As for the reason why Deathwing guided the orcs to find the Dragon Soul and imprison the Red Dragon Queen, Sarlayan had already gotten the answer from the barrage.
Dragon eggs.
During the War of the Ancients, because he could not withstand the backlash of excessive use of the Dragon Soul, a large number of cracks appeared in Deathwing's body, and magma and flames spurted out from under his skin.
Even his most powerful mate, the Black Dragon Queen Sinestra, could not bear the pain of being burned by the lava when she mated with Deathwing.
If the dragon king cannot lay eggs with the female dragon, the black dragon clan will inevitably gradually decline, which is something Deathwing does not want to see.
For the continuation of the clan, Deathwing thought of many ways.
His eldest son Nefarian followed his father's will and captured other four-color dragons for experiments, and developed a twisted and sutured species called the Color Dragon.
But Deathwing was not satisfied with this. The forcibly stitched colorful dragons did not have the ability to breed offspring. What he needed was a more perfect new species.
Nefarian's experiment required a lot of materials, and Deathwing was unwilling to use the few remaining black dragon eggs in such a place, so he came up with the idea of dragons among them.
Deathwing was also surprised by the orcs' invasion of Azeroth, but he saw opportunities in this war between mortals.
After some planning, the orcs successfully obtained the dragon soul and enslaved the Red Dragon Queen who came to check the situation.
But when Deathwing came to ask for Alexstrasza's dragon egg, he was rejected without hesitation by the Dragonmaw Chief Zuluhid at the time. He also tried to manipulate the dragon soul to control the fallen Black Dragon King.
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The Dragon Soul's suppression of the dragon race is absolute, and even its creator, Deathwing, cannot be spared.
As a last resort, the angry Black Dragon King could only temporarily evacuate and hide in the dark to find another way to seize the dragon egg.
After the Kingdom of Alterac was captured due to betrayal of the Alliance, Deathwing swaggered into the human world as a distant relative of the Perenold royal family. He called himself Baron Davar Presto.
Under his insinuations, Krasus finally learned why the red dragon clan would assist the orcs, and began to run around to form a rescue team.
When Sharlayan and others set off from Dalaran, Deathwing, who had been watching here, quietly followed them.
In order to avoid being discovered by the Griffin Knight, Deathwing hung far behind the team, confirming that they had reached the gate of Grim Batol before speeding up.
Watching the four-person team leave the hiding place and set off, Deathwing raised a stone chair on the spot. The old god sat on it and patiently waited for the follow-up development.
Whether or not the infiltration team will be discovered by the orcs has nothing to do with Deathwing.
Conflict between the two sides is inevitable, it is just a matter of sooner or later.
Deathwing was waiting for this opportunity. He wanted to take advantage of the distraction of both parties to bypass the control of the Dragon Soul and snatch Alexstrasza's dragon egg.
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Before setting off from Dalaran, Sharlayan informed Krasus of the possible appearance of Deathwing and received assurances from him.
Krasus did not break his promise. After seeing off the team, he immediately set out to lobby the other dragon kings.
Just as Nozally said, Nozdormu, the bronze dragon king who controls the power of time, has already known about this matter and came to join him without Krasus coming to his door.
Ysera, Queen of the Green Dragon, is still sleeping in the Emerald Dream. The nightmares that have become more and more rampant in recent years have made her worried.
Led by Isendre, one of the guardians of the dream, Krasus entered the Emerald Dream through the Dream Gate in the Hinterlands and successfully met Ysera.
The last and most troublesome one.
Malygos, Lord of the Blue Dragons.
After teleporting to Cordala with Alecgos, Krasus bravely entered the Eye of Eternity to meet the half-mad and half-awakened Blue Dragon King.
Fortunately, Malygos still remembered the name Deathwing. After learning that the enemy had appeared, the blue dragon king, who had been crazy for a long time, regained some clarity and roared out of the lair before Krasus could catch up.
Judging from the direction of his flight, he should be heading towards the wetlands of the Eastern Kingdom.
When Deathwing still knew nothing about it, the four dragon kings were about to gather together, waiting for Sharlayan and others to successfully destroy the dragons' natural enemy, the Dragon Soul.
"charge!"
Valeera has figured out the best infiltration route in advance and can avoid densely populated areas in the city as much as possible.
But no matter what, the few orcs in front of Grim Batol's gate must be cleared out first.
After emerging from his hiding place, Sharlayan immediately launched a charge, using the kinetic impact to knock one of the unsuspecting orcs away.
The orc's head flew backwards and hit the heavy, half-opened door. He rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot.
The few remaining orc scouts reacted quickly and took out their horns, trying to warn their compatriots in the city that an enemy was invading.
But Luo Ning, who had already set his sights on him, didn't give him a chance. He used a near-instant transformation spell to turn the orc scout into a bleating sheep.
Valeela emerged from the shadows at the right time, and the sharp dagger coated with poison avoided the ribs and stabbed into the heart of an orc.
Vereesa, who was trailing behind, fired several arrows and easily killed the remaining three orcs.
"Quick! Pack them up."
Jumping down from the top of the mountain to join the team, Vereesa dragged an orc corpse and threw it behind a pile of rocks not far away, and Valeera hurriedly followed suit.
Sarlayan, who was the most powerful, carried all the remaining orc corpses to the corpse pile on his shoulders and arms, and covered them with rocks.
With his hands free, Luo Ning summoned the water element to clean up the remaining blood stains in front of the door.
The whole process from Sharlayan's charge to cleaning up the mess took less than a minute, which can be said to be extremely efficient.
Although the disappearance of the city gate guard will also arouse the suspicion of the patrolling orcs, it can at least delay them a little longer while they search around for verification.
"Wow~"
Under the leadership of Valeera, the three of them entered the city through the gate.
Luo Ning looked at this old abandoned Wildhammer dwarf capital in amazement.
"It's such a marvelous workmanship, it would be a pity to abandon it like this."
Vereesa shook her head: "The War of the Three Hammers more than 200 years ago was very loud, and Quel'Thalas also paid attention to it."
"Dark Iron Queen Modgud found a powerful magic weapon somewhere and cast a large curse that covered the entire city. A large number of Wildhammer dwarves went crazy due to mental breakdown."
"Since then, the city has been shrouded in the remaining dark power for a long time, making it impossible for people to live in it anymore."
Vereesa turned on her eagle eyes and looked into the depths of the dark city with her sharp eyes.
"Let's go, our time is very tight, we must reach our destination before the Dragonmaw Orcs discover anything unusual."