Mannoroth didn't know that Azeroth indeed concealed such power—the power to resurrect Sargeras. And it didn't stop there.
In fact, Kil'jaeden wasn't entirely sure if it was true either. He said it because he received such instructions. These instructions came from Sargeras's soul, and that claim was also told to him by Sargeras.
Even if Kil'jaeden were a hundred times more intelligent and a hundred times more cunning, he would still be limited by his inherent knowledge and unable to think from a perspective beyond this world.
He didn't understand what a virtual world was, what a full-immersion game was, or what hidden settings were; nor would he know that this world originated from the development of a group of programmers.
However, Sargeras understood.
He understood the essence of the world, knew how it operated, and knew what kind of crisis it faced.
Sargeras had always been clear that his death was due to the "plot settings" of World of Warcraft, but this didn't mean he had no ability to resist and had to follow the settings. Especially in the current free-script world, he could completely do things outside of the "settings."
Azeroth—this world, which seemed insignificant in the face of the Burning Legion that had conquered countless planets, was clearly understood by Sargeras to be the foundation of the existence of World of Warcraft and the foundation of the entire universe.
Mannoroth didn't believe that the small Karazhan concealed the power to resurrect Sargeras, but Sargeras himself was convinced.
Because the decades he possessed Medivh were spent working towards this moment.
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Mannoroth was currently leading the demons in Karazhan to carry out a great project—connecting the "Dark Portal" on the Azeroth side with "Reverse Karazhan."
And this "Reverse Karazhan" was the root of everything.
Although Mannoroth was carrying out this project, it didn't know how Reverse Karazhan operated. It only knew from the legion commander Kil'jaeden that as long as the Dark Portal was connected to Reverse Karazhan, the Burning Legion's army could enter Azeroth from the Twisting Nether without restriction.
As for the principle, who knew!
Mannoroth knew that with its intelligence, it would be difficult to understand such complex principles, so it simply focused on carrying out the task.
In fact, not even Kil'jaeden knew the principle; he was only acting according to Sargeras's orders.
Almost two years ago, Archimonde died in battle in the shattered Outland. The Burning Legion faced the most serious crisis in its 25,000-year history: more than 800 years ago, Sargeras forcibly entered Azeroth and disappeared, and more than 20 years ago, his soul was banished back to the Twisting Nether, and he no longer had the ability to serve as the leader of the Burning Legion; and Archimonde, who had only been the legion commander for more than ten years, died in Outland while conquering Azeroth, his ambitions unfulfilled.
Two of the three giants had died, leaving Kil'jaeden alone to support the situation.
In this extremely difficult moment, he could only turn to the great Sargeras for help.
Sargeras's soul pointed him to a clear path and manipulated everything behind the scenes.
Subsequently, Kil'jaeden entered Outland and finally took away the Dark Portal on the Outland side. Now, Mannoroth, under his command, took away the Dark Portal on the Azeroth side.
Everything was ready except for the crucial east wind.
According to Sargeras's arrangement, what they needed to do next was to wait patiently for the best opportunity to arrive.
With the elemental planes unsealed and Deathwing shattering the World Pillar, the opportunity had arrived.
"Reverse Karazhan," also known as "Mirror Karazhan." It was actually a real projection of the real Karazhan, a small world that existed independently, operated independently, and had completely different destiny trajectories.
The current Guardian Medivh knew something about Sargeras building "Reverse Karazhan" in Karazhan back then, but he completely couldn't understand the significance of such behavior. In his opinion, it was just some empty and gloomy underground chambers built by Sargeras, and he had tried to cast many spells in them that didn't seem to have much power.
In Medivh's eyes, this so-called Reverse Karazhan was no different from the underground wine cellar of the manor. Therefore, he didn't care much.
If Aiden knew what was happening in this place, he would probably have a completely different opinion.
The previous journey through time allowed Aiden to know that the virtual world was actually a "mirror image" of the real world, and that World of Warcraft, as well as the universe he was currently in, was actually built in the virtual world. If Sargeras could really build a "Reverse Karazhan," the actual location of this Reverse Karazhan should be in the real world!
If this was true, then Reverse Karazhan would become a great, incredible, and dangerous passage!
Sargeras was the most special of the three titans with the highest authority, because all the titan technology in the real world was actually extracted from his heart. It could even be said that the birth of all artificial creations in the virtual world, except for the mirror image of Earth, was inextricably linked to him.
Aiden was certain that neither he nor Aman'Thul had the ability to directly construct a mirror image of the real world in the virtual world, but Sargeras might.
Once Sargeras succeeded, it would mean infinite possibilities—when monsters from the game world invaded Earth and people immigrated, they were forced to close the passage connecting the real world and the imaginary world.
At that time, people could enjoy god-like treatment in the imaginary world, able to control the wind and rain and be omnipotent, but this led to unknown disasters. The rules that originally protected humanity failed one after another, and monsters from the game invaded reality, throwing the entire world into chaos.
People completely closed this passage and retreated entirely back to the real world, which calmed everything down.
Now, Sargeras is rebuilding such a passage, and he's building it directly into the real world!
This passage is like Pandora's Box; no one knows what will happen when it's opened. Perhaps the disasters that once occurred in the imaginary world will truly spread to the real world, or perhaps nothing will happen, and the demons in the Twisting Nether will simply find a passage to enter Azeroth without any obstacles, completely bypassing the Titans' planetary defense system.
What will happen in the end, no one knows.
Sargeras is well aware of the potential dangers, but he is determined to do so. This is his biggest disagreement with Aman'Thul, and he will prove who is right and who is wrong through this action.
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Sargeras's grand plan is temporarily unknown to anyone. At this time, apart from Medivh and Cenarius, who are still on guard against the Burning Legion, almost everyone else in the world has focused their attention on this unprecedented "Cataclysm."
At this time, Aiden was at the Throne of the Four Winds, fighting the Wind Lord, Al'Akir the Wind Thief.
Before this, the power to attack the Skywall had weakened somewhat because the four guardians had gone to Dragonblight to provide support. The heroes who were fighting Al'Akir temporarily adopted a defensive posture, stalemating with the four wind elemental generals of the "Council of Winds," Al'Akir's last protectors.
Most of the people here never imagined that one day they would fight in the sky, that they would come to fight wind elementals who control lightning and storms. Now, all of this has become a reality. They are standing in Al'Akir's palace, fighting his servants.
Among the four elemental planes, the Skywall is the most spectacular.
Everywhere are palaces and corridors suspended in the clouds. Every building here is exquisite and gorgeous, and very much in line with the aesthetic sense of intelligent races. Unlike the dark and deep Deepholm or the scorching Firelands, or the underwater palace Abyssal Maw, this cloud kingdom is pleasing to the eye. Moreover, they can experience the feeling of free flight in the magical cyclones here, which is one of the abilities that mortals dream of.
The only bad thing is that the master here is not very hospitable.
Deep within the Throne of the Four Winds, Al'Akir was restless on his throne.
He has experienced many fierce battles in his life, and his opponents have even included the Titans—although he was always beaten to the ground at that time, at least he could fight the giants created by the Titans to a standstill. This was already a very good performance.
Now, he finally managed to escape from the Titans' seal, and before he could show off his skills, the Halls of Origination suffered a Maim, and now people are attacking his doorstep!
What's especially bad is that he can't think of any way to defeat the opponent, and even asking the director for help has not received a response.
What should he do... Should he just run away?
But where can he escape to?
As the lord of the wind elementals, the Skywall is the foundation of all his power. Now that the enemy has attacked his doorstep, where can he escape to?
"I need to think of a way to make these mortals afraid to disturb me. Let me think... I should do this, yes, that's it!" Al'Akir quickly thought of a way.
At this time, the two sides were still in a melee.
The Skywall is a kingdom with a clear hierarchy. The Throne of the Four Winds is a place where only Al'Akir and his most trusted Council of Winds are qualified to reside. Other wind elementals live in the Vortex Pinnacle and other parts of the Skywall.
The three members of the Council of Winds, Anshal, Rohash, and Nezir, are the most powerful wind elemental generals under Al'Akir. They usually help him handle the daily affairs of the wind elemental kingdom, and are responsible for guarding his safety during battles.
Now is wartime, and it is also the time when the Council of Winds is most needed. The three council members have nothing to say. They have been attacked at their doorstep, and they are already the last barrier in front of Al'Akir. Once they fall, it means that Al'Akir must personally face the enemy.
Generally speaking, Al'Akir, as the supreme ruler, will not take action until his subjects are all dead. He will stay on his throne, waiting for the heroes who break through the Council of Winds to arrive.
But this time the situation is different.
This group of fierce gods who invaded the Skywall came here with the belief that they must kill Al'Akir. If the four guardians of Ulduar had not left midway, the other party would have definitely arrived here.
But those four guardians will come back sooner or later, and may even bring more reinforcements.
These challengers not only have firm beliefs, but also have enough strength—Al'Akir can't stand this kind of situation the most. He hasn't lived enough and doesn't want to die now!
He must do something to change the status quo. He thought of a last resort—taking hostages!