The last time I let Dorothy run away, it was partly because the time to kill was not yet ripe, and I needed to keep this guy in the game.
On the other hand, it was also because Dorothy was cautious enough. She only made initial contact and then turned around and ran away.
In order to ensure that he could capture this powerful Naga commander in the decisive battle, Sarlayan asked senior coalition officers, including Jarod, about Dorothy's fighting style and characteristics for several days.
Although the cautious Dorothy rarely went to the battlefield in person, in order to maintain her condition and avoid being unskilled when encountering a sudden battle, she would occasionally follow the army to practice her skills when fighting with a favorable wind.
There is a saying that in the inflexible underwater world, agile thieves and turret-type long-range professions are the last things Sarlayan wants to encounter. He would rather go head-to-head with those muscular Naga brothers.
In terms of mobility, Sarlayan, a land native, has never been able to compare with Naga.
After confirming Dorothy's fighting style, Sarlayan made a plan in advance to defeat the enemy with one strike.
There is only one chance. Once she fails, Dorothy, who is more vigilant, will never give Sarlayan another chance to behead him with one blow.
By showing the enemy a weak and low profile, Sarlayan finally induced Dorothy to give up maneuvering and take the initiative to attack.
And he actually seized this fleeting opportunity and lured Dorothy, who had insufficient information about the enemy, into the Shadow Realm in one fell swoop.
Dorothy's defeat and death was something the Naga Legion never expected. Her adjutant was very dedicated and wanted to gather the troops back to the camp to regroup.
But... if they were allowed to escape so easily, Jarod, who had been hailed as a genius commander since ten thousand years ago, could rip off his own head and play it as a ball.
Having witnessed Dorothy's defeat with his own eyes and having full confidence in Sarlayan, Jarod's eyes flashed as he was well prepared.
"Send a signal and let Hydraxis and Moraka act according to the plan!"
"yes!"
The messenger next to Jarod immediately opened the bamboo tube in his hand, and thick black paint flowed out of the bamboo tube, rapidly floating upward under the influence of the druid's wind control spell.
Hydraxis and Moraka were currently hiding behind the huge sea giant, waiting for a fighting chance.
After noticing that Jarod had sent out the agreed signal, Duke Hydraxis, whose hands were extremely itchy, suddenly became energetic.
"Crab! It's our turn to show off, don't hold me back!"
Moraka sneered rebelliously: "Mind yourself. As the chief lord, if you don't kill as many enemies as I do, you, the chief, can abdicate and give way to others!"
No force can be monolithic within itself, and the water element is no exception.
Duke Hydraxis has been the chief water elemental lord for thousands of years. Some people obey him, but of course there are also people who are unwilling to do so and try to pull him down and take the position themselves.
The crab-shaped Moraka is one of them.
Moraka was very loyal to the Tidehunters, but he always disliked Hydraxis, and he had long wanted to bring down this old guy who refused to give up his position as chief.
Moraka did not waste any more nonsense. His huge crab body drilled into the seabed very flexibly, and a raised ravine appeared under the seabed and moved quickly into the Naga camp.
"Ha~ little devil."
Hydraxis did not take Moraka's words to heart. Moraka was not the only one who coveted his position as leader, and he was not the one with the worst attitude.
"If you want to pull me down, you're still far away!"
Duke Hydraxis raised his hands and shouted: "Pure water is everywhere! Please listen to my request and turn it into a strong cage to imprison our enemies!"
The three Naga adjutants who were retreating in three directions felt a tightness on their bodies at the same time, and the strong sense of restraint caused them to temporarily lose the ability to move.
"What the hell is this?"
"Break it off! We don't have time!"
"We must save the last opportunity to counterattack for the incoming reinforcements! We cannot die fighting here!"
"ha!"
A roaring voice came from above the head of one of the Naga adjutants: "Innocent, you have no chance of making a comeback!"
"boom!"
A heavy and huge anchor fell from the sky and hit the Naga adjutant's position.
Although the muddy water stirred up by this attack has not yet dissipated, any fool can guess the outcome of this unlucky guy.
The Naga adjutant who rushed the fastest was the strongest, and he was the first to break free from the water prison that Hydraxis was distracted by.
"What a shame! Don't even think about it..."
"Boom!"
A huge elemental crab suddenly popped out from the ground. Before the Naga adjutant could finish his harsh words, giant aqua-blue pliers hit him on the head.
"Huh? What did you want to say just now?"
Moraka sneered and said sarcastically: "Sorry, I forgot that you can no longer answer."
The two targets were dealt with by Heracles and Moraka, and the freed-up Duke Hydraxis focused all his energy on the last Naga adjutant.
"Let's use this victory to announce the glorious return of the water element!"
"Piaji!"
The suddenly tightened water prison squeezed the Naga adjutant, who was screaming in agony, into a Naga-chan.
At this point, all high-ranking officers under Dorothy's command were killed.
Without their leader, the panicked Naga soldiers quickly lost their will to fight. They either fled or surrendered. The few die-hards who refused to retreat were easily strangled by the high-morale coalition forces.
"Huh~"
After witnessing the victorious end of this war that lasted for several years, Jarod, who had been under tremendous pressure for more than a year, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Sarlayan, who had returned to Jarod, patted him on the shoulder: "Don't relax too early, the war is not over yet."
"Ok, I know."
Jarod nodded with a serious expression: "Next, we have to see how N'Zoth, who has suffered such a huge defeat, will respond."
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After receiving the information provided by the spies who had urgently escaped from Estorante Port, N'Zoth, who had planned to send reinforcements immediately, hesitated.
Just as Sharlayan and Jarod had guessed, N'Zoth's behavior was different from that of his three siblings.
Because his own strength is much weaker than that of other ancient gods, N'Zoth has long developed the habit of using his wisdom to make up for the strength gap between him and Yogg-Saron, C'Thun and Y'Shaarj.
But as the saying goes, cleverness can lead to mistakes.
N'Zoth really didn't expect that the spy who had hidden his identity for several years would be exposed in advance. Maiev released him in order to deliberately reveal false information.
Otherwise, the Naga spy, who has been targeted for a long time, would not be able to escape from the port.
N'Zoth, who thought he had captured the enemy's weakness, changed his mind. He planned to use up the enemy's supplies and force the coalition, dominated by the night elves, to retreat.
After Xavius's nightmare army and Deathwing's black dragon army were put to rest one after another, N'Zoth didn't have many cards left to use. It wanted to save as much strength as possible and use them all in the final attack on Mount Hyjal.
In the midst of a general attack.
If the enemy can be exhausted until they run out of ammunition and food and retreat, it will not only reduce our own losses, but also severely damage the morale of the coalition forces.
Taking advantage of the enemy's low morale, Dorothy will definitely be able to break through that stubborn line of defense this time and formally invade the night elves' above-ground territory.
If N'Zoth sends reinforcements as quickly as possible, theoretically, the group of faceless men should be able to reach the battlefield before the battle is over.
The morale of Dorothy's army will be greatly boosted after receiving strong reinforcements. It's really hard to say who will win and who will lose.
It was in order to guard against this that Jarod made up his mind to use the spy to give N'zoth a blow.
When the Naga troops who fled back to Ny'alotha in embarrassment from the front line told N'Zoth the true battle situation, the Thousand-Beard Demon, who boasted of being unparalleled in scheming, was so angry that he broke through the defense and cursed, which echoed throughout Ny'alotha.
Listening to N'zoth's unwilling roar.
But things have come to this, and there is no hope of a comeback.
N'Zoth could only restrain his inner rage and ordered the other Naga legions under his command to secure their respective sea areas and stay put for the time being.
Although he was caught off guard and suffered a huge defeat, subsequent developments proved that N'Zos's decision was calm and correct.
Dorothy is the most powerful warrior among all the Nagas of the Ancient Gods. Her defeat puts the other Naga commanders of the Ancient Gods in danger.
If N'Zos forcefully tells them to attack now, I'm afraid many people will obey him.
Sarlayan and Jarod led the coalition soldiers who had not yet relaxed their vigilance to wait at the front line of the battlefield for a week, but there was still no movement from N'Zoth.
At this point, Sarlayan truly let down his guard.
"Garold, you can celebrate and triumph with peace of mind."
After telling Jarod the cause and effect, Sarlayan laughed and slapped him hard on the back.
"That old man in N'Zos is scared. His losses this time are so heavy. He shouldn't dare to do anything wrong again in a few years. We can get a few more years of precious development time."