Oryx stared at the place where the eagle had disappeared for a moment.

In his impression, there didn't seem to be such a big eagle in East Lordaeron.

However, it is not surprising that there is a war everywhere in the Northlands, and the big bird may have migrated here because its habitat was threatened.

That majestic appearance is really likable, if only I could raise one......

Soon he put the matter behind him and began to deal with the matter at hand.

After the Dragons entered the war, the situation in the Northland was very good.

The first to be resolved was the scattered corpse tide in the Kingdom of Gilneys, where a third of the regular army of the Kingdom of Lordaeron was finally freed from the task of holding the northern pass of Gilneth and was able to march north, working with friendly forces in the direction of the Tirisfard Glades to exterminate the remnants of the walking corpses in the Silverpine Forest.

If things go well, the main corpse tide in the Silver Pine Forest will be wiped out within a month. Then the troops of the two sides converged and swept all the way from the Tirisfal Glade to the relatively badly affected region of Andorhar, completely resolving the crisis in half of the kingdom.

Progress on Quel'Thalas's side was also very encouraging, as the High Elves defeated the Amani trolls in the defense of Taquilyn and caused them to flee in a hurry, resolving the scourge of the southern Eternal Song Forest.

Crassus is said to have traveled to Zuaman in an attempt to briefly mediate a war between the Amani trolls and the High Elves as a dragon emissary.

Of course, the High Elves are unhappy with this, but in the eyes of the dragons, the trolls are also native to Azeroth, and should be treated equally, and in the face of external threats, they should put aside their disputes and unite to resist the arrival of the catastrophe.

However, Crassus failed, and was reportedly humiliated by the Amani trolls.

After two months of hard work, Kael'thas finally convinced his father and the Silvermoon Council that Quel'Thalas began to cooperate deeply with the humans of the south through official channels.

Salorian Morning Seekers, wielder of the famous Holy Sword Queldra and the most powerful warrior of the High Elves, has led an elite force from the Sunfury Legion towards Eastern Lordaeron, preparing to fight against the Scourge forces that have landed on the eastern coast.

The war seemed to be coming to an end, and the Northlanders, despite their heavy losses, thwarted the invasion of the Burning Legion after some sacrifices.

But that's not the case.

Far from being gratified by the good progress at the top of the league, the good progress has become increasingly worrying.

Things will not be so simple, this is by no means the whole of the Burning Legion, there must be more turbulent waves hidden under the calm, and the Burning Legion is probably accumulating strength......

The power to turn the tide in one fell swoop.

At noon that day, what Orix feared most finally happened.

Ronin is here.

Brought terrible news.

……

"Your fears have come true," Ronin said to Oryx as he was eating lunch in the dining room, "The Burning Legion has shifted its attack and is preparing to reopen the Dark Gate. ”

Really......

Oryx was stunned.

It seems that the previous speculation based on the revelation of the Light was correct, and the Burning Legion, seeing that the war in the Northlands was unfavorable, directly turned to the Dark Gate, and asked the Outer Lands of Mathridon to act together......

If the Dark Gate is successfully opened, the Burning Legion will no longer have to go to great lengths to open a portal from Azeroth, directly send the Extinction Army to the Outlands, and then use the Outlands as a springboard to attack Azeroth through the Dark Gates!

"What's the situation?" Oryx asked.

Luo Ning spoke quickly.

After receiving Orix's warning, the Kenrito Council took the matter very seriously and sent Ronin and several other mages to the Cursed Lands to investigate. It turns out that the Dark Gate has been completely overrun by the forces of the undead and demons, and it almost fails to return safely.

And based on the extent of the teleportation channel's recovery, the Burning Legion has been occupying the Dark Gate for at least a week or so.

Confused, Oryx asked, "What ......is this?" Didn't the Overwatch find anything? ”

After the end of the Second War, Khadgar lobbied the Allies to fund the construction of the Watchfort to monitor the Dark Gate, so that enemies on the other side would once again attack Azeroth through this indestructible teleportation.

Although many things have happened since then, such as the former head of the Overwatch Fortress being scattered in the outer lands with the Alliance Expeditionary Force, the alliance being torn apart, and so on, the countries that are still in the alliance have never let their guard down on the Dark Gate.

There is an elite force, mostly from the Stormwind Kingdom, which is under the command of commanders from various countries. The patrol of the dark gate is very in place, and the monitoring is almost leakless, no matter what happens to this portal, it can be found and reported as soon as possible, and it can be said that it has the most complete patrol and monitoring system among the clans in the Eastern Continent.

How could this have allowed the Burning Legion to occupy the Dark Gate for a week and remain in the dark?

Ronin replied, "It's the Dreadlord...... We later went to Fort Watch. The main person in charge there is occupied by the Dreadlord Lord. There were also demonic spies in the patrol, and we were blinded. ”

But Oryx still felt incredible, and couldn't help but say, "How is this possible? The Watchkeep's monitoring system for the Dark Gate is comprehensive and complete, independent of each other, and will never cause problems with a few Dreadlords. ”

Luo Ning looked bitter and shook his head, "It's not a few fear demon kings...... It's a dozen, dozens of them, and a lot of demonic spies. Oryx, the Burning Legion may have planned and prepared for the reopening of the Dark Gate. Perhaps from the beginning, they intended to do so. ”

Oryx was dumbfounded.

The northern land is pinned down by the Scourge Legion, not to mention that it is very unrealistic to send troops to the south, even if you send troops immediately, by the time you cross the entire Eastern Kingdom continent and arrive at the Cursed Land, I am afraid that the large army of the Burning Legion has already arrived.

"And what about the current situation?"

"We have informed the Stormwind Kingdom that His Majesty Varian Ureon has sent troops to the Cursed Lands."

Oryx nodded.

At present, the only hope is that the soldiers of the Stormwind Kingdom are brave enough to resolve this crisis. Or an Alliance expeditionary force still in the Outlands, which could slow down Mathridon's offensive and prevent the Burning Legion from occupying the passage on the other side.

After sending Ronin away, Oryx felt a little heavy, and returned to continue to handle his plate of fried sturgeon, a bite of fish and a bite of bread, and the action was very mechanical.

He now understood more and more the meaning of the phrase "Azeroth is not a static chessboard".

Due to the highly dynamic participants such as the Burning Legion and the forces of the Elder Gods, the historical process is always in flux, and it will not follow the original plot step by step.

Reopening the portal is an alternative plan for the Burning Legion, in parallel with the Scourge Legion's plague virus to infect the Northlands. Perhaps in the original history, it was only because the Scourge was progressing too well that the Alternate Plan was not activated.

For the fallen titan Sargeras, and his contaminator Akmund and the fraudster Kilgardan, such thoughtfulness is a normal state of mind for such existential wisdom.

In other words......

It was his prophecy that thwarted the Scourge Legion's plan to infect the Northlands with the plague, causing the Burning Legion to retreat and start the idea of restarting the Dark Gate.

Thinking about it, Oryx suddenly felt something, and subconsciously looked out the window.

Spring in East Lordaeron is sunny at noon with a mild breeze.

Refugee tents on the street, stretching all the way to the corner. Civilians who had taken refuge in the city had already lined up in front of the porridge shack where lunch was distributed, waiting for a ration of half a bowl of bread.

In order, everything is fine.

But Oryx had a bad premonition, as if something was happening. Confused, he put down his knife and fork and walked to the window.

Next Second......

Rumble!

The earthquake trembled, followed by a loud earth-shattering sound, and a green mushroom cloud rose over the market area, and the poisonous plague mist was thrown into the air by the explosion. In the queue to receive the meal, some demons and undead creatures also took off their disguises and began to attack the nearby civilians.

Screams erupted in the streets, and chaos erupted.

Oryx frowned, looked at the maid beside him who was staring at the scene outside the window, and said softly, "Call the others and hide in the basement together, just like you usually do." Don't come out anyway, go quickly! ”

The other party was stunned, nodded hurriedly, and ran away like a fly.

At that moment, the churning mist cleared out to the sides, revealing a sky that had just been very clear, but which had been infected with the green characteristic of evil energy. The clouds churned to create a terrible vortex, and with lightning, a meteorite fell to the earth with a long green tail flame.

Looking at its direction, it seems to be this mansion.

Orix blinked, put on the bracelet containing the cloak of light and darkness, summoned the [Replica Solarion] that had not responded to him for a long time, took a deep breath, and prepared for battle. (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)