Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Khadgar, who has always been low-key, unexpectedly spent a lot of money to save his wife.

Under Blake's instigation, he spent a lot of money to hire the "Ace Marines" of the stinky pirates. Driven by the power of money, everyone quickly set out on the road to Crystal Valley.

Of course not by land.

The environment in the Silithus Desert is too harsh. There are several Twilight Hammer camps and insect nests blocking the road along the way. It is impossible to cross the desert in just a few days.

But taking the sea route along the coastline does not have this problem.

At the speed of the Nagfar, it would take at most five hours to bring everyone to land on the coast near the northwest area of ​​the great desert. From there, it would take only an hour to cross the edge of the desert and go to the Crystal Valley where Garona is currently located.

This is the most perfect marching route.

When the Nagfar dived into the water and sailed quickly, a large group of people in the captain's room were gathering there to discuss the impromptu rescue plan.

"We met Garona four days ago, when she was hunting down a Twilight's Hammer cultist commander. She completed her mission neatly, but was very tired from the long battle.

I accepted her.

Let her rest in our camp while telling us some secrets of the great desert of Silithus. "

Windrunner's mother took out the desert map given to her by Garona and spread it out on Blake's desk. There were dense red crosses drawn on the map, each one representing Garona's journey in this desert for more than a year. Completed assassination target.

Judging from the number of red dots alone, the wild female orc has been killing continuously since she came to Silithus, basically maintaining a high efficiency of killing at least one per day.

"You are indeed my friend!"

Blake stroked the map and admired:

"This enemy-killing efficiency is enough to make other assassin masters fall to the ground, although it is still a little worse than me."

"You have a fleet to assist you, but Garona is acting alone. If you really think about it, the female orc is much more efficient than you. She is a terrible assassin."

Windrunner's mother glanced at her disciple and said matter-of-factly:

"Garona's power comes not only from her outstanding assassination skills, but also from her iron-clad heart of revenge and atonement.

She doesn't kill for the sake of killing.

By your standards, she is an assassin with a 'creed'. She regards this vast desert as her hunting ground, wielding both blades for a noble goal.

From this point of view, she is more of a 'templar assassin' than you.

However, according to Emeril's description, Garona's persistence in destroying the Twilight Hammer may have sent her into a trap. After the insect attack that night, Garona left us.

She said she was going to Crystal Valley to complete the assassination of Cho'gall, but there was a trap prepared by Cho'gall. "

"That's right!"

Emeril Shadowguard answered:

"In Zora Hive, I heard the conversation between Cho'gall and the Will of the Swarm before being swallowed by the void. The cunning two-headed ogre took away many elite bugs from Zora Hive.

There was originally a group of elite bugs stationed as guards in the incubator that you destroyed, but you also saw that there were only five guard bugs left there.

The others were taken away by Cho'gall.

According to him, he also summoned the Qiraji.

That must be for Garona.

It has now been four days since Garona went to Crystal Valley. Excluding the time spent on the journey, the female orc has probably entered Crystal Valley. If she is less lucky, she may have been captured by Cho'gall. "

"Can this ship go any faster?"

Khadgar, who was sitting next to the desk, looked at the map in front of him in silence. After Emeril finished speaking, he raised his head and asked Black.

The pirate glanced at him, put a bottle of wine into Khadgar's hand, and comforted:

"I understand how you feel"

"No, you don't understand."

Khadgar whispered:

"You have never given all your care to anyone. I am not belittling you, but I feel that you cannot understand the anxiety in my heart at this time.

I haven't felt this way in a long time since the night I betrayed Medivh.

If I lose her."

"I think you're just anxious about yourself."

Blake curled his lips and said:

"You should be like me and have some faith in Garona. An assassin like her may fail, but it's too difficult for her to die somewhere.

That is something that the seven human nations have not been able to do together, and I don’t think Cho’gall can do it either.

You'll see her, I promise.

If you really can't relieve your anxiety, then I suggest you go for a walk outside. Cairne Bloodhoof is not a member of my crew and there is no reason for me to order him to do things for me.

That powerful old cow is resting in the cabin now. You may be able to persuade him to help you save your orc wife. You have seen his fighting power, right? "

"Well, that makes sense. With Kane's help, we can defeat Crystal Valley more easily."

Khadgar stood up suddenly, strode out of the captain's room, and went to find Kane for help.

Watching him leave, the stinky pirate shook his head and said with disdain:

"This is love, something that can make people go crazy. Khadgar also has the potential to be a dog licker. This calm mage is actually the kind of player who can give everything for love.

Maybe I can use Garona to make Khadgar willingly join my fleet and become a pirate archmage.

Well, I thought it would be easy. "

"Stop talking sarcastically."

Windrunner’s mother shook her head and said:

"You just haven't found the person you are willing to give everything for, and when that day comes, you will become just like Khadgar.

Those who have not experienced that emotion cannot understand it.

You will be driven by the impulse in your heart to destroy the world and become the enemy of the world.

I actually don't want you to encounter that situation. With the destructive power you can unleash, once things go wrong, you may personally cause a terrible disaster.

In this regard, I have always had confidence in you. "

"Hey, mentor, you sound like you have a lot of experience."

Blake complained:

"Have you also had that terrible experience?"

"I have three daughters and a son, what do you think?"

General Lilesa felt offended and said coldly:

"How could I have my children if I didn't have a lover who was connected to my heart? On the day my lover died at the hands of the Amani trolls, I swore to destroy everything that belonged to the forest trolls.

until today.

Even after my death, that oath is still in effect. It is hatred derived from love, and it is the most destructive of all hatreds. "

"Tsk tsk, I'm starting to envy your husband, mentor."

Blake grinned and said:

"It allows a noble Quel'dorei elf like you to risk being out of shape and willingly give birth to four children for him, and you can also make you swear to kill the forest trolls for him.

What a lucky guy, it’s hard to imagine how charming your husband must be.

To be honest, I was sore,

If I could have such a love in the future, I would be willing to give up my evil ideals. "

"You probably already have."

When Windrunner's mother heard these words, she suddenly remembered the first meeting and conversation between her and Maiev on Watch Island a long time ago. She looked at Blake in front of her and sighed in a low voice:

"It's just that you don't know it yet."

"What?"

When Blake heard this, his eyes suddenly looked strange and he said:

"You seem to know something that I don't know. If it concerns me, could you please tell me?"

"No, I refuse."

General Lilesa waved her hand and said in a disinterested tone:

"You have to find some things by yourself. I'm tired. I'm going to rest. Call me when you get there."

After saying that, she turned and left the captain's room, leaving Blake and Emeril with big eyes and small eyes. The stinky pirate looked at Emeril Shadow Guard. He touched his face and said:

"Did I say something disgraceful just now that angered my mentor?"

"Well, maybe you should think about it, is there anything you said that wasn't offensive?"

Emeril complained:

"Do you think it's funny to tease someone about their dead lover in front of them? My suggestion, Mr. Pirate, is that you should probably relearn etiquette."

"That's right."

Blake nodded seriously, touched his chin and said:

"My mentor didn't even shoot me an arrow when I said those offensive words. It seems that my mentor still loves me. This really makes me feel at ease."

"It seems that the rumors are true. Your narcissism is really hopeless, Mr. Pirate."

Emeril rolled his eyes and said:

"You're really good at making people hate you."

"Ha, you hate me now? Now, after I tell you what I did to your Eagle Claw Peak and Marksman Camp, it's not too late for you to hate me."

On the other side, Windrunner's mother walked quickly to the deck of the Nagfar. Windrunner's mother stood on the side of the ship and raised her head to look at the water above the ghost ship.

In this quiet deep sea, her mood was not peaceful.

She just lied.

Although she had been pretending to be very good, as the time for her resurrection from the dead became longer and longer, Windrunner's mother had truly felt that the deceased was incompatible with the material world.

For example, most of the emotions she has now are "acted".

Except for the fact that she could burst out some true emotions of her own when it came to the members of the Windrunner family, that is, her three daughters and one son, she had lost her feeling for other things.

It was as if her relatives were her last link with the world in front of her. Apart from them, anything that happened in this world had nothing to do with her.

For example, she claimed to have sworn the oath to exterminate trolls in front of her dead husband.

Although the scene of that day was still vivid in her mind, she could even recall the darkness derived from the despair and pain in her heart that day. But those memories were like browsing someone else's life, and it was difficult for her to empathize with the death of her lover.

In fact, she no longer cares.

It's not that she doesn't know the consequences of such a change, nor is she incapable of feeling her own lack of emotions, it's just that she simply can no longer be curious about other people and other things.

It was like an illusory reflection reflected in an invisible mirror. Whether it was boring or interesting, or deeply loved or hated, she could no longer touch it, and it was difficult for her to react.

She wouldn't tell Blake this feeling.

Because what frightens her the most is that while she is getting farther and farther away from this world, she is getting closer and closer to her disciple Black Shaw.

Probably because her resurrection was related to him, Lyresa Windrunner could feel that her dead emotions seemed to be more alive when she was next to her disciple.

This made her feel as close to her disciple as she did to her son.

She was happy to spend time with Blake.

For a while, she even became a little obsessed with this feeling.

But she knew this was wrong!

This was a betrayal of her past and her long-dead lover. She was certain that her infatuation with Blake was not out of love.

But if she continues like this, she will most likely become the second Xal'atath.

The obsession with the undead is terrifying!

She might become something even worse than Xal'atath.

At least Void Essence really has some admiration for Black Shaw, but she completely just wants to make Black her property!

This is a very selfish and bad idea.

It is incompatible with the education received by Windrunner's mother and her past life creed.

She couldn't accept the monster she'd become.

So after the battle in Kul Tiras, Windrunner's mother chose to leave temporarily to test her suspicions and stay away from her disciples to cool down the twisted darkness growing in her heart.

But it turns out Blake's presence does matter to her.

There was a lot she wasn't telling Blake.

For example, in Zora's Nest, when she saw the smelly pirates appearing next to her, the evil impulse that surged in Windrunner's mother's heart at that moment almost defeated her will.

The twisted possessiveness unique to the undead roared and told her to attack Blake, defeat him, tie him up with chains, hide him in a place only she knew, like this.

His disciples can belong to him forever.

That little fool Blake didn't know that he was almost finished. Lilesa tried her best to contain her twisted will, but she was sure that such an impulse would happen again in the future.

The worst part was that Blake didn't know anything about it, and he wasn't the only one around him who thought the same thing.

General Lilesa is basically certain.

Another mentor of the Stinky Pirates, Ms. Elya Blue Moon, also had the same twisted impulse in her heart. She was also an undead, and it was because of Black Shaw that she was able to escape from ten thousand years of despair.

Like him, she was an undead soul who returned to this world because of Black.

Their desire for exclusivity has nothing to do with love, but it is indeed a very dangerous thing.

Because they all have the power to "do bad things", if one day their twisted desires break through the shackles of reason, Blake will immediately enter an extremely dangerous situation.

The stinky pirate said he was a ruthless person, but he really trusted the people around him too much.

perhaps

Windrunner's mother raised her head and looked at the pale light reflected by the sea above her head.

she thought.

Maybe he should remind his disciples to stay away from him and Dean Lan Yue in the future?

She really didn't want to distort the pure relationship between herself and her disciple.

What's more, Maiev Shadowsong warned her of this when they first met, and the Warden of the Watch seemed familiar with the twisted possessiveness of the undead.

It's not that Lyressa was afraid of Maiev, it was mainly that when she met Maiev, she also sensed the complicated emotions in Ms. Shadowsong's heart as a woman.

Although Maiev is not undead.

But her desire for Blake was stronger than her own.

Black already has those terrible feelings. Once Maiev loses control because of him, it will also cause a terrible disaster.

And a more important question is, if Elune is tacitly approving the relationship between Black and Maiev, then what does the Moon Goddess want to do?

Does she want to use this feeling to achieve her own goals?

If this is the case, given Blake's character, he may have fallen into some of Luna's plans.

There was no way he could escape.

Alas, why is anything related to Black Shaw so troublesome?