Chapter Summaries

After recovering, Yao Dao Ji left Eternal Night Palace to judge whether Sargeras would make amends and joined the coming war against the Scourge. Her departure prompted factions across the world to treat her as a VIP, while Heklar ordered the Heklar Consortium to cultivate a relationship with her.

• Yao Dao Ji refused Sargeras's offer to erase her memories and rescue her family, choosing instead to watch whether he fulfilled his promises.
• Alleria gave Yao Dao Ji a golden feather-shaped badge and urged her to seek help from the High Elves, Undercity, or Stormwind City.
• Yao Dao Ji left for the Eastern Plaguelands to join the World Allied Forces' offensive against the Scourge.
• Hu Feng ordered the Crusaders to monitor Yao Dao Ji and send aid if she faced danger.
• After news spread of Yao Dao Ji's power and her wound to the Eternal Night Divine Emperor, factions worldwide added her to their VIP lists.
• Heklar ordered the Heklar Consortium to give Yao Dao Ji priority equal to God Queen Sylvanas and meet her demands.

Tirion Fording gathered the Alliance, New Horde, Crimson Vanguard, Silver Dawn, and Lordaeron Restoration Army to plan an assault on Stratholme and Naxxramas. The Demonic Blade Girl arrived to help, then angrily rejected being mistaken for Sarodal’s wife.

• Tirion Fording assigned the Alliance and New Horde to clear opposite sides of Stratholme while the Crimson Vanguard and Silver Dawn targeted City Hall Square, the Lich Tower, and Naxxramas.
• Tirion asked about the Forsaken, and Warlord Saurfang said Sylvanas was attacking the Scarlet Monastery and the Horde would not exploit the campaign.
• Princess Calia arrived with the Lordaeron Restoration Army and pledged to support the assault, while trading sharp words with Saurfang over the Forsaken’s plague weapons.
• A Silver Dawn scout announced that the God Queen who had wounded the Eternal Night Divine Emperor had arrived, and Tirion went to welcome her.
• The Demonic Blade Girl said she had come to help destroy the Scourge, then bristled when Tirion called her the God Queen and implied she was Sarodal’s wife.

Cao Fei, the last direct descendant of the Cao Mogu clan, sought training at the Temple of the Shado-Pan so he could protect his people and restore his dynasty. The White Tiger accepted him as an apprentice, though Cao Fei remained far from understanding what it would take to become an emperor.

• Cao Fei went to the Temple of the Shado-Pan to learn monk martial arts, but the monks initially sent him away because he lacked talent for the path.
• The White Tiger recalled the Cao Dynasty’s good reputation and decided to test Cao Fei’s patience before accepting him.
• After Cao Fei waited for several days in the snow, Master Xue Liu welcomed him into the temple as an apprentice.
• Cao Fei trained and studied intensely but struggled with True Qi and martial arts, especially compared with Fei Xue and Xiang Lian.
• Cao Fei told his Pandaren friends that he would restore the Cao Dynasty on the Isle of Giants, while the White Tiger watched and waited for him to learn what leadership required.

Yao Dao Ji grew stronger while helping cleanse the Eastern Plaguelands, and Tirion prepared an assault on Stratholme using Oscar’s secret offer to undermine Naxxramas from within. The Night Empire’s forces arrived to support the offensive and were assigned to fight alongside Yao Dao Ji, who angrily rejected being called a Goddess Queen.

• Yao Dao Ji used her demonic blade to destroy undead on cleansing missions, while studying Sargeras’s training notes and learning to wield its fourth form.
• Tirion invited Yao Dao Ji to military meetings as her strength accelerated the cleansing campaign toward Stratholme.
• Darian continued fighting Scourge forces while hoping to free his father from corruption.
• Tirion received Oscar’s letter promising to turn undead in Stratholme against the Scourge and open the passage to Naxxramas, while warning the allies not to attack his Scarlet Zone.
• The Alliance and Horde began moving toward Stratholme, with plans to rendezvous with Oscar’s Legion and join the Crimson Vanguard and Silver Dawn in the city center.
• A Night Empire force arrived under the Divine Emperor’s decree and offered to fight alongside Yao Dao Ji, who insisted she was not a Goddess Queen.

The New Horde and Night Empire continued strengthening their ties while the Alliance and Horde fought the Scourge in Stratholme. Highlord Bolvar met Oscar’s Scarlet Undead, who agreed to help defeat the Lich King’s forces and claimed the city for themselves.

• Warlord Saurfang led the Orcs through Stratholme’s eastern district, destroying the remaining Scourge undead as they advanced toward the civic square.
• The chapter described the Burning Blade Clan Blademasters leaving the Iron Horde to join the New Horde, while relations between the New Horde and Night Empire continued to improve.
• Highlord Bolvar’s Alliance forces approached the Scarlet Zone, where they expected to find the Death Knight Oscar.
• A Scarlet Death Knight welcomed Bolvar and said Oscar could turn some Scourge undead against the Lich King.
• Bolvar agreed that Stratholme would belong to Oscar’s Scarlet Undead, who refused to submit to the Queen of the Banshees.

The Alliance and Crusaders pushed toward the Civic Plaza as Princess Calia and the Demonic Blade Girl competed to kill the Scourge. Oscar’s influence triggered undead infighting that weakened the defenders, while he continued fighting Mograine inside Naxxramas.

• Princess Calia and the Demonic Blade Girl raced ahead of the Alliance army, slaughtering undead as the Immortals and Zealots supported them.
• The Immortals locked onto Naxxramas’s gargoyles, and Light of A'lar destroyed the flying army with a barrage from the Aether Crystal.
• After Princess Calia killed the Scourge commander, undead began attacking one another, and Bolvar and Tirion Fording recognized Oscar’s influence and ordered their forces to exploit the chaos.
• Arch Lich Kel'Thuzad found no evidence that the frenzied undead had broken free of control, despite their infighting.
• Oscar rode Invincible through Naxxramas and started another brawl with Mograine, trading insults and charging at him with corrupted weapons.

The coalition defeated Baron Rendell in the town square and secured the Lich Tower as a staging ground for an assault on Naxxramas. Gul'dan then arrived with Fel Orc warlocks, saying they would target Harvest Gothik before departing.

• Yao Dao Ji, Calia, and Saurfang joined forces against Baron Rendell as Tirion Fording and Bridget Abendis finished off his guards.
• Rendell summoned Ghouls with Army of the Dead, but Tragic Timmy and the Ghouls turned on him and tore him apart.
• Darian Mograine reopened the teleportation passage, and Tirion ordered the coalition to establish a defensive camp and prepare to enter Naxxramas.
• Tirion read Oscar's secret letter, which said Oscar planned to rebel once the coalition's main force entered Naxxramas and had turned Dark Witch Farinna and Noth the Plaguebringer.
• Gul'dan emerged from a Fel portal with his warlocks and demons, announcing that they would deal with Harvest Gothik before leaving.

Heklar oversaw the first successful movement test of the Chosen Titan, a new Crusader assault machine intended for combat testing in the Battle of Angrathar. At the Eternal Night Palace, Hu Feng showed Alleria a Heavy Zealot equipped with an Energy War Hammer and promised that Rangers would receive upgraded weapons and new roles.

• Heklar supervised Goblin Engineers and Draenei Crystal Technicians as they prepared the Chosen Titan prototype for its first test.
• Heklar remotely operated the Titan, which charged its crystals, walked forward, and turned successfully.
• Heklar ordered engineers to accompany the army for live combat testing and set a goal for the Titan to meet mass-production standards within half a year after the war.
• Hu Feng explained to Alleria that the Empire needed mechanical assault machines to strengthen the Crusaders' heavy forces.
• Hu Feng showed Alleria a Heavy Zealot wielding an Energy War Hammer and said Rangers would become long-range snipers with upgraded weapons.

After Stratholme was secured, the allied forces prepared to assault Naxxramas while adventurers swarmed the floating fortress for quests. Dulin Flashgem hoped to rescue his brother Oscar, and both the allies and the Scourge agreed to leave Kel’Thuzad’s cat, Mr. Bigglesworth, unharmed.

• Oscar's Scarlet Undead occupied Stratholme, repaired the city, and began gathering its ghosts.
• The allied forces secured Naxxramas's entrance, after which adventurers took quests from the different faction camps.
• Warlock adventurers crowded around Gul'dan in the Shadow Council camp seeking fel secrets, while other adventurers formed mixed Alliance and Horde parties to hunt undead.
• Dulin Flashgem joined his team in Stratholme, and his squad leader reassured him that they would free Oscar when the assault began.
• Kel'Thuzad threatened anyone who harmed Mr. Bigglesworth, and allied soldiers and adventurers agreed to leave the cat alone.

The Crimson Vanguard and the New Horde fought the Scourge in separate quarters of Naxxramas while the Crusaders battled Instructor Razuvious. When Yao Dao Ji was nearly struck down, the Firstborn of the Gods arrived to take over the fight.

• Bridget Abendis led the Crimson Vanguard in holding back the Scourge while Bolvar, Tirion Fording, and Calia attacked Mekkasna.
• Farina arrived with her curse cultists, joined the assault on Mekkasna, and urged the group to hurry to the Plague Zone to meet Noth the Plaguebringer.
• Warlord Saurfang fought Patchwerk while the Kor'kron Vanguard supported the Horde army against Scourge Alchemists, abominations, and oozes.
• Instructor Razuvious overpowered Darian Mograine and attacked Yao Dao Ji as the Crusader Zealots and Immortals battled his Death Knights.
• The Crusader captain summoned the Firstborn of the Gods, who blocked Razuvious's strike and told Yao Dao Ji to withdraw and rest.

Varian released Garithos to serve Princess Calia after she agreed to compensate the Alliance and Garithos apologized. At the Tower of Slumber, Auriel oversaw the successful creation of the first Dawn Regent from two fanatics.

• Varian prepared to send Garithos to his execution, but a messenger redirected him to Stormwind Keep after Calia's envoys negotiated his release.
• Calia agreed to compensate the Alliance for Garithos's plundering, and Garithos publicly apologized to Varian despite resenting the humiliation.
• Garithos returned north with his surviving soldiers to support Calia's effort to restore Lordaeron.
• Auriel watched two fanatics merge their minds and souls with a Dark Gold Dawn Crystal, creating the first Dawn Regent.
• The Crusaders celebrated the Regent's creation and ordered armor for future Regents to be developed as a top priority.

Gul'dan fought Gothik as the undead fell, while Noth betrayed Heigan to help the invading forces advance through the Plague Zone. After the Horde defeated Patchwerk, Grobbulus and Gluth arrived in the Construct Quarter, and Saurfang ordered the Horde to attack.

• Gul'dan taunted Gothik and attacked him with curses and a Chaos Bolt as Fel Orc warlocks slaughtered the undead in the hall.
• Noth stabbed Heigan with a venom-coated dagger, killing him and signaling the Alliance, Silver Dawn, and Crimson Vanguard to advance.
• Noth stayed by Farina's side, knowing she used his love for her as leverage.
• The Horde army joined its Grand Marshal in killing Patchwerk, with Saurfang nearly slicing open the abomination's belly.
• Grobbulus and his construct hound Gluth approached the Horde, and Saurfang ordered his soldiers to attack.

The Crusaders and their allies fought through Naxxramas as the Scourge began retreating, but Darian stayed behind to face his father. The coalition escaped before the fortress sailed away, while Mograine’s forces regrouped in the Eastern Plaguelands and Kel’Thuzad fled to Northrend.

• The Firstborn of the Gods killed Instructor Razuvious, then stayed behind while the Crusaders advanced and the Demonic Blade Girl warned him not to call her Sargeras’s wife.
• Gul’dan escaped through a portal to Kalimdor with Gothik as the Crusaders reached Oscar, who urged them to flee before Naxxramas took off.
• Darian charged at his corrupted father, High Lord Mograine, while the Crusader captain and the coalition forces retreated toward the portal hall.
• Oscar brought undead troops to the portal, and Tirion left without rescuing Darian after learning Naxxramas was about to depart.
• Naxxramas sailed northwest, and Mograine’s forces resurrected Darian as a Death Knight before flying back toward the Eastern Plaguelands.
• Kel’Thuzad teleported to Northrend with Naxxramas’s dragon bones, leaving the fortress empty as the Ebon Blade waited in Acherus.

Garithos resumed fighting the Forsaken from Southshore while Night Elf druids discovered Velinde Starsong’s ghost in Roland’s Tomb and learned that the Moon Goddess’s Scythe had taken control of her body. At the Tower of Slumber, Auriel inspected the Crusaders’ research and the chapter revealed the vast, secret plans for the Extermination Order’s Titan’s Spear and Death Star.

• Garithos accepted Calia’s orders, rebuilt his legion, and led it into Southshore to fight the Forsaken.
• Night Elf druids and the Night Watch cleared Roland’s Tomb and found Velinde Starsong’s ghost in a crude grave.
• After the druids cleansed Velinde with Nature Energy, she recalled that the scythe had controlled her worgen body and left the tomb.
• Auriel inspected the Crusaders’ research departments and told Nightborne scholars that the Purification Order and Extermination Order still had slim chances of success.
• The chapter revealed that the guarded Extermination Order department was developing concepts for Titan’s Spear and Death Star to help Hu Feng wage war against the Burning Legion and the creatures of the Void.

Hu Feng intercepted Naxxramas and began turning it into a mobile palace while the coalition forces assessed the Scourge’s defeat and returned to their own conflicts. In Stratholme, Oscar established his City of Joy and gained control of the city, while the Alliance and Dawn Knights prepared to discuss cooperation.

• Deathwing captured Naxxramas and dragged it to Eternal Night Palace, where Hu Feng ordered the remaining undead cleared out.
• Hu Feng said he planned to remodel Naxxramas into a mobile palace, then seized Deathwing’s latest Twilight Dragon research when Deathwing mentioned his experiments.
• The coalition forces accepted that Naxxramas was in Hu Feng’s hands and planned to clear the leaderless undead from the Plaguelands, though Kel'Thuzad and the Death Knights had escaped.
• Oscar took control of Stratholme, renamed it Oscar's City of Joy, and gained the Silver Dawn’s acceptance while the Forsaken avoided attacking him.
• The New Horde sailed back to Kalimdor in coal-powered ships, while Highlord Bolvar stayed behind to discuss cooperation with Tirion Fording.

Oscar sent Dulin back to Ironforge to begin a settled life as a blacksmith, then dealt with Farinna’s attempt to seize his authority in Stratholme. In Stormwind, Varian prepared for his wedding to Tiffin, and Llane foretold that their child would be a boy named Anduin.

• Oscar gave Dulin a letter, gold, and supplies before Dulin left for Ironforge with the Alterac adventurers to become a blacksmith’s apprentice.
• Oscar captured Farinna after she tried to control him, and Noth chose to negotiate rather than fight Oscar’s forces.
• Oscar used Cthulhu’s flesh beneath Stratholme to frighten Farinna in her cell and monitor disturbances across the city.
• Llane and Lothar praised Varian’s rule and discussed his upcoming wedding to Tiffin.
• Varian said he would name a son Anduin, and Llane declared that Divine Venerable had foreseen the child would be a boy.

The Brewfest brought crowds and new festivities to Azeroth, including a chaotic Spider Race in Darkshore. Outside Ironforge, Oscar returned as a Death Knight and found the adventurers welcomed him as their own.

• Brewfest celebrations spread across Azeroth, while the Night Empire opened a lively branch venue in Suramar and Darkshore.
• Drunken riders raced Arcane Spiders along the Darkshore coast, and Hu Feng led the keg-tapping ceremony before Alleria dragged him away.
• Old Chen entertained the Darkshore crowd with martial arts and cooking, while Hu Feng watched his queens compete in a private drinking contest.
• Oscar secretly came from Stratholme to watch the Ironforge Brewfest, but an adventurer recognized him and announced his return.
• The adventurers welcomed Oscar despite his becoming a Death Knight, and he entered the camp with Mr. Fat Maggot to celebrate.

Varian and Queen Tiffin’s wedding procession passed through Stormwind as leaders discussed a new Dark Iron Dwarf offer to cooperate against the Fire Elements. Meanwhile, warlocks torturing demons uncovered news of a Burning Crusade fleet traveling through the stars.

• Varian and Queen Tiffin rode through Stormwind to the cheers of the people during their wedding procession.
• Bolvar told the leaders that Sorcer had sent envoys offering to help destroy the Fire Elements in Molten Core if the Alliance restored the Dark Iron Dwarves’ place in Ironforge.
• Magni rejected the proposal unless Sorcer died or Moira and her child ruled the Dark Iron Dwarves, and Llane agreed that Sorcer was not a trustworthy ally.
• Retsen and the warlocks tortured demons for intelligence under the Divine Emperor’s decree.
• A warlock discovered that the Burning Crusade had a fel fleet sailing through the stars.

Hu Feng learned that the Burning Legion planned to send a fel fleet to Outland and destroy the Dark Portal, then discussed building a demon army with Gul'dan. Meanwhile, Elune recovered in seclusion and Stormwind celebrated Varian's wedding with a year of tax relief, leaving Varian basking in the people's support and enduring Sylvanas's teasing.

• Hu Feng heard from Gul'dan that Kil'jaeden's fel fleet would reach Outland in a few months and planned to destroy the Dark Portal to prevent an Azerothian invasion.
• Hu Feng told Gul'dan to organize a fel demon legion, and Gul'dan bargained for a rank above Fel Lord and his own army.
• Hu Feng checked on Elune, who complained that she was bored while digesting divine power and healing her injuries.
• Stormwind's tax waiver for the year won popular support, while the nobles accepted it after seeing Countess Katrana's threatening gaze.
• Alleria advised Varian to learn more about politics, and Sylvanas teased him about Sargeras as Queen Tiffin laughed.

After an Orc mutated during the Purification Order experiment, Hu Feng discovered that he could make it reproduce and control its offspring, creating a potential source of cannon fodder. Days later, the Great Warlord led the rapidly multiplying Green Skins toward Light's Hope Chapel on Hu Feng's orders.

• Auriel learned that an Orc test subject had mutated, gaining the ability to divide and produce more Orcs.
• Hu Feng tested the mutation, used Dawn Morninglight to control the Orc, and ordered it to create obedient offspring that later fought and killed one another.
• Hu Feng took the original Orc, praised Auriel and the scholars, and rewarded them with promotions and new research opportunities.
• The Great Warlord led the Green Skins, including mutated Green Skin Goblins, from their overcrowded settlement in Icewind Ridge.
• Following Hu Feng's command, the Great Warlord sent the Green Skins north toward Light's Hope Chapel to kill, burn, and eat everything.