The sturdy Storm Crow landed in front of Arthas, and the Archdruid returned to his original elf appearance.
"Good day, Your Highness," Malfurion said, giving Alsace a decent human courtesy.
Arthas smiled and saluted back, "Good day, Archdruid, I can't stand your etiquette."
"You saved my people and saved Mount Hyjal from the murderous hands of the Burning Legion. Both emotionally and rationally, you deserve the highest respect from any night elf," the archdruid said sternly, "and This time the werewolf riot happened thanks to your notification. That child of Velinder is too stubborn and doesn’t even know to report to us first when he encounters trouble.”
"Thank you also for solving this problem for the members of the Alliance. Without the help of the night elves, the werewolves would have completely destroyed the peace of Gilneas Peninsula and Silverpine Forest, and Lordaeron would have been in trouble all day long."
Malfurion shook his head, "The emergence of werewolves is our responsibility - speaking of it, just like Illidan said, the druid may have been sleeping in the dream for too long, and it has been long enough to lose touch with reality. That’s why I didn’t realize all the things happening in the real world.”
"Everyone has their own difficulties, but now we have to unite to face a more dangerous existence," Alsace paused, then said, "Just like what we are about to deal with."
"You said your scouts found traces of Illidan. Where did he go? Did he cause any trouble?"
It seems that even though Illidan has almost transformed into a demon, Malfurion still finds it difficult to let go of his friendship with his brother. It is not known whether the archdruid feels any guilt or self-blame for Illidan in his heart. .
Arthas didn't want to meddle in other people's housework, but unfortunately, Illidan's plan forced him to get involved in this matter. If Illidan really had an affair with Kil'jaeden, Northrend would be destroyed. If it makes a mess with the outer realm, then it will be really troublesome.
These two places are the territories that Alsace intentionally occupied. Northrend is the home of the Scourge, which has not yet been known to anyone, and the wasteland of Outland can better implement "burning the flames of war to the Burning Legion". territory” intention.
Illidan was under pressure from the Burning Legion and did not dare to disobey Kil'jaeden face to face. He wanted to sacrifice the Sunwell to save the country, but this would also affect the power of Azeroth, so Arthas wanted to block the Burning Legion. Outside the Dark Door.
And this requires Malfurion's help. First, he must drive his younger brother off the throne of Outland.
Arthas released him to cause chaos to the Burning Legion, not to cause trouble to Azeroth. However, Azeroth has not yet completely stabilized, so Illidan was asked to explore the outside world first.
Illidan, who has a high self-esteem, does not yet know that he has been completely used as a pathfinder and a pathfinder by Arthas, and even his actions are under the surveillance of the Scourge.
Illidan himself doesn't know this yet. All his energy is focused on receiving the remaining power of Magtheridon and how to face the coming Burning Legion.
"Watchfort is a fortress built by the Alliance in the Cursed Land, and this fortress is just like its name. It is the first line of defense for the Alliance to guard the Dark Portal. Not long ago, the scouts of Watchfort said that they discovered something on the coast. There are a lot of Naga traces, and the leader is a demon.”
Malfurion thought thoughtfully, "You mean, the demon with Naga is Illidan?"
"I don't know whether Illidan has completely degenerated into a demon, but the eye-catching pair of evil blades in his hands are unmistakable. Moreover, without the help of Naga, it would be difficult for Illidan to transform into a demon in such a short time. He came to the Eastern Kingdom immediately, so this is very common sense."
"You are right - Naga never cares who their allies are. They will only choose the side that is most beneficial to them. If Illidan really has a bargaining chip that satisfies them..."
Malfurion sighed. He finally knew why his brother had escaped from Azshara. It was probably the best way for him to contact Naga. When he confronted him, he probably also wanted to contact Naga. Kacai stayed there.
Otherwise, with Illidan's temperament, he would have escaped long before the Watchers really caught up with him.
Malfurion then asked, "Is Illidan still in the Cursed Land? If so, I will send people to find him as soon as possible."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to find him for some time to come," Arthas replied. "Illidan opened the Dark Portal and left Azeroth. After that, the Dark Portal closed again. .”
"As far as I know, that portal leads to Draenor, the destroyed hometown of those orcs, right? I should have been sleeping at that time, but I also saw a black frenzy in my dream."
"Yes, we now call the world opposite the Dark Portal the Outland. As the name suggests, it is a chaotic area between the Twisting Void and the Dark Void. After a large number of star portals collapsed, that world was completely torn apart. "
Arthas explained the situation in Outland to Malfurion, "After the Alliance Expeditionary Force closed that door, we never opened it again. In other words, those in this world who know how to open that door should They are all dead.”
"Then how did Illidan open the Dark Portal?"
"The Skull of Gul'dan, something Illidan took from the Dreadlord Tichondrius, contained a fragment of the soul of the orc warlock Gul'dan, and Gul'dan was the one who knew how to open the Dark Portal. .”
Malfurion suddenly realized that it all made sense. It was Illidan who absorbed the power in the skull that made him look like that. And just as Malfurion had worried, Illidan had already He is almost the same as the devil in other people's minds, but he is actually able to capture those dark magics with ease.
Arthas did not lie. Anyone who knew how to open the Dark Portal, except for the demons of the Burning Legion, may have died. However, the method to open the door still remains in the Book of Medivh, even the natural disasters. The legion also relied on another transmission method to reach the outer realm.
As a person with the power of death, Arthas was able to seize some knowledge from another kingdom dedicated to the dead. Although he had not taken the time to find out the whole picture of that world, he had already vaguely realized that Frostmourne and that The realms are connected, and so are the Scourge.
It is a completely different plane from Azeroth, just like two rooms on the same floor. Although they exist at the same time and influence each other, they do not interfere with each other's normal operation.
He has acquired many technologies from the Kingdom of the Dead, including a new type of teleportation technology. With this technology, as long as there is enough energy, even teleportation across planes is not a problem, let alone teleportation across space.
Of course, this can only be used by the Scourge, and it is indeed not the time to open the Dark Portal yet.
Under Kil'jaeden's order, Illidan will definitely return to Azeroth again, and then he will still pay attention to the Sunwell and the Frozen Throne.
"It seems that my brother has really gone further and further..." Malfurion shook his head in disappointment. He originally thought that his brother still had a chance to turn back, but Illidan even gave up on Azeroth. Everything, escaped to a new place.
"My condolences, Archdruid," Alsace comforted as he took out a strange black-red gem from his pocket and placed it in front of Malfurion, "By the way, Archdruid. , have you ever seen such a thing?"
Malfurion took a closer look, and his expression suddenly changed. He asked nervously, "Where did this come from?"
"While investigating the werewolf incident, I defeated many werewolves. One of them was particularly powerful. He also wanted to use the power of the scythe. After defeating it, I extracted this from his remaining energy."
Of course Arthas knew what this energy was, because he had dealt with the owner of this power before, but that guy didn't know it yet.
"How could the power of nightmares... appear in reality?" Malfurion wanted to take the crystal, but did not dare to touch it with his hands. This power was the nemesis of his origin. The Arch Druid's face was extremely serious. , "Your Highness, you'd better stay away from this thing. It's extremely evil and will distort your mind."
"I know that it once tried to break through the Holy Light's blessing on me, but it failed, so I dared to hold it like this." Arthas held the gem with no abnormality, which made Malfurion calm down a little. Some.
Although the power of nightmares is terrifying, it cannot cause any trouble if it is separated from the dream world and encounters a paladin like Arthas.
But Malfurion still did not dare to peek into the source of the power in this gem. He said to Arthas, "This thing is the nemesis of nature and life. It originated from an extremely evil existence, but that guy has been destroyed by me." My mentor and I were sealed in the deepest part of the dream, but now..."
The Archdruid did not dare to continue speaking. He seemed to have realized that something extremely terrible was happening.
"Is the guy you're talking about Xavius? The mage next to Queen Azshara?"
Malfurion was a little shocked, "How do you know what happened ten thousand years ago?"
Arthas was very calm, "The alliance's expedition team discovered an ancient ruins of the upper elf in Feralas. According to the investigation, the ancient elves called it Ere'Thalas. Some ancient battles were recorded there. I Just understand that.”
"Ere'Thalas? After the Great Schism, my people only lived in the Hyjal Mountains. We haven't been to the ancient area of Feralas for a long time. We didn't expect that Ere'Thalas would actually hide in the area. In the dense forest there.”
Malfurion sighed a few words. After the Great Schism, the landscape of Azeroth has undergone earth-shaking changes. The night elves' previous maps are no longer applicable. Coupled with the current night elves' restraint on their actions, they No longer deliberately looking for those ancient cities.
After all, almost all of the most prosperous urban agglomerations at the time had disappeared into the tsunami along with Zin-Assaline. A series of disasters such as earthquakes and landslides had caused many well-known cities to completely disappear into the dust of history.
"Not only are there a large number of ancient ruins, we also found traces of human habitation there." Alsace broke the news again, "But that area has been artificially blocked. I'm afraid there are still elves living there. .”
"The upper elves still living there?" Malfurion couldn't believe this. After losing the Well of Eternity, the night elves were able to survive under the protection of the World Tree, and what was there in that ruins? What can make the elves persevere?
"I don't know if our status as outsiders makes them reluctant to see us. Maybe the night elves can get their permission?" Arthas mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally, "Sorry, that's a bit far, but we still Let’s talk about Xavius.”
Malfurion nodded, but he also kept the situation of Elrethalas in mind - although magic brought great disaster and pain to his people, after thousands of years of thinking, and Illidan The incident made Malfurion realize that he shouldn't be too rigid in his views on certain things.
