Chapter 870 Unintentional insertion of willows and willows into the shadow
When Sharlayan and Stellagosa noticed something was wrong, Onyxia, who was at the scene of Blackwing Lair, also sensed the danger.
Onyxia has mastered both earth elements and shadow spells. Shadow spells are inherently spiritual, which makes Onyxia more sensitive to illusions that act on the spirit.
The two brothers and sisters of the Black Dragon Royal Family come from the same origin. Nefarian's strength attributes are exactly the same as Onyxia's. However, due to personal habits, their fighting styles are slightly different.
With the Blade of the Dark Empire as a "staff" to assist in spellcasting, Onyxia maintains a delicate balance between physics and magic, without favoring either side.
In comparison, Nefarian is undoubtedly an anomaly among the black dragons who are good at using their physical advantages.
Rather than brute force, he prefers to weave spells and use the illusions developed by studying shadow spells to manipulate his enemies at the palm of his hand.
Even Onyxia admitted that her brother was very mean on many occasions.
After walking around the same place twice in succession, Onyxia became acutely aware that she and Valeela had been unknowingly affected by illusions and fell into a strange circle similar to a ghost beating a wall.
Onyxia realized on the spot that this must be Nefarian's handiwork.
Onyxia, hiding in Valeela's shadow, quietly began to try to reverse the illusion.
In order to avoid arousing Nefarian's alert and further strengthening the existing illusion, she deliberately asked Valeera to pretend that she knew nothing and continue moving forward.
"Ha~"
Outside the illusion that Valeera and Onyxia cannot see, the goblin engineers, black dragons, and dragon beasts that should exist here are no longer visible.
A middle-aged human man wearing black and red armor stood at a high place without saying a word. He looked at Valeera, who was darting around in the illusion like a headless fly, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.
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"Is that all?"
"I thought that the Deep Shadow Team, which has stirred up troubles all over Azeroth in the past few years, would be different from ordinary mortals, but that's all. It really lived up to my expectations."
The human man waved with a bored expression, and a dozen dragon beasts over 5 meters tall disappeared into the illusion one after another.
Looking through the open high-rise structure into the distance of the scorching hot canyon that was still filled with smoke, the man's eyes were somewhat empty.
"Salayan Deep Shadow, it's about time you noticed the crisis on your teammates' side, right?"
"I want to see what kind of person can win the heart of the always proud Onyxia."
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The Blackstone Tower is a tall tower built on the Blackstone Mountain.
When the Dark Iron dwarves first built it, there were no windows outside the tower.
In order to facilitate the black dragons to fly in and out freely, after the black dragons headed by Nefarian took over this giant tower, they made some changes to the upper floors of the Blackstone Tower... which is also the so-called Black Wing Lair.
The throne hall where Nefarian is located has a completely open design. From here, you can see most of the Searing Gorge.
A dozen young dragons have been circling and patrolling above Blackrock Spire, ensuring that no enemy can use this open window to launch a surprise attack on Nefarian.
But Sarlayan knew that this empty throne room was just a trap deliberately thrown to attract attention.
Once the black dragons of Blackwing Lair discover that there is an invasion from a foreign enemy, they will immediately activate the trap, release all the experimental dragon beasts that are ambushing in the darkness of the throne room, and surround and kill the enemy on the spot.
The real core area of Blackwing Lair is not in the Blackstone Tower, but the Blackwing Blood Ring located on the higher mountain top, where Nefarian's most important private laboratory is located.
It was with this in mind, and after sensing that Valeera and Onyxia were in crisis, Sharlayan decided to take the risk and sneak into Blackwing Lair from the open throne room.
Sarlayan and Stellagosa, who were slowly climbing the mountain before, changed their original plans.
Sarlayan transformed into a snow-white gryphon and carried Stellagosa across the lava area in the hollow of Blackstone Mountain. Ignoring the sparse Blackstone orcs below, he accelerated out of the gate of Blackstone Mountain.
After returning to the open area of the Searing Gorge, Sarlayan fanned his wings downwards and quickly raised his altitude, clinging to the mountain to avoid the patrol route and surveillance sight of the black dragon larvae above.
When approaching the height of the throne room, Sarlayan suddenly stopped his advance and floated in mid-air, using the cover of the mountain to block the gaze of the black dragon patrol high in the sky.
"Stella."
"Roger, wait a moment."
Stellagosa knowingly blessed the two with the invisibility spell.
In order to prevent this fragile phase spell from breaking, Sarlayan slowed down his action and cautiously continued to approach the throne room.
He had just landed on the platform and returned to his human form, and was about to locate the coordinates of Valeera and Onyxia again when Sarlayan, who was looking around, suddenly froze.
"Uh~ It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
Nefarian is obsessed with genetic modification experiments, and in most cases he will not come to this throne room full of traps.
However, at this time, a human male with black hair and black eyes was sitting on the throne in the hall, his eyes vacantly looking at the sky in the distance.
Sarlayan could recognize it at a glance. This middle-aged man with a mustache was Nefarian's mortal form.
Fortunately, Nefarian, who was in a distracted state, did not notice Sharlayan and Stellagosa who were shrouded in invisibility.
After Stellagosa learned the identity of this human man from Sarlayan, a drop of cold sweat flowed down her forehead unconsciously.
"Salayan, what should we do next? Bypass him and go deep into the Blackwing Lair?"
"Well..." Sarlayan stood motionless and pondered for a moment: "Let's go! But be careful, it's no joke if your whereabouts are exposed."
In terms of combat effectiveness, Onyxia is far from the opponent of Nefarian, who was born hundreds of years before her.
Moreover, this is the enemy's home ground. Nefarian can recruit a large number of subordinates with just one order. If unfortunately he is trapped in the Blackwing Lair, even if Sunderland comes over, he may not be able to save his life.
Just as the two men were quietly planning to bypass the dazed Nefarian and head to the lower level, a strong adult black dragon suddenly fell from the sky and landed steadily on the square in front of Nefarian's throne.
Seeing Nefarian come to his senses, Sharlayan and Stellagosa could only stop temporarily.
The adult black dragon did not change into its human form, and reported to Nefarian in a loud and loud voice: "Nefarian, bad news has come, we must make plans early."
"More and more people are returning to the Obsidian Holy Land to attach themselves to the false crown prince. I estimate that they will raise enough manpower within the year at the latest to launch an attack on us."
Nefarian's eyes flashed, and he asked calmly: "Is this so... I will consider it. Is there any new news from father?"
The adult black dragon shook its huge dragon head: "No, Lord Dragon King's new armor has not yet been completed. Coupled with subsequent installation, it should continue to lie dormant for 3-5 years."
"In order to resist the increasingly powerful drive of Stone Mother Therazane, Lord Dragon King cannot spare any manpower to assist us. In the next few years, we can only rely on ourselves."
Nefarian rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "Twilight dragon... Finally, some results were achieved in the colorful dragon research, but at this time, he ordered the complete abolition of the colorful dragon project and switched to research on the twilight dragon... Tsk!"
Sarlayan, who was hiding in the dark and listening, moved his eyes slightly.
It can be seen from Nefarian's attitude that he is not interested in Deathwing's latest order and does not want to interrupt the colorful dragon project that has been studied for many years.
The adult black dragon who came to report the news was obviously Nefarian's confidant. He smiled bitterly and said: "No way, after all, this is your father's personal order. The twilight dragon experiment must be put on the agenda."
Nefarian nodded irritably: "I know, but... I plan to try dual-opening and study the colorful dragon and the twilight dragon at the same time. Maybe the two experiments can provide inspiration for each other."
"Bartos, how is your progress in recruiting goblin biologists for me? Can you support two experiments?"
The black dragon known as Bartos shook his head regretfully: "After all, goblins are a profit-seeking race. They are more willing to go to sea to make money than to study side projects that do not make money."
The home of the goblins is located in the Kezan Islands in the middle of the sea, and communication with Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms can only be done by ship.
Going to the sea to make money is a common saying among goblins, which means doing sea trade business and earning the price difference by selling special products between the two continents.
Nefarian smiled bitterly and said, "Well, it doesn't matter if you step up your recruitment and pay more."
"Other races are unlikely to assist us in human experimentation. Right now we can only focus on land that even my mother can sell for money... huh?"
Halfway through the words, Nefarian's expression changed subtly, and his eyes became playful.
"Oh? Did you actually break free? As expected of my sister, she is quite efficient."