Chapter 0146: Illidan and the Flame Alliance (2)
On the beaches of the Broken Isles, when Illidan summoned the horde of deep-sea amphibians, Naga, and recognized their leader as an old friend he had met thousands of years ago...... Ahem, wrong, it should be after the old acquaintance of Ms. Vasqi, and soon, under the influence of mutual affection or other factors, Vasqi quickly agreed to the request for an alliance with Illidan, and was willing to lead the Naga tribe under her command to serve Illidan.
Anyway, their group has nothing to do lately, and in the deep sea, in addition to sleeping or sleeping all day long, to provide some help to Illidan is also a good choice in her opinion. This was the excuse she Vasqi had convinced herself, and as for whether it was the case or not, only she knew.
So, after the communication, Illidan and Vasqi led her Naga and Abyssal Fish people slowly towards the depths of Sargeras's tomb.
Along the way, they could easily see that this burial chamber was not supposed to be a burial chamber in the first place.
Whether it was Illidan or Vasqi, they could see the intricate carvings on the columns around them, the fascinating carvings on the walls, and even the floors and ceilings were full of these exquisite artistic patterns.
Both of them actually knew that these were the style of the former upper elf buildings...... This is the city of Cadore. From these buildings and frescoes, the two of them seem to faintly see the glorious traces of the Cadore Empire......
It was also on the outer level of the cemetery, and aside from the slight noise of their group's movements, the two of them had not yet found any guardian monsters or demons.
The two of them walked in silence not far from each other, one after the other, and if they ignored the group of hideous Naga and fish-men behind them, they seemed to have returned to the city of Kadore, the mighty Kadore Empire of the past, and at that time, they had walked together in the golden streets like this, enjoying the warm sunlight and the wonderful energy radiating from the Well of Eternity......
It's a pity that today, 10,000 years later, things have long since become human and wrong...... The ruins of Cadore, which are basically well preserved here, are still so beautiful. And they, one of them became an evil demon, while the other, cursed and twisted into monsters in the depths of the sea......
"Lord Illidan, may I take the liberty of asking, what do you want to do here when you have come all the way here, cast a spell to awaken us, and entered this place that seems to be dangerous? Or are you looking for something? ”
After reminiscing a little about the glory days of the Kadore Empire, looking at Illidan who took the lead in leading the way, Vasqi finally couldn't help but ask.
Looking at the surrounding ruins that originally belonged to the Kadore Empire, Vasqi sighed in his heart.
I don't know why, she just wanted to ask him this, maybe she couldn't stand the dreary atmosphere at the moment? Or just want to have a few words with Illidan?
"It doesn't matter if I tell you, because ...... Not long ago, after thwarting another plot by the Burning Legion and the defeat of Akmund the Polluter, another High Lord of their Burning Legion, Kil Gardan, approached me and asked me to come here to find an artifact called the Eye of Sargeras to help him deal with a Lich King named Neozu. ”
Illidan directly said that he came to the cemetery here, and he didn't hide it from Vasqi, and he didn't intend to hide it from her.
Because, now this Vasqi is not only his friend from 10,000 years ago, but also his only subordinate now, and basic trust is still necessary.
And...... I don't know why, seeing this Vaschi next to him always makes Illidan feel of sympathy, and both of them have become strange appearances different from elves, which makes him not have the slightest sense of deception.
"The Burning Legion? It's been 10,000 years, and they're really back......"
When Vaschi heard this familiar name again, she couldn't help frowning, and the snake hair on her head began to dance unconsciously, she had an inexplicable hatred for the Burning Legion!
It can be said that the destruction of their Kadore Empire back then, when they were sucked into the maelstrom and turned into this ugly appearance in front of them, all of this is inseparable from the Burning Legion! Or, one could even say, it's all thanks to their Burning Legion!
"If I'm not mistaken, Lord Illidan, didn't you once swear to destroy the Burning Legion? Back then, it was you who found the artifact and reversed the portal to drive the demons out of the world of Azeroth...... So, why are you going to serve the Burning Legion again? ”
Regarding this, Vasqi said that he did not understand very much, could it be that after 10,000 years, Illidan's original intention has changed? He also succumbed to the might of the Burning Legion?
Although, she Vasqi doesn't care much about who Illidan is serving for, she only cares, she is loyal to Illidan now, as long as the object of allegiance is him, what is the meaning of the rest? What could she hope for in this long, cursed life?
"You are wrong, Vasqi, my determination to deal with the Burning Legion has never changed, and I will never change!"
Hearing the gas's words, Illidan paused, turned around, and looked at the poor lady, who was almost as tall as herself, and had become like a monster, with a serious expression.
"I have always been determined to destroy the Burning Legion, and I am still strong! And now, the reason why I came to this tomb of Sargeras is only a mutual use with the demons. ”
Thinking of that Kil'Gardan's terrifying strength, Illidan couldn't help frowning, like that kind of existence that is so powerful that it makes people desperate, it is not something he can deal with now, so he can only choose to endure it for the time being.
It's not right or wrong, it's just about the end goal!
"Huh...... The devil is using me, why am I not using them? Alright, let's move on, be on guard, there should be some guarding demons ahead, I can already smell the stench on them. ”
After smiling, Illidan shook his head, reminded them to be careful around them, and then turned around and began to lead the way ahead.
Since Illidan began to absorb the power of Gul'dan's skull, he has also absorbed the knowledge and memories of the other party, so he knows the path to the Poison Eye Chamber, and what kind of monsters will be on this path.
In that room of the poisonous eye that Gul'dan failed to open, there was the ultimate goal of his Illidan's operation, the Eye of Sargeras!
"What? Here, it turned out to be the tomb of the Great Demon Lord, the evil Titan Sargeras? ”
After knowing that this place was actually the cemetery of Sargeras, who had tempted the queen to fall, this truth surprised Vasqi!
"In that case, wouldn't all the conversation we just had known to that big demon?"
Thinking of this, Vaschi's face began to become a little unnatural, and she seemed to have asked something she shouldn't have asked just now.
She knew that a powerful demon like Sargeras would definitely not die easily, and she had just foolishly asked Illidan such a question...... So, weren't all of them known to the devil about Illidan's plans and intentions? Could this have any bad effect on him?
"Huh! You don't really have to worry about that, Vasqui. ”
Illidan began to pick up the two Aeginos blades in his hand, and he could now see that several demons were lying in ambush around the corner of the aisle in front of him.
How stupid is that, don't they know that he, Illidan, is himself a most powerful demon hunter? How could a demon hunter who specializes in dealing with demons be attacked by a group of their inferior demons?
"Whether it's Sargeras or Kilgardan, they actually know that I am hostile to the Burning Legion. But so what? As long as they feel that I can still be used, they will still give me strength, even give me everything I want! Even if I talk about the Burning Legion of Destruction every day, I can't shake their determination to use me to do things for them! ”
"They have the power to make me desperate, the power to ignore everything as a source of self-confidence, so they don't care about my intentions, as long as I can complete the tasks they have assigned, they will give me the strength I need, even if I use it to destroy ......them."
Illidan knew that in front of the great lords of the Burning Legion, he was nothing more than an ant that could be used and a bug of some value!
Whether it's Sargeras or Kilgardan, how could they care about the idea of an ant? What they care more about is whether they can complete the tasks they have set on time, and that's it!
Just like this time, Kilgardan knew that during the War of the Ancients, he had made a fool of the Burning Legion, causing their plan to conquer the world of Azeroth to fail; This time, he killed several generals of their legion, and even caused Akmund to be defeated on Mount Hyjal.
But so what? As long as he still has value to be used, after Akmund was blown up and no one was available, didn't he Kil Gardan find himself and force himself to complete the task he had decreed?
"I see......
After thinking about it, Vasqi still couldn't figure out what these people or demons were thinking, could it be that they were in different positions, so their thoughts were different? She felt hard to understand......
"But, Lord Illidan, I still want to ask, why are you trying so hard to destroy the Burning Legion?"
Regarding this, Vasqi had actually wanted to ask for a long time, how could a demon organization like the Burning Legion, which was not only powerful, but also very large, be destroyed casually? Wouldn't he Illidan choose a more reliable target?
"Why?"
Hearing Vaschi's question, Illidan was also a little silent.
"For the world of Azeroth, because I love it, I live here......"
After pondering for a while, he still gave this simple answer.
That's right, he Illidan likes this world of Azeroth, and the Burning Legion wants to destroy this world, then, he, Illidan wants to destroy the Burning Legion, it's so simple, so pure!
Even if he is misunderstood and spurned by his own people; Even if he was imprisoned for 10,000 years; Even though he has now been declared permanently expelled by his own people and his brother, his purpose has never changed in the slightest!
He Illidan is different from others, the reason why he will greedily and almost unscrupulously pursue stronger power, even if he is misunderstood by others, but in fact, he is not for the power itself, but for the better destruction of the Burning Legion, that's all! For this purpose, from beginning to end, he has never changed!
"You've paid so much, is it worth it? You know, the world of Azeroth is not your own......"
Vasqi is a little upset for Illidan, he has given so much before and after, but look at the present, in the end, what did he gain in the end?
Not only did he turn himself into a demon, a lonely person, but he was also hunted down by a group of Night Elf jailers called Watchers? Reduced to the point where you want to enter a tomb of Sargeras, and you have to summon yourself these Naga to ask for help?
"Huh! You are wrong, Vasqi, there is nothing worth it or not, as long as I am willing, what I have decided, I will go on with determination! As long as I'm alive, no one can shake me! No one! ”
With that, Illidan picked up the blade in his hand and rushed forward with a swift stride, cutting a small group of demon guards and a few Cerberus who were ambushing around the corner into a pile of scattered pieces in three or two clicks.
Vaschi was a little surprised, and she just looked ahead at the figure who was fighting the demon.
Oh, sure enough...... You're still the same Illidan I knew...... As long as something is decided, whether it is right or wrong, there will always be a way to the ...... Like, you're the same with that Tyrande......
Ay...... However, Illidan ...... That's why I chose to follow you......
So, let me see, how far can you go on this difficult road?
With a sigh in her heart, Vasqui, who had finally figured everything out, took out her bow and arrow, which she hadn't used for a long time since she arrived in the deep sea, and then waved her hand, telling her men to hurry up and catch up, so as not to be left too far behind by Illidan who had already started to fight with more demons in front of her.
……
Soon, with the help of Illidan's Sargeras Cursed Horizon and Gul'dan's memories, he, Vasqi and the Naga fishmen easily entered the Poison Eye Chamber, which Gul'dan had not been able to enter, and finally found the Eye of Sargeras, which was stored here.
It wasn't so much an eye as a green, eerie gem with an eye rune-like pattern and a powerful evil power.
"This, is that the Eye of Sargeras? Sure enough, it's a very powerful artifact! ”
Vaschi looked at the green gem floating in the middle of the Poison Eye Room and constantly emitting evil energy, she frowned, and just watched Illidan step forward, grabbed it and cast a spell to shrink it, and finally, the artifact was held in the palm of his hand.
"Yes, this is what I'm looking for!"
Illidan took the Eye of Sargeras in his palm and nodded in satisfaction.
This thing really has terrifying power that he can't imagine, and this is exactly what he needs! It's just that now he still needs to deal with another troublesome thing before leaving.
"Humph! Come out, Mavi, don't hide any more, I've seen you. ”
Illidan gripped the Eye of Sargeras tightly with one hand, and snorted coldly in the direction of the gate. Now that he has obtained this artifact, plus the Nagas under his command, he has nothing to fear, and all he needs to think about is how to deal with the other party.
"Illidan, you stubborn scoundrel! You're really here to find these evil things again. It's just that this time, you will never be able to escape, and I will definitely capture you back and imprison you in our watchman's dungeon forever! ”
The Night Elf Warden hidden in a mask and a cloak, Mavi? After Shadow Song walked out of the door, he waved his hand violently, and a large number of watchman troops began to pour out, blocking the door of this huge poisonous eye room in an instant, and they wanted to catch turtles in an urn, so that the other party had nowhere to escape!
"Humph! You're wrong, Mavi, it's not me who is stubborn, it's you! ”
"Even now, you're still so stupid that you still can't see things for what they are! You've been blinded by all that ridiculous hatred! ”
Looking at Mavi who appeared with a large number of troops, Illidan shook his head helplessly, he knew that this crazy woman would never let him go easily...... It's time to find out.
"It's just that it's too late for you to arrive. When I assimilated with the power of Gul'dan's skull, I also got his memory: this Eye of Sargeras, it has a power you can't imagine, a power that will allow me to conquer everything and destroy my enemies forever! And you will be the first victims of this power, this ...... Even if it's the best reward for keeping me in a dark dungeon for years! ”
Although Illidan didn't want to kill this Mavi, he didn't have much hatred for them, just the helplessness when he was misunderstood......
However, Illidan also knew that it was not a solution to continue to let her chase after him, and his plan could not be destroyed! Perhaps, burying them here now is the best option, right?
"Farewell, Mavi? Shadow Song! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Illidan, who didn't want to entangle any more, unleashed the power of the Eye of Sargeras to collapse this ruin, and at the same time, he also activated teleportation magic, teleporting himself and his Naga fish people to the Broken Isles outside.
Then, in the tomb of Noda, only the gnashing of her teeth and the Watchman army were left with dry eyes, and at this time, they were looking in horror and despair above their heads, looking at the rubble that was constantly being shaken and collapsed, a relic cave that was about to collapse.
……
In the twenty-first spring of the Dark Gate of Azeroth, shortly after the defeat and death of the archdemon Polluter Akmund, the Flame Alliance, which no longer had to be bound by magical contracts, finally launched an all-out war against the undead that had prepared a winter and half a spring.
With a total of nearly 200,000 elite alliance troops and more than 100,000 sturdy people of the three clans, they crossed the Sodoril River in one day, went straight to the Western Plague Lands, and easily defeated the undead scourge defense positions on the other side of the river.
In just one day, the entire Western Plague Land, whether it is Andohar or the important place of the Undead Scourge, the Barov Family Castle in Lake Dalongmeir, and the current Psychic Academy, are all under the powerful front of the Flame Alliance, and they can be broken overnight!
"Well, I'm afraid everyone knows the battle situation in front of us. Now the entire Western Plague Land is nothing more than a large number of undead entrenched in the castle of Andohar and the former Barov family. As for the rest of the place, it's not worth mentioning! ”
After breaking through the undead defenses of the River Sodoril, the Flame Coalition began to set up their first advance camp at Gallon Farm.
After all, this is a super-large-scale battle of the Grand Army, and marching combat is no joke! Therefore, they must come step by step, and it is still necessary to establish a large battalion as a bridgehead and forward base. They won't be like the fire elementals at the beginning, letting the massive army run all over the map like sheep!
Now, under the command and arrangement of Generalissimo Garethus of Lordaeron, the Flame Alliance army began to advance in an orderly manner. In his plan, in less than a month, they would be able to push the camp step by step to the royal city of Lordaeron, and in the face of absolute strength, there would not be many twists and turns.
"So, now our plan is: divide a part of the Fire Eagle and Dragon Eagle Archers and the 1st Elite Infantry Regiment of Lordaeron, and sail south to cross Lake Daron Mill and directly capture or destroy this castle of the Barov family!"
"Then, at the same time, send most of the elite of the Silver Hand Knights and some of the griffin knights of Eagle's Nest Mountain to quickly go north and directly break through the undead on the road to help Hearthvale! They have been able to hold on until now, and there must still be quite a few survivors! ”
Generalissimo Garissus used a baton to point the Barov family castle on the sand table and in the direction of the Valley of the Hearths to the north. These two places have been preliminarily investigated, and there are not too many undead, and the little bit of deviance they have separated is believed to be enough to deal with those undead.
"In the end, our remaining main army will go directly to the west, capture Andohar as quickly as possible, and then send a small number of troops to the south to set up camp on the main road leading to the hills of Hillsbrad, block the road to the north of the demons and undead in the south, and ensure the safety of the rear of the Western Plaguelands!"
"After the return of the Knights of the Silver Hand and the capture of the Barov Castle, we will be repairing in Andorhar for a few days, and then we can head straight west to storm the Tirisfard Glade and descend on the city of Lordaeron!"
In the Great Tent, Generalissimo Garissus is making the final arrangements for the battle.
Everything seems to be in order, there is no trickery, and there is no trickery, this is the battle of the big army! Everything is about real flat push, and then flat push!
At this point, there is not much strategy to speak of, the strength of the two sides has been laid out on the surface, where there are undead, where there are undead, where it is important, it will be occupied, and then it will be directly pushed over.
"Look, what else do you need to add?"
Anyway, now that the Flame Alliance is strong, it is clear that it is bullying the undead and demons, of course, he Garithers directly chooses important combat areas and attack targets, and everything is based on the main principle of annihilating the enemy's living forces, first concentrate forces and annihilate the important strongholds left by the undead and demons, and then the remaining other scattered ones can be handed over to the remaining troops to clean up slowly.
"Okay, I don't think there's a problem, so let's do it!"
The dwarven leader Vorstad thought for a moment, then finally nodded. Although he and Gallisus had a personal conflict, he agreed to the other party's arrangement. It all seemed decent, steady, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it, so be it, he didn't bother to think too much.
"I have a question, Andohar is entrenched in a large number of undead, how do we attack? If you attack and fight in the streets without permission, you may have a lot of casualties. ”
Dressed as a ranger and carrying a bow and quiver, Sylvanas finally spoke. As the current king of the High Elves of Quel'Thalas, plus she was a ranger general before, she has the ability to protect herself, so of course she will not miss this kind of big battle.
She's had a lot of experience fighting the undead scourge, and she knows that in that overwhelming sea of the undead, no matter how elite your troops are, they can tire you half to death, and then tear you to shreds! If the coalition forces rashly invaded Andorhar, where there were still more than 100,000 undead, the loss would definitely not be small!
"You don't have to worry too much about this, this Andohar will be attacked by the Flame Legion, and they will directly and completely burn down this city...... And we humans, elves and dwarves, just need to provide some necessary assistance outside. ”
After nodding to the Elven Queen, Grand Marshal Garisus quickly came up with his own battle plan.
In fact, for the large human town of Andorhar, which is also an important land transportation hub connecting the three places, Garissus is not willing to be destroyed like this.
He also knew the combat power of the Fire Elemental Legion very well, and Stratholme at that time was the best example. Once the fire elemental army is allowed to invade Andorhar, this large city will probably be burned to the ground by them.
However, there was no better way now, and Gallisus was more concerned about preserving the strength of the coalition than in this heavily polluted city, after all, there was a big battle on the Tirisfal Glade, and he didn't want to consume too many troops in the Plaguelands.
"This plan works, and we have no objection to it now!"
Several High Elf Ranger Lords and Ranger Generals discussed with each other, and after looking at the map with their own Queen Sylvanas and discussing it for a while, they also nodded in agreement. This plan is decent, and they can't find anything wrong with it, in the face of absolute strength, it really should be so steady and steady.
"You people are really troublesome! According to what I said, why don't you just rush over it? Cut! Forget it, no matter what you guys, you can do it yourself, I'm going to go back and take a nap first! ”
Seeing these people fighting a war and discussing it so verbosely for a long time, little Anne was a little impatient.
According to her idea, it is to directly release the fire elemental army and let them fight wherever they go, and burn wherever they want!
Just like the last battle she launched in Stratholme, the fire elementals rushed out in a swarm, burning the entire northern part of the Eastern Plaguelands, and then, at the end, slowly gathered their troops back? How easy and easy it is, wasn't she so big and beautiful last time? Stratholme was all captured by her and turned into a city of flames!
“……”
After a group of people watched Little Anne leave angrily, the corners of their mouths twitched twice unconsciously, fortunately, the commander in charge of the specific battle this time was the generalissimo of the Lordaeron Kingdom, Garissus, not this Flame Queen.
Otherwise, I don't know what kind of mess she's going to make! If it is a fire element, maybe it can indeed be messed around, after all, their characteristics and strong strength are there, and they don't care about eating, drinking, and Lazar.
However, the armies of the other three clans can't do it, they have to pay attention to the cooperation between the legions, the combination of work and rest when to march and fight, when to rest, when to fight, when to march, this is all a university question!
These things need a senior commander to coordinate and command, which is why this time the alliance army will elect Gather as the commander-in-chief, after all, I am afraid that he is the only one who has experience in commanding large armies. Like the current army and people, with a super-large legion of more than 300,000 combined, except for the undead and the previous Kalimdor Temporary Alliance, I am afraid that only their Flame Alliance can handle it.
Thankfully, they did their best to win over Gallisus as commander, otherwise, if they really let this little girl mess around, they don't know what kind of mess would have happened now!
They can even imagine that if they really let her mess around, now, it is estimated that in addition to her Fire Element Legion, the other elite legions of the three clans will probably be completely destroyed by this Queen Anne and will already start to collapse before the fight starts, right? In that case, the Flame Alliance would really be making a big joke......