Danas felt a chill. "Orcs...... Swept away the entire civilization?" He looked up at Tasresa. "Looks like they practiced a bit before they went to Azeroth. ”

"That's right. It's just that Azeroth didn't let them slaughter like Draenor did. We are stronger. ”

"Perhaps, it's a little bit of luck. He shook his head, his face very stern. "All civilization of peaceful peoples. What a shame. He turned his attention back to the Raven Man. "Go on. You say that the Draenei are peace-loving, but also powerful, and that the orcs were uncivilized at first. How could they possibly wipe out these draenei?"

"Orcs ......," Gryzke pondered his words. "United, no more separated. ”

"The orcs do have different clans," Tasresa said. "It sounds like they're not a unified, led tribe. ”

"Long ears are right!" Gryzke exclaimed excitedly. The insult filled Tasresa's face with anger. If it had been another time, Danas would have burst out laughing. "Orc Alliance...... United. They get stronger, savage. The skin becomes ...... Well. From this," he pointed to a brown feather, "to this," and then he pointed to a green feather.

"Their skin has changed color, too, from brown to green?" Danas asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes! The greenskins attacked, killing the Draenei. The Raven Man said, "We're next!" He pointed to the great ruins that were faintly visible from among the trees. "Oakington. Draney Dead Man sleeps there. It's sacred. Most ......" it patted the land.

"Most of them underground?" Danas asked.

Gryzke nodded, "Underground, bend." Yes. Now they're all dead. ”

An idea flashed through Danas's head. "Have you ever been there? to Oakington?

Gryzke nodded enthusiastically.

"Do you know how to get in?" Danas asked.

Gryzke nodded. "I've gone down before. Go down. Many times. But...... Why do you want to go there?"

"I'm Danas Torbain of the Alliance," Danas replied. "We chased the orc horde from our world until here. I want to attack them tomorrow, watch them die, remove their threat. They hid in those tunnels. I'm going to look for them. We...... Can let you help us. ”

Tasresa looked at him disapprovingly, but Danas ignored his eyes. Gryzk was no threat, and he clearly hated the Horde. If he could keep the Alliance from getting lost in the labyrinth of a dead city, Danas would be willing to do so.

"Gretz - me. I know a way. this road. The orcs who live here don't know. He leaned forward. "I know where they live, and the path that the new orcs will take. ”

Danas and Tasresa looked at each other again. "Unbelievable, but useful news. After a while, Danas said, "We ......."

"Ahh The Raven Man stood up excitedly, staring at the griffons resting in the trees. The griffon's claws sink deep into the branch where they are, and its head is nested in its wings. He ran to the griffins.

"Gorgeous!" He whispered, reaching out his "hand" to caress the flank of the nearest griffon. The griffon shuddered slightly, but did not wake up. Danas noticed that Gryzk's hands were more like sharp claws. But he was so gentle when he stroked the griffin's feathers.

"That one over there, what are you doing!" A Hammer Dwarf shouted. Walk briskly towards Gryzk.

"Relax, Vorgon," Danas shouted to the dwarf before the dwarf could grab their potential new guide. "They're called griffins, and they're from our world," Danas explained to Gryzk. "Every griffin has a rider, a hammer dwarf, like this Furgon. ”...

Gryzke had already touched the last griffon here. It was shivering there, as if from the cold, though it was fairly warm that night," she said, stroking its wings and back.

"That's Skywing," Furgon's voice sounded hoarser than usual. "Kudran's mount. ”

Gryzk's beak was closed and his head was tilted to look at Danas. "The rider of Skywing, Kudran, is the leader of the Brute Hammer Dwarves," Danas explained. He ...... Died in today's battle. ”

Gryzke nodded. "Ahh Captive. I saw him. ”

"Captive?" Danas exclaimed.

"The orcs have brought their captives into Oakington. Looks like him," the birdman pointed to Vorgon. "Red hair, long on the chin. On the face, a blue pattern. He's noisy. ”

Danas felt a thrill in his heart. Kudran is still alive? He turned to Tasreza. "We need to free him. ”

"The dwarves understand the risks of the mission," the Ranger replied grimly. "Focus on the big picture, not personal grievances. ”

But Danas shook his head. "Kudran is one of Tulayan's most trusted adjutants. Since he is alive, it must be because the tribe knows that he knows our army well, so they want to find some valuable information - if they can get him to speak. We need to get him out before that happens. And this ...... The Raven Man can take us to him. ”

Tasresa sighed. "Gryzk, it's dangerous for you to come to our aid, there's no doubt about it. Why would you do this?"

Simple answer. You're against the tribe," Gryzk said. "I also hate the tribes because of what they did to the Raven people, to our world. ”

Danas's gaze shifted from Gryzk to Tusresa. Ranger nodded. This is their best chance - and if Gryzke tries to betray them, he'll pay the price, soon.

"Do it," he said.

Gryzke sketched a rough map of Oakington and its many passages, and then explained them to them in an increasingly coherent lingua franca. Danas, who had decided to send a small squad of soldiers to rescue Kudran, abandoned the idea. Because, he already has a better plan.

Now, he walks in a dark tunnel, the torch in his hand being the only source of light. Gryzk was about ten paces ahead of him, and the ravens and elves didn't need any lights to see clearly.

Behind Danas was half of the Alliance's army.

"The passage is wide—ten Alliance soldiers can move together," Gryzke assured him. "And it's high. Even ogres just need to bend over. Delaney is well built. Destroy...... The explosion that destroyed the central passage did not affect the exterior tunnels. Still clean, dry and safe. ”

The Raven Man convinced Danas. When Rillian and Gryzk entered the passage the birdmen had told them and came back to report, Danas was even more convinced of this. "It's like the long hall in the palace," said the Ranger, "exactly as he said." I didn't see anything else, not even small bugs. ”

"We're going to split into two teams," Danas decided. "Half of the army followed me through the passage into Oakington. The other half attacked from the main entrance, crossing the ruins of the temple and attracting the attention of the tribe inside, while we acted from their rear. Once we're in place, we'll start attacking, sandwiching the orcs between us. ”

Now, less than an hour after entering the tunnel, Gryzk stopped and pointed to a door embedded in the wall. "Behind here, the stairs," the Raven Man explained. "To Oakington. ”...

Danas frowned. He remembered the labyrinth that the Raven Man had drawn for him. "And you don't know exactly where the tribe will be, or where they will keep their captives?" He asked again.

Unfortunately, Birdman's answer is exactly the same as the last time. "I know the way to Oakington, but I don't know how much further along. At that moment, the shadow of his turban made his elongated face look particularly evil. "My people - we are not really welcomed. The Delaney revere their necrons and do not welcome outsiders to invade. I'm here to explore -- to know a little. However, there are only a few. ”

Danas nodded. He knew that he couldn't hope much for the Raven Man, and he couldn't lead the crowd directly to Kudran. But he also didn't want to wander aimlessly through miles of passages where the orcs could hide in the shadows and ambush them.

Gryzk reached for the door—and jumped backwards, his beak colliding up and down in surprise, and he curled up, his claws raised. There was only a creak, and the door opened. Danas raised his shield and sword—and paused, staring at the figure behind the wide open door. (To be continued......)

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