Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 399 108. Knowledge is priceless, but the owner of knowledge always has a price

Demon hunters are a bunch of poor people.

They are all losers who lost everything in the War of the Ancients, and each of them has experienced the shame of wanting revenge but being powerless in the face of the demon army.

It was Illidan who brought them together.

It was the wild man who gave them both a reason to live and the power to revenge.

How, the pirates wondered, did Illidan manage to keep these demon hunters so loyal?

The reason is actually very simple, in layman's terms:

The demon turned them into ghosts, and Illidan pulled them back to the world.

And Brother Dan is very reliable in his work, and there is no gender discrimination. There are men and women among demon hunters, and female demon hunters are generally better at fighting.

They're all real women.

For example, now, the demon hunter Marius Demon Calamity with two slap marks on his face is wearing a Nightborne-style robe and a hood to hide his embarrassing cheeks.

He had been severely beaten by Elisanna, who was cruising aimlessly through the streets of Suramar.

Of course, Maris is a mature demon hunter, and Altruis explained to him the reasons for his decision before, so he is not an unreasonable person.

The reason for the "rebuke and quarrel" was naturally arranged.

A group of demon hunters united in unison would be unsettling for a Grand Magister. If they had a fight, it would make Elisande let his guard down a little.

This little trick may not be able to hide from the Grand Magister, but there is no harm in doing it.

It can also test the authenticity of the Grand Magister's so-called "freedom of action" promise.

Facts have proved that Elisande is indeed a person who does great things. She is very good at what she says, and she no longer restricts the activities of the demon hunters in Suramar.

Maris Calamity left the Night Fortress very easily, and he was "touring" the city in his own way.

his hometown.

He was born here 10,000 years ago, and he is very familiar with this place. Although he can't see it with his eyes, every time he goes to a place, the scenery here will emerge in his heart.

The city seems to have been frozen in time for ten thousand years, and nothing has changed.

Except those around who are tortured by addiction.

"Hey, that blind man over there! Come and help."

Just when Maris was wandering into the Yongyue civilian area, intending to see if his home was still there, he walked around a dark alley and suddenly heard a call.

This caused a slight anger to rise in his heart.

The city is so unfriendly!

Will you be called blind if you wear a blindfold? What kind of asshole logic is this? Although his eyes were burnt out by the fel energy, his senses are sharper than most people's. He can... eh?

Something is wrong!

The inner demon in his body is about to move, there is a smell of evil energy around here!

It's faint, but real.

"Are you not only blind, but also deaf? Let you come and help."

The nasty voice sounded again, Marius turned his head and moved his nose.

The evil energy came from the alley. He walked forward quickly, touching his hands beside him, and the war blade in the magic suitcase would be pulled out in an instant.

On the cheeks covered by his hood, there was also a ferocious smile of a hunter.

"Smile so scary, be careful to scare the child, you bastard!"

The voice sounded for the third time, and when Maris approached, something was thrown and he grabbed it.

A short knife-like dagger, made of magic steel, with a green fel crystal inlaid on the blade. While it is very sharp, it also has a taste that Maris is very familiar with.

"Lord Illidan's weapon? This dagger can't be wrong."

He was startled.

When the perception spread, he felt a Nightborn sitting on a box in front of him, but it was obviously disguised by magic. The latter was crossing his legs, lowering his head, smoking a dwarf pipe, and puffing.

"Looking at you, you are a demon hunter recruit, right?"

Bu Laike exhaled the smoke ring, looked at the hooded elf in front of him with the eyes of Keir Rogge, and said:

"I want to convey a message from Illidan Stormrage to you. Can you make the decision? If you can't make the decision, go and find someone who can.

Tonight at midnight, I will wait for him at the port of Astava, only thirty minutes, no waiting after the expiration.

Also, get someone stronger.

Don't pull your hips like you did.

With three 'tails' behind him, he still dares to wander around, his heart is really big. "

After speaking, the pirate stood up without hesitation, jumped into the shadows, and disappeared in front of Maris, not even claiming the shard of Azzinoth that he threw back.

As for Marius Demon Calamity.

He will be a little dazed.

He must have known about the watchers behind him.

But the problem was that he only found two people hiding in the crowd, and the guy who suddenly disappeared in front of him told him that there were three people watching him.

Either this guy is bluffing.

Either they were feeble demon hunters who underestimated Elisande's control over the city.

As a demon hunter, he tends to think the worst.

Marius Mocao quietly hid the dagger in his hand, covered its aura with his fel energy fluctuations, then stretched, picked up the magic wine under his feet from this dark alley, and turned to the other side walked over.

The truth is as if helping, put the box of wine on the gondola boat by the opposite city waterway, then changed the direction and continued to wander, and tasted the pastries from childhood in a shop that I remembered.

It's still the taste in memory, making the demon hunter want to cry with happiness.

In the end, like a backpacker, he went back to the Night Fortress with a box of pastries for his companions.

——

The port of Astava, which is being rebuilt, at midnight.

Here, some Nightborne workers recruited from civilians set up a camp, making the port a little noisy at night, and some city guards gathered there to beat the autumn wind and drink the magic wine specially rationed to the workers.

There are a lot of people gathered here, so naturally there are some good and bad people mixed together.

Delin, the leader of the gondola boat girl, will personally drive his own boat, slowly rowing the oars, and there is a nightborne elf sitting on the boat, as if he is visiting the city.

Delin was careful.

She was afraid that the "Master Assassin" behind her would be discovered by the big shots in the city.

But Laike was very leisurely. He blocked his own breath and had the special effect of the watchman's cloak to reduce the sense of presence. If you don't get close, you can't find him.

"Didn't you see there are guests waving over there?"

Holding a fishing rod in his hand, the pirate said to the boat lady next to him:

"You 'taxi driver' is unqualified, if you don't go there again, beware of people complaining about your refusal to board."

"I"

Delin, who has a cheerful personality, heard the pirates questioning her professional level, and immediately wanted to explain that she was worried that others would discover the existence of Laike.

But immediately Bu Laike's voice was heard saying:

"Don't be afraid, it's all agreed in advance."

Delin felt relieved now.

Shaking the oars, the elegant leaf-shaped boat with a magic lamp hanging on the bow docked, and boarded the guest who was wearing a Nightborne robe, but was obviously a kaldorei elf, and was wearing a black cloth blindfold.

"Well, you should be a master."

The pirate holding a fishing rod said to the new passenger sitting beside him:

"Much better than that rookie at noon, no one is following you behind you."

"It's very simple. Clearing traces is the basic skill of a hunter. Marius can do it too. The reason why he didn't do it is because I ordered it."

"The Sufferer" Altruis replied in Salas with a slight accent, and took the Azzinoth fragment from the waist of the robe, and returned it to the pirate.

He said:

"What message does Lord Illidan want you to pass on to us?"

"Can't you guess it? Your Excellency Commander Altruis."

Bo Laike knew the identity of the kaldorei elf in front of him without missing a beat.

No way, this guy is too impressed in the game.

This guy not only released a series of difficult elite tasks, but also chose to "betray" Illidan in the subsequent version. Of course, this betrayal is not worth the loyalty aspect.

He just had some ideological conflicts with Illidan, but his loyalty to Illidari has never changed.

The pirate revealed Altruis' identity, and the latter was not surprised. Foreigners who can be trusted by Lord Illidan should have the minimum ability.

He pursed his lips and said briefly:

"Do you want us to stay in Suramar with peace of mind?"

"Well, not only that."

Bo Laike caught a fish, whistled, dropped the fish in the basket at hand, and said:

"He wants you to assist Elisande in accomplishing what she wants to do. Illidan Stormrage is currently engaged in a stealthy operation, and he will call you at some point in the future.

And I'm his partner.

When the time for assembly comes, I will be in charge of sending you to him. I assume Elisande is asking you to help her train demon hunters in Suramar? "

"It's more than that."

The sufferer sighed and said:

"We also want us to fight for her, to a place called Erezalas, where she says we can find a way to make us strong again. Do you think we should believe her?

Mister Messenger. "

"Don't be so pretentious, just call me Boo Laike."

The pirate waved his hand and said:

"Go, why don't you go? I've also heard about what happened in Eresalas, it is indeed a good place for you.

But what I'm even more curious about now is, has the Grand Magister found a way to make her weak-willed subjects complete the terrible trial of the demon hunter?

She should know that getting started as a demon hunter is quite simple, but it is terrible to go deep into the power. If one fails, this Suramar will become the base camp of the Burning Legion in Azeroth. "

"That's not our concern."

Altruis shook his head, and said calmly:

"This path of damnation was chosen by Elisande for their people, and she will bear the consequences. If it does attract demons, we will be happy instead.

After all, a hunter without a goal is nothing

What I want to know now is what happened to the city of Eresalas? Elisande was sure we'd be motivated to help her, so, I guess, there's something demonic going on there? "

"I know you all admire him, but please, don't imitate him. I've heard it so many times that I'm sick of it."

The pirate grinned and remained silent for a few seconds. He said:

"Suramar and Elre'Thalas are the remnants of the Highborne cities, and there are a group of elves who can't live without magic.

Suramar luckily found the Titan Artifact, made the Nightwell, and provided them with magic power for 10,000 years.

But Erre Salas was not so lucky.

Those Xin Della elves really worked very hard in order to survive, and their efforts made me, such a cold-blooded pirate, sigh for it.

Unfortunately, under the pressure of survival, they used inappropriate methods.

That city was about the same size as Suramar. There were several million elves in Suramar now, but five or six hundred thousand elves in Eresalas would be considered high-spirited.

There are not only demons there.

There are scarier and spookier things, and of course tons of treasure!

Elisande did not send you there for a good cause, of course.

She needs those Xin Della elves to serve her, and she also needs those powerful artifacts, which are necessary for her later realization of the rise of the sholdorei.

Speaking of which, let's make a deal, shall we? "

The pirate snapped his fingers and said to Altruis:

"Many of the treasures on Xin Della's side cannot be transported by the portal, and Elisande must take the sea to bring them back to Suramar.

As her war vanguard, you have the first-hand information.

I don't want much.

Just give me the course of a ship once in a while.

My incompetent and useless subordinates will take care of the rest. The information is sent to the civilian area, just find a garbage dump and throw it in. "

"Ok."

Altruis nodded and got up to leave.

He has received the summons from Lord Illidan, and he has settled down in his heart. The next thing to do is to carry out the task. He didn't intend to communicate more with the foreign envoy in front of him.

Almost all demon hunters have such a withdrawn temperament.

"Don't be in a hurry to leave."

As a result, as soon as he got up, he was dragged back to the boat by the pirates. Bu Laike said to Altruis:

"You may not be able to see it, but I am actually a demon hunter fanatic, and I am interested in all your information. The most curious question among them is about your 'devil transformation'.

I am also a spellcaster with the curiosity of a spellcaster.

So I want to know, how on earth do you guys pull off the demon transformation?

Is it because of the colorful magic lines on his body? Or is there any special method that allows you to fight as demons in a short period of time? "

"What you are asking is knowledge that only the elite demon hunters are qualified to know."

The victim "looked" at Bo Laike.

He said:

"I can't leak it to you, pirate, you smell of fel energy. Although it's very faint, there is also a connection between you and the devil."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Bu Laike sneered, and he said:

"The number of hunters who betrayed you during the War of the Ancients and took refuge in demons is rare, but it is not impossible. The demons should know, they have known it for a long time. Shall I list a few names for you?

If you share knowledge with Elisande, you can share it with me.

If I'm not trustworthy, why did Illidan choose me for his message? Don't think too much, between me and Elisande, who should you trust? This is a very simple question. "

The pirate urged:

"Stop wasting time, speak, I long for knowledge of the dark.

Just as a humble caterpillar can emerge into a butterfly, a weak demon hunter can also instantly become a behemoth exuding destruction and chaos.

I need that knowledge, don't keep it, tell me all about it!

If you ask for a reward, I will be more than happy to give it to you, provided that the knowledge you give me is worthy of my generosity. "

(end of this chapter)