The expeditionary army silently marched through the cold and damp black swamp. They don't have the strength to spit on the damn road and the weather.

According to the plan, Lothar would lead part of his forces north, all the way north along the Red Ridge Mountains, and join forces with the dwarves of Ironforge to flank the orcs fleeing north, while the expeditionary army was handed over to the two young commanders, Tulayan and Danas, because the god of war of the alliance, Karl had no interest in commanding the battle.

After parting ways in Nightshade, the expeditionary force, led by Tulayan, began its march towards the Dark Gate.

The broken stone bridge was still unrepaired as he crossed the upwind trail, but Carl brought in several large stones and, thanks to the sculpting magic of the magicians, reassembled a stronger bridge that allowed the expeditionary force to pass through.

The battlefield half a month ago still has traces of battle: the ground soaked in blood has become black-brown, exuding bursts of bloody breath; On the hard mountain walls on both sides, there are potholes and potholes everywhere, and the long gap in the middle of the canyon is even more shocking to those who see it.

Despite the fierce scenes recounted by Danas, Tulayan and Kudran were still shocked in their hearts, amazed by Cal's strength, but also full of confidence in the expedition, with a god of war who could fight against Deathwing, and what power the Horde could stand in the way of the Alliance.

Beyond the upwind trail, there is a vast black swamp.

It was an absolutely disgusting wetland, with a disgusting smell of the swamp, mud of unknown depths, wild beasts that roamed from time to time, and countless insects that vibrated their wings and buzzed in their ears......

Tulayan should be glad that with Karl's presence, all possible crises were detected early and then easily defused by the soldiers dispatched. Despite the low morale of the soldiers, at least they did not lose the will to fight.

The terrible environment made everyone lose interest in talking and laughing, and even Danas, who had always liked to joke, drooped his head and allowed his mount to move numbly through the mud with a deep foot and a shallow foot.

After more than a week of arduous marching, the expeditionary force finally passed through the swamp that one no longer wanted to set foot in, and was greeted by a red plain—a barren, dry, cracked, scorching plain completely different from the cold and damp swamp.

The soldiers didn't know what that meant? All they knew was that they would no longer have to wallow in the stinking mud, that they would no longer have to sleep on the ground that soaked people's clothes, that they would no longer have to be attacked by the beasts that sometimes haunt, and that they would no longer have to be infested with small and ordinary insects that could infect people with strange diseases.

The soldiers cheered and laughed, and some of them had even thrown their weapons aside, took off their wet armor, and enjoyed the scorching sun......

Karl nodded to Danas, who realized that there was no threat nearby, so he simply let the soldiers release their depression over the past few days.

"How could this be the case here?" Tulayan asked, and according to his observations, the land was connected to the wetlands they had walked on, and theoretically should be the same as the environment over there.

"You're right." Khadgar leaned down, rubbed up a piece of red dirt, and looked closely, "This place was originally part of that swamp, and the composition of the dirt is the same. It's just—" he patted the hard red rock in front of him, "as if some kind of energy had changed the climate here, evaporating the water here into what it is now." ”

"This looks like it's been burned like this," Brian said suddenly, the Copperbeard brothers split, with Muradin following Lothar north and Brian with the expeditionary force, who would be in charge of guarding this side of the Dark Gate in case the fleeing orcs regrouped to launch an assault on the Dark Gate.

The dwarves of Ironforge are experts in rocks and gems, so even Brian doesn't know the stones beneath their feet is disturbing news at least. "But I don't know what kind of fire can burn a stone like this." He added, scraping the stone with one of his fingernails. "And it's impossible to burn such a large area." The stones stretched all the way to the end of their line of sight, "I've never seen anything like it." ”

"Unfortunately - I've seen it!" Khadgar replied, standing up again, his gaze following the red rocks into the distance, "Not in this world, though. ”

Khadgar didn't mean to continue to explain, Brian wanted to say something, but finally endured, and only Carl on the side understood Khadgar's words. In Karazhin's vision, the mage had seen countless scenes, and the red land in front of him was one of them.

"Isn't that obvious!" Karl flew off his horse, and with a slight grip, he picked up a large chunk of the hard rock, which turned into red powder as his fingers rubbed it. "The orcs are the minions of the Burning Legion, and the ground you are stepping on has been eroded by the evil energy carried by the orcs, and the evil energy has the properties of burning and destruction, so this wetland, which was originally a swamp, has been dried up with water, destroying the life here, draining the vitality of the earth, and turning into hard rock-"

Carl opened his hand, and the red powder slowly drifted down with the wind, like a thin curtain of red yarn flying in the air.

Everyone was accustomed to Karl's perverted strength and body, and Tulayan nodded:

"Okay. It's not something we need to care about right now. I think the soldiers would rather move forward on the rocky ground than struggle in the mud of unknown depths. Tulayan glanced at the soldiers who were lying on the ground tiredly, "Let the soldiers rest for a day, and let's get ready and set off!" ”

Danas nodded, and the herald behind him had already turned to relay the commander's orders.

A few days later, the expeditionary force, which had rushed to the Dark Gate in full force, finally reached their destination.

As the soldiers stood on the red rocks and looked out below, even the well-informed Khadgar could not hide his shock and amazement.

When they saw the Dark Gate in its entirety, everyone, except Carl, gasped in surprise.

A deep chasm stretched out in front of them, and the valley walls were even higher. In the center of the valley floor, as Karl said, stands a huge stone gate. It wasn't built on a wall or a building, it was erected out of thin air.

The Gate of Darkness - even if you stand on a high place, you have to look up at it, the whole is made of gray-white stone, carved with rough swirl patterns, at the beam of the huge door, a hideous serpent's head flashes green eyes, as if staring at the approaching enemy, two huge stone statues wearing hoods in front of the doorpost are holding huge stone swords, the rough stone paved staircase extends from the stone door to the ground, and the foundation stones on both sides are surrounded by a circle of skulls, with curved spikes on the outside, and some rough decoration in the middle.

In the middle of the stone gate is the portal itself, which is filled with green and black light, full of energy. For Khadgar, it's still a big maelstrom, radiating energy and some strange sensations in a large expanse of space. He could also feel the door extending, embedded deep into the earth, devouring the energy of Azeroth's underground web.

Countless orcs gathered in front of the portal, seemingly unaware of what to do.

"They don't look like routs!" Danas said with a frown.

"Ogrim isn't that simple." Carl laughed, "But that's all, Ogrim probably didn't expect to lose so quickly and completely. Look at these orcs—" Carl pointed to the chaotic army below, a sense of panic permeating it, and even the brown-skinned orc leader (Lexa's) loud orders didn't help!

"The news from the soldiers who escaped and came back frightened them, these bloodthirsty guys have lost their fighting spirit, don't tell me you can't even handle an enemy like this......"

"Cut~" Danas made a disdainful gesture towards Karby, then suddenly pulled down his armor, pulled out Torkara in his hand, and swung forward vigorously.

"The whole army is attacking!! Offensive!!! (To be continued.) )