With the completion of the first and second lines of defense, the selection of high-level combat power for the third line of defense also began! During the selection process, Galen and the night elves engaged in a secret conspiracy that lasted all night!
Soon, the night elves and the Alliance withdrew their troops sweeping through Ashenvale and Felwood Forest. The lurking demons immediately jumped out and quickly built legion portals. After all, their mission had been delayed for a long time, and Archimonde was not a good-tempered superior. In an instant, these two forests were filled with the demonic army. Subsequently, demons entered Winterspring, the snowy region north of Mount Hyjal, from Felwood Forest, and traces of demons also appeared there. Unfortunately, the environment of this land was too harsh, and even demons were unwilling to stay long.
Thanks to the great barrier enveloping Azeroth, the stronger the demon, the more energy it required to teleport. This prevented Archimonde from directly teleporting from the Broken Isles to the foot of Mount Hyjal, forcing him to cross the sea. The endless sea hindered Archimonde's speed, otherwise, the night elves and the Alliance would not have been able to build defensive lines at all.
Archimonde has landed! The landing site is on the eastern coast of Azshara!
Archimonde, whose patience had long been exhausted during the sea crossing, was in a very bad mood. As soon as his feet stepped on the land of Azshara, he casually launched a Shadow Bolt! A damaged statue more than ten meters high on the coast exploded in response! That was a statue of Ravencrest, the former great lord of the night elves. The originally damaged statue still showed the figure's waist. After Archimonde's venting attack, only two upright pillars remained of the statue, vaguely discernible as the knee area…
"Burning Legion! Attack!" With Archimonde's low roar, the demon army, which had been prepared for a long time, began to surge towards the entrance of Mount Hyjal! Among the green demons, there was also a black army, the servant army of the Burning Legion: the Scourge!
When the Burning Legion arrived in front of the first line of defense, Archimonde had already arrived at the junction of western Azshara and Ashenvale! The great demon looked towards the mountains to the north… There, he felt a familiar sensation! This feeling came from the instantaneous perception of a strong individual, fleeting, and lost again upon closer concentration. Thinking that the World Tree on Mount Hyjal was close at hand, Archimonde could only put aside the doubts in his heart and continue to advance towards the west.
The first line of defense. Looking at the approaching army of the Burning Legion, Commander Drek'Thar's expression was solemn. Originally, he felt that he could easily take on the position of commander-in-chief, but now, facing the overwhelming enemies, he felt the pressure. Fortunately, the vanguard was the Scourge, defined by the demons as cannon fodder! Ghouls charged in swarms, followed by a large number of Crypt Fiends!
"Ready!"
"Fire!" The first wave of the Burning Legion's attack was the Scourge's responsibility to probe. The commander of this Scourge army was the lich, Kazzak Winterchill. Unlike those liches loyal to the Lich King, Kazzak Winterchill was the most fanatical follower of the Burning Legion. Powerful magic and cruel demonic spells made him a capable officer under Kil'jaeden. Although Archimonde looked down on the undead army, he needed cannon fodder, so he still conscripted a batch of troops from the Lich King. If only low-level ghouls were sent, Archimonde would definitely not be fooled, but the Lich King did not want to hand over his elite troops, so he directly sent Kazzak Winterchill to lead the team. This not only completed Archimonde's team but also cleared out unstable elements in the Scourge.
A large number of shells, crossbow bolts, and magical energy poured into the ghoul and Crypt Fiend swarms!
Boom! Boom! Boom! With the explosion of the shells, the metal fragments splattered out, tearing all standing beings near the point of impact to pieces. Many gaps appeared in the densely packed ranks of the Scourge, and then a large number of severed limbs flew into the air. The lich continued to urge the ghouls to attack, trying to deplete the ammunition of the first line of defense with their vast numbers! Wasn't the undead sea the Scourge's signature tactic? After the army was exhausted, the Lich King could replenish it. Kazzak Winterchill refused to believe that the Lich King would dare to defy the orders of Archimonde and Kil'jaeden!
There were just too many ghouls. Even if the turrets had shrapnel attacks, they were still overwhelmed. A group of ghouls and Crypt Fiends broke through the firewall and were about to make contact with the defenders of the position!
"Quillboar warriors! Prepare to engage!"
"Kobold musketeers, get ready!"
"Fire!" The kobolds and quillboars, as the Crusader's servant army, had been well-fed and cared for by Galen Trollbane for more than a decade. Their numbers had long since increased several times compared to when they were subdued by Galen Trollbane. Most importantly, the kobolds and quillboars had multiple births, especially the kobolds. The underground of Durotar was already crowded with kobolds! As the saying goes, raising soldiers for a thousand days, using them for an hour. It was time for them to play their part on Mount Hyjal. The kobolds had extremely sharp vision. This group of musketeers began to attack from afar. The narrow mountain road could not accommodate too many troops. The first batch of five thousand quillboars directly went to the top, killing the approaching ghouls. However, soon, as the lich dispersed the spacing between the ghouls, and then the large abominations joined the battlefield, the quillboars began to suffer casualties!
When the first batch of five thousand quillboars was reduced to near collapse, the catapults in the rear launched a large number of wooden barrels! The wooden barrels exploded in mid-air, and the sky was filled with water droplets like rain! When the raindrops came into contact with the undead, their bodies emitted bursts of white mist. The ghouls were as if they had been splashed with high-concentration sulfuric acid, directly losing their ability to move. It's holy water! The holy water clearing created a gap in the undead's attack. The second batch of five thousand quillboars, led by their leader Fangtooth, once again blocked the front of the position!
"Attack! Attack! Don't stop! Their ammunition and holy water cannot be endless!" The lich continued to urge the undead wizards to continue commanding the ghouls to attack! In order to perform in front of Archimonde, he didn't care about anything and directly launched a full-scale attack, anyway, it was the Lich King's strength, he didn't feel bad!