Although the newly appeared Draenei soldiers had Draenei features, wielded Draenei-style weapons, and wore Draenei-style armor, no one present mistook them for Draenei soldiers from Shattrath.
The reason was simple—they were far too unusual.
Compared to the ornate, traditional full-body armor of the Draenei, their equipment still employed Draenei artistic motifs, but its overall design exuded an air of advanced technology.
The mechanical joints and cables running across it, in particular, all spoke to the armor's technological sophistication.
Yet compared to Harut and the Draenei technicians' gear, this armor was nowhere near as bulky. Its streamlined contours and intricate runes covering its surface made it elegant and magnificent, the ultimate fusion of technology and art.
Even the spellcasters among them wore armor in the same style—except the armored portions were concentrated around their shoulders and waists, while the rest was cloth robes.
Their tactics were equally astonishing.
Velen saw with his own eyes that when faced with an Orc soldier's axe coming straight down at him, the leading Draenei did not make any move to block. Instead, he swung his own two-handed warhammer at his opponent, as though he intended to trade his life for the Orc's and perish together.
A traditional Draenei Vindicator would never make such a move.
Compared to the warlike Orcs, the Draenei, who believed in the Holy Light, longed more for peace. This disposition had influenced their combat techniques, making them favor defensive counterattacks.
Coupled with the Draenei's sparse population, this made them even more resistant to moves that traded one life for another.
Unless it was a critical moment, Draenei always protected their own side first in battle before considering a counterattack.
They would never begin by trying to perish alongside their opponent.
Unlike the Draenei, a warlike race like the Orcs naturally cared