flstandardbreds Chapter 142 Revealing Our Strength
Chapter 142 Revealing Our Strength
After eliminating Archmage Atal'ik and his minions, Ambermill was completely wiped out.
Lorraine let out a long sigh of relief. He had been on edge for the past few days and felt exhausted... If he still had a nervous system, he would have been incredibly sleepy by now.
Fortunately, the dead don't need much sleep; unless their energy is depleted, they never stop...
This energy is what is known as necromantic power.
The presence of a rare life force within the Forsaken is not surprising... the Forsaken themselves are a special form existing somewhere between being neither alive nor dead, neither immortal nor indestructible...
Ordinary mortals cannot see this difference; only liches and necromancers who study necromancy understand that the dead are also divided into many kinds.
Zombies, walkers, ghosts, spirits, and skeletons will form undead creatures of varying strengths based on their degree of corruption and the extent of their necromantic power...
Physical strength is generally not apparent from the outside; the lowest-level skeletons are very easy to destroy... while the lich's mount, the Frostbone Dragon, has a body comparable to meteorite iron.
Another crucial difference lies in the strength of the soul; there are significant differences between those without a soul and those with a soul, as well as between vengeful spirits, lingering resentments, and cursed spirits.
The reason for such a clear distinction is that the principle behind Dalaran's purple magical barrier is to block and burn undead by recognizing the characteristics of living beings.
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Command the Death Knight to destroy the town hall of Ambermill and dig up the foundations that extend into the mountainside.
Here, several magic circles of varying sizes form a unique pattern.
This is a corner of the base of the Dalaran Magic Guardian Array hidden underground.
Lorraine discovered that the foundation was carved into the stone, powered by special gems... such as Azerothian diamonds, arcane crystals, and mithril glyphs...
The gems that serve as the core of the magic array are already incredibly valuable, but Lorraine cannot remove them yet.
His goal was not to completely destroy Dalaran's protective array, but to weaken it so that it could not recognize the disguises of Forsaken like Lorraine.
Lorraine didn't understand the specific procedures either; he was waiting for the shadow priests of the [Church of the Forgotten Shadows] to carry them out...
By sending a signal in advance, the elite Forsaken soldiers who have been laying a trap in the rear will rapidly converge on the center of Ambermill.
Arcane crystals are said to be incredibly valuable! Other gems are also worth a fortune; the mages of Dalaran are indeed all very wealthy.
The Dark Portal opened again during the Third War... approximately 20 years after the Dark Portal opened, Arthas and Kel'Thuzad attacked Dalaran, their target being Medivh's Dark Book...
Archmage Anton Danis died in battle, but the purple magical barrier he and the Kirin Tor members painstakingly created did not disappear. However, because it lost many of its power sources, the barrier's strength had been greatly weakened.
Of course, even at its peak, the magical barrier couldn't stop the attacks of the Death Knight Arthas and the Lich Kel'Thuzad.
Dalaran was destroyed, but the magical barrier remained... though its interior was now ruins.
After the reconstruction, without a Grand Mage to maintain the array, the purple barrier has actually weakened.
The seemingly massive magical barrier has weakened; if someone like the Lich King were to return, Dalaran certainly wouldn't be able to withstand it.
But it's more than enough to stop a minor necromancer like Lorraine.
That magical barrier targets all undead creatures, capable of draining their vitality and drawing energy from undead creatures.
Burn the dead to ashes...
Even the elites of Undercity, the Legion soldiers of the Hand of Vengeance, would be drained dry and turned to dust if they dared to approach the purple barrier of Dalaran.
Therefore, Ambermill's importance goes beyond simply being a human stronghold.
If we want to attack Alterac or Dalaran, we must take Ambermill.
Fortunately, the plan went relatively smoothly. After Lorraine sent the signal, squads of Forsaken warriors who had removed their disguises all came closer.
The commander of a unit of the [Hand of Vengeance] legion laughed loudly: "Congratulations, Plaguebringer, for taking Ambermill without lifting a finger!"
Lorraine looked up and saw that his Forsaken brethren had suffered little loss, but his own two thousand-plus death cavalry were now reduced to only a third, a few hundred or so...
Lorraine gave a bitter smile: "It's not that there's no loss... my heart is bleeding."
"Alright, time is running out. Gentlemen, thank you for blocking the rear for me. Have any escaped?"
The commander questioned each squad and confirmed that no one in Ambermill could reach Dalaran to deliver the message! He nodded firmly.
"Absolutely not! Lord Lorraine, please lead us to conquer Dalaran!"
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