Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 522: The Final Battle of Thorn City (Part )

The name "Kane Thunder" is not unfamiliar to the heroes of Frost Maple Ridge, including Xia Houyan.

The reputation of this Chief Shaman of the Blood Council, who possessed extraordinary cultivation, was not limited to the circle of elemental power users, but was also prominent in the discussions of military strategists. It was this Master Cain who used the "Song of Nature's Bonds" to tame the ice demon mammoths from ancient times, thus creating the overwhelming offensive of the Federation Orcs against the Empire in the early days of the Sixth War.

After such a long battle, Xiahou Yan had long realized with sadness that even a genius like Sean Mountbatten, an ancient mighty like Juan Clement, and an arcane elite like Master Moliere could not avoid playing chess pieces in the life-and-death war between races. Only a very few strong people - only those lucky and unlucky people who were truly blessed by the gods - could become players sitting on both sides of the chessboard in this death game and control the fate of all living beings with their own will.

Master Kane Thunder, who single-handedly drove the Empire's Eastern Army hundreds of miles away, is undoubtedly one of the few chess players on the continent.

When Xiahou Yan first arrived at the federal camp in the Burning Crystal Canyon on Sindragosa, he had met this shaman master once, but the two had never had any communication.

Before the siege began, the Frost Maple Ridge intelligence department had already received news that Master Kane Thunder had already entered Thorn City with the federal reinforcements. However, Xiahou Yan did not expect that the strongest fighter from the federal side did not stay at the three western gates where the pressure of defending the city was the greatest, but ran to the Aurelian Gate to face Frost Maple Ridge directly.

Compared to the well-known name of Kane Thunder, what everyone cares more about is actually another word in this magical transmission -

"Dragon Flame Shaman?" Master Lowry blinked and exchanged glances with the Lord.

The rank division of orc shamans is not as complicated as that of magicians. There are only five ranks: Eagle Eye Shaman, Wolf Soul Shaman, Tiger Roar Shaman, Lion Heart Shaman, and Dragon Flame Shaman. There is a huge gap in strength between every two shaman ranks. Shaman apprentices in the Glorious Federation can serve the God of War as one of the tens of thousands of Eagle Eye Shamans after simple war song training. As for higher ranks, the number of Lion Heart Shamans in the entire Federation is actually only a dozen or so in the Blood Council.

As for the highest level "Dragon Flame Shaman", it is a pure shaman level that only exists in legends: this level of shaman master is enough to compete with the supreme human holy mages in the elemental realm, and is a transcendent who only needs to bow to the gods and is above thousands of mortals. The Dragon Flame Shaman that has appeared in the history of Haven Continent is as rare as the rare holy mages, and the most famous of these Dragon Flame Shaman are the nine apostles under the seat of the God of War Edwin.

Therefore, when the words "Dragon Flame Shaman" came out of Master Kane's mouth, the Frost Maple Ridge thugs led by Xia Houyan couldn't help but be alert:

There have long been rumors on the continent that Master Kane Thunder's shaman attainments seem to have reached the highest level of Lionheart Shaman, and he may become the first powerful person in hundreds of years to be promoted to Dragon Flame Shaman. However, rumors are just rumors after all. Although all the Federation orcs and God of War believers are eagerly looking forward to Master Kane's promotion, as far as the Empire knows, Master Kane's level remained at Lionheart Shaman until the Battle of Burning Crystal Canyon.

Just like a magician's magic power level is increased by zeros every time he advances to a higher rank, a true Dragon Flame Shaman is thousands of times more powerful than a Lionheart Shaman. If Master Cain had advanced to a higher rank during the Battle of Tumu Fort, he would never have allowed Sindragosa and the Frost Maple Ridge Armed Forces to show off their might over Tumu Fort.

However, at this moment, Master Kane Thunder publicly announced in the magic voice transmission that he was "in the name of a Dragon Flame Shaman" to invite the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge to talk...

"Master Kane finally advanced to Dragon Flame Shaman?" Master Moliere smacked his lips. "I remember that this old fellow has been stuck at the bottleneck of Lionheart Shaman for many years..."

"From your tone, it seems that you are quite familiar with Master Kane?" Xiahou Yan glanced at Master Moliere.

"We attended a religious seminar together in Thorn City before. We've met before..." Master Moliere scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

Everyone in Frost Maple Ridge knew that Master Moliere used to wander around the border between the two countries with a group of wandering wizards. None of them had any sense of national belonging, so it was normal for them to be bored and run to Thorn City to participate in a federal event.

However, if Kane Thunder really breaks through to the Dragon Flame Shaman level on the battlefield as Master Moliere said, it will definitely not be good news for Frost Maple Ridge and the Human Empire: high-level elemental power users are like nuclear warheads, and their mere existence is enough to turn the tide of the battle.

"Lord, be careful." Master Calvino Spirit Song also warned seriously, "The strong wind that put out the fire just now must have been summoned by Cain Thunder with the war song. The Dragon Flame Shaman is a being that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Holy Mage. You are from the Citadel, and you should know exactly how powerful the Holy Mage Ferenc is."

"I understand." Xiahou Yan nodded and squinted at the top of the Aurelian Gate.

After the fire caused by the incendiary bombs was extinguished, white smoke was still rising from the top of the city, but the federal reserve had regained control of the top of the city. However, after the magic transmission ended, the master "Kane Thunder" did not make any other movements, as if he was waiting for Frost Maple Ridge's response.

Xiahou Yan stretched out his hand and pulled the Yuandao magic trumpet in front of him, cleared his throat, and spoke loudly to the Aurelian Gate:

"I am the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, Elliot Igor, and I would like to extend my greetings to the respected Master Kane Thunder. I wish you good morning, good afternoon, and good night."

There was total silence. Even the federal soldiers who were busy reorganizing their troops and rescuing the wounded on the city wall briefly stopped what they were doing.

Then, the old voice sounded again:

"May all be well with you, too, Lord Igor."

As he spoke, an old orc in a gray robe slowly rose into the air from the ruins on the top of the Aurelian city, floating lightly in the sky above the city, overlooking all living beings.

Xiahou Yan quickly raised the Dark Moon Glazed Telescope and carefully looked at Master Kane in the air through the tube.

The last quick glance at Master Kane on the dragon's back in the Burning Crystal Canyon did not leave a deep impression on Xia Houyan. At this moment, all he saw in the telescope was a kind, decayed and tired old orc. If it weren't for the fact that he, a shaman, could fly like a human magician, anyone would probably mistake this old man in a gray robe for an ordinary old man who was old and weak.

At this moment, the old orc in the air was staring straight in the direction of the Frost Maple Ridge camp.

Master Kane's eyes were not focused on any one point, but everyone knew that he was looking for the lord of Frost Maple Ridge, the continent-famous Duke Elliot Igor.

Xiahou Yan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then pushed aside a few guards beside him and walked to the front of his own siege line.

Several guards including Alice suddenly became nervous and wanted to stop him from exposing himself to countless orcs, but they were all dismissed by Xiahou Yan. Based on Xiahou's understanding of orcs, since Master Kane had pointed out that he wanted to talk to him, there was no chance that the orcs would take advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. After all, orcs who valued honor were not as mean as humans.

Master Kane in the air pursed his lips and stared at the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge who stood out from the crowd. He was obviously a little surprised by the amazing courage of this young noble.

Xiahou Yan used his magic power to amplify his voice and shouted towards the top of the Aurelian Gate:

"Respected Master Kane Thunder, as you wish, Elliot Igor is talking to you directly. What advice do you have for me?"

Considering that the magic attainments of a certain unscrupulous lord were so poor, the voice amplified by himself was not as gentle and pleasant as the original trumpet - the strong sound waves were amplified hundreds of times under the influence of huge amounts of magic power, directly making the eardrums of everyone on the top of the Aurelian Gate buzz, and even the federal flag on the top of the city was shaking.

In sharp contrast to the seemingly humble words of the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge, it was the arrogant volume of his voice that reflected the tyranny and recklessness that was very much in the style of Frost Maple Ridge.

Master Cain in the air looked down at the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge on the ground. He could hardly imagine how many dead souls of humans, orcs, and intelligent creatures were wandering behind this young man who looked only in his early twenties.

“Lord Duke Igor.” Master Kane was silent for a while, then bowed slightly - this was the highest respect a Dragon Flame Shaman could show to others. “Back in the Burning Crystal Canyon, you rode your giant dragon to me and General Omar Canyang and made a suggestion... Today, I dare to follow your example and make the same suggestion..."

The shaman master paused, his compassionate eyes swept across the top of the Aurelian city where wisps of blue smoke were still floating, across the neat and solemn Frost Maple Ridge army formation with its drums and horns beating, and then towards the faintly visible bursts of fire in the distance to the west.

"Lord Igor, I originally thought that I would never make any progress in my shamanic practice in this lifetime. I thought I would stay at the level of Lionheart Shaman for the rest of my life, and I have long been calm about this outcome. In my opinion, the secret of serving the God of War is not how much elemental power a shaman can command, but whether he can practice the principles of conduct left by the God of War with a truly humble heart." Master Kane Thunder shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "But, Lord Igor, who could have imagined that I, Kane Thunder from Storm Thunder, would be blessed by the God of War and advance to the level of Dragon Flame Shaman half a month ago..."

Xia Houyan looked up at Master Kane and remained silent:

Master Kane's words finally directly acknowledged that he had become the Dragon Flame Shaman who had traveled through ancient and modern times and looked down upon the world, and thus had become the most powerful enemy that Frost Maple Ridge had ever faced.

"Lord Igor, I would like to regard my sudden advancement as a call from the God of War: Perhaps, I will be the last chief of the Blood Council in the history of the Glorious Federation. I must fight for thousands of Federation citizens under the glory of the God of War, or die for thousands of Federation citizens." Master Kane Thunder said calmly, "As you can see, too many innocent and guilty people have lost their lives in this war. I know that at this moment, in the direction of the three western gates, there are still countless Imperial and Federal people facing death - and each of them may be the son of his mother, the husband of his wife, and the father of his child. A shaman cannot turn a blind eye to this kind of pain."

Xiahou Yan could see that the compassion on Master Kane's face was definitely not something he could fake: this old shaman who worshipped the God of War was truly heartbroken every minute and every second for the orcs and even humans who were constantly sacrificing.

"You have a very accurate grasp of reality." Xiahou Yan nodded and replied, his voice a little deeper than before, "So?"

"So, as I mentioned just now, I want to make a suggestion to you." Master Kane smiled weakly, "I want to propose to you that we use a more civilized way to resolve the current dispute, to ensure that the tragedy that is happening at the three western gates will not be repeated on the heads of the humans and orcs at the Aurelian Gate. I want to propose to you that we should not let our soldiers shed blood and sacrifice in vain."

Resolve the dispute in a more civilized way? Xiahou Yan was stunned when he heard this, turned around, and exchanged glances with Sean Mountbatten and other high-ranking officials of the territory.

No one knows what this Dragon Flame Shaman is up to.

"I would like to hear the details!" Xiahou Yan took a deep breath, raised his voice, and shouted to Master Kane in the air.

"Lord Igor, you in Frost Maple Ridge don't need to use countless people to break open the Aurelian Gate today... You only need to face one enemy today - that is me." Master Kane Thunder said softly, "Please duel with me first before attacking the Aurelian Gate - if your territory can defeat me in the duel, then I guarantee you on the honor of a believer in the God of War that all the federal defenders of the Aurelian Gate will surrender to you immediately, and you don't need to spend a single soldier to take down the Thorn City. But on the other hand, if I win the duel, then please withdraw your troops in Frost Maple Ridge immediately and give up the offensive against the Aurelian Gate!"

When the old shaman said this, not only the people in Frost Maple Ridge, but even the federal officers and soldiers on the top of Aurelian Gate were shocked.

  From what Master Kane meant, he actually wanted to fight on his own in place of the defenders of the Aurelian Gate, using the ancient mode of warfare, "duel before the battle", to avoid the huge casualties that would inevitably occur when the two armies fought head-on!

"Master Cain!" General Siegfried roared from the top of the city wall. His face was still stained with gray and black marks left by the raging fire, but his whole body was shaking with anger and sadness. As a battle-hardened orc general, he could not allow himself to sit back and watch a dragon flame shaman stand up to fight, while he could only wait for the result of the duel.

However, Master Kane looked back and gave him a firm look, which made General Siegfried grit his teeth, shut up and lower his head.

Xiahou Yan squinted his eyes and looked at Master Kane floating in the air: After the old shaman finished his proposal, he was quietly waiting for Frost Maple Ridge's reply.

"I admire your kindness and courage in personally fighting to avoid casualties among the soldiers..." Xiahou Yan said solemnly, "...but please understand that the attack on the Aurelian Gate is a military action of Duke Igor's territory. Why do you think that we will let the ownership of the Aurelian Gate be decided by such a frivolous method as 'duel in battle'?"

"Just because I'm a Dragon Flame Shaman." Master Kane chuckled, "If you don't accept my challenge, then you Frost Maple Ridge can launch the siege step by step, but please prepare your troops to face the wrath of a Dragon Flame Shaman. Dear Lord Igor, although your black chariots are powerful, they don't seem to be difficult for me. You must have noticed that the ironwood gate is guarded by my Thorn War Song. Unless I die, any physical attack will be ineffective against it. Please think carefully about what price you will have to pay to attack the gate guarded by a Dragon Flame Shaman."

Xiahou Yan smacked his lips grimly.

"Look, Lord Igor... none of us want to talk in this environment, but our fate has brought us here." Master Kane said with a wry smile, "Please seriously consider my proposal... Use a duel to eliminate a useless Dragon Flame Shaman like me, and at the same time, take down the Aurelian Gate without bloodshed - I don't see any reason for you to refuse this proposal."

  Xiahou Yan sighed:

"Please tell me, what is the duel method? Do you want us to send someone to fight you one-on-one?"

"What? No... that's too much of an insult. I'm the Dragon Flame Shaman!" Master Kane laughed. "The so-called 'duel' method is that I alone will take on all the troops of your Frost Maple Ridge."

(End of this chapter)