After Galen healed the nightsaber, it became much more affectionate towards him. Galen re-draped his cloak, gripped the nightsaber's belly, and it shot off, leaving several drag marks behind!
"Hurry!"
Not long after Galen left, a clamor arose from the place where they had fought.
"They had an encounter battle here!"
"Heavens! What is this monster?"
"Never mind that, they went north. We must catch them, or we can't bear Lord Ravencrest's wrath when he returns!"
"What are we waiting for then! It's almost dawn! Hurry and continue tracking!"
The morning mist shrouded the earth as usual, giving the Moon Guard of Suramar a lot of confidence. They patted their nightsabers and sped up their pursuit, but after a dozen minutes, there was nothing on the ground but the corpses of three monsters!
Just as the Moon Guard were preparing to spread out and investigate, countless copper bell-sized green lights lit up in the dense forest around them, causing them to be on guard.
Then, hundreds of felhounds appeared around the dense forest!
The green light just now was their eyes!
And this large group of felhounds was attracted by Galen using the corpses of their three companions.
"Be on guard!"
The Moon Guard captain was still considered dutiful, issuing the order immediately, but it was too late. The felhounds bared their teeth and growled menacingly in their throats.
They were all felhounds raised by the hound master Hakkar, and they were quite familiar with each other. Now that the corpses of their companions were among these night elves, it undoubtedly pointed out the attack target for them.
Roar!
The felhounds launched a charge!
"Attack!"
A burst of magical light flashed!
A large number of spells were thrown at the felhounds!
The felhounds were not affected at all and continued to charge!
"No! Spells don't work!"
"Quick! Try using arrows!"
Unfortunately, it was too late. The felhounds surrounded them in an encircling formation, and soon night elves were attacked!
"No!"
"Moon Goddess above! What are these monsters!"
"Ah! They are absorbing my magic! Save me!"
The Moon Guard collapsed in disarray. Fortunately, in addition to the mages, there were also several Suramar Spellblades among the pursuers, who possessed some martial skills in addition to magic, otherwise, they would really have no power to resist.
In the end, the Moon Guard suffered countless casualties. A dozen or so stronger Spellblades cooperated with each other and broke through in a random direction, with the felhounds chasing after them!
After the woodland where the great battle took place became quiet again, Galen and the nightsaber reappeared on a thick branch in a certain corner.
Shadow Cloak: Allows the user to be invisible at night. If moving, attacking, using spells, being detected, or after dawn, the stealth effect disappears.
Galen used his perception to attract the felhounds and Suramar pursuers here, and then, in order to avoid being detected by the felhounds, he brought the nightsaber to a tree far from the center and hid, quietly watching a massacre.
Fortunately, he had calmed the nightsaber before hiding, otherwise, the panther would probably have been frightened by the ferocity of the felhounds.
At this time, there were at least seventy or eighty night elf corpses lying in the woodland, including Moon Guards and Suramar mages. Their bodies were torn to pieces by this group of mad dogs. The corpses of the mages were even more devoured of their magic, their bodies drained, resembling dried fruit that had been exposed to the scorching sun for too long, their bodies twisted and deformed, their deaths extremely miserable.
Compared to the corpses of the night elves, the casualties of the felhounds were pitifully small, with only a dozen or so being killed by the Spellblades.
Many nightsabers scattered and fled after their masters died, completely covering Galen's tracks.
Chase, let you chase, what's wrong with you, isn't it about the same, you have to face-check the bushes!
Maiev Shadowsong, as a night elf, was unwilling to harm her compatriots. Galen admitted it. Galen was also embarrassed to let him kill this group of pursuers who had no grievances with him, but if they made mistakes themselves and were killed by the Burning Legion, then it would be none of my business!
After ensuring that there were no traces left behind, he used teleportation to return to the place where they first appeared in this time and space, that is, the area where Galen placed the mechanical toy.
Galen never thought about continuing to act with Malfurion. The felhounds would continue to hunt down Broxigar and the others under the command of the hound master Hakkar.
Galen didn't know how Xavius detected the existence of this group of time travelers, but he knew that Cenarius and a group of Wild Gods would definitely be able to recognize Broxigar's special features!
He wanted to go to the capital of the night elf empire, Zin-Azshari, to look for opportunities. It would be even better if he could pour dozens of bottles of water from the Well of Eternity into it!
After confirming the direction, Galen headed west. Along the way, there were only forests and mountains. Fortunately, the night elf empire was unprecedentedly powerful and built a road connecting Suramar and Zin-Azshari.
Galen rode the nightsaber, stopping and going on the road. Four days later, he finally arrived at the outskirts of Zin-Azshari.
It must be said that Zin-Azshari is a magnificent and prosperous capital, covering an extremely vast area. With the Well of Eternity as the center, various houses built of huge stones stand around it, densely packed outwards along the surrounding terrain, almost extending to the horizon.
This city was originally named Elothir, meaning Eye of Elune, and was built by the first batch of dark trolls who discovered the Well of Eternity. Later, it underwent multiple expansions.
After Azshara took over the elven empire, the highborne nobles renamed the city Zin-Azshari, meaning Glory of Azshara, in order to please their queen.
Without strong enemies outside and with the Well of Eternity, an inexhaustible source of energy, inside, this city is unprecedentedly powerful.
Galen changed into a mage robe and mage hat dedicated to the Sanal'ar Academy and swaggered into this magnificent city.
"Excuse me, how do I get to the Sunstrider family?"
Galen didn't know why the Dath'Remar family was so awesome, daring to call this name in a country that believes in the Moon God.
However, the current highborne elves have distorted thoughts, consider themselves superior, and no longer believe in the Moon God. Moreover, Azshara's power and prestige are unprecedentedly powerful. Perhaps only the divine power represented by the Temple of the Moon can contend with her royal power within the empire.
The ordinary-looking night elf that Galen grabbed had a look of disgust flashing in his eyes, but it was captured by Galen!
The division between the highborne elves and the lower-level night elves is already so huge!
No wonder later, Tyrande and Malfurion, these two moderate nobles, were able to successfully lead the civilian class to replace the rule of the highborne elves. In addition to Malfurion and their great contributions, it was also inseparable from the highborne elves' own death wish.
So Galen released this civilian and instead looked for wealthy night elves.
Just as Galen was searching for the Sunstrider family, within the palace at the heart of Xin-Azhari, on the edge of the Well of Eternity, a large group of Highborne masters were exerting all their power to expand the portal above the Well of Eternity.
The first commander of the Burning Legion to pass through the portal into Azeroth, Hakkar the Houndmaster, was leading his two strongest felhounds on a tour of the area.
The Highborne masters' attack power was formidable, but that was because they were backed by the powerful energy source that was the Well of Eternity; their own manipulation of magic was very crude, and their energy control skills were quite poor.
And the more mistakes the Highborne made in guiding the portal's expansion, the longer it would take for Sargeras to descend, which made Hakkar very angry.
The Demon Lord wouldn't care about the reasons; he would only blame Hakkar for his incompetence!
This led to Hakkar the Houndmaster, after arriving at the Eternal Palace, not only failing to enjoy himself, but instead needing to patrol busily every day, pointing out the flaws in the Highborne mages' spellcasting process, and personally assisting when necessary.
Hakkar could be considered to have finally made it through; even without credit, there was still hard work. Under his supervision, the Highborne's month-long effort finally accumulated a small army through the portal's transmission!
Standing in the square were a hundred enormous monsters with horns on their heads and Scarlet faces. These monsters were at least 3 meters tall, wearing bronze armor, and equipped with heavy oval shields and flaming warhammers.
If Galen were here, he would recognize these as the Burning Legion's high-ranking soldiers, doomguards with at least eighth-order strength!
At this moment, a hundred six-meter-tall giants looked down upon the Highborne. The elves, with an average height of 2 meters, had become dwarves before them.
"Your Majesty, Light of Lights, they are the heavenly warriors sent by the gods, powerful warriors sent by the heavens to help us complete the cleansing plan. They will realize the will of the gods at all costs!"
Xavius stood behind Azshara, introducing his accomplishments during this period to her. Although he was not very satisfied with the progress of the portal, he had secretly received the so-called gift of the gods, and his strength had greatly increased, reaching the peak of mortals!
"They are indeed powerful warriors, but unfortunately, their numbers are not enough!" Azshara, now relying on the power of the Well of Eternity, had also reached the limit of mortals, but the demigod realm was not so easy to break through.
The demigods of Azeroth were either the powerful proto-beings nourished by the world's stars, the Wild Gods who broke through their mortal bodies with powerful vitality, the Loa gods who achieved godhood through faith, or the titan guardians created by the titans or the dragon aspects bestowed with the power of the titans!
The only one Azshara knew who had achieved the demigod rank with a mortal body was the mogu emperor Lei Shen from the Southern Land thousands of years ago!
It was said that this ridiculously strong mogu emperor had obtained a powerful heart: the Heart of Thunder. He installed the Heart of Thunder on his body and directly ascended!
Therefore, Azshara placed all her hopes on the so-called gift of the gods from Xavius!
Azshara was also extremely anxious. She not only wanted to achieve demigod status, but also eagerly wanted to purify all the blemishes on this world, those useless commoners of the night elf empire and the low-level races on the empire's borders, such as trolls, pandaren, and tauren!
Only allowing the night elves, and especially the elite Highborne among them, to survive and establish a new heavenly holy kingdom.
Azshara also had a wild ambition, which was to become the consort of the gods. She believed that only a god was worthy of her beauty and glory!
Of course, she didn't know that the so-called gods had already decided to let her become Xavius's consort. Once the so-called gods officially spoke, there was no way she could refuse.
When the doomguards had all gathered, Hakkar came to Azshara and Xavius, pointed to the hundred warriors in the square, and said, "The god has fulfilled his first promise to you, Your Majesty, Advisor! Lead them! They will be at your disposal!"
Xavius felt that the god had not yet descended, and his purpose had not yet been achieved, so he still needed to lie low with Azshara. Therefore, he had already prepared his draft: "I am willing to dedicate this batch of warriors to my respected Queen, and let them become the glorious guardians of Her Majesty!"
Hakkar nodded in agreement. Both he and Xavius knew that the Burning Legion's power in Azeroth was not yet sufficient, and they still needed to please the night elf queen and use her power to allow Sargeras to descend.
Once their power was sufficient and they could independently construct portals, the night elves would suffer the backlash of the Burning Legion, and Xin-Azhari would be the first victim.
Hakkar the Houndmaster certainly knew Xavius's intentions, but this did not conflict with his own purpose: "Such a gift could not be more suitable for Her Majesty! Your Majesty, Advisor, I will continue to supervise your mages in casting spells. If you can provide more manpower, the progress of the portal will be faster, and your wishes will be achieved sooner!"
"No problem, I will continue to dispatch elite mages to come!"
After Azshara finished speaking, she had her guard captain Varo'then take the hundred doomguards away. She couldn't wait to verify the power of these warriors!
Xavius's gaze secretly stared at Azshara's departing back, wondering what he was thinking in his heart.
In the Sunstrider family's study, Sunstrider was staring intently at the elf dressed as a mage in front of him.
Galen had painstakingly created the Orb of Deception in conjunction with Kael'thas and Aegwynn. Even a demigod would find it difficult to see through this disguise, let alone Dath'Remar, who had not yet reached the peak of his life!
"Who are you?"
After staring at each other for a moment, Dath'Remar took the lead in breaking the silence in the study.
"Galen Sunstrider!" Galen's words were full of sincerity, so sincere that even he believed it!
"…"
Dath'Remar cursed inwardly. Which ancestor of my family created a bastard brother for me!
Galen looked at Dath'Remar's wonderful expression and instantly guessed what he was thinking, laughing inwardly.
Since Dath'Remar's spirit was reborn as Therandiel, although he was loyal to Galen with his memories, he secretly joined Gandalf in digging pits and mocking Galen.
Originally, Galen had a clear advantage over Gandalf in this regard, but later, the ice mage and the blood mage showed signs of joining forces, and they began to be evenly matched with Galen. Now, Dath'Remar from ten thousand years ago was weak and alone. If he didn't trick him now, when would he?
"Things are not what you think. I am not from this era. I come from the future!"
Dath'Remar's expression became even more wonderful. Could it be that he is my descendant?
I thought he was a bastard just now!
The clown is me!
"Actions speak louder than words!"
Now, as the sole heir of the Sunstrider family's main lineage, to avoid being a laughingstock, Dath'Remar immediately questioned, "The Empire has never recorded such a miraculous event!"
The strength of the Night Elf Empire had made the people's confidence unprecedentedly strong, especially among the Highborne, who felt the Empire was omnipotent!
Galen didn't refute, directly taking out an ancient-looking emblem, the very one he had shown Prince Farondis before.
Dath'Remar's eyes widened like copper bells!
He was too familiar with this pattern!
Dath'Remar pulled a talisman from his waist, identical to the emblem in Galen's hand.
The difference was that the one in Dath'Remar's hand was brand new, while the one in Galen's hand was weathered, full of the marks of time, and had many sword and flame scorch marks.
This indicated that the emblem's owner had faced many challenges while wearing it!
Dath'Remar took the emblem from Galen's hand, examining it for a long time, even comparing it to his own, including the surname "Sunstrider" on the back, which he had personally engraved in Elvish, he wouldn't mistake it!
"If you still don't trust me, then I have one more piece of evidence!"
Galen went straight for the strong medicine.
He took out a magnificent longbow from his backpack: Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners!
Clang!
Dath'Remar stood up abruptly, reaching out to caress the longbow. Galen didn't react, letting him do as he pleased.
The familiar feel confirmed to Dath'Remar that this bow was a treasure of his family, and he had confirmed just half a day ago during an inventory of the treasury that this bow was still in the vault.
Most importantly, the one in Galen's hand seemed to have even greater power!
His descendant seemed to have found a way to enhance this weapon!
If the emblem before had made him retain some belief in Galen, now Dath'Remar completely believed Galen's claims!
It was now Galen's turn to feel uncomfortable. Dath'Remar's expression of looking at his great-great-great-grandson really made him want to Fireball his face!
"Galen…"
Dath'Remar's tone became much warmer, just as he was about to ask how he had traveled through time, a powerful energy fluctuation came from the study they were in.
Galen and Dath'Remar were shocked!
This was Xin'dorei in the capital, and it was also the heavily guarded Sunstrider family, a pillar of the royalist party!
Galen immediately drew his greatsword, and Dath'Remar took out his golden staff!
Dath'Remar glanced at Galen in surprise. Had his descendants become disappointing?
Had they abandoned the mage's heritage?
And switched to martial skills?
At this moment, a blue-black portal opened in the corner of the study, and a similarly blue-black dragonspawn rushed out!
"They've been discovered! The Bronze Dragon's lackeys have also arrived at this time node!"
Lackeys?
Galen couldn't stand this. He cast a Frostbolt with his left hand to slow the dragonspawn, then flashed out with his greatsword in his right hand, charging directly and beheading the Eternal Dragon's head!
Dath'Remar in the back also reacted at this time, starting to cast spells to attack the second Eternal Dragon that came out, while the doubts in his heart were also resolved: "So this descendant is a warrior-mage!"
Galen intercepted in front, and Dath'Remar cast spells to attack from behind. Finally, after killing four Eternal Dragonspawn and one Eternal Whelp, the blue-black portal closed automatically!
Fortunately, Dath'Remar's study was tall and large, otherwise, the appearance of that whelp would have been enough to burst this building.
Looking at the messy study, Dath'Remar was about to summon the family guards from outside to come and clean up, but Galen stopped him!
"They are the Infinite Dragonflight, dedicated to destroying history to achieve the goal of destroying the world! You can't let others know of their existence!"
"Dragonflight?"
Dath'Remar muttered to himself, "Are they the dragonflight living near the city of Dahl'rendel in the extreme north?"
"No, they are enemies of the northern dragonflight. I was sent back by the Dragon Aspect of the northern dragonflight ten thousand years later to stop the Infinite Dragonflight from tampering with history!"
Galen explained the reason for his coming to the ancient times to Dath'Remar while putting the corpses of several Eternal Dragons into his dimensional backpack.
Dath'Remar listened carefully, and couldn't help but curiously inquire about the history of Galen's time.
Galen only told him that the Night Elf Empire was facing a catastrophe, and that Queen Azshara and Xavius had summoned were not gods, but the Burning Legion, dedicated to destroying the world.
Dath'Remar's first reaction was disbelief. Galen's statement was the opposite of what the Queen said, but between his descendant and Azshara, if he had to choose one, he would choose Galen.
The Sunstrider family serving the monarchy was true, and he had loyalty to the Queen, but not much.
So Dath'Remar told Galen that not long ago, Queen Azshara told them that the gods promised to create a perfect world for the Highborne, a world ruled only by the Highborne!
Galen didn't say much, directly extracting a memory from his mind and slightly modifying it, it was the memory of Galen clearing the End Time dungeon in his previous life, transmitting it to Dath'Remar through mental magic.
"The truth is inside, believe it or not is up to you." At this time, Galen finished cleaning up the Eternal Dragons.
"These invaders should have been attracted by the power fluctuations of Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners. In the mortal realm, no creature or item can coexist with another identical version of itself, especially a powerful artifact like Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners."
Dath'Remar didn't say anything after listening, this wasn't his area of expertise, instead, he discovered another point: "Boy, how are you talking to me? I'm still your ancestor!"
Hiss!
Damn it, Galen had been misleading Dath'Remar into thinking he was his descendant, but he had never admitted it himself, so that Dath'Remar couldn't use this point to verbally attack him when he returned to his own timeline. He didn't expect Dath'Remar from this timeline to jump out first!
"Alright, don't worry about these details. Now I need your help. Perhaps Xin'dorei will be destroyed soon. You should think about how to protect the Sunstrider family and your friends and relatives!"
Dath'Remar fell into deep thought, but his decision would affect the fate of the Sunstrider family.
Although Galen's appearance convinced him that the Sunstriders would not be destroyed, when it came to the moment of truth, Dath'Remar was somewhat hesitant.
So he looked at Galen, hoping to get guidance from this descendant!
"Do you have any suggestions? Galen."
Dath'Remar was not ashamed to ask.
Galen glanced at Dath'Remar, then organized his words:
"According to the records of the Sunstrider family, soon, the so-called Army of the Gods will pour out of the portal in large numbers, carrying out a massacre in Zin-Azshari. You and a group of Highborne with a conscience will witness the destruction of all things! You will realize that the so-called paradise cannot be built on rocks soaked in blood and scorched earth? Therefore, you will choose to join the resistance army formed by Ravencrest in Suramar and Black Rook Hold."
"It's just that this group of Highborne were too rushed when they fled, and they were poorly prepared, resulting in heavy casualties."
Galen stopped talking after he finished speaking, knowing that saying more would be excessive.
"So you think I should prepare to contact the Highborne who have close ties with the family and leave Zin-Azshari at a critical moment?" Dath'Remar was also a clever person and instantly understood Galen's hint.
"That's right, reserving a way out is a wise choice. Whether the other side of the portal is a god who truly helps you recast the world, or the Burning Legion that comes to destroy the world, the Sunstriders and their allies will not fall into a desperate situation!"
Dath'Remar expressed his agreement after listening to Galen's suggestion.
Because of Galen's presence, he believed that the so-called gods recasting the world to establish a kingdom belonging only to the Highborne was a scam.
And the other Highborne were still immersed in this beautiful dream woven by the demon, and they would not wake up until the last moment.
Moreover, he had no evidence now. Queen Azshara's rule was at its zenith, and Dath'Remar could not persuade other nobles to betray Queen Azshara, not even the relatives by marriage of the Sunstrider family.
"I will plan a way out in advance. Is there anything else you need me to do?"
It is said that spoiling the plot is a pleasure, and always spoiling the plot is always a pleasure. With someone helping him spoil the future, Dath'Remar felt that his life would take off like it was cheating?
At this time, Dath'Remar found Galen looking at him with an idiotic gaze, which made Dath'Remar, who considered himself an ancestor, wonder where he had said something wrong.
"Revealing too much of the future to you will lead to changes in the future. What may be attracted at that time may not only be the Infinite Dragonflight, but perhaps even the Bronze Dragonflight will appear, especially now that there is an impending foreign invasion of Azeroth!"
Galen spoke with great seriousness. In fact, he didn't know if the Bronze Dragonflight would come. Anyway, he was just casually fooling around. The more mysterious and lofty he was, the more he could scare Dath'Remar.
Sure enough, the future Sun King nodded in agreement. The few dragons just now were only low-level dragons, but they all had high-level strength. If he attracted a more powerful existence, he wouldn't be able to defeat them.
"Okay, take this item, it can save your life at a critical moment." Galen took out a Return Scroll and handed it to Dath'Remar. He was also afraid that this Sun King would die suddenly, and then his good friend Galen would disappear.
"In addition, I also need you to introduce me to Queen Azshara, under the guise of a high-level mage who is good at spatial teleportation, preferably bypassing Xavius directly."
The best way for Galen to access the Well of Eternity was through Queen Azshara, as she had the highest authority.
"That matter is very simple, but isn't the portal on the side of the Well of Eternity very dangerous? Why do you still want to go there?"
Dath'Remar said that the Sunstriders had served the monarchy for dozens of generations, and they still had this ability.
"This concerns my mission to return to the ancient times." Galen's tone was solemn, startling Dath'Remar. "Please be sure to take it seriously!"
"Okay, I'll arrange a room for you to rest for a day. When night falls, you will be able to enter the Eternal Palace!"
After Galen rested, Dath'Remar came to take Galen to the palace.
Next to the Well of Eternity, the towering Eternal Palace stood on the cliffs, overlooking the deep lake below, as if it were about to fall.
When the craftsmen were building this magnificent palace, Azshara had already obtained the title of Light of Lights and was deeply supported by the people. The craftsmen also built it with reverence, using magic to integrate the stone and the forest into one, making the viewers praise it and calling it a miracle.
The spires were supported by strong stones and trees, the spires soared into the clouds, the side walls and windows were slightly opened, and the outer walls were raised volcanic rocks, covered with dense vines and thick roots.
On the walls around the palace, guards in dark green armor held swords in their hands, their eyes were bright, and their faces were gloomy.
The hundred Celestial Guards who appeared yesterday were offered to the Queen. Byrwal sensed a threat to his position, so he was even stricter with the guards below. They not only had to guard against stupid intruders, but also had to pay attention to the movements in the palace at all times.
Especially the main hall where Her Majesty the Queen was located, the guards could not help but observe the tall Doomguards surrounding the Queen's palace with the corner of their eyes. They were the Queen's new favorites.
In order to avoid the scorching sun and to avoid disturbing the Queen's rest, Dath'Remar reported before nightfall and directly led Galen through the palace walls and into the main hall after receiving permission.