Rexxar

"At times like these, we still have to rely on our air force!" Kurdran Wildhammer exclaimed loudly, "Let me and my lads fly over with incendiary bombs and drop them on that strange tree, burning it to cinders!"

Falstad glared at Kurdran, "Don't get any wild ideas, my good brother, that method won't work."

Falstad is the king of the Wildhammer dwarves, and he and Kurdran are technically cousins, though not closely related by blood. However, they have always had a very good relationship since childhood.

"Have you tried it?" Kurdran asked.

Falstad nodded.

Before Kurdran arrived here, the Wildhammer Gryphon Riders had already launched such a raid in conjunction with the Screaming Serpent helicopter unit. Most of their attacks were blocked by the flying Nightmare minions, but a few missiles and incendiary bombs did manage to hit Havise's main body.

Unfortunately, the attack was ineffective.

The flames from the exploding incendiary bombs were blocked by the shadow shield surrounding the strange tree, and they couldn't burn the twisted oak tree protected behind it.

Kurdran said without thinking, "Then launch an even larger air battle!"

Aiden also had this intention. The Allied forces now have a large-scale air force. The Valoran Federation has 8 airships and hundreds of combat helicopters, the Ethereals' spaceships also have very powerful energy weapons, and the chimeras tamed by the night elves are also powerful aerial overlords, plus the night elves' hippogryph riders, the dwarves' and humans' gryphon riders, the high elves' dragonhawk riders, the dwarves' helicopters, the trolls' bat riders, the goblins' zeppelins, and so on, enough to build a huge air strike force.

But now the time is not yet right, because the promised Red Dragon Legion has not yet arrived.

Alexstrasza has agreed to send the Red Dragon Legion to participate in the war, in exchange for Aiden's support in stopping Malygos's madness. Aiden agreed. The Blue Dragon Legion's actions made the "Nexus War" inevitable. Even if Alexstrasza did not make the request, they would have to join the upcoming war in order to protect themselves.

But the most important thing at the moment is the Nightmare War. If the fusion of dream and reality succeeds, everyone will be ruled by the Nightmare King, and there will be no Nexus War to talk about.

"Let's wait a little longer, there's still one day left," Aiden told them the news that the Red Dragon Legion was about to arrive.

The addition of the Red Dragon Legion will greatly increase the Allied air power, and Alexstrasza is also a powerful guardian dragon. The power of the "Lifebinder" can restrain Havise's shadow form. Her arrival will definitely help the Allied forces win more easily.

At this time, Alexstrasza was already very close.

Her visit to the Nexus before not only failed to stop Malygos's actions, but instead made the stimulated Blue Dragon King more determined to launch a Nexus War, a "purge" of all spellcasters and races in Azeroth.

After the Red Dragon Queen retreated, Malygos ordered his children in Kalimdor to act simultaneously, extracting magic net energy to accumulate the power needed to launch the "purge". Winterspring in northern Kalimdor is a place covered with ice and snow all year round. The climate is very similar to the Blue Dragon Legion's hometown—the Nexus in Northrend. Over the years, blue dragons have continued to migrate from Northrend to here, gathering in the Beryl Dragonshrine in Winterspring.

After receiving the Dragon King's instructions, the blue dragons in the Beryl Dragonshrine also began to move around with the Focusing Iris, throwing it into places where magic nets converge and extracting the arcane energy from it.

Many people have noticed this action, but almost all forces have transferred their troops to Azshara to prepare for the final battle with the Nightmare King. Because of this, the Blue Dragon Legion's actions have become more unscrupulous.

However, not all blue dragons agree with the Blue Dragon King's actions. Kalecgos is one of the opponents.

Before, he was ordered to go to Azshara to intercept Anna because Anna did have the blue dragon artifact, the Focusing Iris. No blue dragon would think that a mortal is qualified to possess the artifact they have guarded for generations. That's why he did that.

Kalecgos didn't expect that the blue dragon Eregos would also appear there, and in the end, he frantically used the power of the Focusing Iris to cast powerful spells, almost killing those mortals. Fortunately, Anna launched a group teleportation at the critical moment, taking everyone out of the attack range.

What Kalecgos didn't expect was that the Focusing Iris that Eregos got was not returned to Malygos. He just magically "disappeared" with the Focusing Iris. What happened later was even more incomprehensible to him—Malygos actually wanted to launch a Nexus War to cleanse all spellcasting races!

Isn't this an overcorrection?

Kalecgos completely couldn't understand this kind of behavior. He tried to persuade the Dragon King, but all he got was Malygos's roar.

Even so, Kalecgos was not intimidated. The Blue Dragon King's condition was worrying, and he guessed that there must be some hidden existence controlling all of this behind the scenes.

In order to save the Blue Dragon clan, he decided to investigate this matter in secret.

Obviously, it is very difficult to figure out such a task alone. He found two of his good friends, Tarecgosa and Mathergos, two adult dragons, and wanted to get their help.

Hearing Kalecgos's guess, the straightforward Mathergos immediately said: "I also think the Dragon King has been acting strange lately! Your guess makes sense, he must be influenced by someone!"

"That's exactly what I'm most worried about," Kalecgos said worriedly. "Before, the Dragon King went to Icecrown Citadel to cause trouble for the mortals because of Sindragosa, which has already made the mortals have deep opinions about us. The Nexus War he is launching now will completely push our entire Blue Dragon clan to the opposite side of the world—just like the mortals have abandoned all prejudices and united to fight against the Nightmare King, they will soon do the same to us, to the Blue Dragon clan!"

"But what can we do?" Tarecgosa said dejectedly: "Now the blue dragons are moving around, placing Focusing Irises everywhere. I'm afraid the mortals have already discovered it. We can't persuade the Dragon King, and we can't stop the actions of so many clansmen."

Mathergos was also very worried, "Yes, if we take action, the clansmen will definitely regard us as traitors."

"No, it's too early to despair now," Kalecgos encouraged them, and also encouraged himself, "If the Dragon King is bewitched by someone, we will expose his true purpose and make the Dragon King see clearly. If the Dragon King voluntarily stops the Nexus War plan, then everything will be in time! Before the mortals attack the Nexus!"

Mathergos looked at him: "Kalecgos, I know you have a lot of ideas. Tell me, what should we do?"

Tarecgosa also looked at this good friend.

Kalecgos said: "We have to figure out a few questions."

He looked at his two friends and said: "First, who told the Dragon King that the mortals have a Focusing Iris replica? The Dragon King has become so radical, and it has a lot to do with the fact that the mortal mage has a Focusing Iris replica in his hand. But none of us knew before, so whoever told the Dragon King is likely to be the mastermind behind the scenes!"

Mathergos nodded sharply, "Yes, yes, what you said makes sense!"

"Second, where did Eregos go with that Focusing Iris? There is a special connection between us blue dragons, he shouldn't have disappeared without a trace like this, especially since he still has the Focusing Iris! He is likely to be sheltered by someone. Then the person who shelters him must have an ulterior motive!"

Tarecgosa and Mathergos both agreed very much.

"Third, we must try to reach an understanding with the mortals, at least to let them know that not all blue dragons agree to launch the Nexus War, and we must not let them regard all blue dragons as enemies! If the Nexus War is unavoidable, then we must at least preserve a part of the Blue Dragon's bloodline." When he said this, Kalecgos's tone was deep. He knew that this was equivalent to cutting himself off from the clansmen. Whether they succeeded or failed, it would be difficult for them to be understood by the clansmen.

But if they cannot dissuade the Dragon King, the Blue Dragons, whose bloodline is already thin, will completely lose their future.

There will always be clansmen who stand on the other side, and there will always be people who have to bear such pressure.

Tarecgosa and Mathergos both knew the meaning behind this. They couldn't help but feel a sense of heavy mission. Before coming here, they didn't expect that they would be standing at the turning point of the Blue Dragon clan's fate.

And when was the last time something like this happened?

It was ten thousand years ago, when Neltharion betrayed and used the Demon Soul to almost exterminate the blue dragonflight.

"Tell me, Kalec, what do you want me to do!" Matigosa looked at him resolutely.

"Three things, and there are three of us." Kalecgos looked at Matigosa, "Matty, you have the keenest senses and the strongest combat power among the three of us. You are responsible for finding Arygos and who is sheltering him—only we blue dragons can use the Focusing Iris, and the one sheltering him must also be one of our own."

Anna's ability to use spells must also have been with the help of a blue dragon.

"alright, no problem!" Matigosa immediately agreed, she gritted her teeth and said, "If I find out which bastard it is, I will definitely teach him a lesson!"

"Tarecgosa," Kalecgos looked at another friend, "You are the most meticulous of us. Secretly investigate who contacted the Dragon Aspect and told him about the Focusing Iris replica. Can you do that?"

"Of course," Tarecgosa nodded.

"I'll do the last thing. I'll take care of contacting the mortals," Kalecgos said.

Given the current relationship between the blue dragonflight and the mortals, what Kalecgos has to do is actually the most dangerous thing. Humans may imprison or even kill him without a second thought, and if his behavior is discovered by other blue dragons, they will definitely regard him as a traitor.

This is a thankless task.

"Let us work together for the fate of the blue dragonflight!" Kalecgos stretched out his hand.

"Work together!" Tarecgosa put her hand on top of his.

"We will succeed!" Matigosa said.

—

In Ysera's lair.

Alexstrasza's face was flushed, her expression became extremely painful, and even the hand maintaining the Life Essence conduit was trembling.

"Quick, I can't hold on any longer!" The Red Dragon Queen's voice almost burst out from between her teeth. She worried that opening her mouth would affect her resistance to the Nightmare power that was constantly impacting her.

"Success!" Nocturne finally sucked a mass of black, turbid shadow energy out of Ysera's head at this moment.

Hearing these words, Alexstrasza couldn't hold on any longer and completely relaxed.

"That was close!" Alexstrasza breathed a sigh of relief, her forehead was covered with sweat.

If it had been two seconds longer, she would have been crushed by the Nightmare power. Not only would she not have been able to save her sister, but she would have been dragged in herself. If that were the case, it would definitely be the worst possible news for the Dream coalition.

Nocturne absorbed the mass of shadow energy and completed his task. He completely cleared the nightmare that had contaminated Ysera.

If Aiden hadn't cut down Nordrassil, he would have taken the opportunity to absorb a large amount of Nightmare essence, then he would have needed at least twice as much time to absorb the Nightmare power stubbornly attached to Ysera's soul. Obviously, the result would have been completely different.

Seeing Ysera stop attacking, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Now the Green Dragon Queen was still a little dazed, she hadn't recovered yet. After a while, she could see clearly the situation in front of her: "Sister?"

"Thank goodness!" Alexstrasza breathed a sigh of relief, "You're finally awake, Ysera!"

Ysera looked blankly at the people in front of her, and after a while, she pieced together what had happened to her from her chaotic memories—the entanglement of the Nightmare had made her memories chaotic, but those incomplete fragments of memory still made her remember those very terrifying contents.

"I... my god! What have I done?" Ysera remembered that under control, she had personally initiated the forced fusion of the dream and reality, which would lead to disaster for the whole world!

"It will pass." Alexstrasza comforted her, "Ysera, quickly gather your army, now is the time for us to take revenge on the Nightmare Lord!"

"Yes, revenge!" Thinking of this name, Ysera immediately gritted her teeth. This was simply the shame of her life!

Ysera gathered all the green dragons in the Golden Dome, preparing to rush out and settle those corrupted green dragons first, including her consort Eranikus, but after rushing out, they found that there were no enemies outside the dome.

The Nightmare Lord obviously understood that Eranikus's corrupted green dragon army could not compete with the green dragon army that had two Dragon Aspects and a demigod. Staying here would be a pointless sacrifice, so it would be better to join the frontal battlefield and help him eliminate other enemies!

"Go to Mount Hyjal!" The green dragon army immediately had a new destination.

—

At this time, Mount Hyjal was already burning with raging fire. The Nightmare Lord led countless minions, spreading towards Mount Hyjal like black mist. Wherever they passed, the originally lush forest became withered, and the luxuriant branches and leaves rotted and withered after the black mist passed, leaving only withered tree trunks. The forest in the dream seemed to have turned from a vibrant spring and summer into a completely dead winter.

The tallest monster in the black mist was the Nightmare Lord. His form was hidden in the shadows, only vaguely revealing certain parts. He looked like a giant ancient tree composed of countless bones and dead branches, appearing incomparably hideous and terrifying.

He was huge, hundreds of meters tall, and even dragons seemed insignificant in front of him. As the embodiment of nightmare, he constantly released pure negative emotions. If any living beings appeared nearby, they would be swallowed by despair, fear, depression, and grief.

The coalition forces deployed the first line of defense on a shining highland. Countless souls of resisters gathered here to participate in the final battle with the Nightmare Lord!

The steep cliffs could not stop those Nightmare minions. As the embodiment of nightmares, they crawled on all fours and easily climbed up the cliffs. When they saw the living, they immediately roared and rushed over.

Guarding the first line of defense were the Paladins.

Uther's Knights of the Silver Hand, Liam's Ashen Verdict, and Mrald's Defenders were all warriors who believed in the Holy Light. Their firm belief prevented them from being infected by the negative emotions of the Nightmare minions.

"We defend honor with blood!" Uther shouted the slogan of the Knights of the Silver Hand. He raised his warhammer, emitting a dazzling holy light, and was the first to rush towards the Nightmare minions climbing up the cliffs.

Dathrohan, Fordring, and Mograine, holding the Ashbringer, followed closely behind, shouting slogans and rushing up. Then came the entire Knights of the Silver Hand, the Ashen Verdict, and the Draenei Defender Corps.

The shining holy light dispelled the darkness and fear spread by the Nightmare minions. That holy and vast power purified these twisted souls, and only in this way would the creatures entangled in nightmares in the real world wake up!

Seeing more Nightmare minions pouncing up, the Orc Warchief Thrall nodded to Aiden. Now it was their Orcs' turn!

"Orc warriors, destroy these twisted nightmares!" Thrall raised the Doomhammer, he poured his power into it, and the legendary warhammer immediately bloomed with flashing electric light, reflecting his resolute face.

"Victory or death!" Thrall rode his dire wolf and bravely charged towards the battlefield.

"Lok'tar ogar!"

Varok and Dranosh Saurfang, Grommash and Garrosh Hellscream, and more Orc warriors were full of fighting spirit and followed the Warchief to charge towards the enemy.

Aiden saw a special figure in the Orc army. He wore a wolf head mask, and a group of ferocious beasts followed him, including giant bears, wild boars, and giant eagles, which seemed to be his pets.

"Rexxar?" Aiden guessed his identity when he saw this outfit.

"Beastmaster" Rexxar whistled, and the souls of those fierce beasts in the coalition army who rarely communicated with intelligent creatures heard this whistle and suddenly rushed up.

Tens of thousands of fierce beasts such as tigers, cheetahs, lions, lizards, velociraptors, etc. followed Rexxar, roaring and rushing towards the Nightmare army.

Seeing the beasts become so obedient, Aiden was dumbfounded—now he could be sure that this was definitely the "Beastmaster"!

This Orc hero, who had never been seen in the real world, made his debut in the dream first!