Rise of the blood elves

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Brian Bronzebeard quickly gathered more than 20 companions. Hearing that Angmar, who had come from afar, had a way to enter the depths of Uldaman, everyone armed themselves as quickly as possible and brought archaeological materials with them. After collecting all the tools needed for the excavation, we arrived at the entrance of Uldaman, looking at the deep entrance and eager to try.

"Can we go now?" Angmar asked politely.

Brian Bronzebeard nodded and walked at the front to lead the way.

The group of people got into the narrow hole one after another. At first, the passage was not wide, and Angmar and Onyxia had to lower their heads and curl up to pass smoothly.Along the way, they met many dwarves who were conducting archaeological excavations. Without exception, they all carried self-defense weapons and were protected by regular soldiers.

It appears that although the area appears to have been cleared, there are still potential threats.

Although many years had passed, Angmar remembered clearly that this was not the main entrance to Uldaman.The landform here has changed, and the mountain has almost completely buried the main body of the building. The area surrounded by several broken city walls half-buried in the loess at the excavation site outside the cave is the corner of the valley where Oldaman used to be.

Apparently, this cave was dug either by the dwarves or by the troggs.

After some questioning, Brian gave the answer. This deep cave existed when they first discovered the ruins of Uldaman.It took them a lot of effort to fight off the troggs pouring out of it, and entered the cave for preliminary exploration.

After walking for about 5 minutes, the passage gradually widened, and bright lights came from the end.

"The front is where the Troggs used to live," Brian said.

After walking for a while, my eyes suddenly opened up.This is an open internal cave, about a thousand meters square, and the air is filled with a strong fishy smell.Even someone like Onyxia, who was used to similar smells, couldn't help but frown, which showed how unpleasant the smell of the Troggs was.

There are many shallow pits on the ground, covered with bald animal skins, presumably where the troggs sleep.On a slightly higher platform, simple stones formed a wall, and there were even tents sewn from animal skins inside. Those who lived in them should be stone jaw monsters with a higher status.But there are obvious traces of battles in many places, and even blood stains remain. It is obvious that the dwarves went through a lot of fighting before driving the troggs out of here.

Following the sound of the water, on the right side of the cave wall, there is an exposed bronze wall engraved with inscriptions. There is a sink at the bottom with gurgling clear water. This is why the Troggs live together here. Not only is the place large, , and water sources.

The dwarf explorers gathered together in twos and threes and carried out excavation work, but only a few were busy nearby, and most of them were studying the inscriptions engraved on the bronze wall.Angmar noticed that even when communicating, the dwarves kept their voices as low as possible, as if they were worried that excessive noise would awaken some kind of existence deep in the cave.

However, when excavating earth and rocks, it is inevitable to make noises. The clanking sound of knocking and the low voice echo in the silent cave, giving people an indescribable feeling.It was as if there was some monster hidden deep in the cave that could not be awakened.

"Hey, boss." A dwarf noticed Brian Bronzebeard and others and greeted them in a low voice.

Brian nodded, walked forward and asked in a low voice, then motioned for everyone to move on, and he walked at the front again.

This time, the passage was much wider than before, and Angmar and Onyxia were finally able to stand up straight.As we move forward, more and more soldiers are standing guard and patrolling.Every few dozen meters, you can see a soldier with a whistle hanging around his neck.

Everyone stopped again in front of the branch of the cave.The passage is divided into three in front of you. The entrance to the left one is full of obstacles, leaving only a narrow gap for observation and shooting.The one in the middle and on the right seems to have been explored.

In the limited space, boxes of ammunition were piled up, and dozens of loaded single-shot muskets were leaning against the cave wall.The soldier responsible for observation wore some kind of enchanted goggles. Angmar made a quick identification and knew that the magic attached to them allowed the user to see in the dark.

These dozen soldiers all looked a little nervous, and without exception they all had whistles hanging around their necks.

"How's the situation?" Brian asked the leading soldier.

"There has been no sound inside for a long time." The bushy-bearded soldier leader wiped the sweat from his head and replied.

He wears the signature green cloak of the Mountaineer.

After the War of the Three Hammers, the Bronzebeard tribe took control of Ironforge and became the actual controller of the kingdom of Khaz Modan.Since the war between the three major tribes has come to an end, during the more than 200 years of peace, the size of Khaz Modan's regular army has continued to shrink, leaving only a small number of guards. Most of the rest are non-professionals serving in the mountain ranger troops. soldier.

This area is high and snowy, with a cold climate and many wild animals. The main job of the mountain rangers is to ensure the safety of roads between various regions, towns and villages.

They are not like the members of the Explorers Association who travel north and south. They have been everywhere and experienced all kinds of climates and harsh conditions. The cramped, depressing, dull and high temperature in the cave are obviously very uncomfortable for dwarves like them who are accustomed to cold climates.

"Okay, go ahead. We have to go in and take a look." Brian Bronzebeard patted the mountain ranger on the shoulder and encouraged: "In a few hours, the next team will come to replace you. , there is beer from Jingzhen in the camp for you to drink."

After that, he led everyone into the middle passage, explaining to Angmar beside him as he walked: "All the troggs we repelled fled into the passage just now. We suspect that passage is very dangerous." It may lead to their lair, so it has to be closed. The road we are taking now, and the one on the right, will meet a few hundred meters away, and that is the entrance to Uldaman."

Troggs and cavemen, both names refer to the same creature, which was the failure of Azadas, the guardian of the earth, when he created the earth spirits in Uldaman.To some extent, they can be regarded as close relatives of dwarves.

As they moved forward, these dwarf explorers gradually became nervous. Most of them put their hands on the weapons on their waists or took off their muskets from their backs.

After walking out of the passage, there is an open space of thousands of square meters in front of you.A thick stone door a hundred meters high lies at the far end, with a row of dormant rock structures on both sides.

Dozens of dwarf soldiers set up defense lines and roadblocks at the exit of the passage, with muskets pointed directly outside.There was no strong fishy smell unique to the troggs in the air, but it was filled with the smell of blood.Corpses of stone jaw monsters fell to the ground in pieces outside the defense line. Fights seemed to break out here frequently.

"A month ago, we discovered this door, but we were counterattacked by the structure guards when we tried to enter. Those structure guards may well hide the secrets of the ancient creators. We don't want to destroy them, so we are ready to dig again. A passage to bypass these guards and enter Uldaman. But"

Brian Bronzebeard pointed at the deep cave entrance on the left and said dejectedly: "We dug the trogg's lair. Since then, everything here has been in chaos. We will be attacked by troggs every now and then. As a result, the exploration plan was put on hold and has been delayed until now. It would be great if you could help us enter Uldaman."

"It's okay, please wait for me here." Angmar nodded, and walked towards the entrance under the uneasy eyes of the dwarves.

Onyxia took a few steps to catch up with him.Since entering here, the expression of the black dragon princess who has transformed into a human has become serious.She lowered her voice very low and asked in confusion:

"I seem to feel a power similar to that of my father, and I have also been corrupted by the ancient gods. What is hidden here? What do you want to do by bringing me here?"

"You will know in a while, but before that, I have a question to ask you." Angmar stopped and turned to look at her.

"What?" Onyxia narrowed her eyes, her eyes full of vigilance.

"For 10,000+ years, the five guardian dragons have jointly defended the world. They are the second and most impregnable line of defense outside the guardian system. But after your father's fall, everything changed. In the Black Dragon Legion Now that you are about to regain your freedom, are you willing to take over the burden that your father once held?"

Onyxia was stunned.

Angmar smiled and said nothing, and continued to move forward.

"Unknown life form invasion detected"

"JY193 defense protocol activated"

The moment Angmar entered the warning range, dozens of structural guards at the entrance to Uldaman came to life at the same time, twisting their bodies in unison, pointing the muzzles at the end of their arms at him.