" Nightmare, it's devouring you, you pathetic creatures!"
Xavius said coldly, " Ursoc, my servant! Heed the dictates of the Nightmare, heed the call of your own heart! These outsiders attempt to disturb the peace of Grizzly Hills; your brother has fallen! Let him return to tranquility, Ursoc!"
"Dreams have devoured me, driving me to serve them!"
Ursoc roared, his amber eyes blazing with a tidal wave of red light. " Ursol! Come, let us brothers reunite, let us protect Grizzly Hills together, and destroy all outsiders! Grizzly Hills belongs only to us, and no one shall set foot there!"
Ursol didn't argue, nor did he try to wake Ursoc, because it was useless.
He had tried many times, and failed every time. Now, all he could do was hold off Ursoc and buy time for Cenarius and Malfurion.
The two bear Demigod were wrestling, and the violent energy there made Jiang Jie unwilling to get close. The surging natural and Nightmare energies there made Jiang Jie fearful from the bottom of his heart.
" Cenarius isn't here, Malfurion isn't here, do they really think I don't know what they're doing? Rescuing Ysera? They won't succeed, because I'm still there!"
Xavius's figure suddenly dimmed, becoming merely an image, yet it deceived everyone. " Nightmare will devour you, devour the entire Emerald Dream, devour Azeroth! I will aid my master in completing the final task; I will be immortal! Play with them, my servants, let them feel your power!"
With Xavius gone, countless Nightmare minions surged forth, including rapidly growing corrupting trees.
The twisting branches and roots, like Ancient of War or Ancient of Lore that had been polluted, staggered over and sealed off Ursoc's Den with their continuous branches and roots.
Jiang Jie and his group are trapped here with no way out!
The Nightmare's minions suddenly separated, and hundreds of Druid corrupted by the Nightmare appeared, their bodies glowing with a scarlet light. Three of them stood at the forefront: one man and two women.
Three Druid, two Legendary and one Archdruid, each shrouded in a thick, Nightmare power.
They looked at everything before them with hatred, their eyes filled with savagery.
" Fandral Staghelm! Leyara! Astaria! What's wrong with you? Wake up! You've been possessed by Nightmare!" Broll couldn't believe his eyes when he saw this!
The Legendary Archdruid, once respected by all Druid, the second most important figure among the Night Elf Druid, the leader of the Cenarion Circle during Malfurion's slumber, and the supreme commander of the War of the Shifting Sands, has now been corrupted by the Nightmare!
With his power, even someone as formidable as the Nightmare Lord wouldn't find it easy to corrupt him, unless he was willing to accept corruption from the start. But what was the purpose of that?
" Fandral Staghelm, hero of the War of the Shifting Sands. Your son Valstann is dead, killed by the Qiraji. You were filled with despair until the Nightmare Lord found you, told you he had a way to resurrect Valstann, and he truly did."
Jiang Jie stepped forward and suddenly asked, "I want to ask you, haven't you ever doubted that the Nightmare Lord really resurrected your son? Haven't you considered that perhaps what he resurrected was just a fake Nightmare servant? And you were blinded, your mind clouded, and everything was a lie?"
"No, you are the imposters! My master is far more powerful than you imagine. He displayed power beyond life and death; he resurrected my son! Ysera wields the power of dreams, Alexstrasza wields the power of life, and Malfurion and Cenarius also possess resurrection abilities, yet they could not resurrect my son!"
Fandral Staghelm's face was filled with hatred. "So, you all deserve to die!"
Jiang Jie sighed inwardly:
Although it seems to have many flaws, it's useless. The Nightmare Lord has woven a powerful enough Nightmare to cloud Fandral Staghelm's mind.
Even if Valstann were to transform into Nightmare's minion right before his eyes, he wouldn't believe it, just as Ursoc, despite feeling himself controlled by the Nightmare,
He couldn't escape it either. The Nightmare penetrated his heart, shattering the weakest defenses and unlocking the deepest, most evil thoughts. Because of his son's death, Fandral Staghelm undoubtedly harbored Resentment towards everything, and this Resentment may have been sown as early as the War of the Shifting Sands, perhaps planted by the Qiraji.
C'Thun, the Old Gods.
The corruption of the Old Gods was pervasive and subtle, imperceptible to Fandral Staghelm himself.
Of course, it could have been even earlier:
Perhaps thousands of years ago, when Fandral Staghelm led the Druid to plant the World Tree " Vordrassil," it was already corrupted by Yogg-Saron, the Old Gods, deep beneath Northrend.
Corruption after corruption, guidance after guidance, like a gentle spring breeze or layered autumn frost—each instance unintentional, yet their combined power surpasses that of a summer downpour or a winter Blizzard.
The power of Nightmare is too great. Even powerful beings like Ysera and Malorne cannot face this level of corrupting power. This is why Jiang Jie has always been unwilling to come to the Emerald Dream.
The Emerald Nightmare is the fear hidden deep within his heart.
Because he knew all too well how terrifying the power of Nightmare could be!
Perhaps he too has been affected by the power of Nightmare, by the power of the Old Gods, but this influence is still weak and subtle, and has not yet caused any harm.
Who knows!
But since we're here, we must face it bravely.
He must overcome the fear in his heart!
If he doesn't break through now, what right does he have to face Old Gods ten times more terrifying than the Nightmare Lord?
If he doesn't break through now, what he will face when he reaches the " Seven Treasures Earth Immortal " stage will be an even more terrifying fear!
"Enough with the nonsense, Fandral Staghelm. We have a lot to do, and we don't have time to waste with you."
Jiang Jie coldly said, "Then, let's fight!"
Tens of thousands of Nightmare minions surrounded them, at least dozens of which were at the Legendary level in terms of energy.
With a roar, Broll transformed into a giant bear and, together with the bear siblings, charged into the Nightmare's clutches, wreaking havoc.
Tsul'Kalu also rushed in, rampaging wildly.
Anveena cast a spell in the sky, Tyrande fired Arrow of the Moon Goddess.
A thrilling war has begun!
But at that moment, Jiang Jie suddenly turned around and rushed towards Ursoc, shouting, " Ursol! Release the seal on Claws of Ursoc and give them to Broll! We must gather all our strength to fight these Nightmare minions! I'll hold Ursoc off!"
Meanwhile, he whispered a message—a spiritual voice only Ursol could hear, "Don't tell me that's all your plans are! If I'm not mistaken, all the plans you've loudly proclaimed are lies! Your true purpose is to purify Ursoc first, and then gather all your forces to deal with Xavius and rescue Ysera!"
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