Draenor The world has not been doing well recently. It is always jumping on the edge of destruction, torturing the residents of that world to death.
But on the other hand, just because it is not doing well does not mean that other worlds are having smooth sailing during this period.
Especially the "suffering brother" Azeroth, this world is a strange place. Even if there is no demon invasion, it will always encounter some strange things and send itself into strange and desperate situations.
For this weird place like Azeroth, demon invasions and the like are "weekly". If a few demons/evil gods/Undead/Titan who come to destroy the Waaagh are not refreshed every week, it is considered bad luck for the residents of that world.
Although some sages also say that those who achieve great things must go through painful trials and tortures, other sages say that whatever doesn't kill you will make you stronger.
But the problem is, these "can't kill me" things are a bit too much and too frequent, right?
If Azeroth could talk, well, he would have been able to talk, so he would definitely be complaining. He really didn't want to go through this kind of "if you can't kill me, it will only make me stronger" thing again.
It hurts to cut flesh with a soft knife, you bastard!
Of course, after Diakum the Saint led Salvation Army to "rampage" all over Azeroth, all the threats that were hidden or exposed were swept away, especially the closure of Everything Unification Field and the removal of void erosion, which finally allowed World Soul, which had been suffering for hundreds of thousands of years, to relax.
He was able to return to the right track of Star Soul's growth, and was able to intervene in the evolution of civilization in this world in his own way.
More importantly, in war after war, Salvation Army has been tempered into a guardian that is obedient to World Soul and has very strong combat effectiveness.
There are factions of the Salvation Army stationed in various areas of this world, which means that no matter where they are invaded by foreign enemies, Azeroth Star Soul and her protectors can achieve ferocious counterattacks and annihilation in the shortest possible time.
At least that's the case in most cases.
The protection strength of this world has been completely reached in today's sea of stars, and it has become a force that cannot be ignored in the sea of stars. But the problem is that they encountered that rare "small part" situation during this demonic invasion.
The demon army commanded by Kil'jaeden is naturally very different from the other Burning Legion under Greater Demon.
To put it simply, the Conqueror, who has fought in the Star Sea for more than 20,000 years and is proficient in the art of destruction, has no interest in sending his own army to attack one city after another. That would be too inefficient.
Because Star of Mardum was destroyed, the demon army encountered an embarrassing dilemma in assembling. Elite Burning Legion from different star regions were mobilized by Kil'jaeden at the same time, but their arrival time at Azeroth was different, so the army under the Conqueror had not yet truly formed.
But the attacks it directed have spread all over Azeroth.
Demon Fleet was unable to stay in the orbit of the planet for long due to the interference of Illidari's Hunter Ship, and when Orbital Bombardment was unable to be used, those warships were sent out to attack various civilizations.
There is no reason or martial ethics. Everything is based on victory. Therefore, just rush in and explode.
On the first day of the demonic invasion, Eastern Continent destroyed seven cities.
Well, "razed to the ground" might be a more accurate description.
The demonic starship's high-altitude fire attack was basically insurmountable to the Human Empire's current defense level. When the Fel Beam's main gun fired at the ground turned into a storm and swept past, only a large pit filled with filth was left in its place.
Although Lothar, who had received the news in advance, completed the evacuation of civilians early, allowing them to stay away from cities with strategic value and seek refuge in rural towns, but faced with the completely unreasonable firepower of the demons, Emperor Lothar's head was about to explode on the first day of the war.
The casualties cannot be counted at all, because even the ashes are difficult to find in the places where the starships were bombed.
Although the element Burning Legion and the dragons responded quickly and formed a more targeted air defense, and the crazy Arcane Guardian Mimiron also started from In Ulduar, some easy-to-operate "air defense weapons" were delivered to various civilizations, but in the face of the bombing starships that came and went like the wind and obviously hunted with "wolf pack tactics", there was really not much that Azeroth people could do.
Kil'jaeden has no intention of launching a ground offensive at this time.
What it is doing now to command the starships is to "harass" them, to make Azeroth and Salvation Army exhausted, and to destroy their confidence and provoke their minds with clean and tidy destruction time and time again. After its army is assembled, it will sweep across the world in one clean and tidy manner, solving this difficult world in a short time.
To be honest, it wouldn't matter if the starships just harassed them everywhere. Now that important cities in various civilizations are heavily fortified, the damage caused by the hunting and destruction tactics of these fleets is also decreasing.
But the problem is that just because Kil'jaeden doesn't send an army of demons, it doesn't mean it has no other cannon fodder to use.
Undead and Naga!
These two groups, which have their own "evil attributes" and have chosen military technology with "number advantage", happily and crazily become the "devil's guide" as the starships roar around the world.
Especially Undead.
Although Naga are numerous in number and have good combat effectiveness, they at least need to be in a place with water to deploy quickly, and now Tidehunter Neptulon is " "The king's loyal dog", who serves World Mother, is really happy to send his own Hydraxian Waterlordss to assist Saviors against the rebellious Naga.
It was even willing to do it for free and even offered a reward.
Mortal warriors can use the emblem of the killed Naga to go to Hydraxian Waterlords quartermaster to "receive the reward". As Elemental Lords, who is sitting on the wealth of the sea, Neptulon has many good things in his hands, but now it just wants Naga to die.
Therefore, although coastal cities around the world have been invaded by Nagas, the casualties caused by these deep-sea soft-skinned snakes are indeed limited. The biggest result they caused in several days of brutal attack and defense was just to set off a tide that submerged Darkshore, Menethil Harbor and Southshore.
Compared to the weak Nagas, the damage caused by Undeads is much greater.
After getting permission, Lich King, who could finally go big, no longer had to pretend to be low-key. It used the power of Helm of Domination to make frightening banging and scratching sounds resound in tombs around the world.
It's better on the human side.
Since Vigilant assisted Lothar in raising troops and passed on the ashes of Holy Light to the Human Empire, "cremation" has become a tradition.
Humans have had experience in dealing with Undead in Orcs wars before. Dwarves can make urns, which are usually burned to ashes before being buried. Therefore, Scourge only set off some "old Undead" in the Eastern Continent.
Even if Undead's military hiding places were carefully arranged and hidden by Lich King, the army it assembled was not enough to affect the overall situation under the suppression of Holy Light.
But other places without cremation traditions are in chaos.
Especially Pandaria who respects his ancestors.
Undead Mogu Burning Legion was already causing trouble there, but now after being summoned by Helm of Domination, Pandaren's continent has actually become the first crumbling civilized place before the demons officially invaded.
Even though the Trollss were very close, they immediately sent out Loa God and military guards Burning Legion for support. World Mother also ordered Stone Mother to send out an army of earth elements to support Pandaren.
But the cemetery formed by Pandaria that had been closed for ten thousand years and the army of the "Tomb Kings" have become a force that is difficult to destroy. Moreover, Pandaria is a "continental island" and is surrounded by the sea, so Nagas also found opportunities here.
At present, the intensity of the war in Pandaria has soared to the highest level in Ai Xing. Almost every Pandaren city is fighting a fierce offensive and defensive battle.
Fortunately, the evil power of Y'Shaarj has been weakened. Otherwise, with the intensity of the war, once Sha breaks out, the entire continent will become Mortal realm hell in an instant.
What's even more terrifying is that the terrifying army formed by Lich King in the sparsely populated Northrend has also started marching, but their goal is very mysterious. They did not go to Eastern Kingdoms or Kalimdor.
Instead, they went to Broken Isles, which made it impossible for Saviors from other places to support them.
Because not only Scourge took action, Broken Isles's god of death "Helya" also launched a vicious attack at this time.
The ghost ships that are rarely seen on weekdays have now formed the Undead fleet that covers the sky amidst the soul-destroying roar of Helya, completely blocking the possibility of other places supporting Broken Isles from the sea. This caused the situation of Broken Isles to be shaky within a few days.
If it weren't for the hermitage of Nightsworn Tyrande here, which caused Helarjar Burning Legion under Helya's attacks on Azsuna to be repelled several times, I'm afraid Broken Isles would have turned into a real place of the undead within a few days.
In general, Kil'jaeden only made a slight move, and Azeroth was already in chaos without even using the main army.
This fully demonstrates the Conqueror's superb war literacy, and also reflects Kil'jaeden's cunning and viciousness.
In its eyes, Undead and Naga are both cannon fodder that can be sacrificed at will. Now it just needs the demon armies from various sectors to gather at its location, and this cunning dog has not set up its headquarters at Material World!
It is hidden in the border area of Twisting Nether.
Although Demon Star Marduun is gone, the border between Twisting Nether and Material World is not just that one place, there is also a demon world close to Azeroth that can be used as a gathering place for invasion.
This makes Azeroth's Salvation Army very uncomfortable.
The "decapitation tactics" they were best at were useless against the cautious Kil'jaeden, and they were forced into the dilemma of having to defeat the demon servant army before they could face Great Demon Lord.
But the Saviorss don't dare to assemble at will, because they have confirmed that Kil'jaeden has a Fallen Titan in their hands. Once they rashly gather, the moment the Fallen Titan is smashed down, everyone will die.
What is very outrageous is that while everyone at Azeroth World was unable to behead Great Demon Lord, Kil'jaeden was able to send out his demon assassins to brutally assassinate Azeroth's important figures one by one.
It had only been four or five days since the war started, and important figures from each civilization had died due to the mysterious attacks of demonic assassins.
In this case, the professional Demon Hunters was naturally mobilized, and Illidari was dispersed into different teams and assigned to important areas around the world to perform hunting protection.
Even "big shots" like Illidan Stormrage were entrusted to garrison at Temple of the World Soul.
The demons couldn't figure out the specific location of Chamber of Heart. Kil'jaeden only knew that the temple was in the Silithus desert. They had previously sent several starships to investigate, but after they were easily shot down by Storm-Eater, Raszageth and Wind Elementals who were driving the world storm, the demons stopped taking rash actions here.
But what is certain is that the hot wind of Silithus is already filled with the devil's minions and eyeliners.
Once they pinpoint the position of Chamber of Heart, the Fallen Titan will immediately be smashed into Azeroth by Kil'jaeden, executing the most deadly "decapitation blow".
At this time, in the ancient city wall of Cenarion Hold where General Staghelm led Shifting Sands Guardian to garrison, Illidan was meditating, and then his door was pushed open. Shadow Hunters Grand Lord Vastann Staghelm walked in with a cold murderous aura.
He was carrying the Soul-Reaping War Scythe, and from the comfortable whimpering issued by this evil weapon, we could conclude that just now, it had completed a satisfying devouring.
"Dreadlord who infiltrated with three heads have been eliminated."
General Staghelm whispered:
"Soul-Reaping War Scythe can swallow their souls, making them unable to escape back to the place of their birth. This weapon is the nemesis of Nathrezim.
I need to get new tips!
Are there more demons roaming this yellow sand?"
"No more at the moment."
Illidan said dumbly:
"Kil'jaeden is very cautious. It and we know very well that Chamber of Heart is the decisive place, so protecting the secrets here is the top priority of this war.
I don't want to appear too cruel, but the fact is that wars in other places are all tricks used by Kil'jaeden to disrupt Saviors's will. Those wars can be lost, but there must be no problems here!"
"Hmm."
General Staghelm agrees very much with what Illidan said. He also has his own views on the current intensifying war.
Although the demons have mobilized evil cannon fodder to disrupt order everywhere, in fact, except for starship bombing, Undead and Naga cannot turn the sky upside down. After all, the Ai Xing Saviorss have too many means to come up with them.
To put it simply, Ms. Anveena's insect swarm has not yet appeared, and Titan's army of Ulduar that destroyed Dark Empire has not moved either. This is enough to show that A-chan is not panicking.
She is no longer the Lord who panics when being attacked. She already has enough strategic thinking. This game with Great Demon Lord has just begun. She is waiting for the other party to make the first move.
Even if Fallen Titan falls down, it won't be a big deal.
A-chan also has Lesser God in his hand. When Nightsworn explodes with all his strength, a weakened Fallen Titan may not be unable to defeat it.
"I'm leaving."
After Illidan was silent for a moment, he said to General Staghelm:
"This news must be kept secret. Although I am not as well-known as Diakum the Saint in the star sea, the demons will also pay special attention to my movements. Therefore, I need a "Shadow Warrior" to be active around the world in my name.
Oturis will assume this responsibility.
Your Shadow Hunters must cooperate with him and attract the attention of the demons as much as possible to buy me time."
"I believe that people like you will not put personal desires before the safety of the world, but I am still curious, what are you going to do?"
Fandral Staghelm asked:
"What could be more important than protecting World Mother?"
"The answer is the deadly counterattack from Azeroth when the demons thought the war was over!"
Illidan had an evil and devilish smile on his face.
He opened his demonic claws and let the Sargerite Keystone that he had paid a huge price to get back appear in his palm. When this thing appeared, General Staghelm let out a surprised snort.
He said:
"I remember, it was sealed before?"
"Yes, Diakum used his Holy Light to seal this key stone. He said that it can only be used at the right moment. It is like a deadly blade. It only takes one unsheathing to defeat Burning Legion."
Illidan laughed, stood up and said:
"Just yesterday, Holy Light blocked Dispersion. Diakum told me in this way that it's OK!"
Star Hunter flicked his fingers, and a portal to a certain demon world quietly opened, and a huge king beast could be vaguely seen running Fel on the scorched earth of that world.
He said:
"Don't ask me what I am going to do. For the sake of your own sanity, child, do your own thing. When the answer emerges, you will know the great significance of my actions at this time.
But you must keep fighting at Azeroth.
You cannot admit defeat!
You must make sure that Dark Titan's eyes are also drawn here. Only in this way can I complete this "stealing the sky and changing the day" under his nose.
Ah, I'm tired of this never-ending passive counterattack.
I am even tired of war, I want to see the defeat of the devil!
I want to personally promote this victory."
Illidan walked into the portal opened by Sargerite Keystone, he waved his hand and said:
"Wait for me to come back, wait for Diakum to come back, and then peace will come."