7. The price of salvation
If the Krocoun front is the base base of the Azeroth civilization, then the Antolan wasteland can be called the true front line of the Azeroth civilization in the world of Argus.
There are conflicts and skirmishes here almost every moment, as far as Muradin knows, in the Antolan wasteland, there is a warband of the Holy Light Legion, as well as two legions from the Draenei side, since Azeroth came to this wasteland, this land is still controlled by demons, and thousands of warriors have been swallowed up.
Weak adventurers don't dare to set foot here, only those powerful adventurers who really have a lot of faith in themselves dare to go together in this wasteland, where the slightest negligence will cost them their lives.
What's even worse is that the Burning Legion has set up several soul furnaces in this wasteland, although those god-chattering withering druids have repeatedly emphasized that the cycle of life and death can also take effect here, and the souls who die here can also return to the Death Realm of Azeroth and enter the cycle of life and death again, but to be honest, once you die here, before the soul returns to the Death Realm, you will be torn apart by the soul furnace of the demons, and you will not enjoy the peace of death at all, which is equivalent to a real death.
It took a great deal of money for the Vanguard to occupy several small strongholds in the Antolan Wasteland, and only three were open to adventurers.
Each is the size of a small town, with hotels, infirmaries, blacksmiths and merchants, and a complete defense of powerful magical constructs, military tanks and aircraft, and elite warriors.
These three places are run by the goblins of the Darkblade Consortium, and although they are expensive, they are the only supply points for adventurers who roam the land, they are like three lighthouses that devour gold coins, although they are spurned by everyone, but in this demonic hell, they really light the way home for adventurers.
"I feel it, the breath of the spirit of the world."
Emerging from the harbor of hope, Muradin rode like a tarbu sheep along the rugged mountain path of the Antolan Wasteland to the depths of the wasteland, and as he approached the burning throne in the dark mountains in the distance, he felt a wave of energy from the evil earth beneath his feet that was very similar to Elune.
But compared to Elune's peace and gentleness, this energy seems violent and ferocious, like this long-polluted land, and for guests from afar, it is simply unwilling to give any tenderness.
"That's Agus! The Silencer. ”
Muradin jumped off the tarbu sheep and placed his hand on the scorching, demonic earth beneath his feet, and the diamond dwarf closed his eyes and began to communicate with the land.
"Lord Argus, I have come on behalf of Elune, the world spirit of Azeroth, and I have brought her..."
The warped force that lurked beneath the earth did not respond to him, and in Muradin's perception, beneath the land of the evil wasteland, it was like a beast hidden in the abyss of destruction.
It roared, struggling to break free from the shackles of fate, its chains clattering as it flailed, the power of evil and darkness wrapped around its burning will, each roar made the wreckage of the world tremble, and each struggle made the evil magma covered above the world darken the ruins of civilization.
It may be questioning, questioning why fate has caused it to suffer such a catastrophe, but more often than not, it is succumbing to the wrath and destruction of a beast-like dark mind, it wants to break out of its cage, it wants to subvert everything, and let the whole noisy stars be completely extinguished under the dark will of Sargeras.
"Get out!"
A low roar filled the Diamond Dwarf's mind, interrupting him and tearing apart his spirit that had seeped into the ground in an instant.
"Bang"
The short and stocky body of Muradin, with his eyes closed, was "rushed" from the spot, like a basketball being slapped, but the legendary warrior flipped a few times in the air and landed firmly on the ground, the diamond dwarf supported the body with a war hammer, and he felt a wave of dizziness and tearing in his mind, as if he was in the spirit world, and was punched by a big man.
Only a messenger with a sturdy body like the Diamond Dwarf would only feel spiritual dizziness, if it was a flesh and blood creature that connected the spirit of the world of Argus just now, under the spiritual impact of the spirit of the world, I am afraid that it would end up with a scattered flesh and blood in an instant.
Argus the Destroyer apparently did not welcome his inquiry, nor did he welcome his sister's visit.
"We're here to help you!"
Muradin gritted his teeth and pressed his palms to the ground again, this time omitting the polite greetings and calling out the purpose of his arrival, but still couldn't get Argus to communicate with him.
"Get out!"
"Bang"
This time the spiritual impact was stronger, and he threw out the whole person of Muradin, and smashed it the boulder full of evil energy next to him, and even the ground shook because of the anger of the spirit of the world, which frightened the poor Tabu sheep, who felt the will of Argus slightly, and ran away with a scream of fear, but before he could run a few steps, he was grabbed by a large demon bat that fell from the sky with his claws, and was caught into the sky.
What awaits the poor creature is the horrific end of being eaten by the devil.
"Damn it!"
The Diamond Dwarf struggled to "buckle" himself from the boulder with his sturdy body, and he shook his head and landed on the ground, if it weren't for the strength of his body and will, the second impact would have killed him completely in this land far from home.
"Don't try again, Muradin."
Elune's ethereal voice sounded in the spokesperson's ears:
"Go burn the throne..."
Ai-chan's voice paused for a few seconds, as if a hesitant girl had really made up her mind at this moment, and even her tone became a little firmer:
"I'll talk to it!"
Antolus. The Burning Throne, once a temple of demons and a symbol of the Burning Legion's supremacy, is home to the two Demon Kings who served as lieutenants of the Dark Titan Sargeras, and even the fallen Titan Agrama has held on to it for tens of thousands of years.
It was once considered the center of the Dark Ages of the Stars, though it was only one of several strongholds of the Burning Legion.
It was built on the Antorus Mountains, the most majestic mountain range in the Argus world, which was completely cut off when the cataclysm of evil energy swept through the entire Argus world, and in the subsequent changes in the world environment, the mountain became the body of the Burning Throne.
The flames of the core of the world, which had been thoroughly infiltrated by evil energy, burned along the mountains, as if it had added an extra layer of awe-inspiring light and shadow to the demonic temple.
But in reality, with Akmund killed, Kilgardan missing, and the Ereda fleet rift, Antorus. The Burning Throne's destructive majesty is not as powerful as it once was.
The new archdemon, General Elodos, who once commanded the Council of Antoran, is too shallow, or rather, although it has the support of a small number of Ereda demons, although it took control of the defense of the Burning Throne immediately after the disappearance of the fraudsters, and tried to seize the remaining military power in the world of Argus, it lacks the "legitimacy" of polluters and fraudsters, it cannot command the demons, and it lacks the temperament to make the unruly demons obey.
Coupled with the fact that the fallen titan Agrama died in the battle among the stars, this scene was peeped at by many demon lords, and the demon legion of the Argus world, which was already panicked, began to split internally in an instant.
Before the vanguard began their assault on the world of Argus, many of the Demon Lords had already fled with their loyal subordinates...
The demons are just a little more arrogant, except for the lord of the Abyss Lord, who really doesn't have enough brains, the other demon lords are very brainy, the world of Argus was replaced to the Azeroth Star Zone, and the god of death in the barbarian world was in full view of everyone, and he cut down the Fallen Titan, and now he doesn't run... Do you want to wash yourself as a sacrifice to the terrible god of death?
Under such internal and external troubles, the ambitious Demon King Elodus also had to face the reality, it still held on to the Burning Throne, but as the power of the vanguard army and even the entire Azeroth began to spread in the world of Argus, it was only a matter of time before it escaped from here.
However, the fortunate thing for His Majesty Elodus is that there is still a part of the Eredar fleet that happens to be on standby in the Azeroth starfield, and the commander of that fleet is none other than his former companion and friend General Ishka, so if it really wants to escape, it will not have nowhere to go.
"Bang"
A high-ranking demon trying to stop the intruder was struck on the head with a brutal warhammer, the sturdy black demon horn snapped in response, and even the sturdy skull with it was shattered, disgusting flesh mixed with pungent smell of brain pulp splattered everywhere, and the tall body that had lost its head fell in a pool of green blood, its claws still twitching nervously.
Muradin. Copperbeard took a step forward, the diamond dwarf's war hammer was stained with flesh and blood, and behind him, there was a slap of blood-colored footprints, and the fallen demon corpse next to the footprint, this diamond dwarf almost stepped on the demon's corpse, all the way to the Burning Throne, he was a legendary warrior himself, and now he has an invulnerable diamond body, and has become the spokesman of the spirit of the world, the power of the world is blessed on him, so that he will never get tired.
How terrible is a legendary warrior who doesn't need to defend, just needs to attack, attack and attack, and never get tired?
Just look at the demons in front of Muradin's eyes.
Even if they had the advantage in numbers, even if they had reinforcements, they were scared in the face of the short man in front of them, who was invincible and strolling forward with a war hammer.
This is a warrior who has come out of a world rich in barbarians, and this is not an opponent they can deal with.
But Muradin didn't mean to say that these demons were killed, he came to the Burning Throne on a mission, he didn't want to waste too much time, and when the demons retreated, revealing the path to the deeper part of the throne, the diamond dwarf did not hesitate, he ignored those demons, and strode towards the portal to the inner sanctum, the demons crowded around this slaughter field, you look at me, I look at you, but no one wanted to step forward to stop them.
They're not stupid either...
"Right here, I can feel it!"
Elune's voice echoed in Muradin's mind, and the diamond dwarf stopped, in front of him, there was a demonic temple that shone with red light, even before entering the temple, Muradin could hear the strange sound coming from the temple, like a group of people whispering in their ears, the buzzing sound made the diamond dwarf shake his head, trying to isolate those sounds from his ears.
But it didn't work, those **, the voices that induced depravity, still went straight into his head, and even distorted the vision in front of him.
"That's..."
This strange scene made Muradin's grip on the hammer, and in the face of his question, Elune replied in a low voice:
"I feel the presence of several Titan Souls, here... It should be the place where the demons tempted the Titans to fall, Argus the Silencer... Still deeper, closer to the core of the world, no... He was also forced to sleep in the core of the world. ”
"Tempting the Titans to fall?"
Muradin's eyes widened suddenly, he took a step back, and said in a deep voice:
"We must stay away from this place, Lord Elune, you are not a full-fledged Titan, and if the true Titans can't resist the sound of depravity, then you shouldn't venture out."
In the face of Muradin's concern, Elune did not answer, because unlike the distortion that Muradin heard, in the perception of the spirit of the world, in the temple in front of him, in addition to the whispers that tempted the depravity, there was a wisp of information that only the spirit of the dead could perceive.
"Go back, go back."
As if an old voice was dissuading the young spirit of the world to move on, Elune felt the voice familiar, and she asked:
"Are you Lord Al-Mansur? Or Lord Nogannon? Who are you? Please let me know! ”
"Let's go back."
"Elune, you've come too far."
The voice didn't answer Elune's question directly, he just persuaded:
"Argus the Silencer is not only a warrior of the Dark Pantheon."
"He's still our jailer, he's a monster created by Sargeras himself, he's not Agrama..."
"He won't show mercy to your men, go back."
Hearing this persuasion, Elune became more and more sure that the voice in front of her was one of the Titan souls captured by the demon, and she shouted in the Titan's will:
"Hold on! My warriors, I am calling them to come into this world! You, you will soon be free, and we will try to rebuild the Pantheon! I will save you! Hold on! ”
At this moment, Elune was like a wanderer who had seen her relatives, and although she had never met before, she had an instinctive closeness to these pantheon titans.
However, after hearing Elune's cry, the tired, low voice fell silent, and after a few seconds, he spoke:
"No, we refuse!"
"Why?"
Elune asked in disbelief:
"Is your rebirth the hope of defeating Sargeras and ending this Dark Age? Why do you want to refuse? ”
"Because... You still don't understand the price of salvation. ”
The voice seemed too tired to say much more to Elune, and he ended Elune's insistence with one sentence:
"We can't recover, it's too costly, it's yours..."
"Death." Fupin Chinese