Chapter 615 31. Agitation
In the ancient times of Azeroth, before the spark of civilization was born, this world was ruled by the elements that were born of all things. The four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth bred on this land, bringing about changes in the world environment. And this change in the environment gave rise to the most primitive organisms, which is the evolution process of the normal world.
But for Azeroth, the mood is a little different.
This planet bred star spirits, and it is one of the worlds concerned by the Titans of the Pantheon. In order to allow the star souls bred inside to develop normally and healthily, the Titans used their own methods to transform the environment of the world, allowing the ancient Ai Xerath became the cradle of life. However, just after the Titans temporarily left this world, the lords of the void also discovered the great potential of Azeroth Protoss, these strange existences living in the world behind everything They decided to corrupt this planet.
They sowed the seeds of the void on this planet, and after those seeds landed in the world, they evolved into the ancient gods, the craziest and most powerful minions of the void lords.
The ancient gods and the elements of Azeroth waged a war, and finally surrendered the elements, making the elemental lord their "companion". This strange contract is still in effect today. Of course, in the Guardians of Titans After they returned to this world and sealed the ancient gods, the elemental lords had gained limited freedom, but the lower-level elements could not resist the influence of this ancient contract.
And not counting in that civilization, a large part of the life of being willing to become a cult member is for the "power" that cannot be brought by the efforts to pursue the right path, and the development of cults is often based on this "given power" "Fu" is used as a gimmick to attract these lives whose will and views are not firm.
In the Twilight's Hammer cult, as long as believers show their "sincerity" to the ancient gods, they can get "blessings" from the bishop. What ordinary believers get is limited power to manipulate elements. This kind of manipulation is different from the shaman's call to the elements. Its essence is to forcibly enslave, so the elements controlled by ordinary cultists will not be too strong.
But with the help of the elements, cultists can live a "moisturized" life in a harsh environment where ordinary people cannot live.
The Great Desert of Silithus, this is a barren land located in the southern border of Kalimdor. After the explosion of the Well of Eternity 10,000 years ago, it was destroyed by magic, and all vegetation was razed and replaced by , is an extremely harsh ecological environment, only the most terrifying and tenacious creatures can survive in this vast desert that spreads for thousands of kilometers.
And according to the description of the famous Azeroth explorer Brian Bronzebeard, an unprepared adult strayed into the Silithus desert, in that extremely hot and water-scarce environment, under those deserts Under the prying eyes of the dangerous sandworms and weird swarms, they can only persist for less than a day at most, and even a well-prepared army, after entering the desert, if they do not get the help of a guide, they will not survive for a week at most. The whole army is wiped out here.
This is simply not where life should come from.
But it is precisely because no one pays attention to this place that the Twilight's Hammer has made this desert his real base camp. Compared with the tens of thousands of people in the Wildhammer Highlands, the Twilight's Hammer is surrounded by the rolling yellow sand of Silithus. In between, hidden are... cities built by the cultists.
Hard to imagine, right?
In such a place where even the night elf druids are struggling to live, the cultists of Twilight's Hammer, under the "power" given by their evil master, they are under the dry foothills, beside the yellow sand springs , in the ruins of the ancient city near the deepest part of the desert, they have established three "cities".
All of this was built in the center of the Silithus Desert, under the eyes of the druids and night elf warriors of the Cenarion Fortress that has existed for a thousand years. The cultists who colluded with the swarm are also a headache, but in the desert with harsh climate, even if the elves want to crusade, they are powerless.
Therefore, in the past few years, both sides have maintained a strange "peace".
"what is that?"
The voice of Benedictus rang in Cho'gall's mind. The ogre wizard who had just revived his second head turned his head and saw some Twilight warriors riding on strange-looking bugs patrolling around the dune camp. The warriors were decorated with desert nomad robes, covering their skin tightly to prevent sunburn. They held simple but fierce weapons in their hands, and there was a fierce look in their eyes.
The group of cultists is not a "warm family", especially in the Silithus Desert, which is a paradise for Darwinism. For these cultists, the most dangerous thing is never the beasts hidden under the dunes, but the beasts hidden under the dunes. It is the dagger from behind, from the darkness.
And those bugs that are used as "mounts" are weird existences that cannot be seen anywhere else in Azeroth. The bugs are like ants that have been enlarged ten times, but they only have four sharp sharp claws. , the body is covered with cuticle carapaces of various colors, and under the mantis-like head on the top of the head are sharp mouthparts and jaw bones. Under the carapace, some thin wings occasionally appear.
From this point of view, they are vicious predators... and they naturally aroused the curiosity of the Twilight Prophet who came to Silithus for the first time. The former Archbishop of Stormwind City keenly felt from these insects A breath of danger.
"Ah, that's the Qiraji Worker, the lowest-ranked bug in the Qiraji empire. (The combat ability is poor, but it's good at carrying loads. It's very suitable for use as a mount.)"
The ogre in a robe explained to another soul in his mind while arranging his clothes:
"The Twilight's Hammer's activities in this desert are inseparable from the help of these bugs. They are our companions, our scouts, and our transport team, as well as our reinforcements and our drowning forces. Warrior... (Don't worry, Brother Benedictus, I know you have many questions, but soon, you will see the answers to all your questions.)"
The two heads of the ogre wizard spoke at the same time. The return of this "accent" mode made Cho'gall very satisfied. He stretched out his hands and stuffed them into the mouths of the two heads respectively, and then let out two strange whistles .
The next moment, the sand dunes in front of Gugall's tall body began to surge wildly. Among the flying gravel, a huge body was as flat as a poisonous scorpion and as wide as a boat. There were 10 twisted and sharp limbs on both sides. After the tail, there is another weird tail with barbs on both sides. This thing can hardly be called a "creature", but it shakes the gravel outside the bright scales very agilely, and then crawls quickly. In front of the ogre wizard.
This weird thing is like a mixture of poisonous scorpions, spiders and poisonous snakes. In Cugall's soul, Benedictas stared at this powerful beast in front of him. He could feel that this thing in front of him was stronger than those evil beasts. The worm that the disciples ride is much stronger and more advanced, it has its own will... this thing can think!
"Yo Kulinax, old friend. (Looks like you've had enough for the day, so maybe I can ride you without worry, right?)"
Choogall greeted this weird insect familiarly. The mouthparts of the bug hummed strangely, and those vicious eyes looked up and down at Chogall. Those eyes could make any normal person have nightmares!
However, a few minutes later, the ogre's huge body was still sitting cross-legged behind the weird bug. As its 10 legs moved rapidly, the scenery on both sides of the desert retreated rapidly. At this speed... It's almost the speed of sound.
"Kulinax is the pet of General Rajax and one of his most powerful warriors. (It can eat a young dragon alive, don't underestimate it, let alone anger it, the Qiraji have Lots of ways to deal with spirits, Benedictus, especially where we're going...those insectoid spirit slayers, they can easily spot you.)"
Choogall said to Benedictus in his soul:
"We are going to meet one of our "masters". (That is the thousand-eyed demon who drove the qiraji and easily defeated the night elves thousands of years ago, the ancient god C'Thun.)"
"It is the most active... It is about to escape, and the bugman is its new believer. (But it is also the stupidest, the most arrogant, and wants to replace Y'Shaarj as the strongest, but the pursuit of power, Make it vulnerable.)”
The soul of the Twilight Prophet was silent, and after a while, he asked:
"Just tell me, why are we here?"
"The demons need a face, so that they can give the "warriors" a clear target. (You and my master still need time, but the dark blade's eyes have locked on them, and they need a... to attract attention scapegoat.)"
Seeing the black, huge ancient city wall full of the weight of time gradually become clear in the rolling yellow sand in front of him, the ogre wizard let out a hazy laugh in his soul.
"We must carefully "dedicate" the war to the great C'Thun, whose dark power will overthrow the order of this continent. (We will hide in the chaos to buy time for the master...but we will not stop In this doomed war, at least I won't.)"
"I knew it."
Benedictus' voice was full of sarcasm:
"You brought me here because you want me to be a "proton"?"
"How can this be done? My friend... we must earn C'Thun's trust. (The hour of twilight is bound to come, but definitely not through C'Thun to show its greatness, and you desperately need a moving body, if you want to get rewards, you have to give first, I don’t need to teach you this truth, right?)”
Gujar said meaningfully:
"Don't be afraid of sacrifice, Benedictus. (In the master's endless nightmare, you have already been blessed with eternal life.)"
"crash"
The limbs of the huge bug suddenly stopped moving at this moment, and the surrounding gravel swept up like a storm. During the howling wind and scorching sun, the ogre jumped to the side of the sand dune nimbly. He looked at the Tall and silent, engraved with the imprint of insects, and the extremely oppressive city wall, he straightened his robe and said softly:
"We're here. (Get ready, friends.)"
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The Twilight's Hammer is an out-and-out cult, but it's not a monotheistic religion. In fact, the entire Twilight's Hammer is full of factions that believe in different ancient gods, which is why they often struggle within them.
There are currently three known ancient gods, namely, at the end of the Silithus Great Desert, under the ruins of the Insect Empire, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Ke'thun, and the one who hides in the dark deep sea without light and coexists with the Naga Empire. N'Zoth, the Demon of Thousand Beards, and the last, very mysterious, Yogg-Saron, the Demon of Thousand Throats, who is said to be on the roof of the world in Northrend in the North.
Every old god has its own believers, and they use various means to rule their own beliefs. In the Twilight's Hammer, belief is a very important part. Every newcomer who joins this organization will According to different beliefs, it is attributed to different factions.
But there is only one exception... that is the founder of the Twilight's Hammer, the two-headed ogre Cho'gall. No one has ever clearly known which ancient god Cho'gall believed in, but according to his occasional Judging from the spells used in the battle, this mysterious ogre can not only master C'Thun's eye-beam skills, but also use the power of nightmares to destroy opponents. In the end, he can skillfully use a fallen law. That is Yugo - The master spell of the Saron faction.
In other words, this ogre seems to be watched by the three Old Gods at the same time, which is almost impossible, but Cho'gall did it, so his position in the Twilight's Hammer is very unique .
"You... why are you here?"
Somewhere outside the mysterious Beetle Wall, the ogre Cho'gall half-kneeled on the ground, laying his head on the cold wall in front of him, in order to communicate with a powerful being inside the Beetle Wall.
It's embarrassing to say, but Cho'gall is currently unable to enter this wall, because the Beetle Wall was made by the mysterious sealing technique performed by the five-color dragon at the end of the Quicksand War a thousand years ago. With his current strength, he still can't directly smash this seemingly fragile, but actually extremely strong city wall.
And the entire insectoid empire was sealed behind the wall of the beetle, but this is only a theoretical statement. As far as the current Silithus desert is concerned, there are almost everywhere Qiraji insect nests built under the quicksand. Even in the Tanaris Desert in the northeast, there are large insect nests of the Insect Pioneers. That is to say, in a thousand years, this wall has lost its function of containing the Insects. The blocking power is no longer complete.
At this time, C'Thun's low voice echoed in the ogre's mind, and Cho'gall felt as if he was thrown into a storm. With the ups and downs of C'Thun's voice, his soul was constantly swaying .
Mortals are unable to listen to the voice of the ancient gods, even just an undisputed murmur is enough to destroy the will of the most determined mortals, only those lunatics who have truly embraced the void can barely maintain their sanity under the oppression of this power .
Facing C'Thun's inquiry, Gugall coughed lightly, and a gloomy light flashed in his three eyes:
"I am here for your victory, and I am also here for your challenge. (I have a message for the Supreme Thousand-Eyed Demon.)"
"Senseless concealment, flesh and blood...can't lie...speak!"
C'Thun's voice sounded like thunder in Cho'gall's mind, causing blood to flow from the ogre's eyes, nostrils and ears. In that pain, the ogre said with difficulty:
"She's back! She's here! She's standing on your land! (Xalatath! The Fifth Old God... She's spying on your power! She's planning a war! She's going to take back what she lost everything!)"
"The Ancient Avenger is coming! (She's coming for you!)"