Swordfish Murlocs are a variation of Murlocs, possessing great strength.
Especially the Sword Saints among the Swordfish Murlocs, who have super combat abilities.
Hydross was very pleasantly surprised after discovering the Swordfish Murlocs and had always wanted to recruit them as his subordinates.
However, since the Swordfish Murlocs possess great strength, they would not easily submit to Hydross.
Hydross demonstrated his strength to the Swordfish Murlocs, on one hand, telling them that with ability comes responsibility.
The Swordfish Murlocs were still in a state of ignorance; they had just completed their evolution and only wanted to live their own small lives.
Their ancestors were Murlocs from the rivers near Sindorei.
After the Well of Eternity exploded, their ancestors were impacted by Arcane Energy and almost completely wiped out.
The surviving Swordfish Murloc ancestors were eroded by Arcane, leading to the evolution of the Swordfish Murlocs, an evolution that lasted for over a thousand years.
Relying on their formidable abilities, the Swordfish Murlocs carved out a place for themselves in the deep sea.
They formed settlements, developed the rudiments of civilization, and focused daily on how to propagate their species.
Hydross's appearance showed the Swordfish Murlocs another way of life.
However, they would not easily entrust their future to others.
Nevertheless, when Hydross led the Orcas to drive away the sea beasts that threatened them, they still dispatched a group of people to join Hydross's team.
Hydross formed the Orca Knight with these Swordfish Murlocs, continuously patrolling the waters around The Maelstrom.
A large number of Naga lived in the deep sea near The Maelstrom.
Since Elisande was defeated at Suramar Port, she had settled here to develop her forces.
Naga possess the reproductive characteristics of snakes; although they are still viviparous, they can give birth to dozens of small Naga at once.
This reproductive characteristic allows them to produce enough numbers to occupy this sea area in just a few decades.
Over a thousand years was enough for them to occupy the Great Sea.
If not for the cooperation between the Kaldorei Empire's navy and Water Elementals, constantly reducing the number of Naga, the Naga would have become a plague.
According to the original historical trajectory, the Naga had always hidden in the shadows, and once summoned by Illidan Stormrage, they immediately spread rampantly.
Fasqi took away a large portion of the troops, but the Naga still occupied many beaches in a very short time and launched attacks inland.
Darkshore, Azshara, Ashenvale, Feralas, Stromgarde, Stranglethorn Vale… in many areas of the East and West Continents, Naga became a significant hidden danger.
After the Orca Knight was established, it immediately became an important force in combating the Naga.
Their leader, Blade of the Tides, was a master swordsman, a Sword Saint.
Although the sword he used was not very good, he could easily cut through the bodies of the Naga.
Hydross returned to Nordrassil and found the discarded weapon designs left by Gale, choosing a type of runic greatsword suitable for underwater use from them.
The blacksmiths of Nordrassil immediately forged according to the blueprints, and Tydasshid even personally helped him forge a divine runic greatsword.
Hydross returned to The Maelstrom with the runic greatswords and presented them to the Orca Knight, with the divine runic greatsword given to Blade of the Tides.
Equipped with runic greatswords, the combat power of the Orca Knight greatly increased, and the Naga were even less of a match.
Elisande also noticed this new enemy; she designed a trap to capture them all at once.
Blade of the Tides fell into the trap; they were surrounded by Naga.
After several charges failed to break through and a portion of the Orcas were lost, Blade of the Tides had no choice but to cast a spell to request Hydross's rescue.
A whirlpool appeared in the seawater, and Hydross teleported over.
Looking at the Naga surrounding the Orca Knight, Hydross couldn't help but laugh, "You actually lured so many Naga? That's truly excellent."
Blade of the Tides was a bit confused by Hydross's words; was he praising them or mocking them?
Hydross used his actions to show Blade of the Tides that it was indeed praise.
The trident of the tides stirred the water to spin, trapping all the Naga in this sea area.
The swirling seawater was like invisible blades, tearing many Naga bodies into pieces.
Blood mixed with seawater quickly turned this area into a sea of blood.
Blade of the Tides saw the opportunity and immediately ordered: "Charge with me!"
The Orca Knight immediately charged into the Naga, attacking the surrounding Naga.
The Naga were already defenseless, only able to allow the Orca Knight to charge through them.
Elisande's expression changed instantly upon seeing this situation.
She forcibly cast a spell to stabilize a section of the sea, opening a path for the Naga to escape.
The Naga retreated along this section of the sea, Elisande shot an angry glance at Hydross, then turned and withdrew.
Hydross watched Elisande leave, then raised the trident of the tides, and the supreme divine power directly annihilated all the Naga.
Blade of the Tides looked at Hydross in astonishment; since Hydross could eliminate all the Naga in one fell swoop, why didn't he do so directly from the start?
Hydross saw their confusion, "It's not convenient to explain the specifics to you, but you must remember that, except for the leading Naga banshee, all other Naga can be killed at will."
"Why is that?" Blade of the Tides was still puzzled.
Hydross shrugged; he also wanted to know why.
After Elisande returned, she immediately chose to leave The Maelstrom.
Previously, she could rely on Gale's inability to pursue her into the deep sea, which was why she had settled in The Maelstrom so brazenly.
Now that Hydross had come knocking, Elisande was not confident she could defeat him.
She had always harbored fear in her heart regarding Gale.
Gale's strength was truly terrifying; two hundred years for him was equivalent to several millennia for her.
Azshara had once said that Gale's talent was astonishing, and if Gale had been born a few millennia earlier, Azshara's throne would have been Gale's.
She hadn't believed it at first, but now she firmly believed Azshara's words.
To preserve the strength of the Naga, after leaving The Maelstrom, Elisande divided the Naga into many groups, dispersing them to various sea areas.
She hoped to confuse Hydross and delay his progress, allowing her to complete NZoth's arrangements.
She herself went to a mysterious sea area and reported to NZoth.
"Great God of Nightmares, the Naga have suffered severe losses and require your help."
In the ethereal realm, a voice sounded in her ear, telling her an address.
Elisande, having received the command, immediately set off for that address.
It was a swamp, and in the center of the swamp, a huge dragon skeleton lay there.
Elisande looked at the dragon skeleton in confusion; could this be the helper NZoth had given her?
Just as Elisande was wondering, the dragon skeleton moved, propping itself up and looking down at the Naga: "Crawlers, get to work quickly; the great Deathwing will protect your safety."
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