The Battle of the Ancients 10,000 years ago was the biggest change for the Night Elves, in addition to defeating the invaders from alien planets and blowing the original continent apart. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Night Elves went from a monarchical society ruled by kings and nobles to a dualistic theocracy dominated by high priests and high druids. Also, mages became a forbidden profession - although priestesses and druids still used spells. The use of arcane arts has also become a very serious crime...... Despite the fact that the druids who replaced the mages still wielded arcane machine guns in their wildly beast form.

In short, the successful ascension of the savior Malfurion to the throne changed a lot of things. After that, the priests under the Priestess of the Moon and the druids under the Grand Druids became the core power of the Night Elves. For the most part, however, the druids indulged in emerald dreams for a long time, while the priestesses stayed at the temple all day long.

So Tyrande made a change. She has selected a formidable fighting force from among her Night Elf sisters, all of whom are members of the Elune Sisterhood, and these fearless warriors are highly trained and sworn to be the defenders of Kalimdor, the Sentinel Force, the Standing Army of the Night Elves.

In addition to this, there is another unit that has been formed, and that is the Watcher Force.

Before the War of the Ancients, Mavi Shadowsong was a high-ranking priestess of the Night Elves, which was a remarkable achievement for her without noble blood. But the horror and chaos of the Burning Legion's invasion made her feel deeply that only swift and decisive action was the only way to solve the problem. When the betrayer Illidan was sentenced to life imprisonment instead of capital punishment, she could hardly contain her anger, but she offered to serve as Illidan's caretaker until the day he died. With Tyrande's acquiescence, she also summoned other priestesses to assist her and founded the Warden, an organization dedicated to defending the Night Elf society from evil.

The watchmen's standard armor was more elaborate than that used by the sentinels, with thick breastplates, heavy shoulder pads, and metal boots. The entire suit was painted a dull silver-gray color, with bronze gold trim around the edges. A pair of terrifyingly shaped gauntlets with sharp claws, and even the draped green cloak was lined with sharp blades, and that was more than just decoration.

For about 10,000 years, Mavi was a member of the Watchmen. Their leader, to be exact. The unit began as volunteers from the Elune Sisterhood, and later began to select men outside the temple as well. They are entrusted with the formidable duty of serving as jailers for the traitor Illidan Furywind. Later, they guarded other heinous criminals, whether they were Night Elves or other races.

Mavi's insistence on responsibility cannot be shaken. Everything she does to fight evil is righteous, but it also makes her enemies everywhere, including the high-ranking members of the Night Elves. Nevertheless, her conscientious protection of the world and its people is impeccable. Now she spends most of her time guarding the Watcher's Cave, an ancient prison that houses all sorts of extremely dangerous beings. As the leader, Mavi made Illidan her top priority...... It is also the focus of the most attention.

From this point of view, it was a daunting task to convince the increasingly independent Watchmen forces to release Illidan.

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In Mavi's opinion, even the Sentinels are nowhere near as dedicated as the Watchmen's troops. So, even when she was in Darnassus, she didn't train with the Sentinels.

She prefers to use a part of the forest in the Warrior Zone as her training ground instead of the Sentinel's exclusive training grounds.

At the edge of her training field was a face-covering helmet, flanked by her weapon, the Shadow Crescent, a sharp, serrated blade. Here she unleashed the pent-up energy in her heart. What she practiced today was shooting a dagger at a pre-selected target while jumping in the middle of the field. No matter what angle he shot, Mavi threw the dagger one after the other and stabbed deep into the middle of the target.

But it's not just the skills that make her so precise. And the strong desire that welled up in her heart. In her mind, each target bears the image of a male Night Elf, whose eyes are covered with strips of cloth as if he were blind. Sometimes the details on this face change slightly, but she can always make it in her mind. She had gazed at the face countless times, and was more familiar with it than she was herself. In fact, her current practice is also a futile attempt to erase those memories.

But she tried anyway, killing him again and again. Whether you're a cunning prisoner in a dungeon or a demon seeking power from all over the world, Illidan Fury will be seared into Mavi's soul forever.

Mavi drew her last dagger and scurried under a branch. She landed lightly on a lower branch and raised her hand back to throw. Suddenly, she felt someone coming behind her and turned sharply. At the same time, Mavi threw the dagger upwards in her hand and grasped the hilt as it fell.

The tip of the knife was pointed at the throat of the other woman. To his credit, the visitor was only slightly stunned. Mavi nodded in satisfaction; Niva was her best disciple.

"Please forgive me for the interruption," Niva said calmly, not looking at the arm holding the dagger under her chin. "If it weren't for the matter, I wouldn't have disobeyed your orders."

Mavi removed the dagger. "I trust your judgment. You know me better than anyone. ”

This blunt comment sent a strange look across Niva's face.

Mavi furrowed her eyebrows. "Why are you here?"

"Grand Druid Malfurion Fury wants to see you."

"Really?" Mavi's memories go back to her youth, when she was a senior priestess of Elune. Then, she saw young Illidan? Fury Wind is handsome and unmanned, and his twin brother, who would later become the Great Druid, stands beside him.

"Yes...... The Grand Druid had already arrived at the training ground in the Warrior Zone, and was now outside the forest. Niva groaned slightly, "The Great Druid has also brought a piece of news, news about your brother. ”

Mavi was expressionless, just standing there like a statue. After a few seconds, she suddenly dodged, then deftly turned and threw a dagger at the last target. Right in the bull's-eye.

"Garrod......" Mavi murmured. So my brother is back. ”

Niva bowed her head and said, "I thought he was dead. ”

"Looks like we're all wrong." Mavi picked up her helmet. "He should be in or near the temple—probably inside."

"You're going to see him?"

"Not now. I still have to think about it—" Mavi suddenly stopped, her eyes looking into the bushes to her right. Niva followed her gaze, but saw nothing.

"Forget it," Mavi said, putting on her helmet and turning to her companion. "I'd love to see my long-lost dear brother, but now it looks like I'll have to talk to you first, Malfurion."

"Long time no see, Mavi." The bushes automatically parted to both sides, revealing Zhao Kun with a smirk.

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Hadrisha finished her patrol of the outpost and returned to her headquarters. She was frustrated, and not just because she had been attacked by the Black Beast Legion and had suffered heavy losses.

She was deeply disturbed that all the outposts were functioning well, and that was how the officers on duty summed up the hostile reports they had given her. There were areas where enemy activity should have been there - the area where she was attacked, but the report said that nothing had been found. There are all sorts of clues in places where outsiders are not usually possible—though none are as intense as what happened to Hadrisha and her party. A few footprints were found here, a broken arrow was found there, or a sudden decrease in prey somewhere...... Taken together, these events are not telling, but taken together, they are indicative of growing troubles.

"I've read all the reports. I believe the alarm must be raised to Darnassus immediately. The enemy attack near the post was the most annoying one, but it wasn't the biggest trouble at the moment. We need to inform General Santis Hazuki right away. Find a Hippogriff rider and be ready to take off in a quarter of an hour. ”

She instructed her lieutenant. Dani saluted and turned to leave. Hadrisha looked at the report one last time, then picked up a quill and scribbled on parchment as pertinent advice she could think of. By the time she finished writing, Dani had returned.

"The rider is ready. I'm picking Ladia Yunxiang. ”

The Commander nodded approvingly. Aladia is a seasoned rider and perhaps one of the best in all of Ashvae.

Hadrisha sealed the parchment into a small pocket, then stood up again. She walked towards where the messenger was waiting, and Dani was a step behind her. The messenger rode a large pale green animal, with long clawed front legs and a crested head of a bird of prey, which also had a pair of long, terrible antlers, and a body resembling the strongest of stags. His wings are as bright orange as the setting sun. The eyes of the Hippogriff shone fiercely and wisely. They are allies of the Night Elves, not property or pets. Riders, on the other hand, do more to communicate with them than to make them.

As the Commander approached, Eladhia leaned over in greetings. She was even thinner than Dani. On the other side of the saddle bridge was her moon blade and a bag full of feather arrows. Her longbow rested cross-body over her shoulder.

"It can't be given to anyone but the General, the Grand Druid, and the Priestess of the Moon," Hadrisha commanded the messenger, handing her pocket.

"Don't think about anyone," Eladhia promised. She straightened up and saluted Hadrisha, then tucked her pockets into a large bag that hung from the curved saddle bridge under her seat.

"Storm is our fastest Hippogriff." Eradia patted her mount's neck. The Hippogriff nodded, its eyes twinkling expectantly. "No one can catch up with him."

With that, she drove the majestic mount to takeoff. The others receded, and the storm spread its broad wings and rose easily into the sky.

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The sharp blade almost grazed Zhao Kun's neck and smashed into the big tree behind him.

Then, Mavi Shadowsong's angry voice rang out. "I will never allow anyone to try to cast that demon! Even you, it's a betrayal of all the Night Elves, Malfurion! ”

"Really?" He glanced at the round blade called the Shadow Crescent, "But the organization has already decided. We are now facing a terrible and major crisis - and the power of Illidan will make him a powerful ally. ”

"You have no idea what kind of monster you want to unleash! He will do terrible harm to this traumatized world! ”

"That's my brother and I know him well. Even if you guarded him for 10,000 years, you wouldn't know what kind of mission this night elf with this golden eye was shouldering. ”

"He doesn't have golden eyes anymore."

"Okay," Zhao Kun shrugged, "but he's still the Child of Destiny, the Child of Destiny handpicked by Zela." Have you heard of Amway, no, Naru? ”

"Enough, Grand Druid!" The leader of the Watchmen narrowed his eyes at her titular superior. "I say, I refuse to release Illidan Fury. I don't want to continue discussing this with you here. ”

With that, she stepped forward, stretched out her hand, and tried to pull out the round blade and leave the forest.

Zhao Kun nodded.

Mavi frowned.

She failed to draw her weapon. It wasn't because she threw it too hard, causing it to sink too deep into the trees. It's because it was entangled in a thick vine at some point.

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhao Kun smiled slightly, and first pointed in the direction of Niva, and the roots of countless plants instantly surged in, densely entangled her.

Ma Wei snorted coldly, and the person had already disappeared in place, appeared on Zhao Kun's side, and slashed at him with a hand knife.

"I didn't want to use it that way."

Ma Wei's hand knife slashed heavily at Zhao Kun's neck, but it seemed to have slashed an Aojin shield.

"But that's fine, it's better to control a lonely and powerful force like the Watcher, it's better to control it in my hands."

Sensing that something was wrong, the Watcher Leader immediately activated the flash, however, she was not able to break away from the surrounding plants, because her skills were actually ineffective!

"What a fool would show off his space-time spells in front of the Faceless?"

As she spoke, countless vines had wrapped around her from all sides of Mavi.

"Rest assured, the Watchers will soon believe in nature as much as the Holy Cult Army believes in the Light."

At this time, even the dullest Night Elves could feel that something was wrong.

"You're not Malfurion, who the hell are you?"

"Before you care about myself, you better care about yourself." (To be continued.) )