"What should we do?" Dreamscythe was clearly at a loss as he watched the Nightmare Hatchlings and Nightmare Dragonmen rushing in from the entrance.
"We cannot lay a hand on our own people!" Weaver said firmly. "Lord Itharius didn't lay a hand on them either!"
"No, he's already made his move!" Morphaz exclaimed. "I sensed him fighting! He didn't attack the Nightmare Dragons at first, but he couldn't hold out any longer and attacked anyway, killing several!"
"Then let's do it too! The green dragon's soul is bound to the Emerald Dream; even if it dies, it will be reborn in the Emerald Dream. So we won't be considered to have killed one of our own kind!" Hazzas said.
The four young dragons finally reached an agreement.
Seeing that the four young dragons had finally started a war with the Nightmare Dragon Clan, Jiang Jie breathed a sigh of relief.
These four young dragons are not weak. Although they cannot defeat so many Nightmare Dragons, they can easily hold them off. Moreover, they have regained their senses, a fact that Itharius must have noticed.
If the four of them were truly in danger, Jiang Jie didn't believe Itharius would abandon them!
Ultimately, green dragons are not like other dragons; they have two lives.
Finally, we reached the end of the corridor, where a giant dragon shadow, over forty meters long, loomed before us.
Without a doubt, it is the Shade of Eranikus, but only a small manifestation of his power.
The real Eranikus is a world-class boss whose appearance is announced server-wide. He is the result of the combined power of Tyrande, Keeper Remulos, and a large number of elites from Moonglade, and was finally purified by the power of the Moon Goddess. Few dragons have ever enjoyed such treatment.
If Eranikus were to appear in his true form, he would be much larger than this!
It's described as a small area, but it's actually about the same size as Ysondre, almost filling half the room.
However, Ysondre is an emerald dragon, its entire body emerald green, and even though some parts of it have been corrupted, its corrupted scales are still dark green.
But the Eranikus before them was completely in shadow, dressed entirely in purplish-black.
However, as he moved, Jiang Jie still sensed the movement of the air, indicating that he was not in a pure shadow state, but rather somewhere between a physical entity and an ethereal one, somewhat similar to the Netherspite in Karazhan.
The Netherspite is half in reality and half in the Twisting Nether, while Eranikus before us is half in reality and half in the Emerald Dream —a similar situation.
He exuded a heavy aura of Nightmare, an Nightmare that was like a passive halo, constantly at work.
"Human, you bear the scent of green dragons, and the blessings of Cenarius and Blessing of Tortolla! Come, accept my blessing, and I can transform you into a noble Nightmare green dragon, freeing you from your lowly human body and making you a noble, immortal being! You will embrace the will of destiny, ride the tide of history, join us, and rule the entire world!"
Instead of taking immediate action, Eranikus launched into a verbal attack.
"Damn it! Hug my ass! Eranikus, you think I won't kill you?"
Annoyed by the green dragons, and hearing Eranikus's obviously seductive words, Jiang Jie snapped, "If you don't have Medivh's abilities, don't try to be a charlatan! If Eranikus were to actually descend, I'd run for my life! But you're just an avatar, do you think I'm afraid of you?"
"Heh heh, ignorant mortals! You can never imagine how powerful the Nightmare is! Behind us lies an even more powerful being, and behind that being are the primordial corruptors of Azeroth, the destroyers of time, the Devastation of history! But none of this is the end, for behind those beings lies an entity that controls the fate of the entire universe! Heh heh, lowly humans, the fate of Azeroth cannot be changed. Since we cannot resist it, let us accept it. Come, let us all return to the Nightmare. Sleep now, poor child..."
Eranikus's voice rang out, like the whisper of Old Gods, full of allure and the power of Nightmare.
This is the power to directly manipulate the mind.
Jiang Jie's body began to relax, and his mind began to wander, truly achieving "falling asleep in a second"! Even Jiang Jie's face showed various expressions, sometimes struggling, sometimes terrified, and sometimes peaceful.
He fell to the ground with a thud, straight down, but even such a strong impact couldn't wake him; he was plunged into Nightmare.
"Brother, brother! Wake up! Wake up! You've been infected, you know that? Wake up!"
Anveena was frantic. She raised her hand and poured a stream of cold water on Jiang Jie.
Jiang Jie shivered, but remained asleep, even murmuring softly, "Am I at Icecrown Glacier? It's so cold..."
"Cold isn't working? Then let's have hot!"
Xiao Feng summoned a blazing fire, which turned Jiang Jie's face bright red. He continued to mutter in his sleep, "Am I in the Burning Steppes? It's so hot..."
"Brother, brother! You damned reptile, it's all your fault! Anveena is going to kill you!"
Anveena raised her staff, ready to cast a spell.
However, the next moment, when Eranikus glanced at her, Anveena's eyelids suddenly grew heavier and heavier.
"I'm sleepy, I want to sleep, I want to have a good sleep... Mmm, sleeping in my brother's arms feels so good... No, no, no! Oh my god, what are all these things? How scary, how scary! Damn tentacles, damn giant octopus! Don't bother me, get away from me!"
Anveena flailed her arms wildly, and the staff in her hands involuntarily fell to the ground.
"Heh, an incarnation of the Blood of Azeroth? We are corrupting the dream of Azeroth, my master's master! Even Azeroth can be corrupted, let alone an incarnation of blood? Sleep, sleep, you will all be dragged into the Nightmare, becoming its Nightmare!"
Eranikus approached Jiang Jie and Anveena with graceful steps.
Anveena is the embodiment of the Blood of Azeroth, Jiang Jie possesses the power of Ysondre, as well as Cenarius and Tortolla. Once they fall into eternal slumber, their souls will be pulled into the Emerald Nightmare, becoming Nightmare minions. They will be incredibly powerful... incredibly powerful...
Eranikus continued to approach.
All his power is now being used to maintain this "deeply dormant" power, attempting to corrupt Jiang Jie and Anveena into his servants.
He even planned to use the power within Jiang Jie that did not belong to him to corrupt Ysondre again, then corrupt Cenarius and Tortolla, and finally gather all the power to corrupt Ysera.
Nightmare will rule the entire Emerald Dream, it will spread throughout the world, Azeroth will be corrupted, and the entire universe will fall into darkness—this is an unchangeable fate...
He approached Jiang Jie and Anveena step by step, wanting to directly touch them with his body, inject the power of the Nightmare into their bodies, take away their souls, and completely pull them into the Nightmare.
They drew closer and closer until Eranikus's enormous head was right above them, then it raised a claw and reached out towards Jiang Jie.
A human-like smile appeared on Eranikus's face—a smile of triumph, yet also tinged with confusion.
For a moment, he didn't know why he was doing this. It was a struggle between reason and instinct, because he was too powerful. Even though the Nightmare Lord himself had corrupted him, he still hadn't been able to completely corrupt him.
"Run!"
Eranikus's face began to contort in rage as he tried to wake Jiang Jie and Anveena.
But in an instant, this instinct was suppressed by the power of the Nightmare Lord, and Eranikus's claws continued to fall, intending to crush Jiang Jie and Anveena together.
Death can happen in an instant.
But in that instant, Jiang Jie suddenly opened his eyes, which shone like stars.
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