Originally, Tadwarth, the leader of the Tyr's Guard, agreed to Galen's visit with his own ideas in mind.
The significant reduction in the number of Tyr's Guard members filled this leader, who was still in his prime, with worry.
He knew that in addition to Tyr's Silver Hand, the Tomb of Tyr also sealed away a terrifying darkness, and the power of this darkness constantly permeated the Tirisfal Glades.
According to the Tyr's Guard's records, seven thousand three hundred years ago, a group of handsome, long-eared beings landed in the Tirisfal Glades from the sea, attempting to build cities and start new lives on this land.
However, some individuals among these beings quickly succumbed to madness due to the dark energy beneath the earth, forcing these outsiders to continue migrating north.
Indeed, Emperor Thoradin of humanity did destroy a portion of the seal more than three thousand years ago, but he also corrected his mistake by using Scholomance to establish a second seal, preventing this land from being further disturbed by the power of darkness.
Emperor Thoradin's reckless actions, which led to his death, did sow the seeds for the disintegration of the human empire, but he also inadvertently did something right; otherwise, how could the people of Lordaeron have established a powerful kingdom in these vast woodlands?
Now that the Tyr's Guard was dwindling, Tadwarth had heard of Galen's deeds and knew that he was not only the marshal of a powerful alliance but also a powerful paladin with over two thousand high-ranking paladins in his Templar Order.
This force already far surpassed the Tyr's Guard at its peak, and Galen could also command another paladin organization, the Silver Hand.
Turalyon's request conveniently gave Tadwarth the idea of seeking help from this powerful figure, but this leader of the Tyr's Guard never expected Galen to have such a powerful Holy Light god under his command!
"May the Holy Light protect you, Marshal Galen!"
"It's a pleasure to meet you, may the Holy Light be with you, Brother Tadwarth!"
Then, a refreshing soul whisper spread throughout the area, and the paladins stopped praying, but their gazes towards the two Naaru remained fervent.
After a brief exchange, Galen directly stated his purpose.
"Brother Tadwarth, I hope to enter the Fall of Tyr!"
Although Tadwarth did have the idea of having Galen help suppress the Old God's minions, he didn't expect Galen to seem to know some unknown secrets!
He looked seriously into Galen's eyes, seemingly finding some useful information: "Grand Marshal, you just mentioned the Fall of Tyr. Do you know the meaning of this place?"
Galen nodded, then used the same soul whisper as the Naaru to prevent potential eavesdroppers from overhearing his conversation with Tadwarth.
"In fact, I know more than you think, brother. I have already allied with the Earth King, Archaedas. We are secretly planning a counterattack on Ulduar, and the artifact buried in the Tomb of Tyr can provide us with a lot of help. Therefore, I am here!"
Tadwarth's heart trembled. The Earth King, Archaedas…
What a distant name!
His name only existed in the secret texts passed down through generations of Tyr's Guard leaders. The entire human world knew of Tyr's existence, even naming towns after him and paladin orders after his prosthetic limb, but no more than a handful of people knew of Archaedas!
"The darkness inside…"
Tadwarth knew that the combined power of the paladins could once again seal the leakage of the dark forces, but entering the Tomb of Tyr would mean directly facing the servants of the Old Gods!
"That's why I brought those two light spirits!" Galen looked at the two Naaru.
"You have successfully convinced me!"
With the leader's agreement, the rest would be much easier. Tadwarth even wanted to personally lead Galen, but after careful consideration, Galen accepted his proposal.
Over a decade later, this elderly paladin was able to resist the whispers of the Old God's minions and successfully emerged from the Tomb of Tyr, proving his strong willpower.
Although the mountains east of Tirisfal looked like they only occupied one-fifth of the entire area, they were incredibly vast. Without a local guide, Galen and the others would probably be playing wilderness survival in the mountains for a long time.
Turalyon postponed the plan to retake the Lordaeron City due to Galen's words, and the undead of Lordaeron had also fallen silent again for unknown reasons, so the adjutant decided to accompany Galen to the Tomb of Tyr.
After three days of rapid travel, Galen even saw a different kind of spectacle in these hidden mountains!
On a vibrant meadow, a group of faerie dragons gathered to sing. The beautiful songs of the faerie dragons nourished the surrounding plants, making them grow even more luxuriantly.
If Tadwarth hadn't been by his side, Galen would have wanted to get a few faerie dragons…
Finally, they arrived at the edge of a vast lake in the mountains.
This huge lake looked very calm, with sparkling water, but the paladins present could keenly sense the evil power emanating from it!
Turalyon frowned and drew the weapon from his back: "Such a strong aura of evil…"
Galen also raised his eyebrows, but not because of the lake exuding an aura of evil, but because of the weapon on Turalyon's back!
Quel'Zaram!
Even though Lothar had not fallen in battle, Turalyon still obtained this Sword of Justice!
"This is…"
"Marshal Remar's sword. When you were on an expedition to Kalimdor to participate in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Marshal Remar passed this sword on to me!"
So that's how it was. During the Orcish Wars, Turalyon was Anduin Lothar's adjutant. Although he was called an adjutant, the old marshal taught Turalyon military strategy hand-in-hand, and he could be considered Lothar's half-disciple.
Galen silently mourned for Varian, perhaps this biological son of Lothar had not gained his father's recognition, or perhaps it was for other reasons?
"The Tomb of Tyr is at the bottom of the lake, but I'm not too sure about the exact entrance. After all, it's difficult for us Tyr's Guard to resist the power of darkness for a long time, and we've been away from these mountains for a long time!"
"It doesn't matter. This lake is only so big. As long as the two luminaries carefully sense the source of the dark power leaking, they can find the entrance to the Tomb of Tyr."
This simple and easy way was approved by everyone.
Galen and Turalyon each led a part of the Templar Order's knights to protect the two Naaru, and they quickly found the exact location.
When Galen obtained the warrior's artifact, the paladin's warhammer, he went through a damaged air vent, but this time, Galen and the others found the main entrance to the Tomb of Tyr.
Although this was not the same as Galen's idea of opening a tomb from the top, it was not a big problem. Who said that tomb raiding couldn't go through the main entrance?
There was no doubt about the personnel entering the water: the three paladins, Galen, Turalyon, and Tadwarth.
And the two Naaru, K'ure and D'ore.
Very good, a very strong lineup!
The western shore of the lake, closest to the entrance of Tyr's Tomb, was where the Knights of the Silver Hand had established a small camp.
Tadwarth was somewhat worried, but Galen was full of confidence.
Zaxxas, though a high-ranking servant of Yogg-Saron, a powerful warlord among the demigods, possessed an extremely strong regenerative ability, allowing him to slowly accumulate energy and be resurrected after being killed.
However, the prerequisite for his revival was having enough energy. Currently, the Twilight's Hammer had not yet found this place, nor had they brought Saratoras, the Blade of the Dark Empire, into the tomb, attempting to use the weapon's power to revive Zaxxas.
At this time, within Tyr's Tomb, there was only the Old God servant suppressed by Strom'kar. To be honest, three top-tier paladins plus two Naaru were a bit of an overkill for dealing with a lingering Old God servant.
But!
Galen just liked this feeling of crushing superiority!
Feel despair, Lobster Man Zaxxas!
After distributing the underwater breathing potions to Turalyon and Tadwarth , Galen glanced at the two Naaru...
They probably don't need to breathe, right?
Accompanied by random thoughts, Galen drank the potion and plunged into the lake, swimming towards the bottom.
Turalyon and Tadwarth stared wide-eyed at Galen's back, then drank the potion and followed closely behind.
Tens of thousands of years of time had caused tremendous changes in the terrain around Tyr's Tomb. Even if they could sense the location of the gate, Galen and the others had to dig through the silt at the bottom of the dim lake to open a passage.
After breaking the barrier at the entrance, Galen forcibly pushed open the door with his strength. The passage at the entrance was already filled with lake water.
They swam deeper into the tunnel. As the steps rose, the water level became shallower and shallower.
Turalyon followed behind Galen, curiously watching the murals on both sides of the tunnel. The murals depicted in detail everything that had happened in the past.
The tunnel was an upward "U" shaped passage. When they all left the water, before them was a dry and dark passage. With the arrival of the two Naaru, this dark passage instantly became bright and illuminated.
Galen handed over two sets of clean leather armor, and Turalyon and Tadwarth quickly changed.
"Was the tall giant in the mural just now the King of Order, Tyr?"
Faced with Turalyon's question, Tadwarth answered, "That's right, that was the Titan Watcher Tyr. Back then, he led the ancestors of humans, dwarves, and gnomes south. Without his existence, perhaps our ancestors would have already been executed!"
"Those two dark monsters..."
"Those are the Corruptor Zaxxas and the Old God Warlord Kix'ix, the great generals under Yogg-Saron. Kix'ix was seriously injured and escaped, while Zaxxas's body is imprisoned in the Guardian's Rest deep within the tomb."
Galen knew more about this than the Tyr's Guard, after all, he had been here several times in his previous life.
"Our main enemy this time is the sealed Zaxxas. Even with the suppression of the seal, he has silently accumulated tens of thousands of years of dark power. He is a dangerous existence. Stay vigilant at all times, paladins! Only those with unwavering will can avoid being influenced by evil will!"
As they went deeper, they soon discovered different things in the passage!
Human remains!
Without thinking, this should be Emperor Thoradin and his elite guards.
The tomb was full of traces of battle, and the sword marks on the walls were messy, showing that the battle at that time was hasty and fierce.
Tadwarth began his exposition again, his subject being Turalyon, his half-disciple.
"More than three thousand years ago, Emperor Thoradin tried to find the origin of mankind and rashly broke into this place, never to come out again..."
"Then... the traces of Strom'kar, the Warbreaker, are here!"
Turalyon exclaimed!
Galen knew even more than they did and wasn't interested in hearing it again, so he looked around. This was where Thoradin died. He felt guilty for breaking the seal of the evil god, so his spirit lingered, guarding this place for thousands of years.
Only no one knew that after Turalyon called out Strom'kar's name, the entire tomb began to change!
Outside the area illuminated by the Naaru's light, dark forces began to coalesce into entities.
These strange shadow creatures discovered the three living people in the tomb, excitedly letting out a series of hisses and pounced towards Galen and the others.
"Hmph..."
As soon as Galen spoke, the two Naaru directly stimulated a part of the Holy Light!
The group of shadow creatures, like small mice, melted in the Holy Light like moths, leaving no trace!
"Ugh!"
Turalyon and Tadwarth then reached out and pressed their foreheads. Obviously, the evil god in the tomb already knew that strangers had broken in and began to launch a soul whisper.
Galen was destined not to hear the whispers, and the two, whose ranks were not low, were not affected at all.
"Turalyon, Tadwarth , the time to test you has come, concentrate your will!"
"A concentrated will can penetrate stubborn stone. The whispers of a dying evil god, spiritual pollution, are nothing more than that!"
Galen was motivating Turalyon and Tadwa over there, but the situation looked like silent ridicule.
"Boom!"
Two streams of Holy Light power erupted from the two of them one after another, relying on their unyielding will to break free from the bewitchment of the whispers.
"Huff! Is this the whisper of the Old Gods? It's terrifying!"
Turalyon patted his chest, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was filled with emotion.
At this time, a translucent figure walked out of the wall: "Thousands of years have passed, and living beings have entered this tomb again. Leave quickly, young people, and notify the Church of the Holy Light!"
"I am the bishop of the Church of the Holy Light!" Galen stared at the spirit, whose hair was white, but whose aura was still fierce!
This was the spirit of Emperor Thoradin.
Confirmed!
Other humans did not have the ability to maintain their soul power for thousands of years without dissipating. Obviously, the Emperor had already stepped into the extraordinary realm with half a foot.
"You are very good, young man. The whispers of the evil god have no effect on you. Which family are you a member of!"
Emperor Thoradin's eyes were full of appreciation for the younger generation.
Turalyon also guessed the identity of the spirit, but his words made Turalyon's face turn red, and he did not make a sound.
He had lost face in front of his greatest ancestor!
"Galen Trollbane, greets Emperor Thoradin!" After Galen finished speaking, he took out Trollbane from his magic backpack.
"Trollbane... a descendant of Ignaeus!"
In the war in which Thoradin unified the human tribes, the most difficult to deal with was the Alterac tribe from the highlands of Alterac, and the chieftain of the tribe was the ancestor of Trollbane.
"I didn't expect to see a descendant of an acquaintance here!"