The Valley of Thorns is a humid and sultry rainforest with a very impressive vegetation density.

When you pass over the dense forest, you can't see through the dense foliage.

In order to find Cheng Bo who was the first to come in the rainforest, the three of them had to descend into the forest and walk through it, searching carefully along the way.

Coming down the winding river to a small lake, the three of them, who had been tormented by the sweltering heat, planned to rest for the night.

As a seasoned adventurer, Saray knew very well that you couldn't camp near a water source.

In this hot and humid rainforest, the human body loses water quickly, as do the animals.

The natives of the Valley of Thorns often come to the rivers and lakes to rehydrate, and if they are not careful, they may encounter the beasts that come to drink.

Sareen is not afraid of wild beasts, but there is no need to waste time and energy on them, it is important to find someone.

In the past, it is common for Salian to hang sleeping bags from large trees near water sources.

Living in a tree cannot completely eliminate danger, and there are many beasts that can climb trees.

But generally speaking, carnivores don't settle near water sources, and the only time to worry about is snakes coiled around trees.

There are many species of venomous snakes in the rainforest, and even the occasional encounter with a large python.

Before entering the sleeping bag, Stellagossa cast a spell on each of the three people's sleeping bags, and all the wandering creatures in the vicinity instinctively avoided it.

The movement of this spell is so small that you can't spot it without looking closely.

However, it also has the weakness that it only works on animals and insects, and cannot dispel sapient beings.

As is customary, the trio will take turns to stay overnight to avoid having their heads cut off by jungle trolls who touch the trees while they sleep.

The first half of the night was difficult, and Salian volunteered to let Stella Gossa and Valera fall asleep first, and he watched his surroundings vigilantly with his eyes open.

The thorn valley rainforest is not quiet at night, and even if you don't mention the sound of insects chirping one after another, you can occasionally hear the movement of nocturnal creatures when they go out hunting.

The first half of the night passed without incident, and around 2 a.m., Sarlian keenly caught some unusual sounds in the midst of the roar of insects and beasts.

"Rustle~"

'Someone approaching? ’

The sound of rubbing the leaves of the plants was getting closer and closer to Lake Neferiti, where the three of them were resting, and judging by the scale of the movement, it should be some kind of swarm of creatures.

Valilla didn't have the same sharp senses as dragons, and she slept soundly at this moment.

Stellagossa didn't have as much experience in adventuring outside as Sarren and Valeera, and was relatively alert in her sleep, and she wasn't awakened until the other person was close enough distance.

In the darkness of the night, Sarren's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was engrossed in the direction in which the voice came from.

"Huh~"

It wasn't long before a tall fanged monster with a metal battle axe in his hand stepped out first, cautiously looking left and right.

After confirming that there was no danger, he silently waved behind him, and more companions followed in his footsteps towards the lake.

Sure enough...... Jungle trolls. ’

All jungle trolls are nominally subordinate to the Gulabash Empire, under the jurisdiction of the suzerain's clan, Gulabash.

The Kingdom of Stormwind had some friction with the Gulabash Empire long before the Orc invasion, when the young princes Medivan, Lothar, and Ryan stormed the fortresses of the Gulabash Empire and turned the city upside down.

As alien invaders, the orcs treat all races of Azeroth equally.

Just hit it.

After Stormwind was breached, the orcs also invaded the Valley of Thorns and fought a great battle against the jungle trolls of the Gulabash Empire.

In the end, no one could help anyone.

The first Great Chieftain of the tribe was unwilling to do so, and wanted to continue to take down these difficult fanged monsters in one go.

But when the more strategic-minded second Grand Chief, Orgrim, came to power, he gave up on his trolls and headed north, making the defeat of the Alliance his primary goal.

As long as the alliance is defeated, the biggest threat standing in front of the tribe, there is a chance to slowly clean up the jungle trolls.

Due to a number of objective factors, Orgrim's plan did not go as expected.

The Stormwind Kingdom and the Gulabash Empire, which are also devastated by their vitality, have been recuperating in the last two years.

After the defeat of the Horde, Varian returned to his homeland with the people of the Stormwind Kingdom.

Although the Stormwind Kingdom officials are temporarily unable to expand into the Twilight Forest, the local militia Night's Watch has not let its guard down on its evil neighbors.

Before the three of Sarjan bid farewell to Varian and Onexia and the others and set off from Stormwind, Matthias Shore brought information from Varian.

This information was presented to Varian by the Night's Watch in the Twilight Forest to Stormwind Fortress, and was mainly about the movements of the Gulabash Empire over the past two years.

The jungle trolls have an unusually fierce fighting style, and in the war against the orcs, the Gulabash clan who are the first to charge at the forefront have suffered heavy losses.

Seeing that the Sect Master's clan was weakened, the other jungle troll clans living in the Valley of Thorns began to stir up, and the following thoughts came to mind.

The jungle trolls want to respect the strong, as long as they can prove that their clan is stronger than Gulabash, the position of suzerain is not out of reach.

Of course, the Gulabash clan could not just sit back and watch the younger brother rebel, and with the advice of a scheming sorcerer, the two big clans of the jungle trolls fought each other first under the secret instigation of Gulabash.

The strength of these two clans is only below that of Gulabash, and each occupies a large territory in the Valley of Thorns.

The two major clans fought, and they themselves could hold on with their strong capital, but the small and medium-sized clans in the vicinity were affected by the pond fish, and many small clans had disappeared under the flames of war.

As a last resort, the remnants of these small clans had no choice but to break through to the south, intending to regain a relatively peaceful territory to live in.

The Darkspear Clan is one of them.

Among the many jungle troll clans, the Dark Spear is one of the most inconspicuous small clans, and it is not seen by the big clans such as the Blood Top and the Skull.

According to the information provided by the barrage, in the original history, the Dark Spear Clan gradually grew into a major clan among the jungle trolls because they hugged the lap of the new tribe, and its power even surpassed the declining Gulabash.

The barrage doesn't know if the Dark Spear Clan will have that kind of encounter on this timeline.

For now, at least, they are fleeing like lost dogs in the Valley of Thorns.

The jungle trolls that appear on the shores of Lake Neferiti are from the Darkspear Clan.

Seeing more and more old, weak, sick and disabled people coming out of the forest, Salian roughly estimated that the total number of people in this clan was only a few hundred, and there were only a few dozen people with strong combat ability.

Saray didn't open his eagle eyes to snoop, not enough According to past experience, these trolls with "stronger" combat power are only about 20 levels at most, and even elite-level combat power is very small.

The Darkspear Trolls, who had been on the road overnight, did not intend to stay at the lake for long, and only filled the lake with a little water and hurried south.

They seem intent on heading to the relatively calm southern cape area, far away from the growing scale of civil war in the northern part of the jungle.

But that's easier said than done.

Referring to the map of the Thorn Valley provided by Madias Shore, from Lake Neferiti to the Gulabash Arena, you need to pass through the skull-splitting troll's lair, Baryaman.

This is probably the reason why the Darkspear Trolls travel at night, in order to avoid the peak of the Skullsplit's activity.

Without saying a word, Saray watched silently as the Darkspear Troll continued its journey south after completing its fetching of water.

Although the Darkspear trolls remained as silent as possible, the commotion they caused during the process of fetching water woke Valera and Stella Gossa.

Lying on a sleeping bag on high alert, Valera asked through the soul link, "Do you want to make a move?" As a local native, this small clan may have information about Cheng Bo Storm Spirits. ”

"There's no hurry."

Sarren glanced at Stellagosa, and Little Star immediately summoned a crow demon and hung far behind the Darkspear Clan as they migrated south.

"You'd better rest and recuperate, and we'll follow the demon's guidance early tomorrow morning."

Watching Valilla sleepily re-enter her sleeping bag, Sarjan and the already energetic little star glanced at each other, and both sighed at the same time.

'After this trouble, I must make a trip to the Temple of the Dragon's Sleep and ask Alexstasa about the process of blessing life. ’