Shadow Trails in Azeroth

The Niel outpost established by the Kaldorei in Desolace is tasked with collecting battle reports, but starting this afternoon, the situation in Desolace has changed faster than the sentries can understand.

From the perspective of those who eat melon and watch the show, today's situation can be called a melon-eating to the fullest. The high-intensity melon-eating even made the Elf Sentinels feel dizzy and exhausted.

At the beginning of the all-out war in Desolace, the tauren, who had always been at a disadvantage, launched an active counterattack against the centaurs.

The Bloodhoof clan was the first to take action. Under the cover of a large group of Kodo cavalry, all the Bloodhoof clan warriors came out.

Under the leadership of Warchief Cairn Bloodhoof, they bravely rushed into the sphere of influence of the Magram tribe closest to their fortress.

This was a provocation to cross the border, and the savage centaur responded immediately.

The tauren marched very slowly, but the centaurs with four hooves moved very fast.

After the brutal Jayne Khan sounded the war horn, the centaur warriors of the entire tribe began to gather towards the front line under the leadership of their respective centurions.

The elite of the Khan's tent also followed behind.

These brave and fierce barbarians covered a distance that took other races two days in half a day, and formed a military formation in front of the overwhelming tauren.

In the past, at times like this, the tauren would need to set up a camp and prepare to hold on for a long time, or seduce the centaurs to take the initiative to attack.

But today's tauren are uncharacteristically different.

Not only did they not stop, but they used the branch clans as combat units and took the initiative to charge towards the centaurs under the command of their respective chiefs.

But under the "kite flying" tactic that the centaur is best at, this kind of heavy-armed charge is simply suicidal!

The War of the Magram Tribe. Kane Bloodhoof, whom Khan once thought was difficult to deal with, finally lost his temper due to excessive pressure and went crazy. This tall and sturdy barbarian leader seemed to have seen a destined victory.

He was very excited.

He began to calmly deploy his troops to kill all the Centaur's old enemies, the soldiers of the Bloodhoof clan here!

This desolate land should belong to the centaurs!

They are the children of Desolation, and they have an absolutely strong claim to this land!

The pesky tauren will be destroyed today, and their delicious beef will become the best ration for the tribe to use to conquer other centaur clans!

This arrogant illusion of victory continued until Jayne Khan saw the colorful lights shining in the sky behind his own army formation.

The strange golden beam fell from the sky, causing the ground to vibrate, bringing hundreds of tall thunder-cast heroes, as well as the golden Valkyrie flying in the sky to blow the horn of courage. .

The moment these guys appeared on the scene, they supported the Minotaur's heavy charge from behind.

Although they are small in number, their fighting power is powerful, like a sharp knife thrust into the war khan's tent.

This deadly offensive caused the Centaurs, who had an absolute advantage in numbers, to explode. It also shocked the Kaldorei sentries who were observing the situation outside the battlefield on hippogryphs.

Judging from the elves' war art, it was not difficult for them to judge that the centaurs who were lured by the tauren to disperse their formation had no time to retreat to defend the Khan.

With extremely low organization, once they lose their leader in a war, it means a large-scale collapse, which makes it difficult for them to make a comeback.

The Magram tribe, galloping in the north of the Desolate Land, may be in doom today.

The reaction of the centaurs did not exceed the Elf Sentinel's prediction.

Being attacked on both sides of the battlefield at the same time, it was like an iron felt being beaten by two war hammers at the same time. They could no longer change their position and could only bear the impact of heavy equipment from both sides at the same time.

After the centaurs, who were very good at running, were forcibly restricted in their movement area, facing the angry tauren who were full of revenge, it only took them thirty minutes to stage a comprehensive rout.

Cairne Bloodhoof personally killed the brutal Jayne Khan in the midst of the rebellion.

twice!

He raised the smashed head of the barbarian leader high, shouted the name of Odin, and presented the cruel blood-stained emblem to the king of war as a tribute of war.

This barbaric move and wild victory made Odin, who was sitting in the golden palace on top of the clouds, very satisfied.

The King of War took advantage of the situation and sprinkled his blessings in the form of rainbow light, making the Bloodhoof Taurens more brave, more violent, and more powerful.

This also shocked the Elf Sentinels who had witnessed the whole war. They quickly sent the information back to the rear. The military intelligence reports on the war in Desolation were sent one by one to the southern base camp of the Sentinel Legion, but they were not received at all as if they were lost in the sea. Any response.

This situation made the sentinels of Desolace collectively confused.

Even though General Yuyue went to Ashenvale for official duties and was not currently stationed at Yuyue Fortress, the Sentinel Legion's reaction of ignoring the military situation was abnormal.

It wasn't until nightfall that, according to the latest news from Feather Moon Fortress, the Silver Winged Sentinels' southern base camp unexpectedly sent out elf warriors to support the Tauren's war.

The sentries set out from the base camp and set up a defense line under the Twin Towers Mountain.

The elites under General Shandris Feathermoon did not directly participate in the war between the tauren and centaurs, and were even nearly a hundred kilometers away from the edge of the battlefield.

But those soldiers accurately blocked the way for the centaurs to escape from the southern mountains of Desolation. They even used a large number of hippogryph knights and summoned mountain giant allies to completely block the mountainous area.

The Sentinel Corps Southern Command explained this as normal military movements and "military exercises" to deal with crisis situations.

But just listen to this reason.

The sentry soldiers and druids in the outpost have already had many associations with this.

After a brief discussion, they agreed that the top brass of the tauren must have secretly reached some military agreement with General Shandis, but this agreement was not disclosed to the lower-level sergeants for some reason.

The aloof elves are sometimes very gossipy.

Therefore, after nightfall, the war in Desolation was lively, and the discussions in the outpost were also very lively. Some goblin merchants who came here to take refuge even took the opportunity to open a handicap to predict the trend of this war.

The elves all said that gambling was not good and despised the goblins' behavior of making war fortune.

However, in less than an hour, the goblin merchant who made the handicap had already received no less than sixty anonymous bets, which made the goblins couldn't help complaining about the hypocrisy of the long-eared elves.

And the Bloodhoof Clan's successful counterattack was just the beginning.

Almost at the same time that the Bloodhoof clan launched its attack, further south, the Tauren's allies also began to attack the other two centaur clans.

However, their battle was not so clean and tidy, mainly because it was the first time they faced the centaurs that came and went like the wind. Even the bravest orcs needed some time to adapt.

But it doesn't matter, the orcs also have their own way of war.

"puff"

In the chaotic night, the territory of the Kyrgyz Centaur tribe was filled with burning fire. Grom Hellscream expressionlessly pulled out his battle ax Gorehowl from the neck of the centaur king's tent guard who fell to the ground in front of him.

Both he and his battle ax were very dissatisfied with the chaotic battle in front of them.

Yes, centaurs are tall, aggressive, and cruel in nature. Their existence is a threat to any civilization.

But if that's the case, it's not enough to make them an opponent that can excite the orcs.

Especially for Hellscream, who has the power of a giant killer, all he needs to do to kill such a barbarian is swing his axe.

Every hit is a critical hit.

This makes people feel very boring.

Just like a skilled farmer will never be excited about wielding a scythe to harvest crops, although Grom has been winning against centaur challengers, this is obviously not what he wants.

so boring.

No fun at all.

Could it be that the centaur who can push the Bloodhoof clan warriors to a desperate situation is just of this quality? Did it turn out that the victory of the barbarians was achieved only through sheer numbers and a war of attrition?

"I made a mistake coming here!"

Grom coughed and strode towards the Kyrgyz Centaur Khan's tent, which was surrounded and set on fire by wolf cavalry.

In the light of the burning fire at night, Chief Hellscream's thin face was full of loneliness.

He thought:

“The first battle in Kalimdor turned out to be so ordinary, and the ‘gift’ that this continent gave me to welcome me was actually just a bunch of weaklings.

Alas, this land does not welcome me at all.

It doesn't even want to send its best warriors to me. If I had known this, I might as well have stayed in the Hinterlands in the eastern continent and continued to fight with the Wildhammer dwarves, elves and trolls.

At least they had some fun while working hard. "

"Intruder! Die!"

Grom stepped into the burning king's tent. This ancient monster who left only a pile of corpses wherever he walked immediately attracted the attention of the elite guards of the War Khan.

The tall centaur with armor on both ends, wearing a felt hat, holding a halberd in hand and carrying a bow on its back, howled and charged towards Grom.

Each of their heavy hooves is the size of a human face, and the charging posture of the behemoths weighing more than several tons is extremely intimidating, and the ground is shaking due to their charge.

Their wide-mouthed howls combined with their distorted faces really chilled people's hearts.

But that alone won't scare Grom.

It even made him feel calm without any disturbance.

The orc chief did not stop, he just swung his body and threw his battle ax forward at the moment when his anger exploded into the roaring posture of a blood-red evil spirit.

The chains wrapped around his arms rattled, and the Bloodyow battle ax with an armor-breaking hammer head slammed into the centaur in front of him like a war hammer, forcibly interrupting his charge and knocking the tall body over. On the ground.

As the orc's arm swept back, the whistling battle ax was retracted in a circle in the air. The other centaur guard hurriedly lowered his body, narrowly escaping the fatal ax blade's sweep.

But in the next second, Grom, who had grabbed the battle ax, jumped up from the spot, grabbed the handle of the battle ax with both hands, and struck it down with a low and harsh roar.

"puff"

The sharp ax blade slashed down diagonally smoothly.

When Grom landed, the centaur behind him was split into two from its upper body.

Armor, flesh, bones, nothing could stop Gorehowler's deadly harvest. It wasn't until the body that was broken into two pieces hit the ground that dirty plasma spurted out.

Grom, who had completed another instant kill, strode forward and kicked the centaur guard in the chest who was struggling to get up. Without looking at the guy who was wailing and begging for mercy, Grom raised the blood-red battle ax in his hand.

Another big head flew out in the fire.

"ah"

The painful howl sounded from deeper inside the burning tent, causing Grom to raise his head suddenly.

This is not the scream of a centaur, this is the scream of an orc.

There’s fun in there!

Hellscream grinned a bloodthirsty smile, and rushed into the fire with his battle ax on his shoulder. Soon he saw the orc pirates under Maimu being chased and hunted by an overly large centaur chief.

The guy wore gorgeous golden armor, even the horses' hooves were decorated with gold, and he held a golden halberd and axe. Every time he struck and swung, he would knock away an orc.

There are also circles of khaki halo shining around the edges of his body.

Grom has seen this durable halo.

His warrior friend Cairn Bloodhoof knows this advanced skill of the power of the earth. Cairn can also regenerate the earth like a cheat. The centaur Khan in front of him may also be able to do it.

Doesn't this mean that I can kill him twice?

Well, this is great!

This was a strange experience that he had never had since entering Azeroth. It reminded him of the first time he hacked the exiled shaman to death when he was young.

Grom's breathing became heavy.

The anger in his body was burning, as if the sleeping power was actively awakening. Against the backdrop of the burning flames and darkness, a roaring blood-red evil spirit gathered around the brutal orc chief.

The scene was extremely horrific.

The threat belonging to the top warriors was like a cold wind blowing, making the Centaur War Khan, who was trying to break through the orc encirclement, realize that something was wrong.

The huge guy cautiously clenched his weapon and looked at Grom Hellscream who was walking toward him step by step with a sinister look.

Compared with the battle for the Supreme Warrior, Grom has undoubtedly lost a lot of weight. In fact, he has been tortured by demon blood since entering Azeroth. However, he is much stronger than other orcs, so no one has discovered the clues.

But as time went by, even an invincible warrior like him could not withstand a series of sequelae caused by the depletion of demonic blood in his body.

His absolute power has slipped far away from what it was at its peak.

Grom hates feeling weak, so he has been challenging powerful enemies and putting himself under the threat of death at any time to stimulate his warrior strength and his indomitable will.

Hellscream's strategy proved to be correct.

He is still deadly, and due to the decline in strength, he has changed his fighting methods. While the new style of striving for a fatal blow is taking shape, it actually brings new legendary power to Grom.

This probably comes from the understanding of war and the unparalleled talent of a warrior.

"boom"

The first collision between Centaur Khan and Grom Hellscream caused scars on both of them, but he was not killed by Grom in one blow like other centaurs.

Hellscream, who was as red as an angry ghost, rolled on the ground and moved his body to get up.

He raised his head, his eyes completely lit up blood red, and the twisted muscles on his face revealed a look of extreme desire and a perverted desire to fight.

He moved his body, expelling the weakness from his own will, raised the roaring battle ax again, raised his hand and announced to the centaur Khan whose arms were shaking in front of him:

"You! It's good that you were not eliminated by my battle axe. You passed the 'strong test'. Both Gorehowl and I admit that you are different from the bastards outside.

bring it on!

What a warrior!

Let us please the world with blood and death! "