Kel'thugad, who was far away in Stratholm to send the Eastern Kingdoms to guard the undead to stabilize the defense, had no idea that he was being investigated by the leader of the Nasrezm clan himself.

Since Arthas led a part of the main force of the Scourge to Northrend, the undead army of the Eastern Kingdoms has shifted from attack to defense.

The kingdom of Lordaeron, which had held out for a long time, finally waited for the return of the main force led by Mogreni, and the problem of the lack of troops in the country was greatly improved.

However, the damage that had been done could not be recovered, and the demonstrator before Akmund's departure completely destroyed the entire town of Andorhar.

To this day, the crater centered on Andohar is still surrounded by a large amount of violent evil energy, and all creatures that come close to the Crater of Andohar will be infected by evil energy.

A large number of wildlife living near Andohal have become contaminated and become more aggressive.

...... in Lordaeron Or until the Alliance manages to clear the remnants of evil energy near the Giant Pit of Andorhar, this area has temporarily become a forbidden area for life.

With the maximum radiation range of the Crater of Andohar as the dividing line, the army of Lordaeron and the Scourge are demarcated.

As soon as Alsace was ordered to leave, Kel'thugard and Baron Rivendell immediately redeployed their forces and pulled the line back to the line of Geron Farm.

On the one hand, it was to avoid the heavily polluted ruins of Andorhar, and on the other hand, it was also to shrink forces to deal with the threat from the rear.

The remaining members of the Knights of the Silver Hand in East Wilder are still trying to regain lost ground.

Abidis and Tairossos had cleared out the scattered undead blocking the road in front of their respective gates, and came to the Cowlin junction to join forces, preparing to concentrate their superior forces to recapture Talon County in the south of East Wild.

The Scourge Legion's most important base in the Eastern Kingdoms is undoubtedly Stratholme, but Talon County cannot afford to be left behind as a base for advancing to the south of East Wild, otherwise the undead army marching on East Tirisfa will face the dilemma of being attacked from the enemy.

Without the annoying radical of Arthas, Kel'thugad and Baron Rivendell, who had other plans, didn't really want to go on the attack.

But in order to complete the remaining mission assigned by the Lich King, they still need to play a little, at least they can't be forced back to Stratholme's lair by the alliance that has returned to the main force by dividing it by two.

Unbeknownst to Kel'thugad himself, Tikdios quietly returned to the Eastern Kingdoms through the remnants of the Legion portal in East Wild.

The disguised Dreadlord leader has become a Stratholme survivor and a smuggler who does business with the Scourge Legion.

Yes, survivors.

As Sarjan had previously revealed at the League Convention, Stratholme still had a large number of living people, all of whom had been spared from the radically blackened Arthasian poison at the behest of Baron Rivendell.

It is true that the undead do not need food and water, nor do they need clothing to protect them from the cold.

However, in order to build all kinds of weapons and equipment and large-scale war weapons for the armed army, the Scourge will still need strategic materials such as stone, wood, and steel, and Stratholme's inventory alone is obviously not enough.

The Scourge Legion, which had long since become the public enemy of the living, could not buy what they wanted through regular channels, and even Quel'Thalas, who had a secret connection to Kel'thugad, could not blatantly transport these things to Stratholme.

As a result, opportunists such as smugglers rose up at the right time.

Today, the city of Stratholme is home to a number of living traders who have smuggling channels.

These mercenary guys usually have no discipline to speak of, as long as they have money to earn and life to live, they can even sell their mothers, and betraying the race is nothing to them.

The smuggler that Tikdios chose to replace was a powerful smuggler with a fairly well-equipped armed bodyguard who was responsible for smuggling all sorts of goods from Quel'Thalas to the Scourge for profit.

Such a miscellaneous fish mixed in the gray area at the bottom of society is naturally unable to resist Tikdios, and without anyone noticing, Tikdios replaces the smuggler nicknamed Scareye.

It just so happened that in three days' time, Baron Rivendell would summon smugglers, including Scareye, to come to the door, and Kel'thugad should be with him.

Tikdios, who had already done his research, planned to take the opportunity to get up close and personal with Kel'thugad and personally assess whether he was worth the Nasrezm clan's risk.

At the same time, Yinas and Tina Gosa, who are in Unicorn City, notice that something is wrong.

The penetration ability of the Dreadlord is indeed not to be underestimated, not to mention that this time it is Tikdios who is beneficial to all the Dreadlord Apex.

But...... There is still a basic law in everything.

The Dreadlord replaces the original owner by not completely devouring his existence and memory, but by simulating his personality and behavior as perfectly as possible through his superb observation and acting skills.

However, there are some things that you don't know is not known.

The smuggler "Scareye", who was killed and replaced by Tikdios, is not really a smuggler, but a peripheral intelligence agent that Backlightblade has developed in Stratholme City since years ago.

Even Kel'thugard and Baron Rivendell don't know about this.

At regular intervals, Scareye avoids all of his men, keeps a record of his recent observations in Stratholme, and places the letters in the agreed locations, waiting for the elite of Backlight Blade to pick them up.

I don't know if it was Tikdios' bad luck or the number of days, but in the more than a month that he observed and simulated Scareye, he just avoided the time when Scareye and the upper line were connected, and he was in the middle of this window period without contact.

So, of course, Tikdios failed to grasp this vital information.

The fifth day after Scar's death was supposed to be the agreed time for him to contact Backlightblade's upline, but the elite High Elf thieves who infiltrated Stratholme were never able to find the letter that should have been deposited in the agreed place.

What's even stranger is that when the elite thief sneaks into Scareye's smuggling den, thinking that Scareye has had an accident or defected, he sneaks into Scareye's smuggling den to spy on him, he unexpectedly discovers that Scareye is still alive and well, and he has no intention of escaping because of his betrayal of Backlight Blade.

As a demigod-level demon, Tikdios immediately noticed that someone nearby was spying on him, but he didn't take it to heart.

According to what Tikdios observed recently when he was lurking in Stratholm City, Stratholme City is now a mixed bag, and the countries of the alliance have sent many spies to inquire about it.

Not to mention, Scareye has at least 3 countries under his command, and as a veteran with a high status among smugglers, it is not surprising that Scareye will be watched.

Due to this subtle intelligence gap, Tikdios did not choose to reveal his identity and kill him, which laid an important foreshadowing for his future defeat.

After years of learning and training with her brothers and sisters, although Tina Gossa still has a cheerful personality, she is no longer the little kid who only knows how to be naughty and mischievous.

"Strange ......"

Xiao Tina and Yin Nasi, who were also full of doubts, glanced at each other, and immediately raised their own questions: "Obviously the person is still there, but you miss the time for the delivery of information with peace of mind?" What kind of operation is this? ”

"Hmmm......"

Yin Nasi, who has more life experience, has a slight look in her eyes, obviously thinking of something.

"Unless...... The identity of this outlying underliner was replaced by a bag drop before we knew it, and Scareye, who is still in Stratholme, is no longer himself. ”

"Huh?"

Tina Gossa touched the dragon horn on her forehead in confusion: "But the thief who sent the news back said......"

"Yes."

A cold glint flashed in Yin Nasi's eyes: "Scar's every move is no different from before, hehe~ This familiar perfect play reminds me of a demon I hunted during the Ancient War." ”

Tina is not stupid, on the contrary, as a blue dragon, she has a flexible brain, and through the information revealed by Yinas, little Tina, who is still lacking in experience, also quickly thought of a possibility.

"Aunt Yinas, you mean ......"

"Hmm."

Yin Nas smiled and tapped his finger on the roster with Scar-Eye written on it: "Dreadlord, interesting, I want to see who infiltrated Stratholme at this point in time." ”

"If it works well, maybe ...... We'll also be able to catch a big fish and have a big surprise for the Sarren, who is busy in Kalimdor. ”