Blade Dance

Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Herman stood by the canal, staring at the five portals on the Ting Zhu in the middle of the river.Beside each door stood two mages from various races, dressed in blue rosy robes to show their outstanding academic status.They are the best mages in the entire Stormwind City, and even in the entire Eastern Kingdom.Very rare.Now they were walking between the portals, talking to each other, their eyes wandering between the person they were talking to and the portal.

These portals full of powerful magical energy finally became stable after three days of round-the-clock shift monitoring, and the mood of the mages also eased.Hermann knew they would be coming to report to him soon that the portal was ready to use.And yesterday, he received a reply from the scouts sent to Outland, and learned that Shattrath City was also ready.

He will bring most of the Seventh Legion, as well as some elite cavalry composed of Brotherhood of the Iron Horse and White Hand.In addition, there are elite troops of the night elves, including Tyrande Whisperwind's Sentinels and Maiev Shadowsong's Wardens.And all the elves going to Outland this time will belong to Maiev, and their target is Illidan Stormrage and his Illidari troops.

Herman looked at the night elves' makeshift camp in the distance, and felt his lower eyelids twitch slightly.This race is powerful and long-lived, only the scarcity of numbers caused by poor fecundity is their fatal weakness, and they have no choice but to join the alliance because of this.Maiev Shadowsong still brought nearly [-] soldiers, which was not a small number for the night elves.Of course, their goals are also very different.

The Illidari only had a little over 100 soldiers, at least that many at the time of the Battle of Hellfire Peninsula.

"what are you worried about?"

The warden's steady voice came from behind.

"Nothing."

Herman hadn't been back to Stormwind Fortress for a long time, and naturally he hadn't seen his father either.He didn't want to imagine whether the chief admiral had forgiven him for the impulsive words he said before, and all his actions afterwards.Or maybe, his father finally understood his thoughts and was thinking about how to reconcile with him?he does not know.

"If it's a concern about whether the army can pass through the portal safely," Maiev Shadowsong stood beside him, looking at Tingzhou in the center of the river with him, "I can ask the accompanying priests to help, they At least he has sufficient understanding and experience of transoceanic portals."

"No, but thanks. But the portals are ready."

He heard a chuckle next to him.His absent-minded manner annoyed her?

"Did you know? In fact, human minds are easy to guess."

Herman found it difficult to focus on the distant portal.

"Maybe it's not humans, but you."

"Please speak up if you have something to say."

"What the Illidari are about to suffer, they deserve. My long hunt is finally at an end. Justice will be served."

"Justice," repeated Herman murmured.

"Yes, justice." Maiev turned her head and stared at him. "Stopping the demon hunters from wreaking havoc on the world is the only thing that has comforted me for thousands of years. When I arrive in Outland, I will send sentry troops to join you To Hellfire Peninsula. But I will lead the Watchers to the Black Temple myself."

Herman turned to look at her, meeting those dark green eyes.The dark green metal of the surrounding armor shone golden in the sunlight.He had gazed into those eyes so many times and still found them unfathomable.

"it is good."

Maiev smiled in satisfaction.

"Before you leave, don't you need to meet the □ Admiral?"

She knows it all.

Herman felt as if he had been dissected from the innermost part by a fine and sharp knife, and every part of his body was neatly arranged on the table.And Maiev Shadowsong examined them, and found the two most rotten pieces at a glance.

"It's none of your business."

"I don't want my partner to get distracted by these trivial household chores and then end up in danger on the battlefield and need me to come to the rescue."

Hermann stared at her angrily.

"I will solve my own affairs. Thank you for your concern and help, and I will remember your kindness. I will do my best to repay the war in Outland."

Maiev Shadowsong smiled.That smile, though not teasing or contemptuous, and perhaps only used to defuse the tense atmosphere, still made Herman feel angry.He turned his head and looked at the distant portal again, only to see two mages walking over the water, and a thin layer of ice briefly formed on the sparkling water where their footsteps stepped.It was Archmage Van der Lin and her proudest apprentice, Cessno.

Van der Lin walked up to Herman politely.The "Staff of the Redeemer" in her hand emitted a pure and holy pink light, and the violet sash on the head of the staff fluttered in the wind.She lightly leaned the huge staff on the ground, nodded slightly, and her flaxen hair hung down.

"Major General, everything is ready."

Herman took a deep breath.The air is full of the taste of sunshine, but it is cold to the heart when inhaled.

Beside him, Maiev raised the corners of his mouth, showing a smile of winning.

1 years of guarding and 1 years of anger with nowhere to vent.The night elves live so long that it seems to be eternal, and they don't know whether it is a gift or a torture.

The water lapped the banks.The midday wind blows the ginkgo trees in the old town, and the branches and leaves sway and make rustling noises.As if being called by something, Herman turned his head and looked at the Stormwind Fortress in the distance.The strong sunlight shot into his eyes all of a sudden, and he squinted his eyes.

In the blinding light, he vaguely saw a figure standing on the watchtower at the top of Stormwind Fortress, looking towards this side motionlessly.The blurry figure loomed in the dazzling light along with the wind, and was soon completely swallowed up.

Hermann looked away.The glare left mottled afterimages, accompanied by faint pain.

Is it a hallucination?

I hope it's an illusion.

He called the orderly not far away.

"The whole army, enter the outer domain."

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Lucas was wiping the warblade in the room when he suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door.

"Lucas, are you in there?"

Before he could answer, the door opened a crack.Asha Crowsong poked her head in.

"So you're here, that's great." Her tone was relieved, "The commander is looking for you."

He was stunned for a moment, then nodded, put down his war blade and walked towards the door.But before he took a few steps, the door was fully opened, and Kane Sunfury walked in.Asha slammed the door behind him.

Lucas was shocked, he took a few steps back, and the deputy commander didn't stop until he walked in front of him.The flaming eyes stared at him behind the black cloth belt. Lucas stared at him without hesitation, and at the same time closed his expression, pulling away the astonishment from it, and covering everything with blankness.

Kane Sunfury showed a vague smile.

"How are you?"

Lucas watched him.

"Lord Illidan and the Council have resolved the portal issue, and we will be leaving soon. Are you ready?"

Lucas subconsciously glanced at his war blades, which exuded a silvery sharp light.

"Yes."

"very good."

A silence followed.

They stared at each other, but Lucas knew the second-in-command probably wasn't looking at him for a moment.He also didn't care what the shield-like cloth belt was hiding for Kane Sunfury.He just carefully studied the scar on his face, carving along it little by little with his eyes, picking off the debris of the flesh, as if he wanted to re-carve the scar that had already faded and almost invisible.

"I heard," Cain Sunfury finally said, "you went to Zangarmarsh before."

"Yes."

Perhaps because he didn't expect him to admit it so simply, the deputy commander paused for a moment before continuing.

"I think I ordered after the battle in the swamp that no one should leave the Black Temple without my permission. Did you forget?"

"No."

"Then he committed the crime knowingly." Kane snapped, "And he didn't come to report to me afterwards."

Lucas didn't answer, he lowered his head and lowered his eyes to the ground.He had already expected such a moment, and it could even be said that he had been looking forward to it for a long time.The deputy commander didn't come to question him for so long, just because he was too busy, he always guessed so.So he was already ready to be punished.

But Kane sighed softly.

"Get nothing?"

Lucas felt his heart skip a beat.

It was a tremor that shook mountains and seas, tearing a crack in the earth's crust, from which memories surged wildly, devouring everything about him.Like the curtain of water flowing rapidly on the glass window in rainy days, blurring the real world outside the window.

Got nothing?

He thought of the blue warblade, the bleeding lips, the hot tears, and the air that hurt his heart when he breathed it in, blooming like flowers in the black sea of ​​blood.Pain always follows pleasure, making it fleeting, glowing invisible among piles of ashes.He waded through the flood of memories, not hoping to get out of danger, but also unwilling to drown.

I don't know how long time has passed, Lucas didn't look up, just said:

"he died."

He didn't dare to raise his head, it would definitely expose everything, before he was ready.

no respond.

He wanted to say it again, to make sure Cairne Sunfury caught every word he said.But he can't.

He pried his lips open, but they closed instantly.His voice was no longer under control, his will drifted out, looking down at himself at this moment from a height.

"Look up and look at me."

He did so.

"He's dead. Is he?"

"Yes."

Perhaps to understand the pain of his loss, Kane didn't ask him to repeat those three words.Lucas felt relaxed about the subtle difference.The trickle of time allowed him to regain control and complete his preparations.The petals are soaked black, and his heart will summon a storm of darkness that envelops him as a shield.

"Yes, he died."

He could say it again, and he could say it many times.Like repeatedly stabbing a dagger into the throat of a corpse, each cut makes the death more real.

Kane Sunfury stared at him for a long time.

"Good," he said.

He raised his hand to Lukas' left shoulder, tightened his knuckles and squeezed his shoulder.It wasn't until he made such a move that Lucas realized that his shoulders were as stiff as petrified.

He suddenly felt relieved.

At this moment, there was a violent tremor on the ground.

The entire temple was trembling violently, and limestone was scattered from the ceiling.The deputy commander turned around and ran towards the door. Lucas had already held the war blade in his hand and followed his footsteps.

The moment Kane Sunfury opened the door, a demon's horn could be heard in the distance.

Lucas felt every muscle in his body tense.The hall below is already in chaos, everyone is running, wearing armor, and holding weapons.

"Bloodthorn!" The deputy commander shouted at a demon hunter who had just rushed in through the gate, "Report the situation!"

"Sir!"

At that moment, Covas Bloodthorn's face began to melt.

Lucas stared at his staggering figure, and found that his hands were already two stumps dripping with pus and blood.His lips were soon eroded by corruption too, and before that, they wriggled and made eerie noises.

"Discover...find...the enemy..."