[It turns out to be the cute little Milun, no wonder he didn’t join the other dryads in the expedition to Silithus.]
[Is that the cute tree demon who gets so sad when seeing small animals hurt? 】
[That’s right, the Cataclysm version released the mission to save small animals on the seamount. 】
[It seems that she is also included in the Everglades version of Warlords of Draenor, and she became the follower of the player's druid in the Legion version. 】
[I remembered that when setting her as a combat follower, this tree demon girl will be followed by a group of small animals.]
After seeing the various explanations on the barrage, Sarlayan had a basic understanding of Milun.
Many dryads followed Lunala to Silithus, preparing to completely eliminate the Qiraji Empire that had always endangered the security of Azeroth.
Milun has always disliked fighting, so Lunala did not force her and allowed her sister to continue to roam freely in nature.
Milun came to Val'sharah not for fun, but for another mission.
"Recently, the state of World Tree Sharadashir is not quite right. The animals living under the roots of the tree are much more manic than before. They seem to have been eroded by some unknown force."
Valeera tilted her head in confusion: "Saradrashir?"
"Oh, I forgot to say that."
Milune stuck out her tongue cutely and patted her head: "Sharadrassil is the World Tree planted in Val'sharah to consolidate the Dreamland."
Milun raised her hand and pointed to her head: "The Dream Woodland is located on the west side of the roots of Shaladrassil, and the mutation occurred on the east side of the other side."
Although the dryads all have good fighting prowess, Milune herself doesn't like fighting.
She was worrying about how to find out the truth without hurting the animals, and Sarlayan and Valeera came to her door just at this moment.
[Strange, Xavius ran away with the bucket. Logically speaking, Saladrassil should not continue to be corrupted. 】
[Could it be that... the old boy didn't run away and used the black inertial thinking under the lamp to hide near Saladrassil? 】
[It’s not impossible, Xavius, you’d better be careful when exploring. Xavius is a legendary old Yinqiu who can fight with Malfurion.]
Sarlayan and Valeela were originally here for training, and there was no reason to ignore special circumstances when they occurred.
After learning that the two would provide help, Milun jumped up happily on the spot and hurriedly led them to the east side of Shaladrassil.
Sarlayan and Valeela had already seen Nordrassil, the earliest and largest world tree.
Although the scale of Shaladrassil cannot be compared with Nordrassil, it is still large enough.
The entire Val'sharah is covered by the branches and leaves of this world tree, and its status is basically the same as that of Sas'ara in the Eversong Forest.
When they arrived at the small village of Shalanir at the foot of the World Tree, Sarlayan and Valeera immediately noticed something was wrong.
"This breath..."
Both Sarlayan and Valeera had come into contact with monsters twisted by nightmares in the Emerald Dream, and the vague and non-existent aura around Sarlayan was very similar to them.
Sarlayan and Valeera looked at each other and communicated silently through their soul link.
"Eighty percent of it is that old man Xavius. The night elves and green dragons sent their large forces to Silithus to wipe out the Qiraji Empire and C'Thun. He took the opportunity to cause trouble in the rear area of Val'sharah, trying to recover as soon as possible.
The vitality of the nightmare force."
"Well, Xavius is loyal to N'Zoth, and he and C'Thun are not the same people. It just happens that he can take advantage of his master's competitors to strengthen himself."
The two of them followed Miluen calmly, and examined some sick animals and residents with her, and they all had a clear answer in their minds.
Sharlayan: "Miluen, do you know about nightmares?"
"Hmm~" Milun tapped her chin with her finger: "I heard Sister Lunala say that she was driven away by Malfurion and the others, right?"
"Well, they were just driven away, not completely eliminated."
Sarlayan knelt down, and a little rabbit with red eyes and evil eyes was grinning at him.
Unfortunately, Milun's roots entangled it firmly in place and prevented it from moving, so this ferocious rabbit could only move.
Sarlayan put his gleaming gray finger on the Crazy Rabbit's forehead. Its eyes suddenly became dull, and Milune also put on an expression as if she was about to cry.
"You...you killed it?"
Valeera was a little speechless at this whiny monster who shed tears at every turn. She could only patiently explain to her: "This rabbit is still alive. Sarlayan is just using magic to search for its soul memory."
The soul outside the body is easier to control. It would be more convenient to kill the rabbit and read the memory directly.
But considering Milun's attitude, Sarlayan could only put in a little more effort.
"really."
Sarlayan withdrew his fingers with a solemn expression. The rabbit whose soul was forcibly read was a little sickly, without the grinning spirit before, but he was still alive at last.
"It is indeed the erosion of nightmares. That guy Xavius is so evil that he still wants to make a comeback."
Valeela also frowned: "So, he is hiding near Saladrassil?"
"Um."
Sarlayan stood up and looked up at the World Tree blocking out the sky and sun.
"If I guess correctly, that guy is probably hiding in the Shaladrassil tree in the Emerald Dream, secretly attacking the creatures near the World Tree."
Xavius' body in the material world has long been annihilated, and he cannot move freely in the material world before the nightmare can corrode reality.
Nightmare is a twisted force specifically targeted at the Emerald Dream. Once targeted by Xavius, all creatures will be unknowingly corroded in their dreams.
As time goes by, the erosion of the nightmare power will become more and more serious, until the creature is completely transformed into a nightmare monster.
At that time, the corroded creature's body in the material world will die, and its twisted soul will be transferred to the Emerald Dream to be driven by Xavius.
Sarlayan and Valeera arrived in time, and Xavius had just started his attack, so no deaths had been caused yet.
"The power of the Nightmare King increases with the size of the nightmare. Now Xavius should be in the weakest state in history. If he can gather a wave of troops to attack home, there is a good chance that this Nightmare King will be completely eliminated."
Valeera asked seriously: "What are you going to do? You don't want to enter the Emerald Dream to fight Xavius, do you?"
Sarlayan smiled and shook his head: "How could it be? No matter how weak Xavius is, he still has legendary strength. It is not something that the two of us can defeat."
"Miluen."
Xiaolu, who had been listening, quickly stood up straight: "Here we are!"
"You should find a way to tell the green dragon ambassador Isarios of Wyrmrest Temple this news and see how he arranges the next actions."
"no problem!"
Milun immediately jumped towards the direction of the Dreamland Woodland. Sarlayan narrowed his eyes and looked up at the leafy Saradrassil.
"As expected of the old fox who made Malfurion feel troublesome, he really knows how to choose the right moment to take action."
"If we hadn't happened upon it, by the time the expeditionary force returned, the nightmare would have grown to a certain scale again."
…
After learning that the nightmare had reappeared, Isarios did not dare to neglect and immediately summoned the few remaining green dragons to come to the Dream Woodland.
Sharlayan and Valeera also unexpectedly saw the High Priest of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind, in the Dream Grove.
Tyrande had also fought against Xavius before, and still remembered how difficult he was.
Malfurion led the army on an expedition to Silithus, and now she could only support the overall situation.
As business was more important, Tyrande did not exchange any more pleasantries with the two of them, but simply expressed his gratitude to them for the information they provided.
"Isarios, Xavius probably still doesn't know that we have discovered his little tricks. Do you have any plans?"
Green Dragon Lord Isarios smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm not good at planning. If I were to take command, it would be nothing more than pulling in an army to directly block the door, and the risk of Xavius escaping again is not small."
Except for rare individuals like Krasus and Inas who have lived in the mortal world for a long time, most dragons have bodies that move faster than their brains.
Moreover, this set of methods of convincing people is really useful for the Dragon Clan. When in trouble, just take a sip of salt soda water, which is clean and hygienic.
Xavius has been Queen Azshara's advisor since the Dark Night Empire. He is a very cunning and cunning person. He is not easily blocked by frontal attacks. It is best to have a beheading team composed of elites to attack on both sides.
Tyrande looked troubled: "If time does not wait for me, Xavius will definitely stop before Malfurion comes back. We must find a way as soon as possible."
"that……"
Sarlayan suddenly raised his hand: "Can I make a suggestion?"
Tyrande usually does not allow outsiders to participate in the internal affairs of the night elves.
Remembering that Sarlayan was the child of her best friend Inas, Tyrande patiently asked him to speak freely.
After getting permission, Sarlayan tentatively proposed an idea.
"I heard that there is an organization within the night elves that is good at hunting, and their leader is a leader among hunters."
"How about... let her lead the assault team and catch Xavius by surprise?"