"hiss!"
Including Alturis, everyone who was targeted by Sarlayan's eagle eye technique felt chills in their vests at the same time, and subconsciously turned around to look around vigilantly.
Akama, who is specifically targeted by Sharlayan, is no exception.
This guy is a thief. Half of his body is hidden in the shadow sub-plane, and only the upper half of his body is exposed to carefully observe the surroundings.
"Ha~ Sub-plane? This guy is cautious enough."
If Sarlayan hadn't often sparred with Valeela, who could also escape into the shadow space, it would have been hard to find Akama, who hid half of his body in the sub-plane.
After all, Akama was still in a stealth state at this time, and only simple and crude vitality perception could easily find him.
After locking Akama's location, Sarlayan no longer planned to play hide-and-seek with him.
With a thought, Sarlayan used the flash technique to teleport to Akama.
The sudden spatial fluctuation startled Akama, who was concentrating on monitoring Yinli Darei. He subconsciously picked up two sickles and swung them towards Sarlayan.
"clang!"
The scythe, whose blade was covered with the power of shadow, successfully hit the target without causing any substantial damage. The sudden appearance of golden scales on Sarlayan's arm made Akama's surprise attack in vain.
"This is……"
Only then did Akama notice that the other person's aura was somewhat familiar. He took the initiative to take a few steps back and looked at the uninvited guest in front of him with a pair of gray, dull eyes.
"Salayan?"
Retracting his left arm that was blocked in front of him, Sarlayan smiled and nodded to Akama: "I haven't seen you for several years, Akama. How are you?"
"Ha..." After recognizing the identity of the person, Akama put down his scythes and sighed with a bitter smile: "It's not bad, at least he hasn't been driven crazy by the intermittent boiling evil energy in his body."
"However, my compatriots were not so lucky."
Akama's face became a little gloomy: "In recent years, some of the Broken Ones have been unable to endure this endless torture and have chosen to succumb to their physical instincts... I can only execute them with my own hands."
Similar to Demon Hunters, Broken Ones with evil energy flowing in their bodies also need to constantly fight against the temptation of chaotic will. The only difference between the two is that one actively accepts evil energy into the body, and the other is forced to endure it.
Sarlayan had already heard about the Broken One's plight from the barrage, and he patted the somewhat depressed Akama's shoulder comfortingly.
"Druin of Azeroth is conducting a great research. As long as we can achieve corresponding results, we may have a way to neutralize the stubborn evil energy entrenched in the body of the Broken Ones, and even... transform you into virtues again. Come on."
Sarlayan could clearly feel Akama's whole body trembling. He raised his twisted and ugly face and looked at Sarlayan expectantly.
"Really?!"
Sarlayan nodded solemnly: "We have cooperated for a while, and you should know that I am not someone who talks nonsense."
"call……"
Akama exhaled heavily, took a deep breath to adjust his emotions, and then gritted his teeth and nodded.
"I believe in you. Regardless of whether this research can achieve the expected results in the end, it can at least leave us with some hope, and perhaps it can rekindle the will to fight for my compatriots who have fallen into despair."
…
After Sharlayan's explanation and peacemaking, Ashtongue Deathsworn and Yinli Darei finally temporarily lifted their guard against each other.
From Akama's mouth, Sharlayan learned why the Ashtongue Deathsworn lived incognito in the ruins of the former town of Elodor.
After all, the Black Temple was once Karabor, the holy land of the Draenei. Akama could not sit back and watch the Burning Legion led by Magtheridon turn this former temple into the lair of demons.
With the help of Sarlayan, Yin Lidan cooperated with Akama and others to defeat Magtheridon.
However, contrary to Akama's expectations, Yin Lidan did not kill all the demons under Magtheridon, nor did he even expel them from the Black Temple.
Under the leadership of Shahras, Yin Lidan accepted the surrender of a large number of demons of unknown composition.
In Akama's view, the overthrow of Magtheridon did not seem to have any effect. The Black Temple was still controlled by demons, and Yin Lidan was essentially no different from Magtheridon.
Because of the changes caused by Sharlayan, Akama did not join Yin Lidan's command as in the original history, but turned around and left angrily after the battle to defeat Magtheridon.
There is a saying in another world that those who slay dragons will eventually become evil dragons.
Akama was worried that Yin Lidan would also embark on this path of no return, so he chose to stay in Shadowmoon Valley to monitor Yin Lidan at close range.
Once it is discovered that Yin Lidan has done something evil that may endanger Draenor's survival, Akama will bravely stand up and fire the first shot against Yin Lidan's brutal rule, even if he knows he is outmatched.
Fortunately, Yin Lidan doesn't have the free time to act arrogantly in Draenor, and he doesn't have such a hedonistic personality.
After taking down the Dark Temple, Yin Lidan simply repaired it for a few months.
After basically unifying his forces, he led Yinli Darei and many guest troops on expeditions across the universe.
Under the constraints of Yin Lidan, Shahras, who stayed behind as the steward of the Dark Temple, did not expand his power aggressively. At most, he captured the orcs and conducted some experiments to transform them into evil orcs.
There is a deep hatred between the Draini and the orcs that is difficult to resolve.
There is a saying that when Akama saw the miserable experience of the evil orcs who were treated as guinea pigs, although Akama was unwilling to admit it, deep down in his heart he was actually a little happy.
Other than that, the demons under Yin Lidan have no evil deeds worth writing about.
In recent years, Akama and the Ashtongue Deathsworn have been hiding in the ruins of Elodor... which is now the Altar of the Sha'tar.
As Akama said, several Ashtongue Deathsworn lose their minds every year because they cannot control the evil energy boiling in their bodies.
These demonized Broken Ones were personally executed by Akama, the leader of the organization.
Sarlayan could imagine how much pressure Akama was under.
Not only does he need to continue to fight against the temptation of evil energy, he also has to grit his teeth and wield a sickle to chop off the heads of his compatriots in order to protect more people.
Akama's willpower is commendable for persisting until now without a nervous breakdown.
After hearing Sarlayan's request, Akama's face clearly showed resistance.
"Assist Yin Lidan in developing an intelligence system to catch spies? Ha! I have already said that he should have killed all the demons who surrendered, once and for all!"
Sarlayan shook his head: "You can't say that."
"Yin Lidan, who has just arrived in Draenor, is alone. In order to deal with threats that may come at any time, he must have a force that can be sent to the front line as cannon fodder without any concern."
Yin Lidale is the most loyal elite unit under Yin Lidan. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Yin Lidan is reluctant to let his right and left hand die in vain.
The undead and the Naga were essentially just guests who came to support Sarlayan at his request. Even if his emotional intelligence was as low as Yin Lidan's, it would be impossible to send them to die without any scruples.
In this case, those demons who surrendered would be useful.
Yin Lidan didn't care whether they were sincere or fake, the effect of sending them to the battlefield would be the same anyway.
Whenever these guys make any slight changes during the battle, Yin Lidarei, who is responsible for supervising the army, will never show mercy.
"snort!"
Akama was actually just being tough. Through his observations over the past few years, he already understood Yin Lidan's true purpose behind his brutal rule.
From an overall perspective, everyone is trying to weaken the Burning Legion, so there is nothing wrong with limited cooperation in certain areas.
Sarlayan's proactive persuasion gave Akama a step to step down. After some back and forth, he finally agreed to help Yin Lidan train a group of full-time intelligence personnel.
Before the intelligence force directly under Yin Lidan is formally formed, the Ashtongue Deathsworn will return to the Black Temple as mercenaries and temporarily shoulder the heavy responsibility of intelligence offense and defense.
After successfully convincing Akama, Sarlayan was ready to hand over the subsequent handover work to Yinli Darei and Shahras.
Just when he was about to take Onyxia and Jaina back to the waters of Arak, Akama suddenly stopped him.
"Salayan, what...can you tell me about Draenei's current situation?"
