"So, teacher, you want me to go to the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, purify the Shade of Eranikus, and bring ' Dragon's Call ' to Moonglade?"
After listening to Cenarius's words, Jiang Jie rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. "Wasn't Ysondre already purified? Isn't sending her enough? If not, why don't you or Malfurion come here yourself? I don't think a mere Temple of Atal'Hakkar is a problem for you, right? Besides, I think there's more than just Ysondre among the conscious green dragons, isn't there?"
After Jiang Jie cleansed Ysondre under Seradane, Ysondre came to Mount Hyjal and told Cenarius and Malfurion everything she knew.
They immediately sprang into action, heading to Ashenvale, Feralas, and Duskwood in an attempt to purify the other three Nightmare Green Dragons.
Unfortunately, they arrived too late.
It was probably Jiang Jie's purification of Ysondre that alerted the Nightmare Lord and the Nightmare Green Dragon, or perhaps because the other three Green Dragons were more deeply corrupted. In any case, when they arrived, they could only sense the lingering aura of the Nightmare Green Dragons, but could not find them.
The bigger problem is that they can't contact the Green Dragon Queen Ysera at all, and they suspect that even Ysera herself is in trouble!
Therefore, Ysondre thought of the Green Dragon Queen's chief consort, and also the most powerful Warrior in the entire Green Dragonflight: Eranikus.
Of course, they couldn't find Eranikus either, because that guy was also in the Emerald Dream, and had already been corrupted—
This is what Ysondre said, because it was Eranikus who corrupted her.
It's alright. Although we can't find Eranikus, there is still a portion of Eranikus's power in the Temple of Atal'Hakkar in the Swamp of Sorrows, as well as the dragon artifact ' Dragon's Call ' created with a portion of that power.
If Cenarius and Malfurion can find the Dragon's Call, they are confident they can Dragon's Call Eranikus to Moonglade and then, with everyone's combined strength, purify Eranikus.
With Eranikus's help, everything would be much easier.
After all, that strongest Warrior of the Green Dragon Clan is no ordinary person!
The problem is, the Temple of Atal'Hakkar is no pleasant place, and this concerns the Emerald Dream —why should I get involved? It's dangerous, you know.
"The only adult green dragons we can contact are Itharius and Nythendra. Nythendra is guarding Shaladrassil in Val'sharah, and Itharius went to the Temple of Atal'Hakkar after being corrupted by Eranikus; he's waiting for you there."
Cenarius said, "We are searching the Emerald Dream through Nordrassil, the World Tree, trying to find as many green dragons as possible and awaken as many Druid as possible. We don't have the resources to spare. So, we have to ask for your help. If the Emerald Nightmare continues to expand, Teldrassil will not be safe either."
Jiang Jie shook his head and sighed: My life is truly miserable!
We've only had a few days of peace and quiet, and now we're already running around again.
There's no other way; they've already said this matter concerns the safety of Teldrassil and Sky City, so we can't be careless!
"Okay, I'll go." Jiang Jie ended the communication and began preparations.
The Temple of Atal'Hakkar is very dangerous, and Jiang Jie dares not venture in alone.
He quickly called Anveena, then teleported directly to Stromgarde, through the Stromgarde portal to Karazhan, and then left Karazhan, riding " Anveena " one after Sharpbeak other, flying eastward.
After flying over the mountains, we arrived at a green swamp shrouded in mist.
This is the Swamp of Sorrows.
Before the Dark Portal opened, this place wasn't like this. It was one of the most fertile lands under Stormwind City's rule, inhabited by tens of thousands of humans.
After the Dark Portal opened, the Orcs quickly conquered this area, and even now, many Orcs still live here. In the south-central region, they built a small town called " Stonard," whose total population is no less than that of Hammerfall.
This truly had a huge impact on the swamp.
What truly imbues this place with a somber atmosphere is Karazhan. After Medivh's death, the evil magical energy within him erupted, destroying Karazhan. The evil power, surpassing even that of Demigod, spread in all directions, reaching the Duskwood to the west and this swamp to the east, turning this place into a forgotten land of sorrow.
Stormwind City, in its internal chaos, had no energy to manage this place, and the people could only rely on themselves, naturally becoming increasingly sad.
Jiang Jie was heading to the easternmost edge of this swamp. (First published online)
After flying for a full day, they finally saw a lake.
This area, roughly a quarter the size of Lake Lordamere, features an ancient, moss-covered, green, square building.
"Brother, I sense an evil force, a sad force that makes me want to drift off to Sleep. It's so uncomfortable." Anveena stretched out her delicate little hand and waved it, Arcane energy forming a barrier to try and isolate this evil force.
However, her face soon looked even more distressed, because it was simply impossible to do so; the power here was too peculiar, and even magic couldn't block it.
"It's the power of Nightmare." Jiang Jie looked at the ancient building not far away. "That's the Temple of Atal'Hakkar!"
The original inhabitants of Azeroth were Troll once established the " Great Zandalar Empire," which ruled over all of Azeroth. This empire was further subdivided into several kingdoms, one of which was the " Amani Empire," which was later defeated by the Alliance of humans and High Elf. Another was the " Gurubashi Empire " in the south.
It is said that the two empires were roughly equal in strength.
Later, the Night Elf rose to power and joined forces with the Pandaren Empire to defeat the Mogu and Troll, leading to the decline of the two Troll Empire.
In an effort to restore their former glory, the Troll of the Gurubashi Empire began to worship an evil Loa: Blood God Hakkar " Soulflayer ".
Hakkar is known as the " Soulflayer " and the " Blood God " because he enjoys devouring souls and wants to use this to reach the Azeroth, then devour even more souls and flesh to rule the world.
If it were just about devouring other races, that would be one thing, but the problem is that Hakkar even devours the souls of Troll. Therefore, the long-vanished Zandalar Tribe were outraged.
As the core and soul of the Troll, the Zandalar Tribe rallied their elite forces to attack the Gurubashi Empire.
Thus, a powerful empire capable of rivaling the Amani Empire and the combined forces of High Elf and humans was defeated by the Zandalar forces, and even Hakkar was banished from this world.
Although the Gurubashi Empire collapsed, many members of this tribe fled to what is now the Swamp of Sorrows, where they established the Temple of Atal'Hakkar and continued to worship the Blood God Hakkar.
The ritual itself was harmless, but for some reason, the evil magic of these guys began to pollute nature and the Emerald Dream, thus provoking the wrath of Ysera, the Green Dragon Queen.
Then, Ysera ordered the Green Dragonflight to drive Hakkar away, Devastation the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, and sink it to the bottom of the lake, with only a small part remaining above the surface, hence the name " The Sunken Temple."
The temple sank, and Hakkar's followers fled, but Ysera was still uneasy, worried that those guys might return. So she sent Eranikus with a portion of the Green Dragonflight to guard the place.
As a result, the Emerald Nightmare appeared silently at the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, corrupting Eranikus and the other members.
Thus, Jiang Jie's journey today came about.
"So, we're going to fight a Loa?" Anveena's eyes widened, a hint of excitement in her voice. This arrogant girl!
"If Hakkar really descends in his true form, we'll run as far away as we can," Jiang Jie laughed. "I don't know if Hakkar will descend. Even if he does, it'll just be a small avatar, nothing to be afraid of. Our real enemies are probably the corrupted Nightmare Green Dragon and a shadow avatar of Eranikus."
"Hmm, is that so? That's boring." Anveena looked disappointed.
After becoming Lesser Titan Keepers, the girl's standards rose; she lost interest in anything that wasn't at the level of Kel'Thuzad or Ysondre!
The problem is, where did all these Kel'Thuzad and Ysondre come from? Do they really think this is Earth from Marvel?
If they were everywhere, Azeroth would probably be ruined!
"Hmm, I sense a green dragon, an ancient green dragon nearby, in that Sunken Temple. Let's go find it!"
The portion of green dragon power that Ysondre gave him between his eyebrows allowed him to sense the presence of other green dragons and dragonkin within a certain distance.
The griffin continued flying forward and landed in the center of the sunken temple, where it saw a High Elf wearing green armor.
Dragons like to transform into the forms of other intelligent beings, and which form they choose depends on their mood.
Ysondre liked Night Elf, but the one before him seemed to prefer High Elf.
"Greetings, Cenarius's student. I am Lord Itharius of the Green Dragonflight. I am delighted that you have come to help me; I have been waiting for you for a long time!" Itharius bowed slightly, treating Jiang Jie with great courtesy, just as he had treated Ysondre.
He then looked at Anveena and nodded, saying, "Avatar of the Blood of Azeroth, chosen one of Elune, it's a pleasure to meet you."
" Elune's voters? When did I become Elune's voters?" Anveena blinked, confused.
Itharius laughed, "You're the third person to receive a personal response from Elune. What else could you be but a chosen one of Elune?"
The third one?
So the first two should be Tyrande and Shandris?
It seems you didn't know that Velinde also received Elune's personal blessing!
But perhaps Tyrande is the only true voter?
Jiang Jie nodded, then asked, "Lord Itharius, what's the situation inside?"
"The situation is bad, worse than I imagined." Itharius's face darkened. "Come with me, we'll talk as we walk."