Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Chapter 1376 9. The desperate survival of underage warriors, next-generation hunters and Beibi thieves [1020]

In the large garden of Gilneas Palace, yes, it is the same large garden where a wall was blown down by the Society of Benevolence, causing all the rare and exotic beasts tamed by the royal family to escape.

Liam Greymane, his body covered in mud, was lying in the grass that had grown wildly due to neglect.

The eight-year-old boy wore a short knife at his waist and was "looking out" in a way that was not graceful for a prince.

Behind him, the little girl Lorna Crowley, who was also covered in mud, was holding a wooden bow made by herself, and there were several freshly killed rabbits hanging around her waist.

The two mud monkey kids seemed to have just finished a "hunt."

But there was a very strange thing in Lorna's arms.

A crystal milk bottle containing fresh milk from the goats at the edge of the garden.

"They are coming, hurry up! Children! Get back! Use the method I taught you to avoid their noses!"

A few seconds later, Prince Liam, who was lying in the grass, suddenly heard a reminder in his ear. Without saying anything, he backed up flexibly and pulled Lorna to run behind him.

The two children pinched their noses and dived into the mud of the pool behind to hide without hesitation.

Soon several dark werewolves came running from all around. They used their slender noses to sniff around, seeming to be looking for "prey".

But the bad smell emanating from the bad-tasting quagmire was a bit intolerable to the werewolves' "delicate" noses, so after letting out a few angry roars, these werewolves quickly disappeared into the night.

It's almost dawn.

Sunlight is the thing that these newly transformed werewolves hate the most. Liam and Lorna, who are hiding in the mire, can breathe a sigh of relief.

The palace is the most dangerous place at night, but it is better during the day. The sun is their best defense and can provide them with the best cover to look for food.

"Thank you for your help, Lord Garni."

The two children hid in the mud until the first rays of sunlight shone out.

Like the Mud Monkey, Lorna no longer saw the delicate delicacy that she once had as the daughter of a great lord. Instead of cleaning up the bad-smelling mud on her body, she sincerely took out a wooden sculpture of Old Garni and thanked it for its warning.

"You can find half a box of dried bread under the rockery on your left. It should have been left behind by the werewolves when they were making trouble. The bread doesn't taste good enough, but it is enough for you two little ones to have a full meal."

Old Garni's sharp voice sounded from the wood carving, and it was a friendly reminder to the two former princes and noble daughters who had undoubtedly become scavengers:

"Don't go out today. Jean's werewolves and those dark werewolves are switching defenses. They may have to intensify their pursuit of you, so just hide in your hiding place and don't come out.

Remember to take good care of little Tess and don't let her cry.

I will find a way to keep the milk-producing goat for you. Oh, by the way, there is no need to keep it, just let the werewolves eat the goat.

I don't like its bad temper anyway. "

"Ah! Old Lord Garni, are you going to abandon us two?"

When little Prince Liam heard this, he suddenly said sadly:

"We know that we haven't been able to find much garbage as tribute for you, but we will continue to work hard. Please don't give up on us. At least. At least send little Tess out!"

"Hahaha, little fool."

Old Garni laughed at the child's innocence. The god of scavengers said in a relaxed and mysterious tone:

"Go back to your hiding place, brave children, your escaped mother has found powerful helpers for you, and they will come to save you soon.

Although we have not known each other for a long time, I appreciate the courage and wisdom you two have shown in these few days. I have thought that if there is an opportunity in the future, I would welcome you to be my scavenger.

You guys are really talented.

But it's a pity that you two were born noble and are not destined to be humble, so let's regard these few days as beautiful memories between us.

Goodbye, kids.

Old Garni is going to pick up trash. "

After saying that, the old Garni wood carving in Lorna's hand turned into debris with a rattling sound. This was a silent farewell from the God of Garbage, and it also made the little girl Lorna's big eyes suddenly filled with tears.

She felt that she had lost a good friend, and after a few days of torture by the manager, this noble girl felt that becoming a scavenger for Old Garni was not unacceptable.

"We'll find it, don't be sad."

Liam comforted Lorna while taking her hand and heading back to their hiding place.

As he walked around the broken rockery and entered a cave half submerged in water, the little prince said:

"I heard that the kind-hearted old Garni has followers in the Kingdom of Stormwind. It is said that there are also some poor people in Stratholme who worship old Garni. After we find mother and father, we can go find them. They will find Old Garni again and thank him."

"Dad and the others."

It was okay that Liam didn't mention it, but it made Lorna even more discouraged when he did.

These two children had seen with their own eyes how Jean and Lord Darius were tempted by the damn scythe and fell into the darkness. If Queen Mia hadn't tried her best to protect them, they might have become those werewolves. One member.

After Queen Mia was forced to flee the royal city, the two children became even more isolated and helpless.

If the old Garni statue that Lorna had collected during her previous trip hadn't suddenly appeared, it would have been impossible for the two children to escape the werewolf's pursuit.

And even if the situation is as bad as this, Liam and Lorna still have a "little oil bottle" next to them.

"Tess sleeps soundly."

After washing themselves in the pond at the entrance of the cave, Liam and Lorna tiptoed into the depths of the cave.

In a "crib" built with straw, cloth strips and blankets picked up from the garbage dump, Her Royal Highness Princess Tess Greymane, who is just over one year old, is sleeping soundly.

Her plump face did not have the sorrow of her brother and sister, as if she was still lying in the comfortable palace, well protected by her mother and wet nurses.

"The little guy really has no worries and is heartless! This little guy has no idea how much danger we have to put in just to get her a bite to eat."

Lorna complained unhappily. The daughter of the great lord put her wooden bow aside and took out the crystal bottle from her arms that had been kept warm by her body temperature.

In an unskilled manner, he picked up little Princess Tess and breastfed her.

Although children of this age still need some other complementary foods, even a garbage god as powerful as Lao Gani really can't lead two children under ten years old to find more things.

"My sister will definitely thank you when she grows up."

Liam squatted aside and watched his childhood sweetheart, Lorna, taking care of his younger sister. Although he was young, the scene in front of him still made him feel the "virtue" of little Lorna.

He took out the dried bread he had just found under the guidance of Old Garni from the bag on his waist, and took out a bottle of jam with a strange taste from under Tess's "crib".

The little prince used a wooden fork to spread the jam on the bread as if he was enjoying himself. He first made two pieces of sandwich bread for Lorna, and then picked up the remaining pieces of broken bread for breakfast.

Although down and out.

But there should be no lack of decency.

"Tell me, who is the helper my mother has found?"

Liam ate the bread and looked at the peaceful entrance of the cave. While "looking out" there with his short knife, he whispered to Lorna:

"Is it Lord Godfrey and the others? I heard that Lord has been organizing troops at the border to resist the werewolves."

"Probably not."

Lorna rocked Tess in her arms, and the little princess smiled on her plump face while eating goat's milk. This child was really well-behaved, and she seemed to have a natural sense of danger.

Little Tess seemed to know that the current situation was very bad, so when she was hidden in the cave by Liam and Lorna, she almost never cried and slept until food was brought to her mouth when she was hungry.

Lorna teased little Tess's face and said:

"Although Lord Godfrey has soldiers, they obviously cannot reach the royal city through the forest occupied by werewolves. I guess Mia's mother must have found the Holy Light Church or the assassins.

"The Uncrowned One?"

Prince Liam frowned and said:

"But father says the Uncrowned are our enemies, especially Blackshaw, who caused the chaos in Gilneas and spread the worgen curse here.

Or he turned Lord Darius into a werewolf.

He is our enemy! "

"I hate him too, Liam."

Lorna sighed.

Girls are always more mature, especially after the disasters of the past few years. Little Lorna seemed to have matured all of a sudden. She held little Tess and shook her slightly, whispering:

"But do you know what I dream about when I sleep these days? Do you still remember that night in Dragon Bone Harbor more than a year ago? It was also the two of us, Tess, and Mia's mother who were assassinated on a rainy night."

"Of course I remember it, I'll never forget it."

Prince Liam looked at the dagger in his hand and whispered:

“It was Black Shaw who appeared in the dark rainy night, it was he who beat away the assassins like a magic weapon descended from heaven, it was he who saved the injured mother and the terrified us.

It was also his subordinates who protected us until dawn during that chaotic night.

I still admired him at that time, but now

etc!

there's noise! "

Before the little prince finished his emotion, he heard the noise coming from outside the cave. This made Liam startled. He quickly rushed up and lay down at the entrance of the cave to take a look. Suddenly, his hair stood on end.

"Run! Lorna! Run with Tess! The werewolf is coming!"

The little prince turned around and shouted, his face distorted.

His legs were shaking.

In front of him, there were several werewolves howling and jumping across the pond towards the cave where they were. Without Old Garni's magical power to block them, the smell emanating from the three children could not hide from the werewolves' keen sense of smell. .

Lorna was also shocked and hurriedly grabbed the wooden bow at her hand. Tess in her arms seemed to feel a fatal crisis, and the usually well-behaved child began to cry loudly.

She seemed to be trying to use her cries to attract someone who could help them.

"Liam, come back! Come with us!"

Lorna held the crying Tess in her arms and was about to run out of the garden through the blocked exit at the back of the cave. But when she looked back, she saw Liam grabbing a short knife and picking up a blunderbuss hidden in his hand, blocking the entrance to the cave. .

"You're crazy! Run!"

Lorna screamed.

"Someone has to block them, otherwise you two won't be able to run. Go! Leave me alone! Go!"

The young prince's body was shaking.

It was obvious that he was scared. He knew that his combat skills could not even stop a werewolf, but instead of escaping, what he wanted to see now was to see his sister and his future wife leave this dangerous situation.

This is what Gene taught him to do from an early age.

A real man has to protect his family at all times.

I have to say that although Gene himself is a bit crotchless, he educates his children really well.

"boom"

The gun in Liam's hand fired at close range.

The lead bullets sprayed from the bell-mouthed gun roared and beat the face of the attacking werewolf. The unfortunate man's nose was injured and he lay on the ground howling.

The little prince felt murderous at this moment.

Regardless, he rushed forward and stabbed with a sharp dagger. Fortunately for him, the first stab pierced the werewolf's throat, causing the guy to twitch and struggle in severe pain.

The smelly blood sprayed out, making Liam look like a bloody man, but the little prince seemed to have gained the courage from the first kill, allowing him to dare to face the remaining werewolves rushing towards him.

"Come on, beasts! The sons of Greymane are not afraid of you!"

The little prince roared and tried to rush out.

But the moment he threw himself out, a hand with a black gauntlet accurately grabbed his collar, pulling him back from the dead air.

As the world was spinning, Liam saw a familiar figure step out of his shadow and spin around in place. The cloak inlaid with serrated blades was like a cutting knife, cutting the werewolves in front of him into pieces of meat flying in the sky.

With blood splattering everywhere, the bastard who instantly killed the dark werewolf turned around and squatted in front of Liam, who was covered in blood in a familiar posture.

Blake took off his helmet, brushed his golden hair, and looked at Liam, who was wide-eyed and panting. His sea-blue eyes looked at the brave boy in front of him.

He said seriously:

"I very much doubt whether you are Jean's son. This reckless courage does not seem to be the blood of cunning Jean. It is best for you to ask your mother who your real father is when you go back."

"Behind you!"

The little prince raised his finger and exclaimed:

"Werewolf! Watch out!"

He saw the wolves rushing behind Blake, yelling.

But the pirates didn't care.

At the moment when the werewolves rushed into the warning circle, the Void Watchers hiding in the surroundings all appeared one after another, with sword wheels and pyramids flying with faint purple light, and a massacre was staged in almost a second. .

In the cave behind Liam, Maiev held the still trembling Lorna with her left hand, and held the quiet little princess Tess in her right hand.

The warden lady looked at the little baby who was sleeping very sweetly on her cold breastplate.

Surprise also appeared in her eyes.

she says:

"This baby is simply a born assassin. Her instinctive perception of danger and safety is a valuable talent. She even has the qualifications to become a watcher."

"Tess Greymane will not become a Watcher. She has her own destiny."

Blake stood up and put on his helmet again. He took the sleeping little Tess from Maiev. Strangely enough, when Tess came into Blake's arms, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at her. Blake smiled slightly.

"This child will become the assassin queen of human civilization in the next era!"

The pirate stretched out his fingers to tease the giggling and happy little princess. He lifted the little princess Tess up to his eyes in a classic move like a baboon lifting up a lion cub.

He said loudly:

"Whether the Uncrowned One can become bigger, stronger and more glorious in the future depends entirely on her, this naughty kid! Why didn't you say anything before you peed? Asshole!

Is this revenge for your father?

How could you do this! "