Yet the Horde's attacks never ceased, coming one after another without giving anyone a moment to catch their breath.
Yrel's instincts were right. Another call for reinforcements soon arrived, forcing her to return to the city wall.
This time, the situation was even worse.
As she neared the wall, furious battle cries and weary growls suddenly rose from afar. The cries were heartening—her reinforcements had arrived in time, and there were still Draenei brethren alive on the wall!
But those growls were chilling—they came from an enraged Annihilan!
Combined with the Nathrezim's earlier organized ambush, Yrel reached a grim conclusion: the Burning Legion was no longer content with merely providing the Horde basic support. They had run out of patience.
Unlike ordinary Felguards, both the Annihilan and the Nathrezim were elite demons within the Burning Legion.
Also known as Dreadlords, the Nathrezim were intelligent and cunning demons. They served as the Burning Legion's intelligence officers and interrogators, tacticians and mid-ranking officers on the battlefield, as well as envoys and agents for Legion leaders—such as Kil'jaeden.
They were terrifying enemies on the battlefield, but they preferred to manipulate events from behind the scenes and use schemes to drive mortal kingdoms into war. The Nathrezim were ruthless villains who fed on the life energy of mortal races. They spread fear and lies, turned brothers against one another, and brought countless worlds to ruin beneath their dark influence.
In appearance, Dreadlords resembled vampires that preyed upon spiritual energy, treating the weak-willed as food and slaves. Their skin was corpse-gray, their bodies hairless, and two sharp fangs protruded from their mouths. They possessed exceptional summoning magic and masterful command of the arcane—their abilities even rivaled those of the Eredar—and they were lethal warriors as well.
Commonly known as Pit Lords, the Annihilan were a