Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 716 47. It doesn't matter whether the team battle wins or loses, the King of Flames must die! —Add more updates for the crying uncle [45]

Tidehunters have been forced to "reside" in the elemental realm of the Throat of the Abyss for millions of years, and although the water elementals of the material world can occasionally observe a world once dominated by the elements, the Water Elemental King is not. Not keen on this activity.

   As an "adjutant of the ancient gods" who watched and even personally participated in the war with the guardians of the Titans, the ancient gods who have witnessed the reshaping of the world, it is not interested in the boring life of weak creatures.

  If it wasn't for the frequent attempts by the naga to enter the Maw of the Abyss and harass Neptulon and its territory in the past thousand years, the Water Elemental King would not even remember the Thalassian name of Azshara.

   But that’s it.

   Tidehunters knew Azshara was the leader of the naga, and heard that it was a life that lived for ten thousand years.

   But so what?

   For the elemental monarchs who are born eternal, ten thousand years is just a flick of a finger, and flesh and blood beings are inherently weak, and they have bottlenecks that they cannot break through.

   The detachment that these "mortals" have been striving for all their lives is no more than a joke in the eyes of the elemental monarchs.

   To be honest, tide hunters have never regarded those bold and arrogant naga as opponents.

   Soft-skinned snakes are not worthy!

  Look at their original opponents.

   First, the light and dark aggregates originating from the void, that is, the ancient gods who shoulder the responsibility of corrupting the world, and then the Titan guardians who live in the power of the Titans and their endless steel army.

  The elemental monarchs once used the whole world as a battlefield to attack each other, and then united against the forces of creation.

   After having such an experience, only a mere naga.

  Therefore, the arrogance of tide hunters is justified.

However, after getting out of the cage and seeing the broken Tide Stone with his own eyes, Neptulon suddenly realized one thing, that is, it did not make a cautious strategy before declaring war on the Naga Empire. Thinking.

   This Azshara.

   seems a bit strong!

   The tide hunter looked down at the shards of the Tide Stone that were placed on the deck of the ghost ship and shattered into five pieces, and fell into a long silence.

   Gorgonath's Tidestone, a magic item used by a titan.

   Its power may not be the most powerful of the Pillars of Creation, but its sturdiness is definitely far beyond any wonders that can be born in this world.

  In the eyes of the tide hunters, it is only the guardians who defeated the elemental monarchs who sealed them, and it is possible to use the mysteries of the Titans to damage this fetish.

   But according to the description of the pirates, Queen Azshara seemed to smash the stone with her bare hands, and also used the titan energy it exploded to release a large-scale curse.

  This means that the queen of the naga has mastered the mystery that belongs only to the Titans.

   How did she do it?

   "The Tide Stone can be shattered by Azshara, certainly not because Azshara's power has surpassed the Titans, she may just have mastered some of the mysteries of Titan magic.

   This must have been told to her by Lord Sargeras, there is no doubt about that. "

  Blake seemed to sense what the sunken Tidehunter was thinking, so he hurriedly explained, lest the "prudent" elemental monarch in front of him be frightened by the Queen's power.

  It took so much effort to let it out, but it wasn't for it to "cross the river" with Azshara.

   So the smelly pirate explained:

   "Azshara is powerful and has the power of magic, but she is a mortal, and in the realm of true power, on this endless sea, she can never be your opponent.

  The only thing you need to watch out for is that Azshara colluded with her new master to use the ancient and evil powers of the void to assassinate you.

   As we all know, the corrosive void force is the most vicious and effective way to deal with elemental creatures like you. "

"Um?"

  Blake's words awakened Neptulon, the light in its eyes changed a little again, and said:

   "I've noticed the abnormal shape of those naga. You said just now that their queen is in collusion with the Void forces? And in this sea.

  So, the power behind the naga is N'Zoth, the demon of a thousand beards? "

   "As expected of your majesty the tide hunter with the wisdom of the sea! You easily guessed the truth that countless people in Azeroth could not guess.

  Your supreme wisdom makes me feel the fear from the bottom of my heart. "

  Blake's exaggerated touts also confirmed Neptulon's guess, which made the King of Water Elements feel more difficult to ride a tiger.

   It served the Old Gods millions of years ago.

   It knows how difficult an ancient **** is to deal with, not to mention that the one to face this time is N'Zoth, the most cunning and conspiracy among the ancient gods.

   Azshara, who knows the mysteries of the Titans, is tough enough!

   Tidehunter growled in his heart.

  I am really unlucky today, but now that the Hydraxian water elemental army has been sent out, with the elemental creatures' ability to execute orders, it is estimated that one third of Vashj'ir's Naga will be killed.

   Now it's too late to say a truce.

   But despite being very anxious in his heart, the tide hunter still maintains a steady appearance on the surface. It chuckled a few times like thunder and said:

   "You cunning mortal, seems to expect me and the Naga to become mortal enemies. This is in your interest, right? It seems that you released me and my legion outside the elemental realm, and you also have your own ulterior motives.

  I ask you, how did those naga provoke you? "

   "They didn't provoke me, in fact, from the beginning to the present, the naga and I have maintained a non-interference situation with each other. If I could, I would even be a friend of Queen Azshara.

   I’m serious, no kidding.

  Who doesn't want to have a tentacle girl who is very powerful, noble and glamorous and has a real water snake waist as a friend? "

  Blake spread his hands and said calmly to the tide hunter in front of him:

   "But sadly, some things may have been decided before they even started. Azshara's Naga Empire secretly supports a faction that I must eradicate.

  So from the beginning, Queen Azshara and her naga were destined not to be friends.

  I admit, Your Majesty Neptulon, I did have a purpose in releasing you from the Maw of the Abyss.

   But considering that the naga have already begun to invade your country in a real sense, as the ruler, you do not have the good temper of the stone mother. For such a lowly invasion, you must respond with war. "

   The smelly pirate coughed and concluded:

   "You and the naga are not destined to be friends either.

  In this case, why can't we, who have a common enemy, unite?

   N'Zoth may indeed be a problem, but trust me, it can't do anything but brood over the Sleeping Minister Neorosari and curse us in circles until the Titan's seal is lifted!

  The ancient gods in the cage are not as good as dogs.

   It may send out to attack you and me, but there are only a few people, you are big and powerful, you are here to deal with Azshara and her naga.

  I'm weak, but I also have my strengths, and I'll be responsible for dealing with N'Zoth's other bastard. "

   Having said this, Blake picked up the legendary necklace around his neck and waved it. He said:

   "Actually, I've been immortal with Xavius."

   "Well said, mortal, you must be very good at persuading others. I'm almost convinced by you, just to the last point."

   Tide hunters thought the pirate in front of him was very interesting.

   It made a haha ​​sound, causing the world to change color, black clouds rolling over the sea, and in the oppressive darkness of the coming storm with thunder and lightning, the King of Water Elements stopped laughing.

   It looked down at Blake and said:

   "But not nearly there.

  Since you are familiar with the mysteries of the Old Gods, you should know that in the days of the ancient Dark Empire, we elemental monarchs served those Old Gods.

   Although this service is a thing of the past after our failures, and theirs, I am still more connected to them than I am to you.

  Look, N'Zoth is calling me, mortal. "

  The King of Water Elements moved his fingers, and in the tumbling water, a strange deep-sea fish jumped out of the water, wagging its tail and hovering between the tide hunter and the ghost ship.

  The appearance of the fish was not surprising, but its eyes shone with a cold and strange light.

   When he noticed that the fish's eyes turned to him strangely, Xalatas's Void Essence in Black's body became active, and built a solid "barrier" outside Black's spirit.

   Let N'Zoth's whispers be kept out of Black's spirit.

   "Huh! You are not affected by the erosion of the mind of the ancient gods?"

   The Tidehunter looked at Black who was unharmed under N'Zoth's whispering attack, and said in surprise:

   "You really are an amazing mortal. But you see, N'Zoth sent his messenger to invite me back to the Dark Empire.

   It promised me that it could mediate the conflict between me and Azshara, and promised to share this world with me, and the countless worlds engulfed and transformed by the void.

   Compared with your promise, I think my 'old friend' is more sincere, and it is indeed much better than yours. "

   "Huh? Mediation?"

   Black let out a sarcastic laugh and said:

   "So the Tidehunters are going to kneel down to Queen Azshara and beg you to surrender. It's really an element that the guardians judged as 'weak'. No wonder Loken and Mimiron bound you with a pair of shackles.

  You are still carrying the shackles they 'given' to you. Do you want to express your nostalgia for the old days, or are you afraid that the guardians will suddenly jump out and beat you again?

  What a fool to believe the promises of a group of losers?

  If I were you, the only condition for me to accept this humiliated mediation was that N'Zoth would crush Azshara himself!

   But will it do that?

Do not.

   It won't.

   In N'Zoth's eyes, Azshara, this new 'partner', is much more useful than you trash elements who were defeated by the Titan Guardians back then! "

   "Watch your tone of voice! Mortal."

   The tide hunter scolded angrily.

   It can understand that Blake is using words to provoke it and provoke its emotions to achieve its own purpose. During the elemental melee period of the year, the moody wind rider Al'Akir was very good at this set.

  Black is also not afraid of angry tide hunters.

   Because he can understand why Neptulon wants to release N'Zoth's messenger at this time, the cunning Water Elemental King is trying to gain more benefits for it.

  It is not willing to return to the camp of the Old Gods, but this does not prevent it from using N'Zoth's messenger to oppress Black.

   This also proves that Neptulon regards the stinky pirate as a character who is qualified to talk to it fairly, probably because the dispute between Black and Deathwing gave the pirate a big face.

   A mortal who can seriously injure the World Destroyer has so much oil and water to squeeze.

   is indeed the most cunning and best at camouflage and strategy among the four elemental monarchs.

   "You owe me two favors! Tidehunter, I will use one of them now, and let you accept my advice of 'hard words'. Why bend over and be a dog to N'Zoth again?

  Did the Old Gods of the Dark Empire treat you well?

  When the Guardians of the Titans attacked, they pushed you out to be cannon fodder. I think that one experience of being sent to die is enough.

What do you think? "

  The pirate asked back.

  The tide hunters were unmoved, and the pirates could only sigh when they saw this, pretending to be helpless and saying:

   "Then I can only use my 'killer', and I will prove to you that working with me is more valuable than humiliatingly accepting N'Zoth's 'mediation'.

  I will do a lot of things for you that are inconvenient for you. For example, I know that although the four-element monarchs have served the Dark Empire, there are also contradictions between you.

   One of the most prominent contradictions is the endless war between the water element and the fire element. What if I told you I could bring you a Sulfuras fire? "

"Um?"

   A very interested smile appeared on the blurred face of the tide hunter.

it says:

   "You mean, you're going to conquer Ragnaros the Fire Lord for me? To be honest, I don't think you can."

   "I really can't do it. I can't even walk into the realm of the source of fire. I will be burned to ashes by the eternal flames the moment I enter there."

   Black shrugged and said:

   "But it is possible for my humble me to conquer for you an illusion of the Fire Lord's power. You are not the first elemental king to break through the realm of the elements.

   Hundreds of years ago, your mortal enemy Ragnaros, by chance, hid a power illusion infused with the essence of flames in the depths of this continent.

  It found a group of servants in the material world to protect it, as the 'key' for it to break the barrier of the elemental frontier in the future.

  I think if I destroy it with my own hands, it will make the Fire Lord extremely angry, and it will make you extremely happy. "

"make a deal!"

  The Tidehunter hardly hesitated for a second.

   It said to Blake condescendingly:

   "I will make an elemental contract with you today! I will send the Hydraxian army to help you, and you will help me get back a wisp of Sulfuras fire.

  As long as you can do it, me and the entire Maw of the Abyss will be on your side with you and the naga, you faithfully in the war on this sea. "

  Nepturon looked at Black on the ghost ship with an admiring look.

   This is the "oil and water" it is eager to squeeze out.

   Such transactions and cooperation are what it wants to see.

   In order to ensure the union of the two sides, let's slaughter an incarnation of the Lord of Fire as a proof of "sincerity".

   What is even more rare is that this condition was proposed by this mortal.

   Tidehunter said in a pleasant tone of appreciation:

   "You really know how to persuade and please people, Black of Tol Barad, and I am convinced by your excellent conversational skills."

   "You're an amazing mortal."

   (end of this chapter)