Rise of the blood elves

553 [The terrifying vision of the Emerald Dream]

Malfurion's body is sleeping, but his soul is wandering in the green ocean. This is the Emerald Dream, a dream reality that reveals the nature of nature, and the only place of bliss in the world.

An indescribable sense of security surrounded him, making him feel at peace like never before.He had long forgotten the warning of his teacher Cenarius, or in other words, he had willingly forgotten it.

He felt that just drifting carefree like this, completely integrated with the essence of nature, and never having to return to the cage-like body again, it seemed...

It is also a good choice.

But when he set his sights on Zin Issalin at his feet, the magnificent capital city that the night elves were proud of, he suddenly frowned, with confusion on his face.

He found that he seemed to have forgotten something, but he just couldn't remember it.

This vague feeling of strangeness was like a lump in his throat, deeply troubling him.He thought hard about the reason. After a while, he suddenly woke up like an electric shock, and his already sluggish mind suddenly came to his senses.

……

Scenes from the past gradually came to mind, and he was terrified when he realized that he was almost lost in the Emerald Dream.

An hour ago, he took Illidan and Tyrande deep into the forest in the western suburbs and met with his teacher Cenarius.Seeing is believing, and after witnessing the Druid ways he learned, Illidan no longer felt that his brother's isolation was a reflection of passive avoidance.

Then he asked the two of them to return first, while he stayed and told the teacher about the nightmare during this period, and expressed his concern about whether this was some kind of omen.

After confirming that he was ready, Cenarius guided him into the Emerald Dream, which revealed the nature of the world, and explored the truth of this "omen".

When Malfurion entered the Emerald Dream for the first time, he felt a lot of discomfort, but he quickly adjusted and came to Zin Aissalin, which was located on the shores of the Well of Eternity.The Well of Eternity is as always, deep, quiet, and extremely peaceful.The capital city by the lake is also a magnificent sight, with nothing abnormal at all.

He originally thought that his recent nightmares were indeed caused by fatigue, but as soon as he relaxed, he saw an extremely terrifying vision in a corner of the palace.

A violent, ominous, and chaotic terrifying aura emanated from the depths of the earth. This feeling was very familiar to Malfurion, and it was no different from the demonic fire that followed those weird creatures in nightmares when they destroyed the world.

But the upper elves in the palace were completely unaware of this, as if they couldn't see the threat that was so close at hand.

But when Malfurion wanted to enter the underground for further exploration, he found that it was protected by powerful magic. Even he, who was in the Emerald Dream and was not restricted by most rules in the world, could not enter.

He couldn't tell whether this was a protective spell from the palace, or a disguise put on by those who concocted this horrific vision to prevent outsiders from prying into it.But no matter what, this is not a good thing.

The Emerald Dream is so majestic and fantastic that even Cenarius cannot explain its origin, let alone explore its boundaries.It is only said that it is a potential blueprint for this world. Without the intervention of intelligent races, this world will develop into what is revealed in dreams.

Malfurion knew that for a beginner like himself, it was extremely dangerous to rush into the Emerald Dream. Once lost in the depths of the dream and unable to find a way back to the body, the consequences would be extremely terrifying.

But thinking of the ominous omen of the world's destruction, he couldn't care so much. He had to find out the truth and warn the world.He immediately followed the method described by his teacher Cenarius, handed over the dominance of his soul to his subconscious, followed the call of nature, and entered the deep Emerald Dream, hoping to bypass this defensive spell.

result……

As feared, he got lost deeper into the dream.

Malfurion was very lucky that he could still wake up, otherwise he might have been trapped here forever, and his body in the forest on the western outskirts would have been reduced to a soulless body, gradually falling into a long sleep. Lose vitality until death.

The field of vision was filled with gauze-like green mist everywhere, and the huge capital was looming. It turned into a wilderness with lush vegetation, and then appeared in a bustling city.Deep in the Emerald Dream, two worlds of different dimensions - one primitive and undisturbed by intelligent races, and one full of traces of intelligent races - overlap here, and it is impossible to tell which one is real.

Malfurion was fully prepared and tried again.This time, he "drilled" into the ground without any hindrance and reached the underground that originally exuded a chaotic atmosphere, but he only saw a thick layer of soil and some insects living underground.

Looking at the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. He felt that his behavior could no longer be described as reckless, but rather stupid.I have ignored the most critical issue, which is that after going deep into the Emerald Dream, although the defensive spell that blocked my prying eyes has disappeared, all traces of intelligent creatures have also disappeared. This is just the most essential world, so where can I go to find out more about it? What about the unknown origins caused by intelligent races?

He originally wanted to try to see if he could return to the shallow level of the Emerald Dream underground.As long as he succeeds, he can appear directly at the source of the ominous situation and achieve his original goal in disguise... But after trying it, he felt bitter in his heart.

Let alone returning to the shallow Emerald Dream, he couldn't even find his way back and was completely lost here.

"Come back, my child...come back to me..." At this moment, Cenarius's gentle voice suddenly came from afar, echoing endlessly in the dream space.

This voice seemed to have a strange magic power, and all the feelings of disorientation were slowly dispelled.Malfurion realized that his teacher was guiding him back, and immediately like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, he carefully followed the guidance of this voice and returned to the world.

He couldn't tell whether this sense of shuttle was caused by the transformation of space, because in dreams, time and space were illusory concepts, and all perceptions from the outside world did not apply here.

After an unknown amount of time, when the lush forest came into view, and he saw "himself" sleeping quietly among the flowers, and the teacher waiting beside him with a worried look on his face, he understood that his journey was finally over.

But he couldn't stop, let alone control his speed, and crashed into his own body.The discomfort of being reunited with his soul made him jump up suddenly, head down, and plunged into the soft grass in a state of embarrassment.

After his physical sensation returned, he fell to the ground and gasped for air.

"My child, I warned you not to go deep into the Emerald Dream." A majestic figure blocked the moonlight. It was Cenarius who came over and looked at him with a puzzled face. "You are not a reckless person. Tell me you are The reason for doing this.”

Malfurion took the leaf from the teacher, drank the spring water on the leaf, and then recounted what he saw and heard.

Cenarius frowned deeply after hearing this.

Malfurion shook his head and said: "I'm not sure why this is, but Her Majesty the Queen and the court wizards are completely unaware of this. The person who concocted this conspiracy, or the spell they used, must be so powerful that it is unimaginable. To the extent that there is indeed a conspiracy. Perhaps...some high-level elves intend to subvert Her Majesty the Queen's rule, and even subvert our world..."

"This is a terrible inference, my son," Cenarius said worriedly.

"I will find out the truth." Malfurion sighed, and he couldn't help but think of someone.

prophet.

He now very much doubted that the world-destroying catastrophe predicted by the prophet was the earth-shattering war he saw in his nightmares?

If so...

……

Outside the small courtyard in the western suburbs, the site has been cleared and protected by a tough magic barrier.

Inside the barrier, Illidan and other apprentices were lining up, preparing to be inspected by Ronin.Because today's lesson was so important, even Elisande was called back by Angmar.

The content of the test is very simple and practical.

For later generations of mages who have experienced the baptism of war, whether they are the high elf mages of Quel'Thalas or the human mages of Dalaran, they are no strangers to actual combat - if you insist on making a distinction, the latter are slightly inferior overall. to the former.

After all, since the high elves taught magic to the first one hundred human mages, humans have not experienced any large-scale wars in the 800 years of magic history.Except for the small group of people who formed the Council of Tirisfal and guarded Azeroth secretly, for ordinary mages, learning magic was not for the purpose of protecting and fighting.

Only when the Dark Portal opened and the human world was ravaged by tribes and almost perished under the iron army of the orcs, did the related magic completely move from the niche to the masses. In just 20 years, talented humans developed many specialized technologies. Their teachers, the high elves, had to marvel at the ingenuity of the magic used to deal with war, and deeply felt that they were better than their masters.

The War of the Ancients is coming, and Angmar must prepare his apprentices for the war.

In ancient times, the night elves completely defeated the trolls. After establishing a foothold in the ancient continent of Kalimdor, no one thought that there would be any existence that would threaten the existence of the Kaldorei Empire.

In addition to the specific group that is loyal to the imperial military and specializes in developing spells to deal with war under the instruction of the Queen, most scholars engaged in magic research tirelessly explore the mysteries of magic for the sake of people's livelihood or to pursue the truth.

For example, the teleportation network construction that Oculus is good at, or the Arcandor magic tree that Valtroy's original mentor, Ms. Irene, the great arcanist of Suramar City, was responsible for.

The general environment is such that most night elf mages in ancient times have not been baptized by war, and few have outstanding combat experience.

Especially these young apprentices. Except for Elisande, who was captured by a troll and walked away from hell once, the rest of them never even thought that one day they would use what they had learned. Magic against enemies.

As one of the most powerful mages in Dalaran, Ronin not only grew up in an era when the human world had just passed the crisis of extinction, but also completed the task given to him by Krasus to save the Red Dragon Queen. He has sufficient practical experience. is a very good teacher.

Angmar still has to admit that although he has reached an unprecedented height in terms of strength, he is still not as good as Luo Ning in terms of strategy, skills, and how to protect himself in the ever-changing battlefield environment.

More importantly, the apprentices were too weak, and he was worried that he would hurt them if he was not careful, so he entrusted the teaching of the apprentices to Ronin, while he and Krasus protected them from the side.

The actual battle is about to begin, and the first apprentice to be tested is Oculus.

Vashj walked to Angmar's side and watched quietly. With her extraordinary vision, she had already seen how extraordinary Ronin and Krasus were.She was very curious about how this foreigner, whose appearance was even stranger than the prophet's, would use to test it.

Not far away, Brooks, who was holding a sharp ax and hacking at the dummy in the yard, also stopped. He took a towel to wipe his sweat, held a pot of water, and leaned silently against the wall of the yard. Watching here with interest.

"Oculus, don't be nervous," Angmar said softly to the apprentices on the field, then turned to Ronin and nodded:

"let's start."