Chapter 463 Battle of the Sea and Sky
Chapter 463 Battle of the Sea and Sky
The undead army, employing a two-pronged approach...
What truly damaged the holy city of Enqila was the dwarven Skybreaker-class warship...
Especially the central charging cannon, which not only shattered the entire magical defenses of Enkira, but also pierced directly through the floating fortress's levitation engine—the crucial core that allowed the Great Tomb of Nazarick to fly into the sky...
The necromancers did their best to maintain the magic crystals, supporting the blue ice for both defense and offense...
Once the disguise was removed, all attacks were directed at the airborne target, rendering the massive and cumbersome Great Tomb of Nazarick vulnerable and helpless. Kel'Thuzad immediately ordered all forces from the Death Castle to be deployed to Atonement Isle, with the remaining forces maintaining the defensive barrier.
It personally led its forces to seize what the Lich King desired, descended to the ground, and swiftly defeated the enemy... while the rest of its subordinates remained to guard the Great Tomb of the Hover, awaiting further orders.
No one cares about Lorraine anymore...
Frostwhisper had originally planned to teleport him back to Scholomance Academy over a long distance. However, due to insufficient energy, the remaining energy of the floating fortress was used to repair its defenses, and the teleportation failed.
Lorraine stayed obediently by Frostwhisper's side for the time being, standing on the watchtower, listening with trepidation to the nearby artillery barrage, and watching the real undead army rush towards the entrance to Atonement Island's hell.
"Call the Vrykul back to me! They should sacrifice themselves for their masters' cause! Plague Dragons, attack the dwarven gunboats and ragships at all costs! After they die, I will resurrect them as true immortal bone dragons. Also, have Sapphiron approach from the sea with his legion, launch a surprise attack, surround and wipe out those damned insects!"
At the great lich's command, war drums thundered amidst the overseas mist.
This time, the overwhelming Vrykul barbarians no longer resorted to sneak attacks, but instead charged suicidally towards the human fleet at sea. Primal dragons occasionally breathed fire, destroying Scarlet Crusade warships, disregarding their own lives, and opening up the sea space on the left.
Above the sky, amidst the dark clouds, Lorraine seemed to sense a chilling aura emanating from the magic crystal behind him. Soon after, several giant blue and white bone dragons, enveloped in a deathly chill similar to that emanating from Kel'Thuzad, swept across the sea and charged straight at the human-beast alliance.
The dwarven small aircraft and griffin riders, who had initially held an overwhelming advantage, suddenly fell one by one...
The wyverns guarding the dwarven gunboats launched bone spears, which struck the frost dragons without causing any damage... Just three frost bone dragons, each two or three times the size of a normal warship, unleashed a single breath of frost, and the human forces, who had the advantage, scattered in fear...
Lorraine discovered that the sudden attack by just three frost dragons nearly capsized the dwarven gunship. Had it not been for two other goblin gunboats in the distance, which appeared rudimentary but were actually equipped with massive goblin cannons, firing directly at an frost bone dragon into the sea—suggestingly the dwarves' improved flagship, the Skybreaker-class gunship—it would have almost crashed...
The alliance commander immediately ordered the troops to retreat and disperse...
The Thunder Griffin cavalry rushed forward to protect the flagship. With attacks happening everywhere, Lorraine found it chaotic... He'd only ever heard of the Frost Dragon before, but seeing it fly overhead and swiftly destroy several ordinary human warships...
The difference in power was quite obvious...
In terms of human numbers, the densely packed small planes in the air and the various mounts, including supporting bipedal orc cavalry and some bat troll riders, even though they used biochemical corrosive explosive bottles to throw at the suicidal plague dragons, the enemy still desperately slaughtered the human warriors and dwarf riders.
The frost dragon once forced the dwarven's massive gunboat to evade...
Suddenly, Lorraine saw a glimmer of hope.
The Horde wasn't just there to observe, especially the Blood Elf's fiery dragonhawk riders. These people seemed to be reinforcements from Silvermoon City, or perhaps elite Dalaran spellbreakers who had been lying in wait nearby.
The smaller of the three frost dragons, and the one that had penetrated the deepest into the swarm of dwarven mechanical aircraft, was suddenly enveloped by a large golden net. Its body was covered in icy flames, and any mortal who touched it would be burned to death.
But the Spellbreaker, seated atop the dragon-eagle, unleashed a massive magical net, and the two, working together, managed to restrain the unruly giant frost bone dragon...
Compared to the smallest Frost Bone Dragon, the Dragonhawk's originally massive body suddenly appeared small and delicate, yet it proved surprisingly effective against the Frost Dragon. A closer look reveals that the Spellbreaker, clad in crimson magic counter-armor armor, paired with the Dragonhawk, quickly captured another Frost Bone Dragon...
Although the last Frost Bone Dragon was only a skeleton, it was quite intelligent. Sensing danger, it turned and leaped into the sea, disappearing from sight...
This caused the Dragonhawk riders who came to surround them to lose their target.
"Lord Romans, we have lost our target."
"What a foolish conversation! What I need to know is, where has the enemy gone!"
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"There, it entered the Scarlet Crusade fleet. There are also some small dragon beasts over there that we don't seem to have seen before?"
"The Plague Dragon, the Lich King's new creation. It has recruited these barbarians in Howling Fjord... Our troubles go far beyond this. Never mind, I didn't come here to fight. Find Captain Terra, that's all!"
The Blood Elf Knight who answered Archmage Romans was a genuine high-ranking sergeant, a senior officer and nobleman in Silvermoon City, and a highly skilled dragonhawk rider commander.
However, in the presence of Lord Romans, the legendary archmage of Silvermoon City who had once escaped from Dalaran and returned to Silvermoon City, the blood elf officer appeared extremely respectful and humble.
This Dragonhawk cavalry unit was sent by Romans to support his beloved student, Captain Terra...
Romanus is an old-fashioned man who experienced the tragedy of Silvermoon City and was once absolutely loyal to Prince Kael'thas... leading the unruly high elf mages of Silvermoon City.
But ever since Kael'thas returned from Outland, everything he did disappointed and pained Romans. He had to admit that the last crown prince of the Sun Dynasty had lost the hearts and honor of the people.
He was too lazy to clean up the mess in Silvermoon City.
Let Sylvanas's former lieutenant, Regent Lor'themar & Theron (Aqiang), and those rangers and Silvermoon Spellbreakers do their thing.
It was only because Sylvanas, the former Silvermoon City game general, dared to directly confront this old blood elf mage, criticizing him for failing to properly assist Kel'Thuzad. Now, the blood elves should unite against the Lich King, and that's what Silvermoon City should do.
Amans was furious that Sylvanas had disrespected him, but he had to admit that the blood elves of Silvermoon City joining the Horde was the right choice.
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