Of course Xavius recognized that face. It was the nightmare of countless people. As the Lord of Nightmares, how could he not recognize it?
But Xavius was also very confused at the same time. Shouldn't this guy be dead long ago? But why would a young version of him reappear in this world?
Xavius, who dared to attack the Aspect Dragon, naturally had a lot of information. At the same time, the master he served also allowed him to understand many realities of this world.
The most likely and easiest thing to think of is the Bronze Dragon King Nozdormu, but since he had an illusion shown by the ancient gods that drove him crazy, leading to the birth of Munozdor, he hid in the River of Time. middle.
It was a realm that even the Old Gods couldn't invade. They could only attack when Nozdormu appeared in the real plane.
Since Deathwing's fall, Nozdormu's whereabouts have become even more mysterious. He almost disappeared from the world with the bronze dragon.
The blue dragon and the red dragon also suffered heavy losses due to Neltharion's death. Now they are too busy taking care of themselves and have no time to care about other things, so Xavius dared to attack Ysera.
Otherwise, if he offends all the dragons at once, even Xavius will have to weigh how much he weighs.
The disappearance of the guardian's power has led to the strengthening of nightmares, and it is true that Xavius's strength has increased, but the dragon did not rely entirely on the power of the guardian to reach this point.
In the distant ancient times, before the elves even appeared, the Archosaur was already the top predator, and this level of solidification continues to this day.
Xavius's master has not yet completely escaped from the "cage", so Xavius does not want to make the matter bigger before then. Another important reason is that the Ancient God does not want to see the end of the Burning Legion destroying the world.
The Old Gods have always just wanted to cleanse life on Azeroth, so that all those nasty Titan creations and their descendants would disappear.
But these ancient gods are the least willing to see Azeroth explode like fireworks, because their mission and purpose are to turn Azeroth into a dominated Titan and cleanse the entire material universe.
If Sargeras succeeds in destroying Azeroth, then the Old Gods attached to Azeroth will also die. Therefore, Xavius and his master are actually waiting for the Burning Legion and Azeroth. Xerath lost both sides, and they came back to reap the benefits.
Therefore, Xavius was not only worried about Alsace's sudden appearance, but also thinking about what power and power he represented behind him.
However, what the Nightmare King may never have imagined is that Arthas' arrival was not the will of any being, but a complete accident.
Moreover, Arthas was too familiar with the life of Azeroth. They knew most of the prince's actions before and after his fall. Therefore, Xavius made a fatal mistake.
He believed that there was not much difference between Arthas and the princes of this world. Counting the Ashbringer, he was only at a level "slightly higher than a mortal hero."
Most of the vigilance, attention, and planning were still placed on Ysera.
Arthas, who was walking in the forest, also noticed that Xavius's gaze had dispersed. He said to Tyrande, "Xavius has noticed us - which means that he has probably controlled Malfa. Leo.”
Malfurion is a very important part of Xavius's plan. Before he can control the Archdruid, Xavius will not devote too much attention to observing other links.
And he just felt the feeling of being spied on, which can only mean that Malfurion and the Tears of Elune should have fallen into the hands of Xavius.
However, this was not bad news for Arthas and Tyrande, but it allowed them to determine the location of Xavius.
Because Arthas knew Xavius's purpose, and since the Nightmare King was planning to use the Tears of Elune to corrupt Ysera, he would definitely do it where the power of the nightmare was strongest, and since Malfurion, as The bait will be there too.
"Ma'am, can you contact Ysera? We may have to move faster."
Tyrande was worried about Malfurion's safety, so she naturally did not hesitate. She immediately used the power given to her by the Moon God to try to communicate with Ysera.
Ysera high in the sky was trying to purify a contaminated area. Tyrande's voice interrupted Ysera's movements at this moment, "Ysera, we need your help, please tell us. The core from which the power of nightmares flows out.”
“You have to continue heading north until you actually reach the roots of Shardrassil, which is the gap where the nightmare flows into reality and is also the source of this corruption.
If you really want to go there, please be careful. My power cannot give you much help there. "
After receiving the news, the two quickly rushed towards the direction of Saradashir. Every time they went deeper on this journey, they felt that the influence of the nightmare on reality increased.
Arthas and Tyrande have the protection of the Holy Light and the Moon God respectively. These nightmares that can make ordinary creatures fall into madness and distortion are not a threat to them.
But all this is enough to make anyone's heart tremble, because this is not the real core of the nightmare power, but only a small part flowing out of the Emerald Dream. One can imagine how serious the corrupted area in the Emerald Dream is.
Thinking of the safety of his lover, Tyrande couldn't help but rush a little faster. Arthas followed Tyrande calmly.
After spending some time, they passed through the mountains, forests and wilderness, and came to the small town of Sharanir directly below Shaladrassil, where the druids who were responsible for guarding the World Tree once lived.
But the sight in front of him made Tyrande's arms tremble with anger. The originally peaceful and peaceful town had been wrapped in dark red mist, and corrupt roots growing wantonly appeared in every corner of the town.
The hut that originally coexisted harmoniously with the World Tree is now weirdly twisted by the roots. Even the lake outside the town has grown the roots of the corrupted World Tree. On these thorn-like roots, there are still some druid's hanging. corpse.
What is even more worrying is that a considerable number of druids survived this sudden catastrophe, but now they are experiencing a fate more painful than death.
The nightmare corrupted their minds and distorted their thinking. Now, they have become the objects they once hated most, spreading corruption and depravity everywhere in the forest. Trapped by the nightmare, they thought they were fighting against the nightmare. Struggle, their corruption is actually "purification".
Such an influence continues to spread from the bottom of Saradrassil's trunk. If it is not dealt with quickly, it will swallow the entire world sooner or later!
