So far, Arthas had only been scavenging for food, with no thought of completing his mission.
Completely bewildered, he didn't know where to begin. Save the red dragon queen?
Who knew where she was? Or where they were now? What time period was this?
Since he knew nothing, he might as well order some food first.
He'd have some poached perch soup with a bit of arugula, and a grilled steak seasoned with cumin.
Instantly, a rich aroma wafted up. With one bite, the flavor exploded on his tongue, heavenly!
As he was happily eating, the distant shadows grew closer. He then saw that it was a group of red dragons!
Arthas hurriedly finished his meal and cleaned up.
Leading them was a massive red dragon. Even in dragon form, the horns on its head were adorned with huge rings, like oversized, sparkling yet naturally lustrous rings.
This looked quite pleasing to the eye. So the rumors about dragons loving wealth were true.
But the rumors about dragons not knowing how to utilize wealth were false, wasn't this clearly made into a pendant!
Before they even got close, one dragon had already teleported over.
Its eyes fixed on its kin below, somewhat uncertain, it even used magic to scan, only opening its mouth with an ancient voice after confirming the other was a true red dragon.
"Youngster, what is your name? What are you doing here?"
Arthas looked at the red dragon, whose name also appeared on his panel.
Talanisstasza, the red dragon queen's first consort.
"My name is Asaz, and I'm foraging here. Are you here for a feast?"
After speaking, he looked at the other party with an innocent expression.
Foraging?
That excuse was truly terrible!
But no matter how bad the excuse, the old red dragon Talanisstasza still believed him, snorting dismissively at the youngster.
"Join The Legion now, the queen calls upon us to deal with The Legion's enemies."
"Yes, sir."
Arthas acted very obediently. He was just wondering how to start his mission. He looked up again at the massive red dragon leading the group; it was none other than queen Alexstrasza!
Following her, he had time to observe this Legion.
There weren't many adult dragons, only about a hundred, with the main force being sub-adult dragons.
dragons at this stage already possessed combat power, and compared to adult dragons, they only lacked in magical attainments and combat experience.
Most importantly, a consort!
Yes, if they didn't have a consort, they weren't considered adult dragons.
The size of sub-adult dragons varied greatly; the large ones could be over ten meters long, while the smaller ones were only five or six meters.
One could only say there were differences even among dragons!
He didn't ask why, nor where they were going, simply flying silently.
The dragons were also silent, rarely communicating. All their energy was used for flying; if they had time to talk, they might as well save some stamina.
And Arthas keenly noticed one thing: in the far distance behind them, there was a faint, elusive dragon following.
It had unique energy concealing itself. If it weren't for the feedback from the arcane owl, confirming that an invisible creature had indeed passed by, he would have thought he was seeing things.
They flew for three days before reaching a highland.
The distant camps were scattered, and faint smoke could be seen rising.
After the red dragon queen used reconnaissance from afar, she confirmed there were residual traces of the demon soul's power.
Intelligence had previously been received about the demon soul, an artifact capable of harming any dragon, including dragon Aspects, appearing in this area.
And this place was also occupied by green-skinned creatures from another world (Outland). The wars of these mortal creatures were not enough to attract the attention of dragons.
It was merely a boring ant war; it was normal for dragons to view most races with a superior gaze, treating them as mere ants.
But it was unexpected that these green-skinned creatures were connected to the demon soul, which forced the red dragon queen to be vigilant.
The so-called demon soul was a weapon forging method proposed by Neltharion, who was still a dragon Aspect during the War of the Ancients, when facing countless demon armies.
It was a powerful artifact crafted using Titan-left-behind techniques, fusing demonic power with the protective power of red dragons, Green dragons, blue dragons, bronze dragons, and black dragons.
This artifact possessed power almost akin to a god!
A so-called god could easily annihilate tens of thousands of demons in an instant. The demonic power fused within it was highly effective against the Burning Legion.
The special container seemed to have a unique ability: as long as the corresponding power was input, it could discern the fundamental weaknesses of that power, thus enabling targeted, highly efficient extermination.
The demon soul was initially called the dragon Soul, controlled by Deathwing Neltharion.
Initially, it indeed slaughtered a large number of demons. Later, Deathwing was driven mad by the corrupting whispers of the Old Gods, turning against his allies, not only severely injuring them but also nearly wiping out the blue dragonflight.
No one knew why, nor how to resolve it.
They only knew that this artifact had incorporated the corrupting power of the Old Gods, transforming into the demon soul.
After the War of the Ancients, Deathwing was temporarily defeated, and the demon soul was hidden away.
It was unknown, however, why this artifact, which possessed powerful lethality against dragons, would reappear.
Any dragon near the demon soul would become exceptionally weak, as if their power was being drained.
Therefore, the appearance of this artifact caused the red dragon queen to become somewhat reactive, bringing the red dragonflight to investigate the news immediately, and even to launch a destructive strike if necessary.
Life-Binder was the red dragon queen's epithet, which did not mean she wouldn't take lives; when she did, it was swift and decisive, leading to the demise of nations and races.
Unfortunately, the other three-colored dragons could not be summoned in time, which was why the red dragonflight came alone.
After the War of the Ancients, the blue dragon King Malygos, whose blue dragonflight was almost annihilated and whose consort died, hid within the Nexus in Northrend.
He was mad and babbling all day, with periods of lucidity, but they were few.
More often, he was raving and talking to himself, unable to even manage the affairs of the blue dragonflight.
The bronze dragon King Nozdormu only knew how to maintain his so-called 'compelling' timeline, traveling through time to correct 'erroneous' timelines. It was normal for him to disappear for decades at a time, sometimes even centuries.
The Green dragon, Ysera, was the red dragon queen's sister, responsible for guarding the Emerald Dream, which required her to enter a state of slumber. Therefore, the duration of each hibernation was uncertain.
Whether she could be awakened also depended on fate, and this time, it would take time to awaken her. Unable to wait, the red dragon queen set out first.
Having confirmed the location, Alexstrasza began to issue orders, instructing the dragon Legion to attack the camp and find a 'tongue' to question about the situation.
Unbeknownst to her, as she was planning, a pair of orc eyes were also fixed on her.