Blue Dragonflight

Aiden believed that destroying the World Tree was the most correct choice under the current circumstances. If the Nightmare continued to spread, and they couldn't find a way to enter the Emerald Dream, then they would have no choice but to kill the main body of Xavius.

But this was definitely a last resort, even more devastating than destroying the World Tree—those who had fallen asleep before might never wake up.

More than one-third of all sleeping sentient beings would die because of this decision, and no one could bear such a sin.

"I have a way to let people enter the Emerald Dream!"

A low and weary voice came from the entrance.

Aiden looked up and saw the figure of Remulos, Keeper of the Grove, walking over.

His face was filled with remorse and grief, and he must have known what he had done after waking up.

Aiden and Tyrande both looked at him.

"Although the Nightmare Lord has blocked the Emerald Dream, preventing druids from freely entering and exiting, he cannot change the Titans' settings." Remulos said slowly, but his tone was still trembling.

"The Titans' settings…" Aiden immediately remembered how he had traveled to Azeroth from the Emerald Dream: there were four connection ports between the Emerald Dream and Azeroth's real world, located in the Hinterlands, Duskwood, Ashenvale, and Feralas respectively. Each of these four places had a portal for entering and exiting, and a "Dream Tree" connecting reality and the dream.

He had originally come out of the dream entrance in the Hinterlands with the help of Cenarius.

"Are you saying, enter through the dream entrance?" Aiden asked immediately.

"That's right," Remulos looked at him in surprise. He didn't expect this human to know the secret of the dream entrance. "I can open the portal."

"But the problem is, even if we can enter, what can we use to defeat Xavius in the dream?" Aiden frowned.

He had heard Anna say how Malfurion had defeated Xavius—he had borrowed the power of the entire world to cleanse the Nightmare's corruption, restore people to consciousness, and destroy Xavius's main body and soul.

But this was clearly not a power that a normal person could ask for.

Just like before, Tyrande was the only one who had received Elune's blessing. Historically, no one else had been able to ask the entire world for power like Malfurion, lending all its strength to him.

When Aiden heard Anna tell this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity: could it be that the planet Azeroth itself had a will?

Or, was the one truly showing power the Earth Mother, as the tauren said?

Regardless of what this existence that could represent the power of the entire world was, Aiden was sure that it was not something he knew, understood, or could come into contact with. He didn't think he could replace Malfurion in contacting this mysterious and supreme existence, and perform the ritual of purifying the Nightmare Lord on its behalf.

At this moment, another person showed even greater confidence than Aiden.

Tyrande said, "I believe in you, Lord Aiden, you can definitely do it!"

Aiden looked at her questioningly.

"Elune will not deceive us." The priestess of the Moon Goddess obviously firmly believed in the instructions given by her worshipped deity.

Aiden smiled bitterly and said, "Let's not talk about that for now. Think about how to get your people to agree to destroy the World Tree first!"

If the Nightmare Lord's power grew without limit, it would be bad news for everyone. Tyrande's face froze. She understood that perhaps when the Nightmare Lord could truly absorb all the power of the World Tree, even a favored one of the gods would not be able to resist his terrifying power.

—

The Nightmare Lord could control humans, night elves, dwarves, gnomes, and even goblins, gnolls, and many other creatures that could dream through nightmares, but apart from forcibly enslaving some green dragons, the other dragons were not troubled by the Nightmare.

It wasn't that Xavius didn't want to anger all the dragons, but that his master had his own plans—the most powerful Old God, N'Zoth, was preparing to take action himself!

N'Zoth first deceived Nozdormu through visions of time, making him believe that Aiden and Alexstrasza would kill Malygos in the future and seize the Focusing Iris. Later, he also released the Nightmare, causing countless creatures around the world to be entangled in nightmares, and "cooperated" with Deathwing, and so on.

Nozdormu firmly believed that Aiden was the destroyer of the world, an existence even more terrifying than Deathwing. As a guardian dragon, he had a responsibility to protect Azeroth's safety and eliminate this threat.

So Nozdormu first contacted Malygos, informing this old brother that a certain human mage had obtained a copy of the Focusing Iris. Upon hearing this, Malygos immediately sent the young and promising Kalecgos to investigate. If confirmed, he would retrieve the Focusing Iris from Anna.

Relying on the blue dragons' special sense of the Focusing Iris, Kalecgos easily confirmed this.

However, N'Zoth induced Azshara's other blue dragon—Azuregos—to go mad.

In a "coincidence" deliberately arranged by N'Zoth, Azuregos obtained the Focusing Iris and almost killed Anna, who was most likely to disrupt Xavius's Nightmare plan, with it. Although he ultimately failed, Anna, who was severely injured, was also trapped by Xavius's Nightmare.

When the first step of the plan succeeded, the second step immediately followed.

Nozdormu told Malygos the scene he saw in the future, learning that he would die under the attack of Aiden and Alexstrasza. Recalling the "wife-killing revenge" of the Frozen Throne in the past, Malygos was immediately furious. He assured Nozdormu that he would be vigilant and "repay" Aiden well.

In fact, Malygos had been mentally unstable since the end of the War of the Ancients. He was betrayed by his good brother Neltharion, his offspring suffered heavy casualties, his race almost became extinct, and coupled with the death of his mate, he suffered a great blow to his spirit.

After Nozdormu left, he dreamed of the scene of the Burning Legion's invasion not long ago, and the cause of everything was the abuse of magic by mortals!

Thinking that these mortals dared to steal and copy his artifact "Focusing Iris", Malygos couldn't help but think about what crazy things mortals would do in the future in order to try more powerful magic?

"I must end the abuse of magic by mortals. This is my duty!" The radical Malygos considered how to achieve this goal, and under N'Zoth's suggestion, he thought of a "wonderful" way:

"As long as I eliminate all creatures that use magic, it will be enough!"

He thought excitedly, killing all mages should be enough to deter those ignorant mortals!

"No, they are so greedy, the death of a small number of people may not scare them." Malygos denied his idea again, "How can I achieve my goal?"

Soon a thought popped into his mind: eliminate all creatures with magical talents, so that the abuse of magic by mortals can be fundamentally solved!

"Mortals should not dabble in the realm of magic! This is a punishment for their repeated disasters, and a warning to prevent them from causing greater disasters!"

He became cold and crazy: "Yes, that's it! Only the blue dragonflight has the right to cast magic!"

As the "Spell Weaver", Malygos knew that he possessed such power—the power to destroy all casters and eliminate all creatures with magical talents through a ritual!

Thinking of the perfect solution, Malygos immediately ordered his people to begin implementing his great plan.

This will be a glorious battle!

—

When Rhonin came to Northrend, he saw many unusual sights: blue dragons, which were usually rare, were moving out on a large scale, flying over the land of Northrend.

He saw that most of the blue dragons were carrying similar disc-shaped magical devices. The blue dragons threw these disc-shaped magical devices into the air, and then returned along the way.

Rhonin approached to observe, and he found that these disc-shaped magical devices emitted a blue-purple light, absorbing the energy in the magic net.

The magic net is like the veins of the world, supporting its complete shape. Such unbridled extraction caused the magic net near the disc-shaped magical devices to dry up, and many terrifying cracks opened on the ground. Primal and violent arcane energy escaped through the cracks, and many animals that accidentally bumped into it were torn to pieces.

Rhonin's eyes widened, he didn't understand at all what these blue dragons were doing.

"Such unlimited extraction of magic net energy, wouldn't that cause the world to collapse?"

"Why are the blue dragons doing this? Is Malygos crazy!"

"He wants to destroy the world? Like Deathwing?"

Many thoughts raced through Rhonin's mind. During the Battle for Icecrown Citadel, he had witnessed Malygos's unreasonable and tyrannical behavior, attacking the righteous army that was trying to defeat the Lich King, all for the sake of a mate who had been dead for tens of thousands of years and turned into a frost dragon. His insane actions were one of the reasons for the ultimate failure of that raid, and he indirectly became an accomplice to the Lich King.

More than a year had passed, and Rhonin had thought that the Blue Dragon Aspect would have calmed down, but he never expected that Malygos would completely lose his mind this time!

"Mad, mad, utterly mad!"

Rhonin thought angrily.

The Nightmare crisis was already causing headaches for all the intelligent races of the world, but he didn't expect Malygos to jump out at this time, wanting to destroy the world. Heavens, what exactly is wrong with this world?

Rhonin couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Malygos was also controlled by an Old God or the Nightmare Lord?

He didn't know that his guess was basically the truth.

However, Rhonin knew that the most important thing for him now was to find Alexstrasza. At this time, he could only place his hopes on this enlightened and benevolent queen.

The crisis in Northrend was obviously more than just that.

After Arthas pledged his loyalty to Yogg-Saron, he became the supreme leader of all the Scourge in Northrend, a veritable Lich King.

Possessing hundreds of thousands of undead soldiers and tens of thousands of demons loyal to him, he immediately became the most powerful ruler on the surface of Northrend.

For revenge, he immediately gathered his forces to attack all the races that did not submit to him.

Under the powerful threat of the Scourge army, the former Silver Covenant once again united. Moreover, they had accepted a new member—the Ashen Verdict led by Liam!

This once-fallen prince was now fighting for justice, and the leaders of the other races would certainly not dwell on his past stains, especially since he was now the only strongman capable of fighting the Lich King.

Liam's excellent military skills and powerful personal strength allowed him to quickly become the commander of the Silver Covenant. In the ensuing series of battles, he demonstrated all the qualities that a qualified commander should possess, truly winning the hearts of the people.

But when the Nightmare invaded, the legion deteriorated, and warriors kept falling asleep and not waking up. In the cold environment of Northrend, prolonged sleep was more likely to take people's lives than in a normal environment. The situation became increasingly unfavorable for the Silver Covenant.

The brave warriors were not afraid to fight the Scourge or the demons, nor were they afraid to shed their blood and sacrifice themselves, but no one wanted to be silently swallowed by nightmares.

Liam tried his best to appease the emotions of the warriors, but as the situation continued to deteriorate, the morale of the Silver Covenant legion also became lower and lower.

The Nightmare would not affect the undead.

Today, the Silver Covenant suffered a defeat. They lost hundreds of soldiers, which was the largest-scale loss since the legion was reorganized. Even though Liam fought bravely, he could not truly change the balance of power between the two sides.

Liam was extremely unwilling. Could it be that justice would be defeated by evil?

No, absolutely not!

His heart was filled with anger.

It was then that Squire Havel entered, with a strange expression on his face: "Your Highness, a mage wants to see you!"

"Oh? Please let him in!" Liam ordered.

Of course, the one who came here was Rhonin.

On his way to Dragonblight, he saw the banner of the Silver Covenant. He naturally had deep feelings for the legion formed by his fiancée, Vereesa. Therefore, he wanted to see the commander of this coalition army and inquire about the impact of the Nightmare on Northrend.

When Rhonin learned from several acquaintances that the commander was Liam, he thought they were joking, but when he actually saw Liam in the camp, he was still surprised and widened his eyes: "It really is you, Liam!"

The burly man in front of him had a fierce aura, and his whole body seemed to be emitting a layer of holy light. Rhonin could feel that Liam was definitely a powerful paladin.

"It's you, Mage Rhonin!" Liam also showed a strange expression when he saw this "old acquaintance."

He had almost fallen into the Lich King's trap, drawn out Frostmourne, and become a death knight. If it hadn't been for Rhonin and Vereesa's intervention, the Lich King Arthas's appearance might very well have been his true reflection.

Therefore, he was still grateful to this couple.

Liam showed a warm smile, as if he was meeting an old friend. He beckoned Rhonin to sit by the stove and handed him a cup of hot water.

"Rhonin, why did you come here?"

Rhonin opened his mouth in astonishment. Liam's change was really a world apart from his previous impression, which made him sigh at how wonderful fate could be.

He held the water cup and explained his intentions in the most concise language.

"So Kalimdor is also being invaded by the Nightmare." Liam couldn't help but frown deeply. He told Rhonin about the situation of those warriors in the Silver Covenant and said worriedly, "The situation is already so difficult, what should we do?"

"The Alliance sent me to seek help from the Red Dragon Aspect Alexstrasza. I can only hope that she can help us!" Rhonin sighed, paused, and then said, "Have you noticed the movements of the Blue Dragonflight? I found that they are doing something very dangerous."

"Those discs—you said they are extracting the energy of the ley lines?" Liam couldn't help but gasp when he heard what Rhonin said about the possible consequences of the blue dragons' actions. "What's wrong with this world—by the Holy Light, those blue dragons…"

"This world has fallen into madness." Rhonin showed a mocking smile, "The Scourge, the Burning Legion, the Nightmare invasion, and now the mad blue dragons—who knows what else will come next. Perhaps one day when we open our eyes, the world will already be fragmented—if the Nightmare hasn't taken us away."

He told a cold joke, but obviously Liam didn't have enough sense of humor.

"Believe me, my friend, we will achieve the final victory!" He became full of confidence again.

Rhonin shrugged. He didn't want to dampen the other party's confidence.

However, just then, he received an urgent magic message. When he opened it, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"What's wrong, Rhonin?" Liam noticed the abnormality.

Rhonin said with a beaming face: "Good news—Lord Aiden is back!"

"Is it him?" Liam was ill-informed. After the Battle for Icecrown Citadel, he had been staying in Northrend, so he had no chance to learn about Aiden's news. However, he knew that this Lord had always been extraordinary and had saved the Alliance several times.

Rhonin briefly explained Aiden's later deeds. When he talked about how the other party had killed Archimonde in Outland, his expression suddenly became very wonderful.

"It seems that I don't have to worry about the Nightmare invasion now. Lord Aiden will definitely solve it!" He said with blind confidence, "However, the actions of the blue dragons are also very dangerous, I have to warn them!"

—

After saying goodbye to Liam, Rhonin followed the original path to the Dragonblight.

Fortunately, Archimonde did not find this place when he descended on Northrend. And for Rhonin, an even better thing was that Archimonde's voice woke Alexstrasza, who was recovering her strength in her sleep, which allowed him to knock on the door of the Dragonblight.

"Mortal, what are you doing here again? Didn't I tell you not to disturb Mother again!" A young red dragon in the form of a high elf blocked Rhonin with an impatient look. She was one of Alexstrasza's daughters, named Lyra's Tassa. Obviously, she still harbored a grudge about the previous incident when Rhonin and others asked for the essence of life, which caused her mother to be weak for a long time, so she didn't have a good expression on Rhonin.

"But, madam, I have something very, very important to see the Red Dragon Aspect about," Rhonin emphasized, "Something even more serious than the Scourge!"

"Even Archimonde is no longer in this world, what could be more serious?" Lyra's Tassa said with a cold face, "We dragons are not your human babysitters, we know what to do when!"

Rhonin said: "What if a Dragon Aspect wants to destroy the world?"

"Deathwing?"

"No," Rhonin stared at her, "The Blue Dragonflight!"