flstandardbreds Chapter 182 Twilight Trial
Chapter 182 Twilight Trial
"Ansrem, we put you in charge of the safety checks before Dalaran's launch, what's going on here?"
When confronted with Ansrem's questioning, Khadgar countered by asking Ansrem a question in return.
Ansrem turned to look at the Holy Light Inquisition emissaries trapped in the spheres of light, and the various heroes who were eager to make their move. He sneered, "Hmph, who told certain people to invite such a bunch of rude guests?"
“Ansrem, Master Khadgar didn’t mean to reprimand you. But I specifically told you not to let any more in, so where did this necromancer come from?”
Lady Mordra was actually siding with Khadgar, which made the human archmage Ansrem resentful, but he couldn't ignore his senior's question.
Mordred had ordered him to seal off Dalaran a few days earlier, but some people with connections hadn't gotten in yet, so he turned a blind eye and delayed the process. This, in turn, allowed Lorraine and a few others to successfully infiltrate.
It wasn't really a success, because it was exposed as soon as it entered.
It was only because the Sun Reapers interfered that the Silver Covenant was unable to capture anyone.
Now, Lorraine was right beside them, and everyone knew he was an undead spy in disguise. A Forsaken mage still had a human appearance, but his aura was no longer concealed.
Under the watchful eyes of several archmages, Lorraine's very clothes were almost completely exposed.
The dead need no underwear; their bodies have long since decayed...
His soul still harbors resentment and unfulfilled wishes!
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"Don't worry about energy. I have multiple options ready."
Khadgar waved his staff and casually drew a circle. The perforated iron plate next to the sewer arena opened, and countless iron cages rose up.
Lorraine sensed the presence of countless compatriots within these iron cages.
Yes, every iron cage contains undead creatures.
There were quite a few of them, and most of them could be identified as either zombies or mutant undead.
There seems to be a familiar face in this cage, or rather, an important figure mentioned in previous quests. It's Gunther, the Dalaran mage who was once a friend of Archmage Thule & Duckclaw, now a prisoner and necromancer...
“This guy seems familiar… He was mentioned in the Lich Book. Lady Aegwynn said he was a talent the Queen needed. He’s not our primary target, but he’s being held in the same place as our target. So…”
The teacher was frantically reminding Lorraine that the target must be in these cages.
Why did Khadgar raise these iron cages?
The entire city of Dalaran is now detached from the ground; wind can even be seen blowing in through the gaps in the pipes. This indicates that the city has successfully levitated...
If someone were to look down from above, the central castle of Dalaran would appear as a spaceship slowly rising, with even smaller hills on some of the corners seemingly taking flight. These corners are clearly inscribed with magical runes, combining earth magic and space technology to transform Dalaran into a floating fortress.
Unlike Naxxramas, the Scourge's fortress of death, it is similar to Netherstorm Keep in Outland.
Dalaran is a masterpiece of various technologies and magic. Khadgar boldly utilized spaceship technology from Outland, then modified it with magic. It used the Heart of Dalaran as its energy source, while also drawing upon the prisoners of Violet Hold for additional energy.
This includes the Void Demon Souls captured by the Legion of Light in Outland as energy sources...
Including all the prisoners currently in the arena.
They are all living energy bars.
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"This is a magnificent skill; Dalaran will be a legend from this day forward!"
Millhouse & Manastorm stood beside Lorraine, deeply moved. Dalaran's ability to fly was partly due to him. He had been imprisoned for many years, only recently freed, and now he felt his previous suffering was insignificant, for Dalaran had successfully taken flight.
All the monks were overjoyed...
Only the enemy is unhappy!
"What are we waiting for? If Dalaran escapes right under our noses, we won't be able to withstand our master's wrath!"
The long-suppressed priests of the Holy Light Tribunal suddenly shouted, as if it were a signal. Even before Dalaran had risen very high, several blue-gray dragons appeared in the sky. They appeared abruptly, with ripples of water behind them; upon closer inspection, it was likely a teleportation array.
The space around Dalaran is extremely fragile, and long-term magical research has turned it into a point of spatial chaos.
The city, formed by magic, is mainly maintained by countless interconnected energy arrays.
The prisoners in Violet Hold are living energy beings, and their allies are eagerly awaiting their rescue. If Dalaran flies away, the rescue plan will become even more difficult...
The bluish-gray dragon wasn't very large, about the size of an elephant, and was probably a young calf... This species didn't belong to any of the colorless dragons; they were helpers of the Holy Light Tribunal.
Why would the Holy Light join forces with the dragons? This was a question on everyone's mind.
Kalecgos, who returned with Jaina, remarked, "These guys look like Twilight Dragons!"
The Twilight Dragon is a hybrid dragon combining the best traits of the five chromatic dragons. It originated from a red dragon mother captured by the Blackhand clan, who attempted to genetically modify the dragon using various methods.
Including demon blood, orc blood... or the genes of strange void creatures.
Although the Alliance decisively defeated the primitive orcish tribes at Blackrock Mountain during the First Orcish Invasion and the Second Orcish War, and the red dragonflight was freed from enslavement, the tradition of enslaving dragons seems to have existed since ancient times, and modifying the blood of ancient creatures is a mysterious yet common practice.
In the past, only true gods and Titans would do this, later guardians also tried it, and now even mortals dare to dabble in it!
Twilight Trial!
"They're not from the Inquisition of the Light; they're from the Church of Twilight. So that's it! They're servants of the Old Gods, the Void Dragonflight! They're the ones who seduced Malygos into corruption; they're the masterminds. Our bitter struggle in Northrend was all their doing!"
The young blue dragon mage roared, having long been investigating why the Blue Dragonflight had declared war on the entire world.
Why did the five-colored dragons repeatedly fall apart, fight their own battles, and become enslaved and manipulated by others...?
Today we finally have the answer.
But...
The people of the Twilight Tribunal always hide in unknown corners. Why would they expose themselves? They are deliberately exposing themselves today for Dalaran.
"It's a portal! And there's someone you know locked up in Violet Prison."
Jaina reacted quickly...
She was already in combat mode. The moment Dalaran took to the air, all the enemies appeared... a pincer attack from both inside and outside.
However, all four Kirin Tor Chancellors and the Violet Core are here...
The enemy may not be able to do anything!
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