strictlysupreme Chapter 364 Return to original form
Chapter 364 Return to original form
Chapter 364 Back to Basics
While being chased by the Faceless Ones, Lorraine unknowingly descended into the forbidden gate of the abyss.
On his way back, it was the Spider Demons who escorted him and the other unfortunate souls who had strayed into the abyss... Originally, those who fell into the abyss had almost no chance of returning to the surface. Lorraine had no idea how deep the underground abyss he was in was; he had arrived inexplicably and returned completely disoriented.
When he woke up, the underground fissures that were illuminated by crystals and fluorescent mushrooms were no longer there. Instead, there was the edge of a huge crack, with water flowing downwards above and upwards below, converging to form a barrier.
Lorraine and the others were swept away from where the two water sources met... The first thing Lorraine did upon waking was to quickly check her surroundings...
The surrounding scenery was quite beautiful, and the sky could be vaguely seen overhead, suggesting it was already the nineteenth day of the day... The scenery resembled Heavenly Lake, with the various pools reflecting colorful light under the soft light.
Each puddle is a different color, forming a stepped pattern that continues all the way to the edge of the huge crack...
Lorraine was certain that she had emerged from a spring, and that several familiar faces were lying around her.
He wasn't the first to wake up. The dwarf Brann Bronzebeard had already started a fire on a relatively dry rock platform nearby, drying his clothes while cooking the fresh fish he had caught in the pool.
"Hmm, not bad... very delicious, necromancer, come and try it. The flesh of this cave scale fish is extremely delicious... Oh dear, I seem to have forgotten whether the undead need to eat."
Brian held up the grilled fish and enthusiastically invited him, then shook his head to himself.
To everyone's surprise, Lorraine snatched the grilled fish in three quick steps and devoured it, eager to savor its flavor like a living person... However, the next second, it tasted like wax. Lorraine touched his teeth, puzzled, and approached the quietest white pool near the crack...
He suddenly looked at the mirror in the pool, hoping that he would regain his human form.
What came into view was still that familiar yet unfamiliar face.
Lorraine was incredulous. Why did he still have two large black X's on his face, his bones were withered, and he had almost no hair? After spitting out the grilled fish, he looked at the withered skin on his arm and realized that he was still in the body of the Forsaken.
"This isn't right! I didn't regain my human limbs!"
Lorraine, terrified and anxious, raised her arms and looked at Brian with a puzzled expression.
The other person seemed to sense his confusion. "Well, we survived. From what I've observed, this appears to be a naturally formed fissure. I don't know what's outside, but it must be the ground..."
"Not this! My hand, my face?"
"You said you turned into a living person before? Oh, that's truly amazing. You were quite a handsome young man... Spider-men seem to really possess the technology to reverse flesh and blood. I'm not sure if they use magic, toxins... or the power of the Titans?"
"How did I turn back into this! No..."
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Lorraine was heartbroken. He had clearly returned to life, though for a short time—only a few hours in the Spider Demons' territory... At that time, he had indeed grown new skin, and his withered, crippled right hand had fully recovered, as if it had grown back...
That feeling, of being reborn, is completely different from being resurrected as a zombie or an undead.
Now that they've escaped the Spider Demons' abyss, the price is that they've reverted to their original Forsaken undead bodies... A sense of loss overwhelms Lorraine, and she can't accept it...
"What exactly is going on?"
"I don't know either... I think it might be that the spider demons' abyssal magic has failed, or their toxins can only provide temporary relief. Even the Titans probably couldn't completely reverse life and death... Hmm, that's another topic worth studying. I'll record it... add it to my research notes... Adventures in the Nether, legends of the Great Rifts..."
Brann Bronzebeard was the first to wake up. He was a dwarf, and although the dwarf's physical structure appears to be the same as that of a human, they are actually quite different.
Dwarves can withstand physical damage that most mortals cannot; they seem to be natural warriors, and are said to be descendants of earth spirits...
Their bodies are as rough and solid as the earth's rocks, and they can even petrify themselves for a short time in dangerous situations to avoid fatal damage. Brann's second brother, the current Mountain King Muradin & Bronzebeard, also possesses a divine ability: his entire body becomes diamond, making him immune to all physical and magical damage. For a long time, he was almost truly comparable to a 'god'.
This is one of the Bronzebeard dwarves' signature skills...
Muradin & Bronzebeard were once sent to the former kingdom of Lordaeron as ambassadors of the Khaz Modan dwarven kingdom, serving as warrior mentors and teaching Prince Arthas before his fall.
To save their people, Muradin and Arthas embarked on a northern expedition to find an artifact that could change the course of the war. Muradin witnessed Arthas pull out the cursed sword Frostmourne, and then fall into corruption and be controlled by it...
Since the Lich King ascended the Frozen Throne, Brann Bronzebeard's second brother, Muradin, the Mountain King, has also disappeared, his fate unknown.
Brann had also participated in that protracted Scourge War, and after several battles, he tried to find his second brother's whereabouts without success. His eldest brother, McNee & Bronzebeard, was the current King of Ironforge, and his second brother was the legendary dwarven warrior, the Mountain King; naturally, he himself did not want to fall behind.
Brian was simply tired of the endless fighting, and now his dream was to excavate ancient ruins, search for the secrets of the Titans... and prepare to be recorded in the history of the dwarves as an adventurer.
Brann despised the war between the Alliance and the Horde; he preferred exploring the world with his friends, including Master Rhonin, the lord of Dalaran...
They met during an adventure when they were young, and caused the heroes a lot of trouble...
However, the Kirin Tor is now one of the sponsors of Blaine's expedition. Blaine will share the archaeological findings with the mages of Dalaran and call for support when necessary.
With his second brother, Muradin, missing, Brian continues to lead the Adventurers' Guild...
The Bronzebeard Dwarves were originally composed of soldiers and business elites from the Dwarven Kingdom. Compared to the Wildhammer Dwarves, who lived in the harsh, snowy mountains, they considered themselves noble, mainly because they were indeed exceptionally talented and possessed a vast amount of resources, owning the majority of the wealth among the Dwarves. The Bronzebeard Dwarves were almost equivalent to nobles.
Brann Bronzebeard and Brann Bronzebeard were considered outliers among the dwarves...