Chapter Eleven - Once the Enemy
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Zhu Talan was meditating alone. He sat on the stairs of the pavilion he used to meditate on weekdays, recalling what happened to him: he was dealing with the alliances and tribes on the coast of the Emerald Forest, and then the worst fatal blow was a shameful fact that he was controlled by the evil demon.
I really have to thank Nathanos and the remaining rational Shadow Trail guards for successfully defeating him and the evil demons in Shadow Trail Zen Temple.
Of course, this accident still made the Shadow Sect pay a great price in terms of manpower and determination. Although he and his disciples were rescued, many monks lost their lives. The evil of Rage and the evil of Hate escaped. In short, he still failed.
This land has never been so turbulent for thousands of years.
Zhu Talan looked at the surrounding incomplete buildings. After the Alliance and the Tribe arrived at Pandalia, his eyes were filled with fatigue.
And no matter what the perspective is, Pandaria has ushered in a major disaster. As a panda man, he was deeply influenced by the last emperor Shaohao. The panda man loves peace and never easily intervenes in disputes. Therefore, the Shadow Sect did not directly expel the destructive alliances and tribes.
But are you just letting them do whatever they want?
How good would it be if the gods could give him some insights at this time? But there are reports that except for the tiger god Xuewu, the temples where the other three gods were located were attacked.
"War really makes everyone uneasy."
Suddenly a cold feeling floated past his fur, Zhu Talan noticed that he was not alone now. He raised his head and saw Nathanos and Master Xueliu coming over.
"Two." Zhu Talan's voice was hoarse, and he was still injured, so he seemed a little weak when talking.
"Master." Xue Liu replied. Zhu Talan was very happy to see him standing in front of him intact. Compared to Gu Chuanyun, it was a blessing in disgrace. "Master Gu's body has been buried with his Xianglong."
At first, Zhu Talan was silent and didn't know how to respond. What could he say? Nothing was useful.
"It's OK," he replied with his head down. "That's enough."
Xue Liu bowed and retreated.
"If you want to mock me, you can start now." Zhu Talan said frustratedly. Nathanos is still here, and the chill has not dissipated. When Xueqi wanted to take Nathanos in, he disagreed because he thought that the Withered One could not control his emotions at all, but now he is no longer qualified to say the same thing.
"We all have the same experiences," Nathanos replied. "There is nothing to laugh at."
The head of the Shadow Sect tried to control himself from showing a stupid smile. "Is it the same?" he said, and continued after a while. "Did you really understand the secrets of this land when you were influenced by the evil demon? You just heard of it. And I am different..."
Zhu Talan did not continue to say it. Another silence fell on the two of them. He was still sitting on the stairs, while Nathanos stood in front of him without changing. Then the undead sat next to him with an affirmative gaze.
Of course they are different. The Withered One fully understands how self-blame Zhu Talan is in his heart. As the leader, his understanding of Sha is second only to the gods, and it should be the least easy to be controlled.
Not only that, the Shadow Trap Sect is the guardian of Pandaria, and its members have the strongest will. But in the end they lost to the inner demon.
Zhu Talan is not afraid of being laughed at, but he is worried that his fault will affect Pandalia's people, and they will be afraid and panic.
"So, what's the reason why you can't resist the evil demon?"
Once reminded, Zhu Talan began to recall. What caused his mood to become fragile? The panda man wearing a straw hat immediately thought of war.
"In the Emerald Forest, you don't see how bad the situation is. The tribe's airships fell between the cliffs; the Alliance's warships were silent at the bottom of the sea. Their wars fought from the coast to the land. They even won over the pinefish man and the snail."
Nathanos's eyes flashed for a moment. "I didn't expect that I'd reminded you a long time ago."
"But you didn't say that easily!" Zhu Talan coughed a few times with excitement. "They were completely different from what you said. The tribe's logger cut down a large area of woods. An officer of the alliance actually ordered fire at the tribe surrender who swam to the coast, and the entire sea was stained with blood."
This situation was beyond Nathanos' expectations. It felt like the alliance was even more excessive than the Horde.
"Didn't you say that they all praise glory and adhere to principles?"
Nathanos thought carefully about how to answer this question, and took a while to respond: "It seems that even I underestimated them. So who won the Alliance Tribe in the end?"
He looked at the Panda Man and noticed a slight change: the other party's hand became stiff due to the force.
"They destroyed the shrine that sealed the suspicion and lost in the end."
Another evil demon? And Nathanos is familiar with it. In this way, the three evil demons he inspired in the Tianchan Temple all escaped.
"That is, there is no victory or defeat. So soon, their reinforcements will come one after another. Zhu, Master, Pandalia can no longer have peace."
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Zhu Talan knew that Nathanos was right.
“There is more disturbing news.”
“What is it?”
"The scout report from the northern area of Kunlai Mountain, another group of uninvited guests came to the sea. They took advantage of the Shadow Sect being busy dealing with the Alliance Tribe's problems and landed quietly."
Nathanos was shocked. Now that the alliance and the tribe have arrived in Pandaria one after another, there is no news about his Forsaken.
"Are they undead too?"
"No, they are not yours." Zhu Talan knew what the Withered was thinking. "They are the enemy of the Panda people, Zandala Troll."
The wind blows in my ears, like the sneer of the god of death, echoing around Nathanos. Zhu Talan seems to be still talking about the connection between Zandala and the Mogu tribe, but Nathanos is recalling the transaction with Bonsanos over and over again at this moment.
He has less time left.
"Are they here to occupy Pandaria?"
"I don't know, the Zandala trolls have not appeared in Pandalia for thousands of years. Their return must be related to the Mogu clan."
"Maybe they were designed by someone."
"Whatever." Zhu Talan stood up with his painful chest. "Sha Demon, Mogu, Zandala, Manti Demon. The former threat is back."
Chapter completed!