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Chromie was stunned.

She had never expected her invisibility spell to be seen through, her identity recognized, and then to be forced out. These two rogues were unbelievably powerful. Her stealth magic was not merely magic—it also contained the power of bronze dragon time.

Just as the troll rogue knocked Chromie out of stealth, she appeared extremely vigilant on the surface while inwardly considering whether she should run or fight—after all, Chromie was a Guardian Dragon. Though she was not good at fighting, she was still quite powerful!

However.

The other side seemed to know her.

After forcing her out, they actually stopped attacking and simply kept examining her.

"It's this timeline. The current Chromie," the male troll said.

"I can tell. If she weren't Chromie from this timeline, you wouldn't have found her," the female troll said.

"What should we do? It's Chromie. We can't exactly drive her away."

"If it's her, there probably won't be any trouble. Still, go notify them. I'll stand guard here."

"Mm... be careful... Chromie is very strong, even the Chromie from this timeline."

"Of course I know that! Hurry up!"

"Okay!"

"..."

The conversation between the two powerful legendary rogues revealed a tremendous amount of information. Chromie realized that they might know her future self, and that they were friendly toward her side.

If they had been enemies, they would have started fighting by now.

She sighed in relief.

Not having to fight was always a good thing.

Besides, she did not want to fight. She had only infiltrated the camp because she wanted to know why such a large group of trolls had come to Un'Goro Crater. This conflicted with the normal timeline—and why the Infinite Dragons, who usually delighted in such developments, had instead turned around and tried to kill these trolls.

She had slipped invisibly into the troll tribe.

Using magic on two ordinary trolls, she learned that all the changes within this tribe had originated with their chieftain, Tonatiuh.

So she had concealed herself with magic and come here to see just who this Tonatiuh was, and whether the bronze dragons needed to "fulfill their duty."

She had not expected that the moment she approached the tent—

She would discover two incomparably powerful legendary rogues guarding it. Before she could get completely close, they recognized her and struck her out of stealth in a single blow.

These two rogues were very powerful.

Though she had been somewhat careless just now, the fact that they could identify her through her invisibility magic proved they had real skill.

Hearing two legendary rogues confirm that she was "very strong" made Chromie feel a little better about her annoyance.

"You two..."

The male troll vanished into thin air without even looking back, leaving Chromie to face the slender female troll.

"Who summoned you here? Lord Nozdormu? Soridormi? Or the future me? I'm not sure, but it definitely wasn't the past me. I remember that much. I don't know such a large group of legendary experts as you."

The female troll's voice was vague. "You'll know us in the future, but I won't answer anything you ask now."

Chromie's pretty brows furrowed.

There was a little too much information here.

"Who exactly are you? May I see your original race? Azeroth currently doesn't seem to have many races that could gather twenty-five legendary adventurers at once. And your weapons... they're simply shocking to a dragon."

"Sorry. I can't tell you anything."

"I see."

Chromie appeared to be pondering.

In reality.

She had already activated the power granted to Guardian Dragons by the Titans. Bronze dragons commanded the power of time, and through her eyes, she attempted to see through this female troll's future or past.

Guardian Dragons were not limited to the five Dragon Aspects. Back when the Titans created the five Dragon Aspects, they had worried that the Aspects would be too isolated and lack capable subordinates. So the Titans selected a batch of proto-dragon eggs and bestowed the power of Guardian Dragons upon them, allowing the dragons that hatched from those eggs to become the five Aspects' steadfast allies and companions.

Chromie was one of the dragons hatched from that batch of eggs. The backbone of the five Guardian Dragon flights consisted of dragons hatched from eggs blessed by the Titans.

As for the dragons that came later, they were descendants of the Aspects and those dragons, and their bloodlines and abilities were considerably weaker.

For example, other bronze dragons could not do what Chromie did—directly use the authority of time to see through a mortal's past and future.

However...

Chromie saw nothing on this female troll. All she saw was a thick fog, and that fog concealed everything.

Her time magic had failed.

"You needn't do anything." The rogue saw through Chromie's actions and said softly, "We mean no harm. We mean no harm to this world! We're only passing through."

"Hehe..."

Chromie gave a soft laugh.

"Then are you going to drive me away now? You seem to be protecting this troll tribe. I don't know why, but as an outsider, you probably won't let me stay here, will you?"

She tried asking.

The female troll was about to answer.

Another troll's voice came from behind her. It was the troll priest carrying Light's Wrath. "Your Excellency, you may stay here if you wish. However, I hope... please do not harm this tribe. As for the reason..."

Toward the end, he became somewhat evasive. "You'll know in the future."

"Wow. Finally, someone's said that sort of thing to me. In the past, I was always the one saying it to others across all sorts of timelines—you'll know in the future! Haha, how interesting!"

Chromie smiled.

"In that case, I'll stay and take a look! You said you didn't mind, right?!"

The instant she finished speaking.

Chromie snapped her fingers with flair.

The powers of time and arcane surged around her, warping her appearance. In just a second or two, she changed from a petite female gnome into an equally small troll girl—or more precisely, a troll child. She was only around 1.2 meters tall, the height of perhaps a six- or seven-year-old troll girl.

"I've decided to remain here for the time being. Since you refuse to tell me anything, I'll use my own eyes to observe!"

That was what Chromie said.

The troll priest and troll rogue exchanged looks. Finally, the troll priest said helplessly, "If that is what you wish to do, then do so."

He could do nothing about a Guardian Dragon. In truth, although his team was powerful, if they faced a Guardian Dragon who chose not to retreat and instead fought them to the death, they could indeed kill one.

But if a Guardian Dragon truly wanted to flee, then let alone spellcasting Guardian Dragons like blue dragons and bronze dragons, they would be helpless even against black dragons, the least adept at magic.

Though because of their corruption and the vengeance of the other dragons, few Guardian black dragons remained.

Chromie was also one of the outstanding Guardian Dragons, a powerhouse beneath the Dragon Aspects. Whether she wanted to leave or stay, their team had no way to stop her.

She could do whatever she wanted.

As long as she did not interfere with their mission.

That was what the troll commander thought.