War of the Ancients 4
In the face of the onslaught of the Night Cavalry, we don't dare to take it lightly, because our original main force, Crassus, as a red dragon mage, is now unconscious and unable to fight, so in order to protect him, I must divide my energy, so the best way is to eliminate them outside their attack range.
In an instant, a rain of fire and a storm descended on them, and the massive damage caught them off guard, perhaps he didn't expect that such powerful magic would be used among us. However, Varosson was still a strong general, and after losing some of his soldiers, he changed his tactics, scattered his troops in all directions, and used trees as cover to leap forward.
Yes, it's unrealistic to put any kind of cavalry in a way that relies on huge trees to get closer, but the Night Elves' Nightblade Leopard Night Elf Knight is very good at it. Gianna and Ronin had no choice but to use magic to kill them, but this was not very good, as the trees seemed to be tougher than we thought, and they blocked a lot of magic damage. And even more unfavorable is that the enemy's bows and arrows have begun to be released, and as they get closer, their bows and arrows are becoming more and more dense. My shield of light was barely able to withstand these attacks, and I had an unconscious Crassus to protect, and at one point I wanted to turn into a dragon and scare them away.
Seeing this, Gianna used another method, which was to summon water elementals to assist in the battle, although these summoned creatures could not fight the enemy from a distance, but they could attract the fire of the enemy's bow and arrow. And this kind of thing made of water is obviously not afraid of the attack of these bows and arrows, and if it falls in time, Gianna can also replenish it in time. And Luo Ning also took advantage of the fact that they raised their hands to shoot arrows, and killed the enemy.
The Night Elves realized that we weren't up to their forces, and their captain resorted to the other option, which was to silence the ground and let someone next to us come forward and talk to me. And as a matter of courtesy, or because I trust the Night Elves, I also stepped forward to talk to him.
"Who are you?"
The Night Elf asked, and I could see what he was wearing, it was indeed the Night Elves, but their armor was different from what I had thought, for their insignia was not the dark gray violet emblem or the moon emblem with armor, shields, bows, and leaves, like Mavi, but a glorious and ornate High Elf-like emblem, but more like a noble masked woman in this emblem. But that's not the point, it's about how I'm going to fool them, because I don't want to have any conflict with them.
"We're just some passers-by, if we don't disturb you, you disperse, we will naturally leave, and we won't trouble you. β
"But I have been commanded that you go with us to our main city, and we will ensure that creatures like you will be able to witness our prosperous city. β
I was even more angry about him when he said this, I didn't expect there to be a presence like him among the Night Elves, but I still didn't want to offend them, and of course I didn't feel any sincerity on his part.
"With so many people dead, it's not a problem. β
As I spoke, there was no sound, but just as I was letting my guard down a little, I suddenly shot a lot of arrows at me, for which I had to choose to temporarily take my sword to resist, but one of the arrows still hit my armor. I was taken aback by this, but luckily I was wearing the armor that Mavi had given me, and I might have been shot through.
I was furious at this attack, and I was also angry at Gianna and Ronin, who used an extreme measure to release the ice ring into all directions, and our position, which was the center of the ice ring, was not affected, but everything that spread around it instantly froze everywhere it went. I've never seen such powerful magic, let alone the Night Elves of this era, and they're frozen before they know what's going on. Then, after gathering his strength, Ronin unleashed a firestorm that burned the Night Elves and the surrounding trees to ashes.
Maybe my movements were too big, or maybe Crassus suddenly sensed something, so he woke up in an instant, and was very angry when he saw our scene, he stopped his apprentice's behavior, and Luo Ning quickly put down his own continuation, and it was the cessation of his behavior, and the surrounding fire magic roasted the ice of the few remaining Night Elf knights who were frozen, and hurriedly fled with a few fateful Night Elf knights and mounts. And because of Crassus's anger, we didn't react in the first place, so we didn't continue to use magic to kill them all.
"Do you know what you're doing?"
Crassus scolded us, but I was obviously furious, angry that the dragon was just here to reprimand us for not helping.
"Change history, but I can't just watch them kill us, and I have to protect you. β
In the face of my rebuttal, Crassus at this moment seemed to be a bit of a virgin. This made me even more angry, and we got into an argument.
"If this can guarantee the ending, we will not regret to die. β
"That's your pedantic understanding, Crassus! Even if we were killed, such details would have happened, even if they would have changed the course of history, wouldn't they?"
"But that change is only sporadic and you're killing so many people now, it's going to be a sensation. β
"If it's just to eliminate the sensation, then we should kill the few who escaped. Instead of letting them go back!" I said, but I also knew that Crassus's reprimand was reasonable, and I made a mistake like killing people, yes, if we could kill all these Night Elves, it might still not change the world. But it's hard to do it now. Because it's impossible to find the Night Elves in the jungle at night. whereas
Crassus was even more angry at my attitude and realization, and of course I was too, he was too focused on the outcome.
"Are you doing this with the idea of a paladin?"
Hearing this, my fist wanted to punch him, yes, I didn't expect him to talk like that, to doubt my humanity, yes, would I want to do that if it wasn't for what he was worried about?
"If you think that our final result is a good outcome, then have you ever thought that there will be a better outcome? Wouldn't it be better for us to use our power to change history and win a better future? And now Ronin and Gianna are already very strong, if we can tell other forces, such as you dragon legions, and other mortals such as the Night Elves, what enemies are about to face, maybe we will win a better future, right?"
As I said this, Crassus just sighed and said something that really scarred me, and that it was something that directly affected us:
"For you, I existed 10,000 years ago, but if you change the present, do you think you, a human who will absolutely happen in the future, will you still appear? And even if there were humans, would the three of you be born?" said Crassus, and I couldn't help but feel genuinely excited about it, but that's not to the point. "And our rash actions, someone will clean up ours that shouldn't have been... We weren't supposed to be here. Crassus said, and at this time his body became more and more tired, and became sleepy again, but before we could digest what he said, and before we could help him, something strange happened, and a body that shook the ground came towards us, and with the arrival of that voice, the trees that had been roasted or frozen to death were reborn, and the dryads formed by the surrounding plants followed his steps. Of course, there are some other female Night Elves who resemble the body of a deer, and Isera is a natural understanding of this power, and physically she fits perfectly, but when I look up at the sky, I don't notice anything unusual. And at this time, a huge jungle guardian, or a powerful deer druid, appeared.
Yes, I've seen these male and female Night Elves on Mount Hyjal, but it's the first time I've seen them like dragons. But this time, we were nervous because we sensed how powerful he was. Apparently he's here to probe us, and while he's friendlier than the Night Elves, I've learned Crassus' words, and that we've killed so many Night Elves, so I think we'll have enough to drink a pot this time, and Gianna is ready to make a second move, after all, we don't want to die here.
And just as we were on the suffrage, Crassus, who was unconscious, pointed to the huge guardian of the jungle and said what he knew:
"I know you, I know you, but I can't remember your name. β
Obviously, the way Crassus pointed at him was a very unfriendly way, and it was also an attack gesture for some mages, such as Gianna, if she released the skill of Death Finger, this is such a gesture, and in the face of the power of Death Finger, I don't think even the powerful Guardian of the Jungle in front of me may not be able to retreat with all his body. But fortunately, he seemed to sense Crassus's friendliness and sincerity, so he did the same, and began to talk to us.
"I've heard all of your conversations, and some of them confirm one of my suspicions, but I'd like to know more... More on what you guys are talking about. β
"If you heard our conversation, you didn't destroy us as Crassus said, especially since I killed so many of your compatriots. β
Even though he said this, I was still so alert, and asked him rhetorically, to which he laughed:
"You had no choice but to destroy these trees to defend against the Night Elves' raids, and it wasn't intentional. β
"Destroy the trees, the Night Elves?"
His words made us look at each other, but Crassus explained why.
"They're demigods, and the Night Elves have never been the same race, but if you think they're the Jungle Guardians, they're the Night Elves. β
Crassus explained, and we nodded to each other. And the giant guardian of the jungle was trying to divert the topic, and he made an inner voice:
"The Night Elves are getting more presumptuous, the more they want what they can't get, especially now. β
"Now? Yes, right now. "I seem to know what he said, and that's what the demigod already knows, which is..."There's already that kind of threat?"
"You're some of the most polite," said the giant jungle guardian, and now I could tell from him that he had been in contact with demons, and that we were indeed aliens to this world, and that what was going on confirmed my suspicions. "Otherwise I wouldn't have talked to you like this, and you're stronger than them, and honestly I don't think I'll be able to beat you, even though it's my territory. β
"I don't think we need to clash, those enemies you think are also our enemies, after all, we are all creations of the world of Azeroth!"
"The world of Azeroth?" the figure asked, and Crassus said that we shouldn't say so much, and at this point I seemed to think that Azeroth seemed to be another name for a human, and that it had nothing to do with them.
"Well, if you think we can do anything we can do to help, maybe we can do something, trust us. We are not a threat to this world. "I ignored Crassus and still held my word, yes, now that I have reached this time, I must do something, rather than watch the situation get worse. But apparently the Guardian of the Jungle is almost identical to Crassus.
"The world is chaotic enough, but your very existence is the nature of this chaos, and when you suddenly appear in this world, it becomes more and more so, beyond the scattered demons we have seen. And you are obviously far more powerful than those demons. He said this, then turned to Gianna. "I suppose you're going to use a very evil kind of magic, and you're confident that you're going to knock me out. β
"If you can feel my strength, then you know for sure that I really don't want to do that, but like you, I have people I want to protect, and we are not in conflict, and we have a common enemy that we face. β
The Jungle Guardian was hesitant to hear Gianna say this, yes, he could feel our minimum sense of justice, and our sense of responsibility to the world, and the relationship of trust between us. And Luo Ning, who had been silent, also expressed his opinion, which also further offset the doubts of this huge jungle guardian.
"You know, we're lost here. As for who brought us here and why he brought us to this age, he must have his reasons, so if you are hostile to us, you had better seek his opinion first. β
"You're right, and I know it's the Bronze Dragon King's trick Nozdorm. β
"You know that bronze dragon, well, then I can say that our appearance is the will of the bronze dragon king. β
"But the question is, how could you have allowed him to use his unique spell to bring you into this world, the dragons will not favor mortals like you. β
"Maybe you're only half right. As I said this, I confronted him in the form of a dragon, and he was more and more surprised to see that I could conjure up like this, although a dragon like mine might be a little larger than he was now, but his surprise was certainly not because he was afraid of my power, but because he knew what it meant.
"This can't be, you're just a mortal, how can you become a dragon?, and I'm sure you're not a dragon at all, even though you have the appearance of a dragon. β
You're right, I'm just a mortal, but someone is a real dragon, I signaled to Crassus, and he doesn't seem to be able to do anything now, and it makes me feel strange, I don't think he's an ordinary disease now, but what's the reason? But although Crassus did not transform, the demigod did sense his strangeness in him, and after he observed Crassus very closely, he couldn't help but take a few steps back, yes, even if I turned into a dragon, I didn't let him do this, but the unconscious Crassus did, obviously he sensed the essence of Crassus.
"Maybe you know that he's not just an ordinary dragon, are you?"
"You're right, I'll reconsider, but for now I want you to stay here, and I promise you won't have any more trouble with Azhara or anyone else. β
"Azhara?" Ronin seemed to think of something, yes, he had been in the Moon Temple and had seen some books, although he had no intention of reading them at that time, just thinking about getting the Night Elves to intervene in our war with the Horde, but he still knew something. "Yes, yes, the head of the Night Elves is Azhara, but who are you?"
"I'm Cenarius. β
"The Lord of the Forest, I remember I've seen it in the Night Elf booksβ" Ronin said as a matter of course, but he seemed to have overlooked something, and that was that he seemed to have exposed something.
"Did you know me in books in your day? Maybe it's because I'm no longer there. Cenarius sighed, apparently feeling that we did feel that there was a bit of talk to us. "Maybe they're right, it's a scourge to keep you. But don't worry, I won't do things in secret, and I hope you stay here, after all, others may not be as friendly as me. β
"Well, I'm afraid we won't be able to go anywhere. β
Cenarius and his team left with that, leaving a few of us to watch them go. Yes, a few of us stayed here and watched this situation and had nothing to say to ourselves. It's just a matter of staying here for the time being. Spend the night in this vast forest.
Although the night at this time was much more beautiful than ours, and the air was fresher, and the trees were unusually luxuriant and strange, none of us was in the mood to appreciate it, but to check on Crassus, and I think he must have been hurt in some way to cause this, and not by exhaustion.
Likewise Gianna and Ronin also checked to see if he had been attacked by some magic, but unfortunately we didn't get any results, and the treatment of my Holy Light was fruitless, of course we suspected that it might be done by Cenarius, through the circumstances here, but my suspicions were quickly denied by myself. For I did not believe that the king of the forest would only do this to him, and not to the rest of us, and I was sure that Crassus's identity was already aware of him, so there was no reason why he should be in such a coma only for him and not for the rest of us, so there must be something else.
"Maybe Mavi will figure it out with her here. I said this, but at this time I suddenly realized a problem, that is, this was 10,000 years ago, at this time Mavi already existed, and it was also a nearly 1,000-year-old Night Elf, if she was here, she would definitely be able to find out the reason.
"Maybe we should go to her, but... She didn't know us at all, and we might have to travel for a long time. Ronin explained, of course, there was another main reason why she said this. "We can't position ourselves at all right now, and Cenarius probably doesn't want us to leave. β
It was at this time that Crassus woke up again, and he thought that he was not poisoned, nor was it caused by some other hazard, but a special kind of rejection, and the rejection of him by the world led him to this result, but I was a little unconvinced, because I was afraid that Crassus was afraid that I had spoken ill of Cenarius that caused him to keep silent like this.
However, it can be seen that this does not affect the life of Crassus, so another problem has come before me, I'm in need of food now, and what we have been carrying has been lost long since we entered the cave, and if we poach the prey here, it will only lead to our rupture. But the carcasses of those Nightblade Leopards are scorched again, and I'm afraid it's really hard for us to eat.
But just as we were thinking about how to get food, one of the surrounding dryads gave us some food, namely some fruit and meat, as well as water.
Again, we looked at each other to see if we were going to do anything about these foods. Especially when we saw the cooked meat wrapped in huge leaves, we couldn't help but swallow our own saliva, and we didn't do anything, you know, how could the king of the forest treat his people like this?
Especially when we hesitated and a pair of Night Elf Jungle Guardians in the form of a deer arrived, we became alert again. In particular, this female jungle guardian reminds me of the jungle banshees in the Night Elf position in Hyjal Mountain, but obviously she is much larger than them, and her Ruili appearance and kind appearance make people feel more intimate, and the relatively revealing natural dress makes it difficult for us to see.
"It's the food you gave us. β
"My father didn't want you to feel that he was being unkind to you, so we prepared some food for you. β
"Maybe you let us go is the best hospitality for us. β
Luo Ning also expressed his opinion, but the two Jungle Guardians looked at each other for this request.
"We didn't think about imprisoning you, you can leave, it's just that the environment around here is so terrible, maybe you'll like it better, at least we won't do you any harm, and even if you set out, it's better to do it during the day, and that's when the Night Elves are in bad spirits. β
"You're right, we all like to rest at night. But I'd love to know one thing, and I hope you'll tell us," I continued, "Do any of your people hope that we won't show up, or that our presence itself is some threat?"
"It's chaotic out there, and a lot of things from other worlds have entered our world, and you're just some of them. But you have to be kinder than they are, at least that's how it feels. β
"Yes, your father said that, but we want to know what the threat is out there, whether it's a giant demonic flaming stone, or a dingo-like creature with its teeth and claws, or some strange creatures that hate all living beings, as if... Like a demon. β
"That's right, that's right, and the title demon is a good counterpart!"
"Arthas!" said Crassus, "do you know what you're doing? β
"Well, I understand, I understand, then I'd better understand the history first. I said this, and the siblings looked obviously dazed, obviously not understanding what we were talking about, so I could only change the subject: "Your father is the king of the forest?"
"Yes, but I think you're worried about poisoning in our food, but we don't really have to. As he spoke, he ate a piece of meat and took a sip of water, and the female Guardian of the Jungle ate the fruit. "We don't do anything like that, please feel free to eat it. β
"Maybe you're right, but you know we have to be vigilant, in such a strange place, but I think we can trust you. I ate it, and when I was sure that it wasn't poisonous, I suggested that they could eat it, and we all gobbled it up, except for Crassus, who was unconscious, and we just gave him some water.
"Strange place, where did you come from?"
The siblings watched us gobble up and asked us more questions as they gave us more.
"Didn't your father tell you?"
The two men looked at each other, even a little strange, but in order to dispel our doubts, they told us the truth.
"Maybe my father doesn't want us to know your secrets, but can you tell us?"
The female Guardian of the Jungle asked, and given her voice and the food she offered us, I really had no reason to refuse. But...
"I really want to tell you, but knowing our secrets is not good for your future development, for example, your father is an example, he may know some bad possibilities for himself, so I suggest that you better not learn about our world. β
"Actually, we came here for this, and my father became very unhappy when he found out what was going on. β
"There's a personal factor, and there's a number of other factors. Anyway, he seems to have been frustrated by the fact that he has been frustrated by the fact that we have actually come out with some news that is not good for him, so our presence is a blow to him, even though we don't want to do it either. β
"I don't understand, do you know our fateβ" The male Guardian of the Jungle thought we were saying something funny, but in the eyes of each of us, he felt he was wrong. "Yes, you really should know. β
"Fate is almost inviolable, but knowing it is a terrible curse because it makes you feel powerless, although time may be a long time later, but now think about what it will look like... Hey, for example, I've seen my own apocalyptic scenes, really... Is. Luo Ning said from the bottom of his heart, but at this time he seemed to be like the king of the forest. What he realized was that apocalyptic scene for him: in a place like the end of the world, lifeless, seeing that he was about to be swallowed up by an endless burning army, but he was powerless to change all this, until Gianna arrived with a large number of Night Elf reinforcements, he felt a little relieved, but after a few spells, the demon army was still endless, he was not sure that Gianna would defeat the enemy, but he knew that he could not hold on...
If in our time, the new Demon King has promised that he will not intrude on our world after overthrowing Naozu and his Scourge Legion, and most of the remnants of the Burning Legion that remain in our world are also Deathwing, which has been consumed by the power to prevent the invasion of the Old Gods. Coupled with the fact that the only good character of the demon is to keep his promises, then the apocalyptic scenario he sees should not happen in our world. But that just means that it won't happen in our time period, it may not be the same in this time period, and there are only Night Elves here, and there are no other races in the Alliance. So it's probably her current self, and Gianna is indeed here. After thinking of this and determining something, Luo Ning felt even more desperate, and even broke the cup in his hand.
"No, no, no, I know, I know, how is this possible, how can this be here?"
I thought it was him with food poisoning, but I soon realized that it was something else, a hopeless sluggishness that had nothing to do with food.
"What's wrong with you?"
I asked solemnly, and it took him a long time before he reacted, and it made me feel as if he was about to say something he didn't want to say
"Remember what Khadgar said in his war diary when he first stepped into Northrend?"
I seem to have something in mind about this, but I don't remember a little, but Gianna seems to understand Ronin's feelings.
"He's feeling unusually sad, just like youβ" Gianna remembered the information, and soon she realized what Ronin meant. "He had insight into his fate when he stepped into Draenor, and he had insight into the possibility that the expeditionary force might be wiped out, and you also had an insight into it?"
"Remember what I told you about my final fate? I'm going to die here. β
Ronin said, I remember him talking about the details of his eventual fate, and his last scene was when he saw a horde of Night Elves led by Gianna fighting against the Burning Legion...
"I'll it...", I thought about what Luo Ning wanted to express, and it was true that such a thing could only happen under such circumstances, but there was still something that hadn't been said yet, "What about me?"
"If you don't show up, maybe we're separated, or..."
He didn't say anything, but I was sure what he was trying to say, and I couldn't help but talk to myself.
"I died before you?"
"I'm just worried. β
"What an ironic news!"
The three of us talked to each other more than these two Jungle Guardians thought. They obviously didn't know what we were talking about, but what they were sure of was that we seemed to be aware of our fate, and it would be soon.
"We don't understand what you're talking about, but it seems like a sad story. β
"It's as if you're aware of your fate, you're from the future, and you're not just planeswalking, are you? β
As the siblings asked, Crassus seemed to wake up again, as if to warn them that although he was not doing well at this time, he still insisted on his wishes.
"Do not try to see the future, knowing that it will not be good for you, nor for our existence. β
I'm very comfortable with Crassus's opinion about the two Guardians of the Jungle.
"Crassus is right, it won't be good for you to have an eye on the future, and if I did, maybe it wouldn't be good news for you, like your father, who seems to have deduced some bad information about us, such as his ultimate fate. β
"That is, you are indirectly telling him that his future is not very good, but can you tell me? β
"No, young Guardian of the Jungle, insight into the future will only lead you to a tragic fate. Just like these human beings, the two men launched their own fates, and such fates are often tragedies, and even more tragic are that these tragedies are about to happen, so..."Crassus tried to say something, but his situation was wrong again, he fell into a semi-coma again, and the female jungle guardian next to him understood something, and reminded his brother:
"My father seems to have taught us that. β
"Hey, if the final fate is to happen after all, then what's the difference between knowing, and not knowing, and I can still prevent it, so I want to know what will happen to me in the future, my name is Zalta, the eldest son of Senarius, the king of the forest. β
"Zartha?" I'm sorry I haven't heard of it, I said of course, yes, I don't know any demigods, only a few Night Elves like Mavi, but at this time, Ronin seems to recognize something, and what did I perceive?
"Zarta, I remember the centaurs seemed to believe in this demigod, saying that they were... Is it an ancestor?"
Ronin seemed to think of something when he said this, after all, he had been with centaur dwarven knights for a long time during the battle with the Horde, but when he talked about centaurs, and when I thought of Mavi, I suddenly realized something, and that was that he said that Zarta was mentioned by Mavi to Thrydes, and I thought of it all. He was the ancestor of the centaurs, the husband of the disgusting Princess Thrydes. The demigod who died at the hands of his perverted wife.
"Wait!" inadvertently. I quickly put Luo Ning down and used my hand to close his mouth, and Luo Ning thought of something, and Luo Ning also thought of something, so he was a little overwhelmed.
"yes, I see, I shut up. β
Ronin said this, and such an action made Zarta even more confused and curious.
"Is there anything strange?"
"Nothing. "I spared him many times and looked at Zarta closely, I could hardly imagine it, but I didn't think he was anything out of the ordinary, but to confirm my suspicions, I asked him a question. "What do you think is a beauty? or is it something like hers, or is it a sister of yours?" I said, gesturing to Gianna and his sister.
"To be honest, I think they're all pretty women, but what do you want to say?"
"Nothing, I just want to say, I'm just giving you one piece of advice, don't shake your sexuality. "My words angered the Jungle Guardian a bit, but my attitude in the face of my atmosphere was very firm and made him realize that I was really good for him. "I mean really, I'm not going to tell you your ultimate fate, because you... I don't want to know at all. β
"What do you mean?!"
"Trust me, knowing that your fate will not end well, believe me, please don't ask, I am really good for you, and I hope you can remember my words and ensure your sexual orientation. β
I said this, causing his sister to laugh, as well as the surrounding jungle.
"That's... Thanks, I'll remember. I hope you will be pleased with my hospitality. Zarta turned away as she spoke, and she felt dazed as she watched his sudden departure, leaving only the female Jungle Guardian. Still, she tried to ask me a question.
"That fate wouldn't be good, would it?"
"By the way, I want to know if you and he are a brother or sister. Forget it, don't answer my question, I think I've said enough, and of course if there's anything likely to change his fate, I want you to introduce him to a beautiful and gentle wife, not a monster or whatever, that's really crucial. β
"I see, I'll follow your advice. "The Jungle Guardian thanked us and introduced herself. "By the way, I haven't explained myself yet, I'm Lunara, the eldest daughter of Cenarius. β
"Thank you for your hospitality, and I apologize for the unfriendliness we may have, but what I can say is that there may be a war of the century soon, and I hope you will be prepared for it, and we will be on your side. And I would say that we will be victorious, albeit at the cost of sacrifice, and I hope that we will die at the hands of the enemy, not at the hands of our own. β
"I understand, future visitors. I will tell my father so that he can make the right choice. β
"They think we're a threat and want to get rid of us?" Gianna asked, and Lunara made no secret of it.
"Yes, mighty mages, but they don't think it's fair, because they sense that you're against demons, and you're powerful warriors. Although it is not clear to us what the purpose is. β
"Actually, it was the Bronze Dragon King who brought us here, he... He saved us at a critical moment and brought us to this era. β
"But if the Bronze Dragon King brought you here for some purpose, I will convince my father to make him make a just and wise choice. β
"Thank you!"
"Goodbye, then, as my eldest brother said, if you ask for anything, just ask, and any message you have can reach us through the trees of the forest. β
"Good, good. I want to know a map about this world, though. It's a long way back in time. β
"I'll give you a copy. As she spoke, Lunara ordered one of the surrounding trees to carry out the order, and soon a map was handed to us, and when we gathered around and looked at it together, we found that the world was very different from ours, and there was no Northrend, the Eastern Continent, and Kalimdor at all, but only a Pan Continent. The entire Endless Sea is inland! And the Night Elves' sphere of influence is almost six or seven percent of the map.
Not only did we all express nervousness, because it was so different from ours. But for the sake of explanation, we can only say another fact.
"Indeed, this is the time of the Night Elves..."
"But there are also dwarves, minotaurs, and it seems that their history is very long. β
"How come there are no trolls?"
Gianna noticed the anomaly, but Lunara explained why.
"They're the first target of the Night Elves, so they're scarce now. Lunara explained, adding that she realized, "That's right. They and the Night Elves are hostile to each other, and they can still maintain a balance to some extent, but according to this momentum, maybe they will not last a few hundred years before they will be completely invaded by the Night Elves. β
"Yes, maybe more than a few hundred years...", I thought of course, yes, although the Night Elves were the strongest mortal force in our time, they were not strong enough to occupy two-thirds of the world, but at this point I realized that there was a little too much. And this made Lunara curious.
"So what kind of creature are you, he looks like a sub-elf or a sub-troll, and you don't have anything like you to find a similar existence, no kind like you. β
"We are a race that evolved later. It's called human... I think you'll name us that in the future, uh... I think it's better for us to stop asking each other questions like this, or we should be selective about answering each other's questions. β
"Seems right... But if we don't ask each other questions, what are we going to do here?"
"You're right, maybe I shouldn't have let you know that we're from the future. β
"Then can you tell me what kind of world the future world will be, better than this era, or worse than this era, or. β
"I... All I can say is that our world may not be very kind to you... And it's also not calm, but you can always see hope clearly no matter what. Even if our fate is bleak in the end, we believe in the future, we believe in hope, and we believe that we can change the future and make our world continue. Although our mortals who only have a hundred years of lifespan are not worth mentioning compared to your long lifespan, our legacy can make us perpetuate, and even if we die, we will do our part to fight for the living. β
I said this, obviously he was a little moved, and she didn't ask me any questions, but turned to leave.
"It's been a long time since I've been touched like this, I hope you find your way. β
"May the Light bless you. I said this, and she left, but Gianna and Ronin did not seem to be interested in my conversation, and felt that I had some indifference, but we had gained some things, such as the goodwill of the forest, and enough food. and a stable resting environment.
After a long day, it's time to rest, just in case we set up a protective film and summon the water element to protect our rest. Before the break, though, I went to check on Crassus, and I knew he would be mad if he found out what I had just said to the heir of Cenarius, but I couldn't help it, who made me talk like that. And we're on their turf, and if we don't say anything, I feel sorry for their hospitality. Especially that Zarta, we already know his fate, and if we can do anything, we can only remind him of some good points.
I thought so, but when I finally checked Crassus's condition, I found that he was very weak now, but I felt that he was sure that he would never be so weak, at least to be able to stand or refute me, so what was he going to do?
After thinking about it, I seemed convinced that he must be doing something, and I decided to observe it carefully, after all, if he went crazy and killed us in suicide, it might not be impossible for them dragons.
I told Gianna this information during the break, and Gianna quickly thought of a possibility, that is, there is a presence worth guarding during this time period, that is, the Red Dragon Queen Alexstasa, he must want to tell his queen about the invasion of the Burning Legion, after all, in our conversation, I have always tended to prepare earlier to have a better chance of winning, maybe this realization has also made his psychology agree, and he and the queen already exist in this time period, he will not worry like us about the mistake of time, so we did not appear in the endγ
I think Gianna's guess is very reasonable, but for us, our existence is likely to have caused a time error, so it is better to carry this matter through to the end, to see the world, to fulfill our identity and responsibility as a pioneer to do our part against the Burning Legion, maybe if we complete this mission and move the guardian dragons, they may also teleport us back to their own world.
So we rested, but we had an extra eye to observe Crassus.
Late that night, even the water elemental didn't know how much he had stretched, Crassus woke up, he used the water elemental's trust in him, and released a spell on these water elements, the purpose of this spell was to prevent Gianna from noticing that he was awake, and he also took advantage of this time to clean up the leftovers we had saved, and then took the map and turned in another direction, and after checking the map, he tried to transform, but nothing moved.
Sure enough, as I suspected, he was ready to act, but in order not to startle the snake, we didn't take any action, but the water elemental observed him, but to our surprise, even so, he still wanted to get out of here. Gianna and I didn't think about following him for this choice, but thought that since he couldn't transform, we should just follow him then, but he soon turned back. I think he didn't know the path himself, but what happened next made me realize that things might not be so simple, and he went in some other directions, but the result was still back to where he was. He's lost, but is this possible, and why does he want to try to leave alone, in his current state, encountering a demon is a dead end, he won't know his current state, so what is he doing?
"What do you think he's doing?"
"He may be trying to find his way home, and yes, he is the only one who has a home at this time. β
"Then he will get lost when he walks, how can he go home?
"I think he's confirming something?"
"Are you sure you're not getting lost or bearing?"
He seemed to be checking to see if they had a companion. Gianna frowned as she said this, and she continued to explain her guess. "The Night Elves and the Lord of the Forest were aware of us when we came into this world, but I suspect that there must be someone else who is aware of us as well. β
"What do you mean by that?"
I asked Gianna, who had been watching the world closely, and I thought she must have some strange understanding, so I asked, and sure enough, she did realize something:
"You know, the power of the guardian dragon is far greater than that of the king of the forest just now, and if he is aware of us, then it is impossible for Alexstasa, the king of life, not to be aware of Crassus's presence, and there is no reason not to be aware of us, so I think the next one we will face is the guardian dragon. Crassus, perhaps just wanted to be sure that he was being watched by his own kind. β
"So he's talking to himself stupidly in front of a few trees right now, and he's his kindred?"
"The Red Dragons are all watching over every mortal race in their own form, and Crassus is the one who watches over us humans and the High Elves. So I think it's possible that she's also spying on the King of the Forest, and the best of that possibility is the Big Tree, after all, there are countless trees, and the King of the Forest can't be connected to each of them. β
I nodded frequently at Gianna's explanation.
"You're right, they seem to have turned into dragons talking to Crassus, and they're staring at us, and we've been discovered. β
"If it's discovered, then we'll step up and be better. Gianna said this, and I felt that I really shouldn't be hiding anything from it, so we stood up and walked into them.
They have apparently been talking about it for some time as well. The two giant trees looked at us carefully, though I was sure they had been looking at me for a long time. And I realize now that the dragon in front of me is them.
"I saw you turn into a dragon, but you don't seem to be one of us. "One of the trees asked me what I felt compelled to explain to him. "And the magic that this lady unleashed just now, we almost couldn't stand it, but luckily, this kindred seems to hear our inner cry. β
As they said this, I seemed to think of the main reason why Crassus was shouting to stop, that Ronin's firestorm was already threatening his own kind, and I was even more convinced that the two trees were indeed the Red Dragon, not the Lord of the Forest.
"You can only have such abilities with the Queen's bounty, and apparently I am one of them, and the spells she unleashed on the Night Elves may only be part of her ability, and she has more power than she can show. β
"You're right, just now the king of the forest seems to be afraid of this lady's power, you don't seem to have the ability of a bronze dragon, as for you but you are very young, I don't remember when the queen introduced a foreign race to become our red dragon, unless, as you say, you come from the future. It's incredible, only Nozdorm has this ability, and he won't give this ability to anyone, and of course no one can learn it, so you really brought it from Nozdorm?"
"You're right, but he does have the ability to teleport people to other time periods. I said this, and turned to Crassus with a reproachful tone. "If you go, maybe you should say it. β
"Iβ" said Crassus, looking even more tired, and this time I didn't think he was pretending, but more like he was tired, but still holding on to his opinion. "We don't have much time left, we have something to tell the Queen, and you'd better not come along. Crassus said to me, but I was reluctant, and I thought Crassus should have been more hospitable, that is, let us into his house.
"I don't think you'll be able to express yourself clearly. "I said to Crassus, who wanted to argue with me about something, but he didn't have the strength to do it. I turned to the two trees: "If you don't express it clearly, maybe it's a mistake, so let's go together." β
"If you think it is necessary to see the Queen, then go yourself, there is no need to involve us. We have our duty, and you know we're not here to play the wooden man game. β
"Of course I know, you're there to spy on other races, but can I say I don't know the way? β
"Just because we show you the way, expose us, you know that if we turn back, we will expose ourselves."
"I think it's necessary, you don't want your Queen's dearest consort to die in the wilderness. I accuse Crassus of this. "He seems to have a strange illness, and I think only the queen can save him, so..."
"What's his name, I've heard you say he's Crassus, and although it's short for our dragon name, I'm sure he's not our Queen's consort. β
"You all have disguised names, his name for us mortals is Crassus, but his real name is Cleostraz!"
"Claostraz?" one of the trees almost laughed, distrusting us. "The queen would send her favorite spouse on a surveillance mission?"
"But that's just the way it is. I said solemnly, reiterating my request. "We are from the future, and our message will definitely change your fate, and you should know that the threat from this world is getting closer, and our presence may have changed the timeline, so you must prepare early!"
The two giant trees looked at each other, at a loss for what to do with such a thing.
"Shall we show up here without permission to take the King of the Forest?"
"We got their permission and we were allowed to leave. β
"But we'll anger him by exposing your whereabouts for you. β
"The point is that you've exposed your whereabouts, which has nothing to do with you taking us away, and maybe what you get is more valuable than our information, trust me. β
"Maybe you're right. "The two giant trees quickly turned into dragon forms, and motioned to the Luo Ning next to us!
"Don't take him with you. At this time, Crassus woke up and said this. It makes me wonder that he would arrange it this way. "We will be back soon. β
So we did, and I drove Gianna and Crassus to our destination, and along the way, they didn't ask what we wanted to say, maybe they knew all the conversation we had just had, and of course they believed everything we said, like I was from the future. And there are indeed disasters, but the point is that their duty is not to do so, but to spy on the king of the forest. Their self-exposure of their behavior in this way may cause contradictions between the two forces, especially at this time, but there is no way, they were persuaded by me at the time, although they may regret it now, but now there is no going back.
But I think we should go back in a different way, not by flying, like teleportation, but obviously it looks like this era, but obviously these two dragons don't know about such magic. However, they have a special way, that is, through a kind of passage, quickly towards the destination, and I can't see the surrounding environment at all, but there are special clouds all around, and I can't observe the specific location of their home, and the surrounding environment, and I don't even know the direction and height, maybe this is their special method, after all, every guardian dragon doesn't want other aliens to know the location of their home.
We flew east all night, and at dawn we arrived at a mountain with peaks through the clouds, and more and more red dragons appeared in our field of vision, and the closer we got to our destination, the more red dragons we saw, and this number also made me feel terrible, they numbered in the thousands, like the number of inhabitants in our cities, but if we formed a team of tens of thousands of red dragons, I think even the Burning Legion of our time would be difficult to resist. I became more and more aware of how violently the Burning Legion had hit this Red Dragon Legion 10,000 years ago, and of course, in reality, we passed through them and were attracted by all their eyes, as if we were lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Especially Crassus and Gianna, and I also heard some of their conversations:
"What race are the two mortals on the back of that red dragon, and why did you bring them here? β
"But I think that male mortal is more like someone... I just feel. β
"But how do I feel like the dragon carrying them doesn't seem to be of our species. β
We didn't know how to respond, but luckily they didn't have anyone in our way, maybe the Red Dragons who brought us here were of a high level, but as we got closer and closer to the center, things changed, and the two Red Dragons had to explain the reason to some of the Red Dragon Guards.
That is, the two dragons who led the way said that the two of them were forced, and it was we who were arguing to let them see their queen, and they gave in. They said this with a look of regret on their faces, as if they felt they had done something wrong, or that they were more shy than I thought.
But when it comes to shyness, I looked at Crassus, I think this, Crassus is too far behind them, for example, he pit Ronin three times and twice, and after we have helped so much, he doesn't care about us, and after new difficulties, he still thinks of us... Although it is necessary in hindsight, as a friend, it can make people feel that he is very deceitful.
Most of these answers were fooled by the layers of guards inside, but when we were about to reach our destination, there was an accident, this place was heavily guarded, and the size of the guards was significantly larger than any other place. When the two heads take the lead and elaborate on the process. Of course, I also explained the reason why we met the Queen, that the dragon on our back needed the Queen's healing, and that we had important information to tell her, and as for my identity, I explained that I was a mortal who had recently received the Queen's favor. The guards were almost convinced, after all, there had been no queen who had tried to assassinate them for thousands of years, and more importantly, they knew what it meant to be given the ability to become a red dragon like me. But at this time, the unexpected happened, Crassus woke up, and he said something that should not have been said, which made the scene embarrassing.
"Where is this?"
Hearing this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, yes, as a red dragon with hundreds of thousands of years of age, it is impossible to forget the appearance of the door where he passed by. So his identity was questioned, and that began to question my identity. The same two dragons who took the lead also regretted that they had not determined anything or how such an accident had occurred.
"Damn, I should have known we should have confirmed your identity. β
"He's just tired, and you know, it's just a distant memory of him, and if you know what he's been through for 10,000 years, you won't question why he hasn't forgotten his home. β
"I'm sure he's a red dragon, a red dragon trapped in a mortal body, but I wonder if you've deprived him of this ability?"
One of the guards questioned me, and I decided to go the other way: I flew over a dragon with a lead and took human form. Then the three of us landed on his back in such a way that I had not deprived him of my strength, as well as to show myself for who I really was, and I wanted to reassure him with such sincerity that everything I said was true.
"I would say that I, like the lady next to me, are mortal. β
I took it for granted, and as I was doing so, they suddenly became unusually respectful of me, but I soon realized that they were not directed at me, but at the huge figure behind me, and just when I thought it was the Queen, I realized that it was not. There was another male red dragon who, in terms of his size, was almost the same as the guardian dragon, at first I thought it was Alexstasza coming, but I found out that it wasn't, but from his impression, I realized that this red dragon was completely as wise as a guardian dragon, especially when he made a sound, and I was sure that he was completely in control of our current destiny, such as getting through smoothly, or treating us as assassins.
"I think you're right, mortal!" the huge figure spoke, and I felt like I had something to say. "The Queen was aware of your presence when you arrived here, and she made your fate entirely dependent on my decision. That is to say, I will decide your fate. β
He said sincerely, and I felt a little nervous about it, because I knew that he must be Alexstaza's most trusted spouse, but as a spouse, are you sure that he would not do those deceitful things? especially Crassus, I remember that I seemed to know that he was Alexstaza's new favorite for tens of thousands of years, so as the most powerful spouse in the first place, he would not use the public for personal gain? I think it is necessary to say something good about this.
"I think you must be wise, we thought when we came that there might be a bad thing, but I believe the message I brought was worth the risk, but I want you to know it before deciding our fate. β
"You are cunning, and the cunning queen has given you the ability to transform into one of our people. β
"Yes, perhaps you will find out that I may not only have been blessed by a queen, but if I had not received his gift, perhaps I would not have been mortal. β
When the dragon heard me say this, he couldn't help but look at me closely, his nose close to me, and I felt like I was about to suffocate in a puff of mist.
"Okay, okay, I got it. But you know, you weren't supposed to be here, and the queen is hesitating... I think you know what I mean, so I'd advise you to be careful. β
"You're right, but the Queen has given you the right to decide, and some information is better not to leave us rotting in our stomachs. And I think it's best not to try to ask me all the questions you might have about you alone, because the information you get may not be satisfactory to you. β
"That's right, thank you for the reminder. But your presence has been exposed. The number of queen's spouses is a certain amount, and if there is one more, it must mean the death of another, so you are targeting me. β
"No, no, no. "I explain it this way, maybe you have mistaken my identity, I am not the Queen's consort.
"Are you sure?"
To my surprise, he was so suspicious, but I didn't realize why he was suspicious, and I decided to follow his words, though I probably didn't quite understand them.
"Of course I'm sure. β
"And you still insist on coming here, do you know your fate?"
"Of course!"
"Well, answer me a question, do you know who I am? If you can answer correctly, I'll let you in, if you can't I'll give you a chance to escape. β
He returned to the topic and said so firmly, I couldn't help but be at a loss for this, yes, I don't know who he is, I don't know a lot about the history of the red dragon, or remember some, but almost forget it, and Gianna is also speculating, but all the time because of Crassus, the information about the red dragon is a secret, but she still remembers a huge skull, but she doesn't remember, or is not sure that the skull is his, after all, there are so many queens' spouses, and most of them died in Grimbaatar...
But just as we hesitated, Crassus suddenly sensed something and woke up, and recovered a lot more and explained his problem:
"You are Tyranna Strissa, Queen Alexstasa's first consort!"
I was shocked to hear this, and I suddenly thought of something, and so did Gianna, who did not expect that the giant dragon skull on display in the Dalaran Museum was his.
He laughed out loud when he heard this, perhaps because he was so proud, that he didn't notice the difference between me and Gianna, after all, if he had been cunning, he would have sensed some of our thoughts, and might have deduced his fate, but in fact he was not as wise as I thought, or maybe pride blinded him to the details.
"You're right, little dragon, you have not only spoken my name, but also my title and the respect you have for me. β
"Maybe we have a lot more to offer, I just hope you let me in, I know what I'm about to face. β
"Alright then, I'll send you to our queen myself. β
They exchanged glances with each other, and the dragon seemed to be saying something to Crassus, and he just nodded, and I seemed to sense something, such as they knew each other, and reminded each other, but this feeling, as if it was a farewell to the execution ground, but Gianna and I definitely didn't think so, after all, we didn't think he should be like this, because we knew how much Alexstasa loved Crassus. And she was very affectionate indeed, but Gianna seemed to sense something, and she began to prepare something, and because of the inconvenience, she did not consult with me in any way, and became silent, ready to deal with the possible threat.
The three of us got on his back and flew deeper. Through a passage formed by a special layer of clouds, and when we pass through the passage, we immediately feel as if we have entered another world, and we unconsciously arrive at the mouth of a cave, and after entering, we feel another environment similar to light and heat. Although I didn't feel much of the environment, I felt a little hot, but for Crassus he enjoyed it. Not long after we entered the mouth of the cave, the red dragon Tyranus stopped and knelt down into the depths, in the manner of their red dragons. Head-down, one of his wings in front of his chest, a sign of respect for the figure in the curtain made of vines.
"My dear, I brought them here. β
"I see, my most eternal love, Tyranus. An elegant voice replied, yes, I could be sure that it was indeed Alexstasa, but it was unusually young and sweet compared to my time. Now that I think about it, he did go through so much... But compared to my feelings, Crassus looked very painful, yes, I could clearly feel that this feeling was Crassus's jealousy. I almost laughed at that, but that's when I noticed Gianna's strangeness, she was a little nervous at the moment, and I could understand that, yes, if he tried to keep the balance, he might kill us, but I don't think so, because when we met Nozdorm, maybe everything would make sense.
"My Queen"
Crassus wept bitterly, and it was evident that I sensed that he was not just jealous in my narrow mind, but also for other reasons, such as his feelings. Or the feeling of dying at the hands of his lover. At the same time, the curtain was rolled up, and we did see her true face, and sure enough, like her voice, she now looked more menopausal than what I had seen before, such as his scales were a bright red, not a dark red, and of course, her demeanor, which was obviously more pleasant, not that it looked like there were many wrinkles at that time, and the countless dragon eggs around were waiting for her to hatch in their free and dry straw nests, yes, this may be what the dragon was like in the old days, if their dragons wanted to take over the mortal world, we had no power to stop them, but obviously such a comfortable environment does make people feel that she may really have no desires, or maybe her loving mood is gradually formed in such a harmonious environment...
I wondered what I was looking at, and their conversation brought me back to reality.
"I suppose you can allow me to talk to them alone, okay?"
"Of course, my Queen. β
Tyranus departed, and not long after he left, Crassus could not contain his inner feelings and began to weep bitterly.
"Queen, even if the whole world does not know me, I know that you must know me, and I know that you will see me. β
"Yes, of course I knew that you would come to see me while you were talking to the King of the Forest. It's just that I feel like we'll have to wait for someone to confirm my suspicions. Like what happens in a timeline where two different individuals appear at the same time, or just one?", Alexstasa said, and it was at this point that a figure appeared, and he made us even more stunned.
"Is he?" Yes, the red dragon in front of me makes me extremely familiar, and it stands to reason that there should indeed be a presence of him, but his appearance still shocks my heart a little. It's just that compared to us, Crassus is even more so. Yes, being in front of another self is enough to shock himself.
"You summoned me, my queen!"
He asked Alekstad eagerly and expectantly, although he didn't do some of the necessary respects like Tyranus, it didn't mean that the red dragon in front of him didn't respect the queen, so it can be seen that he must have been approved by the queen to some extent, obviously this honor belongs only to this spouse, and indeed we believe that he does have such treatment, and we all stared at this sick dragon, obviously he didn't find us the size of a worm to him...
(This chapter is over 20,000 words and cannot be described, so it will continue in the next chapter.) οΌ
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