdainfully, touched her delicate chin and said:

"I am only responsible for my dear brother. How other people die has nothing to do with me. Of course, I don't mind taking a rest in this world of death before leaving.

Regardless of whether they are undead or angels, they are too weak to cut, so it is better to be a demon! It's crazy enough and thick-skinned enough to be able to chop for a long time. "

——

Time advanced to the early hours of the morning, and in front of the Gate of Heaven leading to the Ascension Tower, the corpses of the Kyrian Angels who died in the battle had piled up into a hill, and their powerful Hundred-Hearted Legion was in Maldrok. The soldiers of Sars were dismantled into fragments all over the ground as they charged forward.

The gunpowder smoke that had been accumulating all night has not yet dissipated, and the scavenger chariots of the Creation Secret Courtyard have begun to cruise on the dead land.

The ghouls, under the command of the Suture Master Apprentices, collect all valuable corpses and flesh, whether they come from their own people or from the Kyrians.

The golden gate of heaven was covered with filth. After realizing that the gate leading to the Bliss Castle was occupied, the Kyrians of that aerial fortress decisively cut off the supply of anima.

The gate fell into Old Howl's hands within the agreed time, but the War Overlord may need more anima to activate it.

"Oh, the beating was pretty miserable."

Lord Evil God's voice sounded behind the War Overlord. Grom, who was wiping the blood roar, looked back at him and found that Black came alone.

He frowned and said:

"I know you are very powerful, and the eldest daughter probably cannot hurt you, but there is still the last legion of the Kyrians in the Castle of Joy, including their most elite Hundred Hearts and Colossus.

Can you go alone? "

"Who said I was alone?"

Blake blinked and put his hand on the golden door stained with blue blood.

He used his heart energy to pour into the closed door of heaven. In the pleasant buzzing sound, the way to the tower suddenly opened. The evil god blew out a smoke ring and said to Laohou:

"Do you know what is the most abundant thing on the land of Ascension Fortress?"

"Krian candidates? Or those owl-like stewards?"

Grom replied, but saw Blake shake his head.

Lord Evil God raised his finger, letting Laohou see the weird black smoke wrapped around his fingertips, changing into various postures, and hearing a tragic, weird and infiltrating roar from it.

No matter what it is, Laohou can be sure that Black didn't have those things in his hands before last night.

According to Fenner, Blake went to the Temple of Purity last night, so are these weird things the "weapons" collected by the evil god in the Temple of Purity?

"It's memories!"

Blake revealed the answer, winked and said to Laohou:

"This land is full of 'discarded' memories. My dear war overlord, the eldest daughter stubbornly demands that every soul who arrives at the promotion fortress must accept the promotion defined by her, and give up the memories and memories of the past on the road to promotion. Emotions are a very important part.

In other words, there are the same number, or even several times more memories, as many promoted people exist on this land.

Under normal circumstances, these memories that have been stripped from the spirit body are harmless to humans and animals. At most, they can perform illusions and ghost-possessed dramas for ignorant travelers when midnight comes.

However, in the hands of an evil god who is good at evil power, these forgotten things will evolve into an invincible army.

Look, these memories abandoned by their owners, these deliberately forgotten pasts also have their own emotions, they also have their own anger at being abandoned and their own desire for completeness.

Nothing wants to be thrown away like trash.

And once a person betrays himself, those forgotten things will turn into the most terrifying life-seeking evil ghosts under the catalysis of darkness.

The ghosts who have lost their names are howling to take back the body that was taken away by their eldest daughter. I would really like to see the so-called promoted ones take their last breath when facing the noose called the past. Can they still be calm?

Next, I will demonstrate to the eldest daughter and her successors the terrible consequences of throwing things everywhere. "

The evil god moved his arms and said to Laohou and Fenna:

"Watch here and don't let anyone enter the tower. The entire Paradise Castle will be in chaos. Of course, if they think their current life is wonderful and want to experience the feeling of losing their minds and going crazy, then that's up to them. "

Blake took off his pipe, turned around and waved his hand. The dark painful memories formed a terrifying spiritual pressure around him, and then transformed into various dark and desolate images.

They are crying, they are roaring, they are resenting this beautiful country like heaven, and they can't wait to see it collapse in the next second.

The evil god felt the fearful emotion that would arise after being abandoned. He laughed and shouted loudly:

"Your stolen body is in this tower. I will mercifully give you a chance to find your name. Come on, the forgotten ones, the day of revenge for the old ghosts is today.

I grant you this opportunity.

This paradise will burn brightly, and it is you who will light the first fire. "