amaotonovel Chapter 385 The Holy Contract of Greed
Chapter 385 The Holy Contract of Greed
"I understand, you want the Bloodstone Egg too!"
Lorraine exclaimed in surprise, Terra's eyes darted away... her brows were almost forming an inverted V shape...
She unconsciously clenched her delicate hand... resisting the urge to kill Lorraine.
Lorraine didn't notice the serious expressions on the faces of the Sunreavers. The high elves, except for Captain Terra, didn't even glance at the necromancer Lorraine. They gripped their Sunfire Blades tightly and awaited their captain's orders.
Something feels off...
Lorraine became even more convinced of her guess. She had personally experienced the danger of the Bloodstone Egg. The power of the ancient gods, which the Dark Queen and the Royal Apothecary Association had been researching for a long time, contained a deadly destructive force against all life.
The Church of Twilight are servants of the Old Gods, and their so-called sacred object refers to something like the Bloodstone Egg.
The search for Quel'Serrar, the sacred sword of the ancient Kaldorei elven empire, is likely just an excuse for the Sunreavers. The blood elves covet any powerful force, just as their ancestors, the high elf noble mages of Kaldorei, once did...
They both worshipped and yearned for the power of the Well of Eternity... Lorraine recalled the ancient history her teacher had mentioned and immediately understood Captain Terra's true objective.
No wonder the blood elves always act so arrogant, muttering, "Everything in this world has a price!" They are a proud and conceited demigod race that worships absolute power and only respects the strong.
Humans, dwarves, and gnomes are all degraded Titan creations in their eyes... Orcs, trolls, and tauren are just beasts... no different from murlocs, centaurs, and dragonmen.
The undead and the forgotten are even more filthy and unclean...
As for mythical creatures like demons, dragons, naaru, Old Gods, elemental lords, and titans, they only reluctantly respect each other's divine power... waiting for an opportunity to seize it and use it for their own purposes. This has always been the case for the blood elf prince and the elven mages...
actually!
Lorraine and his teacher are the same kind of people... except that Lorraine is too weak now... his strength cannot support his ambitions.
We have to make choices!
"The Bloodstone Egg, you want it? Fine, here you go..."
After saying that, Lorraine suddenly pulled a handful of shards from his pocket and showed them to Captain Terra... The Sunreavers around him all looked at his hand, their eyes burning with desire.
Terra was surprised and quickly looked at Lorraine's palm.
What came into view was a pile of dark red stone fragments... The fragments no longer possessed the flowing crimson magic; they were merely charred, solidified remains of lifeless matter. They vaguely resembled obsidian, but didn't actually have that kind of hard texture.
"Is this the Bloodstone Egg?"
"Yes!"
"But the Bloodstone Egg is alive! Why is yours completely still?"
"Because it's already broken..."
Terra angrily slapped away Lorraine's outstretched hand, scattering fragments of the Crimson Egg across the stone slabs of the underground vault. Lorraine, unperturbed, quickly retrieved them.
"Hmph, you're lying! The Bloodstone Egg has been tested many times in Undercity and is simply indestructible. To extract its power, one must not only sacrifice living flesh and blood but also risk being transformed into a monster and drained dry. Only the original dedicated necklace base can hold it; otherwise, it will assimilate and influence them, turning them into madmen and causing them to lose their minds!"
Captain Terra recounted a wealth of information that even Lorraine was unaware of. He was curious why the Sunreavers knew so much about the Bloodstone Egg in the possession of the Undercity traitors. Captain Terra calmly informed him that the Kirin Tor knew everything about the Bloodstone Egg from Bellamor's research log.
If it weren't for Lorraine's interference, the Kirin Tor would have already retrieved the Bloodstone Egg.
The Kirin Tor proclaimed their intention to prevent this evil entity from harming humanity, and thus entrusted it with safekeeping. No one could fathom the mages' thoughts. Within Dalaran, the eight major arcane schools—fire, ice, necromancy, abyss, time travel, life, and shadow—each possessed their own secret arts and collections.
In any case, the Sunreavers Temple does not want the Silver Covenant to obtain the Bloodstone Egg.
Recently, the Silver Covenant not only obtained the head of Taylor, a half-dead creature infected with the undead plague but also captured a death knight who had frozen himself...
Upon hearing this, Lorraine immediately recognized it as the remnant soul of Duckclaw Thule, one of the eleven unfortunate death knights under his command.
He could only remain silent.
"Believe it or not, if you don't want it, I'll keep it. This is what you yourselves didn't want. I've already paid you. We're even! Goodbye forever!" Lorraine carefully put away the fragments of the Bloodstone Egg.
Ready to slip away...
He still had a bunch of broken Atiesh fragments in his pocket, and Lorraine couldn't believe it... that two treasures were just shattered like that. He'd risked his life for a bunch of fragments; who could he complain to?
It's a fait accompli, there's nothing we can do about it. Getting away from here is the right choice right now; he's going back to Undercity!
"You must come with us... Lorraine. You cannot go anywhere until we receive a reply from Silvermoon City. After confirming the whereabouts of the relic, you may need to return to Silvermoon City with me. My teacher is very interested in you, and if all goes well, you will also need to testify in the council in Dalaran..."
Captain Terra stopped mentioning the Bloodstone Egg, but wouldn't let Lorraine leave.
As Lorraine reached the exit of the treasure vault, she was blocked by two Sunfire Moon Blades.
This type of weapon is commonly used by the Royal Guards of Silvermoon City. It is slightly different from the standard scimitar of the Night Elves in Teldrassil. The weapons of the Sun Guards of Silvermoon City are S-shaped.
The Spellbreaker Guardian wields a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, their armor providing built-in magic resistance. They are well-rounded in offense and defense, and can even form a magic-suppressing barrier. They are specifically designed to deal with spellcasters...
Spellbreakers have always been a special force in Silvermoon City. In addition to the royal guards left behind in Silvermoon City, Kael'thas also took away a lot of spellbreakers... Any one of them would be a dimensional blow to Lorraine, a mere undead mage, and would be easily captured.
Besides, Lorraine was still injured...
"If I'm not mistaken, I've been placed under house arrest by you?"
"No, guest, you are injured and need treatment. My teacher sincerely invited you to Silvermoon City... to discuss important matters. It's a private matter... let's put aside business for now... let's be polite first."
Beautiful women are indeed prone to lying and telling blatant lies.
Faced with the gleaming blade, Lorraine had no choice but to lower his head... He still couldn't help but ask, "Who is Captain Terra, the mage of the Sunreaver Temple's combat division, your teacher? Do we know each other?"
Terra simply smiled and proudly introduced her teacher as Master Amans, the chief archmage of Silvermoon City...
Lorraine racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out. He didn't know any of the so-called Blood Elf Archmage at all... He could only be bewildered and patiently wait for Captain Terra and his group to set off... When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head... He could only leave it to fate. At least he was still alive... He'd deal with what came next later... He'd meet force with force!
My teacher once said that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune!
Suffering a loss is a blessing; may your blessings be as vast as the Eastern Sea...
Continuous...
Just as they were about to leave, one of Terra's subordinates, who was organizing the vault, rushed over in a panic, reporting that they had discovered a hidden compartment in the vault... and a book was lying in the hidden compartment.
The book's title is "The Covenant of Greed".
Lorraine couldn't help but lean in and join Terra in perusing the previously undiscovered secret books... Captain Terra didn't seem to mind Lorraine reading along; the two of them, heads close together, began studying the Book of Greed...