Chapter 540 1.Abyssal Wall·Kul Tiras's late autumn
"Earthen? Why is there Earthen in this damn place? Aren't all the Earthens in Northrend's Storm Peaks?"
Brann Bronzebeard, who was pulled over from Pandaria by Aegwynn, now had a question mark on his forehead.
Fortunately, this secret place called "Kazi'aga" is not far from Pandaria, in the sea between the Pandaria continent and the Kalimdor continent. However, it is not in the South China Sea route, so it has never been discovered by sailors.
Well, it's very possible that they discovered it, but the powerful natives on this island used some evil method to hide it.
Faced with Brann's doubtful inquiry, Lelan, who was urgently summoned to serve as the "diplomatic ambassador", also blinked and replied:
"I don't know. I just received a mission to visit the local Earthen cities with you, to inquire about the history of this place and to find out the relationship between them and Titan Keepers.
Lady Aegwynn said there may be a node of Everything Unification Field here and we must close it.
But I guess the local Earthen people will definitely not be happy.
As far as the Titan Keepers servants we have come into contact with before, they follow Titan Keepers's orders seriously. If the local Earthens are protecting the secrets here, then we may need to fight them in extreme cases."
"Is it so troublesome?"
Brann scratched his head.
He looked down from the saddle of his Light-Forged Dragon, and could vaguely see a giant city standing on the island, and some strange creatures similar to "Gryphon" were flying around the city.
Those birds looked very majestic with lightning flashing from their bodies.
"Kurdran must like these birds. He always complains that Gryphon is very loyal, but lacks some cool special effects compared to dragons and other flying creatures."
Brann complained:
"But I still think that if neither of us knows this place and suddenly come here to engage in diplomacy, we will be easily arrested by Earthen, right? If Earthen is really the ancestor of the dwarves, then they should also have the same bad temper as the dwarves."
"Uh."
Lelan was embarrassed.
The Grand Traveler has rarely lost confidence in her "diplomatic ability". She has the confidence to make friends with any civilized creature, but there is a question mark as to whether these beings made by the Titan Keepers out of rocks and gems can really communicate normally.
However, they were afraid of returning, so they encouraged each other and approached the city of Earthen.
The confidence of the two guys comes from the Lady Aegwynn who turns into a raven and follows them above their heads. This is the ceiling of Azeroth's combat effectiveness. If the Earthens don't hide a Titan Keepers in the city, then if there is a conflict, they will lose.
Of course, if Khaz Algar's Earthen is really outrageous enough to hide a Titan Keepers in the city, then Lady Aegwynn can also protect the evacuation of two diplomatic ambassadors.
"Who are you? Why do you want to approach our city at will?"
Light-Forged Dragon was naturally stopped by the Earthens when they were flying towards the city. The Earthen air cavalry, who were riding those giant thunder birds and fully armed and looked very intimidating, waved their war hammers and asked with a voice as majestic as thunder.
They use Titan language.
Lelan and Brann both spoke this ancient language, so Brann coughed a few times and took off his hat, revealing the dwarf's face that looked very similar to Earthen.
he shouted:
"We are people from outside, look at me! I am a descendant of Uldaman security captain Modimus Anvilmar. Although Curse of Flesh became a living being, we can still be considered relatives after rounding off.
Do you know "Uldaman"?"
"Ah? Uldaman is here?"
The leader Earthen was shocked.
The expression of "guilty as a thief" could not be concealed at all, and then it roared angrily, raised its hammer high and shouted:
"The "oppressors" have sent people to enslave us again! Dornogal warriors, repel these two Titan thugs!"
"Wait!"
Just when the Earthens were wielding Thunder's flying war hammers and preparing to perform a "battlefield craniotomy" on Brann, Lelan roared, and the time was suspended to restrain these "weird" Earthens.
She asked with a strange look in her eyes:
"Did I hear it wrong just now? You called Titan Keepers an "oppressor"? You still have to fight off Titan's thugs. Are you going to rebel against Titan Guardian System?"
"Bullshit! What does "rebellion" mean?"
Captain Earthen, whose body was trapped and unable to move but could speak, cursed:
"They asked us to keep building the damn tunnels, and the work couldn't be completed at all. Earthen wouldn't be repaired even after it died! The main unit has been broken for thousands of years and no one has come to check it. Our reproduction requires the main unit to be refreshed. Now Earthen is almost dead.
So to hell with the orders of the oppressors!
Dornogal is free. Although there are still some elm-headed people who cling to the "laws", we "Unbound" are determined not to work for the hateful oppressors anymore!"
"Yes, yes!"
Next to me, a Earthen who looked like a female Earthen but had a "gem beard" also shouted:
The leader of "Uldaman is Archaedas! It's that bitch who sent "Dornic" to oppress us. That cruel Titan Keepers doesn't regard Earthen as a human being at all.
Our resistance is forced, and we are forced to kill it.
If it doesn't die, we will be exterminated."
These words and the anger of the Earthens around them made Lelan and Brann look at each other, and the shock on their faces could not be concealed at all.
There is indeed something wrong with this group of Earthen!
They don't know why they broke away from the program preset by Titan Keepers, had their own thinking and character, and actually resisted because of being cruelly treated. No, they revolted!
They also killed Titan Keepers who treated them harshly?
Hiss, this is too exciting.
Even Aegwynn, who was flying at high altitude and ready to provide support at any time, was dumbfounded.
She has seen Titan Keepers who was corrupted and rebelled by the ancient gods, and she has also seen guardians who went crazy because of programming errors, but this is the first of the Guardian family members to take the initiative to rebel. Are you Earthen so temperamental?
"Oh, you said you were rebels, aren't we all in the same group? Don't be violent, come on, listen to me slowly."
Lelan grinned, feeling relaxed all over.
She stopped pretending, and briefly explained their mission and their attitude towards Titan. Then she lifted the time pause, and Earthen looked at these two guys suspiciously.
The leader of this group "Unbound" thought for a while and said:
"You said you want to destroy the "host"? That's something we have always wanted to do but failed to do. The host is underground, protected by the stubborn whisperers of Gundargaz.
If you have the guts to break a piece of iron from the host in front of us, we will believe you.
If you can help us destroy the host that oppresses Earthen and completely end the "law" of Titans, then you will be our Unbound Earthen's best friends."
"Hey, this feeling is great."
Brann is also happy.
This group of Earthen even expressed their willingness to take them to the Everything Unification Field node and help them destroy the device.
Although they still don't quite understand why these Earthen don't like Titan's laws, this does not prevent them from immediately gathering their troops to prepare to rush into the place called "Gundargaz" and destroy the host.
Oh my, this mission went really smoothly.
As Unbound Earthen followed Unbound Earthen forward underground, Lelan couldn't help but feel proud again.
Although her diplomatic talent was brought out in a strange way this time, in any case, her character as a "diplomat" was finally maintained.
Near South Seas, Kul Tiras sea areas.
A reconnaissance ship disguised as a merchant ship was undulating along the waves. Today, thick fog enveloped the entire Tiragarde Sound, allowing the scouts on the ship to risk getting close to Port of Boralus for intelligence collection.
Derek Proudmoore personally led the team, but except for his loyal first mate and sailors, all the others on the ship were the sinister Shadow Hunters.
General Staghelm is also on board.
He quickly came to the deck, approached Derek who was looking at the city with a magic telescope, and whispered:
"Did you observe anything?"
"The area around the dock is full of pirate ships and rebels!"
Derek gritted his teeth and cursed:
"I have lived so long, and even in my wildest dreams when I was drunk, I never thought that one day, Boralus would be surrounded by a group of shameless pirates, and these pirates were actively invited by the upper class figures in the city.
Damn Ashvane Family gave a piece of their anchorage to these pirates to use as a seaport, and these shameless guys named it "Freehold".
Blanch!
On the day when Kul Tiras is recovered, I will burn that piece of shit Freehold, throw all the pirates inside into Tol Dagor, and let those bastards rot there forever."
"Control your anger, I need you to calm down, Derek."
General Staghelm put his hand on the prince's shoulder and used a ray of Sha Power to calm him down. He said:
"We have to get out of this sea area before the fog dissipates, and we must bring back valuable information. There is no need to go to Stormsong Valley. It is already certain that Storm Church there has become the base camp of N'Zoth's cultists.
Thousand Tentacle Demon sent envoys to a place called "Khaz Algar" to invite a group of Nerubian to join their cause, but Ms. Anveena is dealing with the situation there.
Sorry.
But your country seems to have become the last bastion of resistance for the void forces in Azeroth."
Derek looked gloomy and said nothing.
Precisely because he was born in Boralus and grew up in this city, he better understands how bad the situation here is.
Through his telescope, he could not only see the pirate ships coming and going freely at the dock, but also the Tradewinds Market that was set alight by the pirates, which was the busiest market in the entire South Seas.
Even the most prosperous area of the city has been in such a disaster, one can only imagine how the civilians in this city will be treated.
Moreover, Derek also discovered that a large number of Naga are operating in the outer sea of Port of Boralus. Those soft-skinned snakes from the deep sea want to turn this place into their nest.
Even if Derek is just a beginner in the way of shadow, he can still see the "evil spirit" in the entire city through the "Eye of Truth" unique to the Shadewalker faction.
As General Staghelm said, under Thousand Tentacle Demon N'Zoth's "joint vertical and horizontal", the entire Azeroth void forces that were defeated everywhere have really gathered Kul Tiras.
Facts have proved that their support of Lordaeron Dragonborn and their opposition to Marshal Lothar in Northern Borderlands is just a cover-up.
The "last fortress" that the Void forces really like is this isolated kingdom overseas.
"There are Drust evil wood giants on the mountains outside the city. Those guys are half-giants active in the Drustvar Mountains. They fought with the ancestors of the Kul Tiras people, and it is said that they are hiding in the corrosive black nightmare to survive.
Now he has been summoned by N'Zoth and appeared in Kul Tiras."
Derek looked at General Staghelm with some confusion and said:
"But I don't understand, what on earth are they doing in my country?"
"Perhaps you want to reinvent "Dark Empire"?"
Fandral Staghelm gave an answer.
Seeing Derek's confused face, he explained:
"Vigilant once described to me that the body of N'Zoth was sealed in the Titan cage under the sea, and the Nagas built their tidal city Nazjatar on top of that seal.
During these ten thousand years, Naga could have broken the seal and released N'Zoth, but they did not do that.
N'Zoth is the cunning ancient god, Derek.
It knows that before the other ancient gods are dealt with, it is the safest choice to stay in the Titan cage, and N'Zoth controls the dream, and it retains the reflection of the Dark Empire in Waking Dream.
That is some kind of very strange power.
Perhaps after certain conditions are met, Void Sanctuary N'yalotha from the Dark Empire period can reappear in Material World.
That will be the largest and most magnificent crack extending from Sea of Darkness to Azeroth. At that time, N'Zoth can rely on the power of the Dark Empire to corrupt World Soul from the nightmare."
"But that makes no sense!"
Derek frowned and said:
"So what if it really summons N'yalotha to my country? Vigilant alone is enough to destroy that ridiculous land of the ancient gods."
"That was before!"
Fandral Staghelm warned:
"After Void God War, Vigilant was deprived of power by the void. Now as soon as Diakum the Saint steps into a Void Sanctuary like N'yalotha, it will immediately usher in a crazy counterattack by the void forces.
Can you understand?
Although I don't think N'Zoth can be so cunning, I think the results caused by Void God War are definitely good for N'Zoth. It interfered with Material World so arrogantly, just because it was sure that the entire power of Sea of Darkness would be on its side.
Those Void Lord's hatred for Vigilant will drive them to help N'Zoth build a "Wall of the Void" at all costs."
Vastann Staghelm squinted his eyes and looked at the gloomy city shrouded in gray sea fog before him, and he said:
"Unfortunately, N'Zoth decided to build its "Void Castle" in your hometown, but considering that Origin of the Tidesages sect is related to N'Zoth, we can tentatively assume that the country Kul Tiras has been shrouded in the shadow of Thousand Tentacle Demon since its birth.
He is indeed the conspirator in Old God.
It is the weakest, but also the strongest."
"General, look at the sea, ghost ship!"
A Shadow Hunters gave a reminder and asked General Staghelm and Derek's telescopes to turn to the other side of the sea at the same time. In the cold and dark tide, ghost ships of various sizes forming a fleet floated from the water.
The drowned souls drove the battleship, and the ghosts clung to the tattered masts. In the gloomy sea fog, the deck made of bones could be vaguely seen, as well as the Death Knights riding the Undead war horses standing on the deck.
"Lich King's undead are also here?"
Derek clenched his fists and said half angry and half confused:
"Oh my God, what will our country become in the future? Azeroth A stronghold of evil forces? The legendary "Devil's Island"? Ah, the ghost stories we used to scare children have come true.
What the hell!"
"We can't stay here any longer. If those Undead bring the legendary Demon Sword Frostmourne, then our life breath will be sensed by them.
Let's go."
General Staghelm said:
"You decide where to go next?"
"Drustvar!"
Derek said in a deep voice:
"Waycrest Family is the descendant of Arom Waycrest, the founder of Kul Tiras. Their family inheritance does not allow them to collude with such dark creatures.
And if the people of Tiragarde Sound want to flee, they will either go to Stormsong Valley or the mountainous area of Drustvar, but Stormsong Valley has become the base camp of the evil god, and anyone with a brain knows where to go.
If my prediction is correct, we should be able to find rebels at Drustvar. If all goes well, we can even support a front line for fighting there!
This is also what Marshal Lothar means.
He will not give up Kul Tiras, but the imperial army also needs a frontline position to land."
"You should call him 'Emperor'."
General Staghelm reminded, Derek gritted his teeth and said:
"He is just the emperor of the land people. If Marshal Lothar wants to become the emperor of the Kul Tiras people, then he'd better let the brave people on this land see his charisma and his bravery. I think. Huh?"
Wait!
There's something on the sea ahead, move closer!"
Derek has very good eyesight. He saw a strange thing floating on the sea from a distance.
But the first mate said uneasily:
"Your Highness, although I shouldn't say this, this is indeed an "enemy sea" right now. Since we are in the territory of the evil god, we'd better not touch those things of unknown origin."
"This is the Kul Tiras people's sea area. We will never give up on it and move the ship over!"
Derek scolded.
The merchant ship changed direction, and as the sailors dropped the fishing net, the strange thing was dragged onto the deck a moment later.
It was small and quite heavy. After getting on the deck, everyone found that it was a strange "metal creation". It was silver-gray and looked like a metal "egg".
General Staghelm was also attracted by this thing. He walked around the egg a few times and said to Derek with strange eyes:
"Do you Kul Tiras people have such a high level of engineering? This thing doesn't look like something humans can make. It's so precise that I can't even find a single crack."
"Well, it should be the legendary "Mechagnomes"."
Derek shrugged and said:
"Boralus There has always been a legend about Mechagnomes that those "goblins"-like things are hiding in our city. Whenever a stormy night comes, those guys will use some mechanical devices to deliver supplies to their islands.
Everyone knows they exist, but no one has actually seen them.
This metal egg must be the creation of Mechagnomes. Only they can make such strange things, but I don't know why it drifts to the sea?"
"Can you open it?"
Fandral Staghelm asked, Derek grinned and asked others to get out of the way, then he pulled out the dwarf handgun from his waist, aimed at the metal egg, and said:
"My father told me about an adventure he had when he was a boy. He said that he picked up similar things in the city. It was Mechagnomes's aircraft that had a problem, causing those materials to crash on the coast.
The father used a bullet to activate some strange device, causing the metal egg to open.
I think we can replicate it."
Then he took aim and pulled the trigger.
With a bang, the bullet hit the shell of the metal egg, causing a cloud of sparks to fly, but it did activate the thing.
Amidst the rattling of the mechanical gears, the metal egg bounced out and out jumped a "Mechagnomes" whose body was mostly made of machinery, with only a small amount of flesh and blood on its head.
When the latter noticed the attack, he raised his hands, and the complex parts danced to form an exaggerated weapon, creating a "giant cannon" that was larger than others.
The dazzling electric arc danced on the cool coil of the weapon, but the next second, this Mechagnomes was controlled by a group of macho men around him.
"Put down your, uh, put down your weird-looking hands!"
Fandral Staghelm was holding Sha-Touched War Scythe wrapped around Entropic Energy, and he scolded:
"Don't make me say it a second time!"
"You. You are Void Servants! But you are not from their side. They will not warn you."
Green strings appeared in Mechagnomes's cool electronic eyes, and he said hoarsely:
"You are from the mainland? Can you contact Gnomeregan? I am in urgent need of help from our "flesh and blood compatriots"! The king of Mechagon is crazy! He sensed that Kul Tiras was occupied by void forces, so he wanted to use the terrible "Origin Weapon" here.
He said he wanted to bring "the return and purification of purity" to the world, but he would only destroy everything!
In short, I must contact Gnomeregan immediately!
It's time for the gnomes to save the world."