57. Battle of the Swarm

The Great Lord said that he wanted to tell a story to others, and it must be a story with some strange secrets.

Especially in this story, the ethereal spirit is also involved, it is a race that seems extremely strange in a bizarre story like Azeroth, to be precise, it is a race that wanders among the stars, a race that is much stronger than Azeroth in terms of its own technological side and magic side strength.

During the period when the world barrier of Draenor World was blown open, many ethereal spirits appeared in Draenor through the rift, most of them came for business, but there were a small number of guys who came with a special purpose, but Tyrion did not welcome them at that time, so these "bandage people" who were wrapped in strange bandages to restrain their spirits quickly left Draenor.

And now, it seems that the Ethereals are eyeing Azeroth again, and as far as Tyrion knows, hundreds of Ethereals have secretly infiltrated Azeroth... As for what they were going to do, Tyrion didn't know yet, and the High Lord didn't really care.

But this does not prevent Tyrion from using what he knows in exchange for the temporary "allegiance" of a soul hungry for knowledge.

Although for him now, the ogre Gugar, who was once regarded as a dangerous enemy, is already a bug that can be pinched to death at will, but how to say it, it is also a good choice to occasionally put down the heavy work and enjoy a big drama full of betrayal and conspiracy, and decorate the curtain with deceit.

This kind of drama is always very interesting, and you will never get tired of watching it.

However, just as the Great Lord had dealt with the last remaining matters of the Asha Pole and began to "talk about life" with the soul of Benedictas, far away in the Fear Wasteland and the Praying Mantis Plateau in the west of Pandaria, the mantis demon that was supposed to assemble and begin to attack the dragon's spine and open the once-in-a-century reincarnation bloody war at this time made the panda man warrior monks and the soldiers of the Darkblade Legion stationed on the dragon's spine a little... I don't understand.

"That's not right!"

After the shadow of the demon completely dissipated, the panda general Lao Yang returned to the dragon's spine in the castle where he was stationed, and he frowned and looked at a calendar used by the panda people, which was a strange calendar completely different from the rest of Azeroth, using the sexagenary branch and the 24 solar terms to mark the passage of time, such a complex calendar that only the panda people could understand.

At least sitting next to Lao Yang, the death lord Luminas and the hoof sister Iriel, who were sitting next to Lao Yang and drinking the precious Huimeng Immortal Wine, were completely incomprehensible, not that these two beautiful generals didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, but that the calendar was too complicated, and Iriel would feel that his IQ was crushed by the panda people when he looked at it.

It's a terrible feeling, so... Or drink bars.

In addition to the good taste, this kind of wine made with special materials has another effect, that is, after drinking the wine, as long as you close your eyes and meditate, the power of the Dream Fairy Wine will vividly replay the deepest memories of the soul in the soul.

And it is said that if a person with a pure heart drinks this immortal wine, he can even predict the future in his sleep... Of course, the most important thing is that some strange toxins are used in the brewing process of Dream Fairy Wine, so the undead can also feel the pungency and fragrance of this fine wine, which is a completely different experience from the blood wine they often drink.

"General Yang, what's wrong?"

Drunken Luminas rubbed her aching forehead and asked:

"Is there something bad going to happen?"

In the face of Ms. Yang's inquiry, General Yang put the calendar in his hand on the table with a solemn face, and the old panda man with excellent archery skills stroked his beard while explaining to the two death lords who helped the panda people garrison the dragon spine:

"In the near future, the two of you should have heard about the reincarnation blood war between the panda man and the mantis demon once in a hundred years, in the past 10,000 years, the time of the blood battle every hundred years is very accurate, the mantis demon will gather a large army before the arrival of the centennial node, and then attack the dragon spine on the fixed day when the hundred-year bloody war opens, and then after 2 months of difficult war, after the mantis demon has been killed and injured to a certain extent, they will retreat overnight."

"On top of that, most of the mantis demons who sneak across the border on weekdays are just scouts who don't do much damage... But this time, 3 days have passed since the start of the bloody battle! But the mantis demon still didn't attack the dragon spine on all fronts, such a situation has only appeared a few times in the past 10,000 years, and every delay in the attack means that the mantis demon's offensive will be more violent and terrifying, to be honest, this makes me very worried. ”

"Ah, you panda people are really exquisite."

Luminas took another sip of wine, then wiped his mouth and said:

"Even the war has to pick a good day in advance, but let me say, this is actually a good thing, maybe there is something wrong within the mantis demon, the last time we hunted together, didn't you also tell the story of the mantis demon queen Kehalan who almost succeeded in rebellion thousands of years ago? Maybe it's another rebellion within them... Believe me, it's a good thing. ”

"No matter how many bugs come, we're going to send them to hell!"

Iriel, who was a little drunk, shook his head and said:

"Don't be afraid! Panda people, you are already in the same league as the Dark Blade, and no one in this world dares to bully you..."

"That's just as well."

The old pandaman shrugged his shoulders, he looked back at the towering stacked ammo boxes on the edge of the castle tower, the black, heavy cannons driven by motors on the city walls, and the black heavy cannons erected under the city walls, these new things brought by the dark blade once surprised the panda people, especially when these steel weapons were fired, the panda people who got the new weapons no longer even needed the dragon knights to venture into the sky, they could clear the entire airspace with a terrifying metal storm.

With the advantage brought by such a terrifying weapon, the number of mantis demons that they have always been proud of does not seem to be a problem.

"The power of engineering?"

Lao Yang's eyes flashed with a gleam, the panda civilization also has its own skilled craftsmen, perhaps the cooperation with the Dark Blade Legion is an opportunity for the panda people to improve their own scientific and technological strength, although the panda people hate the way to solve problems with war, but after learning about the current form of civilization in Azeroth, the panda people obviously need some new guys to protect themselves and the land they love.

After all, with a sword in hand, it is possible to truly achieve peace... Put down the sword, and there will be nothing.

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Unbeknownst to the drunken Lord of Luminas, his casual words of comfort encapsulated what was currently happening in the Feared Wasteland, like a precise prophecy.

The current Grand Empress of the Mantis Demon has rebelled...

Moreover, the rebellion set off by the extremely skillful Empress Shakehir this time was more terrible than any rebellion in the history of the Mantis Demon, including the royal prime minister Zorlock, who held administrative power in the mantis demon government, the blade lord Tayak, who commanded 4 legions, the Mantis Demon Air Force general Melgarak, and the awakened Anshuk, who mastered the "Amber Regeneration" technology, and several high-ranking lords were under the command of the Grand Empress Shakeshir.

There are three main reasons why Shakohir's rebellion has attracted so many high-ranking lords:

First, according to the tradition of the mantis demon, the empress has 3,000 years of power, and until the empress herself is old and decrepit, she will carefully choose the next successor, but Xia Keshir has only succeeded to the throne in 1900 now, and for a mantis demon like her with pure blood, this is only the moment of her prime, and it is far from the time when she needs to abdicate.

The Kalaksi Council smelled the signs of rebellion in the series of reforms implemented by Shakoshir over the past thousand years, and the old-fashioned organization made a regrettable decision, but their move to depose Shakoshir was itself a violation of the Mantis tradition, so the council did not have a prestige advantage in this rebellion.

Secondly, although the praying mantis demon has determined the tradition of a hundred years of reincarnation since more than 10,000 years ago, and used this cruel way to select elite warriors, accumulate strength, and try to solve all the living beings of Pandaria at once, this idea itself is correct, but the problem is that in the reincarnation of more than 10,000 years, the military strength of the mantis demon has already reached the level where it can easily destroy all the living beings in Pandaria.

However, the Kalaksi Council, which is ruled by the elderly, has been reluctant to launch a "final battle" for various reasons, and has allowed those elite warriors to grow old in time, which has caused the dissatisfaction of many young mantis demon lords, and after thousands of years of savings, this discontent has severed the close connection between the council and civilization.

And the eldest empress Shakehir has been advocating at the place of succession that she wants to solve the troubles that have been delayed for more than 10,000 years "at one time", completely end this meaningless "reincarnation" tradition, and then welcome back the "master" and rebuild the dark empire.

This radical philosophy is clearly a departure from the home of the Calaxy Council, but it does gain traction among the mantis nobles.

Finally, it's about the impact of the opening of the Mist Enchantment...

It's not just the panda people of Pandaria who have started to contact the outside world, the mantis demons have also been investigating this strange world in their own way after the fog first opened, and the blade lord Tayak, who is loyal to the Empress of Shakhir, just sent an insignificant "expedition" legion, and in less than a week, easily occupied 12 islands in the South China Sea archipelago...

And the combined area of these islands has far exceeded the current territory of the Mantis Demon, and more importantly, the spoils brought back by this legion, those slaves, have stimulated the self-esteem of the mantis demon nobles...

Even weak humans and elves can occupy two continents, and the mantis demon, which is more powerful than them, why should they nest in this damn place and continue to play this disgusting game of "playing house" with those panda people?

When you have a power that can easily conquer most of the world, will you let that power wither away in time?

The combination of these factors has led to the power of the Great Empress Shakohir increasing wildly every day, while the power belonging to the council is constantly being thinned, obviously, within these bugs, there is also a confrontation between the two ideas of "tradition" and "innovation", and from the current point of view, Shakohir still seems to have a firm advantage.

But in addition to the rebellion set off by the Mantis Demon Empress, there is another important unexpected situation, which is also the decisive factor that prevents the Mantis Demon from continuing to launch the "Hundred Years of Blood War".

A group of wormmen... An army of insects that did not belong to the mantis demon, from the direction of the Kasanlang jungle, in a posture of devouring everything, rushed into the Fear Wasteland, in just 4 days, the land belonging to the Mantis Demon, occupied more than one-fifth, and what is even worse is that the southern part of the Fear Wasteland was originally the territory of the Karaksi Council...

This fierce insect that suddenly appeared was not the helper of the Great Empress Shakohir, but they did inadvertently help the Great Empress contain a large part of the power of the Calaxy Council, like a vicious dagger, at the critical moment of the mantis demon rebellion, gave the council a knife from the back.

"What an active mind, so much knowledge, so many secrets..."

Guarded by the terrifying Wormman Spirit Slayer, the dismantler Skris raised his worm limbs on the slope of the terrifying wasteland, and in front of it, hundreds of thousands, genetically modified Chira-Nai Ghost Bugs are frantically besieging a mantis demon fortress in an all-engulfing posture, although the mantis demon warriors have the advantage of flying, but in the face of a terrible enemy dozens of times their number, these mantis demon warriors no matter how brave they are, they can't solve the problem.

What's even worse is that the dismantler, a bastard who has no dignity of a strong man, doesn't care about his face at all, and in such a war, it actually directly attacks those weak mantis demon soldiers.

"Your secrets are mine!"

The strange and huge spiritual power of the dismantler was like a big net, easily covering this dark sky, and then in the cold laughter of the dismantler, the spiritual power net tightened suddenly, easily destroying the minds of those mantis demon soldiers flying wantonly in the sky, and then like a marionette, they defected to the side of the dismantling and began to kill their former companions.

"Hehe, there's nothing to see."

Seeing that the mantis demon was in chaos, a hint of indifference flashed on Skrist's silver-white compound eyes, and it turned its head and said to the insect slayer who was guarding it:

"Go! Bring the two Kepa Sacred Trees back to the Jungle Base Camp, they are precious treasures, even if you risk your life, keep them safe! ”

The Zerg Slayer deferentially turned to leave, and just then, a Chila Slayer Bug-Man dragged a battle axe stained with green blood, stared at the bloodstained flesh all over his body, and handed the Destroyer a strange amber crystal, something it had found in the Mantis Demon's headquarters.

The dismantler knew that the mantis demons would use such amber crystals to deliver messages, so it crushed the crystal and read the messages with its huge spiritual power, and after a moment, a strange halo flashed on the dismantler's silver-white compound eyes.

"Ah, a bunch of old-fashioned people want to assassinate the Great Empress... What a work! ”

"But should I save that brilliant lady? Well... It seems that it needs to be well planned..."

Please remember that the first domain name of this book is:. Nine Heavenly God Emperors