Chapter Twenty-Five: The End of the Troll Civilization
The half-day blizzard directly caused the area covered by the magic to accumulate more than a meter of snow, and when it approached, it was bitterly cold. It took half a month for the snow to completely melt, and the snow water doubled the size of the lake. When the snow melted, the ground was littered with troll corpses that would have taken a long time to dispose of. If left untreated, the corpse will decompose and cause a plague that will spread to disaster, and even pollute the surrounding forest, making it a barren place. After some discussion, Darth Rema ordered all the trolls' corpses to be gathered and burned by the mage using magic.
The corpses of the trolls that were gathered together were like a small mountain, and it was shocking to watch. Under the flames of the mages, the smoke drifted into the sky with the smell of corpses. Moon Shadow looked at the corpses of the trolls burning in the flames, and he wondered if they had failed. The trolls invaded without incident, and the corpses burning in the flames might have been Night Elves, but more likely they were put on the barbecue grill to become food for the trolls.
Three days later, Atherine came with the news that the newly formed Pandaren Empire in the south had defeated the Zendalar Empire, and that the Trolls were now empty inside. Azhara ordered Darth Rema to lead the lead army directly towards the Amani Empire, followed by Harves and Varoson with another large army to support, this time directly destroying the two Troll Empires of Amani and Gulabash, thus avoiding the threat of the trolls. Moon Shadow was instructed to lead a small team and Astrana's sentinels to cooperate with the cleanup of the remnants of the trolls scattered in Ashen Valley, this is the early troll scouts scattered into Ashen Valley, most of them are high-level stalkers, and if they are left alone, it will be a great threat to the young Night Elves living in Ashen Valley. Since Mavi and the members of the squad from the previous raid were badly injured and did not follow the army, the temple sent another high-ranking priest to replace Mavi to lead the priesthood. Mavi and the others stayed behind to help Lunaris clean up the scattered troll scouts. This clean-up mission took a total of half a year, and these high-level stalkers have quite strong survivability in the wild, and they are all stealth masters, which has caused a lot of trouble for their encirclement and suppression.
This is the second time that Moon Shadow has come to Astrana, unlike the last time, he has not been ostracized by the local Night Elves, he has heard that Moon Shadow has fought valiantly on the front line to defend their homeland, and has stayed in the Gray Valley for half a year to clean up the remaining trolls for their safety, and the Night Elf civilians and those sentries here respect him very much. The Night Elf children looked at him with adoration in their eyes, and even a child ran up to him and handed him a wild fruit he had picked himself. Moon Shadow's heart was hot, and looking at the faces and eyes of these people, he suddenly felt that everything was worth it.
The bright full moon hung in the sky, the moon shadow lay on the roof, and the starlight sprinkled on him through the canopy, looking at the bustling moon shadow of the small city at night, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile of relief. Mavi sat next to him, and the relationship between the two had tightened a lot since that time.
"I've received orders from the Queen." The moon film line turned to the sky and said lightly.
"What did she say?" Mavi asked, raising an eyebrow.
"The mentor asked me to take the team to the front line to help Darth Rema and them!" Moon Shadow sat up slowly, and said slowly.
"When are you going?" Mavi asked as quickly as she could.
"Just for a few days." Moon Shadow said as she closed her eyes.
"I'll go with you." Mavi squeezed out a smile and said.
"Actually, after the attrition of the war between Zandalar and the Pandaren Empire, the interior of the trolls is already very empty. Under the attack of Dasrema, Amani had abandoned their capital, Zuaman and Gulabash, concentrated in Zurghrab, and now they could only resist hard, and it was only a matter of time before they were breached. I'm not like Darth Rema who can command armies, and I don't have the strength of Harveys, it's the same whether I go or not, the queen just wants me to mix up some merits and increase my prestige by the way. Moon Shadow shook her head and said.
"Don't be presumptuous, after all, we are still very young, but you are already very powerful. You don't know, do you? Your name has spread among the elven civilians, who call you "Dawnstar", and there are many young Night Elves who adore you. A smile appeared on Mavi's lips and she said to Moon Shadow.
"Dawn Star" hehe, it's a nice name. But what do I have to worship! Anyway, I couldn't remember my name, because I could only think of the word Moonshadow at the time, Lilith. Since you have given me this name, I will surely illuminate the last darkness for you like the stars of dawn. Moon Shadow smiled and said.
"You are a high-ranking professional who has slain more than a dozen trolls by yourself, and you are the only disciple of the Queen. He was still the youngest magician, and even a high-ranking warrior. It's normal for them to adore you! Mavi said as she counted.
"Don't go this time!" Moon Shadow turned and grabbed Mavi's small hand, looked into Mavi's eyes, and whispered, with a hint of pleading in her tone. Mavi was stunned by this sudden scene, and her face suddenly darkened, but fortunately, the cover of the night Moon Shadow didn't see it, "I won't go, who will save you when you encounter the danger like last time." Mavi squirmed and tried to withdraw her little hand from Moon Shadow's hand, but Moon Shadow grabbed it tighter instead. I don't want to see you hurt anymore! Looking at Ma Wei's somewhat dodgy eyes, Moon Shadow said solemnly. Listening to Moon Shadow's sincere words, Mavi felt her heart pound, and her ears burned a little. Mavi felt embarrassed now, she had never been so busy, and she couldn't help but think that if her brother Garrod saw this, she would definitely burst into laughter. A ruthless heart, Mavi suddenly took a bite on Moon Shadow's hand, and then quickly pulled out the pinched little hand and fled with a black face.
Three days later, Moon Shadow left Astrana with his team, and many Night Elves came to see him off, but he still couldn't convince Mavi. This girl has her own pride and persistence, and perhaps it is because of this that Moon Shadow likes her. With the blessings of the Night Elf civilians, Moon Shadow and his team vanished into the jungle.
The Valley of Thorns, located in the south of the Twilight Forest and the Wild West, is perhaps the largest area of Azeroth, a little larger than the Grey Valley. The dense jungle hides a multitude of trolls. The Valley of Thorns is a vast rainforest area with continuous showers and an unbearable humid climate. It makes the Night Elves, who are accustomed to the cool and refreshing forests, very uncomfortable. An army of nearly 300,000 Night Elves used Zukunda as a makeshift base in the northern part of the jungle. Now preparing to attack Zur Grab, located in the easternmost part of the Valley of Thorns, this is the birthplace of the Gulabash civilization and their capital, the essence of the thousand-year-old wealth of the troll civilization! As long as this place is breached, the entire troll civilization will have to be declared over.
The army was encamped in the middle of the Valley of Thorns, just west of Zulghrab, next to the largest lake in Azeroth, known as Lake Neferiti. The lake is full of sludge and reptiles, and swimmers will know how painful it is when they fall into it. The little fish that lives in the lake has sharp teeth like a sword, and he will eat anything that falls into the lake. However, under the magic of the upper elves, all the other creatures here have been banished and turned into a private swimming pool.
After leaving Ashenvale, it took Moon Shadow and them to finally reach their destination, where Darth Lema and Harvey greeted him warmly. Then he told him about the current state of the war, and the trolls could not match the magic of the upper elves, and hid in Zulghrab. Moreover, a large amount of poison has been placed around this area, and the protective elves of the moat will not be able to attack it for a while.
After several days of deliberation, the Night Elves are ready to use another large-scale magic attack, this time by more than 30,000 magicians, which will be larger and more destructive than the one in Ash Valley. Moon Shadow couldn't help but think of the mountains of troll corpses in Ashenvale, but the last time the trolls invaded and they fought to defend their homeland, they didn't feel too burdened, but this time it was their invasion, and this one-sided slaughter made Moon Shadow very uncomfortable. But he knew it was the best way to get more Night Elves home safely and not die in the process.
Rolling dark clouds covered the sky across Zulghrab, and the trolls who had escaped in the Ashen Valley knew what was coming, but there was nothing they could do. The wind whistled with ice chips and swept across Zulghrab like the end of the world. Many trolls couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out of the city, and suddenly the Night Elf archers who had been guarding the city with thousands of arrows shot the trolls who escaped from the city into a sieve. Moon Shadow had also killed many trolls, but he was completely shocked to see this scene, and the screams of the trolls resounded throughout the sky. It stands to reason that each creature should have its own right to live in this world. And this war may directly destroy this troll civilization, and from then on make them disappear from the history of Azeroth.
More than 10,000 people at a time kept non-stop output, half a day and a change to recover their magic, day and night, Zur Graib was shrouded in a blizzard directly for a week, and the thickness of the snow directly overflowed the city wall. The water in the moat also condensed into ice, and the ground was covered with frozen insects and leaves of large trees, and it became a dead ground under the magic of the upper elves. Surrounded by the corpses of trolls who once ruled most of Kalimdor, they also established two twin empires of trolls - the Gulabash Empire in the southeastern jungle and the Amani Empire in the central forest. There was little camaraderie between the two empires, but wars rarely broke out. At that time, their greatest common enemy was the third largest empire, the Angela civilization. Angela, who rules the Far West, are intelligent insectoid creatures. These intelligent insectoids are eager to expand their territory and are very evil. Angela is committed to eliminating all non-insect creatures from Kalimdor, but the fact that the trolls are still alive and the bugs are gone is proof of that.