Grand Steward Shane Knox took some documents and slowly came to the Queen's dining room. He was going to report to their Lady Queen Anne about launching a full-scale offensive on the entire northern continent in the coming year after Archimonde was destroyed. Preparation.
Every day, it is only at this time of dinner that she has the opportunity to report some things in the Fire Kingdom to Her Majesty the Queen. At other times, little Anne is either sleeping in and refusing to be disturbed by anyone; or she just disappears. At that time, no one will know where their queen will go...
Now, Lana, the queen's personal maid and lady-in-waiting, was placing exquisite tableware at the dining table, and Shane Knox couldn't help but nod. If you look at it this way, it has arrived at just the right time. You just need to wait a little longer, and their Queen will appear, right? Then, she ate while listening to its chanting, which had almost become a routine in the Fire Kingdom.
"Lana, why did you only prepare one dinner? Where is that...little human girl named Vanessa?"
After watching patiently for a while, Shane Knox couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the maid Lana, who only placed a set of tableware and a dinner. It stands to reason that during normal meals, doesn't Her Majesty the Queen always have dinner with the little girl she rescued? Why... just put one on the table today?
"After sister Vanessa receives the shadow power as a gift from Her Majesty the Queen, she won't be able to control it at all!"
"So, she was sent to Quel'Thalas to learn the knowledge of shadow and the skills of assassins from a master of the high elves. It is said that some ranger training will also be involved. I don't know much about this... ...Anyway, Her Majesty the Queen has said that sister Vanessa will definitely not be able to come back within three to five years."
Lana also felt a little sad about the departure of little Vanessa. It was hard for her to have a friend with whom she could talk. Unfortunately, Vanessa looked gloomy all day long.
Especially after she gained the power of shadow, she became even more terrifying!
Lana doesn't know if the shadow knowledge studied by the high elves can transform her back. I hope it can, right?
According to the resident ambassador of the high elf kingdom, the high elves had already started researching it as early as the end of the Second Orc War. After so many years, they have gained a lot and have a more detailed understanding of the power of shadows. With his understanding, there is absolutely no problem in teaching a little human girl.
It's just... Her Majesty the Queen was really too messy at that time!
How could she force that terrifying power seed into a little girl's body so casually? That kind of pure dark power makes Lana feel terrible just by looking at it!
"Oh... the shadow..."
Shane Knox nodded and asked no more questions. It didn't bother to worry about a little human girl who had nothing to do with the Fire Kingdom. It just asked casually.
But regarding the power of shadow, although their fire elements have not done much research, they can be said to be the first beings to come into contact with this power in the world of Azeroth. You must know that back then, tens of thousands of years ago, their four elemental legions had served under the ancient gods, so they were no strangers to this kind of power.
Who is the ancient god? They are evil seeds split from the Lord of the Void (Shadow). What they lack most is the twisted shadow power.
Shane Knox was surprised at first that his Majesty the Queen also controlled the power of shadow, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved.
Who is their Queen Anne? That is the number one super genius in the world of Azeroth, a goddess of fire descending to earth. Shouldn't it be normal to know a little bit about everything?
After thinking wildly for a while, Shane Knox stood beside the Queen's dining table with his eyes half-closed, quietly waiting for Her Majesty the Queen to return. By then, it would be time for his daily report.
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On a spacious street in the biological area of the City of Fire, under the horrified gazes of some individual tourists or dwarves, humans and high elves from the other three tribes around, the three handles of the two trolls were smeared with various poisons. The dagger stabbed into Annie's neck and lower back.
Done?
Done! !
After the attack, the two trolls looked at each other in ecstasy. From the moment the dagger sank into the human body, they could clearly feel that it was the feeling when the weapon sank into the human body. There was no mistaking it.
They have killed countless people in the past. As the veteran assassins of Ravenholdt Manor, they are absolutely no stranger to this kind of touch!
They never expected that this mission would go so smoothly, it was simply incredible!
How could such a powerful flame mage fall into the hands of the two of them? This made the series of plans they had prepared useless. The contrast was really huge!
However, it’s normal to think about it carefully. This little girl, no matter how powerful she is, is just an innocent little girl who is defenseless. Look, she doesn’t bring a bodyguard with her when she goes out. It’s really unreasonable for her not to die!
After the two thieves looked at each other, they suddenly pulled out the dagger from each other, preparing to avoid the splashing blood. Then they immediately turned around and left invisible, leaving this dangerous city as quickly as possible!
After all, this is the core territory of the Flame Kingdom, with countless armies and powerful men! Even those powerful fire elemental beings can be described in terms of tens of thousands. Now, after they have done such a big thing, if they don't run, they probably won't have to run anymore. By then, they will be waiting to be burned to ashes by the angry fire elements!
strangeness? This is wrong!
The two troll thieves who were just about to sneak into the shadows and flee the scene were surprised to find that the little girl was just standing there blankly. The three wounds on her body did not spurt out any blood. ? Could it be that the other party is not actually a human being? But just a fire elemental life covered in human skin?
However, the intelligence they obtained from Ravenholdt showed that the other party was indeed a little human girl! What on earth is going on? Or, is there something weird about the other person's body?
If that's the case, I'm afraid the two attacks they just made weren't too fatal. In this case, do you want to go up and add a few more blows? Or, would it be safer to just cut off her head?
"No! This is just an arcane mirror image, I've been fooled!"
Just when the two trolls were about to strike again and cut off the assassination target's head, they suddenly discovered that something was wrong with the little girl's body! Unexpectedly, she began to decompose and turn into blue arcane dust bit by bit, and finally dissipated into the air quickly, leaving nothing behind!
It turned out that what they had just attacked was just the arcane mirror image cast by the little girl, and it was also an extremely real mirror image entity, which made the two trolls almost think that they had easily succeeded!
However, what they were more puzzled about was that they didn't see any spell-casting action or omen from the little girl just now... So, how did she complete the spell-casting and transfer position in an instant? This is incredible! And, most importantly: where is her body now?
When they saw the mirror image dissipate, the two troll assassins began to scan around with eager eyes, up and down, left and right, trying to find any clues about their target. They also lamented in their hearts at the same time. Sure enough, the opponent's strength and intelligence should be consistent. Such a powerful existence cannot be easily obtained by the two of them. The generous first kill bonus was not something they could easily get.
So, now, that little girl, that Fire Queen, where is she?
Not only did the two trolls start looking around, but the goblins over there and the few humans who had been pretending to eat also started to scan around with their sinister eyes.
There is not much time left for them. They must completely kill the opponent's Flame Queen before the fire elements can react, and then leave the city as quickly as possible!
"There are assassins!!!"
When Ravenholdt's Assassins were seizing every second to search for the missing little girl, those around them who were still in shock finally heard a scream from a human or dwarf. came back to his senses.
In the next moment, those who had no strength screamed and fled away.
A few high elf mages began to prepare to cast spells, while other dwarves or human nobles who were strong and self-reliant on their own strength drew out their weapons, intending to give the two trolls who were trying to assassinate their leader of the Flame Alliance a little help. Look at the color!
It's a pity that before they had time to launch an attack on the two trolls, they were smashed on the head by the assassins who broke out around them with various props. Just like the three old Johns before, they He was knocked unconscious to the ground by Sap without making a sound.
Compared to direct killing, this kind of sap is more popular among these assassins.
Because of this, not only can a person easily lose all power to resist, but there is also no need to worry about the opponent's deathbed counterattack after receiving a fatal attack.
Besides, in order to ensure the absolute success of their mission this time, those weapons were coated with all kinds of precious poisons. Things that were comparable to gold or even more expensive, they didn't want to waste them on these little miscellaneous fishes. on them.
It turns out that there are actually more than ten assassins hiding nearby!
These have been exposed, but what about those who have not been exposed and are still lurking? Now, after seeing another incident, for the sake of their own lives, no one dared to stay here to watch the battle. They all began to disperse in droves, shouting in fear and fleeing from here.
"Hurry! Find her as quickly as possible! Otherwise, we will retreat directly!"
At this time, the two goblins in front of the stall finally stopped pretending and kicked the stall away, screaming. Now, the people here have almost begun to escape, and it has no meaning for them to continue to pretend to be here!
Just when a large group of Ravenholdt's assassins each took out their own weapons and tried to find the location of the assassination target, little Annie finally couldn't help but appeared on her own.
If she doesn't come out, they may not be able to find her even if they search for her all day long! Besides, she wasn't afraid of them, so why should she continue to hide? That would be so boring, wouldn’t it be fun?
"Hey, let me tell you, are you...are you looking for me?"
As a crisp and charming voice sounded, little Annie's figure began to appear on the lamppost of a huge flaming street lamp. She just sat there carefree, dangling her two little feet, looking at it naughtily. Those below are trying to find their killers.
They actually want to assassinate me? Anne felt that they were probably a little too naive!
In fact, a long time ago, not only Annie discovered it herself, but even her little bear Tibbers reported the locations of them one by one. Except for the twenty or so people below, in the surrounding houses, There are at least the same number of those sneaking around! These people really worked hard to assassinate themselves, look! There are nearly fifty assassins in total.
Therefore, just now, little Annie deliberately walked into their encirclement.
Since they have made such a big formation, wouldn't it be a pity if she didn't go up and have some fun? Anyway, she has many ways to save her life. Whether it's various shields, teleportation to escape, or time stones, she has countless ways to save her life. How can she still be afraid of them? This is completely non-existent!
If she was really annoyed, just throw Tibbers the bear away, and they would all be finished, right? If they don't run away, Tibbers can kill them all in just a few or two moves!
"There she is! Attack with all your might!"
After Annie spoke and appeared, a human man who seemed to be the leader of this group of Ravenholdt assassins quickly yelled viciously. Then, in the next moment, their various long-range attacks attacked little Annie sitting on the lamppost...
Fan of knives!
Countless small flying knives tempered with various poisons flew rapidly towards Annie's position.
Poison Blade!
Other assassins also began to throw the poison-quenching main weapons in their hands directly towards Anne above the stone pillar.
They just wanted to use this to force her down, and then launch fatal close-quarter attacks. However, to their surprise, all of these attacks hit?
Unfortunately, before they had time to rejoice, the other party's figure began to slowly decompose, turning into bursts of arcane dust, and quickly dissipated in the air.
damn it! It's still a mirror image? !
The thieves began to lament in their hearts, and sure enough, assassinating the masters was the most annoying... Once they couldn't kill with one blow, and these masters were prepared, they would have countless weird countermeasures or... Way to escape!
"Aha! Actually, I'm here!"
An Anne appeared on the other side of the street. Unfortunately, she had just finished speaking. Behind her, in the seemingly deserted empty street, an assassin from the shadows suddenly sprang out. Then, his vicious The war blade swiped directly towards Anne's white and tender neck.
It's a pity that after this Anne was beheaded, there was still no blood at all, and she also turned into dissipated dust. This is still Annie's arcane mirror image...
"Aha! Have you been fooled? In fact, I am here!"
Another Annie appeared on the balcony railing of a house. She was holding on to the railing, also dangling her two little feet, and sat on it mischievously.
Then, in the next moment, a sleeve arrow fired from the side pierced her head directly from one of her temples, turning her into a piece of arcane dust again.
"Hey! I'm here!"
"I'm real, I'm here!"
"Don't believe her, they are all fake, I am real!"
"They are all talking nonsense! They are all fake, I am the real one!"
"Ni Zuokai! I am the real one!"
"No! I'm the one!"
A dozen more little Annies who looked exactly the same appeared, and the assassins were all stunned...
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"Bah! Actually, we are all fake!"
"Tch! Actually, I am really fake, but the one standing under the door, she is real!"
"Traitor! How dare you tell the enemy?"
"You are the traitor! I am a good boy, so I won't lie!"
"Don't believe what they say. In fact, I am the real one!"
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The next moment, in this area, people were standing or sitting in various places on the roofs, under the eaves, in the houses, outside the windows, on the streets, in the alleys, on the street lamps, in front of the stalls, etc. There were countless little Annies lying or lying on their stomachs. They all looked exactly the same. They were so vivid and densely packed that the assassins of Ravenholdt took a breath of air!
They were now looking at the assassins surrounded by them in a teasing tone, with evil intentions, and their evil smiles. They were chattering and making noise at the same time, trying to prove to these assassins that they were the real ones, or that one of them was fake...
"Then, uncles, you might as well guess which of us is the real one? If you guess correctly, there will be a reward!"
One of them, little Annie, walked up to the human assassin who seemed to be the leader without warning, raised her head, and said to him playfully.
The human assassin looked at the little girl standing in front of him, then turned to look at Zhou's, swallowed hard, and did not dare to take action.
These little girls were all exactly the same. Their expressions, breaths, and demeanor were all the same as real people. He really couldn't tell which one was real, or were they all fake?
"If you guess incorrectly, you may be punished!"
Another little Annie grabbed her teddy bear, walked up to him, and forcefully pushed away the little Annie who had just spoken, causing the little Annie to glare at her.
"How about this? Let's let each of them guess once. If they guess right, they can leave. If they guess wrong..."
Another little Annie came out carrying Tibbers the bear. She came to the side of the two little Annies in front, stretched out her hands, and hugged the necks of the two little Annies.
"If you guess wrong, throw him into the lava and drown him!"
Another little Annie with a black face walked out of the room next to her, and behind her, there were many, many little Annies following...
"You idiot, you can't drown if you throw it into the lava, you'll be scalded to death!"
The other person behind this little Annie began to retort disdainfully.
"What? You dare to call me stupid? I'll beat you to death!"
"Wow! Just hit me. I'm afraid of you, right?"
So, the two cursing little Annies who had just walked out of this house began to fight, with a punch and a kick, under the watchful eyes of a group of smiling companions and the dumbfounded gazes of the assassins. Then they started fighting each other...
"No, no, no! I think it would be better to fill them with lava and strangle them to death!"
"You bunch of perverts! Wouldn't it be better to just burn them to death?"
"Burn them to death? That would be too cheap for them! I think it's better to simply give them to the lava dogs as food."
"Eh? That's disgusting! Fire elements are not allowed to eat humans!"
"Those blue-skinned trolls and green-skinned goblins are not humans! They should be edible!"
A group of little Annies just ran up to their opponents and got into a quarrel, discussing how to punish these enemies. These assassins, who were never afraid of anything and even dared to assassinate the king, were so frightened that their legs trembled and their bodies trembled. I was so trembling that I almost peed my pants!
They have been running rampant in Azeroth for so many years, where have they seen such a battle?
Here, look at it now, there are at least hundreds of arcane mirror images, right? How could there be so many?
And, what’s even more terrible is: they all look so real, and they all look real? Each of them can still talk, and even if they don't talk enough, they are actually quarreling with themselves. Some of them even get into fights with each other because of their disagreements? They could even see, in the distance, two little Annies, fighting each other lively with fireballs and ice bullets? Is this still something that humans can do?
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"Nothing can be done! Everyone retreats!!!"
At this point, as long as these assassins are not stupid, they all know the true strength of this little girl. What kind of strength does she have to be able to do such incredible things... Anyway, this little girl is definitely not like them. People can afford to mess with you! These mirror images alone can almost make them despair!
This is not like a mirror image at all, it is completely hundreds of real mages... If it were a mirror image, how could they quarrel with themselves and cast spells to fight with each other? Those houses that were burned down and blown up by accidental damage cannot be faked!
At the moment, the only thing they can do now, I'm afraid... is to run away for their lives, right?
As soon as they heard that the leader responsible for the assassination gave the order to retreat, the other thieves dropped flash bombs or smoke bombs one after another, and then began to sneak away. They planned to steal from these terrible mages. Surrounded by mirrors, leave this terrible place!
If they could escape, they swore that they would never assassinate this horrible little girl again!
They have never seen a mage be able to create so many mirror images in an instant, and they are still such real mirror images! Each of them looks so pink and cute, they can breathe, talk, quarrel, and fight! Can you still cast spells? If you don't attack them, no matter how they look at it, they will never be able to tell the truth from the lies!
"Hmm! Who allowed you to escape?"
After these assassins sneaked into the shadows, these hundreds of little Annies all said the same sentence in unison with sullen faces.
Then, they began to cast spells separately, using different spells. At almost the same time, they pulled out the killers and assassins who were sneaking and planning to escape from here one by one from the shadows. Then they were tied up with various magic ropes and thrown all into the most spacious small square in the biological area.
Then, the hundreds of little Annies surrounded the garden, surrounding the fifty or so subdued assassins in the middle.
"We told you! You must come out one by one and play this guessing game with us!"
"One of us here must be true!"
"If any of you guess correctly, you can leave right away!"
"If you guess wrong, burn him!"
"Nonsense! It would be better to drown him with lava!"
"No! I think it's better to feed the dog!"
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"Stop arguing! Now, shut up! Who do you think is the first to guess?"
Seeing that the little Annies who stood up to lecture were threatening to quarrel again, another little Annie had to stand up angrily and lectured the little Annies in front of them. Then, she just stood with her head raised. Arriving in front of these assassins, he looked at them with his chin.
"Me! Let me guess first!"
A goblin just can't stand this kind of excitement!
Countless little girls who are the same are surrounding people like themselves, and they are also discussing in different ways how to kill people like themselves. This kind of pressure on their hearts is unbearable for any living person! Where are these innocent and cute little girls? This is simply a group of devils! A bunch of demons!
"Oh? Then tell me, among us, who is the real one?"
After seeing that one little goblin finally couldn't bear the pressure and took the lead to play this game with them, the little Annie who came out to lecture them couldn't help but brighten her eyes and said happily. Now, they were having fun!
"It's you! You're real!"
The goblin's eyes rolled around for a while, and then, in an exaggerated tone, it pointed at the little Annie who came out to lecture and shouted loudly.
It had just thought that since those little girls looked particularly afraid of the one in front of them and listened to her words so much, then she must be real! You can’t go wrong! At this moment, this goblin got 10,000 likes for his wit! Fortunately, it was the first to stand up, otherwise, this chance of survival would have been taken away by others!
"Huh? Are you such a smart little guy? So, congratulations..."
Little Annie bit her finger and looked at the wretched and cunning little gnome in front of her with a look of surprise.
"Wrong answer!"
In the ecstatic expression of this goblin, and in the expressions of regret on the part of the other assassins, this little Annie said three very regretful words...
Then, poof! There was a soft sound.
This little Annie was right in front of the goblin, and under the other's shocked, fearful and disappointed gaze, she instantly turned into a piece of arcane dust and quickly disappeared.
"Hahaha! You saw it, this idiot! Does it think we will make such a stupid mistake?"
"Hehe! It's not okay to be petty with us! Annie is the smartest one!"
"Tch! We are not that stupid. How could you guess it so easily? Are you dumbfounded now?"
Amidst the laughter of little girls teasing and ridiculing, and under the horrified eyes of a group of assassins, the goblin was cast by one of the little girls and thrown directly into a magma pool in the distance. Then, it let out a burst of ooze. The person screamed and fluttered twice, and finally slowly sank. On the surface of the hot boiling magma, only a small group of flames appeared...
"Now, it's your turn! Come on, if you guess, you still have a chance to survive. If you don't guess, you will definitely die!"
After casting the spell, the little Annie clapped her hands, walked up to a troll with a smile, pointed at its nose and said.
"It's you! You're real!"
After looking around at the little Annies who looked exactly the same, the troll began to shout hysterically at the one standing in front of him. It has no idea who is real. These little girls, whether it sees them or smells them with the troll's sense of smell, they all seem to be real, or they are all fake!
"Congratulations...you answered wrong again!"
When this little Annie turned into a piece of arcane dust, the other little Annie threw the troll into the magma pool in the distance again. Then, she walked up to the other human killer as if nothing had happened and looked at him. The frightened eyes behind the scarf.
"Then, now, it's your turn! Guess what?"
The third little Annie came out and stood in front of the selected third assassin. She just blinked her cute and beautiful big blue eyes, tilted her little head, and looked down at the human assassin who had been frightened and lay down, and was still trembling all over. Those big talking eyes seem to be saying: You have to guess. If you don’t guess, you will definitely die miserably!
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Now, a long time has passed since a group of rampant killers assassinated Queen Anne of the Fire Kingdom. It is said that Ravenholdt Manor lost dozens of elite killers this time, and they were all lost in the brutal flames. Under the clutches of the Queen, no one will survive...
Later, according to the memories of the humans, dwarves and high elves who were watching from a distance in the biozone, on that day, their flame queen and cute master differentiated at least hundreds or thousands of real arcana. Mirror image, they just chattered around a group of poor assassins, forcing them to guess, trying to get the answer that they could almost never guess!
In the end, those people who only dared to watch from a distance only knew that that day, the assassins’ screams before death lasted for a long time... It is said that they were driven crazy for several times in the end. indivual!
As for the remaining ones, they didn't even need Queen Anne to come forward to ask questions. They just poured out the beans and told them that the Flame Queen had no intention of forcing them to reveal those confidential things. Then, they were all thrown away. Arriving in the magma pool, I gained permanent relief...
From then on, any humans, dwarves or elves who knew about this matter no longer dared to wander around any magma pool without authorization. Because, once they get near there, they will unconsciously think of the heart-wrenching screams made by the assassins when they were swallowed and struggled in the hot magma.
