Azeroth Monster Manual

Kima had left the altar for more than ten minutes, but to Al's regret, the army of the Evil Branch did not diminish due to "Kima's" return. On the contrary, their morale became even higher, and their advancing speed became even faster.

Staring at the black line gradually approaching on the horizon, and the withered remnants of the Kumu tribe fleeing in panic below the altar, the boy couldn't help but feel a little anxious, but he didn't show it, and said calmly:

"Wenothis, come here."

Wenothis, who was busy with the two puppet priests, heard Al's call and hurriedly bowed and came to Al's presence.

This Zul'Gurub priest had obviously adapted to his new identity. From the conversation between Al and Kima just now, he finally understood that this elf's ambition was obviously not as superficial as he had shown.

The Evil Branch and the Kumu trolls, and even the entire Hinterlands, were nothing more than things he had already predetermined.

If he was willing, all the troll clans would be wiped out under his control. There would be no situation where the snipe and clam fought each other. Obviously, he had bigger plans.

"My dear High Priest, report on the progress of your work."

Al patted the troll on the shoulder and said gently.

Wenothis's body stiffened for a moment, then returned to normal. The boy's gentleness did not make him feel a trace of warmth.

The one in front of him was clearly just a weak elven boy, but Hesis knew that the beautiful, slender appearance was just his disguise.

Even the most ferocious tiger and the most cunning poisonous snake would only become docile pets in front of him. You must know that this seemingly gentle boy who patted his shoulder was a God-Slayer!

Different from the despicable acts of his companions, this boy single-handedly killed Hesis with his own power! (Incarnation)

This was also the most crucial factor for Wenothis's decision to surrender. He was not afraid of death, let alone being tortured, but his god had been killed, and his faith had been mercilessly obliterated by this boy, did he still have a choice?

"Lord Al, the work is going very smoothly. These two Shadra priests should not be simple priests, but Chosen Ones. Their summoning method is very special, but I have already memorized it."

Wenothis said humbly, imitating Kima's appearance.

"Speed up the process, the main force of the Evil Branch is almost here."

"Yes, sir!"

Just like that, under Al's gaze, Wenothis returned to his previous position and continued to be busy.

… …

Time passed by, and Al's emotions gradually became anxious.

The boy's face was frighteningly gloomy, and Wenothis was still busy, but the large beads of sweat oozing from his forehead clearly revealed the tension and panic in his heart.

"What the hell is going on? I remember five minutes ago, you told me that the ritual was almost complete. I need an explanation."

After hearing Al's words, Wenothis 'plop' knelt down and said tremblingly.

"I'm sorry, Lord Al, the ritual was very successful, but the last step... the last step..."

Wenothis raised his head, glanced at Al's expression timidly, and said softly:

"These two Chosen Ones have contacted Shadra, but she... but she refused to respond to our request."

Al suddenly turned around and said in an extremely cold tone:

"What's the reason? As far as I know, the Chosen Ones are the representatives of the Loa in the material world, Shadra should have no reason to refuse!"

"It's the sacrifice, Shadra is very dissatisfied with the sacrifices we offer and rejected our summons."

Wenothis mustered up his courage and said tremblingly.

The boy frowned and began to think.

"What does she need?"

"Poison, Shadra said she needs high-purity venom, or the corpses of relatively rare poisonous creatures are also acceptable."

Wenothis said in a low voice.

Speaking of Shadra, one has to mention her duties and positioning. Shadra's body is a female spider, and she has the beautiful names of Poison Spider Queen, Love of Death, and Silk Dancer.

Although she is a mid-level Loa (at the same level as Hesis), because she is a female Loa, she has more followers than other Loa gods.

This also makes her divine power one of the best among the mid-level Loa.

Shadra has many divine duties, such as poison, lies, betrayal, and cunning, but these divine duties are not exclusive to her.

For example, the bat Loa Hir'eek, many of his duties overlap highly with Shadra, and another example is the snake god Hesis (incarnation) who was killed by Al, his divine duty - poison also has the same points as Shadra.

Not only Shadra and these two Loa, in the world of Loa, this phenomenon is very common and normal, which also leads to complex relationships between the Loa.

"Is that so?"

Thinking of poison, Al suddenly remembered something. He took out a small crystal bottle from his space bag, then stretched out his index finger and placed it on the bottle mouth.

The people on the altar all looked at the boy's movements in confusion, wondering what he was going to do.

The clear crystal bottle shimmered with a charming luster under the refraction of the sunlight. As time passed, a viscous green liquid appeared in the crystal bottle and gradually spread out.

"Try this, this is the venom condensed from Hesis's Loa power. Even with the biggest appetite, these poisonous essences can fill the poisonous widow's stomach."

The boy picked up the crystal bottle and looked at it for a moment, nodded in satisfaction, and then handed it to Wenothis, who was kneeling on the ground with a dazed expression.

In just a few seconds, the venom power (Loa) that had just recovered one-third of Al's body was exhausted, which made him feel a slight toothache.

'Shadra, I hope your incarnation won't disappoint me.'

… …

The misty smoke flowed on the altar, and a charming female voice appeared in everyone's ears.

"I am very satisfied with this sacrifice. Tell me your request, my chosen one."

Wenothis knelt on the ground, looked at the two puppet priests kneeling beside him with dazed expressions, couldn't help but feel a little anxious, then he rolled his eyes, as if he had made up his mind, and said loudly.

"Supreme Silk Dancer, thank you for listening…"

The charming female voice did not reply, and the air fell silent for a while.

Wenothis gritted his teeth and continued:

"I hope your incarnation can descend here and help us clear the enemies of the Kumu tribe."

"Well, let me think, by the way, why haven't I seen you before?"

The charming female voice finally spoke again, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the troll was so frightened that he trembled. But thinking of Al standing behind him, Wenothis quickly pinched his thigh and pretended to be excited and said:

"Supreme Silk Dancer, I used to be a non-believer, but since listening to your teachings, I have vowed to become your chosen one…"

Wenothis emotionally described his admiration and worship for Shadra. When he said halfway, he even shed tears of excitement, until he sobbed and choked.

'Damn it, trolls are indeed born actors. This Wenothis is on par with that bastard Kima.'

Al wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at the gesticulating Wenothis with a complicated expression.

The people in the field watched the troll's hard performance, all feeling embarrassed. Elan twisted his feet on the floor tiles awkwardly, Al couldn't bear to cover his face, and even Selena, who was silent, blushed and turned her back.

Only the two puppet priests on the Zul' altar were still kneeling on the ground, 'watching' Wenothis's performance motionless.

The more Wenothis spoke, the more excited he became, and the more outrageous he became. At first, it was okay, all were flattering words such as great, supreme, and omnipotent, but the more he went on, the more disgusting he became. Words such as lover and mother came out.

Al once wanted to cough twice to interrupt him, but after looking back at the increasingly gathered Evil Branch trolls below the altar, he decisively dismissed the idea.

“This is too much. Shadra is, after all, a mid-level Loa. Can these tiger-wolf words, so embarrassing they could dig out a three-bedroom apartment from the floor tiles, really move her?”

Aier rubbed his nose tip irritably, muttering softly.

After a long while, Wen Nuo Xisi finally finished his performance. His face was still covered with disgusting sticky liquid mixed with snot and tears. He knelt on the ground, motionless, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

Aier sighed deeply, just about to announce the failure of the plan and lead the others away, but at this moment, the female voice, which had been silent for a long time, actually spoke.

“Very good, my chosen one. Your efforts will be rewarded. I will answer your call and grant you the identity of a God Chosen.”

The charming female voice said with a hint of seriousness, but the joy in her tone could not be concealed. This big spider was obviously "licked" comfortably by Wen Nuo Xisi.

Ailan:……

Serena:……

Aier:……

……

In this way, Shadra responded to Wen Nuo Xisi's call and agreed to descend her avatar, but what made Aier somewhat dissatisfied was that Shadra's avatar would only exist in the material world for an hour.

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Milky white mist rose in the altar, and a huge spider phantom loomed within it. Wen Nuo Xisi trembled and knelt on the ground, constantly chanting Shadra's name.

Aier and the other two had already concealed their figures and quietly watched the spectacle in front of them.

“Mentor, this spider doesn’t feel particularly outstanding compared to Hexis, does it?”

Ailan stood behind Aier and asked softly.

Serena stood on the other side of Aier, also straining her ears, wanting to hear his opinion.

She had never seen Hexis's true form or avatar, but during her time in Hinterlands, she had heard about the young man's feat of killing a god more than once from the dwarves and her compatriots, which once made her very envious and proud.

“Shadra's true form is similar to a spindle spider, but her godhood is obviously much greater than Hexis's, that idiot who only specializes in venom. Although both are mid-level Loa, Hexis isn't even worthy of carrying Shadra's shoes.”

The young man stared intently at Shadra's gradually forming avatar, saying solemnly.

Appearing in front of everyone was a giant spindle spider, even larger than the Zero-Type. It had eight sharp leg blades, the edges of which were black keratin. This keratin was even tougher than ordinary metal. The eight leg blades reflected a dark, cold light under the sunlight. Above the leg blades were black and red mottled chest and abdomen.

The originally soft chest and abdomen were covered with hideous barbs, then the connection between the head and chest, where there were two pairs of equally sharp limbs.

The first pair were chelicerae, with a pair of fangs glittering with a ghastly cold light. The tips of the fangs had venom gland openings. Aier clearly understood that this terrifying creature not only had amazing destructive power, but also venom no less than Hexis's.

Then there were its eyes. Eight scarlet single eyes were densely arranged on its flat head, making people feel terrified at just one glance.

‘Definitely a disaster-level behemoth.’

Ailan muttered to himself in stunned silence. Serena even nervously leaned closer to Aier's back, not daring to look at Shadra's true form (avatar).

The group stood in the distance, only to see Wen Nuo Xisi say something to Shadra's main body. The disaster-level behemoth jumped lightly from the high platform and plunged into the army of evil branch trolls.

Immediately afterwards, shrill screams and shouts rang out one after another.

Aier continued to observe the situation below. He realized that he might have underestimated this big spider. Shadra's combat power was obviously higher than he had imagined.

A light sweep of the sharp leg blades was enough to cut dozens of evil branch warriors in half who were unable to dodge. That wasn't all. While crawling forward, the big spider sprayed countless small spiders from the spinnerets on its abdomen.

These small spiders, whose appearance could not be clearly seen, had no fighting power, but as soon as they came into contact with the skin of the evil branch trolls, they would begin to inject venom, until those unlucky ones convulsed and fell to the ground, ceasing to breathe.

Webs, venom, plus Shadra's swift steps and cunning nature, it was like a harvester, frantically reaping the lives of the trolls.

In just a few minutes, the originally dense army of evil branches was 'swept' out, leaving a large blank space.

“Mentor, what do we do now?”

“I just sent a signal to the evil branch overseer. Calculating the time, Hex there should be about the same… … ”

Looking at the scene below of Shadra wreaking havoc in the evil branch army, Aier didn't feel any pride or excitement. He knew that the real battle was not far away.

‘This war has only just begun…’

The young man clenched his fist unconsciously, muttering to himself.

……

On the other side, the rear of the evil branch.

The evil branch overseer, who was originally sitting in the camp tent, suddenly stood up as if he had sensed something, and walked stiffly towards Hex's camp tent.

After a long while, an ominous aura rose from Hex's camp tent.

“Crack…”

“Crack…”

The large tent supported by wooden structures made a teeth-aching sound, followed by a loud bang, and the entire tent turned into a pile of rubble.

A gloomy and icy baritone voice floated in the air. The evil branch guards stationed in the rear all looked at the scene in panic.

“Hex, you summoned… Wait… This is!?”

A huge wind serpent phantom appeared in the air, with a bright red body, azure blue wings, a large head like a velociraptor, and two triangular eyes flashing with strange light. It was the phantom of the blood god Hakkar.

The summoned Hakkar phantom forcibly controlled its bloodthirsty desire. It originally wanted to question Hex why he had summoned it, but in an instant, as if sensing something, this evil god Loa, who was originally quite impatient, suddenly became excited.

“This aura, that’s right, I can feel it, it’s Shadra’s scent, you did very well, Hex!”

The illusory wind serpent image let out a terrifying hiss, and then flew towards the rear army of the evil branch, regardless of everything.

“Food, blood, you humble ants, become a part of me!”

The evil Hakkar phantom stood in mid-air, roaring excitedly. The evil branch trolls who were still running were all stunned in place, unable to move, as if controlled by something unknown.

A huge suction force came, and the trolls who stayed in place trembled all over. Their original light green skin gradually turned pale, and a strong bloody aura began to spread throughout the entire army.

Ribbons woven from blood 'floated' out from these poor insects, and then flew in the direction of the Hakkar phantom.

“Thump…”

A soldier fell to the ground, like dominoes. As the troll soldiers fell, one after another, the evil branch trolls all fell to the ground like harvested wheat.

“Not enough, not enough, I need more blood!”

Feeling the gradually filling ‘body’, Hakkar shook his head in dissatisfaction. The blood of these trolls obviously couldn't satisfy Hakkar's appetite, so it continued to fly towards the main force of the evil branch, leaving behind a pile of troll corpses.

The skin of these troll corpses was extremely pale, and the skin of some corpses even shriveled, leaving only a husk.

Hakkar extracted all of their blood and life essence, and turned it into his own power.

This is the horror of Hakkar, and also the reason why this wind serpent Loa is called the blood god.

On the other side, Shadra, who was still killing wildly, sensed the existence of the Hakkar phantom the moment it appeared.

PS: Got up at 11 o'clock, and just made up yesterday's update. I'm really sorry. There's more later, and I'll try to write as much as I can.