Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 479: The Great Crisis of Guarding the Dragon
Dragon Islands - Thordrasus Island - Valdraken's Tower.
Thordrasus is the home of dragons and the source of power for the five dragon legions. This magnificent city built by guardian dragons has magnificent scenery rarely seen in the world. It is also the seat of power for guardian dragons and their dragon legions.
The Dragon Islands have always been the largest breeding ground for dragons. It can be said that this is the kingdom of dragons, and Thordrasus is the royal city of this dragon kingdom.
Under the protection of the dragon army, this island, this sacred tower, has never been invaded.
However, today, the city fell into an inexplicable fear for the first time.
On the top of the Tower of Valdraken, the three dragon kings, Alexstrasza, Ysera, and Kalecgos, are holding a meeting that concerns the life and death of the dragon army.
Ysera (Green Dragon Queen): "Damn it, I just received news that those useless adventurers failed again."
During this period of time, the Dragonmaw Clan has been capturing wild dragons in the Dragon Islands, making the dragons panic.
But the other side has a terrifying artifact like the Dragon Soul in their hands. The dragon clan can only be defeated when they encounter it. The dragon army has powerful combat power but can't do anything to this group of orcs. It's really frustrating.
The big pit that Deathwing dug has not been filled up yet, and the three dragon clans in the pit are unable to take care of themselves.
Without the Dragon Soul, the power of the Dragon Guardians would be enough to crush the orcs of the Dragonmaw Clan in minutes.
Alexstrasza sighed. Ysera was not calm enough, and Kalecgos was the new king. As the Queen of Red Dragons and the leader of the Guardian Dragons, she was the only one who could hold up the situation in this crisis.
Alexstrasza (Dragon Queen): "Where's Nozdormu? Why isn't he here again?"
The person who asked this question was the bronze dragon Chromie standing beside him.
The Red Dragon Queen is extremely annoyed with the recent performance of the Bronze Dragon King Nozdormu.
From the information that has been gathered so far, the Dragonmaw orcs have captured the most members of the three major dragon clans: red, blue, and green. No members of the bronze dragon clan have been captured, and neither has the black dragon.
It is understandable that the black dragon was not caught. When Neltharion created the Dragon Soul, he tampered with it. That thing is ineffective against the black dragon and is specifically designed to suppress the other four dragon tribes.
Moreover, due to the hostile relationship between the Black Dragon Legion and the other four dragon tribes in the early years, they had long since left the Dragon Islands and lived in groups in the Misty Mountains. It was understandable that they were not captured by the orcs and used as weapons of war.
But the Dragon Soul is effective against bronze dragons, and there are many wild bronze dragons in the Dragon Islands.
As a result, all the red, blue and green dragons suffered, which was very suspicious. The only explanation was that Nozdormu, the sixth dragon, had already known what was going to happen and transferred his men in advance. After all, he was the Guardian of Time, so it was not difficult for him to take a look at the script in advance.
The question is, you protect your subordinates, but you don’t care about the lives of your brothers and sisters?
Chromie (Time Wanderer): "Lord Nozdormu said that the Caverns of Time are currently under attack by the Eternal Dragon, and he has to gather his troops to deal with the attack to prevent history from changing. He asked me to attend this meeting on his behalf and he apologizes for this."
Chromie, who looked like a dwarf loli, explained helplessly.
She is one of Nozdormu's lieutenants. Although she looks petite and cute, she is very powerful.
This statement was flawless. Although the three dragon kings were angry, they had no idea what to do.
"Hmph, he found a good excuse." Alexstrasza didn't know what to say. The various dragon kings also knew about the invasion of the Eternal Dragons, and it was not groundless.
And at least they sent an adjutant to attend the meeting. The Black Dragon King Morpheus was even more outrageous. He simply disappeared without a trace.
However, the three dragon kings themselves did not have much hope for the black dragon clan. These black dragons were too deeply influenced by Deathwing. The evil, insidious and cunning qualities were already engraved in the black dragon clan's blood. Even though the black dragon army has nominally returned to the dragon family, Alexstrasza still did not have much trust in these black dragons. In this critical moment, it would be good if they could behave themselves and not cause trouble.
Don't expect them to contribute at all.
The most urgent task is to deal with the invasion of Dragonmaw orcs.
The three dragon kings have thought of ways to deal with the aggressiveness of the Dragonmaw orcs.
Since the dragon clan cannot go up, why not just send out the vassal races.
Most of the dragon lords have enslaved some monster groups, and when they are mobilized together they are a force that cannot be underestimated.
Under the call of the three dragon kings, a ragtag army of tens of thousands of soldiers was actually put together.
Unfortunately, a ragtag army is just a ragtag army. This army is made up of various races such as goblins, bugbears, ogres, tauren, dwarves, and even kobolds. There is no unified command at all, and they fight like F2A, in waves.
They were almost completely wiped out by the orcs who had a strict military system.
The Dragonmaw Orcs had participated in the Second Orc War and had fought against the Alliance's regular army. They could easily defeat these miscellaneous monsters.
Alexstrasza then placed her hopes on brave adventurers.
Whether it's the Alliance or the Night Alliance, as long as they are hostile to the orcs, they will be brought over to help.
During this period, many epic quests to recapture the Dragon Soul have been released, hiring hundreds of adventurers, including some top teams at levels 50 or 60.
Unfortunately, all these missions ended in failure.
The adventurers suffered heavy casualties and the group was wiped out countless times.
But not even the shadow of the dragon soul was seen.
There is no way. The Dragonmaw Clan is not an ordinary monster force. They are also a branch of the official camp and have adventurers.
They were well aware of the adventurers' tricks, and with the help of these tribal adventurers, they perfectly crushed all their efforts.
Just when the three dragon kings were at their wits' end, a blue baby dragon suddenly flew over.
"Lord Kalecgos, there is bad news."
The three dragon kings all have constipated expressions on their faces, could there be bad news?
"The sealed prison in the Great Ice Rift was opened, and the volcano dragon Felak imprisoned inside was rescued. Lord Milgos went to check, but he was killed."
"What!" Kalecgos' face suddenly turned grim. The Blue Dragon Legion was betrayed by Deathwing in the War of the Ancients and suffered heavy casualties from the Dragon Soul. They have not been able to recover in the past ten thousand years and were the weakest of the five great dragon clans.
The luck has been bad recently.
Earlier, Archanagos died inexplicably in Karazhan.
Later, Malygos and Deathwing died together and fell into the Maelstrom.
Now even Myrgos is dead. There are only two ancient dragons left in the blue dragonflight, including the boss Kalecgos. What should we do?
The three dragon kings looked at each other and saw each other's anger and fear.
It just happened at this time!
It’s bad enough that the dragon army is being invaded by orcs now, but it would be disastrous if the disaster dragon was released again.
Alexstrasza (Red Dragon Queen): "Who is responsible for this? Who dares to challenge the majesty of the dragonflight?"
"It's the Storm Dragon Lysajes, but..."
"But what?"
"But some say it was Aidan Deron, the Storm Dragon King."
"Aidandron?"
The dragon kings all had different expressions on their faces. Where did this Aidandelon come from?
Although there were hundreds of ancient dragons living in the Sky City back then, the number was large, but everyone had lived together for tens of thousands of years and basically knew each other. Even if they were not familiar with each other, they could at least call out each other's names.
But I have never heard of the name Aidan Delong.
The blue dragon hurriedly explained.
"Aidandron is the dragon form of Prince Aidan of Alterac. It is said that Prince Aidan has mastered the power of the dragon. It is speculated that he should be a dragon eater. He transformed into a storm dragon and defeated Milgos in a one-on-one aerial battle."
Alexstrasza (Red Dragon Queen): "Dragon Eater? Impossible. A mere Dragon Eater, even if he transforms into a dragon, won't be that strong. Even the great Emperor Thoradin, when he transformed into a dragon, was only a lord-level dragon. How could he possibly kill an ancient dragon like Milgos?
This Prince Aidan must be Lysajess in disguise!"
Alexstrasza's judgment was easily agreed upon by Kalecgos and Ysera.
Ultimately, it is because of the dragon clan's contempt for humans. In their view, how could humans defeat an ancient dragon in a single fight? No matter how weak Milgos was, he was still a member of the ancient dragons.
It was hard for them to imagine that a powerful creature like the ancient blue dragon could be killed by a mere mortal.
But it would be perfectly reasonable if this Aidan was Lysajess in disguise.
The strength of the four disaster dragons is comparable to that of the five guardian dragons, or even slightly stronger. You have to know that back then the five guardian dragons only managed to defeat them with their guardian power.
I can't guarantee a win in a one-on-one duel.
Dragons have the ability to transform into human form, so it is only natural for Lesajes to become a human prince and lurk in the human kingdom.
Ysera (Green Dragon Queen): "Lysajess must be eliminated as soon as possible. We cannot face more troubles at the same time."
Alexstrasza had more concerns. "I'm afraid not. Since Lysajess is lurking in the human kingdom and her identity has been recognized by the human kings, once she attacks Alterac, it will inevitably lead to confrontation from the entire Alliance. We still have to deal with the threat of the Dragonmaw orcs and rely on the adventurers of the Alliance to serve us. We cannot conflict with the Alliance at this time."
This is the benefit of having a big tree to lean on for shade. Although there are intrigues within the alliance, at least from the outside, it is still a whole, a very powerful force.
Kalecgos (Blue Dragon King): "We can wait for Lysajess to ambush it next time. Since he saved one, he will save the other two. They are determined to destroy the world and will not stop there.
If Lesajes and Felak attack together, the remaining two guards of the sealed prison will be unable to resist at all. At least three ancient dragons must be concentrated to have a chance of defeating them. To be on the safe side, at least four or even five should be required.
Perhaps we should mobilize the Wyrmrest Alliance."
The various armies guarding the dragons also have tasks to perform. Green dragons guard the Emerald Dream, blue dragons maintain the magic net, and bronze dragons monitor the Caverns of Time...
There must be an ancient dragon in charge, so even though the dragon legion is powerful, the number of troops that can be mobilized is not large.
The Wyrmrest Alliance is one of the more idle forces among them. They have been responsible for guarding Galakrond's body and have not moved for tens of thousands of years.
Maybe it's time to use it.
There are five ancient dragons guarding the Dragon Sleep Temple. In this critical situation, it would be a waste not to use such a large force.
"No, absolutely not." Alexstrasza said firmly, "Galakrond must be watched."
Ysera (Green Dragon Queen): "Don't be so stubborn, sister. If we fail, the defense of Wyrmrest Temple will be meaningless. Perhaps we can mobilize three ancient dragons and send another one from our side. With four ancient dragons, those two rebels will have absolutely no chance of winning."
Alexstrasza pondered for a long time and finally nodded.
"Okay, but we have to deal with the threat of the orcs. Chromie, I'll leave this matter to you. Go to the Dragon's Rest Temple to summon the three ancient dragons and prepare for the next attack together. Felak and Lesajes will definitely attack the remaining two sealed prisons. We must stop them!"
After hearing this, Chromie blinked his eyes, and suddenly seemed to remember something. He took out a pocket watch and took a look at it.
"Ah, I will not let you down, Lady Alexstrasza. So without further ado, I will set off now."
Chromie said, leaving in a hurry.
Watching Chromie hurriedly leaving, Alexstrasza felt vaguely uneasy.
Ysera (Green Dragon Queen): "What's wrong, sister?"
Alexstrasza had an uneasy look on her face. "I feel something is wrong. A bad feeling, as if something terrible is about to happen."
Look! Roar!
Suddenly, a warning dragon roar was heard in the sky. Several giant dragons looked up at the sky together. In the distance, a huge group of dragons, hundreds of them, red, blue and green, were flying in from nowhere and approaching quickly.
Suddenly, Alexstrasza's eyes turned cold when she saw the orcs riding on the dragon's back.
"It's the Dragonmaw Clan!" Alexstrasza said in an incredulous voice.
These orcs were so bold that they dared to invade the dragon army's capital. For a moment, she didn't know whether she was more angry or felt more absurd.
But that didn't stop her from reacting.
Alexstrasza (Red Dragon Queen): "Warriors of the Dragonflight, prepare for battle!"
Even though she knew that the other party had the dragon soul, this was the dragon's kingdom. For the honor of the dragon clan and the dignity of the dragon, she had no choice but to fight.
Chapter 480.5 The Great Crisis of Guarding the Dragon
The guards of the Tower of Vadraken were clearly slow to react.
No wonder, this place has not been attacked in ten thousand years. No matter how arrogant the enemy is, they dare not invade the dragon's home. Even the entire Dragon Islands have rarely had invaders in the past ten thousand years.
For the dragon guards on the tower, war is a completely unfamiliar word.
The enemy will not show any mercy because of their slowness.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of giant dragons of various colors and sizes flew over the sky above the Tower of Valdraken, spewing out dragon breath in unison. The warlocks and shamans on the dragons' backs blasted down fel energy and lightning indiscriminately.
The orcs actually launched a bombing offensive against the dragons.
Roar! The blasted Ysera flew up into the air in anger, and dozens of dragons of all sizes followed her into the air. Nearly two hundred dragons from both sides immediately engaged in a melee.
However, the rise was as fast as the fall. Just as Ysera tore an orc warlock into pieces, she heard someone calling her name.
Nekros (Chief Dragonmaw): "Green Dragon Queen, look at what this is!"
When Ysera turned her head, she saw the orc warlock holding a staff and pointing it directly at her. A dazzling golden crystal on the staff shot a golden light at her.
Hmm! What is that?
Ysera's heart was startled, and the next second, an irresistible force instantly enveloped her.
The light body suddenly became extremely heavy, and all the strength in the body was drained away, as if a mountain was pressing down on it, and the piercing pain emerged from the depths of the soul.
Ysera let out a scream and fell down in a spin.
Wherever the golden light shone, the dragons of the dragon army fell one after another.
Dragon Soul? Ysera thought with fear and anger, but she vaguely remembered that the Dragon Soul did not look like that.
But she didn't have time to think about it at this time. She finally regained some strength and barely landed on the top of the tower.
Immediately afterwards, the orcs launched an airborne operation.
There were orc warriors hanging on the backs of more than a dozen adult dragons, and Nekros was using them as transport planes .
Hundreds of elite orc warriors landed at once.
There were also several orc heroes surrounding Nekros.
Nikelus also jumped off the dragon's back and faced the three dragon kings without any fear.
Nekros (Chief Dragonmaw): "Hahahaha, it's really exciting to see the three great dragon kings gathered here. Why, don't you want to welcome the Dragonmaw Legion?"
Nikelus said arrogantly while holding up his staff.
Alexstrasza was anxious and angry. Kalecgos wanted to escape but couldn't bring himself to do so. Ysera was even more furious.
Alexstrasza (Red Dragon Queen): "You barbaric orcs, you dare to challenge the majesty of the dragon army. Face the wrath of the Red Dragon Queen... Dragon Guards, defend your master and destroy these invaders!"
At a command, groups of dragon guards rushed up from the lower level. Unlike the pure-blooded dragons who were completely suppressed by the dragon soul, the dragon guards were less affected due to the impure dragon blood in their bodies. They were still able to maintain a high combat effectiveness.
Dozens of dragon guards charged forward in a group, and their combat effectiveness was still very strong.
But the warriors sent by the orcs this time are also incredibly powerful. The Dragonmaw Legion is not only made up of the Dragonmaw Clan, but also four small but extremely powerful clans including the Thunder King Clan, the Fire Blade Clan, the Bladewind Clan, and the Thunder Blade Clan.
The Thunder King Clan is best at hunting giant beasts and is the most powerful hunter. The Fire Blade Clan and the Thunder Blade Clan are both martial clans that have produced sword masters, while the Blade Wind Clan is a desperate warrior who is ready to face death.
For this operation, each of the four clans sent out their bravest warriors, led by their respective heroes.
The Thunderlord Clan sent out Rexxar, the Burning Blade Clan sent out Lantresor Fireblade, the Thunderblade Clan sent out Aguna Thunderbringer, and the Bladewind Clan sent out Bloodthirster Wildblade.
All four of them were heroes of the gold rank. With just one encounter, all the dragon guards were chopped down.
Nikelus had no intention of taking action at all. He just sneered as he watched his warriors slaughter the dragon guards and approached the three dragon kings step by step.
Alexstrasza looked at the tiny orc, but her anger did not make her lose her mind.
She was very clear about the power of the Dragon Soul. Deathwing had once used the Dragon Soul to destroy nearly half of the Blue Dragon Legion in one blow. To the Dragon Legion, the Dragon Soul was their nemesis.
But no matter how much you restrain it, it will only be effective after being activated. As long as you kill the orc before the other party makes a move, you still have a chance of winning.
Thinking of this, she winked at the two dragons beside her, and the three dragon kings attacked at the same time.
Instead of using their respective domain skills, they opened their mouths at the same time and prepared to spit out dragon breath.
Dragon Soul!
As soon as Nikelus raised this divine weapon, the three dragon kings suddenly changed color.
It was as if all the strength in their bodies had been drained away, leaving them unable to move, and they couldn't even breathe out dragon breath.
How could it be so fast? Alexstrasza wondered, even if Deathwing wanted to activate this artifact, it would take some time.
But she didn't have time to think about it, as Nekros had already walked up to her money.
The orcs looked greedily at the huge and majestic body of the Red Dragon Queen.
He placed the Dragon Soul Staff on the Red Dragon Queen's forehead.
Nekros (Chief Dragonmaw): "Hahahaha, do you feel the power of this artifact? The noble Red Dragon Queen must now bow down to me.
Don't worry, I won't kill you, Life-Binder. My legion still needs you to serve me. Use your fertile body to give birth to more offspring. The Dragonmaw Legion needs more weapons of war.
With the addition of dragons, my army will soon conquer the world!
Don't worry, you won't feel pain soon. Look at those dragons I tamed. The dragon soul can destroy their will, distort their souls, and make them the orcs' loyal mounts and war beasts.
I am very curious about how long the will of you dragon kings can hold out against the dragon soul."
He said, raising his staff triumphantly.
"No!" Alexstrasza let out a roar of unwillingness and despair.
At this time, giant dragons kept flying over to rescue their queen, but if the three dragon kings were like this, those ordinary dragons were even worse.
At this critical moment——
"Roar!" A roar suddenly came from the sky.
"How dare you, tiny orcs, be so rude as to invade the sacred tower of the dragon race and blaspheme the honorable Red Dragon Queen! You must be punished!"
The sound quickly came from far away, and it was accompanied by the sound of violent friction in the air.
What! Nikelus turned his head suddenly and saw a huge black dragon falling from the sky, swooping down at a nearly vertical angle.
Also arriving were hundreds of black dragons of all sizes.
As soon as this legion appeared, the situation turned around instantly.
The black dragon was not affected by the control of the Dragon Soul, and its formation was strict. It launched a perfect surprise attack against the Dragonmaw Dragon Knights who were already in a state of chaos.
And this time the Black Dragon Legion sent out its main force, with several Black Dragon Lords in the team. The black dragon's flames were flying all over the sky, and it could kill more than a dozen dragon knights with just one breath.
The black dragon king Morpheus, who took the lead, rushed straight towards Nekros.
"Dragon Knight, stop them!" Nikelus roared angrily.
However, the dragons tamed by the Dragonmaw Clan did not have lord-level dragons, and they could only barely hold their own against the black dragon lords who were not controlled by the dragon soul.
Damn it! Nikelus looked at the three dragon kings that were about to be captured, and he was unwilling to give up.
"Let's go!" Nikelus jumped onto the back of a fel dragon and chose to retreat.
The orc warriors of the Dragonmaw Legion also jumped onto the backs of dragons and retreated. Their movements were so swift that it seemed as if they had rehearsed them in advance. A group of brainwashed dragons were left behind to cover their retreat and launched a frenzied attack on the Black Dragon Gate.
Morpheus was intercepted by three adult dragons and could only watch the Dragonmaw Orcs escape on their dragons.
When the battle was finally over, Morpheus slowly landed on the tower.
He bowed his head.
"Sire Alexstrasza, are you alright?"
Alexstrasza looked at the Black Dragon King in front of her with some complexity, "Morpheus, I didn't expect you to show up at this time."
Morpheus (Black Dragon King): "I have been investigating the movements of the Dragonmaw orcs. I wanted to find an opportunity to steal the Dragon Soul, but unfortunately their defenses were too strict. When I found out that they were marching towards the Tower of Valdraken, I immediately summoned the Black Dragon Legion to support them. Fortunately, they arrived in time."
Ysera had also recovered by this time. She was almost captured by an orc, which made her angry and scared.
Her attitude towards Morpheus, the rescuer, finally softened.
Ysera (Green Dragon Queen): "Morpheus, you have changed my impression of the black dragon clan. In the past, I was indeed too obsessed with hatred. Now it seems that black dragons are not all synonymous with evil, insidious, and cunning."
Morpheus nodded magnanimously, "Lord Ysera, I understand you. Lord Neltharion has indeed done too many wrong things in the past, and you do have reason to be angry.
But under my leadership, the Black Dragon Legion has completely changed, you can rest assured about this."
Kalecgos's eyes still held a hint of vigilance, "So, Lord Morpheus, what should we do next?"
Morpheus smiled mysteriously, "We must formulate a plan to take back the Dragon Soul. Don't worry, in fact, I already have a plan."
