Chapter 8: The Blood Spear

"Traitor! This is definitely a traitor's act! Who gave them such power to collude with Silver Dawn without permission? Kleist, Oglis, have they forgotten the bloody dogma? We will purge all heresy, everything! ”

Stratholme, the Scarlet Crusader's temporary stronghold, was furious when faced with the information handed over by the guards. He flipped over the table in front of him, and the battle map and water glass on it fell to the ground with a crisp thud.

The other blood-colored officers present also cast strange glances at the guards who came to report the military situation. They looked at Da Sohan with a calm expression, waiting for his orders, as if the military situation in front of them had nothing to do with them, they just had to sit and wait for the order of the Great Lord.

"How long ago?"

As his anger subsided, Da Sohan loudly questioned the guards who had reported the news. His face was bruised, like a giant about to explode.

"...... half a month ago"

The Scarlet Guard replied tremblingly.

"Half a month! For so long, why not stop them? ”

Da Sohan asked.

"Kleist is a cathedral priest and we have no power to restrict the priest's freedom......"

The Scarlet Guard bowed his head back, words tinged with fear and unease. He didn't know what decision the Great Lord would make next, would he simply take out his anger? However, the military situation was urgent, and as a communications soldier, he had to report it.

"Damn it, damn it! Go back now, tell Abydis, and put these men in captivity and execute them for defection. No, wait, you need my own letter so that the order will be valid. ”

Da Sohan said, calling back the guards who were about to go out. He immediately turned around, pulled out the letters and quill from the closet, ordered the table to be propped up, and then scribbled a short letter of disposition on it, and pressed his own handprint as an order.

The guards rushed out of the gate, mounted their horses, and ran in the direction of the Hand of Tyre.

Then, in the room, there were once again only Da Sohan and the high-ranking officers of the Scarlet Crusader beside him.

"Brotherhood of Light? Hmph, this organization must be stopped from expanding, it is heretical, even more terrible than the Scourge of the Dead, it will distort our faith and soul. Without pure faith, the Scarlet Crusaders would be nothing. So, it has to be removed. ”

In the silence of the room, Dassaulthan walked back and forth, his ironclad boots stomping back and forth on the floor, making an unsettling thump.

He questioned, yes, his authority is unshakable.

"Block...... It must be stopped. But I'm afraid it's not going to be easy. The Brotherhood of Light is a secret organization, and we don't know their members, except that a few people such as Kleist and Ogilis joined, and the others, nothing. Moreover, the Brotherhood of Light does not meet in a fixed location, and from what information we have now, they sometimes meet on the outskirts of the Hand of Tyr, sometimes at the Chapel of Light's Wish, the stronghold of Silver Dawn, and sometimes under the noses of the Scourge Legion. It will take a lot of effort to completely eradicate this organization. ”

"Moreover, there is one thing that is very unfavorable to us, although it has only been half a month since the establishment of the Holy Light Brotherhood, it has already eradicated two natural disaster strongholds. Their prestige is growing day by day. ”

Inside Stratholme's military headquarters, Scarlet Officers Clar and Felix spoke next.

"If it's not good to stop it, don't you stop it? Leaving the hands of Tyr without permission is already a violation of the ban, and if they are infected with the plague of natural disasters in the suburbs and bring the plague into the hands of New Avalon and Tyr, then the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Dasohan roared. His voice was a little eerie from the rage, like a deep demonic voice. But then, one saw peace on his face again, and it was clear that he had once again restrained his emotions.

"Is the Blood Spear back?"

Dasohan asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Well, yes, he's in the barracks, waiting for your summons, High Lord."

Scarlet Adjutant Klar replied.

"Call him in."

Da Sohan ordered.

A few minutes later, the mysterious Scarlet Crusader Assassin walked in through the door. As soon as he entered, the other officers around him were very amusemented and ready to leave.

"There's no need, you're all the elite backbone of the Scarlet Crusaders, and my plan is everyone's plan, as long as you don't reveal what you've seen and heard today. Stay and listen, maybe you can come up with some suggestions. ”

Dassault said in a deep voice. The anger just now has almost dissipated at this moment. He sat in the commander's seat, measuring the blood-colored killer he hadn't seen in a long time, Grad, nicknamed the Blood Spear. Everyone thought that this guy had died in Northrend, but in fact he didn't go to Northrend at all, but was completing one mission after another for the High Lord.

"The last mission was well done, you were a great fighter, yes, better than everyone else, and in order to complete the mission, you had to hide your name and identity again and again. You have a hundred false names, and they bear witness to your merits and glory, the Blood Spear. ”

In the silence and cold of the room, Da Sohan walked up to the masked killer and motioned for him to take off his mask and find a place to sit down. Today, there are still tasks to be assigned to him.

"A difficult, but glorious mission. Bloodspear, you've probably heard about the traitors of the Scarlet Crusaders. ”

Dasohan said, a pair of brown eyes staring at the Shadow Assassin, as if it only took one look to penetrate his mind. The Blood Spear does not lie in front of him, and never lies. Because he felt that as long as it was a task assigned by Da Sohan, it was the absolute truth. Moreover, every time, he could not escape the other party's gaze, as if the Great Lord had a strange magic that could control his thoughts and actions.

"Yes, I heard, High Lord."

He replied earnestly and humbly.

"This mission has something to do with it."

Da Sohan said, raising the glass of water and lowering it again. He observed the faces of the others present, and then continuedβ€”

"This time, you'll need to dive inside the Silver Dawn for a long-term mission."

"What kind of task?"

"Assassinate Ares, leader of the Brotherhood of Light."

"Brotherhood of Light?"

"Yes, it is an evil organization of traitors of the Scarlet Crusaders and the people of the Silver Dawn, who seek to convert our faith and pollute our land and people. Your mission is to infiltrate the Silver Dawn and join the Brotherhood of Light. ”

Dassaulthan took a sip of water and continuedβ€”

"This mission doesn't seem complicated, it's about assassinating a person. However, not ordinary people. Ares is no longer the young paladin who was inferior to ordinary warriors, he is now the legendary heir to the ashes. And, by his side, it's no longer just Drum's rude warrior. Instead, it was surrounded by a group of people, especially Dahrin from Dalaran. Daughter of Prodmore - Gianna. You know what the mage is capable of. To complete this mission, you'll have to be patient and lurk and find the best time to get rid of Ares. As a professional assassin, you know better than me when to start, Gianna must be lured. Don't let me teach you, it's better to wait until Ares is out fighting and out of breath......"

"Hmm...... I know...... The Great Lord ...... ""However, there is a problem......"

"Say it."

"Will the Brotherhood of Light accept someone who isn't a paladin or a warrior?"

Bloodspear asked, opening his tiny eyes as he looked at Dasohan.

"You don't have to worry about this, the Brotherhood of Light seems to be an organization of paladins, but in fact they also accept other people, including assassins and mages, just like the Knights of the Silver Hand, they recruit people of all professions, as long as you are strong enough and have excellent combat skills, they will accept you. You can prove this to them through a period of running-in. ”

Dassaulthan replied in a deep voice.

"So...... Legends about the Ember Bringer...... Is it true? ”

The mouth of the blood spear opened and closed, and he asked the question he had always wanted to ask in a nervous mood.

However, Da Sohan was furious.

"Is it true? If so, why are not many people willing to follow him until now? It's a depraved weapon, no longer sacred, no longer legendary, you know? ”

Dassault roared. At the same time, his gaze stayed on the blood spear, as if penetrating his soul, and the Great Lord was telling him through his own eyes that he should not deny the authority of the Great Lord, this is only one chance, and there will be no next time, this kind of question should not be asked. For the sake of the Scarlet Crusade, for the sake of your dead family, for the sake of the people of Lordaeron, you should do anything.