Brian Bronzebeard shouted to his brother Magni Bronzebeard in the warm King's Hall of Ironforge:
"We released the troggs. Those monsters did not come to chase us. They must have been attracted by the sound of the dwarf's underground city. We must help the dwarf!"
"etc!"
King Magni, who is dealing with the affairs of the dwarf kingdom, is a little confused. This stocky king, like Brian, has a beautiful golden orange beard, like a burning flame. The long beard has been carefully trimmed and braided.
Like a braid, it hangs on the king's exquisite armor, and on both sides of the king's kingdom, there is a war hammer and a battle ax, symbolizing the king's powerful force.
In fact, like the famous Prince Muradin Bronzebeard, King Magni is also a powerful mountain king, but as a symbol of dwarf kingship, his reputation for military force is not obvious.
"Wait, Brian, my brother, you made me a little dizzy...what happened to the gnomes?"
The king looked at his brother in surprise and asked:
"What's a troglodyte?"
"It's a monster!"
Brian shouted: "The prehistoric monster we found in Uldaman was sealed in the ruins by the Titan Guardians, but we accidentally opened the ruins, and we ourselves suffered heavy casualties."
"Oh! I remembered."
The king scratched his beard and found the report of the Explorers Association from the scattered documents on the table in front of him. He read it and said:
"You did report about underground monsters, but didn't you say that those monsters have been locked up in the collapsed mine?"
"That was my mistake. I underestimated these monsters."
Old Bronzebeard said to his brother with some embarrassment:
"I saw information about the troggs from the messages left by my ancestors. They are extremely good at moving underground. They will be attracted by sounds and attack unsuspecting people from underground. They are very dangerous. Brother, believe me, we must go
..."
"Bang"
The door to the king's hall was pushed open at this moment. The royal guard wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked quickly to the king, and handed a letter to King Magni:
"Your Majesty, there are monsters emerging from the ground in Coldridge Valley and Anvilmar, as well as Thelsama. The lords there have sent messages, and they are asking for support. There are many monsters, and they are coming.
Kill our people!"
"Um?"
Hearing that it was about the dwarves, King Magni could no longer calm down. He opened the stack of letters asking for help, took a cursory look, and then glared hard at his brother who had caused big trouble.
"Order the Mountain Patrol Corps to rush to Coldridge Valley as quickly as possible!"
"Order the steam tank troops deployed at the Kings Valley sentry post to enter Thelsama!"
"And Gnomeregan, brother!"
Although Brian Bronzebeard acted recklessly, he was not a cold-blooded person. After realizing that he had caused trouble, he said to his brother:
"And the dwarfs, brother, the alliance between the dwarfs and the dwarves has lasted for hundreds of years. We can't leave them alone. Those timid little people are no match for the troggs. We must help!"
"But I don't have that many troops! Brian! Be mature!"
King Magni slapped the table and shouted:
"The orcs have caused a lot of losses to Khaz Modan, and we don't have enough troops to help them... If you really want to make up for your mistakes, you can. I authorize you to give you a temporary order. You go and talk to the Paladins.
Contact their leader, Lord Kurtaz, and if you can persuade them, I will allow you to take the paladins to help the dwarves!"
King Magni roared, but soon he calmed down. He looked at his guilty brother and said softly:
"The steel frame supply station also has a group of steam tanks being repaired and a few mortar operators recovering from injuries. This is the greatest support I can give you. As the dwarf king, I must first be responsible for my own people!"
After speaking, King Magni grabbed the weapon at hand, adjusted his armor, and said to the royal guards standing aside:
"Call the King's Guard, and I will take you to Anvilmar! That is the sacred land where our ancestors thrive, and it cannot be desecrated!"
Seeing that his brother had gone into battle himself, the guilty Bronzebeard was no longer embarrassed to ask for support. He grabbed his wide-brimmed hat and ran quickly to the hall where the dwarf paladins were, thinking about how to persuade those stubborn ones.
Believers of the Holy Light.
The dwarves also have paladins. In the past hundreds of years, the dwarves have had close business contacts with the human kingdom. Some of the dwarves simply moved away from Ironforge and lived in the human country, and some were granted nobility.
of title.
Lord Kurtaz is the representative of these dwarves. He immigrated to the Kingdom of Lordaeron 200 years ago. He was killed by King Terenas' father because he repeatedly helped the humans in Stratholme to fight against the threat from the moss-rot trolls.
He was awarded the title of baron, and when the alliance encountered the threat of orcs, the heroic Lord Kurtaz also joined the alliance's legions.
Having lived in the human kingdom for hundreds of years, Kurtaz initially believed in the Holy Light just for business convenience. At that time, he was a pan-believer, but after becoming the first batch of baptized Paladins, this lord became
Becoming a sincere believer in the Holy Light, after the end of the Orc War, Lord Kurtaz was entrusted by the Church of the Holy Light and returned to Ironforge to spread the faith of the Holy Light.
But the dwarves have their own natural beliefs. The Wildhammer dwarves who retain the most primitive way of life also have their own shamans. Although the dwarves of Ironforge are not sincere in their natural beliefs, it does not mean that they will
Human beings are interested in the Holy Light, so Lord Kurtaz's mission has not gone smoothly. Several years have passed, and the number of priests and paladins in Ironforge has not exceeded 500.
This is a very small number in a city with hundreds of thousands of dwarves living in it, but the good news is that thanks to the paranoid character of the dwarves, once they are baptized, they will soon become the most sincere believers.
"What did you say? Brian, the gnomes were attacked?"
Kurtaz wore a set of golden paladin armor, which he made for himself. While drinking wine, he looked curiously at the old Bronzebeard who hurried over. He asked:
"Is it the Snow Troll attacking them?"
"No! Kurtaz, don't ask, just call your paladins and priests to follow me!"
Brian looked anxious. He grabbed Kurtaz's hand and shouted:
"It's too late, it's too late. Those monsters are still attacking Anvilmar and Thelsama. It's too bad. We can no longer allocate any extra troops to help the dwarves. I can only rely on you."
"Well, to be honest, I don't have a good impression of those faithless dwarfs. They are too noisy."
Lord Kurtaz shrugged:
"If I want to help, I will also help our people. There are many weird things in the dwarf city, so it is not easy to fall."
Seeing that Kurtaz was not interested, Brian gritted his teeth and lowered his voice:
"If you go to help, I will find a way to get your priests to join the Explorers Association. As for whether they can recruit new believers, it depends on their abilities, okay?"
"Um?"
Lord Kurtaz's eyes immediately narrowed. He played with the wine glass in his hand and looked at Old Brian. After confirming that Brian was not joking, the Lord suddenly stood up and grabbed his Holy Light Warhammer:
"Very good, it's a deal, Brian...wait a moment, I'll summon the paladins right now!"
"I'll wait for you at the Steel Frame Supply Depot!"
Brian said happily:
"There are some steam tanks there, which will allow us to travel faster... I hope those timid little guys can hold on until we rush to support."
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"Walk!"
In the dark underground city of Gnomeregan, Ella controlled the corpses and struggled to resist the attack of the radioactive troggs. The battle front in the steam hall collapsed 25 minutes ago, and the dwarfs could only use
The bomb blew up the passage in the hall to temporarily ensure their own safety, but there is good news, that is, the steam elevator, which was completely locked to prevent radiation from rising into the ground, began to operate again.
The dwarfs were being quickly brought to the ground, but if the troggs kept attacking, the refugees in the hall might not be able to survive until that time. So at the most critical moment, Ella took some dwarfs who were willing to sacrifice.
, riding a mechanical bird, and under the cover of the walking corpses, redirected most of the Troggs deep into the city.
"It's time for you to go!"
Ella said to the dwarf recruits following him: "Go back along the original path, and I will lead them deeper."
"What about you, Major?"
A dwarf engineer shouted: "We can't just leave you here! You saved us!"
"Don't be stupid!"
Ella sarcastically said without mercy:
"Your lives are meaningless to me. I am doing all this just for my sister. Get out of here! Don't cause any trouble for me!"
As she spoke, Ella got back on the mechanical bird. Amidst the sound of mechanical collision, the zombies controlled by her began to run, but behind, the radiation-enhanced troggs were still chasing after them. These idiots had no idea.
Not knowing the difference between the dead and the living, seeing nearly a hundred "dwarfs" running, they rushed over desperately to have a feast.
Seeing some of the corpses being submerged by the Stonejaw monsters, Ella looked back and sneered. She hooked her fingers, and the high-explosive bombs on the submerged corpses exploded, killing more than a dozen Stonejaw monsters.
The monster was drowned in the searing explosion and scattered debris.
This attack also collapsed the road behind her, completely blocking Ella's hope of evacuating.
This made the little dwarf feel a hint of malice from fate. She pursed her lips, controlled the mechanical bird and the walking corpse without saying a word, and rushed deeper into the dead city.
"I'm sorry, Lumi, it seems I can't apologize to you in person."
Ella clenched the joystick in her hand, and she couldn't help but look back again. There, behind her, her sister would be given priority to be sent out of this city that had completely lost hope, and then live well in the world of the living.
Living, as for her, a person who should have died long ago, it is time to find her own destiny.
After the mechanical bird lost power, Ella stood on the highest loop of Gnomeregan. The troggs tore into pieces the walking corpse she was carrying and surrounded her with eager eyes. All the magic power in Ella's body was gone.
Already dry, she supported her body with Julie's staff and looked at the ugly monsters calmly.
She took a step back and stood on the edge of the circle with her feet, half of her body already hanging in the air. She whispered:
"Tyrion taught me that death is no punishment...if only."
"Wow"
The moment a trogg rushed toward her, Ella's body fell into the hollow behind. Below was the central control room that had been contaminated by radiation. If she fell from this height, Ella would definitely die.
The black cloak was wrapped around her body, and between the hunting sounds, Ella closed her eyes, preparing to face death.
"Ah! Monster, traitor! Let me show you my great invention!"
At this moment, a strange roar sounded below her, and as the door of the central control room was shattered by artillery, a yellow-painted robot rushed out from the polluted ruins, with bricks and stones splashing everywhere.
, orange-red propeller flames rose at the feet of the unfinished robot, pushing it to fly upward crazily.
The weak voice of the great craftsman Mekkatorque sounded from the robot. He controlled the mechanical claws, and with blue mechanical sparks flying, he accurately tied the fallen Ella to the back of the robot.
"I can't stand this kind of thing! Hurry up, little girl... We are about to start a dwarf-style counterattack."
