Fallen, this is the name used by the Nerubians for traitors who are still loyal to Yogg-Saron.
After experiencing the civil strife that led to the destruction of the Ankhet Kingdom, the underground civilization established by the Nerubians was divided into two opposing forces.
The upper level is Azjol-Nerub, who has completely severed ties with the ancient gods and embraced the new world wholeheartedly.
On the lower level are the old and the young who have been completely eroded by Yogg-Saron. These Nerubians have a large amount of void power infused into their bodies. Their life forms have undergone strange changes under the subtle influence of void power.
"In appearance, these fallen ones are not much different from the people of Azjol-Nerub, except that their skin color is darker."
Onyxia took out the Blade of the Dark Empire from its sheath with her left hand and held it in her hand. The dark blade was shining with a dark purple light.
"Actually, the internal structure of these bug-men's bodies is very different from that of Azjol-Nerub."
Sarlayan asked thoughtfully: "What is the specific situation?"
"Hmm..." Onyxia lowered her head and sorted out her words: "If I have to say it, I don't even know if these... things are living things."
"Except for still wearing the skin of the Nerub people, there are no internal organs in their bodies. What replaces the internal organs to maintain the body's operation is the impure power of the void."
"simply put."
Onyxia pointed the tip of the Dark Empire Blade at the Fallen who were frantically attacking the defense line.
"These things are not so much intelligent creatures as they are pure energy objects formed by the gathering of void energy... very wonderful existences."
Azjol-Nerub's soldiers also use the power of the void, also known as the power of shadow. After all, they were once a branch of the ancient god faction.
From what Sharlayan observed on this local battlefield, the Azjol Nerubians used the power of the void in a relatively restrained manner.
As descendants of the Dark Empire, the Nerub people are very aware of the harm caused by the power of the void entering the body. They do not absorb the power of the void and circulate it in the body, but use some special media to gather the power of the void externally and release it. Spells.
The spellcasters of Azjol-Nerub all have their own staffs. These staffs have various shapes, but the only thing that is the same is the deep purple gem inlaid on the head of the staff.
Under Sarlayan's gaze, an Azjol-Nerub spellcaster chanted a spell for a short period of time, gathered a large amount of void power near the crystal on the head of the staff, and then swayed it all out at once, forming a A variant of the Soul Scream skill.
Conventional soul screams need to be released using oneself as the medium, and the spell units constructed in the body are released through real screams.
Onyxia has always done this.
Azjol-Nerub has improved many shadow spells, including Soul Scream, so that they can be released outside the body with a special staff to prevent the highly corrosive void power from harming itself.
Why isn't Onyxia afraid of corruption?
If other people also have the abnormal physical strength of Black Dragon, they can also use spells at will regardless of the backlash of the power of the void.
According to the information that Onyxia extorted from Xal'atath, it can be known that the first owner of the Blade of the Dark Empire, the troll witch doctor Zandu, once sucked the power of the void into his body and used it without hesitation.
His body suffered huge damage as a result, and even the troll's self-healing ability was unable to avoid these permanent backlashes.
Xal'atath first learned about the fragility of mortals through the tragic situation of Xandu. After accumulating experience through several unknown users, Xal'atath had already summed up a set of rules when he was in the hands of the Dark Iron Queen Modgud.
A safe and reliable way to use the power of the void.
In principle, the method that Xal'atath came up with was similar to that of the Azjol-Nerubians, both of which used weapons as a medium to cast spells to prevent the power of the void from invading the body.
This clever method of manipulating the power of the void was carried forward by Xalatath's previous master, who was the former Bishop of the Holy Light Church and later the Shadow Bishop Natalie Serling.
Because she was born in the Church of the Holy Light, when Natalie Serling accidentally obtained the Blade of the Dark Empire, she already possessed the powerful power of the Holy Light.
After a period of research, inspired by Xal'atath, Natalie Selin thought of another way to suppress the side effects of the power of the void.
She uses the priest's way of discipline to reconcile the conflict between the holy light and the shadow, so as to achieve a balanced coexistence of the holy light and the shadow in the human body.
Natalie Serling taught the apprentices who followed her how to reconcile light and shadow. She thought she had found the truth of the universe, and has been obsessed with the study of light and shadow ever since.
Natalie Serling is determined, and no matter how much Xal'atath confuses her, she always sticks to her beliefs, which makes Xal'atath, who likes to have fun, even more bored.
Unfortunately, Natalie's apprentices are not as determined as she is.
In the end, under the influence of Xal'atath, Natalie's apprentices joined forces to murder their mentor and take the Blade of the Dark Empire as their own in order to use and study the powerful power of shadow more unscrupulously.
However, when these ecstatic villains woke up from their fanaticism, Xal'atath had long disappeared, and it began to search for the next interesting "master" worthy of itself.
Then... this guy unfortunately fell into the hands of Azadas. The remnant soul and power of the ancient god were sealed in a corner of the Blade of the Dark Empire by the power of the earth. Onyxia would only find it when she was bored.
It chattered a few words.
Onyxia does not know the power of the Holy Light, and has no intention of mastering it.
Her own physical fitness can fully withstand the backlash of using the power of the void, and she doesn't have to rack her brains to reduce the side effects like a mortal.
Compared to the Azjol-Nerub who use media to cast spells outside their bodies, the Fallen use the power of the void in a simpler and cruder way.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! To put it simply, they directly extract the power of the void in their bodies and use it. Their casting speed and power are stronger than those of Azjol Nerub.
Out a lot.
The most troublesome thing for the defenders of Azjol-Nerub is not these spellcasters, but the melee fallen ones with swords and fire.
These melee soldiers, whose forelimbs are as sharp as blades, will add the power of the void when attacking.
Once injured by them, the power of the void will erode the injured person's body like tarsal maggots.
If these extremely corrosive forces cannot be removed in time, the injured soldiers will sooner or later be tortured crazy by the power of void spreading into their bodies, until they completely lose their self-awareness.
In view of this, Azjol Nerub's logistics department equipped the warriors stationed on the border with strong special armor and shields in order to block the corrosive attacks of those melee fallen ones.
Sarlayan watched the battle between the two with interest: "Civilization and barbarism... interesting."
Azjol Nerub is the orthodox successor of the Nerub civilization. When developing and improving the safe use of the power of the void, they did not forget to continue to advance in science and technology, and followed the path of cultivating both physical and demonic things.
Border soldiers use special armor and shields that are excellent in resisting the power of the void, ensuring that they will not be helpless when fighting the Fallen.
Valeera observed for a while and could basically confirm that there was no fake fight between the Azjol-Nerub and the Fallen.
"Salayan, what are we going to do next? Do you want to join this fight and help them?"
"Well..." Sarlayan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and a ray of light flashed in his eyes: "No, we will bypass the battlefield and go deep into Ankahet to investigate the situation of the fallen."
"ah?"
Stellagosa asked in confusion: "Why do you want to risk going deep into Ankhet? Just the pictures you see here are enough to prove Azjol-Nerub's innocence, right?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "Going deep into Ankhet is not because I still doubt Azjol-Nerub, but because I have another purpose."
"The underground world has always been a blind spot for the surface kingdom. We lack sufficient understanding of Yogg-Saron's penetration underground."
Sarlayan said firmly: "I plan to sneak into Ankahet with only a small number of the most elite Faldorei scouts to investigate in detail the extent of Yogg-Saron's penetration into the underground world, so as to prepare for the war that may occur underground in the future.
be prepared."
Valeera frowned and asked, "Do you suspect that Yogg-Saron intends to use the underground world as a breakthrough?"
Sarlayan nodded: "Due to the existence of the new Shan'dara, the greymaw furbolgs and Dakkar trolls have become more vigilant towards the Iron Legion. The progress of Loken's infiltration into Northrend is obviously lower than expected. It cannot be ruled out.
Impatient, Yogg-Saron thought of other possibilities."
"That pig-headed Ner'zhul knows how to avoid the center of attention and find a breakthrough underground. I don't think the cunning Yogg-Saron would think of the same method."
Stellagosa: "But didn't you say you would reinforce Azjol Nerub before? If you are not here, how can you order the high elves troops that are rushing in?"
"So..." Sharlayan smiled and pointed at Valeela and Stellagosa: "This is your mission."
"I plan to take Oni and Sistah deep into Ankahet. The two of you will stay as my representatives to hand over the handover with Shandara's army. The command will be handed over to the commanders of your respective units."