Chapter Thirty-Eight: Return to the Watchtower
Due to the massive drain of spell energy, Rollin could not once again return to Stormwind with the power of the Scepter of Sargeras. Rollin was only able to use Crassus' dragon form to carry him back to the main city in the south of the Alliance.
After a week's flight, Crassus placed Rollin on the outskirts of Alwyn's Forest. Crassus did not accompany Rollin back to Stormwind, as he had more important tasks to do. To be sure, he needs to return to Dalaran as soon as possible and relocate the Dalaran Magic Eye to a safer place.
Tired and physically exhausted, Rollin didn't get enough rest time in Stormwind. Together with Aurelia, he needs to escort a caravan of supplies to the Watchtower.
Such a cumbersome and compact itinerary made Rollin a little unbearable. However, Aurelia asked for a carriage from the Chamber of Commerce in Stormwind. Luckily, Rollin didn't have to be on horseback, relaxing his already stiff shoulders and legs.
"A lot has happened in the Cursed Lands these days." Aurelia retrieved a map of the situation at the Overwatch Fortress from the package and sent back to the Alliance.
The red sign above was the attack sign of the tribe, and Rollin looked at the bright red stained land and knew that the orcs had taken over the Dark Gate. And built a strong enough defense near the Dark Gate.
"Our soldiers have fought these orcs?" Rollin asked, taking the map.
Aurelia shook her head, she didn't give the exact answer. "Perhaps, but I don't know."
After contemplating for a moment, Rollin closed his eyes and leaned against the window of the carriage and said, "I'll know soon." ”
Sensing that her man was tired, Aurelia leaned over Rollin's side, and she gently walked over Rollin's shoulder, hoping that Rollin would sleep well in her arms.
At the end of his mission, Rollin jumped out of the wagon and returned to the Watchtower.
When I returned to the castle again, the atmosphere had changed. The Watch Fortress became very depressing, indescribably depressing.
Entering the castle, Rollin smelled blood in the corridors of the aisles. The corridors of this passage were lined with the wounded of Union soldiers, who had endured the pain of the battles these days.
The priest was busy walking near the wounded soldiers, and their gloomy eyes told Rollin that these doctors, who wielded the power of the Light, needed some time to rest.
Walking down this aisle, Rollin was expressionless. He understood the heaviness of the place, but he didn't know what to say. He was desperate to see Khadgar now.
Inside the Watch Fort, not many rooms have been built. But where Rollin arrived, it was quite well repaired. This was the council chamber of the Watchtower, and when Rollin arrived, Khadgar and Tulayan were already standing.
Directly in front of Tulayan, there is a delicate sand table. It clearly marks the movements of the Alliance army and the orc tribe.
Seeing Rollin coming, Cadega's frown eased slightly. He walked to the bench behind him and said, "You made it, didn't you?" ”
Rollin nodded and said, "That's right, for the time being, the door of darkness will not be opened so easily. I'm not sure if there is any other way for Nesario and the Death Knight to get a way to reopen the Dark Door. But even if they do, they will take time. ”
Tulayan didn't understand much of the conversation between the two magisters. But the excellent general knew that the task now was to reclaim the Dark Gate from the Horde, which should not conflict with the plans of the two Magisters. He also believed that the efforts of everyone present were to resist the invasion of the orcs.
With a long sigh of relief, Khadgar instructed the soldiers at the door, "Bring something to eat, it's been a day here, and we need to replenish our strength." ”
"You seem to have encountered great resistance?" Rollin looked at the red sign on the sandbox, and the orc's attack broke through the Alliance's defenses like a sharp sword. In the Cursed Lands, along with the location of the Dark Gate in the Eastern Seas, it completely fell into the hands of the orcs.
Rollin's question embarrassed the son of Lothar a little. He led the battle. Instead of conquering the Dark Gate, he was beaten back several times by the orc tribe.
Not only that, but the orc tribe also launched several counterattacks against the garrison camp in front of the watchdog, led by a grumpy orc.
"This group of orcs is not as weak as we thought. Our soldiers have suffered greatly in these days of confrontation. Tulayan kneaded the hilt of the sword in his hand and said helplessly.
Khadgar patted the Son of Lothar on the shoulder and said, "It's not your problem, the orcs who invaded Azeroth this time are different. They are like madmen, who only know how to kill and encroach. ”
"Do we have any specific information about this orc tribe?" Rollin continued to ask.
"Warsong Clan." Tulayan spoke clearly about the enemy clan he was now facing.
Slightly stunned, after Luo Lin heard the name of this orc clan, he also understood Tulayan's confusion. Indeed, the Warsong Clan has never been an easily defeated clan.
"New strategic supplies have been delivered, and we have reason to stop a wave of counteroffensives. The orc tribes are not as good as they thought they would be, and their rulers are still wondering why the plan didn't go as planned. Rollin had something to say.
"Those in power. Who are they in power now? Tulayan asked.
Khadgar understood the meaning of Rollin's words, and said, "If I'm not mistaken. This leader is supposed to be the orc who opened the dark door. ”
Tulayan didn't understand, he was now a little dizzy listening to the conversation between the two magisters. The information that the mages know is not equal to the paladins and warriors of these armies. Tulayan's confusion is understandable.
In the midst of Tulayan's confusion, soldiers outside the hall brought them a pot of stew. This is made with wild boar meat from the Cursed Lands, and although the meat is not very tender, it tastes good, and these pork are all lean meat, and there are very few greasy places.
"Just take advantage of this opportunity to eat, let's take a good look at what has happened in the past few days. I am sure that Tulayan, you will soon understand what is hidden behind this invasion. Khadgar beckoned the paladin and the mage to sit down together.
Pulling a bottle of wine from the magic package, Khadgar poured a glass for each of the two in front of him.
After raising his glass, Khadgar patiently explained to Tulayan about the Dark Gate and what had happened to Dalaran. When Khadgar's explanation was not smooth, Rollin would also give them some pointers, and in short, after this meal, Tulayan learned things that were not clear before.
Dragons, orcs, dark portals, Tulayan reluctantly connected these individual things.
The tension that has been maintained these days has dissipated a lot in this pot of wild boar. But when it was over, the two Magisters and the Sons of Lothar had to turn their gaze back to the sandbox.
"We've tried head-to-head many times, and in front of the orcs of the Warsong Clan, our soldiers won't make much money." Tulayan looked at the previous march routes and reflected deeply.
"In a flat place like the Cursed Lands, there are no other tactics to invoke. We can only use head-to-head confrontation to defeat the orcs entrenched around the Dark Gate. Khadgar said.
Rollin stared at the sand table in front of him and said, "We have enough time to lay out what is next, and these orcs will not be able to resist around the Dark Gate all the time. The energy rift floating in the Dark Gate is still unstable, and every time the Dark Gate is opened, it requires the orc warlock's teleportation ritual, and the orcs are in the Cursed Land, and there is not enough supply. Therefore, the victory in the battle must belong to us. ”
"I hope so." Tulayan said.
The night in the Cursed Lands is much quieter than in the Elwyn Forest, where there are no sounds of insects, birds, and beasts. At night, the Watch Castle looks like a castle laid out in the cold and dead.
"How are you discussing today?" Aurelia asked.
"There will be further battle plans tomorrow, and Tulayan has decided to take the orc fortress stationed in the canyon in front of the watchdog first."
"Was this a decision you made together?"
Luo Lin nodded and said, "Sort of, it's more reasonable to slowly reduce the strength of the orcs than to directly attack the Dark Gate." ”
"I haven't fought in a few days, so I don't know if I'm rusty." After receiving the information about the battle, Aurelia took off the golden bow hanging on the wall and said as she rested.
The scene that has not been seen for a long time, Rollin seems to recall something. He picked up Aurelia's quiver and placed it on the wooden table, carefully attaching a miniature magic matrix to each magic arrow. It's a very traditional magic arrow, exactly the same as the one made in Silvermoon City.
"You're really going to make me happy." Aurelia said softly.
Rollin didn't say anything, he kept smiling, and worked hard to make magic arrows.
The darkness of the night sent the night away in silence, and the dawn soon came.
The Confederate soldiers departing from Fort Watch, followed closely behind Tor Bane. They crossed the mountain road ahead and headed for the fortress where the orcs were stationed at the front line.
"Hurry up, these alliance crumbs are here again, get ready for the battle." The Orc Overseers used their hammers to hammer the drowsy orc soldiers around the fortress.
The comfort of the past few days has indeed made the orcs relax a lot, but the soldiers of the Alliance have re-entered the range of their defenses, and their blood and strength have been mobilized once again.
"Go to Chief Grom for help, the Coalition has a lot of miscellaneous items." The Orc Overseer ordered a human scout to leave the Orc Fortress, then raised his hammer and roared, "Just hold out for two hours, and after two hours, we can launch a counterattack!" ”
"Roar!" Orc soldiers never think about what defeat is, and their credo for survival is war.
Tolbain had no worries, and he rushed to the orc fortress with his previous army as soon as possible. Officially engage these orc soldiers.
At the same time, another army at the command of Tulayan continued to advance towards the front of the orc fortress. Tulayan knew that the tribe would rush to help, so they had to be fully prepared in order to completely uproot the orc fortress.
Tulayan was joined by Rollin and Aurelia, compared to the strength of the Orc Fortress behind. Rollin and Tulayan still pay more attention to the reinforcements of the Warsong Clan.
Soon, reinforcements from the Warsong Clan appeared in Rollin's sight, but this time the commander leading the orcs was not an orc, but a strange hunter dressed in orc costumes.
Lexa!
Rollin whispered in his heart. Although the hunter in his sight is different from the Lexa in his own perception. But this very characteristic howling wolf mask will not deceive Rollin. No other orc in the tribe is dressed like this.
In addition, the tribal commander who is a hunter and a warrior is followed by a huge war bear. Rollin was even more sure of the identity of the commander of the orc soldiers.
"Stop these beasts and buy enough time for Tolbairn." Tulayan raised the Holy Light Warhammer in his hand and shouted.
The paladins and warriors lined up neatly behind Tulayan converged at the voice of the commander's shouting commands, the warriors holding their shields high to defend the line, and the paladins used their power to apply the blessing of defense and light to the warriors in front of the line.
Rolling in didn't look for any other orcs, he whispered a few words to Aurelia before locking onto the orc leader who was at the front of the group.
As a sign of respect for Lexa, Rollin did not relax in any way. He directly condensed the kinetic energy spell energy and released a powerful kinetic energy fire blast technique!
Lexa, who has seen the magic of orc warlocks in the world of Draenor, can also feel the magic of human magicians. After he dodged for the first time, he then let his war bear Misha pounce on Rollin.
Without much time to react, Lexa used his strength and speed, plus the control of his partner, to immediately counterattack Rollin!
The two battle axes followed Misha's bear claws and slapped at Rollin together. Rollin reacted just as quickly, using arcane energy to erect an arcane barrier in front of him.
Pure power crashes against the arcane barrier, creating circles of magical ripples. After the failure of the first attack, Lexar took a few steps back. He knew that brute force alone would not defeat this magic-wielding human.
What's more, his magic is even more powerful than those orc warlocks. Lexa thought as he stared at the pit that had just been blasted out by the strange energy that had just been surging with strange energy.
A loud whistle sounded, and a deep voice came from Lexa's mouth. A windy attack struck Rollin's back.
Another animal companion? Rollin had been on guard.
Misha, Leok, Hofrexa's three-plate axe, how could Rollin not be clear. (To be continued.) )