LIVE: Azeroth

Of the five guardian powers bestowed upon the dragon by the Titans, only the guardian power of the earth was left behind after Deathwing's betrayal.

Without this power of protection, Ebixian, the pre-determined next Black Dragon King, would never have a good reputation, and the Dragon Clan would also lack a main combat force to stand in front of the line of resistance.

Of all the second dragons known to Sharlayan, Ebythian, who was born after the War of the Ancients, is the youngest.

Arygos, Melinthra, Anachronos, and Kelesstrasz had accepted the coming-of-age ceremony long before the start of the War of the Ancients, and they were already capable of being independent at the beginning of the war.

The second generation of dragons, Onyxia and Chromie, are younger. They were just young dragons during the War of the Ancients.

After that, there are Kalecgos and Abyssian who were born after the war.

Abyssian, who grew up free-range, did not have the opportunity to undergo a coming-of-age ceremony.

When Sharlayan found him, the black dragon prince, who was living among the people, had already broken through to become a demigod through his own efforts, and his talent could be seen from this.

For a reason, Ebythian was not hatched by Sinestra himself, but his bloodline did come from Nelthario, the Black Dragon King, and Sinestra, the Queen of the Dragon before his fall. .

By mistake, Ebisian, who failed to accept the coming-of-age ceremony, has a far broader prospect than his brother Nefarian and sister Onyxia.

Like Stellagosa, restricting the gene locks of other dragons doesn't bother Ebythian in any way.

Due to the lack of elite education that should belong to the black dragon royal family, when Salayan first met Ebixian, he was just a demigod goalkeeper under the pseudonym Black Horn, and he was completely unable to beat his sister Onyxia.

After more than ten years of strict teaching by Sinestra, Abyssian, who has re-solidified her foundation, naturally ushered in the opportunity to accumulate a lot of money.

According to Onyxia, the last time she returned to the Obsidian Holy Land, Abyssian's momentum was not inferior to Nefarian.

Of course, this is mainly because Nefarian, who is obsessed with research, doesn't care about the improvement of personal strength.

Nefarian, like most dragons, relied entirely on his own talent and a long period of hard work to increase his strength, and never worked hard to cultivate.

During the Battle of Grim Batol, Sharlayan personally confirmed Nefarian's level.

This black dragon prince, who is lazier than Onyxia, has grown to level 64 naturally over time. It can only be said that Deathwing's genes are indeed good enough.

In other words, today's Abyssian has also reached level 64, and it is foreseeable that he will continue to improve.

If you can obtain the earth guardian power bestowed by the Titans on the black dragons, Ebixian can easily break through to level 65, making up for the shortcomings that the guardian dragons have been missing for thousands of years.

In the upcoming battle in the not-too-distant future, N'Zoth, whose main body is still hiding in the deep sea, can be left alone, and the nightmare king Varocen and Cho'gall, who doesn't know what kind of ghost he has turned into, can also be ignored for the time being, but the guardian of the earth The power must be recovered.

This means Deathwing must die.

From Therazane's point of view, Deathwing, an uninvited neighbor, obviously didn't like her either.

On this issue at least, Therazane and Sharlayan could find common ground.

As Sarlayan had expected, when he heard that the guardians of Azeroth were planning to wipe out Deathwing completely, Therazane's mung bean eyes clearly showed emotion.

As the saying goes, peers are enemies.

As the same controller of the power of the earth, theoretically speaking, Deathwing, who holds the power of guardianship of the earth, has even more authority to control the earth element than the Stone Mother.

Of course, this is only theory.

The earth elements that can be forcibly manipulated are just irrational low-level things. Most of the high-level earth elements with high intelligence still unite around Therazane.

However, there is a good saying that it is impossible for any force to have only one voice, and the earth elements are no exception.

Out of the desire to protect the earth element's own interests, Therazane no longer wanted to follow the defeated and sealed ancient god into darkness.

On the other hand, the Stone Mother didn't want to defect to the Guardian of the Titans without hesitation like Neptulon did, and completely changed her position from then on.

She chose to remain neutral between the two incompatible forces, which of course caused dissatisfaction among some elemental lords who were still loyal to the ancient gods within the earth elements.

After Deathwing was seriously injured and fled to the Deep Rock Continent of the Earth Elemental World, these elemental lords took the initiative to seek refuge in the past without hesitation, as if they had found their backbone.

With the help of these traitors, the wounded Deathwing quickly gained a foothold in Deep Rock Continent, and they provided Deathwing with the various ore materials needed to make new armor.

No leader of any force can tolerate the existence of an ambitious man who can threaten his dominance.

Therazane had long wanted to tear himself apart from Deathwing, but he was worried that he would offend N'Zoth behind the fallen black dragon, so he couldn't make up his mind.

Through Therazane's attitude, Sharlayan could see that she really didn't want to suffer any more hardships with Azeroth, and just wanted to live in a quiet corner.

Regardless of whether Therazane's thoughts will change in the future, at least she does think so now.

As a reward for assisting Therazane to expel and destroy Deathwing, Sharlayan asked Therazane to continue to remain neutral in the upcoming chaos of the Elemental Tides, and to suppress the rioting earth elementals caused by the Elemental Tides as much as possible.

This deal sounded fairly fair. After some consideration, Therazane finally nodded in agreement.

But she also put the ugly words in front, she can only restrain those earth elements who are willing to obey her orders.

For the part of the earth elemental lords who have already turned to Deathwing, the Stone Mother can't do anything.

"that's enough."

Sharlayan said to Therazane with satisfaction: "According to what you said, more than 8% of the earth elementals are tired of the big pie drawn by the ancient gods, and stand firmly on your side and remain neutral."

"Only relying on the remaining [-]% of the earth elements, Deathwing and N'Zoth want to trigger large-scale geological disasters throughout Azeroth, which is purely a dream."

Onyxia added thoughtfully: "In other words, they should choose to focus their firepower on specific targets with high threats...Wyrmrest Temple?"

"No, not likely."

Sharlayan shook his head calmly: "Wyrmrest Temple has the blessings bestowed by the Titans, and the power in N'Zoth's hands alone is not enough to break through the defense of the temple."

"Besides, Azadas, who also holds the power to protect the earth, is sitting in Northrend at the moment. The risk of attacking Wyrmrest Temple is too high. A little carelessness will outweigh the gain."

Sharlayan narrowed his eyes and analyzed: "If I were N'Zoth, I should first choose a target with a higher threat level but without too many obstacles."

Onyxia answered knowingly: "The capitals of the mortal countries in Azeroth?"

"That's right." Sharlayan continued to analyze: "Since Quel'Thalas has been deliberately keeping a low profile, I guess Deathwing should set one of the targets of the attack on Lordaeron, the leader of the alliance."

"Of course, Orgrimmar, the core of the Horde, and Darnassus, the capital of the Night Republic, may also be attacked. It is best to notify them in advance."

Therazane reminded with flickering eyes: "I can only restrain the tide of the earth element as much as possible. I don't have to worry about the water element. The question is... how do you deal with the riots of the fire element and the wind element?"

"Well..." Sharlayan smiled meaningfully: "Of course we will make preparations in advance, and you will know when the time comes."

Although the deal was successfully negotiated with Therazane, Sharlayan did not believe in this earth elemental king who still had certain illusions about the ancient god camp.

The reason why I choose not to offend is that I just want to bet on both sides.

If the subsequent progress of the situation shows a one-sided trend, Salayan does not believe that Therazane can really carry out the so-called neutrality to the end.

Therefore, before all the dust settles, Sharlayan will not expose the hidden son of Sunderland, the Windchaser, to the vacillating Stone Mother. What if she turns around and sells the information to Al'Akir?

It is essential to be on guard against others. (end of this chapter)