"Lord Illidan."
Vashj came to Karabor Temple, which is now the terrace of the Black Temple, hoping to find Illidan.
After a life-and-death struggle with Magtheridon in the outer lands, they finally defeated Magtheridon, the arrogant king of the outer lands, and Illidan became Magtheridon's replacement and ruled the outer lands. Race.
Those demons in the Dark Temple who were lucky enough to survive the war have all returned to Illidan's command, as well as the deformed Broken Ones and their leader Akama, who are also stationed in the Dark Temple.
Illidan quickly hid the little flower in his hand, held the Skull of Gul'dan again, and jumped down from the pillar on the side of the terrace.
"Vashki, why are you here?"
Vashj looked at the skull in Illidan's hand that seemed to have no evil power. While wondering why Illidan was still holding this thing, he also answered Illidan's question.
"Lord Illidan, although we defeated Magtheridon, our troops also suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of additional troops and manpower." Vashj said respectfully, "My people discovered a swamp in the west of Hellfire Peninsula. There is enough water there for my naga to rest and recuperate, so I hope to lead my people there."
"Really, then do as you say - but you have to move a little faster, and deal with those disobedient natives quickly. I have a hunch that that guy is coming soon." Illidan shook his hand The hand holding the skull was slightly forceful, and there were even several cracks in the hard warlock's skull.
"As you command, my lord, I will arrange all this quickly."
Watching Vashj go away, Illidan threw aside the Skull of Gul'dan in his hand - the power and knowledge in this thing had been absorbed by him, and Illidan didn't have any remaining energy. Plan to continue plundering.
He needs this strength to maintain the shape of his skull. This is not because Illidan has any strange collecting habits, but because a intact Skull of Gul'dan can confuse many people, making them think that they have not completely digested it. The orc warlock's legacy.
Illidan raised his head and looked at the broken sky of Outland. This world is dying. The "barrier" that protects the fragile life of mortals is gradually disappearing. Soon, nothing will be left in this world except demons and ashes.
But there are still many treasures worth exploring in Outland. Unfortunately, even if Magtheridon is defeated, it does not mean that Illidan can immediately control everything in Outland, because even the Abyss Lord has not completely included Outland in his control. under rule.
The hometown of the orcs, Draenor is home to many wild and powerful beings. Although most of them have perished in the big explosion that destroyed the world due to Ner'zhul's actions, there are still many tough guys. Still surviving on the greatly changed outer land.
In addition to the Naga who initially followed him, the demon legions controlled by him, the Broken Ones who temporarily surrendered to him, and the evil orcs who had long been brainwashed by the demon blood and were nothing more than a bunch of tools, these are Yili Dan's men are temporarily available.
Among them, the only one who can truly be said to be trusted by Illidan is the Naga led by Vashj.
Illidan, the demon under Magtheridon, cannot be trusted at all. Although they are now forced to surrender to him by his own means, it will take time to distinguish which ones really want to follow him and which ones are the loyal lackeys of the Burning Legion.
As for Akama - this guy is the same as Illidan. They have only used each other from the beginning. He does not trust Illidan, and Illidan also does not trust him, but they just happened to have the same enemy before.
Now Magtheridon has become a prisoner of Illidan, but Illidan knows in his heart that if he wants to rule the wild land of Outland, he must have strong enough methods. If he is like his brother Malfurion, If I were to be merciful, I'm afraid the butcher's knife would fall on his neck tomorrow.
Even if all this has been settled, in fact, the biggest threat to Illidan still comes from the Burning Legion in the Twisting Nether.
It is good news that Magtheridon was captured alive by the troops led by himself and Vashj. It can delay the Burning Legion from discovering what happened in the outer realm. However, sooner or later, the master of the Burning Legion will cast his sights here.
And everything Illidan did was to prepare for this matter.
"They will not abandon their plans to invade Azeroth - as they did ten thousand years ago."
Illidan's face became ferocious. His future, his country, and everything he once loved were destroyed because of the Burning Legion. He would never allow Azeroth to make the same mistake again, or go to Draenor. Such a road.
To this end, he can do whatever it takes. He wants to inflict the Burning Legion on himself and repay all the pain he has inflicted on his world.
Unfortunately, except for him and his former followers, no one understands why he did it. Even his stupid brother and Tyrande can't understand Illidan's behavior.
But what happened at Mount Hyjal once again strengthened Illidan's thoughts. Forgetting the trauma of the Well of Eternity, hiding this matter will not solve any problems. The Burning Legion and others have been here before, and they have appeared now, so sooner or later One day, the iron hooves of destruction will once again set foot on Azeroth.
He was tired of the ostrich-like attitude of his compatriots. Who knew whether those druids who put themselves to sleep in the Emerald Dream had psychological trauma left on them by the actions of the Burning Legion.
- Just like his brother Malfurion.
Illidan shook his head and stopped thinking about those bad things, but his mind still couldn't help but think of Azeroth. Of course, it was not the "betrayer" who was homesick, but he realized that, No matter what, it was necessary for him to return to Azeroth again and summon his former followers.
"I hope those idiots haven't died at the hands of that guy Mavi."
Illidan thought of the troublesome Warden Warden. Although she was no match for him one on one, he had to admit that Maiev was a very difficult opponent. After he was thrown into eternal prison, his own The fate of former followers may not be easy either.
The form of Outland is not as complicated as Azeroth, but it is not something that Illidan can afford now. He wants to inherit everything from Magtheridon, become the new master of Outland, and also deceive the boss of the Burning Legion. , it will take a very long time and a very heavy price.
But he will use all means to consolidate his rule. First, he will operate on Akama.
The demons in the Dark Temple have already regarded themselves as their kind. I am afraid that it will not be long before the commander of the Burning Legion comes to the outside world to check the situation. By then, it will not be a big deal for him to legitimately replace Magtheridon. impossible things.
However, after Akama recaptured Karabor, his attitude towards Illidan obviously changed.
The knowledge left by Gul'dan made it clear to Illidan that these Broken Ones were actually the corrupted forms of a race called "Delaenei" that had been transformed after being contaminated.
And looking at Akama's status and reputation among the Broken Ones, he probably had an extraordinary identity when he was still a Draenei.
A group of degenerated "draenei" still determined to take back their temple that was occupied by demons?
Illidan is not a fool who is used as a gunman. He knows clearly that these broken ones still remember... old things when they were draenei? Huh, a bunch of ridiculous guys. The fact that they are in this situation now probably has something to do with their former compatriots, right?
Illidan's huge demonic bat wings flapped, but no one could understand this feeling better than him. To make these Broken ones completely give up the concept of honor and disgrace when they were draenei, then Illidan could think of the most direct way. The way is to destroy the foothold of the draenei who are currently hiding in Draenor.
Unfortunately, among the demons who surrendered to Illidan, some have already discovered the current situation of the draenei. They are now basically living in the depths of Zangarmarsh, and some are hiding in the northeasternmost part of Outland. The Broken Land on the other side is now called the Void Storm.
The environment in Netherstorm is so bad that even the Burning Legion rarely sets foot there, and Illidan doesn't want to spend a lot of time there. However, Vashj happens to be going to Zangarmarsh to establish a Naga stronghold. It is just right for Vashj to give this job to Vashj. .
As for other forces, the power Illidan can use now is not enough to support him to solve it. Let’s bring the matter of Akama to the front first. As long as the evil orcs can control the Dark Portal, then There is nothing to worry about.
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"Another message came from the Eye of the Soul in Shadowmoon Valley. Magtheridon has been defeated by Illidan for some time, but this guy has made no move."
Kel'Thuzad read the message from the ghost messenger and relayed it to the knights.
"The Lich King said not to worry about Illidan and his forces. As long as they don't hinder our actions, we won't have a direct conflict with them."
Lothar wiped his rune sword, "The most important thing right now is to gain a foothold in Blade's Edge Mountain. In addition to the mutated monsters here, they are those damn ogres."
"Ogre, hum, I didn't expect that the Blade Tower Fortress was not destroyed in that catastrophe,"
Orgrim looked at the mountains that looked like stacked blades and spikes. The strong winds and the energy escaping from the void had transformed the original landscape of Gorgrond and Frostfire Ridge into this look.
"You should be familiar with this Blade Tower Fortress, right? Orgrim?"
"We generally understand," Orgrim exhaled heavily, and the warhammer hit the ground, causing a dust to rise. "Although the Ogre Empire has declined, they are still a force that cannot be ignored on Draenor. , and the rough fortress that has stood in the wind and snow of Frostfire Ridge for countless years is the capital of the Blade Tower Ogres."
"Things like ogres actually have their own capital? I thought they were a race stuck in the primitive tribal stage!" Lothar was a little curious after hearing this trivial knowledge, "But, on Azeroth, Those ogres don’t seem to have very bright minds, can they also build civilization and cities?!”
"Those ogres are just the most despicable ones plundered from the ogre cities. Apart from being able to live and eat, they are just like brainless pigs. The real threats are those who control the ogres." The nobles of demonic culture and magic have almost been eliminated by us in our war against them."
Grommash showed a slightly cruel smile. After he became a death knight, this smile seemed even more sinister in conjunction with the aura of death lingering on his body.
Orgrim glared at Grommash, and then said to Lothar and Kel'Thuzad, "It was Grom who led the orc army and conquered the ogre city of Nagrand, Hanging Fortress."
"Hmph, those ogres you dealt with later were just bad breeds. They had brute strength but not enough wisdom. Without iron-blooded means to command them, they would fall into chaos after even a slight loss. ." Grommash looked down on those ogres. As a tribe of Nagrand, the Warsong clan often had disputes with ogres, not to mention his own experience.
Black Hand asked the Warsong clan and the clan led by a rebellious ogre "Gol'gall" to launch a war of conquest against Hanging Castle. Both of them happened to have a deep hatred for the ogres of Hanging Castle. This shows that Black Hand's original intention was Let the hanging fort chickens and dogs not stay.
But maybe the orcs discovered the war potential of the ogres. They enslaved the less intelligent group of ogres and made them obey their orders. As for the nobles who mastered the power of arcane magic and the history and culture of the ogres, , and the self-important head of state Margok, all died in this war.
"In other words, the Ogre Empire once had a prosperous civilization and was even good at using the power of arcane magic?" Kel'Thuzad became interested after hearing the word "arcane". If there is anything else that can be mentioned, The interest of a famous mage is undoubtedly endless arcane knowledge.
This makes the archlich want to see what the ogre's arcane magic looks like. Since the Hanging Castle, which is as famous as the Blade Tower Fortress, has a magical heritage, then the Blade Tower Fortress should also have similar inheritance and records.
"Looking at you, Arch Lich, are you interested in the ogre's arcane knowledge and inheritance?" Orgrim noticed the change in Arch Lich's mood. From lack of interest, to now he is still looking forward to it.
"Indeed, and since ogres can become weapons in the hands of orcs, they can also become our tools." Kel'Thuzad's smile was still as chilling as ever. It seemed that he was ready to eat the ogres dry. Wiped clean.
However, Orgrim's next words extinguished the Archlich's interest quite a bit, "If you just want to turn them into servants of the Scourge, it is not difficult, but if you want to get the ancient arcana collected by the ogres, I’m really not sure about the inheritance of the technique.”
"The Knife Tower Fortress declined earlier than the Hanging Fortress, and their leader Korgorok was also strangled to death by the hands of a warrior who was a hybrid of orcs and ogres."
The warrior who strangled Korgorok was none other than Leorox, the elder of the Mok'Nassar clan at the time, and the Mok'Nasa clan was also the clan from which the future famous Beastmaster Rexxar came. .
After the decline of the Goria Empire, the original ogre empire, and the fall and destruction of the capital, Korgorok, the leader of the Blade Tower Fortress, used cruel experiments to create a hybrid of orcs and ogres in order to consolidate his rule. race, trying to strengthen the strength of their kingdom.
However, these mixed-blood Mok'Nassar were not favored by the ogres, and even the orcs looked down on them, thinking that they were despicable bastards, so these Mok'Nasa tried to get rid of Kilgorok Although they are not related by blood, they form the Moknasa clan.
The Mok'Nathal clan was originally a weapon in the hands of Kor'gorok, used to launch a war of conquest against the orc clans living in Frostfire Ridge.
The orc clans who have lived in Frostfire Ridge for generations could not stand the intrusion of Korgorok and his ogres. In the end, several clans such as Frostwolf, Thor, and White Claw united to fight against the ogres.
Later in the war, Galada, the then chief of the Frostwolf clan, persuaded Leorox, the elder of the Mok'Nathal clan, to start a rebellion from within the Blade Tower Fortress, and the "indestructible" Blade Tower Fortress also Collapsed in this storm from the inside out, the Mok'Nassar clan was able to take revenge.
Since then, the ogres have lost control of Frostfire Ridge, and the "status" of the ogres and orcs has also been subtly reversed. As for the Mok'Nathal clan, although they are not favored by the orcs, The voices of rejection were much quieter, but Leorox knew that it would be difficult for them to truly integrate into the orc society, so in the end, the Mok'Nassar clan also disappeared from the orcs' sight.
"So, the current Blade Tower Fortress is probably just a fake that was rebuilt by the ogres who came back here from the ruins after the Great Crack." Orgrim shook his head, expressing his displeasure at the possibility that such a sword could be obtained from such a sword. There was no hope of finding anything useful in the tower fortress.
"Forget it, even if we don't have arcane magic knowledge, we at least know the details of these ogres. Besides, the purpose of our coming here is not to fight with these ogres."
Lothar set his sights between the stacked blade rock walls. In the strong wind passing between the rocks, there were countless black shadows swaying.
"The death conditions of these black dragons are really miserable." Kel'Thuzad looked at the countless black dragon corpses. "It seems that they must have suffered extremely violent treatment during their lifetime."
But what kind of creature can have the upper hand in a physical collision with a giant dragon? Even looking at those swaying black bodies, I am afraid that what they suffered during their lifetime was absolutely irresistible violence.
There was a creature that ignored the evil flames spewed by the black dragons, snatched down these high-ranking sky overlords, and nailed their dignity and majesty to the rock pillars of Blade's Edge Mountain.
"Gron."
Grommash's voice was very low, and there was some surprise at the same time, "Are these guys not extinct in the earth-shaking environmental changes?"
"Gron, what is that?" As a native of Azeroth, Lothar, who has not yet experienced planetary travel, seems like a curious baby and is very interested in everything in Draenor.
"A terrifying creature. They are the absolute apex of the Draenor food chain. Even the ten bravest orc warriors cannot stop the wrath of a Gronn."
Grommash's face suddenly showed a look of nostalgia, "Unfortunately, all our attempts to tame Gronn failed. Otherwise, the walls of Stormwind City would not be able to stop our progress, and the human kingdom would have been long gone." Surrendered to our axes."
Lothar wiped his nose, not angry at all. Instead, he was quite interested in the creature described by Grommash. However, the Archlich was not surprised at all. He just took out a crystal ball. Let it float in mid-air and project an image.
"Is the Goron you are talking about this kind of creature?"
The arcane projection quickly formed a Cyclops with arms almost as thick as half the body, full of muscles and scars. It bowed forward slightly and supported it with its thick arms. His legs were smaller than His arms looked fragile, but the knotted muscles were like the roots of an old tree, leaving no doubt about the explosive power of his actions.
This creature has no scales, and it is not possible to see whether it has hair in the image, but its skin has a luster and texture similar to rock. At first glance, it looks like an evil beast carved from granite.
"Why do you have the image of Gronn?" Grommash and Orgrim were both a little shocked. Even these two pure orcs thought that Gronn had been completely extinct. As a result, Kel'Thuzad actually gave a Such a detailed magical image.
If you magnify this three-dimensional projection hundreds of times, a vivid Goron will appear.
"His Majesty the Lich King gave it to me - actually, our target this time is not just the dead black dragons. His Majesty said that if possible, he hopes we can bring back a Gronn."
"Your Majesty wants to tame Gronn, but this -" Orgrim was about to say that this was impossible, but suddenly realized that he was currently serving the Scourge, a terrifying army that should not have appeared in the world. Then maybe they could actually try to tame the gronn.
This caused the soul flame in Grommash's eyes to almost reach its maximum. He grinned as if he was laughing, "I'm looking forward to this action."
