Chapter 28 Chapter 27 Going Into the Eye of Ysera

Humans, elves, orcs, dwarves, gnomes, tauren, trolls, draenei and undead are still struggling to resist another wave of brutal onslaught.Warriors, druids, mages, priests, and those with other professions cooperate with each other, and they use special methods to greatly strengthen the defense. Varian's dream army continued to fight on the front lines, not only destroying the satyr's claws, but also causing the death of the enemy host.The druids unleashed a berserk rage.Take bear, cat or other form with their magically enhanced claws, teeth, and even growls, doing everything in their power to disrupt the shadow minions' attacks.

However, the wave of attacks on this layer slowed down to a standstill before beginning to change direction. Those fighting warriors find the next wave of attack, in the mist, a flying army of shadow-controlled dark drakes, drakes(1) and other fallen dragons. Suddenly, something unexpected happened to the druids and even Malfurion. The barrier between the Emerald Dream/Nightmare and Azeroth begins to crumble.Slowly, the two began to merge into one. This seemingly impossible combination took Eranikus by surprise.He quickly lost control of his surroundings, but he fought hard to regain control while also keeping Sola safe.

The sound of fighting echoed around, and suddenly Luken heard a cry.This sound is not only for Luken, everyone can hear it.There was a sense of déjà vu that reminded Lucan of lost times when he could sleep soundly in his dreams.He inadvertently sank into that memory... Without thinking twice, Lucan slid off Eranikus' back, but he didn't fall.Lucan felt that something was dragging him invisible.And Eranikus beside him gradually disappeared—— After a while, Luken appeared in the nightmare area again.The continuous screams and murmurs made his ears feel a little tingling.Although surrounded by terrifying figures scurrying around in the mist, his thoughts were not overwhelmed by these disturbing things.Lucan was standing away from the area full of monsters.Strangely, this place was so far away from the dragons and their knights, but now it is so close.

Not long after, Lucan notices something in front of you in the mist.Even if that thing existed in the nightmare, it gave Lucan some inexplicable hope. Faced with the potential danger of the nightmare, Lucan bravely walked towards the object he saw.The closer he got, the more amazed he was at what he found.Those architectural structures—the layout of the whole dome—was not built by humans.They are so perfect.He couldn't tell for sure from his vantage point, but the smaller domes seemed to line up in two rows or enclose a larger dome. In the filthy fog of the nightmare, a stunning golden light shot out.The light comforted Luken inexplicably.

Cartographer Lucan was also attracted by the golden domed building.Regardless of his previous fatigue, he quickened his pace.Lucan was so fascinated by the golden dome that he almost ignored the nightmare.All he knows now is to get to that building. How long it took Lucan the Cartographer to reach the golden dome is not even clear to him, or he doesn't care.It may be minutes, it may be hours, time means nothing.The only thing that mattered was that he reached the entrance.The entrance was shrouded in darkness, which Lucan realized came from a nightmare. This unpleasant discovery made Luken realize the real situation now, and almost ran away again.But he realized that the reason that led him to this extraordinary place had to be explored deep inside the entrance.

And this population seemed to be calling him. The sound of wings flapping from the other direction sent him sprinting to the edge of the building for cover.But at this moment, a huge shadow enveloped his head. Although Luke knew that it was impossible to recognize the Dragon Form based on his appearance, he was sure that the sound of the flapping wings came from Lythorn.Unique in its ghostly form, the monstrous creature, its scales glowing a sickly, nightmarish green, peered suspiciously around.Lethorn stared in the direction of Luken with his dark, sunken eyes like a bottomless pit.After Lythorne saw Lucan who was hiding—the human being, he stopped his gaze.

Lethorn snorted disdainfully, and then left the place.After seeing Lethorn fly away, Luken heaved a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall. And the wall was shimmering. Luken fell into the wall. But what he entered was not the room, but a magical force that flowed like a vortex.The magic made Luken spin too until he lost control.To make matters worse, Lucan gradually began to lose his strength.He is also very clear that maybe after a while, even his consciousness will start to blur. "Don't worry, Little Luken, I will try my best to control the effect of the magic, I hope..."

Lucan recognized the voice, and he knew it before he even turned to look for its source. Ysera floated in the criss-crossing and circling forces.Her wings were spread wide, surrounded by a faint layer of emerald green that kept shining, erratic as if about to disappear.Although she squeezed her long, bright eyes shut, she saw him. Lucan felt the dragon was trapped but she wasn't helpless, she was still fighting— But not so.He had seen her completely defeated.Nightmare had subdued her, made her bend to her will. "This is not the lie and hallucination of the Nightmare Lord." Ysera answered the question that Luken hadn't asked yet, "Yes, I am a prisoner. I admit that my strength is declining but I have been resisting..."

where is thisLuke asked silently in his heart. Ysera turned her head to the other side, "A long time ago, shortly after Azeroth was born, we were chosen to protect her and the Emerald Dream, and the realm I inhabit was named the Eye of Ysera. Here, we can Everything is monitored." Her tone was a little sad, "Now, because of Lethorn's betrayal, this place has become my prison..." The great Patronus grunted in grief.Her body swayed, and her breathing became terrifying like a ghost. Although Luken's efforts did not get any rewards, he still stretched out a hand to comfort Ysera.

"The boundary between dreams and Azeroth is becoming more and more blurred!" Ysera was very worried. "Although I am still fighting, they have been entangled in my thoughts, and want to destroy everything by absorbing my energy!" "What shall we do?" begged Lucan the Cartographer. With only her remaining strength, Ysera replied: "To know the truth, Lucan Foxbroad... Eranikus discovered you when you were a baby. Since then , I have also started to pay attention to you... I decided to see what made you unique, maybe Eranikus didn't even know the reason. He just acted according to his own thoughts."

Luken was dumbfounded.The dragon saved himself from all troubles, and at the same time prevented him from using the abilities he possessed—— "I can't do anything about your origin, but maybe because of my arrogance, I failed to protect you earlier—" Ysera took a breath, and continued, "But thinking about the past now doesn't help... ...I've been trying so hard to find another one...but I've almost given up hope...but because you're so different and able to help me find him..." "Me? What am I going to do?" Ysera was tormented by pain again, and her strength was weak, "We have reached the point of no return. But we must let go. You have a way to escape the nightmare spell, which can make me and Malfurion Stormrage make a connection..." "Malfurion? I will do anything, even my life, if he is of help!" replied Lucan the Cartographer, knowing he meant the truth.Where would his life be if everything else was a nightmare? "Let's think on the bright side first, things might not be so bad." The patron saint was reading Lucan's mind.She closed her eyes, "Lucan, are you sure? Do you know what kind of adventure this is for you?" Luken nodded. "I'll be as gentle as possible..." Ysera opened her eyes, and those eyes met Luken's. For Luken, the dreams he once had seemed to start all over again.Ysera's eyes were like a kaleidoscope, refracting images of Luken and other creatures he dreamed about, and he became a part of those dreams, and in the process, the deeply hidden parts of Luken's subconscious came to life. Unveiled before Ysera. Surrounded by the wishes of the Guardians, Lucan gazed at Ysera in awe. "We must return to Azeroth," Varian warned Hamuul. "Tell Malfurion Stormrage what to do! They attack our bodies while we fight here!" The tauren agreed with his words that it made sense, but didn't respond to him.However, he immediately went to Malfurion to warn him of the terrible disaster. Malfurion learned of Hamuul's discovery just as he was about to begin to deal with the incredible power behind Harveth.He sensed the presence of the ancient spirit and could not ignore it.It is not surprising that Harveys has completed so many plans, and a larger dark force seems to envelope him. Undeterred, Malfurion realized that losing hope would mean losing everything.When he heard the message Harveys asked Hamuul to convey, he knew what the Nightmare King wanted to do.He began to blame himself for letting this happen, and he began to worry that Harveys would do what she had done—go after the defenseless protector. When Malfurion woke up Tyrande, he told her everything that had happened and his own difficulties. Although Tyrande was full of worries, she nodded to express her understanding. She felt sorry for Malfurion's shoulders. And feel pity. Facing the current situation, the priestess asked bluntly: "Have we fallen?" "Has the whole of Azeroth fallen?" Just before Malfurion was about to answer, a voice appeared in his head, a voice that he prayed day and night. "Malfurion Stormrage...can you hear me?" "is it you?" "Yes, it's me, Ysera. Look at me and listen!" A vivid image appeared in his mind, Ysera was in a cage, struggling hard, trying to prevent herself from being controlled by Harveys and the mysterious master behind him. Watching this scene, Malfurion began to understand his enemies and their evil.He realized that he had made a famous mistake. "You've seen the truth, and..." At this moment, Malfurion felt that not only the two of them were involved in this conversation, but also two other people.One was Lucan, who acted as the medium through which Ysera spoke, enabling her to communicate with himself while imprisoned. The other stumbled upon the conversation and seemed irritated by it. "It's you! I feel it! They shut you in the Eye of Ysera. How bold they are... how stupid!" Malfurion sensed that Eranikus had placed Sola where Broll could find it.And when Eranikus discovered that his queen was desperate to contact the archdruid, he had only one thought on his mind - to rescue her. "Listen to me, Eranikus," said Ysera pleadingly, hoping to stop Eranikus. "Your task is to help Malfurion..." "No! I'm going to save you! I swear!" Before Ysera could finish speaking, Eranikus interrupted her. Out of anger, his words were so forceful that every word hit Mafa like a heavy punch. In the hearts of Leo and Lucan. Ysera still tried to persuade him, but Eranikus would not listen at all.Facing the quarrel between the two of them, Malfurion was in a dilemma. When he was about to communicate with Eranikus first, he was suddenly rudely shaken from his dream, interrupting the communication. "Malfurion! Watch out!" Tyrande exclaimed. Malfurion began to look around. Shadow satyrs all around! No...these are not shadows, they are entities!is alive!Among them was Queen Azshara's Highborne servant, once cursed with Harves.They were attracted by the power possessed by Harveys. These elves gave up their handsome and beautiful faces and became hideous. They began to serve the commander of the Burning Legion, Sargeras. These satyrs look endless.At this moment, Malfurion was stunned. These satyrs had obviously been hiding and planning for a long time. "My children can't wait to fight for glory! Hahahaha!" The Nightmare King sneered, "In that case, I will give them this opportunity." These satyrs have horns on their heads, but their facial features still maintain the main features before the fall. They have a devil-like expression on their faces, and they grin grinningly, revealing their sharp teeth. Rough brown fur covers their arms, backs, and legs. .They have bushy manes and shaggy beards.The eyes on the grotesque face had an evil green light. "That's him!" Harveys said to Satyr, "Damn Malfurion Stormrage." The satyrs howled and attacked with similar instruments. Tyrande stood in front of Malfurion and threw the Moonblade casually. "I will prepare a tough battle for you!" the high priest shouted.After speaking, the spinning sharp blade had cut down the first batch of satyrs who rushed up, and then slashed two satyrs fiercely. The body of satyr was cut in half and then fell to the ground. The blood type effectively demoralized the satyrs, and they became a little timid, trying to avoid Tyrande and her sharp blade. But Malfurion did not seem to be leaving Tyrande to face the demons alone. "You can't delay them all by yourself." "With them helping me, I can at least buy enough time." When Malfurion was about to ask her who "they" were referring to, Tyrande raised the sharp blade in his hand again and kept muttering silently.At this time, the satyrs seemed to regain their courage and launched an attack again. The light of the Moon Goddess shone in front of Malfurion, and Tyrande was bathed in the moonlight. A row of blurred figures stood beside her. They only had bright outlines, as if they were wearing sacrificial attire, and they looked very similar to Tyrande. Tyrande begged Elune for help, and was aided by a protector summoned by the Moon Goddess.The satyrs kept rushing up, protecting the door with various weapons, and eliminated the oncoming satyrs. Tyrande realized that while she and the Protector were fighting the satyrs, Malfurion was not idle, he was concentrating on another real fight, he was focusing on two things. One thing is that he's more certain of Varian and Hamuul's decision. "The fight against the Nightmare Lord must be in a dream. The Nightmare Lord's power comes from sleep, and strips the power from Ysera's body, so as to use this power to protect himself." Out of mutual trust, they both agreed, but Malfurion still felt a little guilty.Although this is the best way, there are still many people who may sacrifice for it.At this moment, Malfurion made contact with Blore. "Have you found Sora?" Blore quickly replied: "Yes, I found it. But she can no longer fight now, let's go back to Azeroth first, and then..." "No, you know what we need her for." After Blore listened, he agreed with Hamuul after discussing it. Malfurion looked at Tyrande again, she stood there resisting those demons, just like she did in the ancient war, swinging the sharp blade in her hand time and time again, or cutting off the enemy's limbs, or stabbing the enemy's chest , and even beheaded the enemy. But Malfurion noticed that Tyrande's moonlight was slightly dimmed, and the moonlight protectors around him were also a little blurred.It wasn't just the power of Satyr who fought them, Havis also poured his own evil power into Satyr.At this time, Tyrande is the link through which these moonlight protectors gain energy, and once she falls, the protectors will follow suit. Malfurion's gaze shifted again, and Eranikus stared at the queen's cage, as he approached his destination. The Eye of Ysera was not what Malfurion remembered.When Eranikus flew there, the eye of Ysera suddenly began to twist, as if to crucify him there.The scene changes constantly. "They can't fool me," Eranikus said to himself, "even if she is hidden in a thousand places, it will be useless, I am with her, nothing can separate us, and sooner or later I will find her of." "Be careful!" Malfurion yelled in vain. Just as Eranikus plunged headlong into a most inconspicuous place, a sudden upheaval occurred.Suddenly it got bigger. "See!" exclaimed Eranikus excitedly, "she's in the biggest building, though they've made it so inconspicuous!" Malfurion watched the Eye of Ysera more carefully, and he noticed some small changes. "Eranikos! Watch out!" Lythorn suddenly appeared over the head of the rapt Eranikus! "Welcome back, my brother." Lethorn laughed.Stretching out his sharp claws and piercing Eranikus' body, Lethorne continuously pumped energy into Eranikus' body. Accompanied by the painful roar, Eranikus' body trembled like crazy, and the underside of the scales twisted violently, like a worm wriggling in the flesh, looking for an exit. "The great Nightmare Lord is about to succeed." Lythorne said softly, "Hell is about to fall." Malfurion tried to get in touch with Eranikus, but despite his best efforts, there was only a faint sensation, not enough for him to connect with Eranikus' consciousness.The archdruid was very worried about the truth of what Lethorne said, and even more worried about Eranikus' fear of falling again. Indeed, Eranikus groaned loudly when the power of the Nightmare Lord was poured into his body, and even in the air, his body was tightly rolled into a ball. Suddenly, after a roar of extreme pain, Eranikus unleashed all his strength and hit Lythorne. Out of overconfidence, he was shot by Eranikus, and Lethorn sprinted away from the Eye of Ysera in a panic. Eranikus once again flew to the place where Eranikus was imprisoned without hesitation. He stretched out his four claws and slammed into the cage. There was a gleam of light from the cage, and the power of the Nightmare King spread a little more in his body.When the power of corruption tried to occupy him, his body was extremely twisted, but he still persisted, attacking the cage with all his strength. Malfurion, seeing everything and being helpless, tried to help Eranikus as little as he could. The cage was shaken, and Eranikus let out a triumphant laugh as he paused his attack. Suddenly, he was dragged out of his cage by a powerful force, and Lythorn used the power bestowed on him by the Nightmare Lord to hit Eranikus hard. Malfurion tried to help Eranikus regain the upper hand, but Eranikus refused his support.Eranikus' shouts echoed in Malfurion's ears. "No! She will be free soon, I will hold Lethorn back, you do what you have to do!" Malfurion had nothing to say. After all, saving Ysera was the main task. She was the hostess of the Emerald Dream. She had a closer connection with the Emerald Dream and knew more things.The Nightmare Lord needs to use Ysera to strengthen his connection with the Emerald Dream and gain better control over the world.Therefore, no matter how much it costs, Ysera must be rescued. Once Ysera is rescued, the power of the Nightmare King will naturally be weakened, and the protectors will have a chance.Malfurion felt that Eranikus was right, and that only then would their chances of success be better. Malfurion concentrated on trying to separate Azeroth from the Emerald Dream. He found that it didn't take much effort, but he still couldn't do it alone. He needed Ysera's help. As he did his best to free Ysera, he knew Eranikus' battle was still going on.The two dragons wrestled together, attacking each other with great force, and Eranikus no longer had the upper hand as he had at first.Malfurion feared that Letthorne's reinforcements would arrive soon, and that would be bad for them. Ysera struggled harder to get out of the cage, but what she cared most at this time was not herself, but Eranikus who was fighting. "No, it won't be like this..." Lethorn said to himself, and he unreservedly used the power bestowed on him by the Nightmare King again.This attack almost made Malfurion and the others fall short.Malfurion's mind was in turmoil, and his mind was full of horrified images, doing all this by himself only to hurt the person he wanted to protect.Although Malfurion knew it was an illusion created by the Nightmare Lord's dark powers, it took him a lot of energy to overcome it. Suddenly, Lethorn yelled, and Eranikus clasped his body tightly with his claws. Eranikus' injuries seemed to be much worse than Lethorn's, but his strong determination made him Slightly dominant. Although Malfurion knew that Eranikus would not last long, he had to give up his support to Eranikus. "No!" Eranikus gritted his teeth, "She must be rescued! I will deal with Lythorn!" Lythorn clearly saw through Eranikus' plans, and the fallen dragon laughed maniacally.The power of the Nightmare King once again filled his whole body, and his body grew rapidly, already much bigger than Eranikus. "You have no chance, Eranikus. Surrender! Surrender to the might of the Nightmare Lord. The barrier between Azeroth and the Emerald Dream is so weak that sooner or later we will soar above the skies of Azeroth!" " "The sky of Azeroth..." Eranikus repeated in his mouth. Suddenly Eranikus was surrounded by light, and a trace of coldness appeared on his face.Seeing Eranikus like this, Lesson was a little puzzled. "Tell me, how will you choose." Laithorn asked, looking at Eranikus. Eranikus did not answer, Malfurion felt that he was gathering strength, and he understood Eranikus' plan. When the bodies of the two dragons began to disappear, Lythorn realized that he had been tricked.But it was too late. "No! You can't do this! You're committing suicide, I swear! The shock of space will kill us!" Lethorne shouted. "Then die." Malfurion heard Eranikus reply indifferently. The Nightmare Lord seeks to merge the Emerald Dream and Azeroth as one, and then his power will be invincible. But his plot was not complete.Near the Eye of Ysera, Malfurion saw that the connection between the two continents was becoming more and more unstable. If he was still in it at this time, he would only be destroyed. Eranikus grabbed Lythorne tightly and wrestled into the link together. As Lythorn said, the energy between the planes was so huge that he had to give it a go, so he gathered the power bestowed upon him by the Nightmare King again, but it was too late. With a cry of pain, the astonishing power that Lesson summoned was torn apart before it could be released.A burning vortex erupted right where he had been, and then the vortex swallowed Eranikus motionless.The berserk power was raging everywhere, and Eranikus asked Malfurion to try to control the power. Malfurion thought of an all-or-nothing method. He gathered this violent energy at one point and guided it to attack the cage. The cage was constantly being destroyed, and finally Ysera was about to come out. The hostess of the Emerald Dream, roaring angrily, broke free of the last shackles.Emerald light surrounded her, illuminating the entire Eye of Ysera at the same time.But the dense fog gathered on her again, trying to imprison her again.With a roar, the aura expanded three times, no matter what it touched the aura would immediately revive, and the Emerald Dream regained its vitality and former beauty.The dense fog finally receded quietly. At this precious moment, Ysera also disappeared. Malfurion could not feel Ysera at the moment, she had withdrawn to Azeroth.Ysera realized that the barrier between the two continents had returned to normal, and she returned to the druids fighting outside Darnassus. "Thank you, Malfurion Stormrage..." she said sadly, "Thank you...and Eranikus..." "He did what he was supposed to do," Malfurion replied quickly.While admiring Eranikus' sacrifice, Malfurion knew that someone was being sacrificed every minute of the day.Now that the hostess of the Emerald Dream is free, Harveys has little power to use.Ysera's power could lead them— "No, Malfurion - I'm worried - I'm worried that my strength is too weak... In order to resist Harveys, to prevent her from completely controlling me, I think, my strength has been exhausted..." Faced with such shocking news, Malfurion almost lost touch with others.In the Emerald Dream, who else could surpass Ysera in strength, if it wasn't for his own stupidity, and he fell into Harveys' scheme, Ysera would not have failed and was easily captured.If it wasn't for his own incompetence, how could all this happen. "No, it's not like that, Malfurion." Ysera said with great effort to maintain the situation. "You know how powerful they are, and they've planned for a long time. It's not your fault." "But what does it matter?" Malfurion retorted. "If you can't beat him, we're doomed." Ysera's gradual loss of consciousness was the last thing she could do to protect herself. "what you mean--" Ysera cut the connection.She lost consciousness.She was under too much pressure. After losing contact with Ysera, Malfurion's mind seemed to echo the laughter of the Nightmare King. Ysera entrusted Malfurion with the fate of the Emerald Dream and Azeroth... and he had no clue about it. Remark: (1) The original book is "Void Dragon". After comparing the original text, it is determined to be a translation error. In order to avoid misleading readers, it is literally translated as "Young Dragon".