The greatest rebel leader of the Dark Iron dwarves could actually freely enter and exit the Shadowforge, and even secretly conspired with Emperor Dagran Thaurissan of the Dark Iron dwarves. Even official novels wouldn't dare to write it like this.
What's that saying? 'I rebelled against myself, I attempted to overthrow my own rule.' Just thinking about it makes you wonder if the person who could do such a thing has something seriously wrong with their brain.
But Emperor Thaurissan actually did it. This kind of blind spot, right under his nose, allowed the Thorium Brotherhood to grow and develop with his secret support, accumulating a large amount of wealth. Moreover, for hundreds of years, Dagran Thaurissan secretly sent many talented Dark Iron dwarves out of Shadowforge, where they were nurtured by the Thorium Brotherhood to become rebels.
Most importantly, the Thorium Brotherhood, with its vast wealth, would also generously spread money outwards, hiring adventurers to carry out hostile actions against Blackrock Mountain. Although the effect wasn't significant, it successfully separated the Thorium Brotherhood from the Dark Iron dwarves, preventing various forces in the Eastern Kingdoms, especially Ironforge and Aerie Peak, from adding the Thorium Brotherhood to their diplomatic blacklist, unlike their animosity towards Shadowforge.
What a pity, Emperor Thaurissan pressed the golden thread every year, ultimately making a wedding dress for Galen. Perhaps in the near future, his throne should also belong to Galen.
Galen looked at the Dark Iron Palace ahead, and a slight sense of guilt arose in his heart, but it was quickly swallowed by a black imp.
In the future, the throne will be occupied by Galen, and the Bronzebeard dwarf princess will be taken by Galen. What does it have to do with me, Galen?
The cause of the Crusade is just!
Be careful, or I'll sue you for slander.
Ophestus left after bringing Galen and the others here, mainly because Galen wasn't familiar with him and didn't want to take him to grind dungeons. It was better to send him back to assist Galen's mission.
Besides a few main damage dealers and the Eight who were there with him, Galen also brought a lot of people this time.
Twenty Royal Guards, twenty Knights-Captain, ten Trackers, and fifty elite Paladin Guards.
With a hundred high-level elite troops, Galen felt that with the combat power of this centurion, he would dare to charge into Orgrimmar's central army in a large-scale legion battle and execute a general before the formation!
From the passage of Blackrock Depths, Galen and the others quietly sneaked towards Molten Core.
This was a long underground passage. Perhaps out of awe for the Firelord, there were no Dark Iron dwarf guards here.
At the next corner, Galen waved his hand, stopping the crowd. Ahead was an uphill road, and beyond that was a Dark Iron Bridge. Behind the bridge was the entrance to Molten Core, and he heard movement on the mountain.
Garona sneaked over to scout, and soon she returned.
"Boss, there's a team of ugly monsters guarding the gate ahead, about two hundred of them! They look similar to male Naga, red bipedal creatures with snake-like tails!"
Those are Fire Elementals, a race created by the Firelord in the Firelands. The Titans sealed the four elemental planes in the past, separating them from the main world of Azeroth. Because of the seal, the Firelord could not stay in Azeroth for a long time, so he used the Fire Elementals to control and monitor the Dark Iron dwarves.
"Prepare to attack!"
Passing through the passage ahead will lead to the next level of Molten Core.
"Galen, will our large-scale attack prematurely alert the Firelord?" Aegwynn asked.
To be honest, if the Firelord's true form was here, Aegwynn might retreat. A demigod-level elemental lord is not so easy to deal with. But if it's just an avatar, not to mention Aegwynn, the human Guardian, any race with a little background in Azeroth has the ability to expel him, like the Night Elves or the Zandalari Trolls.
It was just that Med'an was also in the team, which made Aegwynn concerned and confused.
"It's okay, they're just a bunch of mobs. Only lord-level Fire Elementals have the ability to contact their master. As long as we move fast enough, these mobs won't even be able to send out an alarm signal!"
Galen had already done his homework, and a small problem was not worth mentioning.
"Get ready, Garona, go to the rear and kill the messengers!"
"Everyone else, charge! Varian, Callan, Khadgar, Rhonin, you guys go too!" They were all mid-level Fire Elementals, and the leaders were only high-level, so it was a good opportunity for these four older juniors to try their hand.
The Knights-Captain activated their auxiliary skills, joining the group and allowing them to quickly enter a charging state.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The heavy greaves of the Royal Guards and Knights-Captain made a friction sound during the charge that echoed throughout the passage. Soon, they climbed onto the Dark Iron Bridge, which made the Fire Elementals notice the movement.
Seeing someone dare to intrude on their territory without permission, the Fire Elementals, whose minds were filled with fire elements, instantly became furious. Their limited wisdom saw that the number of enemies was not as large as their own, so they roared and rushed up with their weapons.
The determining factor of victory or defeat may be quantity, but when the difference in quality is too great, the quantity must increase geometrically to suppress the quality.
Obviously, the Fire Elementals didn't understand. Just at the first contact, the front row was directly knocked over by the shock waves of the Knights-Captain, and before they could react, they were stabbed through by the Royal Guards' long spears!
The rangers in the rear launched a ranged sniper attack, and the ugly fiery heads in the middle exploded directly, with magma splattering everywhere.
As soon as the two sides made contact, it was like pouring boiling water on ice, and the formation of two hundred Fire Elementals was directly melted by a third!
Galen's three top-tier troop types were terrifying.
Each of these guys is practically a Spartan warrior.
Varian held a replica of the Royal Greatsword, gritting his teeth as he fought a Fire Elemental. The nearly three-meter tall Fire Elemental put a lot of pressure on him. Unfortunately, he was only sixteen years old, and his body was still developing. When Galen was sixteen, he was already 1.9 meters tall. Varian still needs to work hard.
However, Varian was also a talented person, and his strength was still okay. The seventh-level warrior fought against this Fire Elemental of similar strength, and after a few rounds, he used Heroic Strike to chop off the Fire Elemental's head.
Among the remaining people, Khadgar was the first to kill an enemy. First of all, he was the oldest, already twenty years old, and he had been hit by two applications of the Curse of Weakness. Although his vitality was severely lost, it also stimulated all the potential of his body. In addition, he had been practicing hard in Minas Tirith for the past two years, and Gandalf and Aegwynn would guide him from time to time. Not only was his body recovering to youth, but his strength was also growing rapidly. A high-level mage at the age of twenty, this speed was comparable to Kel'Thuzad back then.
Lothar's son, Callan, was the second to kill his opponent. He was a warrior who had followed his father to the battlefield, and his strength was not weak in the first place, slightly inferior to Tirion before he became a paladin.
The worst one was Rhonin. Still a mage apprentice, he specialized in fire spells. Unfortunately, the Fireball spell was not powerful enough. Hitting the Fire Elemental was like helping the Fire Elemental recharge and increase its status.
If it weren't for the Royal Guards helping him, Rhonin would have been crushed to the ground by the Fire Elemental.