Opening a fantasy anime world with the style of Mount & Blade

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"Buzz!"

With a faint sound, the once smooth corridor suddenly dropped, creating a dark tunnel where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Hoohoo!"

Immediately afterwards, points of light suddenly flashed on both sides of the tunnel, and rows of magic lamps illuminated the dark tunnel.

"Triggering the mechanism creates a tunnel; all the necessary elements are present."

Looking at all this, Liu Tianyu couldn't help but complain.

But now that we've discovered it, there's no reason to back down. After all, curiosity killed the cat, especially when it's a cat lured in by the system's generous rewards!

Without a second thought, Liu Tianyu strode into the tunnel that was illuminated by the magic lamps as if it were daytime.

Chapter 123 First Encounter with Dog Egg (Thanks to the generous 100-coin donation from Wu Zhiyi) [Two chapters combined into one]

Upon entering the secret passage, Liu Tianyu discovered that this was not a secret passage at all! It was clearly an underground palace!

The entire underground area was illuminated by magic lamps, and in addition, there were many royal guards stationed along the way.

The Imperial Guards here are much stronger than those outside just by looking at their imposing presence, and they patrol like machines, without the slightest sign of slackness.

"Tsk tsk, the guys here are much better than those outside. They seem more disciplined, or rather, more inhuman, like walking corpses!"

Looking at the Imperial Guards coming and going along the way, Liu Tianyu narrowed his eyes and commented.

"Although they seem to be well-disciplined, they are too rigid. As long as they are wearing this uniform, there is not a single doubt about them. Ha!"

But that makes sense. After all, these guys are basically just a bunch of walking corpses. Using such people to guard you and then doing some shady things is perfectly normal.

Liu Tianyu, dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Guard, casually strolled among the patrolling Imperial Guards, a hint of mockery on his face beneath his helmet.

"So, next, under the observation of the Emerald Eye, there is a powerful source of magic directly in front of us, not just one, but two. One is very familiar, it is that old man, King Prom. So who is the other one?"

Liu Tianyu's emerald eyes remained open, observing the magical aura. He quickly discovered two enormous auras within the underground palace.

One of them was very familiar, it was King Prom's old man, Deng, while the other was completely unfamiliar, but his aura felt somewhat familiar, and his aura was equally powerful!

As the saying goes, seeing is believing. In any case, these zombies consider me one of them, so there are no safety issues.

Now, of course, we should find an opportunity to sneak up and see what old Deng's little secret is!

With that thought in mind, Liu Tianyu walked toward the two massive sources of magical power with a calm expression.

"Hehehe, King Prom, it's been a long time since I last greeted you. I wonder if you'd be interested in my proposal?"

Soon, as he approached the two massive sources of magical power, Liu Tianyu heard a voice. The voice was ancient and worn, like the sound of an old engine.

"Hmph, Gul'dan, I must say, your suggestion does pique my interest, but I don't trust you at all!"

You are far too wicked. How can I know that once you step into my world, you will obey my commands?

King Prom's voice remained perfectly calm, like a stagnant pool.

Upon hearing the commotion, Liu Tianyu immediately imitated the mechanical movements of the Imperial Guards around him and began patrolling the area.

However, his attention was entirely focused on King Prom not far away, and a strange mirror as tall as a person.

To be honest, when Liu Tianyu first saw it, he thought King Prom had a strange habit of talking to himself in front of the mirror!

But soon he realized that the person reflected in the mirror was not King Prom, and the name spoken by King Prom made him even more shocked!

Liu Tianyu glanced at the mirror out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes widened slightly under his helmet.

He had green skin, a hunched back, and was emaciated. He wore only a tattered robe, but the robe was covered with bone ornaments, making him look rather eerie.

Its eyes were a terrifying deep red, like the depths of an abyss; its face was ugly and twisted; and it had two protruding fangs in its mouth.

Several jagged bone spurs were torn open on his tattered robe, not as decoration, but as things that had grown out of his body!

A terrifying, deep green energy flowed around him, and his hands and feet were incredibly large, with untrimmed claws.

Well, this guy is practically the most classic demon king image in fairy tales!

In his previous life, Liu Tianyu had never actually played World of Warcraft, but Warcraft III, a war strategy game, was one he had played since childhood, just like Mount & Blade, a role-playing game.

Therefore, he recognized those deeply ingrained good and bad characters, such as Gul'dan in the mirror, also known as Dog Egg, Daniel Wu.

He is one of the most classic villains in Warcraft. Because of his physical disability when he was a child, he was regarded as a burden by his clan.

After growing up, he was rejected by the elements, then met Sargeras, the leader of the Burning Legion, who bestowed upon him fel power, and then led the old Horde to become the vanguard of the Burning Legion.

Just as the Old Horde was winning a series of victories, Gul'dan led the Shadow Council to betray the then Warchief of the Old Horde, Orgrimmar Doomhammer, and took away all the spellcasters of the Old Horde.

As a result of the old tribe's failure, he himself was torn to pieces by the demons inside when he went to explore the Tomb of Sargeras.

When only a skull remained, it was absorbed by the most affectionate person in Azeroth.

After confirming Gul'dan's identity, Liu Tianyu became even more focused on eavesdropping on King Prom's conversation with Dog Egg.

"Hehehe, King Prom, it's normal for someone in your high position to be wary of others."

But why do I find traces of fel energy on you? It's obvious you also sensed the power of Mannoroth's blood, isn't it?"

Dog Egg didn't mind King Prom's cold words at all.

For someone who had lived a life of constant anxiety, King Prom's cold words were as harmless as a gentle breeze, and then he said something pointed.

"...This was just a small experiment."

King Prom stubbornly insisted.

"King Prom, please believe me, my world is about to be destroyed, and I need to open the Dark Gate to bring a place of survival to my people."

Just imagine, millions of battle-hardened, strong, and elite soldiers will follow your lead, and everything you see will submit to you.

All you need to do is open the Dark Portal. The Dark Portal between Draenor and Telrim is already complete; it's just one step away from opening. Why are you still worrying?

Dog Egg didn't expose King Prom's stubbornness, but continued to tempt him.

"You talk a good game, Gul'dan! If I really open the Dark Portal and bring your millions of people to the continent of Tyrion, will they follow my lead or yours?"

King Prom showed no signs of being swayed, and his tone remained completely devoid of emotion.

“King Prom, if you have no interest in my proposal, then why do you want me to teach you how to use fel energy? And why do you go to such lengths to build the Dark Portal?”

Let's be frank! You actually covet the power of us orcs, but you're hesitant and afraid to take that final step, fearing you'll be branded a traitor!

But as I've told you, my world is about to be destroyed, and my people are living in fear, desperately needing a new world as their home. If you don't believe me, look around; it's all desolate, devoid of any life."

After saying this, Dog Egg cut off the image in the mirror, revealing to King Prom the desolate land of Draenor, which had been completely corrupted by fel energy.

Seeing the desolate state of Draenor, King Prom began to believe it somewhat, but he still couldn't bring himself to open the Dark Portal and teleport the Horde army to the continent of Tyrion.

It's not that he had any compassion or anything like that; he had long since given up that kind of feeling after he ascended the throne. His main concern was that he couldn't control Gul'dan or the Horde's army.

After all, if the Horde's army were to arrive continuously through the Dark Portal, he would be the first to suffer!

"King Prom, if you are really worried, how about you get me some insurance? That way you can rest assured, right?"

King Prom was not Medivh possessed by Sargeras after all. Although he was no saint either, his vigilance was far too high.

Dog Egg also knew that King Prom would not be able to make a final decision without paying some price.

As for whether King Prom's insurance policy will be of any use to him, well, Dog Egg can only laugh.

“Very good, Gul'dan, look carefully. This is the power of immortality I obtained after signing a pact with the Black God. Once implanted with my power of immortality, you will become a puppet that obeys my every command.”

If you truly care about the future of your people, you certainly wouldn't mind becoming my puppet!

King Prom's emotions finally wavered, and his previously wrinkled forehead underwent a dramatic change.

A crack appeared on his forehead, and a group of wriggling fleshy buds kept emerging from the crack, then tearing at each other and merging together.

Finally, his eyes were also bitten into by the fleshy buds, and then a huge, upright, blood-red eyeball grew out of his upper face.

After his body underwent the transformation, King Prom pulled a wriggling bud from his body and waved it in front of Gul'dan for a while.

He then pointed at Liu Tianyu and gave the order:

"Hey you, perform three backflips on the spot for Gul'dan!"

After witnessing the astonishing transformation that occurred to King Prom, Liu Tianyu felt nauseous.

Liu Tianyu, who was now being handpicked by him, was both shocked and furious.

But there's no other way; we absolutely cannot expose ourselves now!

Knowing that King Prom wanted to commit treachery, and that he himself was not only an ugly monster, but also a follower of a dark god who manipulated people's hearts with evil magic.

Each of these events, taken individually, would be groundbreaking news, let alone when they are combined.

If King Prom found out that I knew so many of his little secrets, he would definitely kill me outright and silence me!

"Hmph, it's just three backflips on the spot, he can do that easily, he's definitely no match for him!"

After letting out a roar in his heart, Liu Tianyu did a 1080° spin, performing a perfect triple backflip.

"Ness!"

Watching himself perform three perfect backflips, Liu Tianyu shouted in his heart.

"What formidable power! King Prom, I sincerely admire your methods!"

Dog Egg showed no emotional reaction to the strange changes that had occurred to King Prom; on the contrary, the power that King Prom displayed was far more attractive to him!

"So, Gul'dan, what's your decision? If you're willing to implant the power of immortality, then I'll open the Dark Portal. Isn't that fair?"

After demonstrating his abilities to Gul'dan, King Prom turned the tables on Dog Egg.

"Alright, King Prom, you've really given me a difficult problem. Please transfer this power of immortality to me first, I need to think about it carefully!"

A look of helplessness appeared on Dog Egg's ugly and ferocious face.

"Hehe, no problem, Gul'dan. I'm not worried about you playing any tricks. After all, time is of the essence for you!"

King Prom smiled victoriously, and then without hesitation, placed his immortal power into the mirror.

Immediately afterwards, Gou Dan used his two thick green fingers to pinch the struggling Undying Power in his hand, a look of curiosity appearing on his ugly face.

"Then, King Prom, I look forward to our next meeting!"

After obtaining the power of immortality, Gul'dan was eager to study its essence.

"Gul'dan, I hope that when we meet again, I will see my immortal power emanating from your body."

King Prom did not try to stop Dog Egg from leaving, and simply said one thing.

Dog Egg neither agreed nor disagreed with King Prom's words, and then his reflection in the full-length mirror completely disappeared.

The image in the mirror then became a reflection of King Prom, as if Dog Egg had never existed.

"Humph!"

Looking at his somewhat bizarre reflection in the mirror, King Prom snorted coldly.

Then, the flesh buds in his body began to wriggle again. In just a short while, the body that was originally filled with flesh buds, as well as the single vertical pupil that occupied the upper half of his face, disappeared.

Instead, the image of the middle-aged, dignified king reverted to its former self.

"Continue to guard the underground palace. Do not allow anyone to enter. If any strangers are found to have entered, kill them without mercy!"

After tidying himself up, King Prom gave a final instruction to the guards he controlled with his immortal power, who were constantly patrolling and standing guard, and then left the underground palace without looking back.

"Damn, this is really exciting! This isn't just a small secret! This is clearly a huge, earth-shattering secret!"

If I were to reveal what I saw in the underground palace tonight, the Kingdom of Geolar would probably replace the Dark Territory as the enemy of the entire continent!

Emerald Eyes has memorized this scene perfectly. Once they leave the Kingdom of Geolar, they will immediately spread the word so everyone can prepare as soon as possible!

Liu Tianyu breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that King Prom had completely left.

This isn't a treasure hunt at all; it's a grand adventure, a Russian Roulette adventure where you risk your life!

However, it must be said that the gains are quite substantial! As long as King Prom's secret tonight is exposed, the world will surely be thrown into chaos, and he can take advantage of the confusion!

That's all.

[Ding! The quest "The Mystery of Geordar" is complete. The Black Dragon Drogon in your inventory has been recycled and upgraded. Please wait patiently for the upgrade to complete!]

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Author's note: Don't worry, this is the last day of the holiday special. There will be two more updates later today!