"I know where you're coming, old allies."

Grand Druid Malfurion entertained the High Ridge Minotaur emissaries in the Moonlight Glade, who had diverted from Valsala to the Moonlight Glade, and according to the Minotaur's original idea, they should be able to find reinforcements in Varshara, which is adjacent to the Supreme Forest.

But alas, they didn't...

Most of the druids of Val Sara were transferred to the Kalimdor continent to defend the holy land of Mount Hyjal because of the repeated battle situation in the Feywood Forest, which directly led to the fact that in addition to the druids who guarded the Holy Land, Val Sara could not draw enough troops to help the Minotaur of the Supreme Ridge, but the great druid steel claws and moon claws who guarded the Val Sarah also knew very well that once the Supreme Ridge was attacked by demons, then the next one would be Val Sarah.

Once the demons launch a large-scale attack from the High Ridge, the druid's holy land will fall in an instant, so they advise Mera to attack on a large area. Gao Ling personally visited the Moonlight Glade to consult with Malfurion, and sent some legions to the Broken Isles to help the Minotaurs expel the demons.

But frankly, the two great druids didn't have much confidence in this either.

On the one hand, the battle for the defense of Mount Hyjal is very fierce, and they have heard of the repeated battle situation in the Felwood Forest, and the front line may not be able to draw out spare troops, on the other hand, it is difficult to judge the current attitude of the Night Elves towards foreign races, and the Battle of Silysus a year ago, even when the battle was at its most severe, the Night Elves did not send reinforcements, only Shantis. Hatsuki's Southern Frontier Legion was involved in that battle.

And it is said that that incident caused a great rift between Santis and Tyrande, and to this day, Santis has not returned to the battlefield of Ashenvale.

But then again, the dilemma faced by the Supreme Ridge Minotaur now may be the situation that Valsara will face in the future, if you don't help the Minotaur now, after the demons occupy the Supreme Ridge, the Night Elves will have to send an army unless they can ruthlessly abandon the holy land of Valsara, so now Malfurion is also troubled.

He sat in the woods hall of the Moonlight Glade and looked at Mera in front of him. Gao Ling and Elder Blackhorn, the Great Druid frowned, and Blackhorn looked at the towering antlers of the Great Druid in front of him, the wings on his arms and the face covered with natural magic patterns, Blackhorn could easily feel the huge energy in Malfurion's body, this was a powerful druid, there was no doubt about it.

"What I want to know is, how long can the Minotaur friends of the Supreme Ridge hold out?"

Malfurion looked at Mera, who was somewhat uncertain and said:

"My father is holding on to the wounded body to command the three clans of Gaoling, Tianjiao and Rivermane, and at present we can still hold on to the two defensive lines outside of the Thunder Totem, but the rebellion of the Blood Totem has completely broken down our defense in the northwest of the Supreme Ridge, it is said that Tuluk has defected to the Burning Legion, and they have begun to respond to the demon's attack on a large scale, the situation is very bad..."

The Elder of the Black Horn, who was sitting beside Mera, took over, and he coughed lightly, and said to Malfurion:

"At best, we can last about 3 months, at worst, once the evil energy of Stormfjord Viku also joins the battlefield, at most 1 month, the entire defense line of the Supreme Ridge will completely collapse, currently in the southwest of the Supreme Ridge, the druids of Valsara and our warriors are holding that watchtower, but with all due respect, the Great Druid, the number of demons is inexorable, we can't pin our hopes on the stupidity of the demons."

The old Minotaur Elder keenly grasped the problem that Malfurion had to take care of, and he muttered:

"The road leading southwest from the Supreme Ridge to Valsala has almost no natural hazards to defend, and once the demon is driven straight in, it will be difficult for us to continue to "protect" Valsara. ”

The accentuation of the word "protection" made Malfurion's brow furrow, and he certainly understood what it meant, but the problem was that he didn't have any spare troops at hand.

After the Night Elves fought in the Ancients, their standing legions were only Sentinel Legions and Druids, and after 10,000 years of peace, even the Wardens of the Ancient Legacy had withered away, and the last time in the Battle of Silisus, the Wardens who went to support were also badly damaged, not to mention, the leader of the Watchers, Mavi. There is also a conflict between the Song of Shadows and his wife Tyrande.

But after much consideration, Malfurion had to make a choice.

He looked at the Black Horn Elder in front of him, and then at the expectant Mera. Gao Ling, he said in a deep voice:

"On the Felwood Forest front, we really can't draw too many troops... But I can instruct the Watchers to return to Asuna, where their headquarters are located, and when they return, they will rush to the High Ridge to take part in the battle, and I can draw some of our druids and sentinels in the fortress of Silisus, numbering about 5,000. ”

"Watchmen?"

Elder Blackhorn pondered for a moment, as a native of the Broken Isles, he had heard the legendary story of the Warden on the edge of the ruins of Asuna, such an elite joined the battlefield, although it was certainly not possible to turn the tide of the battle immediately because of the scarcity of numbers, but the assassination ability of the Wardens was enough to help the Supreme Ridge hold out longer, and as for the other 5,000-strong army, it could also give those already tired warriors a break for a while.

Mera, who was sitting next to Elder Blackhorn, was a little disappointed, but she was the chief's daughter after all, and she was very grateful to the Great Druid.

"Thank you for your help, Grand Druid."

Elder Blackhorn didn't try to ask for more support, and it was clear from Malfurion's expression that the current situation of the Night Elves was not optimistic, but the Elder made another request:

"Can the Luna priests in the Luna Temple in Valsara go to the Supreme Ridge to help?"

Black Horn Says:

"With their powerful healing abilities, we are confident that in the next six months, we will not be breached by demons, and I heard that the Moon Temple of Valsara is directly managed by Lady Tyrande, as long as she nods, we can see the hope of this war."

"I'm sorry, but they have their own mission."

Without the slightest hesitation, Malfurion rejected the request of the black horn, and seeing the astonishment in the eyes of the black horn, the great druid smiled bitterly, lowered his voice, and said to the minotaur elder in front of him:

"The demon snatched your ancestral hammer from the Minotaurs, and I was still in the mighty and brave Hunn. It's a pity that Takamine has seen that infinitely powerful holy hammer in his hands, but there is another important thing stored in the Moon Temple of Valsara... Do you see what I mean? ”

"Ah, I see..."

A flash of clarity flashed in the Black Horn's eyes, no wonder even when Valsara was directly threatened by the demons, the priests in that moon temple did not come forward to help... It turned out that what they had been ordered to guard was another Pillar of Creation.

"That's my presumptuousness."

Black Horn nodded, and he and Mera stood up, although the call for help this time was not smooth, but at least the Night Elves gave reinforcements to the allies, and they couldn't say anything more.

Looking at the backs of Black Horn and Mela leaving disappointed, Malfurion felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, after all, on the battlefield of Aishara 10,000 years ago, he and Hunn. Gao Ling also fought side by side, and under the witness of the guardian dragon, he made a pact to help each other, and the Mera in front of him is also his junior, so it stands to reason that he should help such an ally.

After a brief thought, Malfurion made up his mind, and he stood up and called out to Mera, who was about to leave:

"What if... If you really need reinforcements, then I suggest you don't leave Kalimdor right away, but look further south, there are minotaur clans of the same origin as you in Thunder Bluff, and the Bloodhoof Minotaurs have allies of their own, and more importantly... It's been too long since you've been out of business, and in this world there is another Druid organization besides the Cenarion Council. ”

Malfurion said with some sadness:

"My disciple, Vandal. Deerhelm and his like-minded companions have reorganized the Blightcaster Druid faction, and they should still have the strength to fight compared to the Cenarion Council, which is currently mired in demonic warfare, and you can also go to the Razor Heights of the Barrens, where the ancient wilderness demigod Agamagan has returned, and our once common allies, the Boar Civilization, have begun to recover. ”

"I mean, you might be able to find enough allies there..."

Looking at the hope that sparkled in the eyes of Mera and Black Horn, Malfurion felt that he was deeply guilty, he had broken the ancient covenant and failed to help his former allies, and now he had to count on his disciples who parted ways with him to take on his former mission, which made Malfurion feel very weak and incompetent.

But even so, he did not refuse to give advice to the Kaolin Minotaur because of the problem of face, for Malfurion, his own dignity and the survival of hundreds of thousands of lives, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.

"And, finally... If you're really out of ammunition and you don't see hope..."

The Great Druid pursed his lips, and there was a hint of helplessness in his voice:

"Then you can go to the continent across the Endless Sea, where there is another civilization, which is protected by an extremely powerful force, and I have heard that the relationship between that force and the demon is also endless."

At the end, Malfurion leaned down to the two minotaurs in front of him, and he whispered:

"I'm sorry, allies, but that's the limit of what we can do."

"No, no, no, no need to apologize, Grand Druid."

Elder Noire hurriedly took a few steps forward and took Malfurion's arm, he could feel the struggle and pain in the heart of the great druid in front of him, which made him can't help but ask:

"Is the situation really that bad for the Night Elves? I've heard that you have ruled this continent for the past 10,000 years, and your power should be very strong. ”

"Ah, it's bad."

The Grand Druid rubbed his forehead and said to Elder Blackhorn:

"The growing number of demons is enough of a headache, but there has been a recent outbreak of evil orc warfare in Ashenvale, and although the orc side quickly sent troops to clean up the fallen orcs, the damage they caused was terrible, 7 armament warehouses in Astrana were burned, thousands of civilians were displaced, and there were some hateful cultists working in the shadows, the worst of all... Naga. ”

Malfurion glanced at the Blackhorn Elder beside him:

"The Nagas have also seized the opportunity, they have plundered all over the Black Sea, our fleet can barely get out of port, our army has been overwhelmed, the situation cannot be worse, and I have heard that there are also Nagas in the vicinity of the High Ridge?"

"Yes, those bandits of the sea are everywhere..."

Elder Blackhorn gritted his teeth fiercely and scolded:

"Those soft-skinned snakes who took advantage of the fire to rob, they can be seen in the entire Broken Isles!"

As he spoke, Elder Blackhorn's eyes rolled, and he asked softly:

"I have a small question, Grand Druid, out of some personal curiosity, I heard that there are black dragons in Kalimdor on the way here? Hasn't this race disappeared for thousands of years? ”

"Oh, you're talking about the Black Dragon in the Human Empire."

Malfurion, in the posture of his master, brought Elder Noire and Mela. Gao Ling sent him to the exit of the Forest Hall, where he explained to Elder Blackhorn:

"In the depths of the dust swamp on the northernmost border of the Human Empire, there are some black dragons allied with the Human Empire who live there, they are different from other fallen black dragons, I have only heard that it is said that the fallen black dragons have been completely wiped out by the undead of the Eastern Kingdom, and the rest of these are all black dragons who maintain their sanity, and it is said that the civilians of the Human Empire regard them as trustworthy allies."

Elder Blackhorn's breathing became heavy at this moment, and he asked:

"They... Are there many black dragons? ”

"A lot!"

Malfurion recalled what he had seen, and he smiled and said to the black horn:

"At least 10 or more."

"That's really worth a look..."

Elder Blackhorn muttered to himself, and after a moment, he waved goodbye to the druids in the Moonlight Glade, and the moment he stepped into the portal to the Feathermoon Fortress, in the tumbling of natural energy, Elder Blackhorn's black eyes changed abruptly, although it was only for a short second, but he could still clearly see that his eyes turned into yellow snake pupils at that moment...

This honest and gentle minotaur is... One, dragon!