After the Arathas Empire, the first human dynasty, was torn apart, the former royal family of Arathi decided to migrate to the far south. After many difficult years, they finally ended their long migration journey and settled in the fertile and warm forests of the southern part of the continent. They established the Kingdom of Stormwind in a fertile valley, and it didn't take long for it to become a place of self-sufficiency.

The name of the king who founded Stormwind is unknown, but there is no doubt that Stormwind was founded by Arathi's descendants at the time. However, over the years, through a series of twists and turns and court battles that we cannot understand, the power of the Arathi family gradually fell away, and after several changes, the scepter of the kingdom of Stormwind was finally handed over to the Wryon family. However, the relationship between the two families remains complex and close. It is known that Anduin, the only bloodline of the Arathi dynasty? Sir Lothar and young Lane? King Ureon has always been incompatible, life and death. After Ryan's death, Lothar also faithfully nurtured and taught his orphan Varian? The healthy growth of Ureon.

Before the First Orc War, Stormwind had more than a thousand years of peace. Aided by the knights of Stormwind and the priests of the Abbey of Northshire, the kings known as King Wryon gave the people of Stormwind a long time of peace, until the Guardian Medivan opened the Dark Gate, bringing with them an orc invasion.

The first dark gate to open happened to be in the sphere of influence of the Stormwind Kingdom, so the Stormwind Kingdom became the battlefield that the Orcs invaded at the beginning. At that time, the leader of Stormwind was Wryn IV - Ryan? Ureon. That is, the famous Varian? Wrynn's father, Anduin? Ureon's grandfather.

Even with a lack of experience in fighting this barbarian race, Ryan? Wryon is still struggling with the orcs. However, it was in his loyal bodyguard and army commander Anduin? At the same time that Lothar raided Karazan and killed Medivan, the guardian who betrayed humanity, the assassin Garona sent by the orc warlock Gul'dan also succeeded in killing Ryan and led the rout of the king's ** team, and Stormwind City was destroyed by the orc invasion. Lothar becomes regent with young Varian? Wryon and the remnants of the population retreated across the sea to the far northern continent. Travel to the Kingdom of Lordaeron for assistance.

Where, Anduin? In the name of the last of the Arathi bloodlines, Lothar leads the human alliance. With the help of elves and dwarven allies, defeat the brutal orc invaders and win the First Orc War to reclaim the lost city of Stormwind. But Sir Lothar did not see this. He was killed at the Battle of Blackstone Mountain.

However, his last wish was carried out. The rest of the Seven Nations Alliance began to assist in the rebuilding of Stormwind, but it was an unprecedented project, and the newborn Stormwind was only rebuilt after the end of the Second Orc War.

Stormwind, which was devastated in the war, can no longer become the most powerful human empire, so in the two orc wars, it was mostly the Lordaeron Kingdom that dominated the pace of the alliance. But during the invasion of the Third Burning Legion, the fallen Prince of Arthas stabbed his father, King Terenus of Lordaeron? Minahir, who led the rout and destruction of the kingdom of Lordaeron. This time. Just like the Lordaeron Kingdom did when it amicably accepted Stormwind refugees, Stormwind also extended a helping hand. A large number of refugees from the north were accommodated.

Now, the refugees of Lordaeron, who have not been able to return to their homeland, have to settle here and contribute to the growth of the kingdom of Stormwind, which has brought the once-decayed kingdom back to the leadership of the Alliance.

Most of these Lordaeron remnants refused to move to Kalimdor across the sea, so under their influence, many of the people of Stormwind still have an elite sense of the Alliance. In their minds, it would be a coward's act to flee the Eastern Kingdoms to the continent of Kalimdor, so many of the people of Stormwind City despised the Theramore people from the bottom of their hearts and disdained to be with them, not to mention Gianna, the leader of Thalamos. Proudemore's proximity to the tribe made them even more resentful of Theramore.

However, at this moment, the kingdom of Stormwind is facing a great crisis. Just last year, after the victory at the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Gianna? Lady Prodmore invites King Varian? Urion and the Grand Chief of the Tribe, Thrall, met in Theramore to conclude a friendly agreement between the Tribes and the Alliance, but the King mysteriously disappeared on his way to the meeting.

Stormwind was in turmoil at the time, but with the support of Duke Berval and Bishop Benedictas, the king's eight-year-old son, Anduin? Wryon inherited the throne, but he was too young to handle the affairs of the kingdom, so he had to leave it to Berval, a respected paladin in the Alliance? Duke Vortagan took over as the regent. At the time, it was believed that the king's disappearance was only temporary, and that he could return at any time.

In the midst of this chaos, Countess Catlana? Lady Presto deceived the Duke of Vortagan into trusting her and seized the power to manage government affairs. Privately, she began to influence the nobles of Stormwind, advocating that they not pay the Stonemasons Guild that rebuilt Stormwind, making the leader of the Stonemasons' Guild, Edwin? Van Cleef had to start the Brotherhood of Defia, riot in the Wild West, and even occupy the Death Mine as a stronghold.

Not only that, but this vicious woman also used the name of Duke Futagan to mobilize the Stormwind troops deployed everywhere, which caused the influence of the Stormwind Kingdom in various territories to be drastically reduced, and there was immediately a big mess in those places.

In Red Ridge Mountain, the Blackstone Orcs took the opportunity to invade, and the Gnoll bandits wreaked havoc everywhere; In the Twilight Forest, the living dead roam the land, brutal werewolves run rampant, and in the Elwyn Forest, kobolds occupy the mines and fishmen attack the lumberyards......

The once-peaceful human kingdom is now full of smoke, and the sheriffs and guards are struggling to survive. Those peaceful days that were once peaceful and peaceful are finally gone.

Not much, to the citizens of Stormwind, this qiē seems so far away from them. Because no matter what changes in the outside world, they can still enjoy a peaceful and prosperous life. You can still sit on stone benches and enjoy the beautiful fountains, walk and play in the cobblestone streets, and still enjoy leisurely food. Leisure shopping, as if the solid walls can really isolate all the worries and troubles from the city.

However, in the early morning of this day, the tranquility of the city was shattered by a rush of gunfire.

The place where the gunshots came from is located in the Valley of Heroes. This glorious valley is located to the south of the city, and since it is the only access road to Stormwind, every visitor must traverse it. A huge bridge spans the entire valley, and statues of heroes stand on either side of the bridge. Greetings and warnings to every visitor. Are these heroes Danas? Thorbane, Arelia? Windranger, General Tulayan. Kudran? Brute Hammer, Khadgar.

However, now at the entrance of the Valley of Heroes, there are two groups of people playing table tennis. There were only five people on one side of them. Clearly at a disadvantage. They fought and fled.

Their enemies were much more numerous, forty or fifty, and they looked quick-armed and well-trained, all dressed in black leather armor and wearing black masks on their faces. Most of these men were dressed as thieves and wielded two daggers or daggers, but there were also a few more powerful men wielding two hand axes - which was absolutely not normal. Because for thieves, walking around and showing off that you are a thief. Then he is not far from death. Therefore, these dark walkers are more accustomed to hiding in the shadows, sneaking in the night, and chasing and killing in broad daylight with such fanfare as this only shows one thing, they have made up their minds to get rid of these hunted people at any cost, even if it is at the expense of themselves.

The three who were hunted down were a very strange combination, two humans and one ...... Gnolls! And a huge brown bear and a yellow panther they were carrying! The older of the two humans was probably in his fifties, dressed in smoky armor that could not be seen in its original color, with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, but he seemed to have a lot of experience in combat, and four or five thieves attacked him, but he could not do anything about it.

Another young man of about twenty years old was armed with a strange musket, which was completely different from the dwarven musket used by hunters, but with each roar, one of the thieves on the opposite side would fall to the ground on his back with a sharp splatter.

The young man was broad-shouldered, tall, had short hair, and looked very energetic. He was dressed in fine leather armor with inner armor, two hand axes hanging from the back of his belt, a short musket stuck in the holster of his thigh, and a sharp blade hanging from the muzzle of his rifle, which was almost armed to the teeth.

Compared to these two humans, the appearance of that jackal is very bad. He couldn't even take down an enemy on his own, on the contrary, if it weren't for the shield-wielding human, he would have done it many times.

In fact, not to mention that he can't compare with these two humans, even the big bear and the yellow leopard. The big bear swooped back and forth in the crowd, and the two big furry claws were immediately broken and fractured, and the thieves' short daggers and short swords could not do any harm to his thick fur and fat fat. As for the yellow leopard, it looks like a different style, it reacts quickly, dodges quickly, and its bites and claws are not the same, as long as it is taken once, it will ensure that the skin will be opened.

At this time, the genius was bright, but there were already merchants and other people who were traveling to Stormwind from all over the road to make a living. Seeing this bloody scene, they immediately avoided in horror away from the main road. For these ordinary people, they can't afford to mess with either side.

The two groups of men soon came to the wall that stretched at the entrance to the valley, which was Stormwind's first line of defense against foreign enemies, but at the moment, there were no soldiers on duty on the wall, and the towering watchtowers and ballista batteries were empty - the chaos of Stormwind's ruling class had obviously affected the city's defenses - and since there was no punishment for dereliction of duty, who would be stupid enough to blow the wind on the wall?

The pursuers passed under the tall gates and retreated in the direction of the Valley of Heroes Bridge, and the armored human shouted, "Diego, retreat to the bridge and cover us!" ”

The young man dressed as a hunter immediately turned around and ran in the direction of the bridge, not at all worried about the enemy's pursuit, he knew that his companion would watch over his back.

And so it was, and the giant brown bear man stood up and roared furiously. When its front paws touched the ground again, the force of the slap made the ground tremble! In just a few seconds, its already massive body became even thicker, almost blocking the small half of the road. And its fur began to be rough and hard, and it looked like the bark of an old oak tree, hard, full of wrinkles and cracks, and the thieves' weapons attacked it, making a bang sound, as if they were slashing at the trunk of a tree, and it was completely unable to hurt the flesh and bones beneath them.

By this time, the young man named Diego had retreated to the bridge, and he was standing next to the statue, his gun was aim, but his breathing was so rapid from running at high speed that he could not steady himself at all. He had to lower the muzzle of his gun and take a few deep breaths to calm his body down.

It was then that he noticed a few lines of inscription in human language on the base of the statue: "Child, your experiences and sacrifices will always be remembered by us." Since the day of the establishment of our glorious empire, the blood of heroes has soaked the entire history of the empire - Soras? Torbain, Duke of Riptide Castle. ”

He looked up and saw the legendary hero Danas? The statue of Tolbain, a bearded, somewhat balding middle-aged man dressed in silver-white armor inlaid with gold patterns, with a helmet in one hand, looked into the distance. Behind him was the famous two-handed sword: Tokaral, the Troll Slayer. The sword was given by Emperor Soladin as a reward for Ignaus's bravery in the Troll Wars, along with the illustrious surname of Torbairn (Troll Slayer and Troll Enemy). Ignaeus later founded the House of Tolbain. All along, this two-handed sword, like their surname, was a testament to the family's glory and was considered a treasure. Dallas? Torbain was the sword-bearer of his generation, and he later took the sword to the Outlands and never returned. However, it is also believed that Dallas did not carry the sword with him when he went to the Outlands, but left it at Fort Riptide, although this claim has not been confirmed. But even so, the rumor caused untold problems for the Tolbaine family's keepers at Fort Riptide - the greedy people who coveted the treasure flocked to it like moths to a flame. (To be continued......)