Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Traitor
"Naloras - Sunstrider"? Antonidas is somewhat familiar with the name. But for a while, he couldn't remember the origin of the name.
As for the name "Merry-Winter Wind", any citizen of Dalaran will not be unfamiliar with it! Because Merry was one of the first hundred mages to be taught by the elves, he was the hero of the Troll War and one of the greatest mages in the history of Dalaran...... And his portrait will forever hang in the first row of the studio on the highest floor of Violet Castle.
"Maybe you need to prove yourself?" Antonidas asked lightly.
"Is that so?" I saw the High Elf Naloras wave his hand slightly, and then a brilliant flame phoenix appeared beside him: "I used to be a member of the Sunstrider family, and Anastarian is my brother!" In order to stop the demons brought by the misuse of the arcane, I joined the Council of Tirisfa on behalf of the elves of Quel'Thalas! ”
Only the purest Sunseeker bloodline can summon a phoenix! This is undoubtedly a proof ......
And the undead who called himself Merry whispered: "Three thousand years ago, in the Troll War, I was severely injured by a demon sorcerer of the Trolls of the Zuaman Forest, and before I died, due to the urgency of the war, I had to use psychic spells to resurrect myself as an undead and return to the battle......"
"In order to prevent the taboo of psychic spells from spreading in Dalaran, I asked Adogon to declare me dead...... At the same time, I joined the Council of Tirisfa to protect the world in another way......"
Adogon was the first lord of Dalaran and the first speaker of the Magoklath Council, the predecessor of the Council of Six! Antonidas is well aware.
"At the same time, Adogon also left me something!" Merry tossed a token over.
The mana shield shrouded the token, and only after confirming that there was no danger did Antonidas take it......
A giant violet eye is inscribed on the token, along with familiar magic fluctuations...... Similar tokens, Antonidas also has a piece, and only the supreme leader of Dalaran is qualified to have this thing!
So he began to believe the words of the two intruders.
Antonidas asked in a deep voice, "Then what kind of organization is the Council of Tirisfa you are talking about?" ”
He still didn't believe that he was already at the top of the human magic world, and there was still an organization that he didn't know anything about, hidden under his nose......
"The rampant use of magic has disrupted the spatial defenses of the area around Dalaran, allowing fluctuations of magical energy to spill out of the city into the twisted void. And this wave of energy caught the attention of some demons. These demons have infiltrated the real world ......"
"In order to eradicate these demons, three thousand years ago, the Council of Magoklas (the predecessor of the Council of Six) in Dalaran and the Silvermoon Council of Quel'Salas made an agreement to establish a secret organization to deal with the demons that invaded this world."
"Because he often discusses work in a hidden woods in the Tirisfal Glades, he calls himself the Tirisfa Council...... Every member of the council is a powerful mage, and we also have some special skills for fighting demons...... In order to prevent the revenge of the demons, the entire council is kept in absolute secrecy! ”
Merry's voice was hoarse, but with an unmistakable persuasiveness.
"If it's in absolute secrecy, why did you come to me and tell me all this?" Antonidas asked quietly.
"Hey!" Naloras let out a lament.
"A year ago, there were eight members of the Parliament...... And now, there are only three left! ”
"You mean...... The devil has taken revenge on you? Antonidas frowned.
"Yes...... Within a year, five members of the council had disappeared, and all of them had lost contact with each other...... One of them has recently disappeared, named Alexis! Merry said calmly as she looked into Antonidas' eyes.
"Alexis?" Antonidas' face turned pale: "He's one of you?" ”
Alexis is the same Archmage of Dalaran who disappeared not long ago.
"Yes...... His grandfather, his great-grandfather, had been a member of the Council of Tirisfa, and he belonged to a family he could trust! Merry went on to explain, "But he's missing, and I have reason to believe it's dead!" ”
"The most important thing is that the last thing Alexis did before he disappeared was to go to Karazan to find someone and discuss the disappearance of the first four council mages...... "Naloras said lightly, "He is looking for the leader of the Council of Tirispha, who is also the guardian of this world, Medivan!" ”
"Naloras found me in the Twilight Forest, and he informed me of his suspicions......" Merry picked up Naloras's words, "and I sensed danger, not just for myself and the Council, but for the whole world...... Those five slaughtered mages are just the beginning, and perhaps a terrifying dark force will envelop the world! ”
"You suspect Medivan and have taken refuge in the Devil...... "Antonidas' face was very serious.
Medivan is the most powerful mage in the world! At the same time, he also has a legendary story, when he was fourteen years old, Medivan had an extremely horrific magic loss of control, and fell into a coma after losing control...... It took six years to wake up, and then one step forward in the attainment of magic!
He has been active in the southern kingdom of Azeroth (Stormwind Kingdom), and Antonidas has little contact with him, but has heard his legends...... He went deep into the Valley of Thorns alone, defeating the invading jungle trolls; The Gnoll rebellion in the Elwyn Forest and the Wild West was also dealt with by him in collaboration with Anduin-Lothar; And Karazan, located on the upwind trail, has become his own mage tower!
The only thing that can be confirmed is that he is a legendary mage, and it is very likely that he is the only human legendary mage in this world!
Could such a powerful being be a traitor who took refuge in the devil?
Antonidas was surprised by this.
"Naloras and I won't be Medison's opponents, he has the power of a Guardian and can even fight the Demon Lord alone!" Merry said calmly: "In order to prevent him from reaching out to us next, we have also completely cut off contact with him...... But it wasn't enough, I have every reason to believe that his sudden massacre of parliament must have been accompanied by an even more terrible conspiracy? ”
"Then what do you need Dalaran to help you do?" Antonidas asked aloud.
"First, be ready to fight the demons at any time!"
"We're preparing for this all the time!"
"Second, look for Alexis, he is a very nimble mage, and it is very likely that he is not dead yet......"
"Alexis is a member of the Council of Six, and it is our duty to look for his traces!"
"Thirdly, if there is a chance! Sending a mage or two to Karazhan and get close to Medivan is dangerous, but it's the only way to learn about his plots! ”