The biggest trouble facing all civilizations and races in Azeroth is the demonic forces that have re-energized around the world.

Compared to a few years ago, because of the death of Akmund, which caused the demons of the demon star Marton to "smuggle" into Azeroth to wreak havoc, this time the Burning Legion's large-scale invasion of the world of Azeroth caused the damage and trouble, each civilization is hurrying to repair the city destroyed by the demon fleet, and they also need to face the defeated demons hidden all over the world.

They are extremely numerous, and compared to the scattered sand of the last invasion, this time the demons hidden in the world of Azeroth have a clear command, and there is even a base camp in Assuna in the Broken Isles, where several Dreadlords and high-level demons command the demons throughout the world, they are no longer satisfied with sneak attacks, but in groups, boldly attacking cities and settlements of various civilizations, and even occasionally demon warships.

In general, the number of demons in Azeroth has exceeded 2 million, and the demons gathered together have corrupted the entire Asuna Wilderness with evil energy, and tried every means to open the rift to the Twisted Void, so as to continuously recruit more demons from the Twisted Void into this world, and they have a complete ruling and command system, and even loot supplies for the base camp in the plunder, which is completely a manifestation of intending to "fight for a long time" rather than "run away".

On the surface, if these demons can break away from the Burning Legion, then they will almost become a complete predatory civilization in this world.

The demons in the Wilderness of Asuna are extremely powerful and complex, including the orthodox demons and demon lords from the Burning Legion, the evil Vikus who have drunk their evil powers, the many evil Nightchild Elves who fled here when Sulamar was broken, and some warlocks of various races who are reluctant to accept the rule of the Black Scythe Council, exiled pirates who are hunted down by the Dead Sea Fleet, and finally some cultists who have nowhere to go.

And because the land of Surama was shattered and fell into the sea at the time of the fall of the Great Demon, the terrain of the Broken Islands was permanently changed, and even the continental shelf was broken and broken, and the demons took advantage of this opportunity to destroy the connection between Asuna and the land of Varsala with evil energy, which caused the Asuna Wilderness, which was originally part of the Broken Islands, to now completely lonely and become a large island.

At least judging from the current situation, the civilizations of Azeroth have not yet gathered to completely destroy the island of Asuna, each civilization currently has its own urgent matters to deal with, and the alliance of neutral organizations alone is not enough to wipe out the evil forces entrenched on this island at once.

In other words, at least for the next few years, this originally deserted and abandoned island will become the stronghold of the evil forces of Azeroth, and if there is a real opportunity, maybe the creatures trapped on this island will also become part of the junction of order and chaos in Azeroth at some point in the future.

However, in this demon-ruled chaotic land, there is another force at this time, and they are close to the demons, trapped at the northeastern end of the Asuna Pirates, where the remains of an elven palace left over from the explosion of the Well of Eternity 10,000 years ago, and it is said that it was one of the many palaces of Queen Aishara, where they gathered to absorb the magic of the furious bereavement of the Asuna and make a living from it.

That's the Children of the Night!

To be precise, the Elves of Shadore under the leadership of the Grand Magister Elisander.

The Children of the Night, one of the more unique elves in Azeroth, were originally the elves who lived in the upper elven city of Sulama, but their bodies had undergone terrible changes in time due to 10,000 years of self-imprisonment and the fact that the people had consumed the wine and food made by magic.

Their skin has become darker than that of the purple-skinned Night Elves, their addiction to magic has become even more terrifying than that of the High Elves, and their originally plump and beautiful bodies have become thin and thin due to the distortion of their magic, and they do not eat anything else, relying only on pure magic to survive, which makes the Nightchildren's dependence on magic terrifying.

If you don't absorb some magic for a day, your whole body will be uncomfortable, and if you don't absorb magic for more than 10 days, it will cause the Children of the Night to change to the posture of the wither, and if you cut off the magic for more than 1 month, the Children of the Night will completely lose their will and thinking, and become like a zombie, a walking corpse who only knows how to find magic.

In the former city of Sulamar, the children of the night were barely able to survive thanks to the magic of the Eye of Amansur, the pillar of creation, but now, the city of Sulama and the plains of Sulamar have been destroyed, and the Eye of Almansur has also been taken away by the demon and sent to Argus, which has caused the children of the night who escaped from the catastrophe of destruction to fall into a desperate situation with nowhere to go.

In the past, the demons also tried to attack these Night Children elves who were trapped in the lonely land, trying to turn all the Night Children under the command of the Great Magus Elisander into their warriors, but the attack of the demons was easily repelled by the ** masters under the command of the Great Magus.

The Children of the Night are immersed in magic and have been sucking it for more than 10,000 years, bringing them more than just pain and snorting. Poison seemed to rely on them, and gave them the best magical affinity in Azeroth, and the Elves of the Children of the Night had the highest affinity for arcane magic of any race in this world, even higher than the High Elves of Quel'Thalas.

And the result of the powerful magic affinity is that the entire Night Child is almost a national mage, even if it is a bear child who only knows how to play, he can easily release a few low-level magic.

Under such circumstances, in the face of the invasion of foreign enemies, the Great Magus gave an order, and the demons who attacked the ruins were almost blasted to pieces by the overwhelming terrifying magic, and the destruction of this expeditionary force also made the demons completely obedient, they no longer tried to harass those violent magic elves, but blocked the mountain roads northeast of Asuna, leaving them to fend for themselves.

The cunning leaders of the demons know very well that the strength of the Nightchildren is superficial, these magical elves have their own fatal flaws, and with the passage of time, those powerful Nightchildren can only go to the Legion if they don't want to go completely crazy!

Yes, this tactic of the devil is cunning, but it is also correct.

The Elves of the Children of the Night, led by Archmage Elisandr, are trapped in the northeast of Asuna, one of the most magical areas of the Asuna land, and although the berserk magic lies beneath this land, it is obviously not enough to distribute it to hundreds of thousands of people.

After escaping to the island of Asuna, almost every day, the children of the night elven civilians have become pathetic withers because of insufficient magic absorption, and some pessimistic children of the night really can't stand the inner demon addiction, or they see the despair in this land, they simply secretly leave this hopeless ruin, and defect to the demons of Asuna, receive the infusion of evil energy, and become evil vein elves.

Although the power of evil power is a little more violent, and the taste is not as good as pure magic, but the minimum amount is full, and the demons almost do not refuse, no matter what status you have in the Night Child system, as long as you are willing to follow the demon army, then they will give enough evil energy, and these demons even send succubi and warlocks, constantly tempting the undetermined Night Children to turn to them.

In such a harsh external environment, the Archmage Elisander's rule over the Children of the Night for more than 10,000 years has begun to fall apart from the grassroots, and a turbulent undercurrent flows in the shadow of the ruins of the ancient elves.

But how easy is it to fight your way out of despair?

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Zahnar, that's the name of the ruins of Asuna, built on the node of the Magic Web, which was once one of the most prosperous palaces of the Elven Empire, but in the aftermath of the explosion of the Well of Eternity, only a few ruins remained.

In the second half of that desperate night, the Archmage Elisandr had a premonition of the end of Surama, and she led her people to the ruins of the tripartite relationship with Surama and Varsara, and after witnessing the tragedy of Surama's sinking, the children of the night, led by the Archmagus, began to rebuild the ruins of the palace, intending to use it as a temporary residence.

The lack of magic, the confusion of the mind, and the sudden need to face a different world after being closed off for 10,000 years have filled the civilization of the Night Child Elves with a not very positive atmosphere.

And as the ruler of the archmage, it is clear that temporary fatigue, difficulties or existential challenges are not a problem, as long as there is hope, then her people can continue to endure, the problem is that the archmage himself does not know where hope comes from.

At this time, at the very top of the tower of the ruins of the web, Elisandr was discussing this important issue with his own think tank, and this was the thirteenth time that the Nightchildren had thought of almost every solution based on the poor knowledge of the world they had so far.

"It's been more than ten days, and the representatives sent to Sindore, Quirdore, and Sindra Elves will return at any time, and they may bring hope, but they may also bring worse news."

Sitting in his chair as the chief astrologer Aitaeus sat down, the wise and powerful elven elder whispered:

"I know that our people hold the pride of the most legitimate heir to the Elven Empire in their hearts, but now is not the time to discuss pride and legacy, we lack understanding of this strange world, and after the loss of Sulama, we must find a way out for the people... Addiction, we have to find a way to cure or curb addiction. ”

"Elder Aitaeus, I'm not criticizing your actions, but I think we might as well think of another way instead of groveling to the inferior elves for help."

Beside the silent archmage Elisandr, a female magic swordsman in cool magic armor gritted her teeth while wiping her magic double-edged sword:

"No one knows better than us how terrible the addiction in the people's bodies is, maybe for other elves, the addiction can be curbed by will, but for us, the addiction is already a part of our existence, it makes us strong, we shouldn't just give it up so hastily!"

"What's the use of saying that?"

The astrologer elder glanced disapprovingly at the young magic swordsman, and said:

"Lord Aururel, now is not the time to talk about difficulties, and if you disagree with me, then do you have a way to save us?"

"Yes!"

The most gifted and powerful swordsman among the Night Child warriors stalked his neck and said:

"As early as a few years ago, our mages observed the abnormal increase in the mana of this world, the mana concentration of this world is rising every day, at this rate, our people only need to hold on for 5-10 years, and they can wait until the mana concentration of this world returns to the state before the ancient war! At that time, we only need to find a place rich in magic to satisfy the addiction in the body at a minimum! We are not allowed to bow down to anyone! Not to mention those inferior elves! ”

"5-10 years? You're kidding, right? ”

Sitting on the other side of the archmage Elisandr, the chief arcanist Talisa disgruntled with his staff, the stubborn and courageous arcanist said to the swordsman Oruel:

"At the rate at which we are now absorbing mana, the magic under the ruins of Zahnar will not last even half a year, and it will completely dry up! By that time, it will be difficult for us to even maintain our sober will, and it will be 5 years? After 5 years, there will be no more Nightchildren in this world! In this time of crisis, Lord Aururel, please stop making such nonsense! ”

"Nope! I'm not kidding! ”

The Demon Swordsman screamed:

"You don't understand what I mean... Listen to me, fellow citizens, 2 years ago, I led an army to capture those hateful Queldore slave hunters, and from their mouths, I learned the story of the Queldore Elves, and I heard that they now live in the ancient city of Eresaras in the continent of Kalimdor, under the leadership of the Sun King Kael'thas! Yes, we've all heard of that city! ”

"The High Elves also have a magic addiction in their bodies, but I've heard from the captives that there is enough magic in that city to supply the High Elves of Quel'Thalas!"

Oruel's fingers brushed against the double-edged sword of magic, and a cold gleam flashed in her eyes, and she whispered:

"That's a good source of mana, we don't need to beg for a job from the elves, we have a full Twilight Legion and a huge number of mechanical warriors of the Constructed, and with just one brutal raid, we might be able to take the city... You see, we just need that city to feed us for 5 years! Or 10 years! At that time, the Nightchildren will be able to prosper again! ”

"Hmm..."

After hearing this somewhat crazy thought of Oruriel, the astrologer Ethausmo rubbed his chin, and after a moment of thought, the respected elder whispered:

"It's not that your opinion can't be adopted, so let's use it as a backup plan."

"I'm still more inclined to go peacefully, Elders."

Talisa, the chief arcanist, moved her body a little uneasily, and she said:

"Our people have already suffered greatly, and it is not wise to start another war at this time with uncertainty of victory or defeat, but perhaps, perhaps, our messengers, will bring back good news. Maybe Queldore and Sindra Elves would like to share the source of their magic with us? After all... We are all of the same bloodline. ”

"Childish thoughts! He pinned the survival of the race on the benevolence of others! ”

The Demon Swordsman sneered disdainfully, but just as she wanted to continue to sarcastically mock the behavior of Talisa's shrunken turtle, the archmage Alisander, who had not spoken, suddenly opened his eyes, and the ruler of the Children of the Night sensed the magic fluctuations of Zahnar's ruins, and she said in a deep voice:

"That's it! Don't make any noise! ”

"The Courier... It's back! ”