Resurrection Ritual
The Warrior said smugly, looking quite proud of himself.
Wow, what a huge statue!
"Wow, that's so cool! I wish I could have a statue of that too."
How do I get a statue erected for this? Is it just a matter of buying the hero template?
The Warrior shook his head. "Of course not, it's not that simple. You have to understand that there are at least a thousand or eight hundred heroes in the entire Alliance, and the Path of Glory is only so long. How could everyone have a statue? Generally speaking, firstly, you must have made great contributions to the Alliance and completed several epic storylines. Secondly, you must be dead. Statues are not erected for living people."
"I can understand needing to perform great deeds, but why not erect statues for living people?"
"Because there have been examples like this before. A certain hero killed a great general of the Horde, rendered a great service to the Alliance, and a statue was erected for him. Unexpectedly, this hero later turned evil, and things got really ugly. Imagine, a hero with a statue was turned evil, it's a huge slap in the face! So later, it was stipulated that only dead heroes would have statues erected, so that even if you were dead, you couldn't betray them."
The newbies nodded like chicks pecking at rice. "I see. Were you there the day our former guild leader died? How was Lagrios? Was he strong?"
The Warrior immediately patted his chest, "That's incredibly powerful! Let me tell you, I've never seen such a formidable boss in all the time I've played games. That Greater Fireball deals tens of thousands of damage with a single shot, and when it summons Meteor Storm, meteors rain down like a 2012 apocalypse—the sky and the ground are ablaze! That boss is at least dozens of stories tall; I bet any coward would be terrified."
"Moreover, that Balrog Lord could open the Elemental Gate and summon thousands of fire elementals from the Fire Elemental Plane. That guy was absolutely terrifying. If it weren't for our team's excellent coordination and strong combat power, an ordinary team would have been wiped out long ago. You know, we had two heroes leading the team, and we still almost got wiped out. Just when we were about to kill the BOSS, he self-destructed, killing our guild leader."
The Warrior spoke so eloquently that the new recruits were completely mesmerized.
Xiao Yu, listening from the side, was speechless. If he had really been able to summon thousands of fire elementals back then, these trash like him would have been burned to ashes long ago. However, he also understood that this was probably to show the strength of their guild, so they made him the main villain in the story. Of course, the main villain had to be powerful, otherwise how could the hero's strength be shown?
At this point, the newbies asked, "If you kill a boss but lose a hero, isn't that a huge loss?"
"That's a huge loss, but it's not too bad. At least we got a legendary weapon. Ever heard of the Hammer of the Balrog? It dropped from Lagrios. It's a classic orange item, and there are only a handful in the entire game."
The group was chatting animatedly when the Warrior suddenly seemed to see something, abruptly shut his mouth, and exclaimed, "Look, Chairman Phoenix is here!"
Not far away, at the other end of the Path of Glory, a female knight in golden armor was leading a group of knights slowly towards them.
Xiao Yu glanced over there and saw the female knight hero he had seen in the dungeon before. Her name was Phoenix, I think. Because of Long Ao Jiutian's death, Phoenix now had the title of Light of Dawn Guild Leader.
Phoenix stopped in front of the statue, glanced at the newbies and the Warrior, then at the exaggeratedly shaped statue. His gaze swept over Long Ao Jiutian's cold face, and a faint Taunt appeared on his lips. He turned and walked straight toward the cathedral.
Where is President Phoenix headed?
"Right, the resurrection ceremony is probably about to begin. Well, let's hurry over there. Let me tell you, this is a scene that most people can't see." The Warrior said, and hurriedly chased after them, with several new recruits of Light of Dawn following closely behind.
Xiao Yu was taken aback. A resurrection ritual? What was going on?
Wait a minute, he suddenly remembered what the angel had told him about the resurrection plot back in Heaven. Could it be that Long Ao Jiutian bought the resurrection plot service? But thinking about it, it makes sense. He's the son of a big company, a typical rich second-generation. What's a little money spent on a resurrection plot?
Xiao Yu was no longer calm, so he decided to follow them to see what was going on. He was quite curious about this resurrection plot.
Xiao Yu walked slowly, pretending to be strolling around. There were ordinary people like him everywhere, so he didn't attract anyone's attention. He followed the other players and soon arrived at the cathedral. There were quite a few people outside the cathedral, including Paladin and Priest, players from the Light of Dawn Guild, as well as many ordinary people and adventurers who were just watching the spectacle.
"Is this... the Altar of Heroes?" Looking at the strangely shaped building before him, a sudden realization dawned on Xiao Yu. He had heard of this Altar of Heroes; fallen heroes could be resurrected here, though certain special conditions were required. The angel had said that adventurer players had to complete the relevant story quests to hold the resurrection ceremony. However, with the Light of Dawn Guild at his disposal, he figured they could probably complete the quests without outside help. So this guy really was going to be resurrected? A sense of injustice rose within him.
Standing on the altar was Archbishop Benedictus of Stormwind City, accompanied by four high-ranking Priest.
Benedictus (High Priest of Stormwind City): "Today, we gather here to awaken a fallen hero who Execute Raglios, the Balrog Lord, in the Battle of Blazing Flame Canyon, expanding our Alliance's territory and establishing our achievements. He also perished in that battle."
Although his physical body has turned to Ashes, his soul remains. In these difficult times of constant conflict between the Alliance and the Horde, we need warriors like him to continue fighting for the Alliance in World War II. Therefore, we will summon his soul. With the help of some adventurers, we have finally collected all the necessary items to resurrect him. Tonight will be the moment to witness a miracle.
I now declare the resurrection ceremony officially begun. Warriors of the Holy Light, during the time I conduct this ceremony, you must protect the altar and ensure that no one disturbs the proceedings.
After saying this, Benedictus led several high-ranking Priest dressed in golden robes to form a circle around the altar and began to recite prayers.
As the prayers were recited, the ritual stones surrounding the altar lit up.
System notification: You witnessed the resurrection ceremony of Long Ao Jiutian. The resurrection progress is currently 1%.
A progress bar appeared on the altar; checking the time, it would take a full 24 hours to revive.
Damn it, this bastard can actually resurrect! This is unbelievable! Originally, Xiao Yu's hatred for Long Ao Jiutian had dissipated after he and his enemy perished together. But now, seeing his nemesis about to be resurrected while his own Balrog Lord was still lying in the graveyard, he felt a surge of resentment. He wanted nothing more than to go up and unleash a Flame Bomb Storm to blow up the altar. But then he immediately remembered that he was no longer the Eric the Goblin Pyromancer, but just a common dwarf.
Besides, so what if it's Goblin fire mage? It's just a level 20 mini-boss. The Paladin and Priest around him are all level 40+ elites. I might not be able to defeat any one of them, not to mention the players from the Light of Dawn Guild are also watching us like hawks.
Damn it! Ugh! Damn it! Xiao Yu's mood was incredibly complicated at this moment. The unwilling look in his eyes changed several times, and suddenly turned into a sneer. Who said there was no chance? Wasn't Dark Rod about to bombard Stormwind City? Let's go see how his reconnaissance is going.
With that thought in mind, Xiao Yu logged out of the game.
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