Volume 9: Disaster Chapter 566: Ancient Night Guardians and Sleepers
The Divine Emperor (Centaur King): "Lady Tyrande, Archdruid Malfurion, this time we are going to face an unprecedented threat. The Burning Legion has arrived. We must unite all the forces we can and fight together."
"I have contacted the Horde and the Alliance. They will fight alongside us. Their troops are gathering and will arrive in Kalimdor soon. I want to inform you in advance to avoid any misunderstanding."
After hearing what the Emperor Shenwu said, Tyrande looked slightly unhappy, "The Alliance is fine, those humans are indeed brave warriors, but those orcs in the Horde?
Don't forget that we fought a war with the orcs just last year. It was the orcs who assassinated Lord Cenarion and released the Zerg of Ahn'Qiraj and C'Thun."
The Divine Emperor pointed him out, "I know this better than you. Don't forget, I killed C'Thun with my own hands." The Divine Emperor said calmly. These words made Tyrande choke. It was really impossible to blame the other party for this, because he had taken the head of the Ancient God.
But the Orcs’ tribe is not the same thing. Just like there are traitors like Xavius among the night elves, there are good and bad people among the orcs. Do you regard all the night elves as enemies just because of Xavius’ appearance?”
These words left Tyrande speechless, and at the same time a little annoyed. This centaur was too eloquent.
Malfurion finally spoke at this time, "Haha, you are still as eloquent as before, Emperor Shenwu ."
The Emperor of God smiled and said, "Haha, Lord Malfurion is still as calm and steady as before. Even though the Burning Legion has arrived, you don't seem to be nervous at all."
“Fear and panic cannot help us fight the enemy. If the world is doomed to be destroyed, we should remain calm and never give up hope.
Moreover, we have already made countless preparations for this day to come. I have foreseen this moment coming since 10,000 years ago. The night elves have been preparing for too long. Now it is finally time to start exerting our true strength. "
The Emperor Shenwu was startled. The night elves have a profound foundation. How much power do they have hidden and have never been fully revealed? Is it finally going to be revealed at this moment?
Malfurion said solemnly: "I think it is time to gather the Ancient Night Guards to fight against the Burning Legion."
"Ancient Night Guards?" Emperor Shenwu was a little surprised. He had never heard of such an army.
Malfurion nodded, "Yes, it is the Ancient Night Guard. Ten thousand years ago, after the War of the Ancients, we began to train a group of elite troops. At that time, they were just a newly established army of recruits.
But after ten thousand years of hard training and bloody battles, this army has become extremely powerful, an unprecedented elite army. I have been stationing this army in Teldrassil to protect the last home of the night elves, but now, it is time to send them to the battlefield. "
The Emperor Shenwu could not help but be shocked. Everything in this game was dynamic. NPCs, soldiers, heroes, and even civilians could gain experience points and increase their levels by killing monsters and training. If this army was really upgraded for ten thousand years, I'm afraid each of them would be a max-level elite soldier.
How powerful that must be.
But Archimonde cannot be defeated by a group of full-level soldiers.
"It sounds very powerful, but even if they are elite warriors with ten thousand years of experience, they are still flesh and blood. They may be able to deal with ordinary demon armies, but facing a powerful demon like Archimonde, I am afraid they have no chance of winning. I do have a plan, a proposal, which may be the key to defeating Archimonde."
Several night elf leaders were curious.
"Archimonde's real goal is to seize the power of the World Tree, so he will definitely lead his army to attack Mount Hyjal. Our three armies will deploy defenses at the foot of Mount Hyjal to block the Burning Legion's attack, consume the enemy's forces, and delay time.
During this period, Lord Malfurion awakened the ancient elves and gathered them around the World Tree. When Archimonde arrived under the World Tree, he let all the ancient elves rush forward and self-destruct, and then - snap! "The Emperor Shenwu made an explosion gesture with his hands.
These words made everyone present look angry.
Tyrande's expression changed drastically.
"No, you don't know what you are talking about. The ancient elves are all ancient souls of the night. They are always members of the night elves. They have lived from ancient times to the present. They are our ancestors and relatives. Using the power of the ancient elves to fight against Archimonde will result in tens of thousands of casualties.
Emperor Shenwu, the King of the Centaurs, you'd better stop your crazy talk, otherwise you will provoke the wrath of the night elves."
Emperor Shenwu was speechless. He didn't expect the other party to react so strongly.
"How do you know about the existence of ancient elves?" Malfurion asked another question.
(Of course I saw it from the history of Warcraft).
The Emperor Shenwu said calmly, "I am the one favored by the Mother Goddess of the Earth. I know everything on the earth. What's so strange about this?"
This statement did reduce the anger of the crowd a little.
Night elves are also believers of the Earth Mother. Although her level of faith is lower than that of the Moon Goddess Elune, they still respect her very much.
"I can tolerate your disrespect, my Godly Emperor, because I think that is an extreme idea that you have come up with due to the pressure from the Burning Legion, but unless it is absolutely necessary, I will never make such a sacrifice for my people and my ancestors.
We can fight Archimonde on our own.
I agree with your invitation to the Alliance and the Horde to join the war, but the ancient elf plan is absolutely not feasible."
"Well, I think that if we three major forces join forces, perhaps the sacrifice of the ancient elves may not be necessary. So I'll take my leave of you all. I will command the Centaur Legion to build a position in the plains around Mount Hyjal."
As they watched the Great Emperor Shenwu leave, the night elves' high-ranking officials began to argue.
Fandral Staghelm (Archdruid): "The ancient elves are indeed our relatives, but if the World Tree is threatened, perhaps we should be prepared and the necessary sacrifices are acceptable."
The World Tree gives the night elves eternal life. If the World Tree is gone, the night elves will not be able to live forever. Without immortality, they can only live for ten thousand years at most before dying. That would be a huge loss.
Tyrande still insisted, "Such a sacrifice is absolutely unacceptable."
"Perhaps we should wake up the Sleeper Legion." The Dryad Queen suddenly spoke.
Yes, the Sleeper Legion!
Several people exchanged glances with each other. This was indeed necessary.
The upcoming Battle of Mount Hyjal will gather millions of troops from both sides. The number of night elves' troops is still too small, and more forces are needed to dominate this war.
It is imperative to awaken the sleeper legion.
La La Lu (Arch Druid): "What is the Sleeper Legion?"
Everyone looked at this question in surprise, wondering how could they not even know this.
It was Malfurion who explained this.
In fact, the night elves began preparing for war ten thousand years ago.
After the night elves received the blessing of the World Tree, they gained eternal life and strong physique. At the same time, the night elves still maintained the same reproductive ability as before.
This means that as long as there are no accidental deaths, the population of the night elves can grow exponentially.
There are only births, but no deaths.
Over the next three thousand years, the night elf population continued to grow, soon outgrowing the capacity of Mount Hyjal, and they began to expand into the surrounding territories, including Ashenvale, Darkshore, Stonetalon Mountains, Feralas, and even the Barrens.
As the population grew, Malfurion and other high-ranking night elves gradually realized that if things continued like this, the world would sooner or later be unable to bear the consequences. To feed so many night elves would inevitably put tremendous pressure on nature.
Although they love nature, the night elves are not saints. In order to maintain the balance of nature, they will take the initiative to slaughter wild beasts that reproduce too much to ensure the natural cycle.
The balance of nature is something that not only animals must abide by, but also the night elves.
Of course, we can't just massacre the night elves.
Druids have the ability to send life into the Emerald Dream, and once they enter the Emerald Dream, they can fall into eternal sleep.
In order to maintain the balance of nature and to have enough manpower to fight against the Burning Legion in the future, the night elves, under the leadership of Malfurion and Cenarius, launched an operation called the Sleeper Project.
A large number of elite night elf troops were sent into the Emerald Dream and fell into a deep sleep. In order to protect these night elves, a large number of druids were also sent to the Emerald Dream for maintenance. In the following seven thousand years, except for a few interruptions during the wars, the number of sleepers in the Emerald Dream continued to increase.
Now in the Emerald Dream, the number of night elves has reached millions. Once awakened, they will be a force that can shake the world.
Malfurion nodded with a heavy face: "You are right. It is time to awaken the sleepers. Countless night elves will die and sacrifice in this war, but this is the fate we must face."
Tyrande suddenly said: "Everyone, since we have to awaken the sleepers and summon the ancient night guards, I think it is time to release him."
"Are you talking about Illidan? No, he must not be released." Malfurion flatly refused. Although he usually obeyed Tyrande in everything, he never wavered on some issues of principle.
"Illidan is the best person to deal with demons." Tyrande still insisted.
However, when this was said, all the senior executives disagreed.
Everyone's attitude towards Illidan is very clear: try not to mention it or pay attention to it.
This kid has a very bad temper and thinks highly of himself. There's no need to let him out to cause trouble.
Malfurion even spoke directly about the truth, "Using evil forces to fight against evil forces will only breed more evil. Unless he can recognize his mistakes, turn over a new leaf, and give up using magic, he will be imprisoned in the dungeon of Shadow Castle forever. Under the guard of the Watcher Legion, no one can release him."
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"This is Shadow Castle. Be careful. There are Shadow Wardens everywhere. They are all high-level monsters over level 60. I dare not get close to them. It's easy to be discovered."
A thief whispered to the three people behind him.
The three of them hid in a bush on the top of the mountain, staring at the gloomy castle built in the shadow of the mountain.
The architectural style of the night elves is mostly elegant and beautiful, but the castle in front of us has a dangerous and gloomy feeling.
You can see looming figures appearing and disappearing from time to time. They are the Night Guards in hiding.
"Okay, my mission is accomplished." The thief said, extending his hand to the three people.
Sal was confused. "What do you mean?"
"What else could it mean? Of course it's the mission reward. Is it free for me to lead the way for you?" the thief said as a matter of course.
Arthas and Thrall looked at each other, both with embarrassment. They had been in exile for so long that even eating became a problem, so how could they have any money?
"Let me do it." Jaina said nonchalantly, took out a handful of gold coins and stuffed them over, then put a blue one-handed sword on it.
"Is this enough?"
"That's enough, haha, beautiful, if you have any problems in the future, just come to me, I will never be vague - then I'll leave first."
The thief took the mission reward and left happily.
The three of them felt a little headache when looking at the strict defenses of Shadow Castle.
Thrall: "Is this the place where Illidan is imprisoned as the Raven Sage said? Do we really need to rescue him?"
Arthas nodded, "Of course. What's your question?"
"But since he's incarcerated, doesn't that mean he's a bad guy?"
"Don't forget, we are both still wanted. My brother is looking for me, and your brother is offering a reward for you. I think maybe this person is framed just like us - maybe he was framed by his own brother."
"Uh, well, you have a point."
"Besides, the Crow Prophet said that Illidan is the key to defeating the demons and saving the world. Even if he is a bad guy, we must rescue him."
Jaina was a little hesitant, "Hey, you two, I always felt that the Raven Prophet was a little sneaky."
Thrall said: "But he did predict the coming of the Scourge and the demon army, and he also guided us to defeat the ogres that plagued Razor Hill."
Arthas agreed: "Yes, he was the one who told us the weaknesses of the Gnoll Warlord when we were fighting against them."
Thrall: "And the water elemental lord who was corrupted by evil forces. He helped us purify it."
Arthas: "And the Naga Sea Witch who caused us trouble. He was the one who told us the location of the artifact."
Sal: "And..."
Jaina said helplessly, "Stop, stop, stop. Okay, okay, I won't say anything bad about him. Let's think of a way to sneak in and rescue Illidan."
