This was the Mage Tower's guest room in the center of Theramore Island. At the same time, it was the most important place in the entire Theramore. To a Mage, welcoming guests to their Mage Tower was the greatest form of trust and respect. From this point, it could be seen that Jaina, who had already become the leader of a faction, still maintained her habits as an Archmage.
Even though our arrival was grand and filled with a thick … cough cough, cool feeling, Jaina obviously didn't make sufficient arrangements for the welcoming ceremony. This was understandable. After all, she wasn't even sure if all of this was a prank by a powerful individual. She even suspected that we were another batch of invaders from another world. Naturally, it was impossible for her to arrange any grand welcoming ceremony. Furthermore, time was tight. Thus, after exchanging some pleasantries, the few of us leaders hurriedly went to Jaina's guest room and started a short meeting.
None of the people present were the type of politicians who would put their minds on useless projects of saving face. Thus, no one cared about those boring banquets and other minor details. Instead, they quickly focused their attention on the most important matter at hand.
First, as per our request, Jaina explained the current situation of the World of Azeroth to us in as much detail as she could.
Even though I knew that the situation of this world might be different from the 'plot' that we were familiar with, I still had to sigh. The real World of Azeroth was indeed very different from the World of Wow that was projected from Earth.
Of course, I wasn't just referring to the fact that Jaina actually had 'Intermittent Berserk Thinking Disorder'. More importantly, it was related to the historical process of this world.
Using the simplest example, the arrival of the Burning Legion had been delayed.
That's right. Initially, we thought that the situation that we would face would be rather terrible, to the point that we would be met with an all-out attack from the Burning Legion the moment we landed. However, no one expected that the situation would be the exact opposite. The fleeing Beastmen had already established a foothold in Kalimdor. Even Saar had already established the embryonic form of a country. Jaina had also established a stable human base on Theramore Island and had official relations with the Night Elves. Furthermore, in the faraway Eastern Continent, although the Undead Calamity was still wreaking havoc, the remaining human forces were already showing signs of rising. What was even more incomprehensible was that the Forsaken had already established a country!
Sylvanas had actually broken free from the control of the Lich King ahead of time. In other words, the Lich King's power had been weakened in this world. Even though the Undead Calamity still brought great pain to the World of Azeroth, at least Sylvanas didn't face any more hindrances. Furthermore, when she led the Forsaken who had broken free from the control of the mind to establish an Undead Kingdom in Lordaeron, the Lich King's army was actually expelled from the Tirisfal region without any resistance!
Of course, even though they had obtained their freedom ahead of time, the days of the Forsaken weren't any better. It was common knowledge that Undead creatures were ostracized in the world of the living. Even though they were no longer the minions of the Lich King, this didn't mean that the alliance led by the humans would accept them. Thus, until now, the Forsaken led by Sylvanas were still fighting alone, bitterly resisting the attacks of the Undead Calamity that was attempting to reclaim their lost land and the Demons that were constantly appearing on the continent. That's right, the Demons had only just appeared in the World of Azeroth! Although there were reports of small groups of Demons appearing all over the world, these Demons seemed to be too low-key. In fact, even Jaina's Sentinels had only had one battle with the Demons' exploration team until now.
At the same time, we also knew that these scattered vanguards of the Burning Legion didn't enter Azeroth through the Dark Portal. No one knew how these Demons did it. It was as if they had appeared out of thin air, silently appearing in front of everyone's eyes. Moreover, the formation and movements of these Demons were quite chaotic. They didn't seem like the regular army of the Burning Legion at all. You should know that although the Burning Legion was made up of barbaric Demons, their strict military discipline was also well known. In fact, due to their iron-blooded management, the Burning Legion's military discipline could be called a model army. Moreover, there were also some Demons that were relatively weak but extremely good at scheming. As a result, the Burning Legion's troops had always been disciplined and orderly. However, this small group of Demons that had mysteriously appeared in Azeroth couldn't even be called a militia. Every one of them had chaotic military discipline and lacked tactics. Apart from their natural bodies that were several times stronger than ordinary humans, they couldn't be compared to the Azeroth army at all. Even the Orcs, who had the most lax military discipline, were experts in strategy!
However, they were indeed soldiers of the Burning Legion. This had already been confirmed after fighting with them. Although they didn't leave any captives, they still found many of the Burning Legion's insignia. Unless the world of the Demons also had the existence of a group of unemployed people who secretly made some Burning Legion insignia to eat and drink in Azeroth. However, it was obvious that the possibility of this was too low.
Although they were such a miscellaneous army, it didn't lower the vigilance of the residents of Azeroth at all. It wasn't just because Demons were originally synonymous with cunning, but also because the way they appeared was too mysterious …
How much power was needed to teleport across worlds? Without the help of the Dark Portal, even the most powerful Demon wouldn't be able to rely on their own strength to come to the World of Azeroth. Moreover, due to the changes in the laws of the world, the more powerful a Demon was, the more restrictions they would face in this aspect. Although it was slightly easier for weaker Demons to enter Azeroth, it wasn't as easy as it seemed. At the very least, a sufficiently powerful Warlock was an indispensable condition.
However, those miscellaneous Demons just had to appear.
The Dark Portal? Ever since the Orcs were defeated, the Dark Portal had been under strict surveillance. Although many people didn't know whether the Dark Portal could still be used, and whether the Demons would use it to enter this world, this didn't affect the humans' vigilance towards it. Until now, the Dark Portal was still being watched by a large number of powerful experts! Jaina swore to me that there was no movement at all in that place!
Warlocks causing trouble? That was even more impossible! Not to mention the fact that Warlocks, a shady profession that dealt with Demons, was currently being boycotted by the whole world. Not only were their numbers scarce, but they would also be immediately hunted down by the whole world if they made any moves. They simply didn't have the ability to cause much trouble at all. Even if they really had a lot of hidden strength, those Demon soldiers that were destroyed did not have the magic imprint of being enslaved by Warlocks!
The only explanation left was that an arcane experiment had caused an accident that led to the Demons entering this world. After all, the Demons had initially targeted the World of Azeroth because they were attracted by the arcane waves of this world. Similar situations had happened before, but the possibility of this happening wasn't higher than the possibility of Warlocks causing trouble. There was no other reason other than the dangerous consequences of conducting a large-scale magic experiment. Even the most careless Mage would know to set up a barrier before conducting an experiment to prevent the magical waves from going out of control. Furthermore, the appearance of a small group of Demons wasn't a special case. It happened all over the world from time to time. Although there weren't any signs of a large-scale appearance, it could be ruled out as a result of a magic experiment — unless all the high-level Mages in the world were retarded and so forgetful that they didn't know what the Burning Legion was.
Although the situation seemed much more optimistic than we had imagined, the reality wasn't so relaxing. The appearance of a small group of Demons gave Jaina a lot of pressure. She clearly knew that a group of terrifying enemies that could destroy the world was eyeing her covetously, and that they could descend at any time. However, they didn't make any movements at all. Their calmness was also strange. Just imagining such a feeling made one's heart sink. To be honest, even if there were tens of thousands of Demons descending from the sky, fighting them would be much better than hanging in the air like this.
The second thing that made Jaina and her allies worried was the strength of the Demons — they were too strong!
When I first contacted Jaina a few days ago, she mentioned that the Demon Army had arrived at Kalimdor and was engaged in a fierce battle with our army. Now that I thought about it, the Demon Army was an exaggeration. It was probably the result of Jaina's intelligence officer being overly sensitive. However, the fierce battle was real.
Just a ragtag army of less than thirty Demons had almost completely annihilated three thousand elite human infantrymen!
Admittedly, Demons were stronger than humans, and their shadow-type magic was even more troublesome. Even the strongest Beastman soldier might not be able to fight against a Demon soldier in terms of strength. However, the difference wasn't at the level of one to a hundred!
A single Demon soldier had single-handedly defeated a hundred elite human infantrymen. Not only that, but he had also used a disorderly and roguish method to defeat a thousand well-disciplined and battle-hardened human infantrymen. If all the Demons were so strong, the Burning Legion wouldn't have needed to do anything when they arrived. They could have just directly surrendered!
According to historical records, the ordinary soldiers of the Burning Legion definitely didn't have such strength! Otherwise, they wouldn't have been forced back into the Twisting Nether during the last invasion. Not to mention anything else, if a single Demon soldier could defeat a hundred elite humans, then the entire world's defense forces combined wouldn't even be a match for the ordinary soldiers of the Burning Legion!
Apart from these key historical events that had changed, in terms of details, through Jaina's introduction, we also discovered many places that were different from the 'plot'. In short, our previous understanding of the 'plot' was completely useless. Now, we had no choice but to face a completely different Azeroth.
What a tragic reality. In this case, wouldn't the only advantage we had in terms of intelligence be a certain half-baked prophet who was constantly troublesome? If that was the case, shouldn't we just retreat back to Earth?
Of course, I was just joking …
Even though we knew that we couldn't use the 'plot' that we were familiar with to measure the reality of this world, Sandora and I still felt that all of this was abnormal.
First of all, were Archimonde and Kil 'jaeden idiots? The Undead Calamity was almost destroyed, yet they only sent out a few troops to harass us. Could it be that the two of them still followed the spirit of chivalry or the spirit of RPG? Did they really have to give the heroes of the world time to rest and give them some mobs to level up and farm equipment before they were willing to show themselves? Why didn't they take advantage of the chaos to hurry over? Were they addicted to staying at home with their wives?!
Secondly, demons appeared out of thin air. Even someone as knowledgeable as Jaina couldn't imagine how these demons could silently appear all over the world. No matter how tightly monitored they were, these demons would still pop out from some corner of the world and then use their powerful strength to scare people. They were shameless to the extreme.
Even though Jaina couldn't think of how the enemy was able to teleport across worlds without a sound, I thought of more than one possibility. The Xi Ling Spatial Technology was said to be second only to the God Race's Spatial Divine Art. The so-called teleportation across worlds was nothing more than a spatial jump between planets in our eyes. Even I, a Xi Ling Apostle who had only recently become a Xi Ling Apostle, could think of more than ten ways in an instant to smuggle a group of Demons over under Jaina's nose without leaving a single trace of magic wave.
If my guess was correct, then it could only be said that we were just too unlucky … The worst case scenario was actually true. The Corrupted Shiring Apostles were in cahoots with the demon army. It wasn't scary for a scientist to know martial arts. What was scary was that when a scientist became a martial arts expert, hoodlums also began to study science …
And thirdly, the demons' strength was much stronger than what was recorded in Azeroth's historical records. This was something that I couldn't understand. It was impossible for historical records to make such a huge mistake, especially in a situation that concerned the life and death of the world. That was why I felt that these demons that appeared now were only special cases, or perhaps … experimental subjects …
I suddenly thought of this possibility and broke out in a cold sweat.
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