Falcon Grove Town is located in the southwest corner of Drustvar, the southern part of the Crimson Forest, where Sarlayan first landed.
Through communicating with Orfa's apprentices in his spare time these days, Sarlayan obtained some basic local information.
The Crimson Forest is the most dangerous place in Drustvar. Every year, people stray into the forest and get lost, never to come out again.
Falcon Grove Town is the largest human gathering place near the Crimson Forest. It is managed by Waycrest, one of the four major families in Kul Tiras.
In addition to monitoring the movements of the Crimson Forest nearby, Falcon Grove also serves as an outpost to guard against the Zandalari trolls southwest of Drustvar.
According to Orfa, before the Sundering occurred, the ancient Drust people often clashed with their neighbors, the Zandalar trolls.
Although the Zandalari claim to be the civilized people among the troll tribes and the core of the ancient troll empire, they still possess the ferocious and warlike nature of the trolls.
In terms of overall strength, the Drust are far from Zandalari's opponents.
However, thanks to the powerful rune skills and unique Thornspeaker system they inherited from the Vrykul, Zandalar could not borrow the power of Loa when they invaded Drustvar, which made it difficult for them to defeat Drustvar. An overwhelming victory at home.
The war between humans and the Drust more than 0,000 years ago completely changed the situation in the Kul Tiras Islands.
The Zandalari trolls thought they could easily capture Kul Tiras after their troublesome old rival disappeared, but the reality was a slap in the face.
Although the Drust were completely in decline, their legacy of using runes and Thornspeaker spells still protected the archipelago.
Without the help of the powerful Loa gods on Zandalari Island, there is no essential difference between the self-proclaimed noble Zandalari trolls and the forest trolls.
After winning the tragic troll war, human beings with high morale have already learned how to effectively deal with trolls.
To use barrage jokes, the daily routine of all races in Azeroth is to eat, sleep and fight trolls. Every once in a while, a troll will jump out to seek death.
The invasion ended with the Zandalar defeat.
After suffering heavy losses at the hands of humans twice in a row, the Zandalari trolls finally learned their lesson and no longer dared to openly provoke Kul Tiras for a long time.
They instead began to use their proud golden fleet to harass the coast of Kul Tiras from the sea, but this also gave rise to Kul Tiras' unrivaled powerful naval fleet.
After entering modern times, Zandalari has not had a direct conflict with Kul Tiras for a long time, but the small frictions and secret actions between them have never stopped.
Taking advantage of the invasion of the orcs and the fact that the main force of the Kul Tiras navy was fighting outside for a long time, the unwilling Zandalar started to think wrong again. The town of Falcon Grove as an outpost was the first nail they wanted to remove.
Before Sharlayan set off, the Zandalari trolls had already occupied the port of Falconwood Town and were solidifying their position in preparation for their continued advance.
Although the Thornspeakers often wander outside the mainstream society of Kul Tiras, their love for their homeland is no less than that of their other compatriots.
After learning about the Zandalari invasion again, some Thornspeakers immediately went to Falconwood Town to reinforce the local defenders.
But the strange thing is that these Thornspeakers lost contact with the beast's lair without any warning.
Three days ago, Orfa left the den and entered the Crimson Forest in order to find clues about his apprentices. Unexpectedly, on the way back, he unexpectedly encountered Sarlayan who fell from the sky.
According to Orfa's exploration and confirmation, Falcon Grove Town is shrouded in a large voodoo barrier that can slowly absorb vitality.
Orfa could not determine the details of the internal situation from the outside, and the soldiers and Thornspeakers in Falcon Grove Town were unable to convey news to the outside world.
If it were Orfa in his heyday, he would have forcefully broken into the barrier to save people.
But now Olfa is old and frail, his combat effectiveness is not as good as before, and his vitality has also been greatly reduced as his life span is approaching.
Orfa originally planned to return to the Thornspeaker's Lair to gather manpower, and at the same time contact Boralus to send reinforcements.
Sarlayan's appearance changed his mind.
Following a contract with someone, Olfa decided to let Sharlayan handle the crisis in Falcon Grove Town.
According to Orfa's understanding of the origin of Sarlayan's bloodline, the negative effects of voodoo enchantment absorbing life force are completely meaningless to him.
Can you use a straw to drain the sea in a short time? Obviously unrealistic.
Sarlayan's mission is to enter Falconwood Town, find the town guards and Thornspeakers who are still resisting, heal their injuries, and escort everyone out of the town.
When Sarlayan set off for Boralus three days ago, Orfa immediately sent a crow familiar to inform Kul Tiras officials of the attack on Falcon Grove.
When Sarlayan left Boralus and returned, Daelin received the message from Orfa and began to gather his troops to regain the lost territory.
But having just experienced a great battle, Boralus was still in a state of carnival, and the troop buildup was much slower than expected.
When Sharlayan set out for Falcon Grove, the Third Fleet had just passed through Tiragarde Strait and entered the northern waters of Drustvar.
After three days of no follow-up reinforcements from Kul Tiras, the Zandalari trolls became more confident and moved more and more aggressively.
After bypassing the perimeter of the Crimson Forest, Sarlayan arrived outside the voodoo barrier and walked in cautiously.
"Hmm~"
After passing through the barrier, the strange sucking feeling made Sarlayan feel slightly uncomfortable, but he quickly readjusted his condition.
The real scene in Falcon Forest Town was completely invisible from outside the translucent fog barrier. After entering the town, Sarlayan saw the sky-high flames near the port.
To the south of this port town, the area near the port has been completely occupied. Some small and medium-sized Kul Tiran warships sank outside the port, and there were also many troll-style ships among them.
The shouts of killing coming from the town were absorbed by the voodoo barrier, and the organized troll regular army was advancing against the harassment of the Falcon Forest garrison.
The Zandalari trolls look different from the forest trolls that Sharlayan used to see.
Because the trolls are too tall, it is inconvenient to move upright in Yongge Forest. Most forest trolls have hunched bodies.
The Zandalari trolls in front of them all stood upright proudly, looking taller and burlier than the forest trolls.
But this is just a visual contrast caused by different postures. In fact, there is no essential difference in physical fitness between the two.
If I had to say something different, the Zandalari military formation was more disciplined than the forest trolls, which made the defenders of Falcon Grove look like stragglers.
Because the life force drained by the voodoo barrier had a great impact on the human side, the counterattacks of the Falcon Forest garrison were repelled time and time again.
Three consecutive attacks failed, and the defending generals had no choice but to retreat their positions again.
The Zandalari trolls did not rush ahead, and continued to advance the front line calmly, using the method of boiling frogs in warm water to oppress the remaining defenders.
"Intruder! Kill him!"
Although Sarlayan tried his best to hide as much as possible after entering the barrier, he was not a thief after all and did not have the ability to sneak. He was quickly discovered by two troll scouts who happened to be patrolling here.
"Tsk~ It would be great if Valira was here."
Sarlayan complained softly under the ridicule of the barrage, and at the same time, he quickly reacted and charged at one of the troll scouts.
There was no need for Sarlayan to induce a feint attack. At the moment when he was about to be hit, the locked troll scout nimbly dodged sideways, but he was hit in the shoulder by a suppressed vertical chop that was ready to go.
Cutting off half of the enemy's body with one sword, Sarlayan ignored the blood splattered on his body and the screams of the troll. He turned on the spot with the help of his forward thrust and slashed horizontally at another troll scout with his sword.
Most of the scouts are agile combatants, and their frontal combat capabilities cannot be compared with those of brave warriors.
Although the scout raised the spear in his hand and tried to block Sarlayan's attack, the sharp blade of the demon slayer's sword hit him with both his body and his weapon. Half of the spear and his head were accompanied by a surge of blood. Soar into the sky together.
After quickly ending the battle, Sarlayan threw the two bodies into an empty room and carefully observed the surroundings.
"Fortunately, I wasn't discovered... Maybe I should ask Valeera for some advice on concealment techniques next time." (To be continued)
