Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 676 7. Still the same smell

The blizzard in the Alterac Mountains did not stop until night. Under the moonlight, this ancient mountain range was covered with fluffy and crystal-clear snow, and both the ground and the forest were covered in white.

Bu Laike, who came out of the cave, manipulated the Eye of Keir Rogge, looking at the silent place in front of him in the icy cold night.

He suddenly realized a problem.

This kind of environment is the most suitable place for Watcher's Moonlight Shadow Dungeon to play.

With moonlight reflecting off the snow, Laike was confident he could make his way from one side of Alterac to the other, killing everyone he encountered along the way, or stealing every purse he could get without being spotted.

It's a pity that in such a remote place, there is really nothing expensive that is worth Laike's fuss.

Bu Laike rode his handsome and majestic ghost wolf Frostclaw to lead the way, and a group of people galloped on the snow under the moon, heading towards the gathering place of the Frostwolf clan.

The smelly pirate is the most handsome boy in this group.

He wore the white bear fur cloak that the nobles of Alterac went on safari, and wrapped himself up like a rice dumpling.

In addition to Sargeras' cursed vision on his face, he also wore a Nightborne magic ball mask to cover the upper half of his face, and a hunting cap to cover his hair.

He is carrying a longbow and a bag of void spikes on his back. He really looks like a human noble who is out hunting, but he is accompanied by a group of big and green orcs, which is somewhat weird.

And Frostpaw, the stupid wolf, seemed to have let go of his "thought burden" after rescuing Thrall, and became more relaxed. He was having fun in the snow with Bo Laike on his back.

He ran forward bouncing and bouncing, and ran to chase a snow rabbit or something from time to time.

Dajiao, who was following behind, looked contemptuous, but Xiong Xiong also liked the cold environment, especially the fresh environment after the blizzard, which seemed to bring the whole bear back to life.

Frostclaw's excitement is understandable, probably because the environment in front of him reminded the ghost wolf of the hometown of the Dellano world. Before this warg met Orgrim, he had been hunting around with the wolves in the Frostfire Ridge. of,

It is also the hometown of the Frostwolf Clan, a barren snowfield stretching as far as the eye can see.

"It's really like the scenery of Frostfire Ridge, except that there are a few majestic volcanoes in the snow."

The one-eyed orc warlock riding on a gray-haired warg followed behind the captain, he let out a sigh of emotion, and probably felt that traveling at night was boring, so he asked a question:

"Captain, Warlord Va Locke believes that the two-and-a-half-day blizzard was summoned by Drek'Thar, the legendary shaman of the Frostwolf Clan. What do you think?"

"Crap!"

Facing the question of Xieyan, the pirate curled his lips and said:

"The old orc is just a legendary shaman, not an elemental demigod!

If he could single-handedly trigger a blizzard that covered the entire Alterac Mountains and lasted for nearly three days, why would he need to hide in this ravine with his people?

Wouldn't it be more comfortable to directly trigger a blizzard to bury the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and then bring people to live there?

The beginning of this storm may have been a small snowstorm summoned by Drek'Thar, but the subsequent evolution into such a large-scale weather change should be because the old shaman took advantage of the climate characteristics of Alterac Valley. "

Having said that, Bu Laike shrugged and said:

"But it's good enough.

Being able to make good use of the original weather conditions to build momentum for his own side proved that Drek'Thar deserved his reputation and was really a master who studied the way of elements deeply.

The drunken shamans of the Wildhammer dwarves can't do that.

However, I guess that the orcs summoned this blizzard not just to prevent the alliance army from entering the mountains, they are probably summoning something with the help of this special weather condition. "

The pirate stretched out his hand to hold a floating snowflake in his hand, and said to the people around him in a godlike voice:

"The Alterac Mountains are the birthplace of human civilization. There are many mysterious powers sleeping here. In this valley under our feet, as far as I know, there is a powerful and ancient elemental lord sleeping .

If the Frostwolf clan took the risk of summoning it, it meant that the orcs were ready to fight to the death here. "

He didn't know how credible his words were.

In short, after Laike finished speaking, the expressions of Thrall and Va Locke suddenly became serious. The legendary orc didn't say much, but silently urged the wolf under his crotch to run faster in the snow.

But Frostclaw, who was running forward with Braike on his back, might have been in high spirits, and suddenly let out a howl. After it became a ghost wolf, its wolf howl was low and desolate, with a kind of death. ominous meaning.

This howl was terrible, echoing in the Alterac Valley like an echo, causing the pack wolves in the group to howl in response.

Amidst the howling of wolves one after another, the group crossed the mountain pass and entered the hinterland of the valley. After passing through a large cedar forest completely covered by snow, they entered the territory of the Frostwolf clan that had been scouted by the Uncrowned.

But there is only a house crushed by snow and some stone buildings that have been evacuated, and a towering orc-style sentry tower can be seen from a distance, but there is no clan war on it. flag.

"They are retreating in a planned way, abandoning the outer strongholds, and concentrating their superior forces in the large lair that is high in the ground and easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Locke jumped off the Warg and turned around with his black iron tomahawk on his back, his face getting worse.

He said to Sal:

"I haven't seen Drek'Thar Prophet for a long time, but in my memory, he is not such a reckless person. Faced with the current situation, it is impossible for him not to know that entrenched here is a dead end.

This kind of war preparation for an orderly retreat is definitely not an order that a wise leader can give.

Now I suspect that something may have happened within the Frostwolf Clan.

Speed ​​up, Sal!

We must hurry there! "

"Ok."

Thrall's face was serious, and the worg followed Val Locke and rushed forward.

The other four didn't move, Xieyan and the two black market marauders were waiting for Laike's order.

The smelly pirate released the tradewind crow on his wrist, and he instructed her to cruise the nearby snowfields at night, and accurately lock the position of the Frostwolf clan from a high altitude.

In fact, Bo Laike also agrees with Wa Locke's judgment. His endless pursuit has been activated, and various details found in the abandoned Frostwolf territory around him also prove that this is indeed an orderly retreat.

And it won't be long.

This confirmed one thing from the side, that is, the sudden heavy snowstorm in the past few days is very likely to be the magic activated to cover the large-scale assembly of the Frostwolf clan.

"What the hell are these orcs trying to do?"

Bo Laike rode on Frostpaw and summoned his big bear to follow him. He squinted his eyes and thought as he sprinted forward:

"Could it be that these guys are planning to strike first? Before the alliance army enters the valley, eat up the local army under Oriden's command first?

Such a crazy plan?

This is simply provoking the human kingdom! It was still at the moment when Lothar was hit hard.

I dare not even think about what kind of waves will be caused in the human kingdom once this news is spread. It will definitely arouse public indignation and let the kings find a channel that can perfectly divert the conflicts among the people.

Why do I feel that these Frostwolf orcs are causing trouble at this time, they are acting in cooperation with the battered human kings! Have they secretly reached an agreement?

Or is there some weird guy messing around with it? "

"Stop! Stop! Don't go any further!"

Just as Laike was thinking, an orc's roar suddenly sounded from the road leading up to a hillside. The eyes of Keir Rogge on the pirate's shoulder blinked, and the pupil zoomed in to clearly see the situation there.

Several orc wolf cavalry riding on huge wargs were rushing out from a hidden sentry post, surrounding Rogge Saurfang and Thrall who were rushing forward.

Still yelling loudly:

"Which clan of green orcs are you? Why are you here? Report your purpose! Also, put down your weapons!"

The confrontation between the two sides was full of gunpowder.

Bu Laike pouted, gestured to the evil eyes behind him, and disappeared under the moonlight with a whoosh.

His bears and wolves also got orders and ran towards the nearby cedar forest.

The pirate gave them a break for a while, so they can have fun freely. He was lazy to communicate with these Frostwolf orcs, and wanted to go to the Frostwolf camp first to see what happened.

While Va Locke and Thrall were stopped, Braike walked forward in the shadow of the moonlight, and quickly slipped into the Frostwolf camp. He first went to the stone fortress of the big camp on the mountainside. in a circle.

It was accidentally discovered that it was not Drek'Thar, the old Frostwolf shaman, who was in charge of clan affairs, but a tall Frostwolf warrior who seemed to be in his prime.

In a place as cold as Alterac, this guy is actually naked from the waist up.

With a huge battle ax in his hand, he was pointing at the Alterac map in front of him, shouting orders to the several Frostwolf commanders in front of him.

Bo Laike walked over and stood beside the guy, looking at the map of animal skins on the table.

He found that on the map, there were indeed several dazzling red Xs marked on the positions of the Alterac Royal City, the border city of Steinbrad, and several other strategic locations occupied by humans.

"Those humans shamefully slaughtered the envoys we sent. They don't want to talk to us at all! If this is the case, we have already become invaders when we step into this world.

This is how intruders should be treated. "

The big orc patted his chest full of scars and muscles, and said to the commanders in front of him:

"But they shouldn't have sent assassins to assassinate our leader! Elder Drek'Thar is the only one in the entire clan who wants to live in peace with humans!

But he who sought peace was assassinated and almost died before our eyes!

This despicable assassination has shown the attitude of mankind that war is inevitable. "

The orc gasped, and ordered to his subordinates:

"Glenda Wolfheart, you are responsible for the assembly of the vanguard wolf cavalry, I want to see an army that can cross the valley tomorrow morning!

Grizzle, you go to command the logistics, take out all the armor and weapons we collected during the war, and distribute them to every clansman who can fight!

Garrick and Vol'ja, you two lead a team of veterans to escort the elder Drek'Thar and the children of his tribe away from this land that is about to be devoured by the flames of war.

Whether we win or lose the war, the Elders must be sent to Alterac.

You go all the way east along the mountains to the Hinterlands, and I hear there's a new and powerful clan roaming there, like the Warsong clan, but I'm not sure.

In short, leave it to us here, we will buy enough time for you, you must send the leader and children out! "

"Yes! Captain Galvan!"

A group of orc commanders who had been named responded in unison, and the atmosphere in the fort suddenly became cold and tragic. The orcs were whispering to each other, and some soldiers were sharpening their weapons silently.

Bu Laike, who relied on the shadow to hide among them, had already fully figured out the reason for the abnormal situation of the Frostwolf Clan.

Drek'Thar, the legendary shaman of the Frostwolf Clan, was actually assassinated?

But it is still at this juncture.

This kind of assassination, which was obviously aimed at angering the orcs and humans, was absolutely impossible to be done by Auriden, not to mention that the assassins under Auriden were all managed by the Uncrowned.

It is impossible not to inform Bu Laike about such a big event.

In other words, there is something tricky about this matter.

The assassins who assassinated Drek'Thar definitely didn't come here to end the war. They wanted to intensify the war and completely disrupt the situation in Alterac.

Why is the smell revealed in this incident so familiar?

Bo Laike narrowed his eyes.

With an answer in his mind, he quickly left the "men's room", parkoured and flickered all the way, and slipped into a cave at the rear that was guarded by Frostwolf shamans.

Deep in the cave, he smelled a strong smell of herbs.

"hum"

The three soul sleepers were thrown out by Bu Laike, pulling the three orc warriors around them into sleep. The pirate Shi Shi ran out of the shadows and strode to the old orc lying on the straw mat.

He half knelt down and wiped the unconscious old orc's neck.

The pulse beat very violently.

This is not a good thing for a wounded old man, Bo Laike took the gauze next to the old orc to wipe the blood, put it in his nostrils and sniffed it.

There is a fishy sweetness in the blood.

Sure enough, it was the poison secreted by Ravenholdt Manor.

okay.

Unexpectedly, Duke Jorazzi Ravenholdt, who was killed by Braike until he was left with a bare commander, could stir up troubles in this backcountry of Alterac all by himself.

What else can the pirates say?

What a hot-blooded old man who can't rest.

He shook his head, took out a fel healing stone from his bosom, stuck it in the mouth of the old orc, and then waved his hand to absorb magic with the evil life from the three strong orc warriors sleeping next to him, drawing a ball The vitality was thrown backhand into the old shaman's body.

This barely stabilized his bad injury.

After finishing this, Bu Laike took out a dark red crystal ball from his luggage, injected magic power with the method Dean Lanyue taught him long ago, and activated the crystal ball.

Ten seconds later, the expressionless face of the old Lich Meili appeared in the crystal ball.

He said:

"I'm busy, what can I say!"

"I want to ask you a favor."

Pirate said:

"The situation in Alterac has changed. The remnants of Ravenholdt are artificially creating conflicts. They want to reignite the war between humans and orcs.

They've already assassinated the Frostwolf shaman Drek'Thar, and I suspect their next target will be Prince of Alterac, Auriden Perenolde.

I won't be able to catch up, so help me protect him.

In two days at most, this matter will be over. "

"Huh? You want to stop the war between humans and the Frostwolf clan? That's not like you, Boo Laike."

The old lich said something in surprise.

This made Bo Laike roll his eyes, and he said:

"When I tried to cause chaos, you called me a cold-blooded butcher, and now I want to prevent meaningless wars, and you doubt my purpose.

So you don't like me no matter what I do, right? Old Merry.

What do you want me to do to satisfy you? "

"That was not what I meant."

The old lich said calmly:

"Temporary protection is fine, but I'm also busy"

"Do not worry."

Bo Laike coughed and said:

"This is the last time, I know where the remnants of Ravenholdt will be, and I will be there to deal with all these leftovers at once.

I've had enough of these third-rate assassins jumping up and down who honor killing.

They have no place in the new future I prophesied for the Assassins! Now even if they kneel down and surrender, and sacrifice all their treasures for their lives, I will not spare them. "

(end of this chapter)