After being reunited for more than two years, the three of them still had a lot to say, but now was not the time to communicate in peace.
Julian has been wandering around the ruins of Ahn'Qiraj for several months, and is already familiar with the details of the environment here.
"The lives of the Qiraji are very regular, and the entire race is extremely disciplined."
After leading Sarlayan and Valeela out of the cave, Julian did not immediately enter the stealth state, but first explained to the two why they should take action now.
"The ruins of Ahn'Qiraj were abandoned long after the Quicksand War and turned into a civilian area where lower-level bugs live. High-level bugs all live in the underground temple of Ahn'Qiraj."
"Even if there are no abnormal conditions, there will be bugs patrolling the ruins with open space coordination for at least 23 hours and 55 minutes 24 hours a day."
"The only 5-minute gap is the shift handover time twice a day. That is the best time for us to escape Ahn'Qiraj."
Looking up at the blazing sun hanging over the Silithus Desert, Julian calculated the time based on the sun's position.
"It's time... We only have 2 minutes to get through the ruins to the door."
"In these two minutes, two patrol teams will take over at the entrance of the temple."
"As long as we avoid civilian residential areas where lower-level bugs are densely populated, we can reach the Beetle Wall without hindrance."
"Get ready, countdown to 1 minute..."
Watching the flying insect men in the sky heading towards the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, the three of them hid behind the ruined wall and waited silently.
"action!"
Following Julian's order, the three of them jumped out of the hiding place almost at the same time and headed towards the Beetle Wall at full speed according to the pre-planned route.
The operation went very smoothly in the first minute, and the patrol team busy with the handover did not notice anything unusual.
But when the three of them could already see the gate of the Beetle Wall, the screams of insects suddenly came from the direction of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj.
The entire Ahn'Qiraj instantly became restless, and the lower-level bugmen who had been doing nothing seemed to be going crazy, gathering in groups and charging towards the Beetle Wall at full speed.
"not good!"
Sensing something was wrong, Julian turned his head and looked in the direction of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, his expression becoming very ugly.
"Karen, is it true that C'Thun still read the memory..."
After a moment of sluggishness, Julian quickly regained consciousness.
"We have been discovered, move quickly!"
…
At the bottom of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, C'Thun's Sealed Hall, miserable wails echoed in the vast and empty hall.
The two tall high-level insect men looked at the red dragon that was screaming and trembling with expressionless expressions.
"Uhhhhhhhhh!"
Three disembodied void tentacles clung to the red dragon's head, and it was unbearable for anyone to endure the pain that originated from the soul.
"Intruders, dragons, destroy them!"
Intermittent words appeared in the minds of the two high-level insect men, and the two hurriedly bowed in the direction of the tentacles.
"Yes, great god."
C'Thun's body could not be seen in the dark hall, only countless tentacles.
"I... won't let you... ahhhh!"
Karen tried hard to protect the secrets in his memory, but his struggle was in vain in front of the ancient gods who were good at manipulating souls.
C'Thun found the key information he wanted - a red dragon of unknown origin passed through the Beetle Wall.
"The seal will be broken!"
The twin emperors of the Qiraji Empire conveyed C'Thun's orders layer by layer. The Qiraji Empire, which had been dormant for thousands of years, gradually began to wake up. A large number of high-level insect-men swarmed out of the temple entrance.
The dense flying insects covered the sky and blocked most of the sunlight above the desert. The "buzzing" sound of flapping wings was continuous, which caused a lot of psychological pressure on the three people who were evacuating at full speed.
"Don't look back, and don't stop!"
Julian deliberately fell to the back and shouted sternly at Sarlayan and Valeela who were trying to look back: "You keep running! I will deal with the followers behind you!"
Although Sarlayan and Valeera were quite worried, they could only choose to believe Julian at this time.
The bugs pouring out from all over the ruins blocked the path of the three of them. Sarlayan raised his hand to stop Valeela who was about to take action.
"I'll clear the way, you remind us the way forward!"
Human legs cannot outrun four-legged animals.
Although Sarlayan tried to reduce the weight of the armor as much as possible, in terms of running speed, he would definitely not be able to match the two thieves.
In the current situation of escaping, it was inconvenient to swing the heavy sword. As Sarlayan threw his body forward, he turned into a wolf with silver fur.
"Ouch!"
Sarlayan, who was on all fours, accelerated and surpassed Valeera. Without reducing his speed, his fangs and claws glowing silver worked together to carve a bloody path through the insect swarm. valley
"How many transformations can this brat...do?"
Julian shook his head and laughed. His running steps stopped, he stepped on the sloping ruins wall beside him, and jumped into the air with two clicks of his feet.
Two swords, one long and one short, appeared in his hands at some point, shining with a scarlet light.
"Killing...Feast!"
Sarlayan and Valeela strictly carried out Julian's warning and did not waste time and energy on looking back. They could only feel the surge of air behind them.
When they were only about 500 meters away from the gate of the Beetle Wall, the flying insect man who was pursuing the most closely was cut into pieces by Julian who was continuously teleporting in the air.
Stepping on the remains of one of the bug-men, Julian adjusted his direction and ejected in the direction of the two Sarlayans.
When landing, roll on the ground to release the force. After standing firm, enter the full running state again without any pause.
Although Karen's struggle failed to prevent the secret from leaking out, it did buy some time for the three Julians.
C'Thun's reaction speed was half a beat too slow, and the Qiraji Empire's elite failed to catch up with the invaders' escape.
"hiss!"
A green high-level flying insect man led his bodyguards to suddenly accelerate, passing through the crowd of low-level flying insects, and saw the three intruders.
"Stop them!"
"Yes, Princess Haholan!"
When Sharlayan and Julian worked together to fend off the pursuing bugmen, Valeera took out the Scepter of Quicksand and opened a small hole in the seal of the Wall of Quicksand.
Sarlayan: "Valeela, you go first!"
This was not the time to be humble and waffle, so Valeela got through the small hole without saying a word.
Julian, who followed closely, raised his foot and kicked his son out.
"Don't even think about it! Leave the key!"
Princess Haholan led her bodyguards to swoop towards Julian, who was trailing behind. During the flight, Princess Haholan showed off the huge poisonous needle on her tail.
Julian remained calm in the face of danger, and waved to Princess Haholan with a cheeky smile on his face.
"Hello princess, goodbye princess~"
"boom!"
At the last moment when he was about to be attacked, Julian's figure suddenly disappeared from the place.
Princess Haholan's tail stinger only hit an afterimage that gradually dissipated, and hit the re-sealed beetle wall.
"His! His!"
The wild restlessness within the Beetle Wall can be felt from the outside, and a large number of insect men are screaming angrily at the same time.
The rhythm caused by the power of the void gradually synchronizes with the heartbeats of the three Sarlayans, as if they want to vent their anger.
"take it easy."
After escaping Ahn'Qiraj, Julian patted Sharlayan and Valeera's shoulders with both hands.
"Take a deep breath, don't be controlled by the dark emotions emerging from your heart, and guard your mind."
"C'Thun hasn't broken free of the seal yet. As long as you maintain a firm will, you won't be affected by its tricks."
The druids stationed at Cenarion Keep to monitor the situation soon discovered the Qiraji's unusual agitation.
When the fortress commander gathered his troops and arrived at the scene, the three Julians had already left the scene, leaving only the Qiraji who were so angry that they were mad in the Beetle Wall.
This should be the closest they have ever come to breaking free of the seal, but in the end they still failed.
…
Before the druids of the Cenarion Circle arrived at the scene, Julian sneaked away with his two juniors, leaving the confused druids in front of the Beetle Wall to check the situation.
"Ha~"
Sitting on the back of the rising golden dragon, Valeela, who had been nervous, finally let out a sigh of relief.
Julian still had a relaxed look on his face, smiling and rubbing Valeera's little golden head.
"Are you scared? The last wave of group charges was indeed quite powerful."
Valeera was dumbfounded and slapped Julian's big hand away: "Teacher, I am no longer a child...but this is indeed the first time I have seen this kind of scene."
"Ha ha!"
Julian laughed heartily and said: "As your experience increases, you will see more strange things in the future. This is how people grow up step by step."
"We finally escaped from that hellish place, and it's time for us to discuss business."
Sitting upright on Sarlayan's back, Julian's expression became serious.
"You bastard, tell me the details about Inas."
