Chapter 34: Attack on Torvasa (1)
"Ranloth, though. Just as the young mage was still surprised by the other party's name, Lotherma's expression was once again occupied by seriousness, "You see, this is not work, this is war!"
Watching Lothema lead the way for everyone, Lanlos smiled slightly and whispered to himself, "For me, it's just work. ”
The entire command room was rudimentary, with little to nothing but a marked map pinned to the table with a dagger. It could be seen that the troll's attack was indeed sudden, and no one expected to encounter these monsters so close to Silvermoon City.
"The first time I encountered a troll was yesterday, and the raid was so swift that the entire patrol was almost wiped out. ”
"In order to put an end to similar incidents, I sent scouts at the first time, and I have roughly figured out the scope of their patrol. ”
Pointing to the easternmost mountain of Quel'Salas, Lotherma's golden eyebrows were twisted together: "These trolls are not acting on their own, they are organized and disciplined, and if I guessed correctly, there must be a secret camp lurking somewhere in this mountain." ”
"How many people are there in the secret camp?"
Everyone looked at Lanloth, and except for Lotherma, the other mages all looked surprised, as if they couldn't believe that this kid dared to ignore all of them.
"It's still uncertain, originally I wanted to borrow some spellcasters from Landra who have the ability to explore this area, but I didn't expect ......" looked at the mages one by one, and Lotherma sighed softly.
And such a contemptuous move has angered some people.
"Captain, pay attention to your words and actions, we represent Lord Landra, are you questioning her?"
The spellcaster who took the lead pointed to the four mages except Lanloth and stared at Lotherma with burning eyes, but the latter didn't seem to hear and focused his gaze on Lanloth: "And it seems that you still have some contradictions. ”
"A little bit of a problem. Shrugging his shoulders, Lanlos didn't bother to bother with the alienation and hostility of these people.
"I hope so. Nodding, Lotherma returned to business, "We're going to launch a raid on the trolls tomorrow at dawn, and before that, I'll bring a scout team to determine the trolls' course of movement and the size of the camp. ”
Glancing at the five mages in front of him, Lotherma asked, "Which of you would like to act with me?"
No one answered, and the other four mages looked at Ranros again in tacit understanding, causing Lotherma's gaze to stay on him.
Lan Luos's gaze did not waver in the slightest, and met the other party's gaze extremely calmly. Seeing this, Lotherma, who had been frowning all the time, finally stretched the wrinkles on her forehead: "Very good, it's you, Lanloth." ”
"No problem. Ignoring the gloating eyes of the people around him, the young mage nodded slowly, his calm appearance showing no emotion.
Verrion was one of the early apprentices of the Eastern Temple, and his arcane prowess was nothing short of Randra's other apprentices, but he didn't seem to have the self-knowledge to blame it all on the magister's resources.
Originally, he could only live in the temple in a daze, but he didn't expect to be named by the Magister Landra, and become the leader of the mage team that supports the Far Traveler. Enjoying the constant compliments from his colleagues who used to laugh at him behind his back, Verrien almost floated.
Of course, he hadn't forgotten the stinky boy who dared to talk back to Lord Landra, if it weren't for the other party's eloquence that really crushed him, Lanlos wouldn't have been so quiet along the way.
Now, I'm worried that I don't have a chance to teach this kid a lesson, be a scout, and kill yourself!
Glancing at Verrien, who was glaring at him viciously, Lanlos frowned and was about to speak, but the mage immediately shifted his gaze. Smiling silently, Lanlos continued to focus on Lotherma's explanation.
He knew what the other party was thinking, scouts were a very test of personal ability, and if their professional abilities were not up to par, it was easy to expose themselves to the enemy's encirclement. At least Verrien himself can't be sure that he will be 100% alive to complete the mission.
However, he thought about one thing wrong, the reason why Lanlos failed to become the team leader was not a matter of strength or brains.
Moreover, as mentioned earlier, the living forces in the Wanderer's residence are basically recruits or disabled people who are about to retire, and they are not enough to complete this reconnaissance mission compared to the trolls who can avoid the front-line elves. The only ones who can do the job well are Lotherma and his teammates.
"Come and get acquainted, Lanloth, this is Haduron, my lieutenant. Lotherma pointed to the man who had walked in through the door, and spoke towards Lanloth.
The latter then turned his head, only to feel a dazzling light coming towards him, and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
Her long blonde hair fluttered gently in the wind, barely obscuring her face and sight under the delicately patterned headband. Although the gold and red intersecting chain mail sets are not too different from Lotherma's, a closer look reveals that both the corners of the shoulder guards and the sides of the breastplate are carved with gorgeous and exquisite patterns.
Coupled with that handsome face as bright as a flower, if it weren't for Lan Luos knowing him, he would definitely not think that this was a big man.
"Hello, Lanlos, I hope you can give me a lot of advice on the next mission. "Unlike the seriousness of Lotherma, Ha Shou...... No, Haduron was a little too kind, but Lanloth didn't feel anything wrong.
On the contrary, in his opinion, this is the ranger, this is what the elf ranger should look like, relaxed and free. It was just a simple meeting, and the feeling that Haduron brought to Lanlos was like a breeze, ethereal and chic, and it was refreshing.
"Lots of advice. Smiling slightly, Lanlos held the other man's right hand tightly and touched his shoulder slightly.
Seeing this scene, the corners of Lotherma's mouth hooked up a shallow arc. The caster's power is powerful and mysterious, and even in Quel'Thalas, the mage is a respected being. Unlike Verion's arrogance, Lanloth's affinity was very useful to him.
I believe that the operation will be pleasant.
In line with Lotherma's thoughts, Lanlos is also glad that he has chosen to have a group of teammates who are worth guaranteeing, whether it is reconnaissance or other missions, the safety and success rate can be greatly improved.
Night soon fell, but all the people in the Far Traveler's dwelling did not sleep as peacefully as they had before, and all of them were fully armed and marched under the cover of darkness towards the mountains to the east.
"There's the troll's patrol ahead of you, remember, your job is to mark the targets of those recruits, and don't startle them unless you have to. Lotherma's words were so fast that even Lanloth barely heard them, but the strong tacit understanding made it easy for the other members to understand what he meant.
Seeing that everyone nodded, Lotherma stretched out his hand, and with a slight rustling sound, more than a dozen black shadows disappeared from Lanloth's sight.
"You follow us. "Lothema and Haduron have a different mission than the others, they need the help of Lanloth to make their way deeper into the mountains in order to find clues to the existence of the secret camp, or even the exact location.
As for how to help......
I saw Lanloth's hands pressed left and right on the shoulders of the two of them, and as the complex and long spell slowly exited, the faint light around the three people distorted, and after a few seconds, their figures disappeared directly into the moonlight.
Another 2-ring spell, Lanloth's progress during this time has been outrageously fast.
"With my strength, the invisibility effect will only last for four minutes, if you can't make your way through the troll's blockade and find me at the predetermined location within that time. No one could be seen, but Lanloth's voice came from the shadows under the trees, and he still held their shoulders tightly.
"No problem, pay attention to the signals, and when we cross the blockade, you will evacuate as soon as possible. As soon as Lotherma's words fell, the touch in Lanloth's hand disappeared instantly, and as a light wind blew in his face, Lanlos watched two extremely blurred outlines quickly disappear.
Then, he slowly walked towards the forest in his memory.
This is the advantage of the spellcaster, as long as the magic is sufficient, no one can find him, even if he is standing under the nose of a troll.