Crisis

The valor and wisdom displayed by the five Dragon Aspects in their fight against Galakrond were observed by Tyr. Later, through the Titan's facilities, he remotely bestowed the Titan's guardian power upon these five dragons.

Nozdormu received the power and responsibility to guard time from "Father of the Gods" Aman'Sul; Alexstrasza and Ysera, sisters, respectively received the ability to protect life and the original blueprints for nurturing life from "Life-Binder" Eonar; Norgannon, the collector of arcana, granted Malygos the duty of guarding magic; and finally, Khaz'goroth, "Shaper of Mountains," bestowed upon Neltharion the duty of guarding the earth.

After receiving the blessings from the Titans, their forms began to change, evolving from proto-dragons into their current appearances.

Thus, the five Dragon Aspects were born.

Each of them possessed immense divine power. Used for good, they could protect the entire world; used for evil, they could destroy it!

If Nozdormu were to turn evil, the chaotic timelines would lead to endless trouble. He wouldn't even need to act himself; simply assisting a being capable of destroying the world would suffice.

Neltharion had already fallen ten thousand years ago. This former Earth-Warder would later demonstrate to people how simple it was for him to destroy the world—simply by guiding a spell—after the Cataclysm, the world would be destroyed!

The recent Nightmare Crisis also revealed that if Ysera were to use her Aspect authority to forcibly merge the Emerald Dream and reality, both worlds would fall entirely under her control, and no one could escape.

Whether in the past or the future, "Life-Binder" Alexstrasza is the most steadfast and least susceptible to temptation among the Aspects. But if she were to truly fall, the protection and destruction of life would be at her whim. She could annihilate all living beings on the world with just a curse.

As for the remaining Blue Dragonflight's leader, Malygos—he is currently doing just that—using arcane energy to eliminate all the targets he wishes to eliminate!

Destroying the world is not difficult for him.

If he simply wanted to destroy Azeroth, he probably could have done so even before Alexstrasza's first visit to the Nexus.

The Blue Dragonflight's leader has lost his mind, but he doesn't directly want to destroy Azeroth; instead, he intends to eliminate all spellcasters and races with spellcasting talent. Detonating the planet would be easy for him; he only needs to selectively drain the most important ley lines, and the unsupported planet would collapse.

However, what he wants to do is "precision strikes," "targeted elimination," which is far more complex than directly destroying Azeroth. Just like now, the Nexus War has already drawn enough energy from the ley lines to destroy Azeroth ten times over, but this is still not enough to support Malygos's plan; he still needs to wait.

Because of this, the mortals threatened by the Nexus War still have a chance to stop him.

Although everyone preparing to participate in this war knows that they must use forceful means to stop Malygos and the Blue Dragonflight, both the red and green dragons involved in this action, as well as other mortal armies, are adhering to a bottom line—not to provoke Malygos prematurely!

If he is truly driven mad and directly initiates world destruction, then no one will be able to stop him!

People have just resolved the Nightmare Crisis, and another Nexus War is about to break out in Northrend.

However, this is not the only crisis in Northrend. In fact, Arthas, the Lich King who has already joined the Old God Yogg-Saron, is carrying out another evil plan under the Old God's orders—reviving "the Progenitor of Dragons" Galakrond!

Taking advantage of the opportune moment when Malygos has attracted the world's attention, Arthas has ordered his subordinates to secretly excavate Galakrond's tomb, attempting to revive him.

Once successful, this monster will definitely bring unbearable disaster to the world.

No one could have imagined that the remnants of the Dragon War tens of thousands of years ago would continue to this day, and the cause and effect of that war would reach its true conclusion after tens of thousands of years of brewing.

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Not long after Aiden returned to the Place of Justice, he convened all allies in Los Angeles in his own name for a pre-war meeting. All the invited forces sent their full representatives to arrive on time.

Everyone thought it was to discuss the upcoming Nexus War. After learning about the Blue Dragonflight's goal, almost all races and forces felt that they should participate in the war. This was beyond doubt.

However, the real content caught them off guard: the Nexus War was only a small part of the meeting's agenda.

Before the meeting began, people were somewhat surprised to see a huge map of the world of Azeroth hanging on the wall.

When the Alliance's area of activity was limited to the Eastern Kingdoms and a small part of Northrend, Kalimdor was still a completely unfamiliar world to them. For the intelligent beings living in Kalimdor, other places were equally unfamiliar.

However, the world map behind Aiden not only included the areas of activity of the various forces present, such as Kalimdor, the Eastern Kingdoms, and Northrend, but it was also more comprehensive and detailed. Even the goblins who frequently traveled between several continents and possessed the richest trade routes could find some places on this map that they had never explored.

Such as the Abyssal Depths, the Deeprock region at the bottom of the Maelstrom, the Shimmering Flats, Vashj'ir… and even a sea continent no smaller than the continent of Lordaeron. A name was marked on it—Pandaria!

When he saw this map for the first time, even Old Chen—that is, the Pandaren monk Chen Stormstout—was extremely astonished. They, the pandaren who had been wandering on Shen-zin Su's back for thousands of years, even regarded their homeland Pandaria as a legendary existence. The newly born dozens of generations of pandaren could only learn about fragments of their homeland Pandaria in stories and classics.

When Aiden took out this map, Old Chen excitedly asked if he could take a boat back to Pandaria.

"Of course you can," Aiden nodded.

Old Chen was so happy that he did a few somersaults on the spot.

"But not now," Aiden added.

Old Chen was immediately dumbfounded.

Because Pandaria is still shrouded in mist.

The goblin's sea ships have traveled between the two continents countless times, exploring most of the known sea areas of the Great Sea, but they have never been able to discover Pandaria.

Because the mist shrouded in this continent protects it, no ships can reach the shore, and they will only get lost in the mist.

Seeing Old Chen fall into a daze, Aiden smiled and explained the reason. Of course, the pandaren can return, but they still have to wait for some time.

If the guardian of this continent, the last emperor of the pandaren, Shaohao, does not actively release the mist, then only when the Cataclysm comes will people be able to see the real Pandaria.

After everyone arrived, Aiden stood in front of the map of Azeroth and began his narration.

"Everyone, this time we have gathered you here not only to discuss the upcoming Nexus War. Of course, this war is very important, and we all know—if we fail, we will be purged by the Blue Dragonflight's magic."

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the conference room became a little heavy.

If someone had said a month ago that the Dragon Aspects were about to destroy the world, most of the leaders present probably wouldn't have believed it. Because many people hadn't even heard of what the Dragon Aspects were, let alone believe that they had the power to destroy the world.

However, after experiencing the Nightmare Crisis, everyone has deeply realized the horror of the Dragon Aspects.

Now, Malygos holds the equivalent of enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world ten times in his hands, but he didn't detonate them all at once, but instead intends to create miniaturized powerful weapons to use. This gave everyone a buffer time and a chance to fight back.

But even so, everyone must take it seriously, otherwise, there will only be one outcome waiting for them.

This battle against the Blue Dragonflight is mainly a collaboration between spellcasters, transcendents, and the dragon army. Ordinary soldiers can't help much, but they can play a role in other places.

Aiden pointed to Icecrown Glacier in Northrend and said, "Everyone, please look here – Icecrown Glacier. Our allies from the Eastern Kingdoms should know what's here. According to intelligence provided by the Ashen Verdict, after the Battle of Silvermoon, the Lich King Arthas and the Dreadlord Anetheron returned here and once again command the Scourge army."

The conference room buzzed with discussion. Everyone vividly remembered the disaster brought by the Scourge. Gilneas almost fell because of it, and the entire Lordaeron was shrouded in the threat of plague and Scourge necropolises. Later, they even summoned Archimonde, leader of the Burning Legion, causing even greater disasters to this world. It was because of this that the Alliance refugees left their homes and came to the strange land of Kalimdor to struggle for survival.

No one in the Alliance didn't hate the Scourge.

"I think this is a good opportunity. We cannot allow the remnants of the Scourge to continue to develop. If we ignore them, no one knows what kind of trouble they will create. The Scourge is destined to be our enemy. Since we will have to eliminate it sooner or later, we should do it sooner, before it becomes an even greater threat!" Aiden waved his hand decisively, just like his determination.

"That's right, opening the portal to Northrend this time is a good opportunity," Prince Kael'thas nodded. "Whether it's dealing with the Blue Dragonflight or the Scourge, we high elves will participate without hesitation!"

After he was the first to express his position, the other major forces also spoke out in support. Even the night elves, who had no connection with the Scourge, were willing to contribute their strength to eliminate the Lich King. After Nordrassil withered, the night elves had to put aside their past arrogance and integrate into the world of mortals. Because now they are also part of mortals.

Isolation is obviously not a good policy. Especially in this great era where crises are hidden everywhere, isolating oneself is tantamount to waiting for death!

After the plan to eliminate the Lich King during the Nexus War was decided, Aiden continued: "In addition to this, we also need to pay attention to some hidden threats in this world. Because some enemies cannot be turned into friends, I think, instead of waiting for them to launch conspiracies against us when they are well-prepared, and then counterattacking after we suffer losses, we should take the initiative to attack and eliminate them before their power is fully formed!"

Everyone felt a deep sense of crisis in their hearts. In the past two years, there had been continuous natural and man-made disasters, with almost no moment of respite. People eagerly looked forward to a peaceful life, but the shadow of war had always loomed over them.

Aiden also knew this situation, but whether it was to meet Amansul on the normal timeline, that is, the classic plot timeline, as soon as possible, or for the purpose just mentioned, he would try to speed up the pace of progress.

A short pain is better than a long one. Those disasters that are destined to happen cannot be avoided. It is better to strike first!

"Here." Aiden pointed to a desert at the southern end of the continent of Kalimdor on the map, with the words "Silithus" written on it.

"This place is called Silithus. Our night elf friends know very well what kind of place it is. Thousands of years ago, the 'War of the Shifting Sands' took place there, a bloody war with the Qiraji. And even longer ago, tens of thousands of years ago, this place—"

He pointed to the southern part of Silithus, where sketches of some cities and fortresses were outlined.

"Ahn'Qiraj, the underground of this place seals the god of these insectoids—the Old God C'Thun, a huge monster that even the Titans could not completely kill. I have definite intelligence showing that now these Qiraji are preparing to break through the Scarab Wall under the secret instigation of C'Thun, attempting to sweep the world again!"

"Old God? Titan?" Very few people had heard these two words, and even fewer knew what they represented.

Under the leadership of the famous explorer Brann Bronzebeard, the Explorers' Guild of the dwarves has excavated many Titan ruins in recent years, and has sorted out some clues about the Titans from these fragmented pieces of information. Apart from them, other mortal races have almost never heard of these great creators.

As for the Old Gods, they knew absolutely nothing about them.

Only those who were fortunate enough to experience the Outland War, saw with their own eyes, or heard others talk about Velen, knew how terrifying the Old Gods were—the severely damaged Velen could carry the entire Outland. One can imagine how powerful he was before Draenor shattered.

Aiden briefly talked about the situation of the Old Gods and the Titans. Many people who were exposed to this level of secrets for the first time could not hide the shock in their hearts.

Previously, the Explorers' Guild had deduced from the Titan ruins that dwarves were created by the Titans, but now they realized that humans, orcs, gnomes, and others were all descendants of Titan creations, but they had become what they are today after being subjected to the Curse of Flesh from the Old Gods.

After completing the popular science, Aiden continued to turn the topic back to the main topic.

"This time we need to reassemble the Scepter of Shifting Sands, open the Scarab Wall, and take the initiative to attack, eliminate the Qiraji and their master—C'Thun. Perhaps we cannot kill this Old God, but I believe we can suppress it and make it unable to plot greater conspiracies."

After saying this, Aiden pointed to Storm Peaks in Northrend. On the map, several huge building complexes were also drawn on this towering, snow-covered mountain range.

"Here, similar to Silithus, there is another Old God, named Yogg-Saron, who is preparing an evil plan," Aiden pointed to Ulduar.

"This place is called Ulduar, the place where the Titan guardians live. At the same time, a prison was built here to imprison Yogg-Saron. However, as an Old God, he slowly influenced and corrupted the guardians here over a long period of time. Now this Titan laboratory has basically become his territory. If the equipment inside is all used by him to satisfy his evil desires, it will definitely be a disaster."

Duke Bolvar Fordragon of Stormwind couldn't help but slam the table and said, "Then after we quell the Blue Dragonflight and the Scourge this time, let's not rush back, let's kill this Yogg-Saron before we talk!"

"That's right, instead of waiting for it to accumulate strength to attack us, let's take the initiative to strike first this time!"

"It's just on the way! Are there any other demons and monsters in Northrend? Let's just clear all the threats in this place all at once!"

Apart from the Blue Dragonflight, the Scourge, and Yogg-Saron, there were no other threats in Northrend. In any case, this was indeed a great opportunity.

"So, are there any other threats? Lord Aiden."

"There is currently one more—but we don't need to worry too much about this for the time being." Aiden pointed to the Maelstrom and Deepholm, "This place is Deathwing's hiding place, and he has always been a threat to us."

He looked at the representative of Stormwind and continued: "The previous Archbishop Benedictus served the Twilight's Hammer, an evil organization. And Deathwing is the service object of the Twilight's Hammer. This is a group of evil cultists who secretly spread their heretical beliefs among all intelligent races, with the purpose of welcoming the return of the Old Gods. They should be in this place now—Twilight Highlands!"

Aiden pointed to that almost deserted place in the Eastern Kingdoms.

"Going deep into the Maelstrom and eradicating the Twilight's Hammer is also an important task, but I think Deathwing has not reached the point where he has to launch. So we still have time to complete what we should do now."

At this time, Muradin Bronzebeard, who came on behalf of Ironforge, couldn't help but mutter: "Blue dragons and black dragons again, are these guardian dragons really guarding this world?"

"Cough cough!" Krasus, who was also in attendance, couldn't help but cough. He was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to refute.