Although Julian wants to catch Cho'gall's tail as soon as possible, the most important task in the current environment is not to compete with the ancient gods, but to fight against the Burning Legion.
The Burning Legion and the Ancient Gods can't pee in the same pot. In order to avoid being targeted by the Burning Legion, which is determined to eradicate all void corruption, the Ancient Gods should try their best to keep a low profile during this period, and Cho'gall is unlikely to be blatant. Activity.
In this case, there is no need for Julian to keep an eye on Gu'gall at this juncture.
He can just stay in the territory and coordinate the many complicated information transmitted by the Backlight Blade, and provide logistical support for Valeera and Jaina's actions in the front.
In the next period of time, Yin Nasi will also temporarily put aside her research work and focus on taking care of her territory.
Once the news of the start of the war officially reaches Quel'Thalas, it will inevitably trigger a panic in a short period of time. Sharlayan needs to ensure that there is no trouble in the territory after he leaves, and he can only leave this important task to his mother.
Yin Nasi, who has always been cynical, rarely put on a serious expression: "Don't worry, we will take care of the rear for you. Don't work too hard. The demons of the Burning Legion are not easy to deal with. Always pay attention to your own safety."
Julian also said to his son seriously: "Your status has improved too quickly, and maybe you haven't fully realized it yet."
"Today, you are burdened with too many people's expectations. You are no longer just a lone adventurer who can feed one person and keep the whole family hungry. Think more about the gains and losses before taking action. Don't be as reckless as before."
Sarlayan shook his head with a smile, turned his back and walked into the portal, waving behind him freely.
"I know, Dad, I will try to take a few more steps."
"However, when it's time to take action, I will still decisively intervene personally. This is my character."
Watching Sharlayan, Stellagosa, and Tinagosa enter the portal one after another, Yin Nasi suddenly stopped the black dragon princess who was walking at the end.
"Oni."
"Um?"
When Onyxia turned around in confusion, what she saw was an unprecedented solemn expression from Yin Nas.
"Help me take care of Sarlayan and don't let him get too messy."
From Yinasi, who was always laughing and joking, Onyxia truly felt the weight of maternal love. She also put away her usual lazy demeanor and nodded seriously: "Leave it to me."
Watching the portal close with her own eyes, Yin Nasi sighed softly, but she still couldn't help showing worry on her face.
As an ancient dragon who had personally participated in the ancient war, Yin Nasi knew the strength of the Burning Legion very well.
Even though she knew that her precious son was no longer what he was before and had grown into a hero who could support Azeroth, as a mother, she would still worry about his safety when Sharlayan went on an expedition.
Julian put his hand on his wife's shoulder and pressed it: "Believe them, the young eagle will one day leave the care of its parents and fly alone."
"Today, Sarlayan no longer needs us to take care of him at all times. He has long-term plans for himself... and even the future of Azeroth as a whole."
"As parents, what we need to do is to support him silently from behind and eliminate all worries for him."
"I know."
Yin Nasi also put her hand on her husband's big hand and was silent for a few seconds before opening her eyes again. The previous worry quickly disappeared.
"While Sharlayan is on the expedition, I want to help him clear out the last and biggest hidden danger in Quel'Thalas."
Julian's eyes moved: "You mean..."
"Um."
A cold glint flashed in Yinasi's eyes: "I'm not as caring as Sarlayan, who grew up in Quel'Thalas."
"Say hello to Kael'thas and Anasteria through the channels of Viles. Next, I will use the privileges of the dragon clan to break the rules."
…
In the past few months while Sharlayan was away on the road, the northern countries, including Quel'Thalas, had successively sent several groups of additional troops to the Watch Keep. It could be said that they were the only ones who were stuck in such a starting point.
When the four Sarlayans walked out of the portal, what greeted them was not the soldiers of Watchfort, but a green boulder falling from the sky.
"Suck~"
Sudden encounter with a door-to-door kill, although Sarlayan was frightened, he puffed up his chest and took a deep breath.
In the process, his face was quickly covered with golden scales, and a pair of ferocious dragon horns sprouted from his head.
"hold head high!
"
The crimson dragon's breath spurted out from the mouth of Sarlayan, who urgently transformed into a dragon form, shattering the boulder that fell from the sky into pieces in mid-air.
Stella Gosa raised her hand and waved, and a blue shield protected the four of them. The broken stones that fell down hit the shield and made a series of crisp sounds.
Onyxia narrowed her eyes and looked at the sky where large non-burnable garbage kept falling: "Hellfire cleared the way, it is still the same."
Hellfire is one of the three axes used by the Burning Legion when attacking. Although it is old-fashioned, it has to be admitted that it is very useful.
The hellfire falling from the sky can easily disrupt the enemy's well-organized military formations, and can also cause a huge impact on the solid frontline fortresses.
If the alliance's mages hadn't made preparations in advance and built a strong defensive barrier over the Watch Fortress, this fortress that had been reinforced many times would have been riddled with holes by hellfire.
The most annoying thing is not the first impact. The hellfire descending from the sky can continue to move, using its huge body and the evil flames burning on its body to continue attacking enemies near the landing point.
Once the enemy's military formation is disrupted, the Demon Guards, the vanguard of the Burning Legion, will rush into the battlefield and further tear apart the enemy's defense line.
Coupled with the overwhelming air strikes of the Doomsday Guards in the sky, people who don't understand the Burning Legion's tactics can easily be confused by this set of combos.
Fortunately, this is not the first time Azeroth has faced an invasion by the Burning Legion.
Even though 10,000 years have passed, Jarod, who has already arrived at the front line for inspection, still remembers the opening three attacks of the Burning Legion.
The Eastern Kingdom is not the home of the night elves, and Jarod has no command over the Alliance forces.
However, thanks to the guarantee of Sun King Kael'thas, Gavinrad Doom, who temporarily served as the leader of the Allied Forces at Fort Watch, believed in Jarod's methodical advice and was prepared in advance to deal with the Burning Legion's initial threat.
Facts have proved that Jarod's suggestion is correct. The Alliance troops stationed inside and outside the Watch Fortress effectively prevented the first wave of attacks from the Burning Legion and were not easily torn apart.
Of course, this is also because the Burning Legion did not press the elite demons immediately.
When the four of Sarlayan arrived at the front line, the war had already begun, and the originally pitch-black sky of the Cursed Land was dyed into a permeating dark green by the falling hellfire.
After smashing the hellfire coming from the sky towards him, Sarlayan did not rush to the Watch Castle that was covered by the arcane barrier. Instead, he flapped his wings in the dragon-like state and rose into the air.
As the saying goes, stand high and see far.
Sarlayan, who activated the Eagle Eye technique, floated next to the Keep and saw the scene near the Dark Portal from a distance.
The center of the dark door, which had been closed for a long time, once again glowed with a rotating green light, and demons of various types kept screaming and rushing out from the other side of the door.
Sarlayan was not interested in these miscellaneous fish. His eyes first focused on the giant demon standing behind the Dark Portal.
Sarlayan: "Good guy, he's really big enough. Who can tell me where this guy comes from?"
[Let me see...it's such a big Doom Guard. Is this Kazzak? 】
[Oh~ It’s true, this guy can’t get through the cursed land, right? How old are you? 】
[Oops, what Chinglish. 】
After hearing the name read out in the barrage, Sarlayan, who had already known the senior commander of the Burning Legion for a long time, immediately showed a look of surprise.
"Doom Lord Kazzak, it turns out to be him."
Doom Lord, as the name suggests, Kazzak, as the senior commander of the Legion, is the Lord of the Doom Guard.
Unlike Kil'jaeden, who prefers to use insidious demons such as Sylvara (Destructor) and Dread Lords, Archimonde the Defiler prefers demons such as Doom Guards, Fel Guards and Abyss Lords who purely demonstrate their power.
Kazzak is a general under Archimonde, and his status in Archimonde's heart is second only to Mannoroth, the leader of the Abyss Lords.
After marking Kazzak's location, Sarlayan observed the area near the Dark Portal again and found no second high-level demon suspected of being a high-ranking commander.
"So this partial division is led by Kazak? In other words..."
Sarlayan touched his chin thoughtfully: "Manoroth is still with Archimonde on standby. Sure enough, Kil'jaeden had already discussed with Archimonde to project the Defiler into Azeroth.”
This issue can be discussed later.
Now that the Dark Portal has opened again, Sharlayan is most worried about the Alliance expeditionary force that stayed in Draenor...especially the safety of Alleria Windrunner.
Looking from the air, Sarlayan found no trace of the Alliance expeditionary force around the Dark Portal.
"Anyway."
After folding his wings and falling back to the ground, Sarlayan turned his head and looked at the Watch Castle shrouded in the barrier.
"First think of a way to repel the first wave of the Burning Legion's offensive, and strive to push the front to the other side of the Dark Portal as soon as possible."
Onyxia nodded in agreement: "The Burning Legion's raid did not play the expected role in determining the direction of the situation. This is undoubtedly good news."
"Faced with this demonic division whose overall combat effectiveness is not considered top-notch, once it falls into a positional battle, the more prepared alliance army should gradually gain the upper hand."
"Look there."
Onyxia raised her hand and pointed to the towering walls of Watchfort: "I see Sylvanas, Vereesa, and Lyras."
Following Onyxia's hand, Sarlayan also noticed the three Windrunner siblings who were standing on a high place directing the rangers to shoot downwards. Beside them were a large number of mages who were chanting spells.
"Ha~"
Sarlayan smiled without surprise: "Compared to me, they should be more worried about their eldest sister's safety."
"Let's go, first go to the command post at Fort Watch to learn about the situation."
Sarlayan took one last deep look at Kazzak, who was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai: "The war era has officially begun, let us give the Burning Legion a surprise first."
