38.Nightmare Expulsion (Part I)
The main part of the nightmare war in full swing was largely over a few days ago.
Ysera's mysterious disappearance made the resistance of the Jade Nightmare no longer in control of the overall situation of the war, especially after several powerful dream dragons fell into the nightmare one after another, and the druids desperately closed the connection node of the plane in order to ensure that the nightmare would not penetrate into the present world, the rebels were equivalent to being trapped in this dead land, and with the nightmare becoming more and more rampant, the fighting spirit of the rebels was also greatly weakened in the past few days.
However, the Nightmare forces did not take the last stronghold of the Resistance, that is, the Dream Tower of the Dream Dragon Legion, they besieged the tower in a form of siege, which was obviously a despicable trap, and the Nightmare used these last rebels as bait to lure Ysera, the awakened person who "escaped" from the Emerald Dream, back.
Obviously, the nightmare forces that have corrupted several dream dragons one after another are not satisfied, they want to capture a powerful guardian dragon, and once Ysera, who controls the power of Azeroth's dreams, is corrupted by nightmares, it means that a link in the foundation of the existence of the entire world will completely fall into the hands of nightmares and the ancient gods, which means that the ancient gods who are still trapped in their cages can corrupt the entire world by connecting the dreams of every living being.
This is a terrible future, a future full of infinite horror and despair.
However, since there are forces in this world that want to destroy it, there must be forces to protect it, and although Ysera went to the Temple of Dragon's Sleep for help and almost threw herself into the trap of Nesario, the Emerald Queen found new strength in that terrible "adventure"...
Although it doesn't seem very reliable, in the face of the split of the Guardian Dragon Legion and the post-disaster predicament of Kadore, the isolated Ysera does not have much choice.
"Boom, boom, boom"
The thunderous roar of cannon fire broke the despair that pervaded the Emerald Dream at this time, and the cannonballs that roared across the sky pierced into the dark red energy-filled earth in front of them in a parabolic manner, smashing the unfortunate twisted monster into minced flesh, and then exploded in a violent collision, these special cannonballs were detonated by the high explosives inside, and the fragments mixed with holy silver were driven by huge kinetic energy, plowing the land corroded by nightmares.
Thousands of years ago, the ancient heritage of Kul Tiras showed terrifying power at this moment, these Ash Knights' secret Demon Breaking Holy Silver, when facing the Nightmare, a force mixed with the power of darkness and void, can burst out with even more amazing lethality, whether it is the disgusting tentacles derived from the nightmare energy, or the rebels infected by the Nightmare, after being hit by the Holy Silver shrapnel, they will quickly lose their combat effectiveness, and then be completely engulfed by the blazing explosive flames.
After a volley, fragmented, corpses mixed with nightmare energy were scattered everywhere, and the ground that had been corroded by nightmares was also torn apart, and there were shock craters filled with gunsmoke, perhaps these magical creatures were very resistant to simple explosions, but in the face of round after round of covering artillery fire, even the most tenacious nightmare creatures would be weakened to the extreme by the continuous bombardment blows.
Of course, in such an environment with a high concentration of nightmares, it may take ten minutes for their torn bodies to reunite, but the problem is... Will the Darkblade give them enough time?
"Boom Boom"
Driven by the high-power steam engine, the cold black steel tracks pressed over the dark red earth that was disturbed by nightmares, and nearly a hundred steam tanks loaded with large-caliber howitzers were like a torrent of black steel, galloping through the hot ground that had just been covered by firepower, and the undead dwarves driving the steam tanks were very wild, they didn't care what stood in front of them.
Whether it is a corroded boar man, an infected jungle guardian, or a petite and cute dryad, these things are all meaningless in front of a land battle tank weighing more than a dozen tons.
And above the black steam tank, two undead knights grabbed a heavy repeating machine gun on the left and right, this thing is heavier than the light machine gun used by the undead infantry, only an iron lump like a steam tank can carry such a weight, and the caliber of this thing is almost equivalent to a small cannon, the pointed bullets used by the heavy machine gun just loaded with this dark blade are as thick as a dwarf's thumb, and are bound together by a chain of golden bullets, in the dim light of the emerald dream, these bullets like short knives shine with cold light, Let Ysera, who is leading the way, feel threatened.
Of course, this kind of horror is not used against small targets, in fact, after Sarufar heard that an emerald dragon was corrupted by nightmares, he deliberately equipped the tank that acted as a striker with this terrifying weapon that takes into account both destruction and rate of fire.
In other words, this thing is specially designed to deal with crazy dragons!
"Discover the target! Suspected large creatures! ”
A cold voice sounded inside a tank, and two knights with heavy machine guns immediately turned their guns, and in the dark red mist that lingered in front of them, a giant bear corrupted by nightmares... The three-meter-tall behemoth roared out of it, but the next moment, the low thunderous sound of gunfire rang out.
The whistling giant bullet easily slammed into the head of the festering disgusting monster, and in the next 2 seconds, it tore open the small half of its body, and the howitzers of the battle tank were no longer silent as the giant bear fell to the ground in a blood-soaked splash and died, and a chaotic horde of monsters poured out from behind it.
"Boom Boom"
In the roar of the grenades, the Death Lord of the Vanguard Clan's secondary Death Lord called for artillery support, and 5 minutes later, another round of whistling artillery barrage streaked across the Vanguard Clan, and bombarded the ground in front of them, and the monster that pounced on the counterattack from the nightmare did not rush into the Vanguard Clan's position at all, and was completely drowned in the explosion like a land bombardment.
The advancing warband remained in place for less than 10 minutes, then moved on, as if nothing had happened.
Behind the hundreds of steam tanks that rumbled and flattened everything was an infantry regiment, and tens of thousands of undead infantry, led by the junior knights of their respective companies, searched for lone monsters on the artillery-covered land like a tidal wave that had infiltrated the land, and then targeted them.
Flying in the air, Ysera turned her head from time to time, and the sporadic muffled gunfire on the devastated ground behind her never stopped, indicating that the undead were faithfully carrying out their mission of purging.
She saw with her own eyes that the tall nightmare monster rushed out of the hiding place, it should be a corroded jungle guardian, 4 meters tall like a stag and fast, it is an extremely difficult opponent, but at the moment when the guardian rushed out, it was instantly beaten into a sieve by the accumulation of more than 20 axes and guns, and finally rushed to the front of the undead array, and was waved by the junior knight who was waiting for the battle, and simply cut off his head.
The undead infantry wielded a single bullet with incredible penetration and destructive power, and it was also mixed with trace amounts of holy silver, even the fur protected by tough vines was no match for these destructive weapons.
It's only been 30 minutes since the Darkblade Legion entered the Emerald Dream Realm, but the warbands that were advancing in three directions had already regained the size of three cities, and such an efficient suppression made Ysera, as the guide, both happy and worried...
Happily, with the help of the Darkblade, this nightmare should be cleared up quickly.
The concern is that under the merciless slaughter of the Dark Blade, even if the Emerald Dream Realm is free from the nightmare infection, its own ecological environment is estimated to take several years to recover, especially the creatures living in the dream... Everywhere the Darkblade Legion that entered a state of war went, there was almost no grass left.
"Lord Isera, Lord Sarufar has asked you to return to the Dream Tower at once! Tactical guidance for three ground warbands! ”
As Ysera flew past the steam tank position, a dwarf sub-lord standing on the tank shouted to her:
"Also, the Death Lord doesn't want news of Darkblade's appearance in the Emerald Dream to be known to other forces, so before we reach the Dream Tower, you must send the rebels back to the present world! Especially the druids of the Cenarion Council of Cadore, we don't want them to continue on this side of the battlefield! ”
"You're so arrogant..."
Ysera snorted, but didn't retort any more, she spread her wings and flew quickly in the direction of the Dream Tower.
This is the rule that Ysera agreed with Tyrion before leaving, after the Dark Blade helps the Dream Legion recover the Emerald Dream, the maintenance of the dream will be jointly responsible for the Blightscaller and the Cenarion Council, and the World Tree that can allow the Druids of the Cenarion Council to freely enter and exit the Emerald Dream has been dragged back to the Dead Realm, which means that once Ysera sends the druids in the Emerald Dream back to the present world, it will be difficult for them to return to the Emerald Dream Realm.
Without the support of Nodashir, the druids had to rely on their deep understanding of the ways of nature to reshape their dream forms, and travel to and from the Emerald Dream Plane through the remodeled dream forms, but this is something that only high-level druids can do.
Therefore, in the foreseeable future, the number of druids in the Emerald Dream will be greatly reduced, and the low-level druids will no longer have the possibility of entering the Emerald Dream Land, but there are no absolutes... After all, in the Ash Valley and Firas in Kalimdor, the Twilight Federation and Hinterland in the Eastern Kingdoms, there are portals to the Emerald Dream, and it stands to reason that low-level druids can also enter and exit the Emerald Dream through these four portals.
But to be honest, Ysera is pessimistic about this...
Because she had spoken to the High Druid Deer Helm of the Blightcaller in the past few days, unlike the gentle Cenarion Council, the Blightcaller Sect adheres to the older druid tradition, they believe that only those druids who rely on their own connection to the dream realm are eligible to enter the Emerald Dream Realm for "further study", and it is not a lucky thing for the low-level druids who do not have a deep understanding of nature to come into contact with the Emerald Dream in advance.
That would weaken the self-understanding of nature among the weak-willed beginners, which means that once the Blightcaller Druids join the maintenance of the Emerald Dream, the opportunistic behavior of the low-level druids who have been "prostituting" the Emerald Dream for 10,000 years will no longer exist.
Seeing Ysera leave the war zone, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the dwarf sub-level Death Lord standing on the steam tank, and he waved his hand to the death knight behind him:
"The obnoxious guy is finally gone... Tell the artillerymen that those "special" shells can be let go and used ... Let the lads do it! ”
"Yes! Lord Barton! ”
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"Holy! Where did these damn undead come from? ”
In the stronghold of the Nightmare Forces of the Emerald Dreamland, in the deep area known as the "Nightmare Fortress", the Nightmare King Savis who was in charge of the expedition to the Emerald Dream Realm looked at the magic map in front of him, and he roared extremely angrily.
On the magic map in front of Savis, on the edge of the emerald dream, which had been dyed with a beautiful dark red, a black area was rapidly expanding around, like a drop of disgusting ink dripping into the red water, and the ink was still spreading rapidly, and there was a great possibility that the basin of water would be dyed black.
This made Savis, who was already in control, very dissatisfied, but in the eyes of the Nightmare King, there was still a trace that could not be concealed... Afraid.
Because in the early morning of this day, he lost his sense of the World Tree Nodashir, and the World Tree has the flesh and blood of Enzos in it, and it is precisely because of the flesh and blood of the ancient gods hidden deep inside the World Tree that the nightmare power can continue to pour into the Jade Dream Realm, and that tree is equivalent to the "military camp" of the Nightmare King Savis.
But now, the tree is gone! This means that Savis, who occupies the Emerald Dream Realm, has lost his biggest backup... And now at this juncture, the intractable Darkblade Undead has entered the Emerald Dream Realm on a large scale, and without saying anything, they have begun to clean up the nightmare residue here.
This "coincidence" made Savis's heart furious, and apparently, in the outside world, something happened that he didn't know about... And the worst thing is that no matter how much he contacts his "benefactor" Enzos, he can't get a response, either his connection with Enzos is cut off by something, or... He was taken for a son.
"Damn it!"
Savis cursed, a hint of cruelty flashing in his blood-red eyes, and he turned and shouted to the several corrupted nightmare dragons standing behind him:
"Take my army and go! Get those undead out! This dream is mine! No one wants to take it out of my hands! ”
At the Nightmare King's command, the Nightmare Dragons led by Illanicus turned away without saying a word, and after the Nightmare Monsters left, Savis looked left and right, and waved his hand to open a dark red dream portal.
Yes, he's going to run away ...
This is a very careful and vicious guy, after perceiving the possible danger, he no longer wants to stay in this hellish place, without the support of the nightmare power of Nodashir, only relying on the military power of the Emerald Dream Realm, it is impossible to stop the dark blade undead who are extremely resistant to nightmares, and have strong firepower, this is what Savis knows.
"But Darkblade can't stay here forever..."
Savis glanced back at the Nightmare Fortress behind him, and a dark smile flashed across his face:
"I'll be back when they're gone... Ysera, Tyrande, we have plenty of time to play..."
However, at the moment when Savis was about to enter the Nightmare Gate, a black shadow that jumped out of the shadows waved cold energy, completely tearing apart the swaying Nightmare Gate, and between the blood-colored cold light, Savis, who had been raided, let out a scream, and the whole person was kicked out by the huge force.
The Nightmare King rolled around the ground a few times, and when he looked up, he saw Malfurion, dressed in black armor and holding an icy scythe, standing in the dim transfiguration light.
The eyes had turned dark and black, and the death druid tilted his head, he was still the same mixed man and beast posture as before, but his face was no longer gentle, replaced by a dead silence that made people's hearts tingle.
"Savis, old friend, the game you want to play... Mind if I join? ”