Add update[1010]
(Additional update for "Sassy XD" brothers [10/10])
The home of Azjol-Nerub and Nerubian is Northrend, which is also the last branch of the ancient Aqir Empire.
Under the frozen soil of Northrend, the undisturbed Nerubians spent thousands of years diligently establishing an underground dynasty across the continent. Although it is unknown, the territory of the Nerubians' dynasty is indeed far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
It is said that in every hidden place in Northrend, you can find a spider silk cave leading to the ground. If you have the courage to jump into it, and if you are lucky enough, you can reach the bustling underground city of the nerubians in the maze of tough spider webs.
Even Nerubians may not harm you.
After all, my ancestors belonged to the priest class of the Aqir Empire, the real "Insect Swarm Brahmins", who were civilized and polite, and had a high moral level. They might give you delicious food and drink, and then let the tribesmen form a group to watch you, a weak "bipedal flesh man".
There will even be kind-hearted Nerubian priests who will "adopt" you and feed you until one day they will use you as a sample for a certain experiment.
Of course, that was before.
Now Nerubian people are in a miserable state.
Although the war of demonic invasion did not affect the distant and desolate Northrend, the arrival of Lich King did bring great misfortune to the Nerubians.
They were invaded by the Scourge army without warning, those ferocious Undead Vrykul and Undead from all over the world Under the command of Lich King and Death Knight who holds Demon Sword, the elite have pushed Nerubian to the point of imminent destruction in just half a year.
After all, he is an Insect Brahmin, so he should not be good at fighting.
Fight?
Fighting is what Qiraji and Kshatriya Mantid can do!
When our Nerubian ancestors followed Old God to establish Dark Empire, they had already fought all the battles we had to fight in our lifetimes! Nerubians only need to hide in the comfortable city and sing praises to the gods every day.
When will it be the priests' turn to take up the sword and go to the battlefield, then Aqir Empire will be really hopeless.
Facts have proven that even the once extremely belligerent swarm lost its combat effectiveness after "corruption" far faster than imagined. If it weren't for the Nerubians and super combat units like "Crypt Lord", they would have been wiped out by the Undead long ago.
After finally waiting for the Nerubians to rely on the terrain and barely hold on to the Ahn'kahet city and the capital city of Azjol-Nerub. They established a battlefield to deal with the Scourge and gradually became familiar with the intensity of the battle. When they were eager to prepare for a counterattack, a Shadow Chasing Swarm descended from the sky and ruthlessly cut off their retreat.
Unlike Scourge who wants to exterminate Nerubian, Shadow Chasing Swarm is here to take them "home".
Sounds cozy, right?
But Nerubian and their Crypt King, who had half of their defense power "swallowed" within seven days, definitely don't think so. Perhaps in their eyes, Shadowstalker Bugs is a more fierce opponent than Scourge.
Lich King just wants their lives, but Shadowstalker Bugs wants more
"Report! Before I came, General Staghelm and Shadow Hunters had captured seventeen Crypt Lord and an extremely large number of Nerubian priests, and sent them all to the insect nest and handed them over to the Gene Master."
Anveena reported loudly to his mentor under the broken city gate wrapped in spider silk of Azjol-Nerub:
"In last night's battle, I personally directed the swarm to encircle and break through the second door of Azjol-Nerub, and captured the fierce underground warrior Anub'rekhan alive.
That is a true swarm warrior!
It has been sent to Shadewalker Hive, and Gene Master said that very outstanding combat genes can be extracted from Anub'rekhan's body, which is one step closer to the stage where the insect nest can independently hatch thunder beasts.
Our current battle is to capture alive the most powerful Crypt War Lord Anub'arak, who is the king of Azjol-Nerub and the contemporary commander of Nerubian.
As long as it is captured alive, Nerub Nerubian can be declared dead.
Of course, they will be reborn in Shadow Chasing Swarm's lair with a more fierce appearance. There is also good news to tell you that Gene Master have dismantled the superior genes of Nerubian priests, and the spell-casting elite insect sequence called "Prophet" has been opened!
According to Abathur·Alpha's prediction, once we win "Priest City" Ahn'kahet, we can unlock more powerful hero-level spell-casting units.
I named those powerful spellcasting bugs "Prophets"!"
Anveena said very excitedly:
"Nerubian The strong spiritual power inherited from their ancestors will become the new advantage of the swarm. Archbishop Saloras also shared "Mind Storm" and a series of Profound Mind Mystery to the swarm.
As long as our spellcasting insects have enough casting time, they can set off the powerful Mind Storm to tear and destroy the souls of all enemies!
Ah, the genetic regression of these guys has completely made up for Shadow Chasing Swarm's lack of spellcasting power.
But"
Anveena carefully glanced at Diakum's spiritual body, and she whispered:
"I hope Anub'arak, the Insect Swarm War Lord, can be included in the combat order of "Saviors Swarm". It's not that I take the opportunity to benefit myself, but mainly because there are only so many Crypt Lord from Nerubian.
We took away a small half, and the other half was made into Undead units by Lich King.
This group is about to become extinct.
This means that if I cannot get this "out-of-print material", it will be difficult for my insect swarm to quickly produce high-level lord units."
"Well, you seem to have some misunderstandings about Life Force."
Dick glanced at Anveena, shook his head and said:
"Anub'arak cannot give it to you. Its potential, combat effectiveness and commanding talent are very important to Shadowstalker Bugs, especially when we are facing an urgent war.
But I can promise you.
All Crypt Lord captured by the swarm after Anub'arak can be yours."
"But it's useless if I want those ordinary things!"
Anveena complained uncontrollably:
"Even though they are both Lord Bugs, the gap in combat power is too big. Anub'arak can even compete with Wind-Reaver Tyrant without falling behind, but other Crypt Lord can't stop Apocalypse Demonblade's head-on blow.
Crypt Lord is also very talented.
To use your wonderful metaphor, Anub'arak is the SSR of the One in the Azjol-Nerub card pool, and the other Crypt Lord is at best an SR."
"The world is very big, Anveena. You must have a pair of eyes that can discover "miracles" and always maintain hope for the future."
Diakum said in a subtle tone.
Then he crossed the gorgeous and dark gate of this broken underground kingdom, suspended above the spider web, and looked at the giant spider in front of him that was being besieged by Shadow Chasing Swarm but still resisting ferociously.
This thing is a "war weapon" domesticated by Nerubian.
It is said that it was only the size of a wild beast when it was released, but after three days and three nights of fighting, it had quickly grown to the size of a castle.
"It's called "Hadronox", a strange burrowing spider."
Anveena whispered:
"Gene Master are very interested in its "rapid growth" genes and require us to capture it alive, otherwise Wind-Reaver Tyrant would have executed it long ago. Speaking of which, do you want to watch the defeat of Anub'arak here?
This was the end of a king, and I felt it should be recorded by a distinguished bystander."
"I don't have that much time. Northern Borderlands still has a huge nightmare waiting for me to deal with. Besides, you are also a noble person, Anveena.
As the "daughter" of Supreme Star Soul, your presence and witness will also make Anub'arak feel extremely honored."
Diakum waved his hand and said:
"I just brought Derek over to say hello to Shadewalker. After solving the Nerubian problem, Shadow Hunters will prepare to go to Kul Tiras, which will be their new battlefield.
However, I felt the shadow of the void roiling underground in that Ahn'kahet·ancient kingdom. Those desperate Nerubian elders were eager to escape deep underground in the face of the double oppression of the insect swarm and Scourge.
But they may have "digged" too deep.
They are noticed by some darkness in the depths of Northrend. Anveena, stop wasting your time and save their souls before Nerubians embrace the wrong "god"."
"Okay!"
Sunwell The female ghost gave a sassy military salute and said:
"After sending Anub'arak into Overmind's nest, I pressed forward with the army and eliminated the remaining Nerubians of Ahn'kahet as soon as possible. I would never let them be contaminated by other darkness.
Their souls and wills can only belong to Shadewalker!
But, you just said that we are facing a "war". Although you have said similar words before, this time I can feel that you are very serious about making terrible preparations.
So, can I ask one more question?
Who is our enemy?"
"He's a terrible guy."
Diakum said softly:
"It is a real challenge, it is the first battle that is enough to start Great Cycle, it is the prologue of the supreme evolution, it is a war that will completely change the pattern of Sea of Darkness, and it will also be the most unforgettable battle in your life.
What's your winning rate?"
"There are still 99 games left in the last ten games."
Anveena said:
"I'm busy dealing with Nerubian now. Otherwise, I would have already gained enough winning percentage. Otherwise, why would I be so anxious to ask for a general like Anub'arak from you?"
My "Saviors" insect swarm is about to be born."
"Very good, then after that battle is over, let you ascend to the position of "Queen"."
"Boom"
A violent explosion erupted from the top of the deep and dark underground palace, and several pieces of rubble fell down, landing next to Anub'arak's "Lonely Throne".
The huge and ferocious Crypt King ignores these small disturbances. Even if a boulder hits it, it will be difficult to leave any fatal injuries on its sharpened carapace.
This huge Crypt Lord now urgently needs to seize every moment to rest.
The ferocious Shadowstalker Bugs is approaching his palace every minute and every second. Maybe Azjol-Nerub can no longer see the sunrise tomorrow, but Anub'arak can actually escape.
With its miraculous ability to burrow into the ground, it wants to run away, but even the majestic and brutal Wind-Reaver Tyrant cannot catch it.
The land of Azeroth is vast enough for Anub'arak to escape to a place where no one can find it and live alone. As the noblest bloodline of the Aqir Empire, it can live for a long, long time.
But it can't run.
It is the king of Nerubian, and it is the underground king of Northrend. If it runs away, the country with its glorious history will be completely destroyed.
Although, the ancient kingdom is actually in the ICU.
But it is king!
It cannot run away cowardly, it can only die fighting for the glory that should not belong to the insect.
The lonely Crypt King just lay in the throne that was suspended in the main part of the palace and connected to other areas with spider webs. The sharp and heavy sickle arms were staggered on the chest. Its whole body was covered with thick and dangerous spiked carapace. Under the majestic long horns like a rhinoceros, there was a pair of cold eyes.
It's not just resting, it's waiting.
At a certain moment, when the cry of the war beast Hadronox was heard from above, Anub'arak knew that the third door had also been breached and that the foreign enemy was about to arrive in the throne room.
Perhaps, its final battle is just around the corner.
However, just as Anub'arak was about to stand up and fight, a Nerubian priest suddenly emerged from under the earth in front of him. Amidst the splashing sand, the "traveled" priest looked at his king, and said sadly in the language of Nerubian:
"Your Majesty, I have disappointed you. Our ancient distant relative, Queen Nefiries of City of a Thousand Threads, the ruler of Iki Kahet, has rejected our request for help.
She claimed that Aiki Kahet was unable to cross half of the world to support his ancient brothers and could only wish Azjol-Nerub's distant relatives to survive the desperate situation, but Queen Nefiries was willing to open City of a Thousand Threads and welcome our people to take refuge.
She said that the legacy of Nerubian must be maintained.
She is also willing to assist us in rebuilding the ancient kingdom at some point in the future."
"Foolish!"
Anub'arak responded with a disdainful voice:
"A small country with few people, isolated from the world, hidden in the center of the earth, unaware of the difficulties of the world. If we don't help us today, when Shadowstalker Bugs finds them tomorrow, who can support them?
Oh, that's it.
Great Sundering tore the ancient kingdom apart, splitting Azjol-Nerub and Aiki Kahet into two kingdoms. The connection between the two parties may have been severed at that time.
You go.
While Ahn'kahet city had not yet fallen, she fled City of a Thousand Threads with the priests who were unwilling to die for the kingdom. Although Nefiries was short-sighted, she was right, the inheritance of Nerubian could not be cut off.
I will stay here and guard my broken country."
"Your Majesty, it's more than that!"
The loyal Nerubian elder "Disassembler" Kilix lamented:
"Although Queen Nefiries rejected our request for help, the powerful "Legacy Army Venerable General" Anub'zhar asked me to convey the message to you.
It said that if you are willing to condescend to go to Aiki Kahet, it is willing to give up the title of Legacy Army Venerable General and use its Forged Fortress as your palace and training ground.
It has always admired your reputation and strength, and believes that only you can represent the will and courage of Nerubian."
"Anub'zhar, the ancient general."
Crypt King let out a deep laugh. In the dim light of the underground palace, it flapped its elytra under its thick carapace and said loudly:
"If it thinks that I am the only one who can represent the courage of Nerubian, then I cannot abandon the country and flee!
I've made up my mind.
Go, Disassembler, look for the "Observer" Ixith, and let the wise elder lead the remaining Nerubians to escape. But Nefiries should be warned, the fall of Azjol-Nerub is just the beginning!
Shadow Chasing Swarm longs for "completeness"!
That is the absolute unity of the Aqir Empire's Swarm Mind, and the queen pheromone of Nefiries is the final link of Swarm Mind.
They will never let go of Aiki Kakht, who is alone overseas. City of a Thousand Threads must mobilize immediately, otherwise they will have no choice but to follow in our footsteps.
Tell Anub'zhar.
Maybe the next time it sees me, I will have become its enemy. If it really respects me, then it will show no mercy.
Go!"
Anub'arak stood up, like a walking hill, stepping on the tough spiderweb path amidst the tremors of the earth and mountains, and headed towards the direction of the invaders. Its loyal king's guards followed it closely.
Finally, when the king's door opened, the ferocious Shadowstalker Bugss appeared in front of Anub'arak again.
Several Thunder Beasts are their vanguards. In this vast underground world, the dark sickles behind those ferocious things emit black Entropic Energy light, and Warrior Bug, which has absorbed Mantid's combat genes and is more terrifying, pops up biological claws as strong as steel. They look at Anub'arak mercilessly.
They treat it as a prey, a plate of delicious food dedicated to Overmind.
Crypt King could clearly feel the invisible layer of coldness covering the Shadowstalker Bugs individuals in front of it. It even felt a "calling" from ancient times.
That is Swarm Mind calling it to return to its embrace.
"Anub'arak!"
Anveena Suspended in the air over the city of Lower City, a city covered with glowing moss in the ancient kingdom, she said loudly:
"As a member of the swarm, you should serve Swarm Mind and the great Overmind. Don't drift away on the road of rebellion. Come back. The swarm has your throne waiting for you to inherit!"
"You want me to surrender without a fight? Just because you are so powerful?"
Anub'arak's cold eyes beneath the heavy armor glowed sarcastically.
It neighed loudly, flapped its elytra, and let those deadly vampire beetles fly around it, and roared:
"No! That is not the way the king died. You can't get the living Anub'arak. You can only get the remains of the king who died in battle! For my dignity and the glory of the Nerub people!"
"Idiot! That's not what you should pursue."
Anveena waved his hand, and the Shadowstalker Bugss rushed towards Anub'arak and its Swarm Guardians like a flood, like a red-black turbid current lapping against a tough reef.
Reefs are tenacious, but they will eventually be shattered by turbid currents.
"Hmm"
At a certain moment, low whimpering echoed in the minds of Anveena and the insects, making Anveena ask in surprise:
"Overmind? Are you awake? How does it feel to be a "god"?"
"It's just a "demigod", not worth mentioning in the face of real power."
Overmind whimpered.
Its will is like an invisible hand that touches the single heartstrings of the war bugs here, and with the coming of Overmind's will, black and white intertwined evil armor like war covers Shadowstalker Bugs's body, giving their claws the power of chopping spirit.
"O proud king."
Overmind took over the battle of Anveena and it said to Anub'arak:
"Still unwilling to surrender?"
"Don't even think about it!"
Xiaoqiang roared, and shot out ferocious and deadly ground stabs forward. The furious ground spurted out sharp stone cones, defeating several Warrior Bug in an instant. However, in the next second, more and crazier bugs pounced on them.
"Oh, the mantis is using its arms as a chariot!"
Overmind scolded, and the blue evil of arrogance exploded in Anub'arak's spirit like some kind of Mind Bomb, causing the king to scream and retreat. It was still trying its best to resist, but the brutal collision of three consecutive thunder beasts shattered the king's carapace, bit off its legs, and forced it to a dead end.
The king's guards are being knocked down by Warrior Bug, and in the swaying shadows, several Gene Master have arrived here from Sea of Darkness.
The "scalpel" surrounding their bloated bodies is being filled with paralyzing toxins.
There is no time to mentally build up Anub'arak. The pace of "Eternal Reincarnation" is approaching. Let's transform it here for this powerful Crypt King.
Of course it won't.
But fortunately, the swarm does not need to consider its opinions.
PS:
This update is over, and the current number of updates owed is: 90.
The next update time is: 6.6. There will be another update for Chapter 10 this month, which should be in the middle of the month.