Thunderous Victory

A thunderous boom rang out as a flash of light burst between the mountains. The eternally frozen surface of Icecrown Glacier trembled, and snow from distant peaks came cascading down beneath the blast, forming a white torrent that swept through the valleys.

Amid the whistling frozen air, the floating fortress hanging in the sky slowly began to break apart under the Mount Hyjal's attack. Massive chunks of Saronite fell from the air, smashing the ice and rocks to pieces.

Six hours and fourteen minutes had passed since the battle began at the Court of Bones. The air raid against the Scourge's core in Icecrown Glacier had concluded completely. The allied forces of dragons and mortals had won. Malygos had been taken away, two of the three Scourge floating fortresses had been shot down, and the remaining one had fled into the Storm Peaks. Countless Scourge troops had been burned to ashes across Icecrown Glacier by the dragons.

For the Scourge, aside from the two floating fortresses that had been destroyed, this defeat had not caused any major losses. So long as they wished, they could easily raise another army. Death itself was their ally. But for the Judgment Army, this victory was a tremendous boost to morale.

The combat objectives had been fully achieved, and the intended morale boost had been accomplished. It was time to quit while they were ahead and get out of here. However, someone did not quite agree.

"Why not pursue them? We can fly into the mountains and shoot down that fortress too." Sylvanas tried her best to persuade Zul'ra.

"My lady, it's not that I don't want to do as you say, but my head hurts terribly right now." Zul'ra felt his temples throbbing. Listening to Sylvanas's reasons for pressing the attack only made