The Second Empire of Azeroth

“Your Majesty, Queen, Lake Lordamere is under attack by the naga.”

Aurelia looked at the messenger in astonishment. She couldn't understand why the naga, who lived in the sea, would suddenly attack an inland lake.

The soldier said, "Your Majesty, we are also very surprised why the naga suddenly appeared, but if we don't send reinforcements as soon as possible, the fortress on Fenris Isle will be breached."

Aurelia nodded.

Indeed,

Regardless of why the naga were attacking Lake Lordamere, she had to send reinforcements. She turned to Vereesa, "I'm leaving the defense here to you. Be careful of a possible naga attack."

Vereesa nodded and began to organize the defense. Rhonin also went to inform the mages to prepare for battle. The mages of Dalaran had suffered heavy casualties, and the relatively powerful Rhonin had temporarily become the leader of the mages.

Aurelia headed to Lake Lordamere with doubts to provide support.

She took the army that Roger had given her.

Arriving at the shore of Lake Lordamere,

she boarded a ship and set off for Fenris Isle. Halfway there, countless naga emerged from the lake and attacked the fleet.

“Defense!”

Aurelia was prepared. She gave the order as soon as the naga appeared.

The accompanying mages chanted spells to cast protective magic on the ships, which could block the naga's attacks for a short time. The rangers drew their arrows, trying to force back the approaching naga.

The naga dived into the water to avoid the arrows, drilling under the ships to damage the bottoms. However, the mages' protective magic was strong, and the naga were unable to break through it for the time being.

“Rangers, suppress them. Don't let any naga surface.” Aurelia turned to the mages, “Use magic, full speed ahead!”

The water was the naga's battlefield, so they had to get ashore as soon as possible.

The mages began to cast spells to increase the speed of the ships. Soon the ships' speed increased, gradually leaving the naga behind. However, the naga did not give up the chase.

At this moment, a sudden gale blew in the sky, and lightning struck down from the sky, igniting the ships.

“Damn, we've been tricked!”

Hearing this, the soldiers rushed back to the ships to put out the fire. But the gale swept in, blocking the soldiers' path and fueling the fire. Soon, the ships were destroyed.

Aurelia looked out at the lake and saw a group of naga staring at them in the distance. Among them was a naga sea witch, who gave Aurelia a mocking smile. Aurelia took a deep breath and ordered, “We're going into the fortress!”

Seeing Aurelia choose to stay on the island, the naga sea witch turned her head.

“Monitor the island!” Lady Vashj said, “Notify Lord Illidan that he can take action!”

On the hill outside the ruins of Dalaran, Illidan was casting a spell, retracing the process of Archimonde's spellcasting. At this time, a tall naga crawled over.

“Lord, Lady Vashj has sent a message that Aurelia is trapped on the island.”

Illidan abandoned the spellcasting and shook his head regretfully. Then he turned his gaze to the ruins of Dalaran, “Let's begin!”

He flapped his wings and glided down from the hill.

“Enemy attack!”

A soldier screamed, alerting everyone. But they were too late to be alert. Illidan's body suddenly accelerated, breaking into the formation. The Twin Blades of Azzinoth drew an elegant arc, killing two soldiers.

The soldiers attacked Illidan, but they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. Illidan was tall and seemingly clumsy, but in fact he was exceptionally agile. The speed of swords and arrows couldn't keep up with his speed at all, and he easily dodged them when they were about to hit him.

The naga took the opportunity to rush over, directly breaking through the soldiers' lines. The soldiers had to retreat, waiting for reinforcements from other friendly forces.

Vereesa rushed over as soon as the alarm sounded. Seeing the powerful Illidan, her expression was solemn. She knew that ordinary soldiers were no match for Illidan, and sending more would only be sending them to their deaths.

So, she quickly directed the soldiers to retreat while fighting. When the soldiers couldn't make it in time, she would shoot an arrow to force Illidan back.

Illidan blocked Vereesa's arrow and glanced at her with interest. Then, he vigilantly looked up and saw a red-haired mage standing on a dilapidated mage tower.

“Demon, get out of Dalaran!”

Rhonin shouted loudly, and then a Pyroblast shot towards Illidan.

Illidan jumped up, his eyes glowing with fel energy, shattering the Pyroblast. Then, his wings shook, and he rushed towards Rhonin extremely quickly.

Rhonin quickly cast a spell, trying to force Illidan back. But Illidan used Mana Burn first, consuming all of Rhonin's mana.

A mage who has lost his mana is like a lamb to the slaughter. As long as Illidan reaches Rhonin, it will be the moment Rhonin dies.

“Swish, swish!”

Two magic arrows flew rapidly and hit Illidan's wings. Illidan staggered in the air and fell from the sky. He turned sharply and rushed towards Vereesa.

Just now, out of consideration for being an elf, Illidan did not attack her. He didn't expect her to not cherish her life, so he couldn't blame him.

The soldiers quickly attacked Illidan, trying to stop him from approaching Vereesa. But before their attacks could land on Illidan, he had already disappeared in front of them.

Vereesa's expression changed drastically. She retreated while shooting arrows to hinder Illidan's pursuit.

This time, Illidan no longer dodged, but casually blocked the arrows. His speed did not decrease at all, and he quickly caught up with Vereesa, the Twin Blades of Azzinoth quickly slashing at Vereesa's neck.

Vereesa looked up to dodge and fell directly to the ground. Illidan wanted to continue attacking, but at this time another Pyroblast struck.

Illidan quickly dodged, and when he looked at Vereesa again, Vereesa had disappeared from the spot.

The soldiers guarding Dalaran quickly retreated, leaving the ruins of Dalaran to Illidan.

Although he had won, Illidan's expression was very ugly. A small ranger and mage had caused him trouble. If Aurelia was here, he was afraid that he would have little chance of winning.

“Prepare the ritual! At the fastest speed!”

He had to hurry up and complete the task, otherwise, something might go wrong.

The naga quickly roamed through the ruins, finding the magic net node where Dalaran was located. There was an altar there. Illidan took out a green gem and placed it on the altar, and then, with the help of the naga sea witch, performed the ritual.

A few minutes later, magic power flowed along the magic net node into the earth, surging towards the distant continent of Northrend.