"Alsace, you are late." Uther stood at the city gate, welcoming Alsace's arrival.
Due to some delay in the illusion of the bronze dragon, Arthas arrived in Andorhal later than expected.
"Sorry, we encountered some problems on the road - how is everything in Andorhal lately?"
Uther didn't ask much about what happened to Arthas. "It's very good. We checked all the levels and eliminated many cultists. Everything is operating as usual, and the plague has not broken out again."
"What about the orcs to the south?"
"They have disappeared in the mountains and forests of Tirisfal and Alterac for a long time. We sent scouts deep into the mountains but could not find any trace of them."
"It's just that on a coast in the Silver Pine Forest, our scouts found traces of large-scale activities of orcs, but they seem to be no longer there now."
coastal? The orcs of the Eastern Kingdom have indeed left for Kalimdor - I hope they can survive the Maelstrom and the Endless Sea safely.
The huge whirlpool left by the explosion of the Well of Eternity stretches across the middle of the ocean. Without a navigation chart, it is easy to fall into this terrible trap.
Arthas could already predict that the orcs' voyage would not be so smooth. Their understanding of the sea was still based on the normal ocean.
Even the people of Kul Tiran, who are famous for their navigation and shipbuilding industry, rarely try to cross the endless sea. Most people think that this is a foolish thing that outweighs the gains and losses.
In addition to the deadly trap of the maelstrom, the Nagas and fishmen in the depths of the sea, as well as the large sea monsters they raise, are also a nightmare for all voyagers.
With the crude ships of the Orcs, they will most likely suffer heavy losses before landing. This is also a plan to reduce the strength of the Orcs in Alsace.
"Ignore those green-skinned barbarians, we have more important things to do." Arthas gave up thinking about the fate of the orcs for the time being. His current mission was to find the Dreadlord hidden in the Eastern Kingdom.
"I understand, but I may not be able to go to Dalaran with you this time. The Silver Hand and the Royal Capital have matters requiring me to go back."
Uther told his students that after the death of the Archbishop, Uther, as the first Paladin, took on many tasks for the Knights of the Silver Hand and the Church of the Holy Light.
Alsace also understood Uther's busy schedule, "It's okay, teacher, as long as you leave me a few more powerful colleagues."
"Of course there is no problem. Mograine is also in the city. He can go to Dalaran with you on my behalf."
"Will you transfer this great lord?" Arthas was afraid that taking Mograine away would leave Andorhal's internal defenses empty.
"Don't worry, Gavin Rad will hand over the defense matters of Andorhal to me - he will be the knight commander stationed in Andorhal from now on."
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"Nice to meet you, His Highness Arthas." Alexandros Mograine gave a knightly salute to Arthas, and they were about to set off for Dalaran.
"Me too, Lord Mograine." Arthas greeted, "Please come with me for a trip. This mission is very important."
"I understand, and it is my duty to eradicate all evil, let alone trouble." Mograine is now in his prime. Although he is not the famous "Ashbringer" yet, he is also a powerful paladin.
Mograine's strength is also ranked among the best among the entire Silver Hand. Whether it is his combat skills or his understanding of the Holy Light, he is at the top level in the church.
With his assistance, Arthas was undoubtedly more confident in tracking Tichondrius and his subordinates.
In the face of demons and undead, the ability of the Paladin will have a great advantage. Some demon spells that can hide from the wizard cannot hide from the power of the holy light of the Paladin and the priest.
Except for some hunters and assassins who have hunting skills engraved into their souls and instincts, sending a paladin to track down a demon is a good choice.
However, if Tichondrius is really hiding in Dalaran, then his disguise must be foolproof, otherwise he would have been picked out by the mages everywhere in Dalaran, and he would have been exposed to violent magic. It was reduced to rubbish.
Arthas originally wanted to bring some troops, but he thought that facing the Dread Lord, the threat posed by the mortal army was very limited. Instead, it would become a means for the Dread Lord to escape and counterattack, so he simply decided to fight with him and Mograine. Just go.
Anyway, Dalaran has abundant magic power, and he can also call Kael'thas for help. After all, there is no shortage of high-end combat power.
"Let's set out quickly. Every second we waste makes Azeroth's situation more dangerous."
Two powerful paladins rode out of Andorhal and rushed along the road to Dalaran.
While Arthas was tracking the whereabouts of Tichondrius, at the southern end of the continent, another evil force was taking advantage of Varian's absence in Stormwind City to take action.
The slender fingers of Countess Katrana, the Black Dragon Princess Onyxia, burst out with amazing strength. The glass wine glass shattered into a pile of glass fragments in her hands, and scarlet wine flowed down her arm.
"Trash! Did you really let Varian's ship reach Kalimdor so safely?"
The masked subordinate in black replied tremblingly, "I...I'm sorry, ma'am, but...there's also the Archmage of Dalaran on board, and our magic can't be hidden from her eyes and ears."
"Then you just do nothing and watch Varian step onto the land of Kalimdor with his legs intact?"
The subordinate in black wanted to explain something more, but Onyxia obviously would not give him this chance. The fiery flames burst out from the inside and swallowed him up. Within a moment, a charred corpse fell on the luxurious carpet. superior.
"This expensive rug is your shroud—Howard, get rid of this trash."
The silent knight skillfully packed up the charred corpse and took it out, leaving Onyxia alone in the room.
"Damn it...are the secret sentries raised by the nobles at this level? They can't even do the smallest things well."
Dissatisfaction and sullenness appeared on Onyxia's face. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was wasted by those incompetent guys. If she had known better, she should have sent her dragon guards to do this.
But the opportunity had been missed, and Countess Katrana's power was unable to penetrate into the city called Theramore, which was a fortress city directly stationed by the First Legion of Lordaeron.
What happens next is that she will become blind, completely unaware of Varian's itinerary; and this shrewd king has realized the risks within the kingdom, and his wife and son have been sent to Lordan. "Vacation".
This is just an excuse to the outside world. Onyxia certainly knows that this is one of Varian's ways to avoid risks.
Although she had conveyed the suggestion to the king and queen through Grand Duke Bolvar that "there is no need to travel so far and you can go to the outskirts of Elwynn Forest for vacation," Varian ignored this and sent them away directly.
Moreover, Lordaeron actually sent a special person to pick him up, so Onyxia couldn't even put in her own spies.
"It seems that the king has some doubts about my identity." Onyxia gritted her teeth. The layout she had worked hard for many years was confused by the large amount of funds from unknown sources a few years ago.
Many low-ranking nobles believed that there was something wrong with Onyxia's vision, and were no longer willing to side with her unconditionally. The conflicts between the nobles, the king, and the common people that were originally planned to be provoked were also successfully resolved.
Now it became just a struggle between the king and the nobles, and these useless nobles had no use at all except to disgust Varian in the council.
Calling them useless was an understatement. Onyxia felt that if she saw their stupid behavior a few more times, she might be so angry that she couldn't even use the magic of transformation, and she would be so angry that she would return to her original form.
If the nobles are unreliable, the other forces in Stormwind City are a real threat. Stormwind City's military power is basically directly under the control of Varian. Onyxia has been operating for many years and has only arranged some middle and low-level personnel.
The military power of Stormwind City is still firmly in the hands of Varian, which is why the nobles only dare to do things to make Varian unhappy, but they dare not make too many mistakes.
That's because, if Varian is really cornered, he is not just a mere commander, he can really kill all the nobles with a sword, he is a serious king!
Onyxia has long been impatient with the senior generals in the military. Now she has lost most of her patience. Who knows how long it will take for her father to recover from his injury?
If that time comes and she hasn't accomplished anything, she will be the first to be unlucky!
Moreover, her brother, the crazy experimental dragon who inherited Deathwing's personality, might be happy to get an adult female black dragon as a "guinea pig."
Thinking of the possible consequences after failure, Onyxia felt that the scales on her body were about to stand up. She quickly arranged for her dragon bodyguards to notify the Blackstone orcs who were loyal to the Black Dragon Legion in Blackstone Mountain.
That was the only remaining orc force after being captured by humans and retreating to the Dark Portal in the Second Orc War.
Blackstone Mountain was once the city of the Dark Iron Dwarves, but these dwarves who were cursed by the Fire King were also attacked by the orc army during the Second War, and even the city was taken away.
Blackstone Mountain is now Nefarian's laboratory and the arsenal of the Black Dragon Legion - this crazy black dragon drove away all the Dark Iron dwarves in Blackstone Tower, occupied their city, and enslaved the orcs of the Blackstone clan.
The Dark Iron dwarves who were enslaved by the Fire King retreated to the abyss city deep inside Blackstone Mountain after many failed attempts to regain their homeland. The Fire King's power and the Black Dragon Legion formed a delicate and fragile balance.
The upper level of the Blackstone Tower is the black dragon's lair called [Blackwing Lair], while below is the [Blackstone Abyss] where the Black Iron Dwarves live, and it is connected to the depths of the earth's veins, where the Flame King sleeps [Melting]. Heart of Fire].
It is definitely one of the most dangerous places in the world. You may encounter crazy black dragons, bloodthirsty orcs, and cursed black iron dwarves in that hollowed-out mountain.
And Ragnaros, the Firelord, was once sealed by the Titan Guardians, but was re-summoned to the material world because of the arrogance of the Dark Iron Dwarves.
He is the embodiment of all fire on Azeroth, the god of fire, the elemental god on the original Azeroth, and just summoning him makes the thousands of miles between Dun Morogh and Elwynn Forest Mountains and plains were burned.
It now has a new name, the Burning Steppes and the Searing Gorge.
A towering volcano rose up under the mighty power of the Fire Lord. After cooling, it became the current Blackstone Mountain. The arrogant dwarves paid the price for this, that is, they were cursed and enslaved by the Fire Lord's power.
Even Onyxia is not willing to get too close to that place. The black dragon does like a dry and hot environment, but that does not include the flames of the Fire Demon King.
Even her father, Deathwing, did not dare to underestimate the power of the elemental lord, and her strength was definitely far inferior to her father.
Even though what is sleeping in the veins under Blackstone Mountain is just a projection of Ragnaros' power in the material plane, cautious Onyxia is still unwilling to go to that ghost place.
"I'm not that complete lunatic like Nefarian..."
Onyxia whispered while conducting magical communication. Although she was affected by her bloodline, she felt that she was quite normal compared to her father and brother.
At least she didn't understand at all why Nefarian would choose such a ghostly place as his experimental site. Wasn't he afraid that one day the moody elemental lord would erupt again, turning Blackstone Mountain into an active volcano?
Madmen... They are all madmen, Onyxia shuddered. Her power is weaker than that of her father and brother, but this also makes her less affected by the ancient gods. She is an evil black dragon, But he is definitely not an irrational monster.
She didn't want to be like that, but unfortunately, as the Black Dragon Princess, the choice of her fate was not in her hands at all.
