The Golden Lotus, clad in light armor, launched cannons at the invading Sha'tari mogu.
The sound of explosions ripped through the valley like thunder, and the front ranks of the mogu fell directly into the fiery barrage!
However, there were simply too many invading Sha'tari mogu. After one squad was wiped out, another charged forward!
In the end, the Golden Lotus guards defending the Gate of the August Celestials ran out of ammunition. To avoid unnecessary sacrifice, they hastily began to retreat!
Seeing this, the Sha'tari mogu relentlessly pursued them, slaughtering the Golden Lotus guards who failed to escape.
Mistfall Village.
It was a large refugee camp located southwest of the valley. Apart from the Shrine of Two Moons, garrisoned by the Alliance, many refugees were settled here.
After the Sha'tari mogu invasion, the Shrine of Two Moons was overcrowded. More refugees simply wanted to escape the war, making Mistfall Village in the far south the only option.
Flee, perhaps by the time the refugees reached Mistfall Village, the Golden Lotus would have driven the Sha'tari invaders out of the Gate of the August Celestials.
This was the most genuine thought in the hearts of most pandaren.
However, given the current situation, it would likely be difficult. It wasn't that the pandaren people were thinking too simply, but rather that they had grown accustomed to a comfortable life for thousands of years. Apart from the threat of mantid invasions, they had not experienced any hardship.
"I need to go to Mistfall Village. These mogu are too arrogant!"
Vereesa said to her adjutant, Scout Captain Auric.
"General, what about the Shrine of Two Moons?" Auric was one of the best of the new generation of rangers. Vereesa thought highly of her and brought her along on this trip to Pandaria.
"I will discuss it with the other representatives of the Alliance and set up a magic array to temporarily seal it off," Vereesa thought for a moment and came up with a solution. "There won't be any danger here. Even if the Sha'tari mogu break through the magic array, we can pull an army out of the portal!"
"Hmph, as long as the army doesn't leave the confines of the Shrine of Two Moons, the pandaren can't say we're violating the agreement."
"Besides, the situation is so critical, who cares about the damn agreement? Even if the Golden Lotus investigates, my brother-in-law will take the blame!"
Far away on Thunder Isle, Galen sneezed, as if sensing that someone was trying to set him up!
Vereesa, having spent so much time with her sisters, was also a decisive and extraordinary woman. She directly crossed the portal, bringing Legolas and Arathor back to Stromgarde Keep, and sought help from Galen's father, Thoras.
Compared to asking the archmages of Silvermoon City, Vereesa felt that her brother-in-law's father was more trustworthy.
As soon as Thoras heard that it was just a simple defensive array, he directly dispatched Galen's magic tutor, Earl Dabyrie, to Pandaria.
After a blue-white barrier rose around the Shrine of Two Moons, Vereesa led a team of thirty high elf rangers, following the refugees through the eastern half of the valley, heading to Mistfall Village!
Among the refugees, there were many wounded pandaren, and their presence greatly reduced the speed of the group's advance.
Vereesa sent out the thirty rangers to scout for traces of the Sha'tari mogu behind them, while also having her subordinates, who were proficient in herbs and potions, help bandage the wounded pandaren.
For a time, Vereesa and these high elf rangers gained a very high reputation among the refugees.
The convoy arrived at the mountain path leading to Mistfall Village, south of the valley, at dusk on the second day.
"There's movement ahead!" Ranger Captain Auric raised her hand to signal the convoy to stop!
Most of the refugees didn't even know how to use weapons, and at this moment, they were already somewhat panicked. The yaks in the group were also very restless, their hooves constantly scraping against the ground, as if something had startled them.
Soon, three dark figures appeared ahead, they were the scouting rangers!
"What's going on ahead?"
Vereesa asked anxiously.
"General, there's an ambush ahead, it's the mogu!"
As soon as the scout finished speaking, several huge rocks were seen rolling down the hillside like a landslide.
No!
Those aren't rocks!
In the dim light, Vereesa immediately recognized that the boulders were a group of burly stone lions!
"It's a quilen."
As the stone lions got closer and closer, the pandaren's legs began to tremble, and they immediately wanted to run back up the mountain path!
"Everyone, don't panic!"
Vereesa quickly stopped the pandaren's movements. The group couldn't be allowed to panic, or it would be difficult to manage, and they might even bring down her thirty fellow elves!
"Put the ox carts on the outside for defense, trust me, we can win!"
Vereesa's help to the refugees over the past few days had worked. Several young pandaren immediately obediently surrounded all the ox carts and yaks in the group, acting as makeshift walls, while also bringing the old, weak, sick, and disabled to the middle!
"Clever!"
Vereesa silently gave a thumbs up to this group of pandaren in her heart.
"Prepare explosive arrows!"
Vereesa gave the order!
The rangers standing beside her had already begun to draw their bows and nock their arrows!
"Fire!"
Arrows burning with sparks flew towards the quilen charging in front. A series of explosions occurred after the arrows hit, and rubble flew across the mountain path, creating a cloud of smoke!
Soon, unharmed quilen rushed out of the smoke again!
"Continue!"
After giving the order to continue attacking, Vereesa also took her weapon from her back: Titanstrike!
Subsequently, lightning continuously spewed from the muzzle of Titanstrike, and the quilen that rushed over were shattered into pieces by the lightning!
Two Sha'tari mogu used the quilen to quickly approach the cart formation. Vereesa waved her hand, and Hati and Fenryr, who had been guarding her side, pounced out directly. The two spirit beasts knocked the Sha'tari mogu to the ground, their sharp claws constantly pounding on their heads.
In a short while, these two mogu were lifeless!
After dealing with these two enemies, Hati and Fenryr each set their sights on the next target. The two spirit beasts were hunters cultivated by the Stormfather, and the battle ignited their wildness, starting a massacre!
After the soldiers had killed almost all of them, Vereesa turned her attention to the mogu leader.
It was a Sha'tari mogu wearing a leather skirt, with his upper body bare, revealing his muscular chest. The dark blue skin, with a rock-like texture, shimmered in the dim sunset.
In addition, there were two Sha'tari mogu wearing heavy armor and wielding spears guarding his left and right!
Seeing that hundreds of his subordinates had been killed and wounded in a short time, this guy's heart was filled with anger. He stared at Vereesa with a contemptuous look, and charged towards the refugees without saying a word!
A cold smile appeared on the corner of Vereesa's mouth, and a murderous intent flashed in her eyes!
A aimed shot was fired straight out!
The first to be hit by the arrow was a mogu clad in heavy armor beside the mogu leader!
A Dragon's Tooth Piercing Arrow directly pierced his heart, leaving a bowl-sized hole in his chest!
Vereesa drew another Dragon's Tooth Piercing Arrow from her quiver!
Swish!
The second arrow flew out!
This time it hit another heavily armored Mogu on the forehead, shattering his entire head.
"Roar!"
The Mogu leader was furious, increasing his charging speed once again.
Unfortunately, he had no chance!
Hati and Sunstrider had already dealt with their previous enemies, and seeing someone trying to attack their master, they both pounced on the Mogu leader with a Flash Strike!
Two blue flashes appeared on either side of the Mogu leader's peripheral vision. Seeing this, he hurriedly stopped and tried to dodge, but it was too late. The two spirit beasts appeared right beside him, tearing at his limbs from the left and right!
The battle was over, and the leader of this Sha'tian Mogu team died from being torn apart by the two wolves.
The Pandaren stared wide-eyed, watching in amazement as thirty high elves wiped out three times their number of enemies!
"Woah! They won!"
Cheers erupted, starting with a few young Pandaren, and soon all the surviving refugees joined in the celebration!
The group continued their journey, finally arriving at their destination, Mistfall Village, at midnight.
The atmosphere here was also quite tense. Elder Sharie, leading the newly formed militia, warmly welcomed and thanked Vereesa and the rangers.
But what surprised Vereesa the most was seeing an old acquaintance here!
"Hi! Rexxar! What are you doing here?"
That's right, the person who surprised Vereesa was the Beastmaster Rexxar, who had actually appeared in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms in Pandaria!
This guy, like Vereesa, was a member of the ancient Reliquary, and the two had worked together many times, so they were quite familiar.
"It's you, Vereesa."
Rexxar relaxed upon seeing a familiar face, hanging his two battle axes back on his waist.
"I came to Pandaria with Grand Admiral Galen a long time ago. I was doing well in the Jade Forest. Old Chen told me he needed help, so I brought his fellow villagers here with me!"
When Galen went on his adventure, he only took Old Chen and Li Li, while Rexxar and three hundred Tushui monks stayed in Shrines of the Storm to repair the warships.
Not long ago, they received a letter from Old Chen, and they set off together to Mistfall Village in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. After receiving the support of Elder Sharie of the Golden Lotus, Old Chen used the three hundred monks as a base and recruited seven hundred young Pandaren as apprentices, forming a militia to protect the refugees and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms!
"Are those your new companions?"
Vereesa's gaze passed over Rexxar and Misha, landing on three translucent porcupines, red, blue, and green.
"That's right, they are new animal companions I met in the Jade Forest. The red one is Degu, the green one is Hutia, and the blue one is Gumi."
While Galen was wandering around Pandaria, Rexxar wasn't idle either. He and Misha had traveled almost all over the Pandaren territories, and these three porcupine spirit beasts were proof of that.
"Pandaria is a treasure land. The Grand Admiral told me that there is an island called the Isle of Giants in the northern seas, with many powerful dinosaur beasts, much stronger than the raptors of Kalimdor, almost comparable to the dinosaurs of Zandalar. I, Rexxar, have never tried to tame dinosaurs in my life, maybe I will take a trip out to sea after the war is over!"
Vereesa nodded in agreement. Although she and Rexxar followed different paths, she could understand Rexxar's thoughts.
Sometimes Vereesa even thought that Rexxar was more suitable to use Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners in her hand.
But that was just a thought. It was absolutely impossible for her to hand over Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners.
"Where's Old Chen? Why haven't I seen him?" Vereesa looked around, not finding the figure of the brewmaster.
"He took Ji and a team of elites to the northeast to investigate the Sha'tian Mogu there."
Northeast?
The former palace of the Mogu Emperor Lei Shen?
What conspiracy did the Sha'tian Mogu have?
"You've come at the right time, Vereesa."
Rexxar interrupted Vereesa's thoughts.
"In fact, traces of the Mogu have also been found in the Mogu'shan Palace in the northwest, but this place cannot lack the defense of a legendary combat force. Originally, I wanted to wait for Old Chen to come back before taking action. I request that you can stay in Mistfall Village for a while!"
Hearing this, Vereesa's eyes lit up, and she immediately suggested: "No, you stay in Mistfall Village, I'll go investigate Mogu'shan Palace!"
"If that's the case… then alright!"
Rexxar knew that the high elf ranger in front of him was not weak, and with those two spirit beasts who were also of legendary rank, he might not be able to defeat her.
"Be careful!"
"Shorel'aran!"
Vereesa set off again with the rangers.
Both Rexxar and Vereesa, as outsiders, didn't know that the Mogu who invaded the Guo-Lai Ruins and the Mogu in Mogu'shan Palace were not in the same camp.
Due to the special nature of the Mogu race, their dynasties were not inherited in a single line, but rather the throne was seized by powerful warlords through force. Therefore, each change of a Mogu emperor represented the decline of one warlord and the rise of another.
After the fall of Lei Shen, the Mogu regime was replaced by the Tu'un Dynasty. Tu'un the First was also known as the Supreme Emperor. During his reign, he personally led his army to occupy Krasarang Wilds, and incorporated it into the territory of the Mogu Empire, completing the unfinished business left by Lei Shen.
Unfortunately, this empire consumed a lot of national power due to the harassment of the Saurok, and died after two generations.
The third Mogu empire was created by Emperor Guo-Lai. The tribe he belonged to was the Sha'tian Mogu. After the Vale of Eternal Blossoms opened, the Sha'tian tribe could also be called the remnants of Guo-Lai. They planned to revive the statues in the Guo-Lai Halls left behind by their emperor as combat power.
The Mogu who appeared in Mogu'shan Palace were the forces of the contemporary Mogu Emperor Xin.
This ruler was brewing a rather radical plan to reunite his scattered subjects and regain the glory of their lost empire.
Speaking of which, Xin was also a character. He had earned the title of "Weapons Master" long ago, and his individual combat power was second to none among the Mogu race.
On the planet Azeroth, the title of Weapons Master has many definitions.
For Xin, it meant that all the weapons of the Mogu race were at his command.
The ambitious Xin saw that the Pandaren were being dragged into the quagmire of war, and were currently unable to take care of themselves. At a time when chaos was sweeping through Pandaria, Xin's grand dream of conquering everything led him to contact the three major tribes of the Mogu to come to Mogu'shan Palace to pay their respects, preparing to defeat the Pandaren and regain control of Pandaria.
Vereesa, who was unaware of all this information, led thirty rangers straight into the Mogu horde.