Jai'alator, in the Night Elf language, means: Sacred Blade of Elune, abbreviated as the Moon Goddess Scythe Corps.
The current size of the corps is over 30,000 people, including 12,000 Claw Druids, of which 10,000 are responsible for the front line, and the remaining 2,000 are responsible for healing.
The number of archers and huntresses adds up to 16,000. Among them, Fandral, the pet fanatic, transferred 3,000 Hippogryphs from Mount Hyjal and Eldre'Thalas for the Moon Goddess Scythe Corps to use.
Among the remaining personnel of the corps, besides some logistics support personnel, only 500 Mountain Giants remain, as for Dryads…
Dryads are the daughters of the demigod Cenarius. Does Old Stag not know how many daughters and granddaughters he has? If tens of thousands more suddenly appeared, Cenarius would have to doubt his life.
Therefore, in Un'Goro Crater, I only trained a small portion and hid them away, not daring to put them on the surface.
"Galen, don't worry about the battle on the ground. I see that the soldiers are not dealing deadly blows to those who have fallen into the nightmare. Let's go help in the sky!"
The Emerald Dream is not only the blueprint of Azeroth, but also permeates with powerful life energy. As long as it is not a fatal blow on the spot, even if it is a fatal injury, it can be survived after proper treatment.
Malfurion also understands this, which is why he suggested Galen go to the sky. The Archdruid saw that the Green Dragon allies in the sky were about to be beaten to death by the Nightmare Dragons!
Galen controlled his green dragon body to climb vertically, quickly approaching the largest Nightmare Dragon in the sky.
That is the corrupted Eranikus, the Green Dragon Queen's most powerful consort, the war hero of the Green Dragonflight, a demigod-level Nightmare Tyrant!
However, if you say he is strong, he is indeed strong. Eranikus is a dragon who has survived from ancient times to the present. He experienced the rebellion of Galakrond, the Progenitor of Dragons, witnessed the glory of the Titan Keepers, and participated in the War of the Ancients against the demons…
Galen has reason to suspect that this dragon's combat power may be second only to Neltharion and Malygos.
If you say he is unlucky, he is also really unlucky. He was sent by Ysera to guard the Temple of Atal'Hakkar to prevent Hakkar from appearing. He and his entourage were corrupted by dark forces. Although Eranikus released all his energy, he created the Dragon's Call, a symbol of green dragon power.
Under the powerful power of the Dragon's Call, Hakkar was driven back to the Twisting Nether. Eranikus also left the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, but part of his soul and power remained forever in the Dragon's Call.
Later, the evil forces used this part of his soul and power to create Eranikus's shadow body.
During the Nightmare Invasion, he suffered tearing between the Emerald Dream and the real world. He was almost corrupted and had all of Eranikus's memories erased…
He was always tested for his will, and then he failed to resist and was corroded…
During the climb, Galen saw Eranikus stretch out a claw and slap Tyral heavily. Tyral was directly knocked unconscious and fell towards the ground…
Galen suddenly dodged sideways, avoiding Tyral, who was falling like a cannonball, and cast Feather Fall on him to prevent him from being Fall to death.
Soon, Galen climbed to the same height as the Nightmare Tyrant. Lairon, who was bruised and swollen from being ganged up by other Nightmare Dragons, took the opportunity to escape behind Galen's green dragon body.
Galen's green dragon body is no smaller than Eranikus. Lairon felt that he would be able to take revenge in a while!
At this moment, Eranikus's eyes were sunken, his eyes were dark, and the desire and madness contained in his eyes seemed to devour all living beings in front of him. This corrupted dragon exuded an evil aura from head to toe.
Malfurion on Galen's back looked at this dragon, his heart tightened, and he shouted: "Eranikus! What are you doing!"
Malfurion is a frequent visitor to the Emerald Dream. In these ten thousand years, he has dealt with this noble and brave dragon many times, and can be considered to have formed a good friendship. Now seeing him degenerate into a Nightmare Dragon, he is very heartbroken.
"How could you become like this!"
Facing Malfurion's question, the Nightmare Tyrant grinned and smiled: "I am now corruption itself, Malfurion! It devoured me, and I enjoy that feeling…
"As for why I fell? This is not a fall. The power of the Nightmare makes me stronger than before, and I will lead the Green Dragonflight to become stronger together. We are the strongest race in Azeroth!"
"Malfurion, you have only existed for ten thousand years. Compared to the years I have experienced, that is just a momentary experience. Don't use your narrow way to speculate on my pain. Can you remember your most painful failure?"
After Galen heard this, he sneered. In the nightmare created by the Nightmare Lord, if your will can't hold up, then it can't hold up. What is there to argue about?
In the end, Galen, who wanted to be a quiet and handsome dragon, couldn't help but taunt: "Hehe, have you lived for so many years that your brain has grown onto a kobold's body?"
"What do you know! The Emerald Nightmare is the true home of Azeroth. I willingly follow the darkness, assist in spreading the Nightmare, and yearn to see it devour the real world!"
Eranikus was furious. He stared at Galen and continued: "And you, Galen Remar, you are even inferior to Malfurion. You are just a thief who stole the power of the Emerald Dragon!"
Galen took the lead and landed a Flame Spell that had been brewing for a long time on Eranikus's back. He was completely unprepared. This sudden attack caused him to let out a terrifying roar.
"Malfurion! damn you!"
Malfurion looked confused. I didn't do anything!
As a result, Malfurion's innocent expression angered the Nightmare Tyrant. He let out a vicious laugh, flapped his wings, and rushed out: "Your little spell can't hurt me at all!"
Seeing the situation develop to this point, even if Malfurion's character is a relatively gentle good old man, he was a little irritable at this moment.
At this moment, he vented his anger towards Xavius on Eranikus!
Malfurion rode on Galen's back, and the two constantly used Druid's natural magic to attack the Nightmare Tyrant, while Eranikus was also looking for opportunities to severely injure Galen and Malfurion.
Those ordinary Nightmare Dragons in the sky did not approach the battle circle of these two dragons at all, and could only lock their targets on Lairon!
At this moment, Leyore was secretly suffering. Although he was strong, he couldn't contend against dozens of adult dragons.
Fortunately, at this time, Emeriss and Ysondre, after bringing all the reinforcements into the Emerald Dream, arrived in time to support him. In addition, after Telar landed, he was healed by Vastan and rejoined the battle, giving Leyore a chance to catch his breath.
It has to be said that Malfurion slept in the Emerald Dream for thousands of years, even neglecting his partner for it, but his cultivation results were outstanding.
In the sky, various balance spells of the druids were flying around, Moonfire, Starfire, Hurricane, Insect Swarm, Iranius was extremely annoyed!
"Damn Malfurion!"
The Nightmare Tyrant seized the opportunity and cast an inconspicuous spell!
The spell silently hit Malfurion!
"No!"
Malfurion struggled desperately!
"Galen! I can only rely on you here, be sure to purify him!"
"Huh?"
Before Galen could react, he sensed the figure of the Archdruid on his back gradually fading.
The next moment, he was driven out of the Emerald Dream by the Nightmare Tyrant!
In the real world, Malfurion's body suddenly sat up, and an extreme sense of hunger immediately spread throughout his body.
His body was transferred to Moonglade, where the abundant natural energy could only maintain his basic physiological characteristics. In addition, the Priestesses of the Moon gave him water regularly, but his stomach was already empty.
In addition to the hunger, intense pain made him roll on the ground!
Malfurion was not surprised. After all, the Green Dragonflight were the true managers of the Emerald Dream. Iranius banished him, causing a deviation between his physical body and his dream form, so pain was a light consequence.
In order to resist this heart-wrenching pain, the Archdruid let out a suppressed roar. Soon, a sound of footsteps came, and Tyrande, wearing a moon-white priestess robe, entered this cave!
The High Priestess's heart was pounding. She quickly ran over, lowered her body, and hugged the Archdruid tightly.
"Malfurion"
Tyrande said softly, "Oh, Malfurion You're finally awake! Galen succeeded! Praise Elune! I missed you so much!"
"I missed you too."
Malfurion responded, hugging Tyrande tightly after the pain was relieved.
However, the joy of reunion did not last long, and the Archdruid's tone suddenly became serious.
"Quick! Contact the other dragons, contact Her Majesty Alexstrasza, something has happened to the Emerald Dream. This time it's not just about the Green Dragonflight, it's about the Night Elf race, and it's related to the survival of the entire Azeroth!"
Tyrande was stunned when she heard this: "What exactly happened to the Emerald Dream that it has affected the real world?"
The Archdruid could only explain: "It's Xavius, he has become the Nightmare Lord, the Emerald Dream has been polluted by him, most of the Green Dragons have been corrupted by him, and even Ysera has been imprisoned by him!"
The High Priestess stood up abruptly, with an expression of disbelief. The encounter ten thousand years ago made Tyrande feel a shadow in her heart about the name Xavius.
"Originally, we thought it was a small problem, Darnassus was just sick, and you were just lost in the dream! I will go seek the help of the Red Dragonflight!"
"Send a messenger to the Crusader Fortress, find our Crusader allies, they have closer ties with the Red Dragonflight than we do!" Malfurion reminded.
"Also, gather the army, we must quickly find a way to enter the Emerald Dream to help Galen!"
"Okay! I'll have Shandris gather the Sentinel forces immediately..."
Before Tyrande could finish speaking, Malfurion interrupted her: "Shandris followed Galen into the Emerald Dream..."
"Hiss..."
Tyrande gasped, and finally could only go to find the adjutant of the Sentinel forces.
In the Emerald Dream, Iranius grinned and mocked again: "The annoying one is finally gone, now it's your turn!"
"That's right, the annoying one is indeed gone!" Galen also smiled.
Malfurion's existence made Galen feel restrained, and many trump cards could not be used in front of him.
If I had known, I would have burned him to ashes when he was still a tree, and then extracted his soul to turn him into one of my own!
Hmph, I can only blame myself for being soft-hearted for a moment!
Now that the Nightmare Tyrant has expelled him, it just suits Galen's wishes!
Galen cast Blink, and when the dragon body reappeared, it had already arrived behind the Nightmare Tyrant!
The six sharp claws on the two forelimbs quickly tore six intersecting bloodstains in the air!
Sever!
This set of combos directly shattered half of Iranius's neck. Beneath the flying flesh and blood, even the white bones could be seen!
The dragon's wail resounded through the sky!
The severe pain made the Nightmare Tyrant go crazy. He twisted his severely injured neck and bit down hard at Galen's dragon neck!
Damn it!
It hurts, it hurts!
The two dragons fought hand-to-hand in the sky, and the dragon's roar spread throughout the entire Mount Hyjal battlefield!
Galen also felt the severe pain, but his body contained a large amount of Freya's life energy. Whether it was Iranius's bite or claw strike, Galen could quickly recover from his injuries.
In comparison, the Green Dragon in front of him was much worse than Galen. Galen's super self-healing ability was not afraid of those physical attacks, but he couldn't.
Galen's bite left terrible wounds on his body, and a large amount of dragon blood spurted out from the wounds!
Galen became more and more courageous as he fought. This kind of close-quarters combat made him feel extremely refreshed. In his previous life, he liked warriors, knights, and rogues, professions that saw blood with every strike. These days, he had been pretending to be a balance druid for too long, and the chanting of spells made him extremely uncomfortable.
Now I am a Dragon Druid in dragon form, using the attack methods of a Feral Druid, isn't it too much?
Boom!
The two dragons fell to the ground, and their huge bodies smashed out a large pit!
Galen stood up, chest out, head held high, one dragon claw still clutching the head of Iranius, who was only half alive!
The dragon claw exerted force, and the dragon's head was pierced through in response, with five holes spewing out a large amount of blood, even mixed with white brain matter.
The Nightmare Tyrant's dragon eyes were wide and round. He couldn't believe that he had died like this!
However, this does not mean that Iranius has completely fallen.
The Green Dragonflight controls the Emerald Dream. Their members have a unique dream form from the moment they are born, which is equivalent to having two lives!
However, even in dream form, death will have a soul!
"Collect!
Eranikus's form was different from the Nightmare Dragons he had subdued before.
The previous four dragons, Emeriss, Ysondre, Taerar, and Lethon, originally guarded the four Gates of the Dream in Azeroth in their true forms.
Emeriss was directly killed by Galen outside the Dream Gate in Feralas, while the other three green dragons, before receiving Eranikus's summons to hunt down Galen and his party, did not separate their dream forms due to the urgency of the situation but crossed the Dream Gate in their true forms.
This made things much easier for Galen, who dealt with the four green dragons in one go.
What Galen just killed was Eranikus's dream form; his physical body was probably sleeping in some corner of Azeroth.
But it doesn't matter; the Heart of Origin belongs to the kind that plucks feathers from a passing goose and strips the hide from a departing beast. Even Sargeras, who possessed Medivh, or Archimonde, who was blown to pieces, had a little bit of their wool sheared by the Heart of Origin.
Not to mention Eranikus; did he think he could escape the Heart of Origin's collection with demigod strength?
Keep dreaming!
"Collect!"
As Galen's command was issued, not only Eranikus's dream spirit but also those Nightmare Dragons killed by the four dragons were sucked into the clouds like they had been hit by the Angel Beast's Gate to Heaven!
Huge profit!
The surviving Nightmare Dragons, seeing their boss killed in battle, turned their heads and fled in all directions!
The battle in the sky ended, and the battle on the ground also subsided!
Some Nightmare Druids fled in defeat, some were bound in place by Galen's Moon God Scythe Corps, and the remaining small portion had to be killed on the spot due to excessive resistance.
Anyway, they were all Malfurion's followers; Galen didn't feel sorry for them.
The battle on Mount Hyjal ended, and Xavius chose to retreat.
Previously, his shadow branches had stopped in place when they reached the edge of the battlefield; he ordered Eranikus to tear Galen and the others to pieces.
In his mind, tens of thousands of Nightmare Druids and Shadow Satyr armies, plus the entire Nightmare Dragonflight, were enough to exhaust Galen and his party. As long as Galen and Malfurion did not leave this fierce battlefield, he would not take action himself.
Who would have thought that Eranikus, this idiot, not only expelled Malfurion from the Emerald Dream but also died in Galen's hands!
When he felt the souls of Eranikus and a large number of Nightmare Dragons disappear directly, he felt a strange fear.
Xavius chose to retreat temporarily!
Ysera is still in his hands; he still has a chance!
The army began to rest and reorganize on Mount Hyjal.
Previously, in the emergency situation when Emeriss and Ysondre opened the Dream Gate near Nordrassil, only half of the Moon God Scythe Corps had time to enter the Emerald Dream; the remaining members of the corps were still stationed on Mount Hyjal in the real world.
The corps' druids began to dispel the Nightmare's corruption from the captured Nightmare Druids one by one, and then, amidst the gratitude of the archdruids, sent them out of the Emerald Dream.
Fortunately, Galen entered the Emerald Dream relatively early this time. If he had waited until Xavius had gained power in the dream eight years later, it would have been difficult for these druids to be rescued.
In addition, in this timeline with Galen's existence, the druids of Eldre'Thalas were prepared and cast life-sustaining spells on those druids who were sleeping and did not wake up; otherwise, their bodies would have died long ago by the time they were rescued from the dream.
On the third day of the corps' stationing, reinforcements arrived late.
Actually, it wasn't too late, after all, the Nightmare Lord had not been resolved yet.
However, Galen was preparing to retire with honor. He not only saved Malfurion but also rescued those druids with the same symptoms. With the operation of his good disciple Fandral, Galen's reputation among the night elves was unparalleled for a time!
The Red Dragon Queen Alexstrasza brought the elite of the Red Dragonflight. Galen saw that the captain of the Red Dragon Guard was actually Ptarisstagz and the Queen's own son, Valastrasz.
This was also Galen's layout in the Red Dragonflight. After the Emerald Nightmare ended, he would start the War of the Shifting Sands. By then, if the few surviving Dragon Princes returned, it might disrupt Galen's infiltration plan.
If there was a chance to turn them into his own people together in Ahn'Qiraj, it would be a permanent solution; after all, the dragons who chose to stay in Ahn'Qiraj were all the best of their race.
If the opportunity was not right, Valastrasz on the Red Dragonflight's side would be the backup.
In addition to the Red Dragonflight, on the night elf side, Tyrande personally led the Sentinel Corps and Malfurion brought the Druid army.
After Shandris woke up from the nightmare, she obediently went to find her mentor Tyrande. After a light scolding, the high priest glossed over Shandris's dereliction of duty.
After the Red Dragon Queen personally inspected Mount Hyjal, she found Galen.
"We meet again, Galen Remar."
Alexstrasza had transformed into a human form at this moment, looking radiant.
She was dressed in a cool female warrior outfit, her entire calf covered by armored boots, her breastplate highlighting her perfect body curves, her exquisite metal gloves extending to her elbows, and a deep red cloak fluttering behind her.
Her human form was transformed according to the night elves. As a female warrior, her face was more rounded than those wild night elf women, her nose was more delicate, and the curve of her lips was perfect.
Also, her skin showed a soft brownish-red color, and thick fiery red hair was scattered on her slender shoulders, with a pair of miniature dragon horns protruding from her thick hair, decorated with delicate golden headdresses.
In Galen's words, Alexstrasza's human form was quite amazing.
"Your Majesty Alexstrasza, ten thousand years have passed, and your elegance remains the same!" Galen greeted the Red Dragon Queen with a smile.
"Galen, you don't have to be polite. Please call me Alexstrasza. You have become a god in mortal form, and in terms of status, you are as noble as us!"
Alexstrasza knew that becoming a god in mortal form not only required talent but also luck, courage, and wisdom.
Their five-colored dragon kings, plus a group of Titan guardians, were all demigods created by the Titans' blessing or infusion of power, which was different from Galen.
The Titan guardians were like the chairman's own son, whose birth determined their high position. The five-colored dragon kings were talents personally recommended by the chairman's son, who were confidants and were also promoted exceptionally.
Only people like Galen, who came from a mortal background, relied on their own efforts and became the same class as them step by step.
Talented people will always be respected by others.
"Since that's the case, I won't be polite, Alexstrasza," Galen said unceremoniously. He had worked hard for so long and cheated to the limit, just for this moment, right?
However, some humility and a low profile are still necessary. One can't get carried away: "Ten thousand years ago, we fought side-by-side against the demons. Now, we fight side-by-side again!"
The Red Dragon Queen nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to speak, Malfurion and Tyrande arrived hand-in-hand, interrupting her thoughts.
"Good day, Queen Alexstrasza."
"Good day, my night elf allies!"
After exchanging greetings, Malfurion got straight to the point: "Queen Alexstrasza, we heard you were here with Galen, so we thought we'd come to discuss our next course of action."
"Galen and I were just about to discuss our next move."
Alexstrasza's closeness to Galen made Tyrande feel somewhat uncomfortable, but in front of the Red Dragon Queen and Malfurion, she suppressed this strange feeling and continued to listen to Alexstrasza's words.
"You have already witnessed this disaster, my allies. It affects not only the Emerald Dragons but also some of my own kind, though not in large numbers, as dragons require less sleep than most races!"
Tyrande seized the opportunity to add: "Thanks to Elune's guidance, we didn't initially pay attention to this disaster when the Nightmare first appeared. We thought it was just a normal slumber for our people—a nightmare, a plant disease—until this disaster became intimately connected to everyone."
"It's not your fault. A long time ago, my sister told me that the Emerald Dream was under some kind of threat, but at the time, the Burning Legion's invasion and later the series of crises in Northrend consumed a great deal of my energy."
Alexstrasza looked regretful: "When I received your call for help, I immediately summoned the elites of my race. When I entered the Emerald Dream, I sensed that Ysera was in trouble!"
"Alexstrasza, do you know Ysera's location? I suggest we mobilize our entire army and rescue her directly!"
Xavius lost a large number of Nightmare Druids and Shadow Satyrs in the Battle of Mount Hyjal. The Nightmare Dragonflight was almost entirely wiped out, and he doesn't have many troops at his disposal.
"Ysera should be trapped in the Eye of Ysera. We need someone to go and investigate!"
The Eye of Ysera is where Ysera and her legion usually gather in the Dream. It's a valley surrounded by Highmountain, named after the magnificent golden domed structure in the center, which resembles Ysera's golden pupil.
It can be considered the main base of the Emerald Dragonflight.
Upon hearing this, Malfurion volunteered: "I know where the Eye of Ysera is. I've been there before! Leave the task of reconnaissance to me!"
"No need, Malfurion," Galen said after a long silence. "We still have some lucid Green Dragons in our army. They are more familiar with the Eye of Ysera than you are. I suggest we let Lethon lead his brethren to scout ahead, and we will lead the main force to provide support!"
"That's feasible!"
"Agreed!"
"Me too!"
After reaching a consensus, the Green Dragon Four Generals set off towards the Eye of Ysera as vanguards, with the subsequent main force following closely behind.
At this time, Galen's energy was no longer focused on the upcoming actions. Although N'Zoth was stirring up trouble behind the Emerald Nightmare, with this most cautious Old God's nature, he wouldn't help the soon-to-be-defeated Xavius.
Therefore, the crisis in the Emerald Dream was already largely resolved, with Malfurion as the main force for what remained.
After all, the Lord of the Nightmare is Xavius. The feud between these two is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea. Malfurion can't wait to grind him to dust.
While Alexstrasza and Malfurion marched, they forcefully cleared the Nightmare's corruption. Galen handed over command to Vastan, taking the opportunity to leave the main force and search for the Wild Gods in the Emerald Dream.
He still transformed into a Green Dragon, relying on their control of the Emerald Dream to perform spatial jumps.
Soon, he arrived at the northernmost part of ancient Kalimdor. In the high sky, the Green Dragon widened his eyes, searching for familiar terrain.
Soon Galen locked onto the Storm Peaks. To the east was Grizzly Hills, and passing the plains was the Grizzly Hills!
Found it!
Galen flapped his wings, and the streamlined dragon body broke through the clouds in the air, diving downwards.
Sensing the weakest point between the Emerald Dream and the real world, that was the location of Vordrassil, the Shattered Crown in the real world, where the bear demigods Ursoc and Ursol were.
Galen looked around and finally found a huge cave. This should be the lair of Ursoc and Ursol. He canceled the transformation and entered the cave.
The cave extended very deep downwards, with a complex and intricate interior. Galen walked for a long time without reaching the bottom.
"Ursoc! Ursol, are you home?"
After taking several wrong turns, Galen tried to calm his somewhat agitated heart and began to shout.
During the War of the Ancients, these two bear brothers often came to Galen to ask for wine, so their relationship with Galen was not bad.
However, Galen shouted for a long time without any response.
Could it be that after ten thousand years, the souls of the Ursoc brothers are still weak?
It was indeed possible.
Among the Wild Gods, these twin bear brothers were also among the best in combat power. During the War of the Ancients, Agamaggan belonged to the first-mover group, Ursoc and Ursol belonged to the front-line output warriors, the Wolf God and the Panther God were assassins, and Cenarius was the support and healer in the back row.
It was precisely because the power of the Ursol brothers was too great that they needed more energy to recover after their deaths, and it was understandable that they were still weak.
Finally, just as Galen's patience was about to run out, he arrived at the deepest part of the beast cave.
He saw two bear-like demigods. They were lying on the ground, nearly six meters tall and more than ten meters long. The two behemoths almost occupied the bottom hall of the beast cave.
However, their situation didn't seem to be very good.
In Agamaggan's ten thousand years, relying on the supply of Eldre'Thalas, various precious tonics and the power of the druids' faith, he was fed so fat that he was almost unrecognizable as a soul body.
Looking at these two bear spirit demigods, they only had a huge appearance, but their entire bodies were in a translucent blue soul state.
Galen stepped forward, patted Ursoc and Ursol's bear paws, and said with a smile:
"Hey, brothers, you look a little weak!"