Baine was still immersed in a frenzied battle. He had never imagined that a simple curiosity in following his father on a journey would lead him to face such a brutal battlefield! Fortunately, although Baine was a gentle-natured tauren, he fought the Burning Legion's demons with all his might! Little did he know that at the very moment he struck down a demon, his future marriage was being decided upon by two elders in a lighthearted manner.
The defensive strength of the second line was constantly diminishing. Whether it was the night elves, tauren, or furbolgs, they were suffering heavy losses, pushed back into the valley and unable to stop the demon army from continuing their ascent!
"Mentor! Galen! We're at our limit! Are you ready? May Elune protect Azeroth!" Shandris prayed silently.
Just then, the teleportation array that had been set up behind them suddenly lit up! A large number of high elves and nightborne mages teleported over, then began to maintain the teleportation array, linking them together to form a giant portal! A night elf priestess ran towards Shandris.
"General Shandris, High Priestess Tyrande orders you to retreat!"
"Is the summit ready?"
"Yes, your mission is complete, you can leave!"
"Elune be with us! Retreat!" The night elf archers were already exhausted, and they were the first to step into the portal, leaving Mount Hyjal! Following them were a batch of mana-depleted druids, tauren shamans, and priestesses of the moon! The guardian druids and tauren were being closely pursued by the demons, making it impossible for them to escape for a moment! Seeing this situation, Shandris immediately knelt on the ground and began to pray! A group of elite huntresses immediately surrounded her, killing any demons that approached.
"Great Moon Goddess, Great Elune, please send down divine punishment and chastise this evil Burning Legion!" As Shandris prayed, the sky, which had already begun to lighten after a night of fierce fighting, dimmed again, as if the tranquil night had not yet passed! Cairne, Ulan, and others looked at the sky in surprise. The clouds had drifted away, leaving only the star-studded sky! The stars seemed to twinkle more frequently, and then, one by one, they shifted from their orbits, streaking across the sky with colorful halos before crashing down with a roar. The meteors continued to accelerate, finally slamming into the mouth of the valley!
Boom! Boom! Boom! The earth trembled! Such power naturally attracted Archimonde's attention, who had already crossed the second line of defense and was climbing towards the summit!
"Hmph! Moon Goddess? After I absorb the World Tree, I will destroy your followers!" With that, Archimonde quickened his pace! The demons that poured into the valley were completely annihilated, and the remaining few were quickly cleaned up. The demons looked at the meteorite craters at the mouth of the valley, and for a moment, they dared not continue forward! They might be reckless, but they wouldn't seek their own deaths!
As the rain of stars ended, Shandris lost all her strength and collapsed to the ground. Her guards quickly helped her onto her nightsaber, and then, under the cover of the tauren and druids, she entered the portal and retreated from the second line of defense.
At the same time, the Alliance soldiers who had been huddled in the first line of defense also received the signal to counterattack!
"Alliance warriors! It's time for us to fight back!" Drake roared.
"Damn it, I've been pinned in a corner and passively beaten all night, let's kill them!" Varian added, his voice filled with battle lust.
"Attack! Attack! Target Ashwood, destroy the demon base camp, and close their portals!" Drek'Thar commanded. He was also feeling frustrated. Apart from the significant losses of the quilboar, the other legions in the first line of defense had retained their full strength, but for the sake of the plan, they could only huddle in the valley and wait for an opportunity! Now that they had finally received the order to counterattack, Drek'Thar could also issue a brainless order for a full-scale attack, just like the Burning Legion!
The Great Tinker himself flew the airship with the airship squadron into the sky, beginning the bombing mission. Kurdran's gryphon riders guarded the airships, helping them clear the stray felbats! As the bombing began, the demon armies fell into chaos! The eighty thousand strong army of the Crusade was divided into eight phalanxes, beginning to divide the demon armies. In the rear, Brann looked at the artillery battalion behind him, which had already exhausted its ammunition, and felt a pang of entanglement. In the end, he restrained himself and did not abandon the artillerymen to charge forward himself!
Varian was also extremely happy. In a moment of excitement, he directly broke open his weapon, transforming into a berserker and charging out. Bolvar was shocked and quickly led the soldiers of the Seventh Legion to follow closely behind, protecting their prince! Whether Varian was lucky or unlucky, he ran head-on into Anetheron as soon as they rushed out of the valley! Varian's eyes lit up. He had been itching for a fight and shook off the demon blood from his red Shalla'tor and blue Ellemayne, but he restrained his urge to charge directly. Since Varian had been seriously injured in a duel with Arthas last time, his strength had increased. He had been wanting to find a strong opponent to test his strength, and now, seeing this demon commander, he was eager to try himself against Anetheron!
Soon, Bolvar followed with the army. The elite Seventh Legion faced off against the demons surrounding Anetheron, leaving the center of the battlefield to the commanders. Bolvar observed the situation and finally sheathed his greatsword, picking up the shield from his back! Anetheron wanted a quick victory, but another team rushed over! It was the trolls! Vol'jin, the young chieftain of the Darkspear tribe, and the shadow hunter Rokhan! Vol'jin nodded to Varian. They were considered classmates from the Minas Tirith Knight Training Camp and had met a few times!
"Prince Varian, together?" Vol'jin extended the invitation in fluent Common.
(Come on author at least have him fight together with Grommash xdd)
"That's exactly what I wanted!" Varian was worried that he and Bolvar might not have the confidence to win, so having two strange troll shadow hunters to help was the best thing that could happen.
"Insects! You seek death!" Anetheron was enraged by the two's confident expressions. How could he, the newly promoted leader of the dreadlords, tolerate being so despised by mortals?
"Carrion Swarm!" The dreadlord unleashed his powerful spell!