The struggle with the Dark Horde on the farm had lasted for over an hour, with neither side gaining an advantage. The Eastern Route Army commander Sena-Spark, was growing increasingly frustrated when his savior appeared before him. "Knight Unas, you've finally rested enough. Quickly, help me drive those Horde scum out of this farm!"
"I'm afraid it can't be as you wish, Commander. I've come to request a ceasefire."
"Ceasefire? That's impossible!" Sena-Spark exclaimed excitedly. "The more land we conquer, the greater our merit! Once Lord Rendaen becomes king, we can also become lords! Knight Unas, I won't deduct a single point from your merit. Hurry up and intensify our battles; perhaps we can even snag a position as a foreign lord."
Before even achieving final victory, this guy is already obsessed with fame and fortune; this is the easiest way to ruin everything. Unas sternly rebuked, "Commander, Thaurissan's reinforcements have arrived. They'll launch a counterattack soon. At that point, forget about any merit; just surviving will be a miracle!"
"Reinforcements? What reinforcements?"
"Ragnaros the Firelord, and his army of Fire Elementals!" Unas deliberately exaggerated.
Sena-Spark's eyes widened, momentarily startled, but she quickly retorted, "Where? Why haven't my scouts reported back? How did you know?"
"My Archmage observed it with his own eyes using magic; the information is absolutely true. I will go see Lord Rendaen immediately. You must first find a way to cease fire with the Dark Horde."
"This..." The commander froze on the spot, not knowing what to do.
Unas ignored him and led the human group back, crossing the wide Dark Iron Highway to the north gate of Shadowforge City, where Rendaen was trying to open the fallen "Dead Gate".
Beneath a giant Dwarf statue, a rusty iron gate blocked the center, and seven or eight broken drill bits lay piled beside the crowd.
After failing with the drill, Rendaen is trying a second method: high-temperature melting.
Five or six Dwarf frantically pedaled the blower, spraying the flames from the modified furnace onto the iron door. Once the steel on the door softened, the people nearby immediately dug it off. This method worked quite well; they had already dug a large hole more than ten centimeters deep into the iron door, but it consumed a lot of fuel.
Unas's arrival displeased Rendaen, who assumed he was deserting. He wasn't too surprised by the Fire Elemental's arrival, saying, "I expected the Fire Elemental to aid Thaurissan. The question is, how much aid? As far as I know, the Firelord can't come personally."
"Oh? Why?"
"Do you know why Thaurissan (the father of the current Emperor Thaurissan) mistakenly summoned the Firelord?" Rendaen asked, answering himself, "Because in ancient times, beneath Blackrock Mountain was the place where the Titans tore through space and banished the Firelord to the Fire Elemental Plane."
Seeing that Unas didn't seem surprised, he continued, "The Titan's seal is very powerful. The Spatial Rift was repaired almost perfectly. Ragnaros only appeared for a moment when he was summoned, and then he was pulled back by the seal. However, the damage had already been done, and the seal has loosened a bit."
"For many years, the Firelord has been trying to completely destroy the seal. It has succeeded in part, and can now exist in the lava lake at the deepest part of the Molten Core, but that's all. It cannot leave the lava lake's boundaries."
Unas was surprised that the Dwarf lord knew so much. "How did you know these secrets?"
"I not only know these things, but I also know that Ragnaros has lost patience with slowly breaking the seal; he wants to solve the problem once and for all."
Now Unas was genuinely curious, "How do we solve this?"
"It is pulling the Firelands towards Azeroth through Spatial Rift. The collision of the two planes is no joke. The enormous impact could really break the Titans ' seal, and the entire Blackrock Mountain would be destroyed. As the puller, it will also suffer great damage, but in order to completely escape the prison imposed by the Titans, it is disregarding everything."
No wonder Angela said that there are many places in Blackrock Depths where space is unstable and teleportation is difficult to use, and that Flamewaker Island can create Spatial Rifts that lead to places thousands of miles away. It turns out that the Firelord was behind it all.
"I defected from Blackrock Depths because I refused to die with Thaurissan. Of course, my disapproval of slavery was also a reason."
How did you find out all this inside information?
"It doesn't matter if I tell you, everyone will find out soon anyway," Rendaen said smugly, raising his head and giving Unas the illusion of being looked down upon. "Thaurissan has Fire Elementals to support him, and I have Water Elementals!"
It turns out that a Water Elemental race also exists in Azeroth, led by the water Elemental Lords Duke Hydraxis. They are mortal enemies of the Fire Elementals, and they are watching over Ragnaros's every move.
Upon discovering a group of Dark Iron Dwarves who refused to submit to the Firelord, the Water Elemental immediately contacted their leader, Rendaen.
The secrets about Molten Core were, of course, told to the Dwarf lord by the Water Elemental Duke, and the two formed a secret alliance to stop the Firelord.
When Rendaen decided to mobilize the entire army, he secretly sent people to make contact with the Water Elementals. Now the Water Elemental army is on its way from the sea and should arrive within a day.
Unas was amazed that the Dwarf lord had such a hidden trick up his sleeve; Unas practically wanted to applaud him.
"I agree to a temporary ceasefire with the Dark Horde. There's no need to waste resources unnecessarily. The grain we've seized is enough to feed tens of thousands for half a month," Rendaen immediately ordered a ceasefire between the eastern and western armies. "The most urgent task is to open that damned iron gate. Once the Water Elemental army arrives, a swift attack will surely secure a victory!"
Unas glanced at the Dwarves diligently tending the furnace before the iron gate. At this rate, it would take days and nights to melt through a passage large enough for an army to march through. Perhaps Thaurissan would come up with a solution by then: opening the gate from the city, though not easy, would be much faster than using brute force from the outside.
Just then, a messenger rushed over, shouting, "Sir, a small group of Lava Monsters has been discovered in the Mining District!"
"Where did they come from?" Rendaen asked in surprise. "How many?"
"I don't know where they came from, they just suddenly appeared! But luckily there aren't many of them."
The Dwarf lord was immediately agitated. This might mean that the Fire Elementals had other exit points, and if they were to stab him in the back during a fierce battle, he would be finished.
"Investigate thoroughly! Search the entire Mining District; we must find out where they came from!"
Unas suddenly remembered the accident that happened in the Smelting Room of the Torbjorn Arsenal. Could the Lava Monster have come from there?
"Perhaps I know where they came from."
"Where? How did you know?"
"The Black Furnace, that's where I escaped from, before..." Unas was interrupted before he could finish speaking.
Rendaen said urgently, "Very well, I'll leave this to you. You must find out exactly where the Lava Monster came from!"
"Leave it to me," Unas patted his chest, "I guarantee you'll be satisfied."