Under normal circumstances, even if the Silverwing Sentinels were engaged at close range by the Sunfury Legion, their own mastery of melee combat would not have left them in such a miserable state.
But after fighting for an entire day and night, deprived of the Dragon Aspects' blessing and the World Tree, they had become mere mortals. Their stamina was far weaker than before, and their battle with the Trifarix Legion for the Temple of the Red Crane had been unimaginably fierce.
Though they were both elves, the hatred between the Sin'dorei and the Kaldorei had lasted for ten thousand years. They wanted to wipe each other out.
Guided by the Phoenix Banner, the Sunfury Legion erupted with such momentum that the Alliance main force could not tell how many soldiers they truly had.
Most notably, beneath the largest Horde banner hung the corpse of General Hammond Clay, proclaiming the fall of Lion's Landing, the Alliance base.
Enemies appearing behind them, the fall of Lion's Landing, and General Hammond Clay's death sent the Alliance main force's morale plummeting. Their once-unshakable slogans became weak and hollow, while seeds of fear began to sprout.
Those Alliance soldiers whose resolve was weak had already begun to be controlled by the Sha energy of the Sha of Despair. Above the Temple of the Red Crane, it seemed as though the Sha of Despair's laughing figure could be seen.
Taron Gorefiend immediately discovered that the Blood Elf Sunfury Legion had returned to reinforce them and promptly ordered the Trifarix Legion holding the Temple of the Red Crane to counterattack.
The arrival of reinforcements allowed the Trifarix Legion, already at the end of its strength, to unleash the last of its power.
At first, the Alliance main force still struggled desperately, until the royal plate armor