Blackstone Mountain is not a natural formation, but a man-made... or elemental volcano that was forcibly pulled out from the ground by the explosion of power from the Fire Demon King Ragnaros.
You can guess with your buttocks that if you want to keep this kind of man-made volcano active for a long time, a lot of energy needs to be consumed.
The method Ragnaros came up with was very clever. He handed over the runes connecting the Fire Elemental Realm - the Land of Fire to a fire lord to guard, and formed a large magic circle in the Molten Core.
During the existence of the magic circle, the Molten Core is equivalent to the projection of the Land of Fire in the physical world of Azeroth.
Ragnaros can easily project his power into Azeroth, forming a powerful clone with 80% of his original power.
The Firelord is one of the oldest demigods in the history of Azeroth. Long before the Titans and the Ancient Gods discovered Azeroth, the elements existed in the original Azeroth. The four major elements interacted with each other.
The conquests are endless.
Ragnaros was very powerful at his peak, and in terms of lethality alone, he was the king of the four elements.
Even with only 80% of the strength of the original body, Ragnaros' clone is definitely not something that mortals can defeat.
Sarlayan asked Stellagosa and Valeela to specifically ask the Hydrasian water element about this matter, and received detailed answers from them.
In ancient times, the four elements that succumbed to the Dark Empire assisted the ancient gods in fighting against the Titan Guardians who descended on Azeroth.
After the defeat of the Dark Empire, the four elements were stripped out of the material world by the vrykul witch Hela and sealed in the four elemental sub-planes.
To this day, the four elemental realms, including the Land of Fire, have still not been unsealed.
Without external assistance, Ragnaros would never be able to project such a powerful clone into the material world.
Once this problem is clarified, the Hydraxia water element can follow the clues and trace the clues.
Thanks to the information provided by the Dark Iron dwarves, the wise men of the water element in Hydrasia quickly found out the reason, and therefore formulated countermeasures to crack the large magic circle in the Molten Core.
As long as the flame runes guarded by the fire elemental lords are extinguished, the magic circle that maintains the connection between the Fire Land and the Molten Core will be weakened.
When the magic circle collapses, the Molten Core will gradually turn back into an ordinary underground cave, and the lava and volcanoes caused by the influence of the Fire Land will also disappear.
The last and most critical core rune of the formation is guarded by Ragnaros himself. He will definitely not sit back and let the Molten Core he has laid out for many years be destroyed.
Sarlayan's plan is actually very simple, but for things like the art of war, simplicity does not mean it is not easy to use.
In the past, he would often resort to beheading tactics in order to buy more time, but this time he did the opposite.
Sarlayan planned to use the water essence given by Hydracia's water element to extinguish all the runes guarded by the fire element lord, gradually weakening the effect of the magic circle, and at the same time weakening the strength of Ragnaros' clone.
According to the predictions of the water element of Hydrasia, when all the runes on the periphery are extinguished, the strength of Ragnaros' clone will be suppressed to only about 30% of the original body due to the greatly reduced home field advantage.
At that time, the clone of the Fire Demon King will no longer be difficult for mortals to defeat.
In order to prevent Ragnaros from being aware of the rebellion's plot, and without any sense of martial ethics, he took heavy action in advance. Neptulon, who was far away in the Throat of the Abyss, would take the opportunity to summon an army to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Fire, involving Ragnaros.
The attention of Gnaros's body.
This kind of good thing that can slap his mortal enemy in the face is contrary to Ragnaros' position, and Neptulon, who has deep hatred, will certainly not miss it.
He made a clear promise through Duke Hydraxis' connection with the water element of Hydraxia, and he would try his best to hold back Ragnaros.
As long as he can wait until the situation is over, Neptulon will be able to laugh loudly at the Fire Demon King without any scruple.
Since the Black Iron Dwarves are stationed far south of the central part of the Eastern Continent, if they boldly send out troops from Yongsong Forest, whether by sea or land, they will inevitably alarm many human and dwarf kingdoms along the way.
And this is obviously something Quel'Thalas, which prides itself on being civilized and peaceful, doesn't want to see.
Fortunately, with the infinite energy of the sunwell, Quel'Thalas can cheat and skip classes.
If you rely on your own power, it is simply impossible to open a large legion-level portal. The huge energy required to open the door can drain the mages dry.
With the active cooperation of the Dark Iron Dwarf Spellcasters under Daglan, teleportation positioning runes were carved in advance in the Darkforge City at the bottom of Blackstone Abyss.
As long as the Sunwell provides sufficient energy, Quel'Thalas can teleport the already prepared army there without anyone noticing.
But even with the help of the Sunwell, it is still humans who are responsible for operating such a large teleportation gate. The number of people who can teleport is limited, and at most it can only be a thousand people.
After receiving the news about the Backlight Blade, Kael'thas immediately summoned the cabinet members and commanders of the major legions.
After a heated discussion, the Sun King finally made the decision.
The Ranger troops and the Morning Frontier Legion, which are specifically responsible for foreign wars, serve as the main combat force, and other legions patchwork them to supplement them with some mage masters who serve as heavy firepower and priests who serve as logistics treatment.
When Valeera, who had obtained the Essence of Water, rushed to the capital of the Night Republic, intending to use the power of the new Well of Eternity to teleport back to Quel'Thalas, the expeditionary force led by Sylvanas and Liadrin had already
Start first.
"Shua~"
Deep in Darkforge City, in an uninhabited corner with a large number of teleportation runes engraved on the ground, a huge teleportation gate suddenly opened, and all the runes on the ground lit up without exception.
Since energy is transmitted remotely, the loss is extremely serious, and the portal can only be maintained for a short time.
Ten seconds later, the large portal quickly closed, leaving only 1,000 elite high elf soldiers in uniform.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Due to the extremely low fertility rate, high elves cannot afford to die.
As long as a war is lost, it will take at least several hundred years of cultivation to recover.
Therefore, since they accepted the transformation from the energy of the Well of Eternity and evolved from the dark trolls into the night elves, the various branch races of the elves have always adopted a policy of elite soldiers, and even the night elves are no exception.
However, due to the large population base of the night elves, just dispatching these carefully selected elite soldiers can bring down any country in Azeroth. They are the undisputed strongest country in Azeroth.
Lordaeron's population of 50 million is already the largest among the Eastern Kingdoms, but compared to the night elves, who have a population of 100 million and dominate most of Kalimdor, Lordaeron is just a younger brother.
In the original history, if the night elves had not suffered heavy losses as the absolute main force in the second invasion of the Burning Legion, even the world tree Nordrassil, which they depended on for survival, was sacrificed, there would have been no need to join the Alliance to protect themselves after the war.
All joking aside, at its peak, the population of night elves was probably more than the entire population of the Alliance combined.
With Daglan's support, Sarlayan, who rushed from Alterac, sneaked into the depths of Shadowforge City first. Liadrin and Sylvanas saw Sarlayan standing next to a group of dwarves at a glance.
Ryan.
...No way, his height really stands out among the dwarves, and he is particularly conspicuous.
Dagran Thaurissan welcomed the elven warriors who came from afar as a host.
However, for the next period of time, until Valeera arrived with the essence of water, the 1,000 elite soldiers could only be temporarily forced to camp in this uninhabited corner.
Although the war with the Blackrock Orcs has attracted most of the attention of the surrender faction, they have not completely relaxed their surveillance of the city.
The racial speciality of the high elves is too obvious. Once they appear in Shadowforge City, they will inevitably attract the attention of the surrender faction.
At this critical juncture, the slightest mistake may lead to a total loss. Daglan, who has invested heavily, cannot bear such losses and must prevent unexpected situations from happening as much as possible.
Even if Moira tries her best to delay, Daglan cannot leave the throne for a long time, otherwise those capitulationists who have been staring at him will definitely become suspicious.
After briefly receiving several senior generals of the high elf army, Daglan hurriedly led his followers back to the Black Iron Throne.
Before the uprising is officially launched, he still needs to play the role that the capitulationists want him to play.
The dusty Sarlayan hugged Liadrin, whom he hadn't seen for a long time... Some people say that the sharp-edged armor on this girl's body made Thalayan very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Sylvanas was only wearing light leather armor, and the soft touch finally made Sharlayan feel relieved.
A faint voice suddenly came from behind Sylvanas.
"...Old friend, why don't you give me a hug? Are you so focused on sex but not on friends?"
"Um?"
Sharlayan looked behind Sylvanas who looked helpless in confusion, and a handsome male ranger whose whole body was filled with low air pressure appeared in front of him.
"Isn't this Lilas? It turns out you are here too."
Laila, who was already in a depressed mood, suddenly became furious: "I've always been here, okay! Can your eyes only see beautiful women? Why don't I remember that you are such a Sarlayan!"