Chapter 57: Encounter with an Ogre
Dunhold is adjacent to the Arathi Heights, separated only by a wall of Soladin. The wall, which separates the Hills of Hillsbride from the Arathi Highlands, is tens of kilometers long and secures the birthplace of the Alahi Empire, two thousand years ago. With the expansion of human beings, the wall lost its original function and gradually fell into disuse. Now it looks dilapidated, with many pieces of damage.
In recent years, there have been many territorial disputes between the kingdom of Stormgard on this side of the wall and the kingdom of Alterac on the other side. Solas Thorbain wanted to renovate the Great Wall, but financial constraints prevented him from doing so. With the fall of the kingdom of Alterac, this is even less necessary.
When Jiang Weihan and a small number of men followed Ferdin's team through the wall of Soradin, the veteran paladin spread its history to Jiang Weihan. And there was one person in the audience who was very different - he was a green-skinned orc.
"I heard that it was you who interceded for me in court/court, young lord." The skin of the old orcs is slightly grayish, which is noticeably different from those of the younger ones. Maybe it's because it's less affected by demonic blood? "I don't understand why."
"Don't understand what?" Jiang Weihan looked at Itreig.
Itreg said bluntly, "You don't seem to have dealt with orcs, and no orcs have spared your life. ”
"Then you think I'm here to be able to have an orc matchmaker to convince the other orcs to join in the fight against the Lich King."
"But why do my people fight the Lich King? We don't even know what it is. ”
"No, no, you're well acquainted with the Lich King." Jiang Weihan shook his head and smiled mockingly, "His name is Nao Zu, yes, he is the old shaman who was once admired by everyone of the Draenor orcs. ”
Itregu's blood-red eyes widened, "This can't be! ”
"Nothing is impossible. That's fate. ”
Jiang Weihan no longer paid attention to the old orc, he took out the notebook on his body and looked through it. This is the notebook that Medivin gave him when he left. Jiang Weihan has been studying it since he got it, and the knowledge recorded in it is too profound, and he can only figure out a very small part of it. He understood that there was too much gap between his current realm and Medivan, who was at the peak of his strength at that time. On the contrary, it was Karthas, the singer of death, who benefited a lot from borrowing and watching it.
Jiang Weihan learned a cool skill called "Soul Walker". This spell allows him to go out of his body during deep meditation and travel as a spirit. Spirits can communicate directly with human consciousness, and can also dive into other people's dreams.
He scrutinized the role of the "Soul Walker", and it seemed that its purpose was - pretending to be a ghost and scary?
Gianna had read the note as well, but the genius magician said he barely understood what it meant, let alone learned any spells from it. Jiang Weihan was a little strange, could it be that his spell talent would be higher than Gianna's? He thought it was unlikely.
Maybe it's because he spent more than a year in the Emerald Dream Realm, and in that strange world, his spirit has been refined every moment. And the meditation of the mages is to enter the state between dreams and awakenings, between reality and illusion, and between spirit and flesh. Most mages find it difficult to enter meditation quickly, but Jiang Weihan has an easy time because his body has long remembered the feeling of meditation. Gianna also praised his talent, especially after learning that he had never been exposed to magic before.
The genius mage of Dalaran was also in the accompanying ranks. She had sneaked into the orc shelter with Arthas before, and the orcs inside were listless, numb like animals in captivity. Now that she knew that a chief had freed them, Gianna was eager to meet the leader who would reinvigorate the orcs. See what's so special about this legendary chieftain who was raised by humans.
After crossing the wall of Soladin, a group of soldiers from Fort Riptide inquired about their origins, and upon learning that they were envoys of the Alliance, Garin Thorbain, Prince of Stormgard, roared with a troop of cavalry.
Garin saw the old orc Itreig in the crowd for the first time, and he asked Fording in amazement: "Your Excellency, why is there an orc in your team who is not wearing shackles?" ”
"Because we will return him to his people in exchange for the sincerity of peace," said Ferdin. ”
"This is what your emissary called 'free from the worries of Riptide Castle'?" Galin's thin face was filled with gloom and dissatisfaction.
"Yes, Prince Garin."
"But that's not the way we want to!" Garin glared angrily, "What we want is to exterminate all the orcs entrenched in our land, not a negotiation!" ”
Jiang Weihan said: "But now the human world is facing a threat many times more severe than that of orcs, and that is the common threat of the living world. ”
"Who are you?" Garin glared.
Kyle rode out from behind Jiang Weihan, "You're a little rude. ”
Garin looked at the golden-armored angel with wings on his back in surprise, rubbed his eyes, and said incredulously: "Angel? ”
"Angel of Judgment." Kyle accentuates the pronunciation of the first two words.
Garin noticed the strangely shaped sword of judgment in her hand, as well as the coldness in her eyes, and he stepped back slightly: "We Stormgard need to reconsider the possibility of joining the Alliance. I hope you can come back intact from the savage orcs. Good bye! ”
The Riptide Castle Prince's words revealed undisguised malice, and then he turned his horse's head and galloped away with his knights.
"Looks like I'm dragging you down." Itreig laughed heartlessly.
"If you really lose the kingdom of Stormgard because of this, that's really bad news. The soldiers here are very brave and good at fighting, and I saw the strength of this mountain people in the last war. ”
"Maybe we'll get an orc ally?" Jiang Weihan laughed, and he turned to Itrieg, "Do you think it's possible, Itrieg?" ”
Itrig grinned, "You'll have to meet the new tribe to know." But I hope that my people are indeed free from the influence of demonic blood, so that there is hope for what you say. ”
Kyle said, "Commander, it looks like we need to make Valoran's reputation known. ”
"Uh, what do you say?"
"Who are you?" She imitated Prince Garin's tone, and Jiang Weihan immediately understood what she meant.
But......
"You're kidding, Kyle."
By about four o'clock in the afternoon, the team had reached the eastern part of the Arathi Heights. This place is actually beyond the protected area of the Stormgard army, and the rest of the world may encounter orcs at any time. So everyone started to be more vigilant. Although they are not here for battle, the negotiating team cannot be beaten by the orcs as enemies and then taken prisoner.
Kyle said suddenly, "There's a battle ahead. ”
Jiang Weihan immediately said: "You take off to investigate the situation first, and we will come right away!" ”
The angel stretched his wings and flew into the sky, taking the first step towards the front.
"Could it be a battle between orcs and humans?" Furding was a little worried. If that's the case, they'll be very embarrassed.
"Let's take a look first!"
The team was all on horseback, so after speeding up they quickly arrived at the place of battle. Kyle has joined the fight, and what Fording feared doesn't happen, as the two sides of the battle are humans and ogres!
Just ahead, a dozen ogres were chasing some refugees. Soldiers with Riptide Insignia are evacuating to stop the ogre's attack. But in front of these monsters twice as tall as humans, even the cavalry would be knocked out by the ogre's mace, not to mention the two two-headed ogres who could cast spells!
So before Kyle joined the fight, the human side suffered heavy casualties. It's not so much an interception as it is a rupture. It was only after the angels joined that they were able to stabilize the situation. Because Kyle alone has restrained nearly half of the ogres, and a two-headed ogre has become a corpse.
"Brothers, attack! Kill the ogre! Ferding took his hammer and rushed into battle.
He was accompanied by knights from the Silver Hand, and Jiang Weihan also brought cavalry from the Demacia Pioneer Battalion. They rallied under the leadership of Fording and charged towards the ogre.
Jiang Weihan took out the Staff of Time from the space, and with a wave of his hand, he hung a time bomb on the head of an ogre warrior who was chasing the soldiers of Fort Riptide, and slowed down the other who was rushing towards the refugees, making it unable to run at all.
Gianna was also unwilling to be left behind. After chanting the incantation, an ice arrow whistled towards the nearest ogre, striking a strong ogre who was striking.
In the blink of an eye, Itreg was empty-handed in the team. The old warrior picked up a one-handed axe from a soldier who had been killed in battle, weighed it, seemed to feel that it was not enough, and found a sword near another corpse. Then he let out a war cry and charged towards the ogre's largest place.
The addition of reinforcements turned the tide of the retreat of the Riptide soldiers.
The commander of the Riptide Soldiers rode on his horse and shouted, "Assemble, Riptide Soldiers!" Assemble and fight back against the ogre! ”
Then he rushed to the place where the ogres were most. Suddenly, an ogre reached out and grabbed one of the soldiers' thighs, hurled him as a weapon at the commander, and charged at him before he could dodge.
The commander hurriedly catches the soldier who flies over, only to find that his neck has been twisted into a strange shape. When he looked up, he saw the ogre smiling and lifting the stone hammer, which was two or three times larger than a normal person's head, and smashed it down on him.
"Light above......," he muttered, unable to dodge it, and could only raise his shield in vain. With the ogre's powers, this blow will smash him and the mount below him into meat sauce.
"Plop", he felt the shield block something, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a large, ogre's head fall next to the horse's hoof, rolling to the side. Blood was still spurting from the severed neck.
He dropped his shield in a daze, and found that the ogre who was going to crush him had no head on its neck and was crumbling.
Someone saved him when he was dying.
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