Heavenly Punishment
(What? Rexxar is dead? Really?) Xiao Yu was incredulous. It's no wonder he couldn't believe it. Rexxar wasn't some nobody like Amalarui. Yes, Amalarui was Kirin Tor Councilor, a so-called 'big shot'. But there were more than a dozen Kirin Tor Councilor, plus former councilors, making dozens. Add to that the high-ranking members of the Violet Council and the Sunreavers, and there were no fewer than a hundred people of Amalarui's level in Dalaran. But players could only really recognize a handful of them.
Rexxar, on the other hand, was a 6-star hero with his own autobiographical novel. He was a very important character in the entire Sky World, and his status in the Horde was almost equal to that of the leaders of several races, at most only a hair's breadth away. It's ironic that he was killed like that—by a group of beasts, no less. This Rexxar was known as the Beast King.
Filled with suspicion and curiosity, Xiao Yu clicked on the video and started watching.
The photographer's perspective is from the air, presented in an aerial style. The first thing that appears in the shot is Rexxar and his giant bear companion Misha. Then an eagle appears in the frame, circling above Rexxar's head. Suddenly, the eagle lets out a sharp cry, as if it has sensed something. Rexxar looks up and looks towards the photographer's position. He only sees an owl, a very common bird of prey, but soon he realizes something is wrong.
The earth trembled as a giant Devilsaur, over ten meters tall, suddenly appeared a few hundred meters away from Rexxar. Then came a horde of wild beasts, probably hundreds or even thousands, densely packed together, approaching from all directions. Wolves, leopards, tigers, lions, rhinoceroses, turtles, giant spiders—almost every kind of beast imaginable existed, and their template levels varied as well. They surrounded Rexxar, seemingly waiting for something.
Rexxar didn't sit idly by. He summoned the boar Huffer, the Wyvern Leokk, and the giant Spirit. All three beasts were high-level bosses. In addition, he had a giant bear named Misha, who was at the skeleton level, by his side. His combat power was extraordinary.
Unfortunately, compared to the hundreds or thousands of wild beasts swarming around them, they were still far inferior.
The next second, with a roar from the Devilsaur, beasts swarmed forward, followed by a frenzied battle.
This was a typical Ambush and swarm tactic, where Rexxar was surrounded when he was unprepared, and then the sheer number of enemies overwhelmed the Legendary hero. Hundreds of beasts were killed by Rexxar, leaving a trail of corpses. However, it was all for naught, as many of the fallen beasts were just ordinary monsters that could easily be resurrected.
King Huffer was the first to fall, followed by Misha. The wyvern Wyvern grabbed Rexxar Leokk, seemingly trying to carry him away, but unfortunately, the sky was also filled with killing intent. A chimera, leading hundreds of various flying units, was already on high alert. As soon as they took off, countless falcons, giant bats, and owls swooped down, instantly knocking the loyal Leokk and Spirit to the ground.
In the end, this hero, known as the Beast King, fell to the horde of wild beasts.
This video has already garnered over ten million views, making it one of the most popular videos.
The comments below were also very numerous, most of them expressing amazement.
Visitor 13125: Holy crap, are beasts and monsters about to rise up?
The Lion King: After playing minor roles for ages, we beasts are finally going to unleash our power! Wahahaha!
Fearless Hero: This doesn't make sense. The Beast template is so awesome? I never noticed it before.
Mortal Wisdom: Can't you see something's wrong? These wild beasts are behaving like an army, with command and coordination. Aren't wild beasts supposed to attack each other?
Visitor 21538: The comment above needs no explanation; of course, the beasts played by players won't attack each other.
Just This Arrogant: If you ask me, Rexxar is too weak. His reputation is clearly not commensurate with his strength. Last week, Twilight's Hammer assassinated Old Stag, even 300 elite troops couldn't win.
Northland Mad Wolf: I'm a level 43 Frostclaw Silver Wolf. I participated in the entire battle yesterday. Whether you're Alliance or Horde, going against our Crazy Zoo is certain death! Haha, friends who want to join our Crazy Zoo, please join our group, group number ********.
Strength and Pesticides: Rexxar is all alone. Killing a lone hero is nothing. If you're so capable, go to Orgrimmar and take on Thrall, go to Silvermoon City and take on A-Qiang, go to Thunder Bluff and take on Old Ox.
Blood and Thunder: Our Horde will take revenge! You Crazy Zoo, you've really messed things up! Our leader Thrall has already dispatched the Kor'kron elite forces. You're doomed!
Visitor 5357986: It's not very nice of you two to be so blatant informing each other.
Xiao Yu felt somewhat strange. The beast template itself has much higher attributes than the ordinary monster template. Of course, it can't compare to the likes of the Dragon Clan and demons, but their advancement difficulty is also much lower. Overall, the cost-effectiveness is very high. The only drawback is that there is no organization, and they cannot cooperate with each other, making it difficult to form a large force.
But in this video, these beasts seem to be completely independent, which can't be explained simply by the word "players." Even if players don't attack each other, friendly fire is inevitable during battles; at most, it can only be considered an alliance. But in the video, they all seem to be from the same faction.
Suddenly, Xiao Yu noticed a subtle difference: the beasts all seemed to have a faint purple glow on them. It wasn't obvious when they were alone, but it became very noticeable when a group of beasts gathered together.
Could they have also fused with power similar to the Seed of Elements? But that's impossible; there aren't that many Seed of Elements. The only explanation is that these beasts gained the support of some powerful force, or were unified by some powerful being.
So these beasts must have sided with some evil god or something similar.
However, although the Crazy Zoo demonstrated terrifying strength, it was clearly not the most prominent monster force. Even though they defeated a 6-star story hero, they were, after all, just a group of animals. They had the strength but lacked charisma, and their strength relied entirely on sheer numbers. It's unrealistic to expect players to worship a hodgepodge of lions, tigers, monkeys, and gorillas. Therefore, the Crazy Zoo only ranked seventh on the Demon King Hall popularity chart, just slightly higher than the Defias Brotherhood.
Ranked sixth is Demon Island, a demonic organization in the Abyss whose members are all demons.
Fifth on the list is the Return of the Dead, a monstrous organization that is actually a subordinate organization of the Scourge, whose members are all Undead.
Fourth on the list is the Twilight Star, a subordinate organization of the Twilight's Hammer, with a very diverse membership including members of various races.
Third on the list is the Armageddon's Blade, which is also composed of multiple different intelligent races.
The second-ranked organization is the World-Destroying Dragon Clan. Because of what happened this morning, the World-Destroying Dragon Clan has become incredibly famous. However, this fame feels more like a farce that everyone is watching and laughing at. It's a bit like a last gasp before the sun sets, and it's estimated that this organization will soon fall out of the top ten.
As for the most popular monster organization in the Demon King Hall, it is a monster force called 'Heavenly Punishment'. What surprised Xiao Yu the most was that 'Heavenly Punishment' was actually composed of a group of the Celestial Realm beings.
PS: Some readers have asked about the protagonist's physique.
When the main character uses projection mode, its size is the same as that of a normal Water Elemental, as mentioned earlier.