Stromgarde now has only about 15,000 men left; the battle resulted in heavy casualties.
Although some new soldiers were recruited, the palace remained quiet, with only a few dozen guards besides Jiang Jie's disciples.
Soon they arrived at a side hall and met Meryl and King Thoradin.
At this very moment, Meryl is studying a book.
That was the " Grimoire of the Damned," which Jiang Jie had personally given to him not long ago. He'd heard that he'd almost finished studying it by now.
After all, his magical skills far surpassed Kel'Thuzad's. He was the first Undead, and his mastery of Necromancy was immeasurably greater than Kel'Thuzad's.
" Nicholas, you've come at the right time. I plan to resurrect Orgrim in a couple of days, and the second of the Four Horsemen will soon appear! Also, I'll use Undead to strengthen his and Thoradin's bodies, but this requires a lot of casting materials, some of which I'll probably have to find in Northrend. I can't wait... Oh, Med'an? You're here?"
Orgrim's body lay on the ground, preserved with embalming magic, and had never been buried.
Meryl planned to assemble the Four Horsemen, King Thoradin, wielding the demon sword Apocalypse, was naturally one of them.
Meryl's requirements were much higher than Kel'Thuzad's; he demanded that Four Horsemen be of Legendary rank. Such dead were hard to find, so Orgrim was naturally not an option.
In fact, it would be possible to directly resurrect Orgrim with the Greatsword of Apocalypse, but in that case, Orgrim's power would not be very strong, and he would be subject to King Thoradin, which would not be good. Therefore, Meryl has been studying the Grimoire of the Damned, trying to master Kel'Thuzad's resurrection spell.
Clearly, Meryl has learned it completely.
He looked up and saw Med'an, a zombie-like grin spreading across his face.
Having lived together for over a decade, they had never been apart for such a long time, and Meryl really missed Med'an.
" Meryl," Med'an called out, his eyes welling up with tears, his voice choked with emotion, on the verge of crying.
"Hmm, looks like you're having a tough time."
Meryl clearly knew Aegwynn well and could easily imagine how Aegwynn had treated Med'an. A surge of sympathy welled up within her. "Don't leave. Stay here. Nicholas is right, you should have your own life. Humans are social animals; what kind of person stays in the Hall of the Keeper or Karazhan all the time?"
"Mmm." Med'an agreed, then looked at Meryl with longing, " Meryl, you said you were going to Northrend? You... will you stay with me?"
"How can an Undead live in the human world? Forget it, this place belongs to you, not me."
Meryl shook her head and said, " Nicholas wants to create a world for the Undead, a kingdom of the ' Forsaken,' which is very interesting. A few old friends will also be there. That's where I belong. Med'an, you have your own life; you shouldn't live with Undead like me."
Med'an looked dejected.
Jiang Jie glanced at Meryl, then at King Thoradin, and asked, "When do you plan to leave?"
Meryl said, "We can't wait any longer, let's go."
"Leaving already?" Jiang Jie was somewhat surprised. " Aegwynn is in town. Aren't you going to see her?"
"Why would I see her? I'm not interested. She doesn't want to see me either, otherwise why wouldn't she come?" Meryl shook her head and said, " Nicholas, is there anything else you want to say?"
Jiang Jie thought for a moment, then took out an evil scythe and handed it to Meryl: " Kel'Thuzad's wand is yours, but it's just a wand after all. You still lack a weapon powerful enough. This scythe is called ' Ulthalesh Ulthalesh, the Deadwind Harvester,' belonging to Azeroth's first necromancer. After much thought, I've concluded that only you are qualified and capable of wielding it."
" Ulthalesh? It's that? You actually got it?"
Meryl took the evil scythe, gently nodded, and said, "It is a weapon bestowed upon Satiel by Sargeras. A former Guardian of Tirisfal once fought and defeated Satiel. I can feel its power, its strong evil magical energy and death energy."
Thousands upon thousands of souls are imprisoned. I've studied it; it... is not easy to master. Indeed, it is not easy to master; this scythe is far more terrifying than the Apocalypse Greatsword.
King Thoradin only managed to subdue the Apocalypse Greatsword with great difficulty through his powerful willpower, but if King Thoradin were to attempt to subdue this evil scythe, there would likely be only one outcome: he would Devastation by the evil scythe, and his soul would become a prisoner of it.
When the Guardian of Tirisfal fought against Satiel, he was unable to defeat him. In the end, he had to use every means possible to make Satiel suffer the backlash of the evil scythe, and only then did he win.
In other words, even someone as powerful as Satiel was actually killed by this scythe.
That's how evil, that's how terrifying!
"If even you can't control it, then probably no one in this world can." Jiang Jie smiled and suggested, "Once we get to Northrend, I Faol Highness can help you. With the combined strength of the two of you, completely subduing it shouldn't be a problem."
Meryl nodded.
He was the first human Undead, and as one of the founders of the Council of Tirisfal, he had killed countless demons, had a deep understanding of demonic power, and even knew some demonic magic.
Faol is the most outstanding advocate of Holy Light in the human world to date.
With their combined strength and wisdom, completely subduing this demonic scythe should not be a problem.
Once he has complete control of this evil scythe, he will no longer be a pure Undead, but also a Warlock, Legendary Warlock.
At that time, even his current body will be transformed by demonic power, enabling it to withstand more energy. At that time, he will inevitably leap to become High-tier Legendary being, and it is not impossible that he may even become Demigod one day.
"Also, please deliver this gem to His Faol. Simply tell him that this gem possesses almost the same attributes and power as the gem that created Ashbringer, and that will suffice. With his wisdom, he will naturally know how to use it."
Jiang Jie then took out the Shadow Gem and the Void Teleportation Stone, handing them to Meryl: "This Void Teleportation Stone is for you. Through it, you can better study the power of demons and the Void. I think the Northern Expedition will begin soon. Hopefully, the Forsaken will be able to provide us with sufficient assistance then."
Meryl nodded.
It's time to go.
Meryl cast a spell, carrying the corpses of the Kingdom of Thoradin and Orgrim, and teleported them to a location outside the city.
This is the original battlefield, where several Frost Wyrm died, including Sapphiron.
At that moment, Nightbane, who was lying on the ground, got up when he saw Meryl arrive.
Nightbane is not Jiang Jie's servant, but the servant of the Demon Apocalypse. Whoever wields the Demon Sword Apocalypse is its master.
Therefore, it is now King Thoradin's mount.
As for Sapphiron, he will be resurrected by Meryl and become Meryl's mount.
It took Meryl a full three hours to finally complete the inscription of a massive teleportation array, and then gather all the Frost Wyrm together.
They vanished in a dazzling burst of magical light.