Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Saffron Fortress is located in the center of the Molten Core.

This place is called a fortress, but it is actually a semi-enclosed magma lake with extremely high temperatures. The hot magma pouring out from the ground even smelts the Blackstone Mountain into a strange material that is stronger than obsidian.

Walking on it is like walking in a warm pot, and the people walking towards the central magma island are like eggs in a hot pot.

Even the old lich had to apply an ice shield to himself to ensure that his body temperature would not overheat.

"This is the place where the Fire King was summoned three hundred years ago. The elemental realm was torn apart here, and the big explosion shaped the current Blackstone Mountains and Burning Plains.

Even if Ragnaros is expelled, the temperature here will not drop. It is simply a natural melting pot.

The Bronzebeard dwarves were afraid that they would drool when they saw this environment. "

Black's body was surging with rolling tides, probably feeling the power of his old enemy. The blessing of the ocean given by the Tide Hunter was particularly active, and the enhanced Proudmoore bloodline was already activated without the pirate even needing to prepare water.

As he walked forward, he took out some red potion from his bag and sold it to the people around him:

"The Lord of Fire is not a weak element in this world. Even if it is just a clone, it is powerful. In the battle to expel it, don't always think about stealing damage. The first priority is to ensure that you don't die.

I know you fools never prepare for deadly combat, now, I've got you covered.

A special fire protection elixir handcrafted by a legendary alchemist.

After drinking it, you can be immune to a large amount of fire damage in a short period of time. For warriors who aim to expel the King of Fire, the existence of this thing is simply a gift from God.

The market price for a bottle is about 2,000 gold coins. Since we are already friends fighting together, we can sell it to you cheaply, for 1,900 gold coins. "

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Black, but we'll prepare our own."

Prince Kael'thas's attendant, the shrewd and beautiful Ms. Lana'sal, took out two more exquisite bottles of flame potion, handed one to the prince, drank one herself, and whispered to the people around her:

"Don't look at me, I only prepared two bottles."

"I don't need it either."

The old lich raised his hand expressionlessly and threw an ice shield on Khadgar, saying:

"He doesn't need it either."

"We are blue dragons, this human thing is of no use to us."

Little Xingxing rolled her eyes, took Sai Anne's hand, and whispered:

"You are too bad, don't even think about cheating me of gold coins."

"It's too petty and not generous at all. I want three bottles!"

Finna is truly a family member.

Her desire for shopping and her attributes of success were aroused because of her wealth. She took three bottles of potions from Blake and threw one to the cash-strapped Maimu. She raised her head and drank up one bottle, still keeping it. Have a bottle to spare.

After drinking, she burped, and immediately a layer of floating flame protective barrier wrapped around her body.

"It tastes good."

Fenna wiped her mouth and said with bright eyes:

“It tastes like rum!”

"Of course, this was 'processed' by me later. Although the dean called me an alcoholic, how could she understand the importance of taste for all drinkable liquids?"

The pirate smiled proudly, threw a few more bottles to the orc warriors and shaman, and put another bottle of potion into Valeela's hand. He also opened the lid and drank the whole bottle.

Don’t forget to say to the orcs:

"Red has spent this money. Don't forget to thank your generous chief when you go back. He is really worried about you."

"it's useless!"

The fire demon lord, who was tied up with chains and followed behind everyone, whose nose and face were bruised and swollen by Khadgar, suddenly shouted:

"Your power, your foolish potions, your miserable souls are worthless before the great Ragnaros, which outlasts your wretched world, and your foolish pursuit of the power of Saffron The insects will be burned to dregs by Him.

This is the fate of you who dare to break into the Flame Temple! "

"Well said! I want to applaud your classic speech."

Blake smashed the crystal bottle from which he had drunk all the potion on the head of the talking fire demon lord. The broken glass cut open the poor guy's cracked skin, and blood like magma flowed out.

He glanced at the nearby Ring of Saffron, where the bubbling magma was flowing freely, looking extremely intimidating, and then looked back at the weak fire demon.

He threatened fiercely:

"Ragnaros sent nine lords under his command in the Molten Core. Eight of them died fighting for the glory of the Fire Lord. Only one vile traitor valued his life more than the glory of the Fire Lord. .

Seeing that the invaders were powerful, it smoothly chose to surrender and led us to the Flame King's temple."

"I don't!"

The fire demon lord with a bruised nose and swollen face shouted:

"I'm just keeping my usefulness to lead you ignorant bugs into His Majesty's invincible realm. I'm loyal to the Lord of Fire! Moreover, I'm not leading the way for you either.

You walked in, you knew this place in advance!

Don't even think about slandering my supreme loyalty to the flames! "

"Yes, we know this place, and we can summon the Fire Lord without you. But the great Ragnaros does not know this truth."

Blake suddenly let out a weird laugh.

Kael'thas and the old lich also showed playful smiles, and the little Xingxing, who had been taught bad things, even held his stomach and laughed out loud. Amidst the ridicule, this strange-colored black fire demon suddenly realized his current situation. .

If it didn't have such a lively expression, it would probably turn pale with fright.

"Well, it seems you understand."

Blake coughed and said:

"When you chose to surrender instead of devoting your life to the Lord of Fire, you were already a traitor, my dear Lord Administrator Exotus.

I really can't imagine your mental activities at that time, and it's hard for me to understand the weird decision you made.

However, based on my analysis of the Flame King's character, as the bursting symbol of the original fire, his temper should not be very good, and there is a high probability that he will not give his subordinates who have endured humiliation a chance to explain.

Well, should you consider buying a personal accident insurance policy from me?

The one with my name written on it as the beneficiary? "

The pirate stepped forward, gently helped the fire demon untie the chain on its arm, and patted its scorching scaly shoulder. He put a bottle of wine into the wide-eyed fire demon lord's hand.

Relief said:

"Don't think about it, you are dead today, my fire demon brother. In fact, if you are smart enough, you should realize that we are the new friends who can keep you alive.

A bastard like the Fire King should have been abandoned long ago.

And you are not a foolish and loyal fire demon. Although you were shaped by the Lord of Fire and a creature of the Fire Realm, you have been freed from the shackles of faith and you have realized the value of life and free will."

"Hahaha"

Black's words inexplicably hit Khadgar's weird point of laughter, making the "old mage" laugh out loud, but he was glared hard by the magic eyeball on the pirate's shoulder.

What are you laughing laughing!

Be serious!

Don't you see that I'm deceiving others?

"Ignore that fool. He is just happy that he is about to have sex with a wild female orc. He is a fool. Continue to talk about your business."

Black pretended not to see Khadgar's raised middle finger. He "looked" at the fire demon lord in front of him and said seriously:

"I am a person who appreciates all actions taken to survive. Although I am watched by a powerful god, I am a true atheist.

I cannot fathom the glorious sacrifice of a creature of faith.

If someone wants my life, I will definitely resist and do everything possible to survive. Acting for the sake of existence is never shameful. Betrayal and other things are just the stupid dreams of mortals.

I think you and I should be of the same mind.

I'm willing to give you a chance to live, my fire demon friend, and I'm even willing to offer you a new job within my academy faction.

To hell with Ragnaros.

If we were in the realm of fire, we would have no chance of winning, but now we are in the material world shaped by Titan, and what we have to face is just the clone of the Lord of Fire.

As long as you expel it from the material world, with the current level of stability of the elemental realm, you don't have to worry about Ragnaros' pursuit, and you can happily enjoy your endless life.

You fire demons are supposed to be immortal, right? Why waste your unlimited future on a guy who is destined to fail? You're not stupid, are you?

You know what to choose. "

The pirate shrugged and said:

"You don't need me to tell you this, you will make the right choice. Go ahead and help us summon the Lord of Fire, then step aside and quietly wait for your ancient monarch to be defeated and welcome your new life.

You don't even need to betray.

You just need to remain silent. "

"me."

Exotus is the confidant of the Lord of Fire and the truly wise man among the fire demons. Otherwise, he would not have been given the title of "Manager", which is a very distinguished position in the world of fire.

To be honest, when it commanded its own fire demon elite and was defeated by the old lich and Kael'thas, it really had the urge to devote itself to the Lord of Fire. That was engraved on all creatures in the Fire World. Instinct in the soul.

But when it ran out of ammunition and food, it shrank shamefully.

Perhaps, as the pirates said, wisdom cursed it.

It is wisdom that allows it to understand the value of life, and it is damn wisdom that allows it to get rid of the shackles of foolish loyalty.

Now that things have come to this, the Fire Demon Lord is in a mess.

It has never experienced anything like this, but as the jester who has dressed Ragnaros for countless hours, it knows that the sad future that the pirates deliberately played up is definitely going to happen.

The Fire Lord kills the intruder before killing it.

The manager's hesitation was sensed by the pirates. Black laughed, added fire, and said:

"Can't you find a reason to convince yourself? It's so simple. Let me give you an absolutely righteous reason. You are a creature under the command of the Lord of Fire, and you know the elemental legion extremely well.

You should be well aware of the relationship between the Elemental Lords and the Old Gods.

You know that during the Dark Empire, the Tidehunters endured humiliation, the Stone Mother was non-violent and non-cooperative, and even the crazy Al'Akir had his own dignity and did not obey the orders of the Ancient God.

Only Ragnaros, the most powerful, is the loyal dog of the ancient gods.

When the Titans struck, the other elemental monarchs were unable to do anything, but the Fire Lord took the initiative to challenge his dark master.

It is too filial.

Even now, countless time after the end of the Dark Empire, the Fire King is still loyal to the doctrine of the Dark Empire, and it even actively gives those dark servants the power of fire.

You don’t have to contradict me, I am a prophet and I can see through everything.

Ragnaros is a mad dog tamed by the ancient gods. When the ancient gods conspire to overthrow the world in the future, he will never be absent.

But you are also a member of the elemental creatures.

You have to think about your compatriots who are suffering in the Fire Realm, if the dark empire of the ancient gods is rebuilt, and if the material world that is the source of your power is corrupted by the void.

What will be the fate of your elements?

That is an extremely sad future, and it makes people shudder just thinking about it. "

The pirate stopped, looked at the silent Fire Demon Lord, and said:

"If you are loyal to a tyrant who does not care about the life and death of his subjects and only pursues the destruction of the future, then your current behavior is not betrayal! This is a righteous backstab!

It is an effort to save his hometown and compatriots.

I know that those flame creatures will not understand your good intentions, but isn’t this the fate of us ‘just walkers’? Being misunderstood, insulted, and despised.

But as long as the righteous future we pursue is realized with our own hands, those compatriots who once insulted us will understand our difficulties and support us. "

Exotus clenched his claws, and he made up his mind. Blake felt that the heat was almost there, so he sent his "killer".

He asked quietly:

"Don't you even have the courage to bear infamy for the life and death of your compatriots and hometown? Are you such a cowardly fire demon? That is a heroic act that affects the future of the Fire Realm and all elemental creatures. Who would refuse this? Glory?

My future Lord of Fire, Exottus.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. "

This textbook-style persuasion to surrender stunned the people around him, and Little Xingxing had already started writing furiously.

She felt that this passage was so great that she must "learn from it" and use it as a classic in her diary describing her painstaking efforts to persuade the stubborn Fire Demon Lord to surrender.

Kael'thas covered his head and said to his attendant:

"If this guy was born a Quel'dorei elf, he would definitely be the most terrifying jester in the court of Quel'Thalas in the seven thousand years since its birth. He could even end the dispute between the royal party and the parliamentary faction on his own. "

Lana Seer also nodded with deep understanding and said:

"That's the power of words. I realized that for the first time today."

"I'm not the coward you imagined. I just didn't understand this."

Manager Exotus straightened his back and declared loudly:

"This is by no means a betrayal, this is for the future of the Fire Realm. Someone must stand up against the brutal Ragnaros and set an example for the oppressed elements!"

"Very good, that's it, make your voice louder! The louder the voice, the truer the lie."

Blake shouted, and he turned around and "glanced".

Little Star was the first to start clapping, and the others responded one after another, welcoming an "Elemental Patriot" to join their righteous cause with warm applause and whistles.

"The Council of Tirisfal will tell of your feat today, Lord Exottus, and everyone will understand the sacrifice you have made for justice."

The old lich declared solemnly, but then revealed his fox tail.

He said:

"However, we must survive today so that we can think about the future."

"This is simple."

Once this person makes up his mind, his execution ability is absolutely impeccable.

The black fire demon made a snake-like sound and said to the others:

"Take out the Eternal Burning Seals you collected. You only need three. I can temporarily light them and let the power of the Fire Realm bless you.

Then the tyrant will not be able to destroy your bodies with fire, but you must hurry up.

In addition, I want a few things from it. Of course, the most expensive and precious ones belong to you, and I only want some trivial things. And that's not to satisfy my personal greed.

I only need those things to summon back my flame in the Fire Realm. I must first be free myself before I can give this gift to my compatriots and call them together to resist the tyrant of fire.

free

for freedom! "

Well, freedom, this is really an all-purpose reason to evade responsibility.