"It's easy to kill a person and destroy a life, but resurrecting a dead life - Sir Arthas, can you do it?"
Facing the female necromancer's question, Arthas pointed at the death knight Ganelon under the throne with Frostmourne and said: "Don't you see? This is my power, to resurrect the dead life, and then sleep in it. The dead bodies under the earth have awakened again, and their lives that were supposed to disappear have been preserved because of my power!”
The female necromancer gently waved her bandaged hand, and as the dead space opened, a skeleton soldier in armor came out.
"To make a corpse move, these things can be done by even a mage apprentice who has just learned necromancy. But Sir Arthas, you should know that even if we can revive thousands of corpses, in the eyes of the world, they They are still undead. Even in our eyes, these awakened corpses are just the dead and will not be called the living."
For a moment, Arthas' gaze became sharp, and the invisible pressure became stronger due to the fluctuations in the Lich King's heart: "Do you mean to completely resurrect a dead person into a living person?"
"Yes! Your Excellency Arthas."
"This is impossible┉┉"
"But Lord Alsace, there is someone in this world who can truly cross the boundary between life and death and fully revive the dead."
This time, Arthas couldn't suppress his heart and wavered. In the original book, why were the Scourge able to sweep across the entire continent of Azeroth? The Horde and the Alliance had to join forces to fight against the Scourge, and they all paid an extremely heavy price. Is it because the soldiers of the Scourge are so powerful? Is it because the power of undead magic is unmatched? Sadly none of these!
You must know that the power of the tribes and alliances on the continent of Azeroth is even strong enough to subdue the dragon. Even the insect army formed by the ancient gods was driven back behind the wall of quicksand. In the Battle of Mount Helga, even the Burning Legion's Archimonde, one of the commanders, hated himself under the World Tree. Why was it that in the end he was forced into such an embarrassing situation by a group of second-line troops created by the Burning Legion
The reason why the Scourge terrifies the living in the entire Azeroth continent is not because of the number of the undead army. The real trouble lies in the rapid death and irremediable nature of the Scourge infection. Being killed becomes a member of the Scourge. There is absolutely no chance for those who are members of the army to turn around and become living beings again. As long as they are infected with a little bit of natural disasters and plagues on the battlefield, whether they are ordinary soldiers or powerful paladins, they are all on the road to joining the ranks of the dead. The only difference is the speed.
Even the Holy Light can only purify the undead, but it cannot truly resurrect the undead, such as Grand Duke Bolvar who was attacked by the betrayed Undercity Apothecary in front of the natural disaster gate. In the end, Bolvar's fate turned into a monster between the undead and the living. Even the flames of life of the Red Dragon Queen could not save Bolvar from the bad luck caused by the natural disaster and plague.
People who are killed by the undead and infected with the undead plague have only two options. They can either ask others to kill them to avoid harming the world, or they can join the undead army and become the minions of the Lich King.
In this different world. The irreversible transformative power of this undead plague remains. Even the Holy City and other parties were troubled. During these days, after the Scourge Legion was frustrated and retreated to the swamp, the reason why the Holy City did not pursue the victory was because the undead plague released by Arthas has not been completely eliminated yet. Clear.
In the western part of the continent, because the Scourge Legion released the Undead Plague into several rivers, although the Holy City contacted the secular kingdom to quickly phase out the rivers, many people in the western part of the continent were still infected by the Undead Plague. Those who were unfortunate enough to be infected with the Undead Plague Almost every day someone dies, and then the corpse comes back to life and attacks the living. The Holy City initially sent a large number of priests and pharmacists to try to treat these infected people. However, so far, no one has been found that can stop the undead plague from transforming the living. The priests of the Holy City could only watch the infected people weaken every day. Until the fire of life goes out.
The Holy City is helpless in the face of the plague. The Holy City is facing a formidable enemy. The inability to develop an antidote to the undead plague means that there is no defensive shield at all. If you rush to attack the stronghold of the undead army, you may suffer unimaginable losses. In addition to the loss of personnel, this loss will also take a huge blow to the prestige of the Holy City. For this reason, Flora, as the top decision-maker, can only adopt a defensive policy.
The Blue Dragon and Green Dragon clans in the dragon army alliance behind the Holy City also knew the dangers of this plague. Both clans sent members to participate in the research on the antidote to the undead plague. After searching for a blue dragon, they found it. A method to curb the plague's invasion of the living is to freeze the infected and maintain a state of suspended animation. Although the plague cannot be eliminated in the frozen state, it will at least stop corroding, and the infected can save their lives in this state. Wait until the antidote to the undead plague is successfully developed before thawing it.
Since it is still uncertain whether the plague of the undead is also effective on giant dragons, the dragons in the Recruitment Holy City have not dared to rush to the swamp where the undead gather so far and have only devoted all their energy to the research of the plague.
For Arthas, the Lich King, the irreversible transformative power of natural disasters and plagues is the most powerful weapon of the Scourge. It is an established fact that you can never get rid of the undead. It is precisely because of this that the Scourge is like Tarsal maggots are firmly rooted in this world.
But if someone can resurrect the transformed dead into the living, if someone can break the 'absolute' nature of the natural disasters and plagues, this will undoubtedly be equivalent to removing the sharpest claws of the Scourge Legion!
"Only death is absolute in this world. Even gods cannot escape the fate of death. It is absolutely impossible to resurrect the dead┉┉" Alsace's tone already contained warmth and anger. Even the Paladins had In the end, the holy light can only save the soul of a warrior infected by the plague. Even Naaru, the source of the holy light, cannot reverse physical death.
"It is indeed impossible for gods to escape the fate of death┉┉In fact, even the most powerful gods cannot bring the dead back to life, but Arthas' once great undead mentor Aesolos once left a record. This There is indeed a transcendent being born in the world who can cross the boundary between life and death. She has the power to resurrect the dead who have returned to the sea of souls. She does not just rely on magic power and the breath of death to make the corpse move like us, but truly. Give flesh and soul to the dead!”
"Are you sure? What even gods cannot do, a transcendent can do..." Alsace's breathing became heavy.
Ingham also took over Fenseni's words at this time: "Ten thousand years ago, this extraordinary person who was called the Star Child by the Undead Mentor once died, but now a new Star Child has come to this world again. , and the reason why we left the Island of the Dead and headed to the mainland was to find her.”
“┉┉┉┉”
Undoubtedly, Ingham's words made Arthas fall into deep thought, and even Karsus, who was obsessed with death, became confused.
The Lich's voice roared as if the truth he once believed in had been tainted: "If the dead are resurrected, wouldn't the whole world be in chaos? Without death, it is equivalent to breaking the rules of the cycle of life and death. In this way If this situation continues, the whole world will be destroyed!"
"I'm sorry, Lord Karsus, this is not an issue we are discussing. What we have to do is to find this new son and witness from her this miracle that transcends the power of the gods. This is a pilgrimage for our dead. We just long to be able to use the power of the Star Child to see where the boundary between life and death lies!”
These words of Ingham and Fensani undoubtedly touched Arthas, or to be precise, Ner'zhul who had merged with Arthas in consciousness. After becoming the Lich King, Ner'zhul lost his body and only existed as a soul in the helm of Ice Crown. Although his mental power has been amplified, Ner'zhul can control countless undead. But without the physical body and the joy that the living can enjoy, what is the point of having great power if it is only used to command a pile of bones and carrion
The purpose of intelligent creatures fighting for rights is for enjoyment, both spiritual enjoyment and material enjoyment. If rights cannot be enjoyed by people, then even being able to control the lives and deaths of all people will become meaningless. For Ner'zhul, no matter how the world changes, he who has lost his body and maintained his soul in the world will always be able to survive in this miserable state. If the distortion and loneliness of his soul were not for the purpose of getting rid of the Burning Legion, Ner'zhul might have gone completely crazy under this torture.
Since you are destined to suffer this kind of pain forever, then why not let everyone in this world become a burial object of your pain!
There is only a thin line between sanity and madness.
But what if there really is a power in this new world that can fully resurrect the dead? If the transcendent being called the Star Child could really give flesh and blood and soul to the dead. Then he can get himself out of this miserable situation and give himself a new lease of life┉┉
I don’t know how many years it’s been. The Lich King had an idea in his mind that even he couldn't believe.
"Do you know where the Star Child is?"
"The most powerful lich soul guide in Aesolos, Lord Bellsmore, judged from the records left by the undead mentor that the Star Children had arrived, but the exact landing location of the Star Children was unknown. In fact, Al Sir Sass, this time we are here not only to bring greetings but also an invitation. We hope that you and your Scourge Legion can join us in searching for the whereabouts of the Star Children. This is what many of our dead have been waiting for for thousands of years. "
Ingham asked in turn: "We don't have time to wait for the second ten thousand years. Don't you want to see it? That legendary power that transcends the boundaries of life and death!"
Arthas did not speak, but there was no doubt that the Lich King was tempted. Regardless of whether this power was real or fake, whether the Star Child was an enemy or a friend, even if it could not bring him back to life with the power of resurrecting the dead, the powerful power along with She might also be able to be used by the Scourge herself. (To be continued...)