Jiang Jie only gave the Wildhammer Dwarves an hour to rest before gathering all the members of the Fenris People's Army, assembling dozens of warhorses, and then leaving the city, galloping northeast, towards the direction of the Undead army.
In the sky, three hundred Wildhammer Gryphon Rider blotted out the sun. The power of the wind made them fly even faster, and the lightning flashing on their warhammers was just like their fiery tempers.
The threat to Stromgarde has been largely eliminated. With three hundred Earthen and three hundred Stromgarde guards protecting it, the few remaining enemies that haven't been found should not dare to make a move.
If the Earthen weren't so slow-moving, making it impossible for them to retreat once entangled with the Undead army, Jiang Jie would definitely have taken them with him.
The two units arrived at the fierce battlefield 30 kilometers away in less than two hours.
Looking around, Jiang Jie saw at least ten thousand densely packed Undead. People who had died in eastern Arathor over the past hundreds or thousands of years had been awakened by Kel'Thuzad, who had visited countless cemeteries and whose bones had crawled out of their graves.
In the sky, the Shadow Phoenix swept across the heavens, its phoenix fire turning countless Undead to ashes. However, it was quickly entangled by Gargoyle and Frost Wyrm, and because Kel'Thuzad posed such a great threat, it dared not approach after several Cheap Shot.
Nightbane was also entangled by the Frost Wyrm.
There were more than a dozen Frost Wyrm, each slightly smaller than itself, and on their backs Warrior one after another valiant Orcs Undead warrior, one of whom was the former Orcs Warchief: Orgrim Doomhammer.
Because he had faced off against him in a previous duel, Jiang Jie recognized him at a glance.
Although he had lost the Doomhammer, he held another warhammer in his hand, which was shorter and emitted blue and purple light. Although it was not as good as the Doomhammer, it was probably not far off.
Weapons of this caliber are few and far between. The most likely weapon to fall into Kel'Thuzad's hands is Muradin Bronzebeard's warhammer, Mithrios. It was taken by the Undead when Muradin was knocked unconscious by the shards of ice and became Arthas's private collection. Now it has fallen into Orgrim's hands.
The Dwarves's warhammer, in the Orcs's hands, was as small as a child's toy, yet heavy enough to be extremely lethal.
His opponent is King Thoradin, who rides on the back of Nightbane.
These two heroes of World War II, who never had the chance to clash in life, were given the opportunity to fight and kill each other after their deaths.
On the back of the Shadow Phoenix was an Undead wielding a skull staff: Meryl Winterstorm.
He was the main force holding back the Undead Legion. Although apart from the initial few Cheap Shot, he had not been able to find another opportunity to attack and eliminate a large number of Undead, his very existence was a deterrent.
Because of his presence, Kel'Thuzad had no chance to deal with Nightbane and King Thoradin.
Perched high above, the Shadow Phoenix was faster than the Frost Wyrm and far more agile. While Meryl lacked the ability and time to weave large-scale offensive spells, her occasional Fireball were enough to wipe out a significant number of Undead.
With just these attacks and harassment, he killed hundreds of Undead in just one day, achieving remarkable results.
Kel'Thuzad didn't walk slowly on the ground either; instead, he rode Frost Wyrm and flew into the sky.
That Frost Wyrm was noticeably larger than the other Frost Wyrm, about twenty meters long, similar in size to Nightbane. It was actually Sapphiron, whom Jiang Jie had killed in Icecrown Citadel.
Clearly, Arthas or Kel'Thuzad resurrected it, to eternally enslave it.
On the ground, among the ordinary Undead, there were also relatively powerful Undead, Undead archers, Death Knight, and large Abomination that were four meters tall. They were probably all teleported directly from Northrend, but due to limited time or Arthas's limited forces, only a limited number were teleported over.
A dozen or so Frost Wyrm, two or three hundred Gargoyle, plus tens of thousands of ground troops—that was the full force Kel'Thuzad brought.
Such a force would obviously be unable to breach Dalaran or Lordaeron, but it would be more than enough to deal with a few hundred troops at Stromgarde.
The Frost Wyrm and Gargoyle, in particular, are veritable rulers of the skies. Whoever controls the air controls the entire world. If there is no way to deal with them, a mere dozen or so Frost Wyrm could Devastation the entire Stromgarde and kill thousands upon thousands of people.
However, Jiang Jie summoned the Wildhammer Gryphon Rider!
" Gryphon Rider! We are the masters of the skies! We have slain dozens of red dragons! The heroic deeds of Kurdran are still fresh in our minds; now is our time to shine!"
Highlord Falstad raised his Stormhammer and roared, "Destroy these Frost Wyrm! Destroy these Gargoyle! The sky belongs to the Wildhammer Dwarves!"
He was the first to throw the Stormhammer.
With the aid of wind and lightning, the Stormhammer, carrying immense force, slammed heavily onto the head of a Frost Wyrm. The heavy hammer pierced the skull, flew hundreds of meters, and landed on the ground. The violent impact killed several Undead. Then, at Falstad's summons, it rose again, piercing directly through the Frost Wyrm's chest, shattering the breastbone and the soulfire within its cavity, before flying back into Falstad's hand.
The most vital part of the Frost Wyrm's body was destroyed, and it crashed to the ground!
With a single strike, he had annihilated an Frost Wyrm. Falstad displayed Legendary strength, truly deserving of the title of Legendary!
Perhaps on the ground, or in one-on-one combat, Falstad is no stronger Muradin, and cannot be considered Legendary;
But in the sky, when he is one with his griffin companions, he is the ruler of the skies, a true Legendary.
Let alone a mere Frost Wyrm, even a true ancient dragon, he dares to ride the wind and lightning through the sky and see who is stronger!
"The sky belongs to the Wildhammer Dwarves!"
"Damn bone, get off me!"
" Dwarves are never afraid!"
Falstad's performance, much like the legendary battle where the enemy general is slain first in a duel, inspired the Gryphon Rider and ignited their fighting spirit and passion.
Then, one by one, the Gryphon Rider shouted and hurled their Stormhammer.
The Stormhammer, weighing over a hundred pounds, generates an impact force exceeding a thousand pounds when accelerated by the wind.
Even a hard rock the size of a millstone can be easily crushed, let alone the bones of Frost Wyrm, which are not as strong as rocks, and the stone statues of Gargoyle are no better.
A volley of three hundred Stormhammer wiped out dozens of Gargoyle and three Frost Wyrm.
The Gryphon Rider is indeed the undisputed ruler of the skies, fearless and utterly crushing any enemy that outnumbers them!
Gargoyle are agile enough, but their flight speed is not fast enough and their attack power is not strong enough.
The Frost Wyrm are aggressive enough, but their massive size and lack of agility make them easy targets, leaving them defenseless and unable to retaliate.
Ordinary human soldiers have no way to harm the Frost Wyrm. Even Dwarves musketeers or High Elf rangers would find it difficult to inflict much damage on them, since these creatures have almost no weaknesses, and breaking a few bones is practically useless.
Even ordinary mages' spells are unlikely to cause much damage to the Frost Wyrm, since these creatures naturally possess strong spell resistance, making low-level spells almost ineffective.
However, the Stormhammer Wildhammer Dwarves is heavy and massive enough that the destructive power of a single Stormhammer is equivalent to dozens of shots from Dwarves musketeer and hundreds of arrows from High Elf ranger. It is a true dragon slayer, and each Stormhammer is equivalent to a reusable, freely flying dragon-hunting black arrow.
Less than three minutes after its appearance, the Wildhammer Gryphon Rider completely dominated the sky, and even Orgrim couldn't resist, since he wasn't a ranged class!
Of course, his strength was indeed terrifying. Suddenly, he reached out Death Grip to pull down a griffin that was flying overhead. Then, he swung his hammer down and killed the first Wildhammer Dwarves!
That's all!
Upon witnessing his companion's death, dozens of Stormhammer flew towards Orgrim simultaneously. Unfortunately, the Frost Wyrm was not agile enough to dodge. Although Orgrim relied on his rich combat experience and superb fighting skills to block three hammers and avoid five, many more hammers directly blasted the Frost Wyrm beneath him into countless pieces. Orgrim fell from a height of over two hundred meters, his fate unknown.
Even the most powerful Legendary hero cannot withstand the wrath of dozens of Wildhammer Gryphon Rider in the sky at the same time. Not even Grom could do it. Even if Jiang Jie and Anveena combined their powers, they could only flee for their lives in the face of such a terrifying scene.
Even Kel'Thuzad had to order Sapphiron to fly low and then erect a magical barrier to forcefully resist, leaving him powerless to retaliate.
That's how powerful it is!
The battle in the sky was one-sided, but it was only the beginning.
Soon, thousands of Undead archers and hundreds of Undead mages cast spells, raining down arrows that blocked the sky, forming fletchings, fireballs, Frostbolt, and Arcane Missiles, instantly reducing the Wildhammer Gryphon Rider to three.
War is brutal; no one can guarantee they'll emerge unscathed, not even Legendary.
Faced with such a dense attack, the experienced Meryl quickly ordered the Shadow Phoenix to take off, but in reality, Pyralis was equally experienced and immediately flew into the sky.
With a roar, Falstad commanded the Gryphon Rider to move, flying to a height of over a hundred meters, beyond the range of most spells, and then continue their attack from the air. However, the fully mobilized Undead army significantly reduced the effectiveness of their attacks.
On the ground, the Fenris People's Army moved swiftly like an arrow, and Jiang Jie was the arrowhead.
The arrow wasn't aimed at the very center of the Undead army—that would be suicidal—but rather at Undead left flank.