The adventurers have been walking for almost the whole day, looking at the mountains and running dead horses, and the road you have to walk will always be longer than you see. Books.com ( . V o Dt . c o M) Since the destruction of the kingdom, the road that runs through the plague land has not been repaired, and is full of potholes, and some sections of the road have been completely washed away by the rain, and they have had to go all the way to get there. But when the sun was setting and the sun was setting, they finally arrived at the Valley of the Hearth.

It is a winding valley with only one exit, more than a dozen miles long, and at the end of the gorge is the hill-enclosed Madnhold Castle, which is surrounded by strong walls and watchtowers. Relying on this easy-to-defend terrain and strong fortifications, neither the Second Orc War nor the Scourge War, Hearthvale fell under enemy siege. After the destruction of the kingdom of Lordaeron, it was one of the few survivors of the original Lordaeron land.

In fact, some way from the Valley of the Hearth, adventurers can already see the patrol sent by Castle Madenhold. They cautiously avoided the patrols and walked through the dense forest on both sides of the road, but soon realized that this was not feasible, because the Kodomon were so large that they would often rub against the trunks of the trees on either side as they traveled through the forest, knocking the whole tree to the ground, even from hundreds of meters away.

"If you want me to say, let's leave these big guys here and walk in." After avoiding the Crusader sentries who had come to spy on them for the third time, Brian the Dwarf said with some irritation that he couldn't stand such a fearful way of moving forward.

Diego nodded, he also felt that there was no way to go on like this, they would definitely be discovered if they couldn't go any more miles. They walked some way deeper into the forest, stopping in a glade. It seems to have been originally a camp for the Akane Jackals. After the robbers left, the place was abandoned. The camp was littered with discarded inferior bronze weapons, hole-ridden bone flutes, tattered tents, and other unnamed knick-knacks, and it was evident that they had gone in such a hurry that they had not even had time to pack up their pitiful belongings.

Adventurers untie the reins from the mouths of Kodomons and Wolves and let them roam freely in the camp, with the size of Kodomon and the ferocity of Wolves, few beasts in this forest can threaten them.

They continued on their way and soon entered the valley. There weren't many routes to choose from, as they had to avoid the Scarlet Crusaders patrolling back and forth on the valley road, and they couldn't climb the steep walls on either side, so they had to traverse the narrow slopes between the walls and the valley floor, but fortunately, the weathered and collapsed sand of the mountain walls was fertile, and the overgrown woods provided them with enough shelter, but the deeper they went into the canyon, the more sparse they became.

When they came to the canyon section, the woods were completely gone. A towering watchtower stood beside the road, and from here to the north to the Castle of Madenhold, all the trees on both sides of the gorge were cut down and used as materials for its construction. In the rainy season, there is often rain carrying sand and gravel and mud, pouring down from the mountain and blocking the road. It was this lesson that led to the relocation of the Firehand Valley lumber yard to a flat col southwest of the canyon, and the deforestation became much more modest, but after the outbreak of the natural war, there was no market for the high-quality oak produced in the Firehand Valley, and the lumber yard was abandoned.

The panther who was walking in the front suddenly raised one of its paws and shook it behind him. The team immediately stopped.

Diego walked from the back of the line: "What's wrong, Masrae? ”

But before the Night Elf could speak, he knew what was going on. Through the edge of the woods, he saw the watchtower, and the unobstructed, bare hillside ahead.

He looked back and saw that most of the people in the group could not pass this road quietly, and had to stay.

"Well, I know, I can't get by." The dwarf in shining armor sighed and took the initiative.

"Damn, me too!" The orcs grunted reluctantly, too.

"Don't try to leave me here, Diego, I have a way to get there." The Minotaur Shaman straightened up, beckoning the arrival of the Wild Spirit, and a few seconds later, the adventurers saw a translucent wolf-like shadow rush into the Minotaur Shaman's body, and with a low, almost inaudible howl, the Minotaur Shaman fell to the ground, transforming into a translucent ghost wolf before his palm touched the ground.

Masrae looked at the giant wolf with envy, this is one of the few shape-shifting abilities he has not mastered, not that he will not be allowed - after obtaining the approval of the beast spirit, the druid can learn the ability to transform beasts, such as giant bears, seals, wildlings, etc., but there is a beast transformation that is used by the great druid Malfurion? What is strictly forbidden by the winds is the wolf form, as few druids can control the wolf's nature, which is full of rage and bloodthirstiness. It is said that during the War of the Ancients, some druids who believed they could wield this power foolishly broke this ban, however, without exception, they all lost their minds and disappeared into the wilderness, a mad attempt that led to the origin of the werewolves.

The minotaur shaman's ghost wolf transformation is very different from the druid's transformation technique, the shaman's transformation is more about asking the wild spirit to help him transform, and when he transforms, the wild spirit is in charge of the spell; The druids, on the other hand, delve deeper into the transfiguration spells, and more often use the power of the wild like beasts, and it is the druids who lead the spells. Because of this, the druids are also more affected by the power of the wild, especially the power of the giant wolf like the ancient demigod Godlin (the orcs called it Logosh), which is savage, powerful, but uncontrollable, and tends to turn those who use it into crazy and bloodthirsty like wild wolves.

"Wow, that's amazing! Old Niu, when did you learn this hand? The companions were amazed, and the orcs couldn't help but ask.

"Actually, the Ghost Wolf can't be invisible," the giant Ghost Wolf began, but its voice still sounded as thick as that of a Minotaur, "but under the cover of night, few people could spot it." ”

Diego looked up at the sky, where the sun had sunk into the mountains in the distance, reflecting its last rays on the horizon, and in a few quarters of an hour, it would be completely dark.

"Well, then, Brian and Nazaire, you two stay," he finally decided, "but you will not be without nothing to do after we are gone." ”

The blood spear immediately became excited, he hated the cat waiting in one place the most, it was too boring.

"I need you to keep an eye on that watchtower, if we fail at Madenhold Castle, this is our only way out, you must keep it safe, and if necessary, you must make some noise to attract the attention of those castles!"

Diego had just counted, and there were about a dozen sentinels stationed in the tower, which was not too much pressure for dwarves and orcs. Because all along, the Scarlet Crusaders were not all brave and good soldiers, and a large part of them were recruited from refugees, especially when they were stationed outside for drudgery, most of them were veterans with a team of novices, and their combat effectiveness was not strong.

"No problem!" The orc said confidently. But Diego was not at ease with him, because the orcs often didn't even know what they were doing.

"Listen, Nazaire, you can't do it by your own nature this time," Diego said solemnly, looking at the dwarf beside him, "you have to listen to Brian, what he tells you to do, what you do!" ”

"If you don't listen, I'll tell everyone in Orgrimmar that you've done another stupid thing!" Dezko threatened on the side, as an old friend for many years, he has the right to say this, if Diego or Brian said so, maybe this second thing will be angry and angry.

"Alright, alright, I'll be a good boy." The orc said with a smirk, he looked down at the dwarf who had just reached his chest, "Man, now I'm yours!" ”