Traveling across most of Azeroth and witnessing many incredible and strange events, Sharlayan knew a lot of secret information that Lylas had no way of knowing.
The six original forces in the universe, without exception, are all staring at Azeroth, staring at this planet that may give birth to the strongest Titan in the future.
The forces on the light and life sides belong to the lawful system and should not engage in such conspiracy to weaken Azeroth.
Now that the Pantheon has been destroyed, the Order (Arcane) side is even more impossible, and they have no reason to plot against their future compatriots.
Excluding the above three, the only ones left with the motive and ability to do evil are Death, Shadow and Chaos.
With the defeat of Hela, the forces on the death side have undoubtedly suffered a big blow.
With Bwonsamdi's close surveillance, Mu'ezala has no time to jump to Dalaran to make small moves.
The remaining chaos side and shadow side are, in layman's terms, the choice between the Burning Legion and the ancient god forces.
The Nagas of the N'Zoth family have just reached a 10-year peace agreement with Sharlayan and others. At this time, they should be trying to repair the Tide Stone and prepare to deal with the ubiquitous water element in the sea.
Xavius's nightmare power was uprooted, and it would be impossible to recover without decades of cultivation.
Deathwing is still hiding in Deep Rock Continent to recuperate and forge his own elementium armor. Now is not the time for him to reappear.
Cho'gall, the only one who could move freely, was chased away by Inas and Julian. In the end, he could only hide in the sea with the help of N'zoth in embarrassment. He should not dare to come out to cause trouble for some time.
Except for the most active N'Zoth, C'Thun has been re-sealed, and Yogg-Saron is still stirring up trouble in Ulduar, and has no energy to expand outwards for the time being.
After ruling out many of the above possibilities, the Burning Legion became the only possibility left.
As early as a year ago, after learning that many demons had escaped from the Tomb of Sargeras, Sharlayan knew that they would definitely cause trouble in Azeroth secretly.
Later, the Backlight Blade learned about the voices of independence in the major provinces of Lordaeron. At that time, Sarlayan suspected that the Burning Legion was secretly watching in Lordaeron.
Although Lordaeron's national power has declined in recent years, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.
As the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind.
Terenas' high-profile style has attracted the covetousness of the Burning Legion, and it will not be so easy to get rid of these dangerous borers.
Sarlayan has no doubt that there must be Dreadlords disguised as humans around the lords of the major provinces to fan the flames.
An upright paladin like Tirion Fordring, Lord of Hearthglen, would certainly not be easily provoked by the Dread Lord, but... what about his officials?
Barrage had told Sharlayan the legendary story about Tirion Fordring a long time ago.
The story mentions a high prosecutor named Isenlion, and also mentions the great crusader Saidan Dathrohan who was killed by the Dread Lord Balnazzar.
The internal struggles started by humans in order to compete for power are no cleaner than those of the high elves, they are just as smelly.
Dreadlords are best at amplifying the dark side of the heart. Once they catch a loophole, many people will be led to corruption without even realizing it.
Valeela frowned and moved closer to Sharlayan and asked, "Do you think the emergency in the sewers of Dalaran was the work of the Dreadlord?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "The Dread Lord would not make such a crude plan."
"With their style, after killing Drandon, they will definitely find a way to replace him and infiltrate the decision-making level of Dalaran openly."
Seeing the thoughtful look on Valeera's face, Sarlayan patted her hair and said, "Don't think so much. This is just our talk on paper. We can only draw conclusions after actual contact."
"Just in time, with Romance and Ronin attracting attention from the front, we can sneak into the center of the incident in the sewers quietly, and we should be able to directly see the mastermind behind the incident."
Sarlayan looked around at Valeela and Lyras: "In the last half hour, each of you should prepare yourself and try to remain silent after entering the sewer."
"Especially you, Lylas, must not be careless."
"The enemy this time is at least a big demon in the high-level legendary realm, so be careful not to act impulsively."
Liras nodded solemnly: "Okay, I will try my best to hide myself and only follow orders at critical moments."
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When talking about sewers, many people will subconsciously express disgust, thinking that this is a dirty place where grains are reincarnated.
For most cities, this stereotype holds true.
But Dalaran is different.
After squeezing into the sewers from the narrow entrance of Dalaran XC, Sarlayan immediately transformed into a black panther and started sneaking with Valeera.
Liras also used the disguise of a ranger to hang far behind the two of them, and the three of them silently went deep into the deep waterway.
Dalaran's sewers have been carefully designed by construction experts, and there is basically no unpleasant sewer smell on the surface.
Many urban homeless people have built shacks near sewer entrances. The smell of these dirty and messy slum residential areas is stronger than that of sewers.
Since the abnormality occurred in the sewers, all the homeless people living illegally in the sewers have fled, leaving only some scraps of clothing and household garbage at the site.
In addition, there were large dark red blood stains.
More than ten days have passed since the sewer mutation broke out. The blood stains at the scene have long dried up, and the smell of blood has almost disappeared.
It is unknown whether the bodies of the victims were taken away by Dalaran, or whether they were pulled deeper by the demons.
At least on the surface of the sewer near the entrance, Sarlayan did not find any corpses, only shocking residual blood stains.
"stop."
Lylas, who temporarily joined the soul link channel, heard Sarlayan's order and stopped following without hesitation.
The black panther transformed by Sarlayan stepped out of the shadows and approached the bloodstains in the large pool, using the feline's keen sense of smell to try to track it down.
"The smell goes deeper...Follow me!"
While heading all the way to the depths of the sewers, the three-man team led by Sarlayan did not encounter any enemies.
But in this sealed underground space, the three of them could always hear sporadic fighting sounds coming from the other entrance.
Obviously, Rommath, Ronin and others are working hard to clear the road, diverting most of the enemy's attention, providing an excellent opportunity for Sarlayan's team to sneak in.
"stop."
Just like last time, they actively called for a stop, but this time the three-person team had raised their alertness to the highest level.
A group of 12 tall female demons with six hands swaggered past the three people and headed toward the surface through another passage. They seemed to be rushing to support their companions.
"Huh~"
Lylas's heart beat significantly faster, but luckily the Destroyers who were rushing to reinforce him didn't notice.
Sarlayan glanced back at the direction where Lyras was hiding, and reminded through the soul connection channel: "Pay attention to emotional fluctuations, stay calm, your heartbeat is too loud."
Lilas took a deep breath: "I'll try my best."
"I don't want to hear excuses like try your best, work hard, maybe you can do it, can you or can't you?"
"able!"
"Good, keep going and be mentally prepared."
Sarlayan led the way with a heavy heart. He had already smelled the pungent smell of blood in advance.
Fortunately, there was a reminder from Sarlayan. When Lyras entered the final hall, he almost lost his breath.
Blood, eyes full of bright red blood.
The pool originally used to collect sewage was filled with blood. Several headless corpses were hanging upside down above the blood pool. The blood flowing from the wounds on the necks dripped into the blood pool little by little.
Valeela identified the mysterious magic marks on the clothing of several of the corpses, which was basically certain to be the missing thieves.
At this time, a purple-skinned Xivalla Destructor lay half in the blood pool. Judging from the gorgeous crown on her head and the luxurious decorations on her six hands, this guy's status in the Burning Legion should not be high. Low.
Lilas was still inexperienced. When he saw this scene, he gritted his teeth hard to control his violently fluctuating emotions and prevent himself from breathing heavier in anger.
Not to mention Lilas, veteran gangsters like Sarlayan and Valeera couldn't help but feel their blood boiling when they saw the scene in front of them.
"The answer is revealed."
Sarlayan's leopard eyes stared coldly at the destroyer who was enjoying himself "playing in the water".
"It is the goal of our trip."
