The same dawn.

The sun is just shining on the snowy fields.

On the southern continent, Lothar wakes up from a short slumber when a panicked intelligence officer runs into his tent.

"Lothar, Lord Lothar!! There is urgent news!! ”

The intelligence officer ignored Lothar's stunned look, fell to the ground, and said in a hurry.

"Don't worry!"

Lothar picked him up and asked in a deep voice:

"Slowly, what's going on?"

[Could it be that those orcs are coming to attack?] 】

He had a secret doubt in his heart.

"Lord Lothar, the orcs have bypassed our large forces from Grimabatar at night and launched an attack on the Arathi Heights!!"

Wiping his sweat, the intelligence officer reported:

"Riptide Castle is in danger!"

Lothar was stunned:

"How is that possible? The Saldo bridge has our defense, and the sea is blocked, could it be that these have already been captured by them!! ”

This is obviously impossible, if the orcs launch an attack on the Saldo Bridge and the Alliance Navy, then in any case, their soldiers will be able to withstand it for a while, enough for Lothar to get the news and send people to support.

How could it suddenly threaten Fort Riptide?

"No, Lord Lothar, we are not under attack."

The intelligence officer shook his head, and even he opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief:

"Those orcs came from the sky! There was a lot of fog there in the strait, and they covered up the traces with a spell and flew over from the sky. ”

"It wasn't until dawn that the fog began to thin out that our soldiers spotted the orcs."

It's even more impossible!

How can orcs have flying mounts?

"Those green monsters have only been in this world for a few years, how can they train aerial mounts? How did they get through the air!? ”

Lothar asked in surprise.

"My lord, he—They rode over on a dragon."

The intelligence officer smiled bitterly: "It's a black dragon, and I don't know what method they used to enslave a lot of black dragons"

"How dare they enslave dragons? Aren't you afraid of the other party's retaliation? ”

Lothar felt a little confused:

"And isn't there a majority of red dragons on Grimbaatar's side? How is it a black dragon? ”

[Wrong]

He soon realized that the Red Dragon was protected by the Red Dragon Queen Alexstasa, and that the orcs might fear its revenge.

But the black dragon is different, the black dragon king Netsario has long been separated from the race, and there are many black dragons who are simply unaffiliated.

In this way, the orcs of the tribe have planned it a long time ago to do this?

"Is that so? Those bastards! ”

Lothar was furious, and he missed another move.

The Horde has mastered the Black Dragon, which is enough to pose a threat to Riptide Castle, and even destroy it. If they succeed, then the Arathi Heights will fall immediately. The northern continent will also be mired in large-scale battles, and the Horde can attack the alliance from both sides.

The number of orcs is no less than that of humans, and there is not much pressure on them to do so.

Fort Riptide must not be lost, and even if it is lost, it must be fought back quickly, and the tribe must not be allowed to gain a foothold.

What's more, if Fort Riptide is lost, it will cause great morale damage to the entire alliance. Riptide Castle is now only a city with a small number of individuals, and it is not at all outstanding in the human kingdom. But Riptide Castle is the capital of the first kingdom of mankind, the origin of all mankind, and its prestige is still very high.

Are you demonstrating to me? 】

[Orgrimmar's Hammer of Doom? 】

Lothar gritted his teeth and thought that the leader of the tribe must know Lothar's identity and deliberately destroyed Riptide Castle to provoke him, a royal descendant of the first kingdom of mankind.

No one cares more about Riptide Castle than Lothar.

"Send the information to the Hammer Dwarves and Elves, as well as the soldiers of the Hillsbrad Hills, and ask them to go and retake Fort Riptide!"

Lothar ordered to the intelligence officer, and the current situation did not allow him to make reservations.

"Yes!"

The intelligence officer bowed his head and hurried down.

"Tulayan!!"

Seeing the intelligence officer leave, Lothar shouted again.

"In, in!"

His adjutant ran in.

"Call the commanders for a meeting right away!"

Lothar stared at him coldly and said:

"Don't think about that elf all day!"

"Okay."

Tulayan was a little ashamed, nodded and went out.

It is impossible for the alliance to reduce the fighting on the front line, otherwise the tribe will press on and waste the scene that the alliance has fought so hard to defeat.

So

Who should I send to help? 】

Lothar walked out of the tent and looked at the vast snowfield, feeling cold.

The tribe is strong and cunning, how can the alliance resist it?

――

When I woke up from my second sleep, the bonfire had been extinguished.

Kael'thas looked up at the mist, but distinctly brightened forest, and smiled.

"Looks like it's going to be a good day today."

As he said this, his ears fluttered slightly.

In all parts of the forest, most of the elves had also gotten up and were preparing breakfast.

The dwarves were patting their griffons, exchanging feelings with them, and seemed to be in harmony.

"Brother, we're leaving!"

Kalia, dressed in silver and white armor, led her horse and walked up to Kael'thas and said.

Her eyes were bright and clear, and she didn't seem to be sad about what she had said last night.

Kael'thas relaxed slightly.

"Won't you finish breakfast before leaving?"

He asked, looking behind Kalia, at a group of paladins on horseback.

"No, we've got dry food."

Kalia shook her head, gesturing to something hanging from the saddle, and smiled:

"We're usually busy with our tasks, so we need to go back early."

Unlike other classes, Paladins are powerful and mobile, leading to a variety of emergency missions.

Kalia didn't want to go back too late, as something might happen that would require them.

"Well, there's no way around it."

Kael'thas had some regret, he looked at Kalia, thought about it, and made a decision.

"Come on, Kalia."

He stretched out his hand and touched the girl's head.

Contrary to what he thought, this touch was not completely unfamiliar, and the familiar hair texture remained unchanged.

"Hmm."

Kalia blushed, nodded, and then took a step back with some embarrassment.

As much as she wanted to continue with the warmth, Kalia knew that the elves wouldn't want to see it.

She didn't want Kael'thas to affect his popularity.

"Then we'll go back."

Like her companions, Kalia stepped on horseback and said goodbye to Kael'thas .

"Aldielshala (Have a nice trip)."

Kael'thas bowed his head slightly, and said goodbye to all the paladins in Salas.

"Thank you!"

The paladins saluted and thanked him.

Salas, this ancient language is the language of the High Elves, however, there are several languages of humanity that have also absorbed the vocabulary of Salas, so this farewell phrase is known to many paladins who come from human nobility.

Even if you don't know, looking at Kael'tham's actions, you can guess the meaning of this sentence.

The paladins have a very good opinion of this elven prince, and he is the only one who will officially say goodbye to them.

In the midst of the group, Bellukr glanced at Kael'thas a little strangely, and he suddenly felt that Kael'thas was acting a little familiar.

But the difference in appearance was quite large, and Belukel had not yet put him together with the human mage.

Moments later, the paladins rode into the forest on their horses and headed down.

It's a forest, but it's not far from the outside, so they can use their horsepower as soon as they pass through this section and return to the Hillsbrad Hills.

Kael'thas watched them leave, then turned and returned to his group.

"Your Highness, why are you so polite to those humans?"

Liadline walked over and asked him a little strangely.

"Why not?"

Kael'thas asked rhetorically.

"Your Highness doesn't know an old saying? We elves have dealt with humans for thousands of years, and we summed up a sentence. ”

Liadline pouted:

"That is, don't be deceived by the words and deeds of the other party, human beings cannot be trusted."

"They kill each other, they don't spare even their own people, and they can disguise themselves more than demons."

Kael'thas was stunned, he really didn't know these words.

However, this is normal, no matter what world the human beings are, it is like this, and it does not hinder his opinion.

moreover

[Cannibalism]

Once upon a time, wasn't the future of the High Elves the same?

Luckily, Kael'thas wasn't going to let that happen

He will gather all the elves and never allow the mutineers to exist!

"Liadrin, if just the friendly attitude doesn't cost you anything, its utility may make you gain more."

Kael'thas looked at the little priest and explained:

"But an arrogant attitude is likely to bring destruction."

Although the High Elves are powerful, there are more powerful beings in this world, and arrogance is wrong.

Kael'thas can't solve this problem now, but he hopes that one day, the elves will understand.

They can be arrogant, and they also have arrogant capital, but they should not show this arrogance and hurt the dignity of other races' lives.

"Hmm."

Liadline was a little noncommittal, she, like every elf, was convinced that her race was the best.

"So, Your Highness, what are we going to do today?"

She followed Kael'thas to where breakfast was prepared, and asked.

"Today? We don't do anything, we just stay here and rest. ”

Kael'thas replied that he was not interested in taking risks, so he listened to Mephites. Moreover, the next step will also need to wait for new information.

What the hell did those tribes do?

Kael'thas believed that if he stayed here, he would soon receive information from the Hammerlord.

The red-bearded dwarven lord who had been holding off the elite orc forces for a while last night should understand what was going on.

(To be continued)