(My first four-update burst.)
At those words, all the leaders instantly fell silent. Thinking it over carefully, it really did make sense. The Qiraji already had the Great Divide in Tanaris, and C'Thun had even infiltrated Un'Goro Crater, which the Qiraji had treated as forbidden ground during the last War of the Shifting Sands. So why was there no activity at all in Silithus, the region closest to Ahn'Qiraj?
The Old Gods were beings that even the Titans could only seal away by taking advantage of their infighting. Their immense bodies rivaled entire continents, and their power was so great that even the Titans' guardians had been corrupted by them. Patrick did not believe for a moment that these Old Gods would be easy to deal with, much less that they would obediently wait behind the Scarab Wall for the allied forces to come knocking just because he was a transmigrator and the protagonist.
The Silithus before him was completely different from the Silithus in Patrick's memories. There were no swarm pillars, nor were there the three great hives. There were only some enormous sandworms and scattered giant desert spiders. This was nothing like the War of the Shifting Sands in the original story, and it prompted all sorts of speculation in Patrick's mind.
Finally, Patrick added, "I imagine everyone knows that the power controlling the Ahn'Qiraj Empire from behind the scenes is the Old God C'Thun. But would C'Thun really be kind enough to wait inside the Ahn'Qiraj Empire to die?"
"We haven't discovered anything unusual, and we have no evidence of any conspiracy. Are we supposed to just sit here waiting for the allied forces to uncover the truth? We can't afford that." Rhonin, the leader of Dalaran, offered his opinion.
Rhonin had also voiced what most of