Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Chapter 318 27. Operation Return to Suramar——[3240]

(Additional update for Prisoner Brothers on the Throne [7/15])

At midnight, a few sea miles outside the bay near Suramar City, the deep-sea beast-like Nag'far rose silently from the water.

This time, the "hidden" method was used, and there was no evil and majestic look like before by squeezing through the water and jumping into the sea.

It has more of a sneaking temperament like an assassin.

Black, wearing the Night Killer suit, stood in front of the steering wheel, looking at the city in front of him under the night, with human fireworks shining in the purple sky.

It has to be said that the urban aesthetic style of the Highborne is truly the best in Azeroth. The ring-shaped city built along the great bay in front of you can be seen from a distance across the sea at night, and it is both majestic and beautiful. With elegant momentum.

Surrounded by lights and reflected by the magic barrier, the whole city seems to be shrouded in a lavender light curtain, and there are dots of bright towers, making the night landscape as beautiful as the human world.

This city has a developed water system, especially in the lower-lying civilian areas. The location of Yongyue Market is like a small Venetian city, with large and small blocks separated by rivers in the city.

Under the close reconnaissance of the old Bonechewer released by Black, the pirates could also see many elf-style boats going back and forth along the water system in the city.

It was a small boat that could only carry five or six people.

There are famous "gondola boat girls" on it who are responsible for ferrying, and most of them are transporting various supplies.

Of course, there are also some gorgeously dressed nobles of the Night who will rent a boat lazily in the Wannian City and go boating in the city at night.

There are also sultry elf poets playing lyres on the boat, adding a more poetic footnote to this exquisite and endless city night scene.

Judging from the investigation results of Old Bonechewer, tonight is just the most insignificant night for Suramar City.

People in the city did not notice any danger. They continued to live their lives according to the strange way they had developed over ten thousand years.

"Suramar, I'm back."

The pirate turned the steering wheel and held the bow image of the Naqfar in his hand, turning the magic of ocean pollution into gray sea fog that spread over the sea at night, wrapping the entire ship and the Vrykul plundering ship behind it.

"You take the helm, calibrate the course, bypass the Dark Night Fortress, and head to the east corner of the city."

Blake gave instructions to the pirate dragon Sephiel beside him, and the first mate immediately grabbed the steering wheel excitedly, fine-tuned the direction in a decent manner, and made the ghost ship sail towards the bay of Suramar City.

That's a huge bay.

As mentioned before, this city is built around a large bay. Its general shape is like a circular pocket or a fruit with its interior hollowed out.

Sea water enters the city center from the large bay, forming an inner lake around which the entire city is built.

In other words, being able to rush into this bay means that Black can occupy the dock in the center of the city without taking the city at all, and from there he can enter every urban area of ​​Suramar City.

Come to a real "internal flowering".

But the idea is good, but it is not feasible at all.

Because first, the magic barrier of Suramar City surrounds the entire city, and there is a magic canopy even on the sea. Ten thousand years ago, this barrier resisted the collapse of the earth and did not break.

Foreign enemies can't get in at all.

Second, the large bay in the city, which seems to be a weak point in the city's defense and cannot be defended at all, is actually the most stable place in the entire city of Suramar, because the Great Magister Elisande is seated here.

In the center of the city is the Port of Astava, which serves as a shipping hub, with docks on all sides.

And to the southeast of the dock tower, outside the bay, stands the Dark Night Fortress where the elite troops of the Grand Mage are stationed. As you can tell from the name, the Night Well on which Suramar City depends for its survival is built here.

This large fortress is stuck on the sea entering the inner lake from the outer sea. It is a strategic location separated from the main body of the city and only connected by two suspended bridges.

Any enemy who wants to invade the city from the open sea must first conquer this fortress like a sea castle.

And in the fortress, there is a great mage who can elevate himself to a magical demigod as long as he is close to the Nightwell. May I ask, which force in the current world of Azeroth can break this defense head-on?

No!

Even if the elite of the Night Elf Moon Kingdom were brought over, the High Priest of the Moon would probably frown fiercely at such a seemingly simple but actually unsolvable defense system.

"Now, I've explained the situation in Suramar City clearly to you. Who else doesn't understand?"

In the stern of the Nagfar, in a large cabin specially set up as a conference hall, all the pirate leaders Black brought this time were in front of him, sitting on small benches like primary school students to listen to the lecture.

In Teacher Black's hand, there was a small blackboard with an aerial view of Suramar City. The pirate was holding a wooden stick and pointing to a small area with a red X on the edge of the city.

He looked at everyone in front of him and nodded with satisfaction when he saw that no one asked questions.

He knocked the red X with the wooden stick in his hand and said in a serious tone:

"Come into the city and plunder, don't even think about it. We can't do it now. The only available target is this manor, which belongs to the chief arcanist under Elisande.

I confirmed with Vereny that there is indeed a legend in the city. The maverick arcanist is one of the few Sons of Night spellcasters who are interested in changes in the outside world, and is also the most trusted confidant of the Grand Magister.

Relying on the "favor" of the city ruler, he built this manor outside the city boundary, occasionally conducted some magic research, held high-class banquets and so on.

Don't underestimate this manor. If we can rush in, we will definitely grab a lot of treasures tonight. "

"Shua"

After Blake finished speaking, someone raised her hand in front of her. It was the ship's doctor who was participating in the robbery for the first time. Natalie pushed her hood and said doubtfully:

"If the city barrier is perfect, then how did Verenni escape to find his daughter? If it is really impenetrable, captain, what did you use to capture so many withers?

So, there must be a way to infiltrate it on a small scale, right? "

"Well, that's a good question."

Blake nodded with satisfaction. The wooden stick in his hand fell on the crooked painting of the Dark Night Fortress and said:

"The children of the night's magic barrier can isolate the sea and completely turn the entire city into a defense system with no blind spots, but it can only be done during war.

Under ordinary circumstances, how valuable is the magic power of the Dark Night Well?

It certainly cannot be used to isolate seawater.

Therefore, the enchantment here in the inner lake of the bay is usually adjusted to the weakest level to allow sea water to flow, and fish are not prohibited from entering and exiting. Occasionally, one or two people slip through, and the mages responsible for monitoring the enchantment will not care.

After all, this city has been at peace for ten thousand years, and the elves are also lazy.

Vereny escaped by diving in the night on a gondola boat. But as long as our ship dares to approach the barrier, whether it is at sea or under the sea, the alarm will be triggered immediately.

The group of withered ones will be released from the sea after a while. The city is full of magic. As soon as they pass by, they will enter a violent state and attack everywhere, causing chaos."

"After the barrier is completely closed, let's rush into the chief arcanist's manor!"

Before Blake could finish his words, the troll Zarak took over and shouted:

"At that time, the city barrier will be closed, and the children of the night in the manor will not be able to enter. They will be locked outside the city and allowed to be attacked and captured by us.

Even if the guards in the city knew that we were looting the manor, they couldn't rush out to support us because the barrier was down.

Wonderful, Captain! "

"The captain's dark wisdom is unparalleled in the world!"

"Ah, is this the cunning and viciousness of Master Black? Even Jonah Sterling, the Disaster of the North Sea, is not worthy of carrying your shoes."

"I knew that joining the Immortal Pirates was the most correct choice I have ever made in my life."

"Captain, let's charge! Let these elves fall into the fear we have brought tonight, let them hide under their beds and tremble, and pray helplessly to their gods to hurry up tonight."

The shameless bastards in the cabin all offered disgusting compliments and compliments. These bastards couldn't say anything nice, they just kept saying the same words back and forth.

Blake Shiran stretched out his hands and pressed down.

He coughed, glanced at the crowd in front of him, and said:

"Don't be too happy too early. I emphasized to you on the way here that the Sons of Night casters are powerful. Although we have a numerical advantage, don't underestimate the manor.

When the war begins, the chief arcanist will naturally have someone to deal with him.

Your mission is to empty the manor of everything before the battle ends. In addition to things, there are also people, and the spell casters in the manor are not allowed to let go of any of them!

Catch them alive as much as possible, I need them to serve me in the future. "

The pirates nodded wildly.

Seeing that his morale was available, Blake raised his left hand, waved it outwards, and said in an emphatic tone:

"Unless we are unlucky enough to have Elisande or the Great Astrologer personally visit the Arcanist Manor tonight, nothing can stop us from completing this robbery!

Maimu led my battle guard to direct the land attack, and Grayson supported us on the sea.

Evil Eye, Zarak and Annie each led people to provide combat assistance. Natalie was responsible for rescuing the wounded and capturing the Nightborne mage, and Slender Boy served as my ship's doctor. "

"What about you? Captain, won't you participate?"

Upon hearing this arrangement, the orc captain Maim Blackhand, who was entrusted with the important task, raised his head. He glanced at the map and asked in shock:

"Captain, do you really want to"

"Yes, you're already here."

Blake grinned and said:

"I'm going to take a walk around the city and get in touch with those kind-hearted people that Verenni mentioned."

"But once the magic barrier is closed, how do you get out?"

The orc didn't turn around for a moment and asked a stupid question, but he was quietly pushed by the evil eye beside him. He suddenly understood that there was a warlock on the ship.

Although the portal cannot be opened, it is still very convenient to use the summoning ritual to "pull" someone out of the city.

"Wow"

The heavy sound of sea water lapping against the hull sounded from the outside. This was when the Nagfar dived back into the water after approaching the city. Without Black's orders, a group of pirates immediately rushed out of the cabin.

Soon, on the deck of the ghost ship, those withered men who were tied up with ropes were dragged out of the bottom cabin.

Under the water curtain on the deck, a group of pirates could clearly see the lavender magic barrier not far away in front of them, which stood around the seabed. They reflected a very psychedelic light in the water.

They could also see the fish that had been disturbed by the Nagfar, quickly gathering under the water and swimming to the other side of the barrier. Sure enough, as the captain said, the barrier did not prevent the fish from coming back and forth.

"The one who released the withering method!"

Blake ordered.

The ship's spirit of the Nag'far "thrown" the restless Witherrs on the deck. The moment these seriously degraded guys fell into the water, they swam in groups in the direction of Suramar City without any guidance. past.

They all sensed that there was a lot of magic in that direction! For the withered practitioners, that is the best guideline.

Blake also jumped into the water.

He hid in the "fish school" composed of six to seven hundred withered warriors, and swam towards the city waters in front of him very fast, as fast as a dolphin.

"Whoosh"

There was no feeling after crossing the magic barrier. Blake stopped first in the water and looked back at the ghost ship under the deep water on the other side of the barrier slowly changing direction.

He waved his hand over there, then turned and walked further into the city.

Behind him, the group of Withered Lawmen roared wildly in the sea water. Their degraded bodies showed miraculous effects at this time. Just like the undead would not be drowned, this group of Withered Lawmen did not feel suffocated at all.

Seeing that they were about to disperse, Black grinned, waved his hand and took off the Skull of Gul'dan from his chest, releasing a large amount of magic power, and instantly "caught" the Withered.

Let these brainless guys follow him, like a pod of pilot whales, swimming quickly towards the large dock platform of Suramar City.

This city is so big that a stranger would definitely get lost if he entered.

What?

get lost?

Do not make jokes.

"I'm as familiar here as I am at home. I know where to go with my eyes closed."

Under the water, the pirate blinked his eyes and looked at the gorgeous city dotted with bright lights above his head. He shouted in his heart:

"Old ladies of Suramar, tremble! Your 'conqueror' is back!"