Warcraft Azeroth: Starting by Poaching the Black Dragon's Corner
Chapter 216

Outskirts of Orgrimmar

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With Aegwynn's spell, the Naga in this area were wiped out. The sea became unusually calm.

The Sunwell witnessed for the first time the power of humanity's strongest mage, and was momentarily stunned.

"You can scan now. Hurry up!" Aegwynn reminded him again.

"Okay, okay!" Anveena was still in a daze from what she had just seen, but upon hearing her teacher's words, she immediately entered scanning mode.

"That's... that's terrifying!" Nefarian was terrified.

Suddenly, Aegwynn pointed to an inconspicuous whirlpool. "Underwater. There are Arcane fluctuations there, not typical of the Naga."

Nefarian lowered his altitude, and just as his dragon claws touched the sea surface, a gigantic sea serpent-like monster suddenly burst forth from the water!

Its trunk, as thick as a giant tree, was covered with glowing runes. Its gaping maw was large enough to swallow a Kodo Beast, and the venom dripping from its fangs corroded the rocks on the sea surface, creating hissing bubbles.

"Watch out!" Anveena exclaimed, "Ah--"

Aegwynn didn't even use her staff; she simply snapped her fingers. A flash of white light from Disintegrate, and the upper half of the sea serpent instantly turned into dust and dissipated.

The remaining part of his body crashed back into the sea, creating huge waves that soaked Nefarian.

"Hey!" Black Dragon shook his body in dissatisfaction, "Next time, give me a heads-up!"

"Wait!" Anveena suddenly pointed to the floating wreckage, "There's something glowing over there!"

Aegwynn used her Mage Hand to scoop up a glowing core—a fist-sized crystal with liquid-like energy flowing inside.

After examining it closely, she shook her head in disappointment. "It's just a magical artifact made by the Naga, Abyssal Guard Core synthesized using the organs of a deep-sea electric eel and Arcane Crystal."

She casually tossed the core into the sea. "Continue the search. The true Eternal Well Water cannot be completely concealed by such a clumsy barrier."

Nefarian muttered as he continued flying, "That scared me. No wonder she's teacher Aegwynn; she took care of that monster in no time. If it were me, it would take much more effort to deal with it."

As night fell, the group continued their northward exploration along the coast. The outline of Orgrimmar loomed faintly in the distance.

Even in the dead of night, faint lights still flickered in the orc capital, and the sound of war drums could be heard in the distance.

Nefarian's eyes gleamed with a warlike light. "Aren't we really going to give the orcs a little 'surprise'? We didn't get enough of a blast last time we sneaked in."

"Shut up, you stupid dragon, what nonsense are you spouting? We've never been to Orgrimmar." Aegwynn smacked him on the head. "We're not here to start a war."

She turned to Anveena, "Try again. The Naga are less active at night, so the interference should be weaker."

The girl nodded and used the magical wave scanning unique to the man-made Sunwell, like a silent radar, searching for traces of magic.

Suddenly, something in Aegwynn's Arcane Vision began to flicker violently.

She said to Nefarian, "To the right! Below the coastal cliffs! There's a faint energy fluctuation, but it's not from the Naga!"

They landed on a rocky beach. The screams of Murloc and the roars of Naga echoed around them, but thanks to Aegwynn's Mass Invisibility Barrier, no one noticed the three uninvited guests.

At the seemingly ordinary rock face at the bottom of the cliff, Aegwynn stopped.

Her fingers traced the rough stone surface, a slight smile playing on her lips, "An elf's concealment spell."

She exclaimed excitedly, "And it's an ancient spellcasting style! This disguise is at least ten thousand years old. This must be Illidan's Booty Bay cave!"

Anveena leaned closer curiously. "How did you figure that out?"

"Look at these almost invisible patterns," Aegwynn said, pointing to several seemingly naturally formed cracks on the rock wall illuminated by Arcane light.

"This is a variant of Kaldorei, spelled ' Keeper of Knowledge.' I bet this is some ancient Night Elf's private stash. Haha, I'd wager only Illidan would hide his treasures in this godforsaken place."

Aegwynn gestured for the other two to step back, then raised his staff and aimed it at the rock wall. A flash of blue light appeared, and the boulder vanished without a sound—teleported into Arcane space, revealing a dark cave entrance behind it, the damp air filled with the scent of ancient magic.

"I'll go in alone," Aegwynn said. "You keep watch."

The moment they stepped into the cave entrance, a magical barrier, almost seamlessly integrated with the rock, blocked their path—a concealment spell used only by the ancient Night Elf, undetectable even to modern mages.

But Aegwynn had just learned all the Night Elf nature spells, and with Elune's Blessing, this little trick was no match for her.

Aegwynn took a deep breath, and a soft silver light shone from the tip of her staff. "In the name of Elune," she chanted the ancient incantation, her staff tracing intricate runes in the air. The barrier melted away like ice and snow, revealing a spacious cavern behind it.

Three treasure chests were arranged in a triangle in the center of the cave, their surfaces covered in protective runes. Even after millennia, magical energy kept them looking brand new. Aegwynn cast True Sight, piercing through the chests' outer shells—

In the treasure chest on the left, a bottle of liquid starlight floats silently; even through the container, one can feel the surging energy within.

The treasure chest on the right also contained a bottle of the same liquid; while the treasure chest in the middle contained what appeared to be an ordinary wildflower. Even after observing it using different methods, Aegwynn found that it was indeed just an ordinary wildflower.

"Eternal Well Water... placed alongside ordinary wildflowers?" Aegwynn frowned, countless questions arising in her mind.

But now was not the time for research; she could sense that the cave's protective spells had begun to repair themselves automatically.

She swiftly used Spatial Storage, and the three treasure chests were safely packed into her magical bag. Before leaving, she carefully erased all traces—restoring the dust distribution on the ground, repairing the triggered Warding Rune, and even adjusting the frequency of the Arcane remnants she left behind to make them appear as natural magical fluctuations.

Finally, she recalled the boulder from the Arcane space and placed it precisely back in its original position, down to the exact same spot where the moss on its surface had been. Only after doing all this did Aegwynn breathe a sigh of relief.

"What did we find?" Anveena asked curiously.

Aegwynn touched his baggage, a long-lost excitement gleaming in his eyes. "More than just well water."

She gazed at the gradually brightening sky in the distance, "And there's an unexpected surprise. An ordinary wildflower placed next to a treasure—there must be an interesting story behind it."

Nefarian exhaled a puff of black smoke. "I only care if there's a bonus for working overtime tonight?"

Aegwynn chuckled and patted the Black Dragon's neck, "Alright, silly dragon. Hurry up and turn into a human first, then we'll teleport home. Mission accomplished!"

The former Guardian had never felt so good. The strongest Guardian of Tirisfal was about to return.

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