The Monkey King's slacking off displeased Galen. He was generally tolerant of the foreign followers under his command, but he definitely held a grudge against Kreet'k.
It all stemmed from Kreet'k's title: Monkey King.
Although it was given to him by Emperor Shaohao of the Pandaren, Kreet'k didn't realize how special this title was to Galen. He felt that Kreet'k's early-stage demigod strength wasn't enough to live up to the title. He needed to train, to train like crazy!
Train until he could crush all opposition!
"I, Kreet'k, am here!"
Hiding in some corner, the Hozen demigod understood that it was time to work after hearing Galen's call. If he kept slacking, the boss would get angry!
"Fool! Eat my staff!"
Kreet'k's figure transformed into a black shadow, leaping above Horridon. The Nethersteel Staff slammed down towards the direhorn's head!
"Bang!"
Normally, this strike to the direhorn war beast's head would have splattered its brains, but it wasn't just a beast fighting. Behind it was its master, the self-proclaimed Zandalari War God, Jalak!
War God Jalak used his glaive to block the Monkey King's full-force strike, but he didn't fare well either. Besides the shattered blade on the glaive, his right arm was already numb from the impact!
War God Jalak looked at the little guy in front of him, a Hozen that he had killed countless of in Kun-Lai Summit!
Kreet'k had thick fur, a pointy monkey face, and two fangs showing at the corners of his mouth. The strangest thing was the golden ring-shaped ornament on his forehead, which had two curved arcs in the position of the forehead in a very humorous way.
If they hadn't seen something similar, those who saw the Monkey King would have thought it was a crown!
This Hozen!
Such strength!
Jalak's gaze became serious. This was a worthy opponent, and if he wasn't careful, he might die!
"Oh! Lucky blue, hairless fool! If your master hadn't blocked that blow for you, you'd be lying down now!"
Although Jalak was sitting on the direhorn's back, reaching over six meters in height, he didn't dare to move carelessly in front of the Hozen demigod, who was less than a meter tall!
This was a contest of momentum between the two sides, and it could be considered Kreet'k's first battle after awakening from petrification!
"Come on, big guy, come at me with your dragon. Defeat me, or your army will be defeated!"
The Monkey King grabbed his staff, hoisted it over his shoulder, and pointed at the Zandalari soldiers who were constantly collapsing under the assault of the Yaungol.
"Ah! Arrogance!"
Kreet'k's arrogant tone made Jalak's body tremble uncontrollably. He gasped for breath, seemingly suppressing his anger!
"Charge! Horridon!"
"Roar!"
The direhorn war beast let out an angry roar, its thick hind legs forcefully pushing off the rough paving stones, the three sharp horns on its head gleaming with a cold light as it charged towards the small figure on the ground!
In Horridon's walnut-sized brain, this little guy had just ambushed him and angered his master with his wild words. He was going to pierce the little guy's body and skewer it on his horns!
Unfortunately, the Monkey King followed the path of the Monk, with an agility bonus from being a Hozen. With a leap, he easily dodged Horridon's charge!
Not only that, but as Horridon urgently changed direction, trying to charge again, the Monkey King stood on his right foot, raised his left foot, pulled his body back, and used a 'Returning Spear' thrusting it straight into the direhorn's huge eyeball!
"Pfft!"
The sound of bursting flesh echoed throughout the abandoned courtyard, drowning out the sounds of battle!
Kreet'k smoothly retracted the Nethersteel Staff, forcefully planted it on the paving stones, and made a dashing eyebrow-raising gesture!
"I haven't even used my full strength yet, and you're already screaming like this. If I go all out, wouldn't you have to scream until your throat is hoarse?"
No one was watching Kreet'k's antics at this time. Horridon and Jalak's offensive had been thwarted, and the battle line they had wanted to defend had failed. The battle between Jin'rokh and Qu'on was also entering a fever pitch, with both sides engaging in close combat, and blue lightning illuminating the entire field.
Baine and Mayla seized this opportunity, broke through the blockade of the abandoned courtyard at the gate, and drove straight into the Throne of Thunder!
Galen, worried that Baine and Mayla's forces were insufficient, directly urged Y'shaarj to issue an order for Jian Xi and Qin Xi to follow with half of the Terracotta Army's soldiers. Zhu Talan also seized the opportunity, leading an elite squad of masters close behind!
However, while passing through a sky bridge, lightning flashed in the sky, striking a platform in the center of the bridge!
Eventually, the lightning coalesced into a huge, blue Mogu figure!
The Thunder King!
Had appeared!
"I am the Thunder King, the King who slays kings, the God who slays gods! Mortals, you have made a grievous error! You actually dare to trespass into my palace without permission, truly courting death!"
After the furious Thunder King finished speaking, the light of lightning condensed in his palm, striking in front of Baine and Mayla. The wide sky bridge collapsed directly, revealing a dark cave!
A group of tauren, including the Mogu Terracotta Army that had caught up and Zhu Talan's elite squad, all fell into the collapsed underground cave.
"Hmph! Presumptuous foreigners and traitors!"
The Thunder King snorted coldly, then transformed into a bolt of lightning again and left the sky bridge platform.
Galen, who had been secretly observing this, smiled. This guy was putting on a show of strength. He had only been resurrected for a few days and had to travel all the way back to Thunder Isle from the Isle of the Mists. He didn't have time to recover his strength at all.
Just now, he must have been absorbing lightning on his Throne of Thunder to recharge himself, but the allied forces directly attacked.
In order to buy more time, he had no choice but to blow up the passage to the main hall, throwing the enemies into the underground cave.
There were many dangerous and powerful dark creatures in the cave.
There was Tortos, a stone turtle made of ore.
There were the cloud serpents, twisted into multi-headed snakes by the Thunder King's dark experiments.
There was Ji-Kun, a ferocious and cunning giant bird living in the deep well.
There was Durumu the Forgotten, a twisted being created by the Thunder King's warlocks that could peer into people's hearts, leaving betrayal with nowhere to hide.
There was also Primordius, the first lizard prototype to emerge from the Nalak'sha Engine of Annihilation's life experiments!
In the Thunder King's mind, these monsters were not worthy of his attack, so he had not bothered to kill them back then.
Today, they would help him resist the enemy and buy him more time to recover his strength!
"Iron Qon, guard the Command Center well. I don't want you to let any scum in!"
The Thunder King's final voice echoed throughout the Thunder King's Citadel, where his elite Quilen Legion and his powerful general Iron Qon were stationed!
It is said that this general, ten thousand years ago, disregarded the cost and ruthlessly seized victory after victory for the empire. The Thunder King bestowed upon him the title "Iron Dome" for this reason.
However, this no longer has much to do with Galen. He has already activated Light Escape, following behind the Thunder God's Thunder Escape, and entered the Thunder God's final palace!
The Thunder God's true throne is located here!
The real Thunder Throne is actually a square platform, surrounded only by bottomless abysses. Only this platform is supported by towering stone pillars.
At the center of the platform, blue lightning sparks are dancing, and at the four corners of the platform, there are also four cloud-patterned lightning pillars.
At this moment, the Thunder God's hands are tightly gripping two of the cloud-patterned lightning pillars, greedily absorbing the electrical energy stored within the Thunder Throne with the help of these two conduits.
Galen did not choose to appear immediately, concealing his aura.
Back then, he had fought countless times on this Thunder Throne, and he had a good understanding of some of the Thunder God's ultimate moves.
The four cloud-patterned lightning pillars are actually four lightning conduits. When the Thunder God is within the charging range of the lightning conduits, he can charge the conduits in reverse.
The northern conduit can release static shocks, the eastern conduit can release scattered lightning chains, the southern conduit can overload intruders, causing intense dizziness to those struck, and the western conduit can release bouncing lightning.
Moreover, on this platform, there are also two of the Thunder God's weapons: an axe named Thunder and a halberd named Lightning. These were custom-made for the Thunder God by the best Mogu artisans under Lei Shen, imitating Ra-den's weapons, greatly enhancing the Thunder God's combat power.
It can be said that the Thunder God in his prime, coupled with this Thunder Throne, could single-handedly kill Archimonde in Mount Hyjal.
That Archimonde, whose strength was suppressed by the Great Barrier of Azeroth!
Of course, the prerequisite is that Archimonde foolishly enters the Thunder Throne and duels the Thunder God.
However, today, there is someone foolishly challenging him one-on-one in the Thunder God's home turf!
"Hey, big dummy, stop absorbing! We have a guest! Come and entertain the guest."
Galen chose to appear after the Thunder God had quietly absorbed lightning for an hour.
At this time, the Thunder God's aura had stabilized at the mid-stage of a demigod. If he continued to absorb, his strength would surpass Galen's. With the amplification of the Thunder Throne, Galen wouldn't need to duel; he could just call for a gang fight!
"Hmm? An intruder? Iron Dome, that waste!"
The Thunder God's gaze was fixed on Galen, and he sensed a threat from Galen's body.
Although the Thunder God was looking at Galen, he didn't stop his actions, still absorbing power!
However, as Galen stepped onto the Thunder Throne, the Thunder God also paused his actions, and a playful smile appeared on his face as he watched Galen approach step by step!
The Thunder God didn't know who this little guy was or how strong he was, because the moment he stepped onto the throne, in the Thunder God's eyes, Galen was already a dead man!
In this Thunder Throne, he, the Thunder God, is the true master!
The true god!
"Kneel! Mortal!"
A bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere above Galen's head, piercing through him from head to toe, but Galen seemed immune to the lightning, continuing to advance until he stopped in front of the Thunder God.
"I once said that I would beat every guy who calls me a mortal with contempt until they kneel and beg for mercy!" Galen raised his head, lifted his chin high, and said the same words with contempt!
"You're a stubborn one. I'll see how many teeth are in your dog mouth!" The Thunder God waved his thick arm, which was surrounded by lightning, and threw a punch at Galen.
This punch not only contained the power of lightning but also the overwhelming force, vowing to smash Galen into minced meat!
"Haaah!"
Galen was not ambiguous either. Facing this punch, he directly began to explode!
His body began to grow, and his huge body directly tore his upper body clothes, and the trousers on his lower body were also torn into strips of cloth, leaving only a pair of special big underpants that were still strong!
"Vrykul!"
The Thunder God was not just a country bumpkin who lived in Pandaria. Since he seized Ra-den's authority, he also learned many secrets from Ra-den.
"Damn it! You're here to seize my power!"
He knew that there were many Titan creations in this world. The Mogu were one type, and the Tol'vir he had conquered were also one of them. He had also heard of the stone Vrykul, iron Vrykul, earthen, and mechanical gnomes far to the north, but he had never seen them because of the long distance.
But Galen's ancestral transformation still allowed the Thunder God to guess Galen's origin based on his characteristics!
The Mogu are Titan creations and can withstand the Heart of Thunder, and the stone Vrykul are also Titan creations, and they can do the same!
This is the reason for the Thunder God's rage!
This guy is going to follow my path and dig out my heart!
Bang!
Galen also used a right straight punch to meet the Thunder God's fist, and the two sides' punches made a deafening collision!
In this first contest, the strength of both sides seemed to be equal!
However, the Thunder God's fist had the amplification of lightning, while Galen only relied on the strength of his flesh. Who is higher and who is lower is clear at a glance!
After all, Galen's strength can be said to be increasing step by step. Although the process is a bit cheating, it is the power contributed by a huge population, increasing by +1+1+1 every day, which can be said to be a solid foundation.
The Thunder God forcibly stuffed himself with a source of power, the Heart of Thunder!
His power was stolen. Even after thousands of years, he has been able to skillfully use this power, but it is not his own!
After the first punch between the two sides, the collision of their lines of sight sparked sparks. Galen was very satisfied with the Thunder God's strength. He was a perfect stepping stone!
The Thunder God was also very satisfied with Galen's arrival. After lying in the tomb for more than 10,000 years, he needed to vent!
So the two giants launched a no-rules boxing battle on the platform of the Thunder Throne!
The movement that broke out in the Thunder Throne made the Mogu Twins who were stationed outside the gate tremble with fear. They knew who had broken into the throne, but they didn't know how they had broken in.
These two Mogu females, the only two created by the Thunder God, were in a complicated mood. They were both afraid that the Thunder God would defeat the enemy and punish them, and afraid that the enemy would not let them go after defeating the powerful Thunder King…
For a time, the eyes of the Twins, whose bodies contained the souls of male Mogu, were filled with struggle!