Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 571, Section 32. The Supreme Thief King's Blessings Are Limitless! - Bonus Chapter for Brother "Diejia | Guo" [310]

Rafaam is very likely to have been to the hideout of the Titan of Life and stolen the Scynar Crescent Staff belonging to Ionar. The star coordinates of that hideout are information that the Eredar must obtain at all costs.

Therefore, all the Eredar, including Yrel, had no objection to the Vigilant's decision to help the Voidwalkers reclaim their homeland.

Moreover, considering their relationship with their homeland of Argus, which is so similar to the relationship between the undead and Kalecgos, the Eredar people even feel a sense of "shared suffering" with these undead people today.

But the people of Azeroth who were caught up in this matter were in a rather awkward position.

They really did come here to "catch thieves," but now they have to fight for a group of guys they've never seen before.

It's impossible to say that the Dragon Kings have no ulterior motives. They are willing to help those in need, but they are not as selfless as the Naru who would give everything for complete strangers.

Moreover, this matter involves the Void Lords; when facing the Void, death is not even the most tragic end.

"I'm sorry to have dragged you into this."

Aegwynn, who had previously treated the dragons poorly, is now sincerely apologizing, saying:
“I can open a path to the Astral Plane. Malygos has enough arcane knowledge to find your way back to Azeroth within it. Previously, the Sunwell Isles opened a ‘route’ in the Astral Plane.”

Once you find it, you can use the Astral Beacon in Karazhan as your direction of travel.

If the journey goes smoothly, you should be able to reach your hometown in two months at most.

"This is a matter for the Eredar, and innocent Azerothians should not suffer because of it."

Archbishop Nelly also chimed in, offering her advice:

"The danger of what has happened today is obvious to the naked eye. As compensation, we will give you some of the artifacts obtained from Rafaam's treasury. You should leave here as soon as possible before the Void retaliates."

"Whom do you think you are looking down on?"

The raging fire dragon Felek stands atop a giant rock in the starry sea and carries a meteorite axe wreathed in cosmic flames on his shoulder; this is also one of Rafaam's treasures.

Although Philek didn't feel obligated to help these bandaged people, letting them escape was clearly not in the Fire Dragon's nature. Even though the enemy was powerful, he should at least fight them.

Like a raging flame, burning eternally, how could it allow itself to flee without a fight?
This violates the concept of the fire element!

It can only be said that these guys who have mastered the power of fire have exactly the same way of thinking. The former Fire Demon King was also like this. Regardless of whether he could win or not, he would fight first!
Moreover, Philek also had his own ulterior motives.

They are now elemental lords under the World Mother's command. Although Aegwynn's words were very polite, if he really left the others here and ran back, given the capricious nature of the Supreme Star Soul, he would hardly get away with it.

Velanos glanced at Alexstrasza, who was holding the Life Titan Staff. The Iceheart Dragon's meaning was clear: she would respect the Red Dragon Queen's decision.

The Five Dragon Kings were quite resolute in their stance.

“That ethereal being’s words just now touched me. If saving their homeland can get the ethereal beings to stand on the side of resisting the demons, then our adventure today will definitely be worthwhile.”

Old Blue Dragon Malygos said solemnly:
"While the destruction of Mardum is a fortunate event, it also confirms that the Burning Legion's desire to destroy Azeroth remains undiminished. Our world needs allies among the stars. How can we possibly stand against the endless stream of demon foes by fighting alone?"

"The weaver is right!"

Ysera waved her paw and said:
"Helping the Void today is helping us tomorrow. Moreover, the Void is also a great enemy of life. If we don't shut down this terrible Void node, Azeroth will suffer from it one day."

Our world and the world of the spirits seem to have nothing to do with each other.

But in reality, we are all part of a materialistic civilization, and we should naturally help each other.

"So we will stay."

Alexstrasza delivered the final blow:
"We have broken away from the order of Titan and are in a state of confusion. If we do not lend a helping hand when we encounter this injustice and tragedy, how can we shape our morality?"
Although our meager strength is insufficient to save Kalecgos from the Void Cataclysm, we can at least hold out until the Vigilant returns.

After speaking, the three of them looked at Nozdormu, while the Bronze Dragon Aspect looked at Neltharion II, who was wearing a black robe. Neltharion was with Blackhorn, who was carrying the Hammer of Khaz'goroth, listening to Rafaam tell all sorts of StarCraft jokes. When he turned around with a smile, he saw that everyone was staring at him.

The Black Devourer was momentarily speechless, then muttered:

Why are you all looking at me?
If I dare to run, even if Saint Diakum lets me go, his Shadow Chaser swarm will hunt me down to the death. Gentlemen, please understand. Besides being the Dragon King, I also hold a formal military rank in the Shadow Chaser swarm's combat order.

Whatever the guard says, I can only do as he says.

"You bitch!"

The spellweaver cursed angrily, causing Neltharion II to glare at the shameless old blue dragon.

You can't beat me, so what's the point of just talking all day?
How about tomorrow you bring a hundred blue dragons and I bring a hundred black dragons, and we'll find a random edge of the world in the Star Sea and have a good fight to see who gets wiped out and who comes out victorious?

All the dragon kings were speaking, but the stone-scaled dragon Ilydikon did not participate in the discussion. It seemed to think it was meaningless and simply remained silent, using the nearby broken earth to create various stone statues for battle.

This creature manipulates the power of the earth in a way that differs from the former Earth Guardians. It is more like an outstanding master of earth element, proficient in all magic and elemental spells related to the earth. And what's most wonderful is that, because of the form of elemental infusion, it doesn't need to pray for the help of the elements like a shaman.

The elements will follow it very actively, just like they follow the Stone Mother.

If the elemental powers of Azeroth were also divided into powers, then Ilydekon's elemental powers would be second only to the Elemental Lords. Once the Stone Mother is defeated, this guy could become the new Elemental Lord in no time.

But unlike Philek, who was smug about taking over the Firelands.

Ilydikon had no interest in dominating the Deeprock Continent; it had even explicitly told the World Mother that it did not intend to seize the Stone Mother’s control over the earth element.

Lysages looked at Ilydikon with suspicion. She felt that this guy had become a different person since he was released. The once cunning Stone Scale Dragon now only did things silently, as if he was showing off his abilities to some "observer".

"Hey buddy, come give me a hand!"

Neltharion II watched the Stonescale Dragon skillfully shape the earth, then called out from behind:

"You, me, and the Shaping Hammer in Blackhorn's hand, let's work together to connect the nearby celestial fragments together to form a battleground. We'll be fighting the void creatures here soon."

"Ah."

Ilyudicon turned around and gave the black dragon king a strange look.

It knew that this guy wasn't in charge; the black dragons under World Mother's command were all under the command of Sabelion, and that cunning black dragon was the true Black Dragon King. Neltharion II seemed to be trying to build a good relationship with the dragon kings by associating with them. In addition, it had a very special position in World Mother's war system.

But this did not prevent the Stone Scale Dragon from treating it with indifference; after all, more than 20,000 years ago, they were its greatest adversaries.

With the help of the two dragon kings who could manipulate the earth and rocks, and with the assistance of Khaz'goroth's hammer, they quickly created a huge temporary landmass within the shattered star ring.

The Voidlings were constantly summoning their companions to come over, and even a small Voidling fleet arrived here during a space jump, commanded by an "old acquaintance".

It was Colonel Amir, the Order Hunter who appeared as a member of the Demon Slayers during the previous Mardon War.

Hmm, let's indulge in a conspiracy theory: perhaps their plan to "invite" Diakum to come and restore Karesh was actually being laid out from the very beginning of the Battle of Mardon.

Rafaam was just a madman executor, but there must be many Void factions involved behind this, and his participation in the war to destroy Mardon was likely just a spying exercise by the Void to find out the Vigilant's true nature.

The destruction of Mardon filled the Voidlings with confidence in Diakum, and they placed their bets on restoring their long-lost home.

"Get ready, I'm about to begin drawing void energy!"

Before that shattered land of sculpted starry sea, Saloras, clutching the Heart of Darkness, entered her ghostly void form and spoke in a somber tone to everyone around her:

"If this place is truly connected to the power of Dimensius, the Devourer of All Realms, then the moment I extract it, the Sea of ​​No Light will launch a counterattack against this place."

I don't know how long we can hold on, and I don't know how long Commander Diakum needs, but we must persevere to the very end!

"Do it!"

The silver moon emblem on Nellie's forehead shone brightly, and she said aloud:
"We may die here today, but our homeland will gain hope because of us!"

Can't you say something nice?

Aegwynn sighed, holding the Primal Staff that Rafaam had stolen from who-knows-where, and stood guard beside Saloras. She said:
"I'll protect her. The rest of you can attack freely, but don't let the Void Servants interfere with the extraction ritual. Voidlings, is this all the people you can summon?"
This is your hometown!

If you don't fight for it, do you expect the people of Azeroth to shed their last drop of blood for your world?

“I have informed Prince Sahadar of the node.”

Phase Thief Agil whispered:

“Those are the Voidlings, no, those are the former rulers of the Kalecgos, they will definitely return! They will return with their powerful ‘Revenge Army’ fleet to reclaim our homeland.”

"and many more!"

Archbishop Auress, who had participated in the Battle of Mardon, pointed to the ethereal fleet that was deploying its formation in the sky, and whispered:

“That Colonel ‘Amir’ is a hunter for the Order of the Void. The Order of the Void and the Revenge Army are mortal enemies. How can you call on both sides in one battle? Won’t that cause them to start fighting each other first?”

“Well, I didn’t just call on the Order of the Protestants and the Revenge Army.”

The Phase Thief pointed to the massive node beacon behind him, shrugged, and said quietly:
"I also summoned all the node princes and astral tycoons of the Astral Consortium, and even those Shadow Guards who had gone mad. I extended an invitation to all the ethereal forces I could contact to 'reclaim our homeland'."

The Burning Legion's fleet is getting closer every second to destroy Kalecgos, and this is the only chance for the Voidlings to restore the world!

If they have forgotten the shame of the past and would rather watch their homeland fall into the hands of demons, then I would rather destroy Kalish with my own hands than let our poor homeland suffer a second humiliation. They will come!
All the spirits that still retain even a shred of conscience will come!

They will travel day and night from all corners of the starry sky to participate in this 'Great Restoration' belonging to the ethereal beings.

This will be the first time the various factions have united since Kalecgos' self-destruction, and perhaps the last time the ethereal civilization, which is gradually drifting apart, will unite.

But anyway.
We will fulfill our vow amidst the ruins of Kalish, witnessed by the two dying suns of this galaxy.

"Too far."

Yrel was moved by the will of the Voidlings, but having already experienced interstellar travel, she sighed and said:

"They can't catch up."

"No, they can."

Orestes pointed to the distinctive ethereal beacon and said to Yrel:
"That rallying beacon is a piece of advanced technology from the Voidlings; it can 'move against time'."

"What do you mean?"

Irelia blinked and asked a question, but Aurecis did not answer.

She looked up and saw a massive phase wormhole quietly opening in this dark sea of ​​stars, from which a huge fleet of Voidlings sped out.

The strangely shaped shuttle-shaped warships were painted with the insignia of the "Revenge Army," and the largest flagship among them was even larger than the Naaru's Stormhold-class ships.

That was the flagship of the Vengeance Army fleet, the "Eternal Vengeance".

The former ruler of Karesh, Prince Sahadar of the Nodes, has arrived.

The Order of the Void fleet, which should have been irreconcilable enemies of the Vengeance Army, did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, Colonel Amir flashed his lights to signal "peace and unity" to his mortal enemies, and together they fought for the last dignity of the Voidlings in their home star system.

But this was not the only ethereal fleet to arrive as reinforcements.

Under the gaze of Yrel's eyes, which seemed to reflect the entire starry sea, one phase wormhole after another opened around the star field, and Void Ray fleets of all sizes emerged from them. In just a dozen seconds, more than two hundred Void Ray warships gathered here.

"When the rallying beacon is launched, its signal can disregard the constraints of time and space, bursting forth before the eyes of every receiver at different points in the 'past'."

This ensures that these ethereal beings can arrive at their home starry sea at the same time the gathering signal is sent.

The prerequisite is that they must be willing to respond.

Aurecis sighed and said:
"This is the 'time-space freeze compartment' technology unique to the Voidlings. No one else can crack it except them. It is also because of this technology that they were able to escape from the invasion of the Devourers of All Realms."

"We will not run away again! It's either take back our homeland or die completely."

Phase Thief Amir stands against a backdrop of a sky full of "stars".

It looked at Archbishop Saloras, who had already raised the Dark Heart, and drew its sword as a black beam of light shot from the Dark Heart into the Kalesh planet before it.

The mad and deranged Supreme Thief Rafaam cheered and raised his ancient yet powerful energy gauntlets. As the first Void Servant howled and charged out of the Eye of Fear, the main cannon of the Vengeance flagship roared and completely reduced it to dust in the desolate starry sea.

The war to retake Karesh has begun.

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The dual-realm traveler appeared at the right place at the right time.

A precise void rift traversed the barriers of the world, quietly opening in the lands beneath the core of Azeroth.

It wasn't that easy. Even a Void Master like a Dual Realm Walker would find it difficult to bypass the control of the Supreme Star Soul and open the Void Travel Beacon in the core region of the star.

But at this moment, this area is shrouded in darkness, making this beautiful place as dark as a ghost town. Void energy is abundant here, and life quietly emerges in the darkness, wandering aimlessly in the form of "shadow ghosts". This place shrouded in darkness is almost the place with the most abundant void energy in the entire planet Azeroth.

This allows dual-world travelers to reach Diakum's location almost without needing precise positioning; they can simply tear open a rift and arrive at the location.

It raised its head amidst the chilling darkness, gazing at the giant crystal that served as the "Heart of the Night." Then, it summoned the energy of the void to levitate itself, approaching the crystal with a pilgrimage-like posture, and finally stopping at a "safe distance."

One more step forward, and you'll be caught in the eclipse.

“I have come as called, vigilant.”

It says in its signature electronic voice:
“I swear to you, Rafam’s private actions have nothing to do with me! I did not instruct him behind the scenes. I cherish our friendship and would never offend you in this way.”

"But you know."

A hoarse response in Shasyaar came from Anser's body, which was shrouded in darkness during the eclipse and whose interior was almost impossible to see.

Diakum said:
“You know what Rafaam is doing, you know what the Supreme Thief King wants to do, you know what his actions will bring. You weren’t involved, but you let it all go smoothly.”

I promised you I would try to purify Kalecgos for the ethereal beings, so that bright light could shine upon your homeland.

That was my vow.

But you seem rather unsure of my assurances, why are you in such a hurry?

The dual-realm traveler fell silent.

After a moment, it sighed and said:

“I know you are a man of your word, and I firmly believe you will fulfill your promise, but the Burning Legion is here, and Kalecgos's final demise may be imminent. I cannot and dare not gamble between my homeland, which I have lost for countless years, and your plans, which is more important.”
Rafam is an uncontrollable madman.

But everyone who has seen it has to admit that this guy has an innate keenness for seizing 'opportunities', a talent that allows it to survive time and time again walking on the edge of destruction.

If even it thinks this is the last chance for the spirits, then I have no choice but to go all in.

I'm sorry my leniency disappointed you.

The dual-realm traveler felt the chill gathering around him.

It could confirm that the Vigilant under the light would never harm it, but at this moment, he was the most outstanding Void Lord under the eclipse, and the Holy Light could not reach him for the time being, which made him feel dissatisfied.

Countless years after transforming into an energy body, the dual-realm traveler once again felt that cold sweat pouring down his back and his hair standing on end.

The will to survive is sending out a frantic warning.

Get your brain working! Get your mouth moving!

Then, the dual-realm traveler said in a deep voice:
"If it is possible to regain the trust I have lost, I am willing to do anything for you and do everything in my power."

"Well, you said it yourself."

The watchman grunted, and in the shadowy night, he said in a hoarse voice:

"When I make that inevitably demanding request, I hope you are mentally prepared. Now go and open a void rift leading to the Karesh Starfield! When I complete the seventh transformation of light and shadow and fully possess this divine body, I will go there to personally fulfill your desires."

I will keep my vow, and you must keep yours!

"It is almost impossible to open a rift that allows lesser divine powers to pass through, cross the sea of ​​stars, and remain unnoticed by the Void Lords."

The Twin Realms Traveler pointed to the sky and said:

"My starship has arrived in orbit around Azeroth. I will prepare a phase wormhole there for the fleet, but this kind of long-range teleportation is dangerous and may encounter [unspecified obstacles]."

"Danger is like a smooth road to me, and it's not you who should be worried about it."

Diakum sobbed:
"Three hundred and twenty-seven minutes from now, I will see that door! Karesh's two suns have waited countless days and nights; today they will finally unleash their final light."

"click"

A crisp sound burst forth from the darkness and chill before them. As the dual-realm traveler watched, a crack filled with light, like "liquid sunlight," emerged from the darkness, resembling an "egg" about to hatch.

Within the crystal, illuminated by the dim light, a pair of cold eyes stared at him, the light of countless stars flickering within, even reflecting the cold future where the sea of ​​stars had been reduced to a solar eclipse.

The dual-realm traveler heard no illusions, saw no hallucinations, and was not subjected to any spells, but it felt like its sanity was about to drop to zero!
It dared not linger there any longer, turned around, crossed the void rift, and returned to its own starship.

"Prepare the phase wormhole!"

The Twin-World Walker shouted to his followers:

"Five hours from now, the distinguished guest will pass through that golden star gate!"

"But Master, we only have one starship. Using it to bear the burden of opening a fleet-class phase wormhole could very well lead to our demise."

"That's a necessary risk we need to take!"

It interrupted the apprentices' questions, waving its hand with unwavering authority and saying:
"Karesh will be restored, and today it will be! Let's take action."

(End of this chapter)