Heart of Fear.
Kha'zix and the other twelve heroes led their troops to break through the nest of this mantid empress.
...
At this moment, the nest was already littered with corpses.
Heroes are called heroes because they are the best of each era of the mantid. They are top warriors, assassins, and hunters.
Even the contemporary powerhouse of the mantid, Blade Lord Ta'yak, even Wind Lord Mel'jarak, who commands thousands of wingworms, and even the Great Empress guarding the gate of her palace with the terrifying mantid war weapon: Siege Worm Lord Garalon, could not stop the heroes' footsteps!
Soon, Kha'zix entered the palace of Grand Empress Shek'zeer and saw the Grand Empress exuding black baleful aura!
As the Twin Emperors who served C'Thun for tens of thousands of years, Kha'zix was very familiar with the aura of the Old Gods. Moreover, after being reborn as a mantid, he fed on Void energy and was not afraid of this little Sha of Fear at all!
The battle only lasted for a dozen minutes. Even though the Grand Empress had been amplified into a demigod by the Sha energy, she still fell into Kha'zix's hands.
The rule of Grand Empress Shek'zeer has come to an end!
However, the war in Dread Wastes is far from over.
The Zerg army that attacked the Heart of Fear from the north annihilated Shek'zeer's northern army and went straight to Klaxxi'vess, the headquarters of the Parliament!
Then, without saying a word, they slaughtered all the elders in the parliament, leaving not a single low-level Swarmer, and even filled the surrounding ant nests with amber juice to prevent future troubles!
The Great Empress's eastern army was utterly defeated under the impact of Turalyon and the Alliance army. The heads of Commander Vor'jak, Commander Ri'mok, Commander Vor'jak, Wingworm Leader Ni'lolk, and General Pa'valak became the military achievements of various Alliance forces.
In this battle, the mantid were severely injured.
With the empress's passing, the heroes supported Princess Zala of the mantid to succeed to the throne of Grand Empress, becoming the contemporary Grand Empress Shek'zala!
Since the Heart of Fear had been corrupted by Sha energy, after the Grand Empress moved the capital to Klaxxi'vess, she appointed the Void Reaver as the new prime minister of the mantid empire to assist the Grand Empress in carrying out government affairs.
The pandaren and the Alliance army withdrew from the Dread Wastes and observed the movements of the mantid in the Serpent's Spine.
Too many things happened in these few days, and the reversal was too complicated, directly burning out the CPU of the Shado-Pan master guarding the Sunset Gate.
Although he wanted to suggest that the Golden Lotus and the Shado-Pan form a large army to take advantage of the mantid's internal weakness to solve this trouble once and for all, he was opposed by the Golden Lotus.
First of all, Zhu Talan's main force was still on Thunder Isle and had not returned. Secondly, although the mantid were severely injured, their heroes were unharmed. Even if the Shado-Pan were to come out in full force, it would be difficult to wipe out this high-end combat power, and it might even lead to a situation where both sides were hurt.
Also, which side does the swarm that destroyed the Klaxxi'va Parliament belong to? Before this point is clarified, the pandaren will not act rashly.
Finally, recently, the Vale of Eternal Blossoms is also unsafe. The remnants of the mogu dynasty sneaked into the Vale of Eternal Blossoms through their previously hidden secret passages!
Shaohao Mogu even directly occupied the Guo-Lai Ruins in the north of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, which was the location of the palace of the Mogu Emperor Guo-Lai thousands of years ago.
Even with the protection of the Sunset Garrison, these mogu people have already threatened the safety of the pandaren refugees in Mistfall Village in the south!
There are wars everywhere in Pandaria. Before the situation is clear, the Golden Lotus focuses on stability.
Vale of Eternal Blossoms!
Shrine of Two Moons!
A fair-skinned, slender, and tall female high elf was leaning on the stone railing at the edge of the platform. Two golden statues stood on the steps at the edge of the railing. The mogu statues holding spears had ferocious faces, as if they wanted to eliminate anyone who dared to come forward.
Two blue-haired war wolves surrounded by lightning were obediently lying at her feet. The Shrine of Two Moons behind the elf flickered in the quiet night. The golden platform, which was usually very busy at night, was surprisingly quiet today.
Gusts of night wind from the Midsummer Plains blew, stroking the beauty's hair, revealing her charming face.
She is Vereesa, the third sister of the Windrunner family.
Alleria and Sylvanas followed the Alliance army to the Dread Wastes to fight the mantid. As the least experienced and an extra member, she was ordered by her two older sisters to stay in the Shrine of Two Moons and take care of her two nephews by the way.
The number of people from the Alliance who can enter Pandaria is limited. Silvermoon City was only allocated a thousand people, and the selected team was still mainly Rommath, equipped with spellbreakers and a large number of high-level mages. The reason why she was able to come to Pandaria was because she was Galen's in-law and occupied a clerical position.
Therefore, she can only stay in the rear and discuss the later trade agreement with the Golden Lotus together with the logistics personnel.
She also wants to go to the front line!
Vereesa shook her head and focused her attention on the hills under the moonlight and the bushes covering the entire Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Even at night, this place still fascinated her.
Pandaria is so beautiful!
The Vale of Eternal Blossoms is even more beautiful.
It is said that there is also a palace called the Temple of the Jade Serpent on the other side, but her brother-in-law prefers the Shrine of Two Moons, so it has become the Alliance's 駐地.
How romantic!
Combining the purpose of her brother-in-law bringing his family out on vacation this time, Vereesa almost immediately understood her brother-in-law's thoughts.
Two moons, two moons, doesn't it mean that his two wives are like the two moons of Azeroth in his heart?
Vereesa was happy for her two older sisters.
As the eldest sister, Alleria took good care of the young Vereesa and her younger brother Lirath when her mother was serving as the ranger-general.
When the second sister served as the ranger-general, she also tried her best to protect her younger brother and sister.
Now, the two older sisters have married the same brother-in-law, but they are both very happy, and the two nephews are also very cute.
When will I, Vereesa, meet my own happiness?
The Windrunner's younger sister looked at the beautiful scenery of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, and the face of the night elf Grand Lord Galen Hellscream appeared in her mind. For a moment, she was actually a little infatuated.
"Auntie! Auntie!"
The shouts behind Vereesa pulled her back from her thoughts. As if her little thoughts had been discovered, her heartbeat accelerated slightly, and her fair and delicate face instantly turned red.
Fortunately, at this time, the first ray of morning light shone into the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, dyeing the Shrine of Two Moons red, which calmed Vereesa's heart.
"Oh, Legolas, Arathor! I'm here." Vereesa waved to the two children standing at the gate of the Shrine of Two Moons and shouted.
"Auntie, Auntie, we want to ride wolfies!"
The new day begins with the running of the two little wolf riders.
The Alliance still had less than a thousand people stationed at the Two Moons Shrine. Besides the representatives responsible for negotiating with the Pandaren, most of the manpower was invested in the security of the valley.
As the most capable fighter among the remaining personnel, Vereesa became the person in charge of the Two Moons Shrine. She had been very busy these past few days because a Mogu tribe named the Shaotian had infiltrated the valley, and many secret reports indicated that their numbers were increasing daily.
Because of this, the elders of the Golden Lotus were worried. Today, they specially came to visit Vereesa to discuss the defense of the Two Moons Shrine.
The Golden Lotus elder who came to visit was a female Pandaren named Xia Rui.
"I hope our arrival hasn't caused you any trouble, guests from afar!" This wise woman of the Golden Lotus was said to be one of the most respected elders among the Pandaren, but Vereesa was new here and not very familiar with her.
"Of course not. In fact, I've had nothing to do except take care of the two children. I even got up early this morning to admire the scenery of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms."
"Are those Mr. Galen's children?" Madam Xia Rui asked, looking at the children riding two spirit beasts in the center of the square, circling the large tree in the middle.
Now Galen was famous throughout Pandaria, and all the Pandaren knew that he was the savior of Pandaria.
"The Pandaren are very lucky to have met Mr. Galen." Madam Xia Rui took a sip of tea, her brow furrowing slightly, obviously the Alliance, being new to Pandaria, still needed more practice in the art of tea making.
"Oh? You have a high opinion of my brother-in-law." Vereesa also took a sip of tea, then discreetly spat it back out.
Who made this tea? They actually added sugar!
Did they think this was coffee?
"That's right, Mr. Galen respects and understands our culture very well. For a while, I even thought that a Pandaren soul lived in his human body!"
Elder Xia Rui beckoned, and a member of the Golden Lotus stepped forward: "Lin Mo, go brew a new pot of tea."
Vereesa breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Actually, I'm also very interested in your Pandaren culture and customs. When the crisis in the valley is resolved, we must have a good chat."
"That would be wonderful."
The small talk ended, and Xia Rui turned the topic to serious matters.
"We are here on the orders of the Celestials."
The Celestials sent them here?
This surprised Vereesa. Had the crisis in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms deteriorated to the point of attracting the attention of the demigods?
When Vereesa first arrived in Pandaria, she had heard from her two sisters that the protectors of Pandaria were the four August Celestials, and that this rich valley in front of her was where the Celestials had recently opened a gate, giving the Pandaren refugees a safe haven.
Don't think that there are only these four Celestials on this continent, but their individual strength is far greater than that of the ordinary wild demigods of Kalimdor.
This was because the four August Celestials had discovered a good way to advance: fusing elemental power!
Of these, Niuzao the Black Ox fused with the earth element, making himself as resilient as the earth. Chi-Ji the Red Crane fused with the fire element, his fire of hope lighting the way for the Pandaren in their darkest hour. Yu'lon the Jade Serpent fused with the water element, being the most tolerant of the Celestials. Xuen the White Tiger fused with the wind element, the power of wind and thunder making him the strongest of the August Celestials.
This could not help but give Vereesa an idea. The Vale of Eternal Blossoms must be hiding something extraordinary! That's why the August Celestials are so nervous!
"I believe you've heard," Elder Xia Rui explained.
"The Vale of Eternal Blossoms is vast, and many people from different regions have settled here. However, the number of our Pandaren warriors is small, and the Shaotian Mogu tribe's invasion is making us increasingly weak. We are here to gather more defensive forces."
Vereesa knew this. The Pandaren were suffering from the war. The large number of Mantid in the west, the strong Yaungol in the north, the rebellious Tu'yang remnants in the south, and the rumored resurrected tyrant Lei Shen, were all fighting wars, and all needed troops.
The Pandaren had recently run out of soldiers to send, so they reached an agreement with her brother-in-law, the leader of the Alliance, with favorable trade terms, to hire the Alliance army to help them fight.
"The people of the Alliance will be honored to fight alongside you."
In theory, the Alliance personnel who remained in the Two Moons Shrine were not in the combat sequence, but Vereesa nodded to show that she would actively cooperate.
After all, she didn't want to just stay in the Two Moons Shrine as a security officer. She was the Ranger-General of the modern era, although she might resign from this position soon to pursue her own happiness!
"Thank you very much for your generosity!"
Elder Xia Rui stood up and bowed to Vereesa, then said, "I still need to go to Mistfall Village. There are more than 50,000 Pandaren there, and many of them are capable fighters. Perhaps I can gather them to form a militia!"
Therefore, Elder Xia Rui now had only one task left: to unite the remaining forces of the Alliance to fight against the invading Shaotian Mogu tribe and protect the peace of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
The Vale of Eternal Blossoms was beautiful. The scattered campfires and lights in the night illuminated the darkness, and the five ponds in the valley plains emitted a faint blue light in the night.
The water in these ponds was the source of the valley's power, but the real secret was in the sixth pond, hidden in the Mogu'shan Palace, the fortress embedded in the eastern mountains that was once the throne of the Mogu Empire.
The Gate of the August Celestials was the only exit in the mountains north of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Recently, Pandaren refugees had been entering the Vale of Eternal Blossoms through here to take refuge.
When most people had already fallen asleep, the mountain road outside the Gate of the August Celestials began to tremble.
Three yaks pulled a cart full of Pandaren, speeding towards the defense line of the Gate of the August Celestials!
Due to prolonged overload running, the corners of the mouths of the yaks pulling the cart formed white foam due to rapid breathing, obviously they were at the end of their rope.
"Mogu!"
A Pandaren shouted a warning as the cart flew past him: "They're coming!"
How is that possible?
The Golden Lotus guards watching the Gate of the August Celestials immediately rang the alarm bell, then quickly climbed to the high ground, holding up the strong crossbows in their hands, and aimed at the north!
Sure enough, the north of the Gate of the August Celestials glowed with fire, and a group of dark blue-skinned Mogu were charging towards the Vale of Eternal Blossoms!
They were the Shaotian invaders!