Challenging Mannoroth is by no means an easy task. Moreover, this is a war between the Orcs, and humans and Tauren have no reason to risk their people's lives for the Orcs. Even this time, when Jaina and Cairne came to help, they came alone without bringing a single soldier.
They naturally had no reason to help the Orcs challenge Mannoroth. As for Ashenvale and the like, those were the territory of the Night Elf and Cenarius, so they had even less reason to help there.
Although a united front has been formed in the war against the Burning Legion, under this premise, everyone must do their best to benefit their own race, and no one wants to sacrifice their race in order to fight the Burning Legion. Jaina is no exception!
So Jaina and Cairne left.
" Nicholas, come with me. We're going to the eastern coast of the Barrens. We've built a castle there... I met the mysterious prophet. He's actually Medivh the Astral Mage! You already knew who he was, didn't you?" Before leaving, in a corner of the Warsong Clan camp, Jaina asked Jiang Jie alone.
"Yes, I knew all along, but Medivh forbade me to tell anyone. I'm sorry," Jiang Jie said. " Medivh wants an alliance between humans and Orcs? And Night Elf too? You're right, I should leave with you, but I still have things to finish."
"You want to kill Mannoroth? That's dangerous, and... it won't do you any good." Jaina frowned, then said, "Besides, you've made an enemy of Grom, and he might not let you off the hook!"
"Don't worry, Grom is no match for me. As for Mannoroth, I do want to kill him, and there won't be too much danger this time, because not only Grom and Thrall are there, but perhaps Legendary powerhouses of the Night Elf or even High Elf will help. Of course, that's not my main objective." Jiang Jie smiled, pointing north, "My target is Felwood, it's Tichondrius!"
Of course, he actually added a sentence in his mind:
Actually, my real purpose is something else entirely—a truly divine artifact!
Of course, this is something that cannot be told to outsiders.
" Tichondrius? He's not easy to deal with." Jaina was still worried because she knew how powerful Tichondrius was. After all, he was a powerful figure with Legendary- level combat strength. Even Uther wouldn't dare say he could completely suppress him.
" Tichondrius has been severely injured so many times, what is there to be afraid of? Don't worry, when have you ever seen me suffer a loss? I'm fully prepared." Jiang Jie waved his hand and said, "I won't go to the Northwatch Hold. I think it won't be long before we meet again at Mount Hyjal!"
"Then... take care!" Jaina looked at Jiang Jie, opened her mouth, but didn't say anything more, though her worry was written all over her face.
Central Ashenvale, Astranaar.
This is a Night Elf city, and also the political and cultural center of the Night Elf after the cataclysmic destruction.
It's not the capital because the Night Elf ceased to be a nation after the Cataclysm. Astranaar was merely one of the larger settlements, ruled by Tyrande Whisperwind, the Priestess of the Moon.
She stroked the Legendary Frostsaber " Ash'alah " beside her, looked at the High Elf prince before her, and said calmly, " Kael'thas, thank you and the High Elf for your help. Shandris has told me everything about Dire Maul. Since she has agreed, Dire Maul is yours!"
"Thank you for your generosity, Priestess of the Moon." Kael'thas bowed gracefully, then asked, "You mean, Nicholas also came here and saved Cenarius, the Lord of the Forest?"
"This is the message I received. What, you know him?" Tyrande frowned, then recalled the message brought back by a priestess who had traveled the Eastern Kingdoms, mentioning the history of the High Elf' voluntary withdrawal from the Alliance and their enmity with humans. She then said with a hint of warning, " Kael'thas, Nicholas saved Cenarius; he's a friend of this forest, a friend of the Night Elf."
"You'd better not have any ideas. Otherwise, no one can quell the roar of the forest." "You misunderstand, Priestess of the Moon." Kael'thas quickly explained, " Nicholas is not only a friend of the Night Elf, but also a friend of the High Elf. He saved the High Elf and showed us the way to overcome our mana addiction. Without him, we wouldn't have obtained the Dire Maul, and we wouldn't be here."
Kael'thas briefly recounted to Tyrande what Nicholas had done, and Shandris Feathermoon, standing beside them, also showed an expression of great interest.
"Is that so? The successor to Emperor Thoradin's will? Thoradin, huh? I've heard that name before, almost three thousand years ago. He even fought Tichondrius? Severely injured Tichondrius?" Tyrande suddenly became interested in the mysterious young man and nodded, saying, "It seems I really should go see him. I received Cenarius's summons; a large number of demons are pouring into eastern Ashenvale, and Mannoroth is there too. You might not have time to rest."
"We teleported here, so we're not tired," Kael'thas said.
The Dire Maul's Ley Line network is very complete. With its help, Kael'thas can accurately locate most areas of the world. It's not difficult for several Archmage and Legendary mages to cast spells together and teleport hundreds of people over.
Tyrande nodded and said, "Alright, let's set off now."
Kael'thas brought with him over a hundred elven mages, including Grand Astromancer Solarian and Archmage Estulan. This was a powerful force, enough to influence the entire battle in Ashenvale Forest.
Shandris Feathermoon brought with her two thousand Feathermoon Sentinels, which was almost all the troops that Feathermoon Stronghold could muster. Another thousand Sentinels had to remain at Feathermoon Stronghold to guard it, as the threat posed by the Hatecrest Naga had not yet been eliminated, and there were still many Satyr and Ogres entrenched in Feralas, so they could not be taken lightly.
As for Tyrande, she gathered two thousand sentinels from Ashenvale, along with fifty members of the Sisterhood of Elune, each a priestess who worshipped the Moon Goddess goddess. In addition, Cenarius had promised her a portion of the Keeper of the Grove, Dryad, and the Faerie Dragon, Ancient of War, Treant, and Ancient Protector responded to Cenarius's call. There were even awakened giant bears, wolf packs, Nightsaber, and other nature Keeper.
All the troops combined numbered five thousand, and they were all elite troops!
This is absolutely a force capable of confronting any human nation!
They set off from Astranaar, arrived at the Forest Song, where they met the Keeper of Nature and Jiang Jie's Fenris People's Army. They then headed east, passing through the Splintertree Post, and finally saw the burning sky and the forest beneath it ablaze with the flames of the abyss.
Amidst the raging flames, a human wielding a giant sword is battling a dozen demons.
" Nicholas!"
Kael'thas was the first to recognize the man and shouted excitedly.