Rise of the blood elves

449【The whereabouts of the Monkey King】

The Dragon's Spine traverses three regions. Although the Kun-Lai Mountain section directly borders the Mantis Plateau where Mantid activities are frequent, relatively speaking, the defense task is not as onerous as the other two regions.

The reason for this is not only because the Mantis Plateau is not the core territory of the Mantid, but also because there are tribes of buffalo people living outside this wall.

The buffalo people were enslaved by the Mogu Empire together with other tribes, and together they overthrew the Mogu Empire's brutal rule.It's a pity that in the end, because it was difficult to suppress the warlike nature in his blood, he had to stay away from his former allies and settle outside Panlong's Spine.

Their main settlement is located in the hilly area adjacent to Panlong's Ridge.The existence of the yaungol tribe has in a sense strengthened the defensive strength of the Kun-Lai Mountains section of the Dragon Spine. After all, once the mantid attacks, the yaungol tribe will be the first to bear the brunt.Even though the races within the wall invited them to return to live inside the wall many times, the buffalo people knew that if they stayed too long, it would be impossible for them to avoid conflicts with other races, so they rejected the invitation from the Pandaren Empire.

Although the buffalo people in ancient times were still fiery and difficult to get along with, they were much better than later generations.In later generations, when the fog of Pandaria cleared, the foreigners who invaded the place caused the evil demon to return, and the buffalo clan became the victims of the evil demon and became evil beings spreading evil.

The buffalo people were the first to be corrupted by the evil demon, and they were also the group that was most corrupted, which is why they became so cruel.

On weekdays, the yaungol pass through Xuanniu Pass, the only entrance and exit on the dragon's spine city wall in the Kun-Lai Mountains section, and often communicate with the races within the wall.Most of them are trade matters. After all, the real estate in the Mantis Plateau is limited, and the wide variety of daily items within the walls are a valuable relief to the boring life of the buffalo people.

At this time, outside the open city gate of Xuanniu Pass, there was a market opened by land elf traders. An endless stream of buffalo people came and went, exchanging Mushan beast meat for fresh trinkets, and the snowy mountains of Kun-Lai Mountain. rock salt

Under the towering city gate, large land elf caravans and buffalo men came and went during the ceremony.Whenever they encounter an oncoming buffalo man, the land spirits will often drive the yak and camel beast aside and rationally get out of the way.

Suddenly three bells rang, and black-clad guards guarding the checkpoint began to appear on both sides of the passage.The land elves hurriedly quickened their pace and left the passage. Only the buffalo men were dissatisfied with the black-clothed guards' expulsion and shouted.

This is a signal for martial law.

Mantid activities have become more frequent in recent times, and the situation in Panlongspine has become tense.Even Xuanniu Pass, which has always been far away from the dispute, has its defense strength strengthened several times. The city gates are often closed due to the reconnaissance information of distant scouts to prevent the possibility of being attacked.

All the land spirits doing business near Xuanniuguan were not surprised by this.

But what triggered the martial law was a team of pandaren riding astride tigers. There were about 20 people in total, all of them had extraordinary bearings, and the leader was even more regal and upright.What makes people curious is that there is also a strange foreigner inside who has very white skin and looks like a cooked Jinyu man.

The blue-striped white tiger mount chased the wind and lightning at an extremely fast speed, and soon carried the group through the checkpoint and towards the depths of the Mantis Plateau.

Martial law was lifted and the market returned to its usual bustle.

This team, led by Shaohao, went to the Mantis Plateau to search and rescue the Monkey King.The team consists of twenty elite Shado-Pan monks, including Commander Fang.After completing the search and rescue, they will rest briefly at Niuzao Temple, rendezvous with the Shado-Pan members who have rushed there in advance, and then continue north to Thunder Mountain, the fortress built under the order of the founder of the Mogu Empire, the God of Thunder, the King of Thunder.

Throne of Thunder

The information provided by Angmar shocked not only the Supreme God, but also the rulers of the Pandaren Empire.

Lai, the high-level guardian who once guarded this land, did not die at the hands of the God of Thunder. Instead, he was imprisoned in a dark secret room inside Thunder Mountain.

After learning the news, Shaohao decided to go there with Angmar after rescuing his friend to meet and rescue the high-level guardian.What made him uneasy was that no one knew about this in the 3000 years since the Pandaren Empire was founded.

After the overthrow of the mogu empire, pandaren monks closely guarded the Thunder Throne, which the later mogu emperors used as mogu fortresses.After defeating the Zandalari trolls who tried to resurrect the Thunder God in the Tomb of the Mogu Emperors in Kun-Lai Mountain, the defense of all mogu ruins was doubled. Several master monks led hundreds of disciples to be stationed at Thunder and Lightning all year round, to guard against Zan. The Daala Trolls will launch another attack at some point.

With such high attention, no one discovered the secrets hidden inside the mausoleum. In this case, is there any unknown threat hidden in the throne of Thunder that can threaten the people of the empire?

The team marched for a long time, and the night was getting dark. Since they had already penetrated deep into the mantid's activity range, it would be extremely dangerous at night, so they found an abandoned cave with traces of the beast to rest, and arranged the vigil round and the retreat route in case of attack. Go to sleep each.

In front of the campfire, Angmar pondered his future plans in deep meditation.Shaohao, on the other hand, looked at the strange mask in his hand in a daze, and threw two logs into the fire from time to time.

Shaohao murmured to himself: "It was this mask that helped me embark on the journey of redemption. Not long after I succeeded to the throne, I saw a terrible future under the prophecy of a Jinyu water whisperer. Even if Jade Long gave me precious wisdom and guidance, and I didn’t know exactly how to save my people from such a terrifying catastrophe. I meditated for three days and three nights, and was gradually wrapped up in doubts in my heart. The Monkey King was bored, so he carved such a funny mask for me. A miracle happened, this mask absorbed the doubts in my heart and condensed them into evil entities. We fought hard all day, and finally when we were exhausted , defeated and sealed the Evil of Doubt. From then on, I no longer had any doubts in my heart, and began to face the road ahead with unprecedented courage."

Night always makes people vulnerable, reminding Shaohao of old memories.Out of concern for his friend's fate, Shaohao did not worry that the spectator was Angmar, whom he completely distrusted.

Angmar opened his eyes and looked at Shaohao's silhouette in the flickering firelight.

In a daze, he felt that Shaohao was lonely.Carrying a heavy responsibility and walking on a journey of redemption that is not his own, perhaps Shaohao is indeed lonely.Lonely, but not lonely, because beside him, there is a loyal friend like the Monkey King.

"The Monkey King has been separated in the Mantis Plateau for half a year. Why has His Majesty not sent anyone to search and rescue him before?"

Shaohao sighed and pulled the bonfire that was almost extinguished because he accidentally threw in too much firewood, so that the flames inside could be replenished with oxygen.

"Lord Yulong firmly believes that this is a rare trial for me and the Monkey King. He will deeply understand the loneliness and difficulty of survival without his men around him, and I will learn to calm down and understand in my anxiety. The final hurdle.”

After saying that, all the worries on Shaohao's face disappeared, and he turned back into the majestic emperor who was unsmiling in front of others.He stood up, looked down at Angmar and said: "Outsiders, if what you say is true, we can really win the help of the guardians during this trip and completely eliminate the evil spirits in Pandaria. I would be very grateful. you."

After saying that, he walked away, walked to the entrance of the cave and said hello to the vigilant monk, looked at the stars in the sky, sat on the ground amidst the noisy insects, held the mask and fell into deep thought again.

Angmar stared at Shaohao's back, and soon felt an indescribable and strong spiritual power spreading.

After a moment of identification, he confirmed that it was Shaohao's mental power.Shaohao, who has long been deeply connected with the earth, is relying on the will of this land to sense the exact location of the Monkey King through the weak connection between the mask and the sculptor.

A very magical method.

It looks like magic, but its essence is completely different from magic.

Things held by people for a long time will be tainted with a trace of the characteristics of the holder. Sometimes it is a magical characteristic left over from arcane energy, sometimes it is life energy.The longer some time passes, the more obvious the remaining magical characteristics become.In addition, the creator will also leave significant enough magical features on it.

There are many ways to reversely detect the information of the characteristic legacy, and the current location is one of the easiest information to find.

Before setting off, Angmar tried to use traceability magic to find the location of the Monkey King.But unfortunately, because the mask had absorbed the power of evil, it had been damaged to the point of being undetectable.

Nowadays, he considers himself a relatively outstanding magic master. If others want to challenge something that even he can't do, he will definitely sneer at it.

But Shaohao was different.

"What?" Shaohao suddenly left the exploration state and took a breath of cold air, waking up the sleeping Shado-Pan monks.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"The clue is broken, here" Shaohao stood up and returned to the cave. Looking at the inner space which was only a dozen square meters and had already been discovered without any secret passages, he said bitterly: "This is his last location."

"Here"

The monks immediately launched an investigation and soon discovered something was wrong.There were obvious signs of fighting inside the cave, all of which were cleverly concealed. In the corner, they dug out a lot of ashes of vegetation and a few pieces of cotton and linen clothing that were obviously hozen-style.

Combined with Shaohao's conclusion, all signs indicate that the Monkey King has lived here for a long time.

What a coincidence of fate, it actually arranged for everyone to come to the Monkey King's final resting place.

Angmar noticed something keenly. He pushed aside the burning bonfire with his hand and pulled out a bloody bandage from the soil below.Although stained with mud, the blood on the bandage has only just dried and hardened.

Shaohao strode closer and watched Angmar pick off a golden piece from the bandage.

The fragments are as warm as jade, light yellow in color, radiant, very warm to the touch, and exudes an inexplicable fragrance.

"Kypa Amber" Commander Fang, who had spent his entire life fighting mantids on the Dragon's Spine, was the first to recognize the fragment's name.

Shaohao clenched his fists suddenly and his expression became serious.

"Mantid"