Everyone who knew Dick knew that the Paladin was not one for big talk. In fact, especially in battle, his attitude could be called meticulous.
Apart from the times when Norgannon's damned tasks forced him to do something crazy, he was rarely seen fired up with passion. This time, however, he had made a rare show of "arrogance."
Of course, aside from his strength, which had improved again after the Battle of Mount Hyjal, and Das, who had already excitedly drawn his spear and was preparing to advance, Dick had another reason for being so confident.
The Soulflayer's arrival at full strength was a terrifying thing. In the original history, the Troll High Priest Jin'do had gathered the seven remaining high-ranking priests of the Gurubashi before summoning Hakkar into Zul'Gurub, the Troll royal city in Stranglethorn Vale. Back then, 99% of players had first killed all eight priests, including Jin'do, weakening Hakkar as much as possible before moving to drive him back into the Void.
Even with less than a fifth of his strength, Hakkar had left many players crying for their mothers.
And in Dick's memory, only a handful of player teams in the entire world could handle Hakkar at full strength. That showed that although the Soulflayer was something of a novice among "demigods," outmatched by the best but better than the worst, and probably unable to beat even Eranikus at full strength, even the weakest demigod was still a demigod, not someone mortals could insult lightly.
In fact, if a full-strength Hakkar had appeared in this hall, Dick would have gone as far away as possible. But this was only an avatar of Hakkar, normally used for communicating with his followers. Moreover, the vessels through which it had appeared were merely a flock of ordinary Wind Serpents.