Xyrin Empire-Chapter 167 - : Chaotic Plot
Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Chaotic Plot
This is the guest room in the central Mage Tower on Serramo Island, and it is also the most important place in Serramo. For a mage, bringing a guest into one’s own Mage Tower signifies the utmost trust and respect. From this perspective, Jaina, who had become a faction leader, still maintained her habits as a Great Mage.
Although our arrival was grandiose and filled with a flamboyant… *cough*, showy sensation, Jaina quite obviously did not make sufficient arrangements for this welcoming ceremony. This was understandable, as she had previously been unsure whether this was all some powerful being’s prank and even doubted whether we were yet another group of otherworldly invaders. Naturally, she could not have arranged any grand welcome. Time was of the essence, so after a mere formality, we leaders hurriedly came to Jaina’s guest room to start a brief meeting.
The people present were not politicians concerned with petty vanity projects, so no one cared about those trivial banquet details; instead, they quickly focused on the most pressing matters at hand.
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Firstly, as per our request, Jaina provided us with a detailed account of the current situation in the world of Azeroth.
Despite knowing that this world’s situation might differ from the “plot” we knew, I still had to marvel at how the real Azeroth differed greatly from the World of Warcraft projected on Earth.
Of course, I am not referring merely to Jaina’s “episodic thought rampage” syndrome but more to the historical process of this world.
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To give the simplest example, the arrival of the Burning Legion was delayed.
Yes, we had thought we would face dire circumstances, possibly even a full-scale attack by the Burning Legion upon landing, but unexpectedly, the situation was the opposite. The fleeing Beastman had already found a foothold in Kalimdor, and Sal had even started to form the foundations of a nation. Jaina had established a stable human base on Serramo Island and had formal interactions with the Night Elves. Meanwhile, on the distant Eastern Continent, the rampage of the Undead Catastrophe continued, but the remnants of human power were starting to rise. Even more incomprehensible was that The Forgotten had already established their own nation!
Sylvanas had managed to break free from the control of the Lich King ahead of time, or in other words, the power of the Lich King was weakened in this world. Although the Undead Catastrophe still brought immense suffering to Azeroth, at least Sylvanas did not face more obstacles. In fact, when she led The Forgotten, free of mind control, to establish the Undead Kingdom in Lordaeron, the army of the Lich King was unbelievably expelled from the Tirisfal Region without resistance!
Of course, even though the Forsaken had gained their freedom early, their days were hardly any better. It was well known that undead creatures were shunned in the world of the living, and despite no longer being the pawns of the Witch Demon King, this did not mean that the Alliance lead by humans would accept them. So, to this day, the Forsaken led by Sylvanas were still waging a lone battle, desperately resisting attacks from the Undead Catastrophe trying to reclaim lost lands and the demons that kept appearing on the continent—yes, it’s only now that demons have just begun to appear in the world of Azeroth! Although there were reports of small groups of demons appearing all over the world, these demons seemed too low-key, and even Jaina’s sentries had only had their first and only battle with a demon scouting party so far.
At the same time, we’ve also come to know that these scattered forces of the Burning Legion did not enter Azeroth through the Dark Portal. No one knew by what means these demons appeared; they seemed to have popped out of thin air, quietly manifesting in people’s line of sight. Furthermore, the organization and actions of these demons appeared incredibly chaotic, not at all resembling the influx of the regular army of the Burning Legion. It was commonly known that although the Burning Legion consisted of brutal demons, their military discipline was notoriously strict, so much so that due to their iron-blooded management style, the discipline of the Burning Legion could be considered exemplary. And among the demons, there were not only those with relatively weaker strength but also those extremely adept at strategizing. Consequently, the troops of the Burning Legion were always well-ordered and disciplined, but the small groups of demons that now mysteriously appeared in Azeroth were not even comparable to a militia; each displaying a lack of discipline and tactics. Apart from their bodies naturally being several times stronger than mortals, they had nothing in common with Azeroth’s armies, and even the Beastmen with the loosest discipline seemed like strategic experts by comparison!
However, they were, in fact, soldiers of the Burning Legion, which was confirmed after engaging them. Although no prisoners were taken, a good number of the Burning Legion’s insignia were found—unless there were hooligans in the world of demons flying false colors, a bunch of idle vagrants secretly making some Burning Legion badges to freeload in Azeroth. But clearly, such a possibility was too low.
Although these were such ragtag demon forces, it did not lessen the vigilance of the residents of Azeroth. Not only because the term ‘demon’ was synonymous with cunning, but also because the way they appeared was so mysterious…
Inter-world space transmission? How immense should the required power be? Without the aid of the Dark Portal, even the mightiest demons could not dream of arriving in the world of Azeroth by their own power. Furthermore, the stronger the demon, the more they were bound by the world law’s corrections in this area. Even if weaker demons found it easier to enter Azeroth, it was not something they could do casually; at the very least, a sufficiently powerful warlock was an indispensable condition.
But these ragtag demons showed up anyway.
The Dark Portal? Since the Beastmen were driven back, the Dark Portal had been under strict surveillance. Although many did not know whether the Dark Portal could still be used or if the demons would take advantage of it to enter this world, that did not affect humanity’s vigilance. Up to now, the Dark Portal was still being watched by a crowd of formidable powerhouses! Jaina swore to me, there hasn’t been a hint of activity there!
Warlocks causing trouble? Even less likely! Setting aside how the shady profession of warlocks, who consorted with demons, was resisted by the whole world with few in number, any slight action they took would immediately result in a global manhunt. They didn’t have the capability to stir up much trouble. And even if they indeed had a substantial hidden strength, the demons who were annihilated did not bear the marks of warlock enslavement!
The only other possibility that remained was some arcane experiments gone awry, leading to demons entering this world, the same explanation that had initially attracted demons to Azeroth’s world due to its arcane fluctuations. Indeed, similar incidents had happened, but the likelihood was not greater than that of warlocks causing trouble—for the simple reason that the dangerous consequences of recklessly conducting large-scale magical experiments had now become common knowledge among all mages worldwide. Even the most careless mage knew to set up a barrier before conducting experiments to prevent uncontrollable magical fluctuations. What’s more, the appearances of the small demon forces were not one or two isolated cases, but something that was occurring in various places. Although there had been no signs of large-scale appearances yet, this also ruled out the consequence being caused by magical experiments—unless all the world’s advanced mages were brain-dead and so forgetful that they did not even remember what the Burning Legion was.
Despite the situation looking much more optimistic than we imagined, the reality wasn’t nearly as relieving. The emergence of small groups of demons had put significant pressure on Jaina, knowing that a group of terrifying enemies capable of destroying the world were eyeing her menacingly and could arrive at any moment. Yet, they remained eerily silent, and this peculiar calmness was unsettling just to think about. Honestly, even if tens of thousands of demons descended from the sky and we had to fight, it would be far less nerve-wracking than this suspense.
The second point that had Jaina and her allies deeply anxious was the strength of the demons—they were way too strong!
During her first contact a few days ago, Jaina had mentioned that an army of demons had arrived in Kalimdor and was fiercely engaged in battle with her own forces. It now seems that the term “immense army” might have been an exaggeration, probably the result of a jittery intelligence officer under Jaina’s command, but the intense combat was real.
A mere mixed group of fewer than thirty demons was capable of nearly annihilating three thousand elite human infantry!
Admittedly, demons are stronger than humans, and their shadow magic is particularly troublesome—not even the strongest Beastman soldier might match a demon soldier in terms of strength. However, the disparity wasn’t to the degree of one demon taking on a hundred elites!
One demon soldier taking on a hundred human elites in a chaotic, street-brawl style, and knocking out a thousand disciplined, battle-hardened human infantrymen—if demons were all this strong, the Burning Legion needn’t do anything upon arrival; everyone might as well just surrender!
According to historical data, ordinary soldiers of the Burning Legion absolutely didn’t possess this kind of power. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been repelled back into the Twisted Void during the last invasion. I mean, if a mere mixed soldier could knock down a hundred elites, then the combined defense forces of the entire world wouldn’t be enough to entertain ordinary soldiers of the Burning Legion!
Beyond these pivotal historical alterations, we also uncovered many discrepancies from the “plot” through Jaina’s introduction. In short, our prior understanding of the “plot” had become utterly useless, and we are now constrained to confront a wholly distorted Azeroth.
What a sad reality—if that’s the case, do we only have a mediocre Prophet as our sole advantage in intelligence? If that’s so, perhaps I should just retreat to Earth.
Of course, I’m joking…
Even though we know we can’t judge this real world based on our knowledge of the familiar “plot,” Sandora and I still felt that everything about this was abnormal.
Firstly, are Akmonde and Kil’Jaeden idiots? The Undead Catastrophe is nearly crippled, and they only send a small harassing force, as if these two lords adhere to knightly or RPG spirit—giving the world’s heroes time to recuperate and allowing them to level up and gear up before they deign to appear? Why wouldn’t they take advantage of the chaos and hurry up? Are they addicted to staying home with their wives or what?!
Secondly, demons appear out of nowhere. Even someone as learned as Jaina can’t figure out how these demons silently pop up all over the world. Despite tight surveillance, they still emerge from some obscure corner and then surprise people with their formidable yet just-manageable strength, shamelessly sneaky to the extreme.
Even though Jaina couldn’t fathom how the enemies accomplished silent interworld transfers, I could think of more than one possibility. Xyrin Space Technology is said to be second only to Divine Race Space Divine Skill, and what Jaina considers interworld transmission merely equates to interstellar space jumps in our eyes. Even I, a Xyrin Apostle who joined halfway through, can instantly come up with more than ten methods to smuggle a group of demons under Jaina’s nose without leaving the slightest trace of magic.
If my speculations are correct, then we’re really out of luck… The worst-case scenario is real, with the corrupted Xyrin Apostle colluding with the demon army. It’s not terrifying that a scientist knows martial arts; what’s terrifying is that while the scientist becomes a martial arts master, the thugs also start studying science…
There’s a third point—the demons’ strength is even greater than recorded in Azeroth’s history, which is baffling to me because historical records can’t possibly have such a huge error, especially not in a situation concerning the life or death of the world. Hence, I believe the demons we’re seeing now must be exceptions, or rather… test subjects…
I suddenly thought of this possibility, and then, a cold sweat broke out.
