mtlumby2d Chapter 511 The Mission is Attacked
Chapter 511 The Mission is Attacked
The Shadow Council, also known as the Shadow Council...
It can be said that the tribe's rise and fall were both due to the Shadow Council.
Gul'dan, greedy for the power of the Dark Titans, ultimately attempted to absorb the demonic power of the Eye of Sargeras, but died in the Tomb of Sargeras, leaving the Shadow Council leaderless...
Just then, Orgrim seized the opportunity to usurp power, challenging Blackhand, the puppet chieftain of the Blackrock clan, and taking the position of Warchief.
It was Gul'dan's death that rewrote the history of the orcish tribes...
Driven by resentment over long periods of enslavement and oppression, over 9% of the Shadow Council members were killed... However, the orcs' magical power weakened, causing the orc clans to disintegrate, beset by internal and external troubles, becoming a scattered mess...
The ogre servants took the opportunity to join the army and escape, leaving the troll allies unable to provide support. The enslavement and oppression of the demons were not completely eliminated, and the human alliance's siege, revenge, and pursuit never ceased.
Most of the remaining orcs were either captured or continued to flee... Orcs went from defenders of their homeland to slaves, then from slaves to servants of invaders, and finally to the enslaved... hoping to become free people...
They endured countless hardships, constantly on the run...
It's practically a bloody history of animal slavery, and in the end, no one found redemption...
Homes destroyed, less than one in ten survived...
In the ensuing Battle of Blackrock Mountain, even though Warchief Orgrim defeated Grand Duke Lothar, the Lion of the Alliance, he succumbed to his injuries and died in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands...
Thrall, son of Durotan, chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan, inherited the position of Warchief of Orgrim Doomhammer and led his people to continue their arduous struggle for survival...
It wasn't until they heeded the prophecy of the Blood Raven Prophet, the embodiment of Medivh's spirit, and led the last of their bloodline across the sea to Kalimdor, establishing the city of Orgrimmar, that the new Horde finally gained a foothold.
The new tribe has made many friends and has a complex internal composition...
To this day, a subtle rivalry exists between the Shadow Council and the shamans and druids of the Earthen Ring, who also support each other. Warchief Thrall must rely on their power while simultaneously guarding against the Shadow Council taking advantage of the situation...
The remaining members of the Shadow Council, along with warlocks, rogues, and witch doctors, are mostly entrenched in remote areas of the Shadow Rift, the Dark Alley being the only area in Orgrimmar where sunlight never reaches...
Just as the Murder Trail in Silvermoon City holds many untold stories, the throne in the King's Garden of Undercity still echoes with the memory of the Prince of Lordaeron's patricide and destruction of his kingdom.
In the Forgotten Pools of the Soul Highlands of Thunder Bluff, members of the Royal Apothecaries' Guild are still deceiving the Horde's warriors under the guise of saving lives, gathering more experimental materials and data for plague potions. In the name of this life-saving elixir, they are actually creating a deadly poison that will destroy everything...
The most dangerous place in Orgrimmar is the entrance to Shadow Rift in the heart of the city, a place shrouded in shadow and emitting a purple glow...
Apart from a few vendors and daring lone wolves, few people linger in the dark alleyways.
A protective barrier surrounds Ragefire Chasm, which the shadow warlocks claim is absolutely safe; however, monsters occasionally venture out, and banditry and fraud are not uncommon in the alleyways of Orgrimmar...
Vol'jin, Warchief Thrall's most loyal companion and the current leader of the Darkspear trolls, believes that the lava and elemental creatures of Ragefire Chasm are also a resource for the Horde...
The natural prison and the natural crypts used for research on the power of the earth can also serve as training grounds for new Horde warriors... As Orgrimmar's last strategic depth, the exact destination of the deep crevices here remains to be explored.
However, High Overlord Saurfang, as commander of the Kor'kron Elite Guard, knew that a secret force was digging a network of underground tunnels... possibly extending southeast from the Great Caverns to the Barrens near the Ratchet coast, and northwest to Ashenvale towards Feralas...
Whether the Crossroads to Thousand Needles, and Camp Taurajo, connects to the Tauren territory, is currently unknown...
Therefore, Ragefire Chasm and Shadow Rift, the most dangerous areas in Orgrimmar, have always been reserved as special zones. Warlocks from the Shadow Council and certain suspected criminals are assigned to guard the entrances, serving as both punishment and a chance for redemption...
Some remnants of smaller clans, whose loyalty is still questionable, such as the Fireblade Clan, Shattered Hand Clan, Blackrock Clan, Shadowmoon Clan, and the Bloodring and Raider Clans, reside here. This includes the half-orc Garona assassin apprentices and criminals who were once controlled by Gul'dan of the Shadow Council...
Under normal circumstances, ordinary orcs would avoid going to Shadow Rift... and wouldn't even dare to stay there for long.
This place is indeed the central intersection of Orgrimmar, whether you're heading to the Warchief's Throne Hall, the side gate of the Valley of Spirits, the main gate of the Valley of Power, or the inner gate of the Valley of Honor...
They all have to go through dark alleyways... there's no way to avoid it.
Therefore, this is the perfect spot to ambush the ambassador, and the barracks of the various clans are also some distance away!
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As Lorraine made way for the envoy's party, the wolf riders had already advanced halfway. The entire delegation of the Forgotten Shadows had just reached Lorraine's side. He looked up and saw the Forgotten Saintess looking at him from the platform atop the giant kodo beast...
Their eyes met, and they both felt a sense of familiarity.
The Forgotten Saintess was clearly wearing a mask...
Lorraine was clearly wearing an eye patch...
Everyone was covered up tightly... but my intuition told me it was someone I knew.
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"Humph!"
The necromancer Lilith, not far away, gave an angry snort... Lorraine involuntarily trembled slightly, then, regaining her composure, her gaze involuntarily returned to the Forgotten Saintess of Undercity...
I have a feeling that the other person knows him...
Sure enough, even though the Forgotten Saintess's mount had already surpassed Lorraine's position, the Saintess turned back to look in Lorraine's direction... The Undercity Ambassador immediately raised his hand, "Stop..."
The kodo riders immediately obeyed the command, and the entire group came to a stop in the middle of the alleyway...
"What's going on? Why did it stop?! We can't stop here..."
Just as High Overlord Saurfang was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly realized that the group had stopped moving, stopping in the area he was most worried about... He immediately questioned them loudly!
The Dark Alley is Shadow Council territory, and the guards here are not under his command. His primary responsibilities are frontline command and the Warchief's safety. Incidents of monsters supposedly bursting from Ragefire Chasm and attacking people frequently occur here...
The number of guards at the entrance to the Valley of Honor is no less than that at the main gate of the Valley of Power, but they will not leave the inner gate to support this place. That is why... this place is not safe to stay for long!
The Undercity ambassadors deliberately chose to stop at the entrance to the Shadow Rift... Nearby, at the entrance to a wide, deep, winding purple passageway extending underground, there wasn't a single patrolling guard, only occasional street vendors passing by...
In the distance, the signs of several strange recycling shops were hidden, and the entrances were extremely dark...
Normally, everyone deliberately avoids the dark alleyways, only sneaky guys like to hang around there... High Overlord Saurfang, sensing something was wrong, silently prayed, "Please, let nothing bad happen!"
He unconsciously reached for the oak battle axe that his elder brother had left behind...
What you fear most is what will inevitably happen...
Just as the Forgotten Saintess was about to call Lorraine over, dozens of sharpened logs the size of millstones suddenly fell from above her head... It seemed that the wooden structure supporting the dome had collapsed.
The dome collapsed neither early nor late, just as the procession reached the middle of the dark alleyway... Such a massive collapse of logs would have crushed not only these Undercity's undead messengers, but even the giant kodo beasts they rode...
Lorraine was also directly underneath the landslide, with no way to avoid it...
He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "I knew it! Straw rope to tie wood? Exposed to wind and sun, how could that be reliable? At least use a nail..."
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