Chapter 248: Elune's Shadow
Before going to the Moonlight Glade to save Malfurion, there was another, more important thing.
Before coming to Mount Hyjal, Jiang Weihan and Anna agreed that the Nightmare King had absorbed the energy of the World Tree to become so powerful. In order to prevent more people from falling into a deep sleep, they must stop the Nightmare King's actions.
After examining the World Tree, Morten affirmed this fact.
"The inside of this World Tree has been contaminated with Nightmare Essence."
When Brower came to his senses, he felt the pain wailing of Nodashir, which he could empathize with. The druids who were freed from the accusation were guilty. They were only recently in Vandal. Led by the Deer Helm, the power of the Nightmare Essence was completely activated, and it was they who personally pushed the fate of the Night Elves to the brink of destruction.
"Then what can be done to save Nodashir?" Tyrande asks the question that all Night Elves want to know.
Moten said, "Destroy the tree. β
Tyrande's first instinct was to refuse. The Night Elves are inseparable from the World Tree, and their fate has long been linked to that of Nordasil. If the tree, blessed by the three guardian dragons, were destroyed, it would mean that the Night Elves would lose ten thousand years of glory and eternal health and lifespan. No one can afford such losses.
Tyrande asked unwillingly, "Is there any other way to save Nodashir?" β
Mo Teng's cold voice came: "This is the only feasible way at the moment. If you don't, after three days, the tree will also die, and the Nightmare King, who has absorbed all of its power, will double in strength. β
Tyrande looked at Broll, the Great Druid, "What about you." Is there any way to do it? β
Browl shook his head bitterly. "Maybe the teacher will have a way."
The teacher he was talking about was of course the most powerful druid, Malfario. Raging winds. But now he was still sleeping in the moonlit glades. After Tyrande got out of there, perhaps the mad Remulos had torn him to shreds.
What's more, Malfurion doesn't necessarily know how to get rid of the Nightmare Essence without destroying Nodashir.
Everyone waited for Tyrande's decision.
She was in a dilemma for a while.
Eventually, Tyrande gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to the Moonlight Glade first and try to save Malfurion, if we don't succeed in one day." Destroy Nodashir again! β
At this time, Mavi. Shadow Song said coldly, "Tyrande, do you know what you're talking about? If you make that decision, then you will be a Night Elf sinner! β
"So do you have a better way?" Tyrande asked, "If there is, bring it up now; If not, please do my orders! β
Her rhetorical question left Mavi speechless.
It took a lot of courage for her to make the decision she just made. The next day. She is likely to face a series of fatal blows. It's possible that she went to the Moonlit Glades and saw only Malfurion's broken corpse; It is possible that even if he wakes up his husband, he will not have a cure for the World Tree; It is possible that after she ordered the destruction of the World Tree, she would immediately rebel against her relatives......
No one is under more pressure than she is.
But will the Night Elves, so favored by fate, really get that far?
Mavi strongly rejected the outcome, but she really couldn't think of a solution. In front of her eyes, tired clansmen were now falling asleep one after another. I can't wake up again. The Nightmare King seems to be sensing the crisis, and it is stepping up its efforts to extract the energy of the World Tree.
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Moonlight Glade, as the name suggests, is a forest that is forever in the light of the moon. Home to Cenarius, the king of the forest, it is blessed by his mother, the moon god Elune, and the serene and peaceful moonlight shines on it for eternity. But when the Nightmare invaded, the land blessed by the true gods also fell into madness.
Completely controlled by the nightmare, the "Guardian of the Jungle" Remulos went berserk and killed his own sister, Avrila. and attacked the druids and sentries stationed here.
Before returning here, Tyrande had been worried that the mad Remulos would kill Malfurion, who was still asleep. Her fears were justified - in the dream, Malfurion had caused a lot of trouble for Harvis, the Lord of Nightmares. Although killing Malfurion's body would not prevent him from continuing to fight in the Emerald Dream, it would at least allow Harvey to vent his anger.
After eliminating the Moonglade's Resistance, Remulos obeyed the order and led his equally insane men to the Raging Winds' Lair, intending to enter and kill Malfurion. There is very little resistance inside. His power can easily tear apart the druids and moon god sacrifices left behind.
But a barrier of moonlight stopped him.
Just as he was about to storm the moonlight barrier, the pale moonlight vaguely formed a vague figure. Her form was indistinct, but she could still be judged by her pointed ears and glowing eyes. It's a Night Elf.
"Wake up, Remloth." The figure whispered.
Remlos stood in shock, still preparing to attack.
The voice...... He felt very familiar.
Who is it?
"Come to your senses, Remulos." The figure continued, its soft voice with a soul-calming magic.
"Luna...... Elune...... "Remulus muttered a few words in his mouth. His eyes instantly cleared up - the figure in front of him was his grandmother, the great moon god Elune!
Then he became confused: "What am I doing here...... What was I just going to do? β
A voice came into his ears: "You're ready to kill the demons!" β
Remulos looked up, and there was still Elune's shadow in front of him, obviously Manolos, the "saboteur" who almost killed him in the Felwood Forest!
His eyes instantly turned red, and he stared at the other party with resentment: "Damn! Demon! β
Remulus charged at Manolos, summoning a spear of thorns and stabbing at him.
Across from him, Elune's eyes lowered and his expression became extremely sad: "Remloth...... My poor child......"
And in Remlos's ears, what he heard was: "Remloth." You are as weak as your father! β
A frenzied Remulus desperately attacked the moonlight barrier, and the power of nature's wrath poured down on it, sending ripples. In Remlos's fantasy, he is fighting Manolos, and he attacks with all his might. And the other party easily dodged and kept looking at him with a mocking expression.
This made him angrier and more aggressive.
But how could the barrier set by the true god Elune be broken lightly? Remlos's attack was doomed to futility.
When Jiang Weihan and Tyrande arrived here, they saw that Remlos was frantically attacking a moonlight barrier, shouting "Fight back, coward!" "How dare you despise me. I'm going to make you pay! "Feel the wrath of nature", "Die, Manolos" and other stupid crazy words.
But the crazy attack that lasted all night had made him very tired, and the reason why he didn't fall was because the hatred in his heart and the control of nightmares allowed him to hold on.
Jiang Weihan looked at the moonlight barrier, and a figure walked out of it. Eyes that radiated a faint light stared at him, and whispered, "Save Cenarius." β
Then the light curtain and the figure disappeared along with the figure.
And in Remlos' fantasy, Manolos is fleeing into the depths of the cave. He was extremely tired and excited at the same time, and wanted to chase him in and kill the archdemon once and for all, but Brower. The bearskin turned into a giant bear and pounced, easily slapping the exhausted, will-only guardian of the jungle to the ground.
Seeing the group intruding, Remloth's men immediately attacked. But the steady stream of warriors from the ship easily blocked the minions.
Morten rushes forward and dissolves the nightmare that haunts Remloth. But the Guardian of the Jungle was so tired that this time he really fell into a stupor.
His sisters, Mirune and Tarindra, stepped forward to take care of him. But both sisters are conflictedβMirune saw their brother kill her sister Avrila. Although it is controlled by nightmares. But they couldn't forgive each other lightly.
The two sisters wept silently, and when they saw Remulos, they thought of their dead sister, and immediately cried sadly.
"Let's go, lead the way." Jiang Weihan sighed, and then said to Tyrande.
Tyrande agreed. But the look she looked at Jiang Weihan became very strange.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Weihan asked.
"Just ......," Tyrande hesitated, but asked anyway. Did the moon god Elune tell you anything? β
"Elune? You mean someone who just came out of the moonlight barrier? Jiang Weihan immediately remembered, "She's Elune?" β
"Yes. She is the great goddess of the moon. Tyrande nodded affirmatively.
"She said, 'Save Cenarius.'" Jiang Weihan replied, but he immediately asked strangely, "But Elune is the most powerful being in Azeroth. If she made a move, she would be able to destroy the Nightmare King, or save Cenarius, right? Why didn't she do it herself? β
Jiang Weihan really couldn't figure this out. If Elune cares about her offspring, and she has the power to save them, why ask him to do it? If she doesn't care, then why bother to reappear?
He only thought of a reasonable guess - was there some rule that bound her from doing it herself?
Not only Jiang Weihan couldn't figure it out, but Tyrande couldn't figure it out. She is Elune's deity, one of the few who has seen Elune's miracles and be guided and protected by her.
But just now, Elune's phantom told SΓΉ Tyrande: Help Jiang Weihan.
This is definitely an "oracle", and Tyrande does not dare to question Elune, but she still does not understand why the moon god would give such instructions.
Thankfully, due to the Moonlight Barrier, Remulos was unable to complete the Nightmare King's mission. The Wind's Den isn't emptyβit's also a group of elite druids and Elune's priests. They are responsible for guarding the safety of the druids who enter the dream realm, and because they do not enter the dream realm, they are not polluted and controlled.
However, they were still far from outnumbered enough to compete with the mad minions of Remulos, and without Elune's help, Malfurion would have been shattered.
Tyrande saw that Malfurion was still safe, and her worst worries were finally gone. She couldn't help crying with joy, and then said to Jiang Weihan: "You guys do it!" β
Jiang Weihan nodded, and then motioned to Mo Teng.
Moteng floated up. He carefully observed Malfurion's condition.
"He wasn't charged."
This is good news.
"But I'm stuck."
Tyrande hurriedly asked, "Can you wake him up?" β
"You can try, but I can't guarantee it." Morten replied.
He stretched out his arms and unleashed his Origin Power, trying to pull Malfurion's soul back from the dream.
But in the distance of Azhara, Harvey's body immediately sensed that someone was trying to untie him from a key target.
"In a dream. No one can challenge me! He let out a frantic thought, and the tentacles hanging from the horror tree began to writhe wildly, as if trying to eat people.
In the dream, Malfurion also sensed a force trying to get him out of it.
"Is it Tyrande's spell again?" Malfurion thought. The spell he had told SΓΉ Tyrande was certainly useful, but this spell, which was only used for normal awakenings, was weaker in the face of the Nightmare King's full entanglement. Even with the help of Cenarius and Ysera. He couldn't get out of the dream either.
Especially in recent times, the Nightmare King's power has become more terrifying, and they have completely lost the power to resist. Even among the Green Dragon Legion that guards dreams, there are many green dragons who have been polluted by nightmares and turned into nightmare minions.
Malfurion decided it was just a useless attempt, but it was quick. He found that the attraction from the outside world was getting stronger and stronger, far exceeding the power of Tyrande's previous awakening spells.
"Someone is helping me!" Malfurion immediately recognized that this was an opportunity.
His soul is like a rubber band, stretching and contracting. Cenarius immediately noticed this anomaly, and he immediately rushed over and shouted, "I'll help you get out of trouble!" β
Ysera, the Queen of the Green Dragons, is also in good spirits, and the recent damage to the Green Dragon Legion has left her very depressed. Seeing that Malfurion was expected to go out, she immediately rushed over as well.
"I'll help you too!"
Another strong green dragon also rushed over. This is Ysera's spouse, the Green Dragon Warrior Illanicus, the mainstay of the Nightmare Resistance.
"Hey, hey, hey......" A low, cold and strange laugh came into their consciousness. Cenarius's face immediately changed.
The pain of this time made them never forget the voice of Harvis, the king of nightmares!
"Quick, keep going!" Cenarius shouted. His divine power was infused into Malfurion. The same goes for the other green dragons, whose power makes Malfurion illusory, as if it could disappear at any moment.
They're close to success!
"After so many failures, do you think you can compete with me?" Harveys's frantic voice went straight to the bottom of his heart. Even though Malfurion was about to leave, he was not worried.
Because when he exerts his power, these people will be crushed in an instant!
Just when Ysera and they were about to succeed. Harvey was only beginning to exert his strength, but as soon as he struck, he unleashed the power of terror. Suddenly, a black mist began to fill the Emerald Dream Realm. These black fogs shield the perception of the souls within, making them look like blind and blind people. A large number of terrifying screams and wails came from the black mist. It's like there are countless unjust souls roaring.
Cenarius felt as if he had been pricked with a needle in his head, and the pain was excruciating. The same was true for the others, and Illanicuus trembled, almost unable to hold on.
Originally, under the call of external forces and internal thrust, Malfurion felt that most of his soul had come into contact with the real world, but after Harvey exerted his power, he felt like his neck was stuck and could not get out at all.
The real world began to violently reject his return, and the huge suction force that suddenly arose in the dream easily "dragged" him back.
This attempt, it failed.
"Since you dare to provoke me," Harvey chuckled, "then I must punish you!" β
Countless black vines condensed from the black mist, spreading towards Illanicus, who had collapsed to the ground.
"No!" Ysera shouted in fear.
But the black vines still entangled Illanicus, and the green dragon warrior wailed loudly, but was still dragged into the darkness by the domineering force.
Both Ysera and Cenarius tried their best to cut off the vines, but when one was cut off, another immediately stretched out of the black mist, and their efforts could not stop Illanicus from being dragged away.
Hearing her spouse's terrifying and desperate roar from the depths of the shadows, Ysera's heart was broken.
"Charge a little interest first, so that you can understand who is the real master of the dream!" Harvis's voice faded away, and the few people present were silent. Everyone only feels extremely bitter and confused in their hearts, how can they fight against Harveys?
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"Failed."
Morten withdrew his hand and met Tyrande's expectant gaze to say something that disappointed her.
Jiang Weihan couldn't help but ask, "What is the specific situation?" β
"I felt like I was almost on the verge of success. Someone in the dream helped him. But the last powerful nightmare severed all contact, for a very short time. Mo Teng's voice was indifferent, "The power of this nightmare is much stronger than mine, as long as he is unwilling to let go, it is impossible for me to wake up this person." β
But how could Harvey be "willing" to let go? Tyrande was well aware of Harvis' hatred for Malfurion.
Malfurion sabotaged Harvis' plan to summon Sargeras, and later turned him into a tree. This is an eternal hatred that cannot be relieved, and it is impossible for Harvey to spare anyone to let Malfurion go.
"In that case, we have to consider the second option." Jiang Weihan said in a deep voice.
Tyrande knew what the second option he was talking about - the World Tree, was it really going to be destroyed? (To be continued) R580