Shadow Trails in Azeroth

The Great Mantid Queen disappeared from the battlefield with hundreds of palace guards.

As soon as she withdrew, the remaining mantids instantly became confused.

The number of mantids who broke out with Xak'sir was not large. They all left the frontline army and retreated urgently. As a result, they were surrounded by two sides on the escape route chosen by the Grand Queen herself.

The Pandaren monks from the front shouted to kill them, and there was also a thunder dragon raging in the center. There were Qirajis from the rear who spread out a surrounding net to kill them.

The situation has become very obvious. If we don't run away, there will be no hope at all.

Mantids are not mindless Qiraji. The evolutionary path of these guys is towards the elite of individual strength. They all have very useful brains and are both cunning and vicious.

When the Queen was here, the mantids were still able to fight to the death due to the suppression of the will of the swarm. Now that the Queen has left, the smart bugs immediately dispersed and went their separate ways.

Taran Zhu was still leading the Shadow Trace monks to intercept and kill the insect swarm commanders, but Blake had already let go of the White Sword Sword Lady, allowing her to automatically seek out the enemy and kill them.

The stinky pirate glanced at the little star flying in the sky, constantly sending out lightning and thunder to prevent the insects from escaping. He shook his head and took out the hozen mask and put it on his face. He flashed to Proudmoore. Gemini here.

Fenna was okay, but she had scars on her body when she fought with the Blade Lord, but as a warrior, she was used to pain, and she relied on her fighting instinct to avoid vital points in close combat.

The blood all over her body now looks scary, but most of them are skin injuries, and a legendary warrior like her has super self-healing ability, so injuries like this probably won't even leave scars.

But little Gianna is different.

The knife she received from the blade lord's sneak attack earlier broke her right arm, and the injury to her heart was even more shocking. A few more cuts would have pierced her heart.

"Why are you so careless?"

The pirate half-knelt beside Jaina, regardless of the little mage's struggle, he picked up the ointment and helped her treat the wound. Fenner supported the little mage's body on the other side to prevent her from moving.

"I couldn't get away."

Jaina bit her lip and emphasized:

"I felt it. I thought I could avoid the insect's slashes by flashing, but obviously I underestimated it."

"These bugs are vicious."

Fenner wiped the blood on her cheek and replied unhappily:

"Their swordsmanship can control the wind and fold the wind into an invisible blade, so the attack range is much greater than the length of its amber sword.

You really scared me to death just now. Why don't you use ice protection?

Don’t you mages always use this trick after being approached by a warrior? "

"The ice shield cannot move."

Jaina rolled her eyes at her idiot sister and said:

"Using that kind of magic in front of a fast-moving enemy like the Mantid, isn't it equivalent to turning yourself into a living target? Only an idiot mage would freeze himself when the enemy is close."

"You two are actually in the mood to talk about this."

Blake shook his head, and quickly helped the little mage make a temporary splint to wrap the broken arm. He threw the ointment to Fenner, pointed to the injury on the little mage's chest, and said:

"You help her take care of the rest. She is growing up, and it is better for the arm injury to heal naturally. Don't run around for the next three months, and go back to Dalaran or Kul Tiras.

Stop worrying your brother.

If this matter were any more serious today, I would have to apologize to your brother for committing suicide. "

"Just don't tell brother"

Little Gianna lowered her head, feeling frightened for a while.

Then, she struggled to pick up the broken Hailstone magic sword at her feet. This beautiful magic sword now only had a hilt left, and the sword body had already been shattered into pieces by the blade lord's chop.

The little mage's face was ugly, and she was so sad that she almost cried. She put the hilt of the sword in her arms, lowered her head and said nothing.

"I know that thing is beautiful, but for the sake of your victory today, you might as well put on a smile."

Blake whispered:

"Everyone is very uninterested when you do this."

"You don't understand."

The little mage said gloomily:

"This is the first gift my brother gave me after he came back to life. Although it was delivered by your hands, it carries my beautiful memories of my brother.

This is my favorite thing. If my brother knew that I broke the gift, he would definitely feel very sad. "

"With how stupid your brother is, how could he feel uncomfortable?"

Black reached out and raked Jaina's hair randomly, causing the little mage to scream in annoyance. He laughed and said:

"Maybe he will bring you a better gift. Don't be sad. I will write a letter about your performance in Pandaria and send it to your brother.

He would be proud of you if he knew that his little sister led the defeated army of Kul Tiras to defeat the Great Queen Shek'sir.

Speaking of which, Dai Lin is coming soon, right? "

The pirate's eyes fell on the silver anchor pendant around Jaina's neck. The thing was glowing, which meant that someone close to Jaina was approaching.

Moreover, Blake noticed that the necklace worn around the young mage's neck had traces of being melted by dragon fire.

It's not her necklace, it's Drake's.

"Father should be traveling through the fog, but the distance is not far away."

Fenner put a bandage on the little mage's face, which made her look like a female warrior with unique prowess after the war. She sat down to rest, then looked at the distant coast, and said with determination:

"He will definitely be able to help us get rid of the Great Queen Xia Kesiel who fled to the offshore islands."

"Yeah?"

Blake rolled his eyes and complained:

"I suspect that he might let the Great Queen go because of her 'beauty'. After all, Admiral Dai Lin is famous for liking non-human women.

Okay, okay, no more kidding. "

He noticed Jaina's glare, shrugged, took out the scroll and pen to write and draw on it, and whistled for Miss Hisali Black Crow. When the latter landed on Black's shoulder, her sharp claws were still there. With the green blood of the mantid.

At first glance, it looked like he had just hunted a lot in the chaos.

"Send this letter to the deck of the King of the Seas and tell our Majesty Dai Lin that his precious daughter has just been bullied by the Mantid and is now waiting for the invincible Big Daddy to help her avenge her."

The smelly pirate handed the letter to Hisali. The Druid lady glanced at him, then turned to look at Jaina who was sitting there resting and Fenner who was standing behind her.

Miss Black Crow complained in her heart, these three guys are really interesting.

It's obvious that the family insists on playing this cat-and-mouse game. Do you want to do yourself a favor and take off the mask from the stinky pirate's face now?

Hmm, it sounds interesting.

But I guess my end won’t be too good, so I’d better forget it.

You can watch it anytime, but your life is more important.

Speaking of which, the Proudmoore family's "Daelin Summoning Technique" is really powerful. Whenever they encounter danger on the endless sea, they can summon an admiral and a fleet to come for support.

If this is a summoning spell, then it should at least be a legendary magic, right?

"Ouch"

With this nonsensical thought, Shenjun's black-feathered falcon flapped its wings and flew into the sky. It rushed towards the sea with the letter in its mouth. Blake turned back, glanced at Fenner and Jaina, made a sign of resignation, and said:

"Then, your two princesses, please continue to wait here. I have to leave first. The battle at Setting Sun Pass is still going on. I have to go and take a look."

"Are you afraid of seeing Dai Lin? Mr. Pirate."

Fenna folded her arms and said rudely:

"Are you worried about being beaten up by him? Or are you worried that a world-famous pirate and an admiral like you live in harmony, and if word spreads, your 'reputation' will be ruined?"

"neither."

Blake shrugged and said seriously:

"I just simply hate seeing him, just like I simply like the light that shines from the piles of gold and silver treasures in front of us. Things like eye rims have always been very magical.

Moreover, Miss Fenner, are you a little too arrogant?

Although you are now the commander of Kul Tiras' second fleet, don't forget that you will still have to return to the Nag'far. Oh, by the way, talking about the Naqfar."

The smelly pirate looked at Jaina and said:

"Since His Majesty Dai Lin is coming, Commander Jaina's headquarters can be transferred to his flagship. It is not very convenient for my ghost ship to appear in front of Dai Lin.

So, let’s withdraw first, is that okay? "

"Of course, no problem. Thank you very much for your help during this time, Mr. Black."

Little Gianna stood up with the help of her sister. She leaned over to thank Black very seriously and said:

"Although this experience still cannot make us in Kul Tiras accept the existence of pirates, I think that both I and the soldiers under my command have seen the difference between you and other pirates.

Maybe we can cooperate again in the future. After I see my father, I will ask him to revoke your reward."

"Well, that's not necessary."

Blake waved his hands and said:

"It would be very shameful for me to live a life on the endless sea without a bounty from the Kul Tiran Admiralty on my head, and what happened this time was just an accident.

I have no intention of changing the relationship between me and Kul Tiras, and I also ask you not to publicize what happened here everywhere. After all, pirates helping the navy is not a glorious thing for either of us. "

He looked at Jaina in front of him. In just a short period of time, the originally well-behaved girl gained a resolute temperament.

She had a bandage on her arm at this time, and the soldiers around her would salute her when they came and went. With the bloody Fenner and the tragic battlefield behind her as a background, little Gianna also looked like a young commander.

This experience undoubtedly made her grow.

"Then, Navy Commander Jaina, we will see you next time."

Black stood up straight, gave Jaina a non-standard sailor salute, then turned around and disappeared into the shadows under the gaze of the little mage.

"Did Mr. Black come here specifically to see me?"

Little Gianna glanced at the splint and bandage on her arm. She looked at Fenner and said softly:

"Does he care so much about his friends?"

"No, he always abandons his friends and doesn't care about their life or death. It's rare to see him caring so much about someone. You have to be careful, my idiot sister."

Fenner deliberately threatened:

"It's not a good thing to be noticed by a very bad pirate. He may be using you to prepare some conspiracy against Kul Tiras by paying so much attention to you."

"would not."

Jaina shook her head and said:

"Although I don't know much about Mr. Black, he is obviously a person that my brother trusts very much. My brother will not allow him to mess around."

"Can your brother control him?"

Fenna snorted, shook her head and said:

"Are you a little too optimistic? Can you still move around? We still have a planned mantid sacred tree to attack. I will carry you to continue the fight?"

"I'm hurt! Do you want to continue?"

Little Gianna complained:

"War is no fun and I hate it."

"Yes, fighting is fun, but war is not fun. I hate it too, but I can't help it. Isn't this the fate of soldiers? Stop complaining. You are the commander-in-chief now. Even if it hurts, you have to endure it.

Walk.

My sister will carry you to fight the war. "

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Outside the Dreadheart Palace, which had been captured by the Qiraji swarm, Blake looked at the unsightly fortress giant Garalon that was being eaten by the swarm.

The "Invincible", who was as big as a mountain, had brown armor, and shook the earth when he walked, did not understand that the queen he was loyal to had fled, and he fulfilled his duties until his death.

Resisting the attack of the Qiraji swarm outside the palace gate.

Just looking at the remains of the insect swarm that stood like a hill around its huge body, you can tell what terrible battles this big guy went through during his lifetime.

In fact, two-thirds of all the damage suffered by the Qiraji swarm in their attack on the palace was caused by the rampaging Fortress Lord Garralon, who single-handedly held off the swarm for at least twenty minutes.

Although its wings are short, they are not unable to fly.

The reason it didn't fly away was just because its queen ordered it to stay here until the end. It was the queen's favorite pet, and it never let her down until her death.

The pure emotion of this beast made Blake, a hunter, stop in place. He watched the dead beast in front of him being divided and taken away by the Qiraji.

Obviously, the Qiraji swarm needs its excellent genes, and cracking that gene may allow the Qiraji to regain the behemoth unit inherited from the Yaqi Empire's war sequence.

"I am full?"

Blake looked away from the loyal bug and looked at the palace in front of him that had been completely occupied by Qiraji. A large number of worker bugs were moving in and out, carrying supplies needed by the swarm.

The pirate asked casually.

In the lingering beat of a few wisps of black smoke, Xal'atas returned to her warm lair with a sense of satisfaction of "returning from hunting". She said in a lazy tone:

"Sure enough, the 'free range' Sha tastes better. The power of the Sha of Fear has surpassed that of the other five Sha, absorbing the fear of the Mantid Empire and making it extra delicious.

There is also good news for you, my little master. "

The Dark Essence whispered to Black:

"The seventh evil, the evil evil of pride, has also found its host. Just when you opened the seal of the mist, it used the leader of the Corruptor's servants as its carrier.

That cunning guy obviously knew where the dark heart of Y'Shaarj was, and she also used the Sha power of the Sha of Pride to convince the Klaxxi Council. We must quickly enter the Valley of Eternal Blossoms.

We are already behind in this chase. "

"What's the use of going early?"

Black reached out to grab the remains of the Sha of Fear that Xal'atath brought before him, and another scarlet anima ball was clasped in his hand.

He admired the misty gem-like anima ball in front of him and said:

"The Heart of Darkness is buried deep underground and is guarded by guardians. It will take more than a day for them to find it and dig it out. Let them immerse themselves in the joy of victory and complete the final excavation for us.

After the defeat of the Mantid, the initiative of this competition is now in my hands. "

After finishing speaking, he looked back at the coast and complained:

"Hey, if Dai Lin didn't come to join in the fun, this would be a perfect ending."