Loyalty to one's duties is a beautiful virtue, but when you encounter someone as stubborn as Algalon, it can turn into a big headache.
As Laden said, Algalon did not know the actual situation in Azeroth. He only saw the data report presented to him by Loken, cutting off the beginning and the end.
Judging from this report alone, Azeroth, where the Curse of Flesh is spreading wildly, looks like it will end at any moment.
But in fact, among the three remaining ancient gods, C'Thun has been re-sealed, and Yogg-Saron's fate is basically doomed. Only Enzos, who is hiding in the deep sea, is living a relatively comfortable life.
But this is only because the mainstream civilizations in Azeroth are all terrestrial creatures, and it is difficult to set foot in the depths of the ocean. This is the natural environmental advantage that Enzos unexpectedly gained during the great changes that caused the world to collapse.
As the orthodox naga headed by Azshara fell to the defenders of Azeroth, the deep sea with extremely strong water pressure was no longer a completely inaccessible forbidden area.
However, before marching into Ny'alotha, the prison of En'Zoth buried deep under the sea, all countries in Azeroth must first discuss and study in a targeted manner how to enable their own soldiers, other than Naga, to fight normally in the deep sea environment.
En'Zoth and Azshara, the superficial allies, have not completely broken up with each other yet, and they are still in the stage of throwing war against each other.
If Deathwing returns and the new Incubus King takes the opportunity to cause trouble, it will be difficult for Azshara and her naga alone to withstand the full-strength attack of En'zoth's forces.
Therefore, the basic policy of Sharlayan's strategy against En'Zoth is to defeat En'Zoth one by one, first cutting off its right-hand man, and turning it into a bare commander like Yogg-Saron at this time.
Of course, Enzos is not stupid and will not let his capable subordinates come up one by one and kill them.
Once it decides to officially act, all high-level combat forces, including Deathwing and Varothen, will most likely act together, opening multiple battlefields to draw the attention of the defenders of Azeroth.
The Battle of Ulduar has reached this stage, and there is actually no suspense anymore, but the losses caused by this civil war among the Guardians are really heavy.
After the Creator Engine shut down due to a malfunction, the Nalaksha Engine, which also operated at high intensity for a long time, did not last long.
At this time, the titan creation melee still taking place on the Ulduar campus was like a ruthless meat grinder, frantically consuming the number of titan creations from both groups.
Sarlayan could fully predict that by the time he and Laden and other guardians had dealt with the problems of Algalon and Yogg-Saron, the war of attrition outside would be coming to an end.
At least 80% of the existing titan creations in Azeroth will be destroyed in this tragic civil war.
With the Creator Engine and Nalaksha shut down one after another, it is no longer possible to mass-produce more Titan creations.
In other words, after the Battle of Ulduar is over, the responsibility of protecting Azeroth's security will truly be handed over to mortal hands.
At best, the Titan Guardians can only lead the remaining remnant troops to join in some high-end battles in the future, and cannot influence the overall situation.
From Sharlayan's perspective, this is a pity, but this is a step that must be taken.
As long as Loken and Yogg-Saron are still there, the Forge of Will that can help the star soul grow will never be able to be restarted.
No matter how many demigods Azeroth accumulates, they will still be extremely powerless when facing a terrifying existence of the level of Sargeras.
Titans can only be dealt with by Titans. With only the souls left in the Pantheon and most of them captured by Sargeras, the growth progress of Azeroth, the strongest Titan in the future, is undoubtedly the most important.
No matter what the price, Sarlayan, Laden and others are determined to recapture Ulduar and restart the Forge of Will as soon as possible.
These secret information inside Azeroth are not something that Algalon, who prefers to listen to, can only know at this stage.
Laden tried to persuade Algalon to postpone taking action and explained to him in detail his plan to deal with the Old Gods and the future crisis of Azeroth.
However... Algalon has no intention of listening to the "quibbles" of the Great Guardian who was corrupted by the curse of flesh and blood.
The two warriors Thorim and Hodir will be the first to rush into the observatory where the battle has begun. Freya, Mimiron, and Azadas also followed closely.
The two outsiders, Sarlayan and Valeera, deliberately walked at the back and gave up the performance stage to the guardians.
To be fair, as a star observer personally appointed by the Pantheon, Star Saint Algalon is not weak in strength, at least on par with Thorim.
However, when faced with an unreasonable attack by a large number of guardians, even Laiteng, a powerful guardian, would be beaten into a pig's head, let alone the slightly inferior Algalon.
Although Algalon tried his best to resist, in this righteous fight, he still got into position without any suspense and was caught by Thorim and Hodir.
One arm knelt in front of Laden.
Yogg-Saron's problem hasn't been resolved yet, and Laideng doesn't have the time to patiently persuade Algalon to change his mind.
"Take him and imprison him temporarily until we seal Yogg-Saron again before we deal with his problem."
Mimiron asked hesitantly: "Are you really going to do this? Algalon should have already sent a report to the Pantheon about the situation in Azeroth, just in case the Titans blame it..."
A strange look flashed across Laiden's eyes. Under the hint from Sarlayan's eyes, he quickly calmed down and shook his head pretending to be calm.
"The Pantheon shouldn't have time to care about Azeroth's affairs now... I'll leave the specific situation for later. The top priority is to deal with Yogg-Saron first."
"Okay." Mimiron spread his hands helplessly: "You are the great guardian, you have the final say. Anyway, you will be the first to hold up the sky if it falls."
Watching Thorim, Hodir and others escorting Olgalon away without saying a word, Laiden turned to look at Sarlayan with a bitter look on his face.
"Should I be glad that the Pantheon cannot give a response for the time being? If they know the current situation in Azeroth, maybe they will actually rain down the wrath of thunder."
Sarlayan shook his head: "Many things have both pros and cons. If you think about it from the perspective you said, the loss of contact with the Pantheon is indeed a good thing for Azeroth."
"But from a macro perspective, without the suppression of the Pantheon Titans, all kinds of monsters and monsters in the universe are starting to make moves, and many of them have already set their sights on Azeroth."
"For example...the Lord of the Void and a certain prisoner from the Shadow Realm."
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Under Laden's order, the subdued Algalon was temporarily imprisoned in the archives in the front hall of Ulduar, under the personal supervision of Sarlayan and Valeela, who did not participate in the final battle.
Led by the Great Guardian himself, all the guardians re-entered the inner hall of Ulduar.
With Loken's defeat, Laden regained most of Ulduar's authority as Grand Guardian.
In order to concentrate on the decisive battle with Yogg-Saron, Laideng's remote calling authority blocked the entrances and exits of all other halls.
Under the watch of Sarlayan and Valeela, the guardians manually closed the door connecting the inner and outer halls, and headed for the final battlefield with determined expressions.
Valeera looked back at Algalon, who remained silent, and asked Sarlayan uneasily: "Are we really not going to participate in this battle? What if..."
Sarlayan calmly interrupted her worries: "There is no such thing as a contingency. With our current strength, we are not qualified to participate in this level of battle. If we join rashly, it will become a loophole in the formation that Yogg-Saron will focus on.
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"Don't worry, leave it to them. The guardians have cooperated with each other for many years, and the cooperation is very tacit. The preparations for this battle are sufficient. Yogg-Saron alone can't make any waves."
"What we should be worrying about is the post-war reconstruction of Ulduar... and even the Storm Peaks."
Sarlayan sighed regretfully: "Too many Titan creations were lost in this battle, and it will be difficult to replenish them in the foreseeable next few years. I hope that guy Enzos will not take this opportunity to jump.
Come out and cause trouble."
Valeera also nodded solemnly: "All countries are still recovering, and the Dragon Clan has just experienced a war. Now we can't spare many troops to deal with Enzos's attack."
"not only that."
Sarlayan rubbed his brows and said: "The war in Zul'Drak is not over yet. After Ulduar is over, we will rush over to deal with the aftermath and force Dakkar to come back to the negotiating table as soon as possible."
"This time, we will not be soft on the Dhaka trolls who have repeatedly changed their faces. We must give them a hard blow in diplomatic negotiations!"