Azeroth’s Death Track

Chapter 156 26. Son of Lothar [27100]

The orcs are retreating!

Standing on the outpost of Watchfort full of gunpowder smoke and corpses, Danas Trollbane held up the binoculars with a black and gray face. From the vision of Ra God, he could clearly see that those people who were used like a tide The orcs who came were slowly withdrawing from the position. The wolf knights were cruising around to prevent the alliance defenders from counterattacking. The orc infantry, led by the warlord, retreated in the direction of the Dark Portal.

This is not normal!

Danas put down the binoculars and said to Turalyon, the leader of the paladins beside him:

The orcs have an absolute advantage. They even retreat in an orderly manner. What are they doing!

I have no idea!

Turalyon's silver armor was stained with blood and disgusting minced flesh. After learning the news of the reopening of the Dark Portal, with the help of the mages, he and his paladins were almost the first to arrive at the Fortress to support them. the power of.

And during the five days of confrontation, he led the paladins into the orc camp more than once. Even with the protection of the holy light, he was already very tired, and the pain from his soul would always make him Somewhat unbearable.

Seeing the retreat of the orcs in front of him, Turalyon put down the long sword in his hand with great difficulty, leaned against the stone of the sentry post, and let out a sigh of relief:

Perhaps the arrival of reinforcements from Stormwind City made the orcs feel frustrated. After all, there are not many of them this time.

No, that's not the case.

Danas shook his head:

The army from Stormwind City is only 5,000 people. This number is not enough to make the orcs feel intimidated. What's more, they only allocated one-third of the army to besiege the watch castle, and the rest were burned, killed and looted in Stranglethorn Vale. , seems to be raising supplies, the orcs in the northern Blackrock Spire have frequent contacts with these orcs... If you want me to say, this is definitely a sign of the next full-scale invasion!

Full invasion? Impossible!

Turalyon shook his head in denial:

Orgrim's 150,000 orc army was defeated by our attack. Even if the blood ring orc and the black stone orc join in, how many troops can they mobilize? 30,000? 50,000? The orcs can't bring it Threat... What's more, haven't the reinforcements from northern Xinjiang already set off?

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A crimson shadow climbed up the sentry post vigorously. This is a young high elf, but unlike other elves, he is wearing a set of red plate armor, with an epee on his back, and the shining holy deed on his chest represents him. identity of.

This is a unique and rare...high elf paladin.

He has short blond hair, handsome and slender like high elves, and eye-catching green eyes. Frankly speaking, this is a young man who can attract the attention of girls, and his appearance is about 5 years taller than that of Tyrion. They are very similar, especially when the eyes are raised up, they are exactly the same as Tyrion.

General Danas, the orcs who besieged the Swamp of Sorrows outpost have also retreated. Captain Alleria asked me to ask you, do you want to send scouts to follow?

Pie! Make sure to find out what the hell they're up to!

Danas shook his hand, the elf paladin agreed, turned around and left the sentry post, looking at the paladin's back, Danas asked in a low voice:

Is this the one?

right!

Turalyon stroked the hilt of his sword, leaned against the stone and closed his eyes to rest. He whispered:

Myra Dawnblade was originally a promising mage, but lost his lover in the orc invasion, so he resolutely joined the Silver Hand and became a rare elven paladin, a branch of the Dawnblade family. Speaking up, he is Tyrion Dawnblade's cousin, and one of his few relatives.

A cousin, an ex-girlfriend, and former comrades-in-arms and brothers... What is the purpose of the high elves sending such an expedition?

Danas spat, rubbed his forehead and whispered:

Do these neurotic elves still believe that the butcher still has feelings? Such a team, if one is not careful, will be eaten by the death knight...

It's hard to say whether Tyrion has feelings or not.

Mentioning that name, Turalyon couldn't help clenching the hilt of his sword with his fingers. He breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down his emotions. He whispered:

According to the high elves, Tyrion played a very special role in the Battle of Quel'Thalas. It was because of his activities that the originally dominant tribe was drawn into the trap, which directly led to The offensive and defensive dislocation of the Battle of Quel'Thalas allowed the elves to win faster, but this man's behavior is very weird, there is no logic at all... It's just that he kidnapped Marshal Lothar, I can't forgive him!

But Turalyon, have you ever considered one thing...

Danas hesitated, but he finally said:

I didn't witness that battle with my own eyes, but when I drank with His Majesty Dai Lin after the war, I heard His Majesty say that if Tyrion hadn't intervened, Marshal Lothar would have died in the hands of Orgrim. ..Although his motives are unclear, and I don't believe he did it to save the marshal, but what he did did save the marshal's life...By the way, have you heard the gossip?

What?

Turalyon raised his head, and saw Danas lower his voice, whispering:

Some people say that Marshal Lothar appeared in Elwynn Forest...someone saw him in the previous few nights.

What you said is true?

There was a look of surprise on Turalyon's face. For the paladins, Marshal Lothar was not only his boss, but also his elder and mentor. He almost turned him from a rookie paladin to a A qualified general.

I also heard from those MI7 agents. Maybe it's just a nonsense lie, but no one can verify it, but we have to think about the best of everything, right?

Two generals!

While Danas was chatting with Turalyon, the orderly walked over quickly and said in a deep voice:

Mage Khadgar held a meeting on the movement of the orcs in the Mage Tower, please go to attend as soon as possible!

Ten minutes later, the general who changed into a suit of armor walked into the Mage Tower. In the lobby on the second floor, the commanders of the Fortress and the front line were already sitting at the conference table. Turalyon pulled out the chair and saw the He wanted to say hello to the beautiful ranger, but seeing Aurelia's indifferent face, the paladin gave up on this plan.

From the current point of view, the possibility of him being favored by Alleria has completely disappeared.

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After everyone was seated, purple light danced in the hall, Khadgar's body walked out of it, and the archmage also looked exhausted. During the siege battles in the past few days, he led the mages of Fort Watch more than once Have been exposed to trouble caused by orcs.

Everyone is here, so I won't talk nonsense.

Khadgar walked to the front of the conference table, swiped open the continental map on the wall, pointed at the area of ​​northern Xinjiang with an ugly face, and said to the others:

Everyone must be wondering why the orcs chose to withdraw their troops when they had an absolute advantage...Let me reveal the answer. When the eyes of the whole world were attracted by the orcs to the battlefield of the cursed land, the orcs sent a team An elite force raided Alterac and Dalaran.

The news of Khadgar made everyone in the meeting change their faces. He turned around, looked at the expressions of the others, and showed a wry smile:

Yes, we were deceived by the orcs... those green skins learned their wisdom, Alterac City was destroyed by fire, Dalaran suffered heavy damage, and most importantly, they were not just out for revenge, they had a clear strategy For the purpose, two powerful and threatening magic items were snatched by them, and they also broke into the Karazhan Mage Tower in the Deadwind Path, and also took away a dangerous item.

The archmage took a deep breath, looked at everyone's searching eyes, and said softly:

We're in trouble, folks.

What did the orcs take?

As a member of the expedition team of Quel'Thalas, Lor'themar Theron, the ranger lord of Silvermoon City, asked coldly:

Is it a magic item of mass destruction?

No! It's scarier than that!

Khadgar sat on the chair, picked up the water glass, drank some water to moisten his thirsty throat, and then explained:

The Book of Medivh, the Eye of Dalaran, and the Scepter of Sargeras, none of these three things are offensive, not at all offensive, but that book records all the spells of Medivh Mage The experience, including the structure of the Dark Portal, and the Eye of Dalaran can provide a huge amount of magic power, as for the Sargeras Scepter... Unfortunately, that staff is specially used to break through the boundaries of the world. Wait for the strange item to be sent.

So, what does this mean?

Wildhammer Gryphon Knight Kurdran Wildhammer scratched his hair and looked at Khadgar suspiciously:

What can these three things do?

Dwarves are very disgusted with magic and anything related to magic, so it is normal for Kurdran not to understand the danger. After listening to Khadgar's description, Alleria stood up with a bang, as a grown-up The ranger of Quel'Thalas, she knew exactly what Khadgar's description represented, she stared at the archmage, and said in a shy voice:

The orcs... are they going to open the second door of darkness?

It's the worst case scenario.

Khadgar sighed:

If the orcs really intend to do that, then there is no doubt that the obstacle of space has become a joke in front of them. No one knows where the next dark portal will open...Maybe Dalaran, maybe It's Lordaeron... Maybe it's Quel'Thalas, no one knows, they will become more dangerous and deadly, and all our defenses will be completely destroyed under this space leapfrog tactic, You can only be beaten passively.

The horrific future Khadgar described made the professional soldiers clenched their fists. General Danas slammed his fist on the table fiercely, and he shouted sharply:

They are delusional! I will organize an army immediately, and we will take back those three things! We must not let the second door of darkness open again!

Quel'Thalas is willing to join the action!

The Silver Hand obeys orders!

Wildhammer dwarves... well, I don't quite get it, but it sounds scary, so let's join in!

Facing the excited commanders, Khadgar shook his head, and said in a deep voice:

Everyone! Calm down... We don't have the power to counterattack now, not yet! The Dalaran Council of Six has dispatched an elite battle mage unit, and Lordaeron's knights are also on their way. The Seventh Office is willing to cooperate with us, but any action must wait until we have enough strength!

Also, I have a proposal.

Khadgar stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, glanced at the commanders in front of him, and said in a deep voice:

The reopening of the Portal of Darkness this time was beyond everyone's expectations. Although it did not destroy the world order that was established with great difficulty, it exposed a very critical problem. The Portal of Darkness is two-way. It only destroys Aize The Dark Portal on Rath's side is not enough, and this invasion proves that the Orcs can reopen it from the other side whenever they want.

The initiative of the war is in their hands, it is unbearable... Therefore, in addition to recovering the artifact, we must venture into Draenor and destroy the Dark Portal on the other side... Only then, In order to completely cut off the threat of orcs to Azeroth.

Khadgar hesitated, but only for a moment, the hesitation in his eyes flashed away:

I joined it voluntarily, and I will cross the Dark Portal to completely end this crisis! My mentor, Medivh, caused all this, and I have the responsibility to end it!

Well done! Khadgar, you're a man, I'd like to go with you!

Kurdran Wildhammer patted his chest, stood on the chair, waved the wine bottle in his hand, and shouted: Wildhammer is with the heroes!

Khadgar! Have you really considered it?

General Danas's expression became serious, he looked at Khadgar, and asked in a deep voice:

You may not be able to come back. What's worse, you may die silently in the opposite world. No one knows what the world is like. Maybe after you pass, you will encounter people who are fully armed and waiting to be hacked. Orcs in your head, this is too risky!

But someone has to do it...

Khadgar stroked the staff of the guardian in his hand, and he said softly:

Someone has to make a sacrifice, and someone has to be bathed in blood. Instead of handing it over to someone else, it's better for me to do it myself...

He raised his head, a difficult smile appeared on his pale face:

Don't be so pessimistic, maybe I will come back smoothly, not to mention, I have always been very interested in the world of Draenor.

This smile infected everyone. After a brief silence, Turalyon stood up and stretched out his hand towards Khadgar:

You are the first mage I admire, Khadgar, and I am willing to go with you! I propose that we use the name of Marshal Lothar, and today we will become true brothers, sons of Lothar...we will The world gave us everything!

What a terrible name, but honestly, how can you stand alone!

Danath waved his fist: Khadgar saved me from the orcs, and I owe him my life!

Alleria also stood up. She looked at Khadgar, bowed and said softly:

We admire the courage of humanity, and you prove that you are as noble as your ancestors... I will join in, representing Quel'Thalas!

Ms. Alleria, you don't need to do this!

Khadgar whispered, This is men's war...

No!

Alleria clenched her fists, and she said stubbornly:

I have to go to that world, I have things to do!