It turned out that Firelord Balrog was in a very bad state after being attacked by the Water Elemental Duke's desperate attack. He was then attacked by the Mage Corps, the two Dwarf Kings, the Wind Prince, and Demitrian. When he retreated, he was in disarray and did not even have time to pick up his Warhammer.
When cleaning up the battlefield after the battle, this huge weapon was both a surprise and a problem. The logistics soldiers were at a loss. The Thorium Brotherhood, who had heard the news, coveted the Firelord Warhammer, but they had tried everything they could, and so far they had failed to salvage it.
The Warhammer lay in the water for six or seven hours, but the high temperature did not decrease at all; ordinary ropes would turn to charcoal upon contact.
After much effort, they managed to bring over a long Blacksteel lock to secure the hammer handle, but they couldn't pull it up no matter what they did. Firstly, the weapon itself was too heavy, and secondly, the Warhammer had fallen into the water quite violently, causing part of the hammerhead to become stuck in the solid rock beneath the riverbed.
The mages in Dark Iron varied greatly in skill level; most only possessed destructive dark magic, which shattered some Rocks at the bottom of the river, but still couldn't pull them up.
The mages of Dalaran said they had a solution, but they made outrageous demands, asking to share the Warhammer. However, only the king had the right to distribute such valuable spoils.
The blacksmiths' pride wouldn't allow this trivial matter to reach the seriously injured king, so they decided to find a solution themselves. They planned to build a temporary dam to block the river water and then dig out the Warhammer.
After hearing what had happened, Unas stared intently into the boiling water, where the giant Warhammer was clearly visible in the demigod's vision.
The tip of the hammerhead was embedded in the gravel at the bottom of the river, causing it to sit at an angle in the water. Its surface was covered by constantly rising boiling bubbles. A thick, black steel Steel Cable was attached to the threaded part of the slanted hammer handle, extending all the way to the winch on the bank.
Having just greatly increased his strength, Unas was eager to try and declared boldly, "I'll give it a shot!"
Pushing aside the crowd, he walked to the winch, grabbed the Steel Cable, and pulled hard, causing the winch to creak and groan.
"Drink!"
The Paladin exhaled and stomped his feet, using every muscle in his body, but he only managed to make the winch rotate once, unable to advance any further.
The scene was quite awkward. The Dwarves wanted to laugh but dared not. Unas blushed and, unable to save face, flew directly to the river and plunged into the boiling water with a splash.
He dove down to the bottom of the river in one breath, spotted the spot where the hammerhead was buried, and used the Scythe of Elune to cut down several times, loosening the several boulders that were wedging the hammerhead.
He swam upstream again, placed his palms on the hammer handle, which was thicker than his waist, and pushed forward with all his might. Then he suddenly unleashed Divine Storm, and the river water was propelled by the sudden energy storm, creating a rapidly spinning vortex centered on him and the giant hammer.
With a series of booming sounds, the hammerhead rubbed against the Rock, and with the help of water power and human effort, the giant hammer finally started to turn.
He frantically flapped his Light Wings and pushed hard on the hammer handle. The giant hammer spun faster and faster, completely scattering the rubble below and turning the boiling water around it into a large whirlpool.
Get out of the way!
He roared towards the shore, and using the centrifugal force of the spinning hammer, he grabbed the handle and swung it forcefully.
The entire giant hammer was lifted off the ground, spun around, flew towards the riverbank, and crashed into the soil with a loud bang.
The Dwarf blacksmiths, shrouded in smoke and dust, gaped in disbelief that the Paladin could accomplish such a feat by himself. After their initial shock, they erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Unas was drenched in sweat and nearly exhausted, but with the aid of his wings, he gracefully landed on the shore.
Several Dwarf leaders surrounded him, showering Unas with compliments. Unas took the opportunity to catch his breath. He glanced at the enormous Firelord's Hammer, a legendary weapon, but it was too large for an ordinary person to wield or carry. He wondered what the blacksmiths would do with it.
Orphest seemed to read the Paladin's mind and said, "This weapon will be presented to His Majesty Rendaen, and of course, we will also spread the word about your heroic deeds without fail."
Unas chuckled and said, "It's nothing. If you really want to thank me, just do me a favor."
Orphest hurriedly replied, "Your divine power is unparalleled in the world. Without your help, we don't know how long our dam construction and river diversion would have been delayed. Whatever your request, we will do our utmost."
Unas took out the Eye of the Storm and said, "The Wind Prince's soul is hidden inside this orb. I've heard you have a way to lock him away."
The Dwarves ' eyes gleamed; both the Eye of the Storm and the Soul of the Wind Prince were priceless treasures.
Having just witnessed the Paladin power, they dared not harbor any covetous thoughts. Orphest said, "We've heard that you, sir, have obtained the Wind Prince's sword. May we have a look?"
Unas hesitated for a moment, then generously took out Thunderfury.
To the blacksmiths, this legendary greatsword was more precious than any other treasure. They held it in their hands and passed it around as if it were a fragile piece of porcelain.
A black-bearded blacksmith exclaimed, "The Eye of the Storm, the Soul of the Wind Prince, and the Thunderfury —these three treasures have compatible attributes. If they could be combined into one, it would surely be an astonishing masterpiece!"
Stone Greystone disagreed, saying, "While the attributes are compatible, they inevitably overlap, preventing them from reaching their full potential."
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Unas waved his hand and interrupted, "I have only one request: lock up the soul of the Wind Prince. You can argue about the rest later."
Orphest said, "That's not difficult. Within three days, we can seal the Wind Prince into Thunderfury."
"Very well, I also need a new suit of armor. Give it to me then." When he fused with the Divine Essence, the Judgement Armor melted into a pool of molten iron, Unas is now only wearing a single layer of clothing.
The blacksmiths readily agreed. The Paladin was not only a major customer, but he had also generously entrusted them with several treasures for their study, for which they were already deeply grateful.
After leaving the grateful Dwarves, Unas hurried to the palace to visit the two wounded kings.
Thanks to the Priest's best efforts, both are out of danger, but will require a long period of recovery.
Magni regained consciousness once but then fell back into a coma, while Rendaen received the Paladin from his sickbed.
"The war is far from over. I entrust the rest to Your Highness." The Dark Iron King's eyes were extremely tired, as if he might fall asleep at any moment.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the threat of the Fire Elementals has been eliminated. We can now focus all our efforts on the Old Horde. With the Alliance forces on the outside and us on the inside, we can launch a pincer attack from both sides. Blackrock Spire is already ours."
The thought of soon recapturing his people's greatest stronghold brought a glimmer of light back to Rendaen's eyes. "If we can truly reclaim Blackrock Spire, I will repay His Highness with the full might of the nation."
"Your Majesty flatters us. We are the closest and most steadfast allies, and mutual support is only natural."
After the battle, Unas planned to march north, as he desperately needed the support of the Dark Iron Kingdom, both in terms of voting power within the Alliance and actual manpower and resources.
He was absolutely confident of defeating the Old Horde. His only concern was the Black Dragon Prince at the top of the tower. If his side were to breach Blackrock Spire, Nefarian would no longer stand idly by.
The arrival of the Priestess of the Moon, Shiroma, dispelled Unas's concerns, for she brought excellent news: the Black Dragon Prince was not in his lair, and now was the perfect time to attack Blackrock Spire.
Shiroma has been absent for a long time. During this period, he has been sending his Night Elves to infiltrate Blackrock Spire to investigate. After suffering heavy casualties, he has confirmed one fact: the Black Dragon Prince has gone on a long journey and has not yet returned.
This intelligence, coupled with the news of the Firelord's defeat, greatly boosted the morale of the entire Alliance army.
General Haval reinforced Blackrock Depths with another 10,000 troops and issued a new order: attack the tower as soon as possible.
If they could capture the first level of Blackrock Spire and block the city gates on the ground, turning the Orcs army on the Burning Steppes into helpless, homeless dogs, Haval's plains army would be in a position of victory without a fight.
Both Dwarf Kings needed to recuperate from their injuries, Unas, having distinguished himself in slaying the Firelord, was elected as the commander-in-chief of the Blackrock Depths army.
Having the opportunity to command this multinational force would be of great significance in establishing his own prestige, and he told himself that he absolutely could not lose this battle.
Nefarian, that ancient, house-dwelling dragon, was nowhere to be seen. Unas knew this was a rare opportunity and immediately began to study strategies for attacking the tower.
When the Dwarves built the tower, wide tunnels leading to Blackrock Spire were constructed at each of the four gates of Shadowforge City for easy passage.
After years of repeated battles, three tunnels have collapsed, and the remaining tunnel is heavily guarded by both sides.
After news of the allied forces' victory over the Fire Elementals spread, the Orcs reacted quickly, immediately sealing the tunnels completely with a large amount of earth and rocks.
Unas ordered the mobilization of manpower. Blackrock Depths had no shortage of miners, and soon all four city gates were bustling with activity.
However, given the Dwarves' superb digging efficiency, it would take at least two or three days to dig through, and then they would have to deal with the well-prepared Horde garrison. It's unknown how long it would take to take them down.
Unas lacks now is time.
So he had to find another way—the advantage of becoming the commander-in-chief of an army was that the military secrets that the Dark Iron Dwarves had previously kept hidden were now open to him.
The Dwarves have never given up on the idea of reclaiming Blackrock Spire, and have been probing the cracks in the mountain to secretly dig upwards through them.
When General Dark Iron said they had access to seven or eight secret tunnels, Unas was overjoyed; this was an excellent breakthrough.
However, the secret passages are very narrow, some only wide enough for one Dwarf to pass through, and they can only be used for one-time raids; if they are not captured, they will be blocked by the Old Horde.
In addition, the most detailed architectural plans of Blackrock Spire were also presented by the Dark Iron generals. After studying them, Unas discovered that the Dwarves had built the tower entirely as a fortress.
The first floor has hundreds of rooms of various sizes, including conference rooms, training rooms, storage rooms, kitchens, medical rooms, and prison cells.
Almost every two or three rooms have defensive doors and arrow slits, and the interior is a maze of interconnected corridors and staircases, making it easy for first-time visitors to lose their way.
With the blueprints in hand, there was no fear of getting lost. Unas decided to launch a surprise attack at night and used another trump card in Rendaen's hands—"Half-Face," who had secretly accepted the offer of amnesty and was still infiltrating the tower.
Rend Blackhand tossed and turned, unable to sleep. The clanging and digging sounds of the Dwarves underground couldn't reach the seventh level where he was, but they seemed to seep into his mind, making him restless.
When news of the Firelord's defeat arrived, he knew things were going badly, and sure enough, bad news came this morning: the Dark Iron Dwarves had begun digging an upward tunnel.
He personally went down to the first floor to inspect the situation, deployed heavy troops, and sent urgent messengers to mobilize some of the troops on the plains back to the tower.
They then requested aid from Blackwing Lair, and this time the Dragonkin general Drakkisath did not refuse, sending down five hundred Dragonkin soldiers.
The rest of the plot can be summarized as follows:
After a minor setback, Blackrock Spire was successfully captured by Unas, and Blackwing Lair was destroyed by the Allied Forces. However, the captured Red Dragon Vaelastrasz had already offered the Shard of the Scepter of the Shifting Sands to Nefarian was still modifying Deathwing in the Earth Elemental Plane and had not found the fragment. Shiroma left in disappointment.
The Hand of Ragnaros was forged into five Warhammers, Rendaen gifted four of them to Bronzebeard, Wildhammer, Lordaeron, and Stormwind City, respectively, thus establishing a stronger alliance of the Five Hammers.
Unas received a new set of armor, forged from metal refined from fragments of the Firelord armor, and both his Adamantite and Thunderfury were enhanced.
Thrall and Jaina suddenly arrived at Blackrock Mountain with a large number of airships, intending to take over the Orcs prisoners of the Blackrock Clan. Unas set a condition: the Forsaken expelled from the Horde.
Thrall didn't want to break his promise and refused, almost causing a complete breakdown in relations between the two sides.
Thrall and Jaina revealed their trump card: they claimed that the current king of Stormwind City was a puppet put forward by the old marshal and Unas's group, and that the real Varian had been found.
It turns out that the missing Little Prince and several guards escaped to Kalimdor by ship, where they met and recognized the amnesiac and valiant Varian, and were rescued by Jaina.
But there is no real king, only two different personalities. Unas revealed this secret, he welcomed back the Valiant Varian and the Little Prince. Stormwind City was nominally ruled by two kings, but the docile Varian retired and the Valiant Varian took power.
The Valiant Personality is an extreme hawk, and he also refuses to hand over the Blackrock prisoners to Thrall, but establishing concentration camps to imprison Orcs would repeat the mistakes of Second War.
After Varian and Unas conspired, they killed all the Orcs prisoners, completely breaking the truce between the Alliance and the Horde. Jaina and Thrall were defeated and forced to retreat. The threat of the Qiraji made it impossible for them to wage war against the Alliance.
Under Unas's guidance, the Alliance forces reached a consensus to regroup and head north immediately, with their next objective being the recapture of Lordaeron.
The Alliance forces landed at Southshore and were warmly welcomed, with the lords of Hillsbrad Foothills swearing allegiance to Calia.
Dalaran also sent envoys, Unas accepted the Kirin Tor's invitation to visit the city, but was ambushed by three Archmages: Modera, Aethas Sunreaver, Ansirem.
It turns out that he had previously begun using Merlin's property, including some rare ancient Gold Coins, which were recognized by the people of Modera. This confirmed that the Paladin had obtained Merlin's legacy, Modera vowed to take it back.
Aethas the Sunreavers sought to seize the Phoenix, while Ansirem was interested in the Divine Essence. The three Archmages joined forces and imprisoned Unas in the Violet Hold.
With the help of Rhonin and others, Unas broke out of the prison, sent troops to besiege the city, and purged the three Archmages and their henchmen, making Rhonin the true leader of Dalaran.
The battle in Gilneas reached a stalemate. Unas flew there and, in exchange for the Scythe of Elune, reached an agreement with the Wolf Pack of the Wolf Cult. Together with Lord Crowley and VanCleef's army, they fought and overthrew King Genn. Gilneas rejoined the Alliance and began preparing to attack Silverpine Forest.
Phoenix's challenge to become the Lord of Fire was somewhat fraught with difficulties, but he ultimately triumphed, becoming the new Lord of Fire. He rallied the remaining Fire Elemental army from Molten Core and arrived at Venomspider Gorge via Teleportation Array.
Unas, in the name of the Prince of Lordaeron, took control of Farshire and made contact with Taelan - Tirion Fordring in Hearthglen.
The reconquest of Lordaeron has officially begun. The Gilneas army has captured Silverpine Forest and is threatening Deathstroke. The Fire Elementals, Iron Golems, and Rosebayne's Giant Spiders Legion from the Farshire are attacking Brill. Unas is leading the main force of the Allied forces to attack Tarren Mill, while the Hearthglen army is lying in ambush at the Crossroads of the Dead in the Western Plaguelands.
Undercity was besieged on all sides. Troop transports and airships Horde by the Horde to aid them were intercepted and burned by Unas's phoenixes and firebirds, who were prepared in advance.
Inside Undercity, through the communication between Hal and Hake, Varimathras and the Royal Apothecary Society suddenly rebelled. In addition, some Forsaken still identified with the House of Menethil and abandoned their fight against the Lordaeron Restoration Army. Sylvanas was powerless to reverse the situation and disappeared without a trace along with a group of Dark Rangers.
When Unas recaptured Lordaeron and won a great victory, bad news came from the rear: Princess Calia, who was left to guard Southshore, had gone missing.
It turns out that Bessarius impersonated Unas, deceiving the guards and Kressa, and kidnapped the princess. He then made a deal with the desperate Sylvanas to open the Tyr's Tomb and obtain the legendary power of the God of Order.
The Queen had already secretly captured Erigor, who had the bloodline of the House Nicholas, and Marland, who had the bloodline of the House Valdemar. Together with Princess Menethil brought by Bessarius, the bloodlines of the three races were gathered, and the conditions for opening the Tyr's Tomb were met.
Unas and Kressa pursued Tyr to the Tyr's Tomb, and after a thrilling struggle, killed the Old Gods's minions and Bessarius who were lurking in the tomb.
Unas eventually inherited Tyr's legacy and learned the secrets of the system. It turned out that he was summoned from another world as the successor to Tyr's remnant will, and was thus given the Titan Program System, which could help him grow rapidly.
He also used the remnants of Tyr's Silver Hand to reshape his body, gaining the Titan Silver Body. He can obtain the title of Tyr King of Order and his full power by going to the Temple of Order in Ulduar.
Sylvanas's heart, filled with hatred and vengeance, was purified by the remaining power of Tyr's Order, and she is willing to continue leading the Forsaken to fight against the Scourge.
The allied forces continued their eastward advance, swiftly recapturing Andorhal and Scholomance, and clearing farms Western Plaguelands.
Natasha kills her enemy Isillien, and Taelan and Tirion Fordring reunite and join the Restoration Army.
In the Eastern Plaguelands, the terrifying city of Naxxramas appeared, and along with Balnazzar, it was eventually defeated.
After reclaiming the entire territory of Lordaeron, Unas and Calia became the new King and Queen, Vanessa became Queen of Alterac as she wished, Lord Crowley was promoted to King of Gilneas, and Prince Galin was supported as King of Stromgarde. With the newly established Dalaran and Stormwind City, the six human kingdoms began to revive.
But then suddenly the world collapsed: Deathwing was transformed by Nefarian into the Doom Dragon with five-colored heads, bursting out of the Earth Elemental Plane, smashing the Pillar of the World, and causing a massive earthquake that affected the entire world.
The earthquake also loosened the Frozen Throne, causing the Lich King to awaken prematurely. The massive earthquake also caused several sections of the Wall of Ahn'Qiraj to collapse, and the insect plague in Silithus will erupt in full force.
Unas, on his journey to Ulduar to receive the legacy of the Lord of Order, will face numerous terrifying enemies. His ultimate destination is the Burning Legion, stretching to the stars. (The End)
P. S.: I suddenly couldn't continue writing this chapter.
The Qidian website and app have been blocked for over a month, and there is virtually no chance of them being restored.
I'm very grateful to and sorry to the few readers who are still following along, but I can't continue anymore. This is a brief summary of the rest of the plot, so it can be considered an ending. Please forgive me.