If the news that everyone in Dalaran said before about the rebellion between the Arathi Highlands and the wetland orcs sounded like evasion, then Antonidas revealed this heavyweight news, which forced Krasus to reconsider his previous plan.

Planned.

Although the strange movements of the Warsong clan currently wandering near the Arathi Highlands are not yet certain whether they are related to Orgrim's escape from prison, but if you think about it from the worst perspective, then the alliance in front of it will be in disarray.

What we are facing may be the third Orc War blooming in the center of the territory.

This is a major matter related to the survival of several countries in northern Xinjiang. Under such a premise, even the Red Dragon Master himself can no longer insist on his previous proposition. The Red Dragon Queen is indeed very important to this world, but she

We cannot ask humans to allocate important forces to help the dragon when they are facing life and death.

Krasus is a rational red dragon. He is not arrogant, so he can understand the difficult situation that the archmages of Dalaran are currently facing. The Kingdom of Alterac is plunged into chaotic civil strife, which means that once Alaran

Riots broke out in the orc prisoner-of-war camps in the Sea Highlands and Hillsbrad Foothills, and the entire Dalaran, Lordaeron, and the Kingdom of Stromgard would be unsafe.

"This situation is really tricky."

The Red Dragon Mage frowned. The Archmage Modera sitting next to him was also shocked by the news revealed by Antonidas. She narrowed her eyes and asked:

"What I'm more curious about is that Lordaeron didn't claim that Orgrim was imprisoned in the most closely guarded place. There were mages from Dalaran and assassins from Ravenholdt assisting in guarding that place. How could he be so easily captured?

Has it been destroyed?"

"I have personally been to the prison camp."

Antonidas rubbed his forehead tiredly and whispered:

"What I am sure of is that it was a small-scale infiltration assassination. They cut off the magic lock and did not trigger an alarm. Therefore, it is certain that this was definitely not done by a certain group of humans. The five mages we left behind in the prisoner of war camp all over their bodies."

The blood has been sucked dry, and the sight reminds me of the monsters in folk tales - vampires, but seriously, does such a creature exist in Azeroth?"

"You mean, vampire?"

Archmage Ansrem's eyes lit up, and he said hesitantly:

"Recently in Booty Bay, in the port cities occupied by goblins, legends about vampires seem to be circulating... It is said that a new force has arisen in the South China Sea. It is a strange ghost ship that is plundering everywhere.

The most important thing is that in the coastal cities and caravans they plundered, there would always be corpses drained of blood."

"pirate?"

Prince Kael'thas frowned, waved his fingers gracefully, and said softly: "You mean, the orc chief's escape from prison, and the involvement of those dirty pirates? This sounds unlikely.

"

"I didn't say that, Your Highness."

Archmage Ansrem blinked slyly:

"I'm just saying that regarding vampires, there is currently only one confirmed rumor about their existence. I heard that from my naughty daughter, so if we want to track down something, we may need to go to the southern part of the mainland.

Already."

"Okay, this is not the key issue we need to discuss!"

Antonidas waved his hand and said in a deep voice:

"It is natural for the royal spies to track down the prison break. I will forward the news Ansrem brought to Lordaeron. What they want to do has nothing to do with us. We are here today to discuss helping Crassus.

This thing!"

The Archmage turned his gaze to the Red Dragon Mage, and he said softly:

"Although I can't directly send the Archmage to help the red dragon, last night, after thinking about it for a long time, I came up with an immature idea..."

"We can definitely send a not-so-important person to Grim Batol secretly. Maybe he is an excellent assassin, maybe he is a low-level mage who is good at searching. In short, we only need him to identify the orcs and the red dragon.

After everything is investigated about the Queen's movements, we can solve the problem in a very short time through a teleportation magic raid."

The Archmage spoke his thoughts, and a glimmer of light flashed in his wise eyes:

"Don't forget, everyone, if the orcs and humans really want to start the third orc war, then if the red dragon continues to be controlled by the orcs, it will be very detrimental to the war situation, so this matter is actually worth our risk!

"

“Just time it right!”

Archmage Modera stretched out her finger and shook it: "Before the orcs notice it and launch a counterattack, remove the restraints of the Red Dragon Queen... Even if we win! It sounds like a good plan."

"It is highly executable, provided that the little mage sent out must be able to sustain our support under the siege of the orcs."

Archmage Ansrem shook his head:

"This is a difficult task, and it's hard to say whether anyone will go there voluntarily."

"Quel'Thalas has the best rangers available to help with the investigation."

Prince Kael'thas leaned back in his chair, rubbing his chin with his fingers wearing gorgeous jewelry rings, and dancing on the table with the fingers of his other hand. He said softly:

"If Dalaran needs it, I can invite the best rangers to participate in this infiltration investigation, and to break into Grim Batol and face the red dragon and orc warlocks, maybe the mages will need the power of Quel'Thalas

The power of the Spellbreaker."

Although Archmage Drandon is not here, the remaining five people have generally agreed to help the Red Dragon rescue their queen. This makes the already disappointed Red Dragon Mage feel the existence of "friendship" and think of his feelings for the Queen.

Crassus was a little moved by the strong contrast between the "compatriots" who disappeared and ignored them, and he said in a deep voice:

"Thanks to the help of the six-member Dalaran Council, you will undoubtedly gain the friendship of the dragon. As for the dispatch of personnel, I actually already have a personal choice."

"kindness?"

Modera turned to look at Krasus curiously:

"Are you going to go by yourself?"

"No, as the queen's consort, I cannot resist the erosion of the dragon soul."

Crassus's silver eyes flashed with a trace of disappointment, and he said:

"Although I really want to go to Grim Batol, if I really go, it will only cause chaos to our actions, so I recommend someone...my apprentice, Ronin!"

"ah?"

The unkempt Archmage Ansrem showed a blank expression of "Are you kidding me?" while Ms. Modera also fell into a long silence. Obviously, the two Archmages had some concerns about the candidate recommended by Krasus.

..conflict.

Even the always gentle Archmage Antonidas, after a brief thought, softly advised:

"I can actually convince my disciple Kel'Thuzad to go to the wetlands. He has enough strength to protect himself, and he has also performed reconnaissance and infiltration missions before. Ronin... this child still lacks, uh, training and experience.

.”

"And a bit of good luck, he needs that."

Archmage Ansrem added something maliciously, which made the tensed Ms. Modera laugh. She shook her head and said directly to Krasus:

"Don't let Luo Ning go. All the tasks that the kid performed were messed up by him. His luck is really bad. I don't deny that he has a certain talent in spell casting, but...for such an important task, we

It is still necessary to carefully select the participants. Kel'Thuzad, the disciple of Master Antonidas, I think he is very suitable."

The only person present was Prince Kael'thas, who had just replaced Archmage Kalain and joined the six-person council, and was a little confused. He had not spent much time in Dalaran, and he was still unaware of the strangeness of Master Ronin in this city.

"prestige".

"No!"

Krasus rejected the friendly suggestions of the other archmages, a trace of stubbornness flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice:

"Believe me, everyone, when I chose Luo Ning to be my apprentice, it was not just a temporary interest. There is something special about that kid. He will become the greatest hero. I have always believed in this, and this time... I

It’s been decided, let’s send him!”

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"Dang, Dang"

The crisp sound of two sharp knives intersecting in the darkness tore apart the endless tranquility of darkness at the southern end of the Twilight Forest. This is a dim cemetery. When the sun still existed in this forest, it was just a small area.

Cemetery. Unfortunately, after the darkness and the invasion of orcs, the cemetery in Crow Ridge became larger and larger. Until now, it has occupied one-tenth of the area of ​​​​the forest.

The densely packed tombstones and the large tomb dug underneath are shocking.

No one would come to this place, and no one with a right mind would stay here for a long time. But now, a strange and dangerous battle has broken out here.

Both parties in the battle hide themselves in the shadows. In the flow of shadows, they feel the position of their opponents, and then quietly launch a fatal surprise attack from behind.

This is the game of shadows, the most dangerous kind.

"clang"

Once again, sharp knives crossed each other, and bursting sparks danced in the darkness, but the two seemed to follow certain rules, always breaking up at the first touch, until one of them felt disgusted with this game.

"Buzz"

The bright red figure broke through the shadows and appeared in the quiet cemetery. She was slender and graceful. She was wearing a red Warden armor, and behind her was a cloak with terrifying sharp blades inlaid on the edge. However, the helmet was not a real one.

The owl decoration, on the contrary, after artistic modification, the helmet turned into a ferocious bat.

Just like a dangerous and deadly vampire bat wandering in the dark night.

"Maev. Shadowsong!"

She shouted angrily:
To be continued...