Reunited after more than two years apart, the three of them still have a lot to say, but now is not the time to talk in peace.
Julian has been wandering around the ruins of Ahn'Qiraj for several months, and is already familiar with the details of the environment here.
"The lives of the Qiraji are very regular, and the entire race is extremely disciplined."
After leading Sarlayan and Valeela out of the cave, Julian did not immediately enter the stealth state, but first explained to the two why they should take action now.
"The ruins of Ahn'Qiraj were abandoned long after the Quicksand War and turned into a civilian area where lower-level bugs live. All high-level bugs live in the underground Temple of Ahn'Qiraj."
"Even if there are no abnormal conditions, there will be bugs patrolling the ruins with open space coordination for at least 23 hours and 55 minutes 24 hours a day."
"The only 5-minute gap is the shift handover time twice a day. That is the best time for us to escape Ahn'Qiraj."
Looking up at the blazing sun hanging over the Silithus Desert, Julian calculated the time based on the sun's position.
"It's time... We only have 2 minutes to get through the ruins to the door."
"Within these two minutes, the two patrol teams will take over at the entrance of the temple."
"As long as we avoid civilian residential areas where lower-level bugs are densely populated, we can reach the Beetle Wall without hindrance."
"Get ready, countdown to 1 minute..."
Watching the flying insect-men in the sky heading towards the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, the three of them hid behind the ruined wall and waited silently.
"action!"
Following Julian's order, the three of them jumped out of their hiding place almost at the same time and headed towards the Beetle Wall at full speed according to the pre-planned route.
The operation in the previous minute went very smoothly, and the patrol team busy with the handover found nothing unusual.
But when the three of them could already see the gate of the Beetle Wall, the screams of insects suddenly came from the direction of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj.
The entire Ahn'Qiraj became restless in an instant. The lower-level bugmen who had been doing nothing seemed to be going crazy, gathering in groups and charging towards the Beetle Wall at full speed.
"not good!"
Sensing something was wrong, Julian turned his head and looked in the direction of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, his face becoming very ugly.
"Karen, is it true that C'Thun still read the memory..."
After a moment of sluggishness, Julian quickly regained consciousness.
"We have been discovered, move quickly!"
…
At the bottom of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, C'Thun's Sealed Hall, miserable wails echoed in the vast and empty hall.
Two tall, high-level insect-men looked at the red dragon that was screaming and trembling with expressionless expressions.
"Uhhhhhhhhh!"
Three disembodied void tentacles clung to the red dragon's head, making it unbearable for anyone to endure the pain from their souls.
"Invaders, dragons, destroy!"
Intermittent words appeared in the minds of the two high-level insect men, and the two of them hurriedly bowed in the direction of the tentacles.
"Yes, great god."
C'Thun's body cannot be seen in the dark hall, only countless tentacles.
"I...won't let you...ahhhh!"
Karen tried hard to protect the secrets in his memory, but in front of the ancient gods who were good at manipulating souls, his struggle was in vain.
C'Thun found the key information he wanted - a red dragon of unknown origin passed through the Beetle Wall.
"The seal will definitely be broken!"
The twin emperors of the Qiraji Empire conveyed C'Thun's orders layer by layer. The Qiraji Empire, which had been dormant for thousands of years, began to gradually wake up, and a large number of high-level insectoids swarmed out of the temple entrance.
The dense flying insects covered the sky and blocked most of the sunlight above the desert. The "buzzing" sound of flapping wings was a continuous one, which caused a lot of psychological pressure on the three people who were evacuating at full speed.
"Don't look back, and don't stop!"
Julian deliberately fell to the back and shouted sternly at Sarlayan and Valeela who were trying to look back: "You keep running! I'll take care of the followers behind you!"
Although Sarlayan and Valeera were quite worried, they could only choose to believe Julian at this time.
Insects poured out from all over the ruins, blocking the path of the three of them. Sarlayan raised his hand to stop Valeera, who was about to take action.
"I'll open the way, you remind us the way forward!"
Human legs cannot outrun four-legged animals.
Although Sarlayan tried to reduce the weight of his armor as much as possible, in terms of running speed, he would definitely not be able to match the two thieves.
In the current situation of escaping, it was inconvenient to swing the heavy sword. As Sarlayan threw his body forward, he turned into a wolf with silver fur.
"Ouch!"
Sarlayan, who was on all fours, accelerated and surpassed Valeera. Without reducing his speed, his fangs and claws glowing silver worked together to carve a bloody path through the swarm of insects.
"How many transformations can this brat...have?"
Julian shook his head and laughed. He paused in his running steps, stepped on the sloping ruins wall beside him, and jumped into the air with two clicks of his feet.
Two swords, one long and one short, appeared in his hands at some point, shining with a scarlet light.
"Killing...Feast!"
Sarlayan and Valeela strictly carried out Julian's warning and did not waste time and energy on looking back. They could only feel the surge of air behind them.
When they were only about 500 meters away from the gate of the Beetle Wall, the flying insect man who was pursuing the most closely was cut into pieces by Julian who was continuously teleporting in the air.
Stepping on the remains of one of the insect-men to use strength, Julian adjusted his direction and ejected in the direction of the two Sarlayans.
When landing, roll on the ground to release the force. After standing firm, enter the full running state again without any pause.
Although Karen's struggle failed to prevent the secret from leaking out, it did buy some time for Julian and the three of them.
C'Thun's reaction speed was half a beat too slow, and the Qiraji Empire's elite failed to catch up with the invaders' escape.
"hiss!"
A green, high-level flying insect man led his bodyguards to suddenly accelerate, passing through the crowd of low-level flying insects, and saw three intruders.
"Stop them!"
"Yes, Princess Haholan!"
When Sharlayan and Julian worked together to fend off the pursuing bugmen, Valeera took out the Scepter of Quicksand and opened a small hole in the seal of the Wall of Quicksand.
Sharlayan: "Valeela, you go first!"
Now was not the time to be humble and waffle, so Valeela got through the small hole without saying a word.
Julian, who followed closely, raised his foot and kicked his son out.
"Don't even think about it! Leave the key!"
Princess Haholan led her bodyguards to swoop towards Julian, who was trailing behind. During the flight, Princess Haholan showed off the huge poisonous needle on her tail.
Julian remained calm in the face of danger, and waved to Princess Haholan with a cheeky smile on his face.
"Hello princess, goodbye princess~"
"boom!"
At the last moment when he was about to be attacked, Julian's figure suddenly disappeared from the place.
Princess Haholan's tail stinger only hit an afterimage that gradually dissipated, and hit the re-sealed beetle wall.
"His! His!"
The wild agitation inside the Beetle Wall can be felt from the outside, with a large number of insect men making angry screams at the same time.
The rhythm caused by the power of the void gradually became in sync with the heartbeats of the three Sarlayans, as if they wanted to vent their anger.
"take it easy."
After escaping from Ahn'Qiraj, Julian patted Sharlayan and Valeera's shoulders with both hands.
"Take a deep breath, don't be controlled by the dark emotions emerging from your heart, and guard your mind."
"C'Thun hasn't broken free of the seal yet. As long as you maintain a firm will, you won't be affected by its tricks."
The druids stationed at Cenarion Keep to monitor the situation soon discovered the Qiraji's unusual agitation.
When the fortress commander gathered his troops and arrived at the scene, the three Julians had already left the scene, leaving only the angry Qiraji in the Beetle Wall.
This should be the closest they have come to breaking free of the seal so far, but in the end they still failed.
…
Before the druids of the Cenarion Circle arrived at the scene, Julian sneaked away with his two juniors, leaving the confused druids in front of the Scarab Wall to check the situation.
"Ha~"
Sitting on the back of the golden dragon taking off, Valeela, who had been nervous, finally let out a sigh of relief.
Julian still had a relaxed look on his face, smiling and rubbing Valeera's little golden head.
"Are you scared? The last wave of group charges was indeed quite powerful."
Valeera was dumbfounded and slapped Julian's big hand away: "Teacher, I am no longer a child...but this is indeed the first time I have seen this kind of scene."
"Ha ha!"
Julian laughed heartily and said: "As your experience increases, you will see more strange things in the future. This is how people grow up step by step."
"We finally escaped from that hellish place, and it's time for us to discuss business."
Sitting upright on Sarlayan's back, Julian's expression became serious.