Twenty-first year of the Dark Gate, the third day of the naval landing day of Kurtilas.

Outside of Salamo, dust swamps.

An alliance patrol of eleven soldiers is trudging through the foul-smelling mud in the direction of the guard tower.

"Bang! Bang! ”

Two dull gunshots rang out in the sparse bushes, shattering the eerie silence of the swamp. Two powerful bullets accurately blasted into the eye socket of a large crocodile at least five or six meters long, shattering the hideous and ugly head and the terrifying and sharp long crocodile snout like a hammer smashing a watermelon.

The powerful bullet instantly caused the reptile lurking in the mud and bushes, trying to sneak up on the patrol and salvage for lunch, but the terrible body of the large crocodile that had already died, still trembled reflexively, until it finally stopped after crushing two or three low bushes beside it, and lost all signs of life......

"Damn, how many are you on the way?"

The dwarven musketeer, who had killed the crocodile, pulled the blue hood from his head and grumbled angrily. "This broken swamp is full of these crazy cold-blooded animals, I've had enough!"

"Aha, this is only the seventh, the more the merrier!"

A joking voice full of satisfaction quietly sounded in the ears of the patrol members. The space next to the corpse of the large crocodile was shaky and shattered, and a human thief dressed in a black suit and a navy suit retreated from his stealth state, exposing his somewhat thin body in front of the person.

"A few more to die. I'll be able to save up enough leather to make myself a new crocodile armor...... Gee! ”

While sighing exaggeratedly, he took out an old skinning knife from his waist. The human thief slashed the skinning knife through the crack, disemboweled the crocodile's corpse, and removed a large piece of milky white soft skin from the crocodile's abdomen and threw it into his waist bag.

After doing a set of actions, he is extremely skillful, and it can be seen that it is definitely not the first time to do this job.

……

"Hey, shorty. Keep up the good work! I'm counting on you for my crocodile armor! ”

After tending to the crocodile's carcass, the thieves sprinted all the way to catch up with the group, patting the dwarven musketeer on the head with a face full of encouragement. said matter-of-factly, and then quickly entered a stealth state without waiting for the dwarf to get mad, and fled. Only the annoyed dwarven musketeers were left jumping to their feet in anger. Scolded at the place where the human thief disappeared:

"I hate it when people talk about my height! You're dead, don't let me catch you, skinny monkey! ”

"Okay, enough trouble!" The leader of the patrol team, a human swordsman wrapped in a layer of plate armor like a "tin can", cut off a vine with the thickness of an arm hanging from a dead tree and blocking the way, and looked at the laughter so that the two team members shouted angrily: "Hurry up!" Give me caution, don't let the tribe take advantage of it! ”

"Hurry, hurry! It's a rush again! We've been patrolling this damn quagmire four times this week! "Hear the captain's orders and urgings. The dwarven musketeer held his forehead and groaned:

"Guarding against the tribe?"

"Oh, the hammer of the brass whiskers! No kidding! Who's going to come to this place where birds don't but those big reptiles and us hapless eggs? ”

"During this time, the number of tasks of our patrols has doubled! What are those high-ranking generals thinking? Had their heads smashed to pieces by ogres? ”

"Alright, stop complaining!" The side of the dwarven musketeers. The human thief who was in a stealth state suddenly opened his mouth again, interrupting his chattering teammates: "I don't know if those high-ranking generals were hit in the head by ogres, but I know that at least they don't use this swamp to ......fight crocodiles and poisonous insects."

"Smack!" A pitch-black dagger flashed from the shadow, and accurately nailed a poisonous snake spitting out a letter and covering its body to the trunk of a tree beside him, and the human thief couldn't help but follow the complaints of his dwarven comrades as he spoke:

"Accept your fate! Whoever got your rank is just a sergeant. And not a lieutenant colonel? After so many years as a soldier, haven't you heard the saying 'the officer moves his mouth, and the soldier breaks his leg'? ”

"Enough! Shut up both of you! The captain of the swordsman who was leading the team in front heard that the words of the two team members behind him were becoming less and less like words, and his eyes glared at him and he scolded viciously: "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders, don't you have this awareness?" ”

"The order to increase patrols was given by His Majesty Dai Lin personally, and from now on it will be enough for me, I don't want to hear any more complaints, understand?"

"Understood!"

In the face of the fierce reprimand of the usually respected captain, all the team members instantly straightened their backs and replied loudly. And the captain of the swordsman, who was satisfied with the reaction of his subordinates, also softened his tone and said with relief:

"Well, there's nothing more to complain about, hold on for two more days! You should all have vaguely heard some news...... I'll give you an account first. The swordsman captain cautiously glanced around, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously:

"We're going to have a big move soon! Two days later, the army will be pulling out of the fortress to find the orcs outside...... Maybe soon, we'll never have to be stuck in this swamp with mud and poisonous insects......"

Sure enough, the sergeant's words instantly caused a lot of commotion in the team. A "buzzing" sound like a bee's wings sounded in the patrol, and the patrol members who heard the exact news at first glance looked excited or worried, and exchanged words with each other.

In any case, the news of the imminent war with the orcs and the tribe is a major event for the grassroots officers and soldiers in these armies!

Whether it is to break out of the trap of the swamp and get out of the sea of suffering. Or rekindle the war with the tribal warriors who fought side by side against the demons not long ago, and it is closely related to all the Theramore soldiers......

While the members of the patrol were still discussing this "heavy news" with each other, the human thieves had already crept to the side of the swordsman captain, showed a "flattering" expression and asked a new question, trying to dig out a little hidden rumor from the old captain behind his connection:

"Captain...... Said Majesty xià...... I've heard that our female lord seems to have been placed under house arrest by order of His Majesty the King for opposing the sending of troops...... Do you have any insider information to satisfy my curiosity? ”

Hearing this question, a thief's subordinate who was usually good at asking for some gossip. The swordsman captain's brows furrowed slightly, he glanced at him coldly, and warned in a deep voice:

"Don't ask what you shouldn't! Too much curiosity is not a good thing! Don't say that I, the captain, didn't warn you. Is this kind of news also something you can ask about? ”

Looking at the thief's somewhat sneering expression and embarrassed expression, the swordsman captain, who had been holding some words in his stomach for a long time, finally couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"As a lord. Ms. Gianna is indeed a rare leader. Can be used as a commander...... Her Royal Highness is not qualified enough! As a woman...... Sometimes, she's still too weak! ”

"Humans and orcs...... How can there really be peaceful coexistence? ”

After some emotion, the swordsman captain who woke up and realized that he had lost his words glared angrily with a surprised face, as if he had discovered a "shocking secret" like a human thief, and whispered with a stern expression:

"Tighten your mouth a little and rot this thing to my stomach, don't you hear!"

"You didn't say anything just now, I didn't hear anything!" The human thief, whose curiosity was satisfied, saw that the captain was on the verge of anger, and nodded his head busily. Cleverly sealed the topic.

"Hehe, you kid...... Let's go ahead and sneak up on the guard! Satisfied with the thief's reaction, the captain of the swordsman laughed and slammed his foot on the thief's butt, then turned to his subordinates who were still talking in high spirits behind him, and shouted, "All right, guys. That's the end of the break! ”

"Before dark, we must get to the guard tower, we still have a long way to go, or you will sleep with the crocodile viper in the mud!"

"Keep going!"

……

The patrol team was already drifting away from the muddy mire, and no one noticed that on the tree next to the place where the swordsman captain and the human thief had just talked, there was a black and purple coat. A storm crow with a pinch of white fluff on its chest scurried out from among the dense foliage, its big spiritual eyes spinning and turning......

If you don't want people to know, you can't do it yourself!

Although the patrol team did not let their guard down when they talked about it, they were still a new group of "outsiders" to the ancient continent of Kalimdor.

When those creatures who have lived and multiplied on this continent for thousands of years and have already understood how to integrate into this land are deliberately hidden, even if they are full of energy, how can they easily discover the clues?

The conversation between the swordsman captain and the thief, who thought he was secret, had already been heard clearly by the storm crow......

"Quack! Wail! ”

After two loud noises, evidently tinged with the triumphant and cheerful tones of intelligent beings, the Storm Raven had flapped its wings into the sky and soared towards the west...... The terror totem outpost at the junction of the Dust Swamp and the Barren Lands is a busy and noisy scene at the moment.

Powerful and sturdy minotaur men were scattered in groups through the camp, reinforcing the walls and fences of the camp and mending and adding defenses.

More than a dozen large pack-up horses, driven by several Kodor Beast knights, carried a bottle of artillery dismantled from the battleship and transported it to the hills and heights on both sides of the camp to build an artillery position.

Once the battle with the humans really starts in this area, the two artillery positions can cross cover and pour artillery fire into every corner of the battlefield in front of the Terror Totem Outpost, providing sufficient fire support for the warriors of the Dragon Wrestling Legion.

An elite corps of more than 35,000 men was stationed here, combined with minefields, bed crossbows, and large quantities of rolling stones and spurs piled up on the hillside at the front of the position. and other means of defense, as well as the easy to defend and difficult to attack terrain at the junction of the two places......

The Minotaur camp, built to keep the Alliance's foray into the barrens, has been turned into a trench of defense!

If you are a husband, you can't open it!

……

In the command room in the center of the camp, the violent cow Anak was looking at the "pile-up" of various texts in front of him with a headache, and from time to time raised his head to look at the paralyzed man Grudig Dark Cloud who was sitting not far away with the old god in his face. I hope that this brother will be merciful and save himself from these annoying piles of writing......

It's a pity that his wish is destined to be frustrated.

As a hunter with a keen sense. At this moment, the man with facial paralysis seemed to "not notice Anak's movements at all", and he didn't say anything at all. Still unhurriedly rubbing the neck of the black male lion lying on the ground beside him, making the lion king Shuma lazily let out a comfortable whimper......

to the end. The violent cow, whose neck was so sore, could only sigh in resignation, grabbed the quill again, and browsed and signed various quartermaster orders and garrison orders one by one. It's just that the mouth seems to be venting like "muttering" such as. "No righteousness...... To leave somebody in the lurch...... Deliberately ......" and other resentful words.

said that he was muttering to himself, but the one present in the tent was not a strong man with a clear ear and a small master, plus the Minotaur was born with a loud voice and an urn voice...... If you really want to compare it, it's not as good as the shouting of normal people......

Didn't you see that the old white cow Barasen * Linghoof, who was drinking strong tea on the side, kept smiling and watching this junior's performance?

Perhaps it was "taken" by the resentment of the violent cow, and the man with facial paralysis, who had not moved, suddenly stretched out his hand to his waist. And Anak, who saw this scene, was immediately surprised, expecting Grudiger to be kind enough to help him. But in the next second, the expression of the violent cow stiffened again, and the big fan-like hand covered his face speechlessly......

I saw that the man with facial paralysis pulled out a large Thunder Lizard's hind leg meat from the magic backpack around his waist. Placed in front of the lion king Xiuma, he sat back in his seat again, and the whole process was silent. Coupled with the depressed expression of the violent cow, this is simply naked teasing......

Looking at the food in front of him, the black lion who was lazy before was immediately full of energy. A roar of satisfaction. He stretched out his sharp claws to his lunch.

But who knows, there is a huge brown and yellow bear paw that moves faster than it!

Misha the Giant Bear, the big guy who has been lying on the ground with his eyes closed and pretending to sleep, was in high spirits when he smelled the aroma of food. As soon as the bear's paw stretched out, he slapped Xiuma aside at a faster speed than the agile Xiuma, grabbed the food and tore and swallowed it. Even the annoyed roar on Shuma's side was unmoved.

Three or five pounds of Thunder Lizard's hind leg meat was swallowed into the stomach by this big man. What's worse is that this greedy giant bear even barked its teeth at the angry black lion triumphantly, with a provocative face......

"Misha...... You're messing around again! ”

A deep voice rang out in the tent. Holding a porcupine with its spiky hair in his arms and combing the feathers of a sharp-eyed eagle beside him with his other hand, Lexa showed an apologetic wry smile at the paralyzed man, turned around and glared at the giant bear with a face.

And after Misha, a big man, showed an aggrieved expression in an extremely humane manner, Lexa, who was still wearing the mask that resembled "Batman", shook his head with a wry smile, and also groped out a large piece of smoked wind snake meat from his waist, handed it to Xiuma, who was angry and angry after being eaten by the lion's mouth, and patted the lion's head comfortingly.

Lexa is worthy of being revered as the "Beastmaster", and his affinity for animals and understanding of animal habits are almost as weak as any druid of the Rendehui. After a few simple soothing scratches, the lion king Xiuma, who was still angry and irritable before, enjoyed the food before getting up contentedly.

"Hey, Lexa! You can actually consider becoming a furry pen keeper, and the business will definitely be good. That way you'll be able to pay off the money you owe me sooner! ”

The panda wine fairy, who had been pouring his own brewed "beautiful" wine into his stomach, couldn't help but joke when he saw this scene: "Except for Misha, a little girl, there seems to be no animal you can't handle!" Look at that big black cat. A look of enjoyment......."

After that, Lao Chen, who had drunk a little too much, patted his round belly and burped a big wine hip.

"Compared to many intelligent creatures full of lust and intrigue, these simple-minded animal companions make me trust ......," Lexa shrugged his shoulders and stroked Shuma's mane when he heard the panda Brewmaster's joke, replying disapprenantly but philosophically.

While everyone was talking, Misha on the side had already slyly and slowly approached the panda wine fairy. Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, he scooped up Lao Chen's heavy wine barrel, and poured the liquor with a clattering in everyone's surprised expressions, until the whole barrel of wine was in the stomach. He licked his lips before he could finish it......

"Oh no! Misha, you bad girl! How can you drink all my wine! "The panda wine fairy who finally came back to his senses. I wanted to cry without tears and looked at the empty wine barrel that Misha threw back to my feet, and shouted with a look of annoyance. But what she got was Misha's big roll of her eyes as an answer......

"Brother Panda, it's not your so-called home-brewed spirits that you should be thinking about now...... Instead, you should worry about whether something will go wrong with Misha! ”

In the corner, a troll dressed in a rugged, primitive voodoo armor teased with a mocking expression: "Gods, the liquor you brew is even more terrifying than the most toxic non-poisonous potion of our Dark Spear Clan!" Have you forgotten what Lexar said last time? ”

Saying that, this troll shadow hunter with a unique desire to express his desires can also suppress his voice and learn what Lexar looked like at that time:

"Poof~~~! You say it's wine? Are you trying to murder me? ”

"Hahaha~~~~" There was a burst of laughter in the tent, even the man with facial paralysis who had always been silent and had a scarce expression. The corners of his mouth are slightly curled.

"Shut up, Rokhan Khan!" The red-faced panda wine fairy, who was teased and laughed at by everyone, turned around and said threateningly: "Next time, don't want me to help you pay for the wine again!" ”

Let's talk about it. He was also "annoyed and angry" and shook his round body and pounced on the shadow hunter who was imitating and funny in the corner. The whole room was filled with the flickering figures of these two living treasures, and the laughter of everyone was full of interest.

Amid the laughter of the crowd, a storm raven with black fur had already flown through the rolled curtain and into the command room. In the next second, under the gaze of everyone, it suddenly flickered and extended into a slightly thin minotaur......

"Hi, two seniors. What are you guys playing? The Druid Shotai Rune Totem stared at a pair of big innocent eyes and looked with great interest at the "scuffle" of Panda Brewmaster Storm Spirits and Shadow Hunter Rokhan ......

"Stop talking nonsense, little bean sprouts!" Compared with the slightly embarrassed Lao Chen and Luo Khan, the violent cow who had already been familiar with Xiao Zheng was not so polite, and asked bluntly: "I have been going for so long, have you found any useful news?" Or are you patronizing and having fun? ”

"Don't underestimate me, violent maniac! How could I not be able to handle such a simple task when I went out myself? ”

Hearing Anak's eager but skeptical inquiry, the little Zhengtai Cole Terror Totem raised his chin proudly and put on a leisurely expression, as if he was reminding everyone in the camp, "Come and ask me!" ”

"Alright, don't sell it, little one." The old white cow Barasen Linghoof, who was sitting on the side, put down the teacup and asked directly: "Everyone is waiting for you to find out the important information!" ”

As a powerhouse of the older generation and a unique identity as a soul walker, the old white bull has a high reputation among the minotaur clan. With his words, Xiao Zhengtai naturally will not sell Guanzi and lose everyone's appetite. Coughing twice and clearing his throat, Cole Terror Totem also made his expression stern, and said with a straight look:

"The humans of Theramore will send out a large army in two days to provoke a war...... But I didn't find out about the specific direction and goal. ”

Looking at everyone's slightly disappointed expressions, Xiao Zhengtai, who was eager to prove his worth, immediately continued to add urgently:

"But there's another important piece of news I've heard!"

Facing the gaze of everyone who refocused on him, Xiao Zhengtai looked at the violent cow behind the long table, and said solemnly:

"It's a matter of ...... I think we need to do our best to get in touch with the Elder Overseer of the Upper Good...... Orgrimmar was under construction, and several orc leaders, including Don, Gazruvi, Thrall, and King Sarufar, were gathering in front of a huge map of Kalimdor in front of them, frowning and thinking about where the Kul Tiras navy might attack......

Old Tang, who was smoking a cigar and spitting a smoke ring, looked back and forth in the three locations of the Echo Islands, the Orc Docks, and the Northern Castle that had not yet been built, analyzing which of the three admirals was the most likely to land or attack, and which one would be the first to be hit.

And at this moment, the buckle on Old Tang's belt suddenly began to heat up. In the surprised eyes of everyone, he took out the magic contact device given to him by the elf prince, and Old Tang himself raised his eyebrows slightly, quite surprised.

There are only three ports in this set of magic communication devices, one is in the hands of the elf prince, one is this piece of old Tang, and the last piece was temporarily handed over by old Tang to the younger brother who led the army to support the terror totem sentry......

Now the device was activated suddenly...... What happened to the elven prince?

Or is the admiral really brainless enough to lead troops to attack the terror totem outpost?

Pressing the doubts in his heart, Old Tang poured the power of the sun in his body into the crystal device. In the next second, in the reflection projected by the blue light, the face of a violent cow slowly emerged.

"Anak? What's up? Old Tang's tone was puzzled, and he asked incomprehensibly.

The violent cow put on a slightly strange expression and hesitated to speak:

"Brother... There's a message that I think I should inform you of......"

"Lord of Theramore, that human chick named Gianna seems to have been placed under house arrest by her father......"

"Bang Dang"

The sound of a chair colliding with the ground suddenly sounded beside Old Tang. Old Tang turned around in surprise and saw that Sal, who had also heard the news, had already stood up with a "rubbing"......

The face that is definitely "handsome" in the eyes of the orcs seems to ...... Emotions are excited!

After a moment of astonishment, the corners of Old Tang's mouth suddenly hung up with an unscrupulous smile.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it! It turns out that Sal, a decent person with thick eyebrows and big eyes, has even played interracial romance...... Is it consensual love, or unrequited love? Looking at the orc chief who was clenching his fists tightly, Old Tang didn't feel a trace of guilt or anxiety at all, but complained darkly in his heart.

Taresha's tragic fate has been reversed, and she is now staying in the chieftain's mansion in Thrall, planting flowers and grass...... But look at Sal's current appearance, is he obviously an innocent guy who is worried about his sweetheart?

Could it be that this butterfly is not flapping its wings enough?

All of this has happened, but still hasn't been able to stop the ambiguous love affair between Sal and Gianna?

If that's the case, it seems that he still underestimated the charm of Gianna as a woman...... Alsace, Kael'thas, Saar...... Three heroes of high status and different races actually bowed down under the skirt of the same woman......

Nima, kill it, there is wood?

Plus a certain battle five scum blue dragon in the future...... Four admirers of different races are enough to make up a game of mahjong!

What is this for?

Is there no woman left in Azeroth?

Do you want to do something secretly?

At this moment, Old Tang smiled evilly...... (To be continued) Q