15. Nightmare. Chaos intensifies -- for the old Nie brothers next door [1/10]
"boom"
A loud noise in the middle of the night woke up the entire Twilight Federation. In this city among the woods, countless people felt an indescribable noise rushing into their brains. For a while, the entire city was boiling, and some sleeping
Before the poor man could even open his eyes, he was pulled back into the nightmare by the twisted nightmare of dreams.
Those who were awake opened their windows in this boring night and looked to the north. Under the bright moon, they could clearly see a faint black smoke coming from the twilight forest.
The center of gravity rose.
That represents the ultimate ominousness, and it is a scene that the people of the entire eastern continent have never seen before.
But this mind-numbing scene did not last long. At the moment when the black smoke became larger and larger, like a column of smoke reaching into the sky in the dark night, and began to expand in all directions like a swarm of civilized insects, the distance
The top of the Karazhan Mage Tower, not far from the Twilight Federation, lit up with a faint blue light.
That meant that the Dark Blade Lich living there had taken action, and after more than ten minutes, the order of the entire Twilight Federation gradually calmed down under the guidance of the emergency police officers, although the people's hearts still remained.
There was some fear, but out of trust in the federal government, there was not much trouble that night.
In the ringed mountain area in the center of the Twilight Forest, the wizard group headed by the Dark Blade Archlich Anastarian Sunstrider has entered this mysterious place. In front of the most advanced casters of the Dark Blade,
It is an emerald gate that has completely transformed into a nightmare.
This was one of the six places where the Archdruid Staghelm cut down the branches of the World Tree 4,500 years ago to quell the evil iron disaster at that time, because the World Tree Nordrassil was under the influence of the Queen of Dreams.
Blessing, even the branches cut from the World Tree can still have the effect of communicating with dreams after they sprout again. Therefore, the six places where the branches of the World were originally buried are theoretically the places where the Emerald Dream exists in this world.
Entry and exit points.
For thousands of years, the Dream Dragon Legion has been guarding these six places, including the crater in the Twilight Forest. There are also traces of green dragon activities. This is why there were dragons here before the establishment of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
The reason for the legend... But now, the Emerald Dream Gate that was supposed to be guarded by the Green Dragon Legion has been completely polluted.
The door, which originally grew together with the prosperous and tall towering trees, was wrapped into a circular frame by vines and leaves, and filled with the power of dreams as green as water waves, has been transformed into a creepy darkness in this dark night.
Red, the vines wrapping the Dream Door seem to have been burned by flames, with dark red embers still remaining on the branches, but if you look closely, it is clear that they are strange crystals derived from the vines.
The dark red crystal, which is similar to cooling magma, flickers on and off in the dark night. Looking from a distance, there is an ominous feeling that distorts the vision and spirit. What extends inside the branches of the vines that have been turned into nightmares is
Like dark red ashes, the undulating nightmare door is also the power of dreams, but at this time the polluted dream is full of malice, trying to shroud the real world in this endless nightmare.
This is the terrifying scene that will appear after the Emerald Dream is completely corrupted... The target of the nightmare is definitely not just an Emerald Dream. It is trying to drag the entire real world into an endless nightmare through the carrier of this world's dream.
To fulfill the boundless desires of its ugly master and corrupt the entire Azeroth in this way.
"Buzz"
The power of nightmare, manifested externally by black smoke, was caught in the hands of the archlich Anastarian. The blue icy magic power was like a cage, trapping this strange power in the Sun Chaser.
In the hands of the Archlich, the magician who still maintained an almost perfect kingly posture after death placed the bound power before his eyes.
His silver eyes shone with a cautious and slightly fanatical light like a researcher:
"The nightmare broke out nearly 14 hours earlier than we expected. It seems that the order within the Emerald Dream has collapsed."
The great lich said to several people around him:
"But this is a good thing for our great lord... Oh, look at this power of nightmare. It is really a magical power. It is the third power produced after the void and the dream are mixed, and as far as I know, the power of the dream
Force is also a variant of the force of life, which means that the fusion of the six basic forces will give birth to all kinds of strange and alien powers, which is really fascinating."
"I've never seen such power."
An elf lady who appeared as a ghost standing next to the big lich turned slightly sideways and looked at the wisp of nightmare power that was constantly changing between black and dark red in the hands of the big lich. She couldn't help but push herself.
Wearing black-rimmed glasses, he spoke to the archlich in Salas with an upper elf accent:
"Just from the appearance, this kind of power tends to corrode and assimilate, and it also has strong signs of spiritual magic. This is a very dangerous power, difficult to control, unruly, and reminds me of some unruly things.
What a pleasant experience.”
The ghost lady couldn't help curling her lips. She reached out and brushed her long blue hair. Then she looked back at the Nightmare Gate, which was being wrapped with special runes by Syndra mages. She asked in a low voice.
arrive:
"So, what do we do with it? Destroy it? Or preserve it?"
"Ms. Elsa Blue Moon, you still don't know enough about our great lord's behavior. He emphasizes eradicating the roots. Look at the door in front of you. It is tied to the branches of the World Tree. In 4500
Over the years, this tree has been tied to the earth, and it is meaningless just to destroy this door."
The archlich waved away the nightmare that was withered and disintegrated by the power of death, and then said to the newly appointed "Dean of the Defias Federation Academy of Magic", Ms. Elsa Blue Moon:
"The nightmare can still extend along this tree to the federal land. Keeping this door will give us the means to counterattack... Of course, I think the current chaos and threat are not worth mentioning. In the final analysis, the nightmare
After all, it is just a subordinate power extended from two basic powers. It cannot resist the withering and decomposition of the power of death. Moreover, I am also interested in researching this new power."
"It's a bad habit to research dangerous things of unknown origin, Sunstrider!"
Ms. Blue Moon snorted. As the dean of the most famous "Nathras Magic Academy" in the Elf Empire 10,000 years ago, Prince Faroldis asked Tyrion to give the ghosts on Azsuna the land.
When she was free, she was also freed from Azshara's eternal curse.
It is worth mentioning that this lady is really extraordinary...Prince Faroldis's superb knowledge of fire magic once surprised the great lord, and Prince Faroldis is this Al
Ms. Shah's favorite disciple, in terms of strength, she may not be as good as Prince Faroldis and the Archlich Anastarian, but her research on various classified magics can be regarded as a true masterpiece even after ten thousand years.
Master's attainments.
After the recommendation of the Dark Blade, this ghost lady will join Diffie next month with other instructors from the Narthalas Magic Academy that was destroyed 10,000 years ago, as well as those students who should have graduated long ago.
As the dean of the first magic academy in the Asian Federation, Ms. Blue Moon is now adapting to the new world ten thousand years from now as quickly as possible. Of course, for the incorporeal ghost, this is not an easy task.
matter.
"The power itself is not terrible, what is terrible is its owner, madam."
Facing the instructions of his "predecessors", the great lich Anastarian, who still retained the etiquette of the high elves, did not refute. Instead, he took a slight step back with the collected nightmare samples:
"Then, the task of sealing the Nightmare Gate in the Twilight Forest and subsequently expelling the nightmare from the Twilight Federation will be left to you and your apprentices. Ms. Blue Moon, I will return to Karazhan first."
Wearing black-rimmed glasses, Dean Wannian Ghost waved her fingers gracefully. She watched the work of the mages in front of her with the rigorous attitude that a magic educator should have. In line with the attitude of "treating illnesses and saving lives," this
The stern dean would "scold" him from time to time.
"You! It's you. The writing of the seventh rune in the third row is irregular. This will reduce the overall lifespan of the sealing circle by about 2%. Erase it and rewrite it!"
"And you! Who did you learn the sealing runes from? Did your mentor work as a rough warrior before teaching magic? Look at the way you hold the drawing pen, it's almost the same as a rookie holding a sword for the first time.
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"Finally, it's you! It took you almost 30 minutes to create a mere 280 runes of magic nodes! Your basics are so poor, it seems you need some extra homework!"
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On the other side, while the dream gate of the Dusk Forest was corroded by nightmares and invaded reality in reverse, in the remote Hinterlands Mountains of the eastern continent, deep in the Seradan Valley, the second island of the eastern continent
The dream gate also shows signs of becoming a nightmare.
However, unlike the magicians who deal with the Twilight Forest nodes, those responsible for supervision and processing here are the druids from the Wither, absolutely orthodox users of the power of nature.
"Quick! Replace the branches and vines of the World Tree with the roots of the Seed of Life! The replacement must be completed before it completely turns into a nightmare!"
Archdruid Staghelm personally went into battle, leading a dozen high-level druids and more than 40 lower-level druids, busy in this prosperous valley. Staghelit wore a suit of Archdruid of the Wither
The iconic wooden armor looked simple and majestic, but a trace of regret flashed in the eyes of the night elf archdruid from time to time.
4,500 years ago, in order to contain the Saronite disaster that broke out across the world, Staghelm personally cut down six branches of the World Tree and planted them all over the world. His actions at that time saved the order of the world.
But now it seems that that is the origin of all disasters about the Emerald Dream.
"This is all my fault...I caused all of this."
Deer Helm was half-kneeling on the white stone platform. He was holding an ash vine that had been transformed into a nightmare in his hand. Among the ash residue falling from his fingers, he seemed to see himself in high spirits 4,500 years ago.
, he said softly:
"I was too conceited and reckless."
People, when they look back on their lives, they will always find many wrong things they did when they were young. As age and experience increase, people's will will gradually transform from natural egoism to a calmer and more objective self-description.
, in the current view of Lu Helmet, he used to be too devoid of thinking when doing things, but many times, for the purpose of justice, he used explosive methods, which would eventually lead to more terrible disasters.
"I betrayed your trust, Malfurion... and you were right to rebuke me."
Staghelm shook his head. He recalled the quarrel between him and his mentor Malfurion 4,500 years ago after cutting down the branches of the World to save the world order. At that time, he thought he was not wrong, but now he thinks about it.
, that is indeed Malfurion's concern for his fist.
Although the great druid always acted like a commoner and may not be a perfect leader, he could indeed give 100% trust and protection to every disciple and every companion.
"I will rescue you, Malfurion."
Staghelm threw aside the completely weathered vine in his hand. Behind him, under the busyness of the Wither Druids, before the last trace of dark red nightmare power enveloped the Emerald Gate, the roots from life
, was finally replaced on the big tree behind the Emerald Gate. After completely disconnecting the World Branch and the Emerald Gate, the Dream Gate of the Hinterlands was replaced from the original Emerald Dream to the Wither One.
In our emerald holy land.
This is equivalent to completely cutting off the channel between the nightmare and the real world. The power of the nightmare that has lost its outlet is violently poured into the tall branches of the world, causing the lushly growing towering tree to be quickly destroyed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It turned into a nightmare, as if it was ignited, and strange dark red crystals appeared on the branches and bark of the entire tree.
"Arch Druid, what should I do with this tree?"
A high-level druid looked at Staghelm, and a cold light flashed in the latter's eyes:
"It's hopeless. The nightmare has filled every root of it. We can't save it. Burn it!"
"In addition, the Seradan Valley in the Hinterlands is under martial law. No one is allowed to enter until the pure energy from the Seed of Life completely cleanses the land!"
The other Blighter Druids immediately dispersed, and under Staghelm's order, began to prepare to burn the corrupted branches of the world in front of them. Staghelm turned back to look in the direction of Kalimdor. He remembered it clearly.
, 4,500 years ago, he personally buried the branches of the World Tree in a certain place in the world. Now two people in the eastern continent have been targeted by nightmares... What about the remaining four?
"Ashenvale... Feralas, as well as Crystalsong Forest and Grizzly Hills in Northrend..."
