A few hours later......

As the sun slowly set over the horizon, a team of six Kenrito Council mages, fifty Dalaran patrol guards, two scouts in charge of reconnaissance, and four arcane golems left the Dalaran magic shield and made a rapid march to the east.

The leader of this team is none other than Zhang Cheng.

After much questioning and consideration, Ainsrem Ruinwivol judged that the pharmacist who created the plague was likely hiding around the town, observing and recording the parameters of the plague in order to conduct in-depth research.

His mission is to lead people to raid the Forsaken's camp from behind, capture or kill the apothecary, and then find the recipe from various notes and materials, and rescue the besieged peasants by the way.

Despite the fact that the entire team is only about fifty people, the battle is far more powerful than a regular army of five hundred, especially the combination of arcane golems and mages, which can easily annihilate hundreds or thousands of enemies in the middle of the charge, and the well-equipped Dalaran guards can ensure that no fish slip through the net and hurt the mages who are under layers of protection.

Just when Zhang Cheng was silently considering whether he should send a confession to the town to inquire about the situation first, or directly attack, a female mage in her forties came over and asked in a low voice: "Dear team leader, I have a question to imagine you asking." ”

"Hmm, what's the problem?" Zhang Cheng raised his head and glanced at the other party.

"Why do we use the primitive and backward way of walking, isn't it faster and more convenient to use group teleportation?" the female mage questioned with a frown.

"Mass teleportation? Don't you know that there are also many mages among the Forsaken, and any form of tearing space will attract their attention. If you use teleportation to reach your destination, then I guarantee that the teleportation will be completed the moment, and what awaits us will be a classic ambush battle. Zhang Cheng explained angrily.

With teleportation, would he still be willing to endure the pain of horseback riding?

Anyone who has ever ridden a horse knows how painful it is to have the skin worn out on the inner thigh.

"So far, we don't know the purpose of this trip. The female mage was obviously a little unwilling, and continued to ask.

As a low-level mage who had served the Kenrito Council for nearly a decade, she seemed a little overwhelmed by a young man climbing on her head and giving orders.

Zhang Cheng, who had long been accustomed to seeing similar situations, curled the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, and responded in a meaningful tone: "Pay attention to your identity, Alya, there are some things you need to know, and I will naturally tell you, but if you shouldn't know, you'd better not ask more." Remember, I'm the leader and commander appointed by His Excellency the Archmage himself, and you just need to obey orders, understand?"

With that, he deliberately fiddled with the Violet Ring with three extra gold threads on his fingers.

Although the effect of the equipment is no different from that of a normal Violet Ring, the three golden threads symbolize a higher status and status.

The female mage's pupils contracted suddenly, her face became very ugly, and she tried to refute it several times, but finally gave up and returned to the mage team in frustration.

After all, where there are people, there are fights, especially in an organization full of mages like the Kenrito Council, and not being promoted means gaining more knowledge and resources, and more knowledge and resources are equivalent to gaining more power.

No mage could resist such a temptation!

Zhang Cheng knew very well that he who appeared out of thin air had no roots in Dalaran at all, and now he suddenly gained the trust and cultivation of Ansrem Ruinwivor, which would naturally cause dissatisfaction or jealousy among some people.

But he didn't really care, and he wasn't prepared to explain anything.

Because after more than a week of study and research, he understood that the mage should use strength to speak after all, not any communication skills.

In the Kenrito Council, when a mage reaches a certain level, he will naturally gain a matching status and status.

On the other hand, even if a mage is sociable, he will never be promoted if he is not strong enough.

After a short round of confrontation, Zhang Cheng forcibly suppressed the few members of the team who were dissatisfied with him, at least on the surface, the other party did not dare to continue to try, and silently followed the team.

With a slightly oppressive atmosphere, the group finally entered the outer edge of the farm before dawn.

Although the light was very dim at the moment, it was still possible to see that the originally golden wheat field had been infected by the terrifying shadow energy, showing an unhealthy dark gray, with strange yellow spots all over every inch of land, and the originally docile small animals had also mutated, showing extremely aggressiveness.

Just as everyone was shocked by this terrible scene, one of the scouts in charge of reconnaissance ran back through the wheat field and panted back to report, "Your Excellency, I have detected the location of the Forsaken barracks. They were stationed in the woods southeast of the town, numbering about three hundred, of whom fifty were members of the Arathi Basin combat force, the Polluters, and the rest were ordinary undead. As for the pharmacist you're looking for, I'm sorry, I haven't found that yet. ”

"Polluter, be more specific!" Zhang Cheng asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Thirty Legionnaires, two mages, two Shadow Priests, one Stitch Abomination, five thieves, ten Dark Rangers. With all due respect, the strength of the other side should not be underestimated. With that, there was a hint of nervousness in the scout's eyes.

Zhang Cheng nodded noncommittally, turned around and asked the captain of the guard who was following him, "Al, what do you think?"

"If it's a head-to-head battle, I'd advise you to hold out or retreat. But now the sneak attack, we are in the shadows, and the enemy is in the light, so I suggest that you give them the heaviest blow while the other party has not yet found out. First, we need to occupy a hidden vantage point, gather the power of our mages to summon a blizzard or a rain of fire to cover the camp, and then attack under the cover of the Arcane Golems to kill their priests and mages in the chaos. Your Excellency, I believe that victory is ours. The old man in his fifties gave advice with confidence.

"Well, just do as you say. Garrick, do you know the terrain best, do you know what is condescending around?, I'm going to surprise the enemy a little. Zhang Cheng set his eyes on the young man who was short of breath.

The latter clenched his fists and nodded with a sinister smile: "Of course, Mr. Mage, I just know that there is a hillside that meets your requirements. You're welcome, and be sure to teach these damn bastards a profound lesson that the Alliance isn't easy to mess with. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, lead the way, I think after the blood watering, today's sunrise will be extraordinarily beautiful......"