Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Black said he wanted to talk to Venser about the reward for the last assassination.

But there’s really nothing to talk about.

Because the reward had been agreed upon from the beginning, after Black reappeared, Venser immediately used the channels he had prepared long ago to gather the other leaders of the "resisters" into the Waning Moon Tavern.

These people each have their own identities and jobs in Suramar City, and they have to be careful to conceal their whereabouts, so it is not easy to gather them together.

When Black arrived at midnight, he met all the faction leaders of the resistance organization in Suramar City.

Well, it’s actually not that hard to remember.

After all, in previous games, the pirates were familiar with each of them, including their lives, their stories, and even how they died.

"Vansel, why did you summon us on this unusual day?"

In the basement of the Waning Moon Tavern, a tall man of the Night, wearing a gray cloak and tight-fitting leather armor, but with a gloomy aura and a half-mask covering his eyes, asked in a hoarse voice:

"And it's not just me. You have summoned everyone here. This is very dangerous! Although the Streis family has been destroyed, as far as I know, there are still some people in the city guard who are tracking us down."

"There is something important."

Venser, an ordinary tavern owner, wiped the sweat from his forehead nervously. He looked at everyone in the dark basement in front of him, which was unlit and only lit by a few candles.

He coughed and said:

"I know you are all curious about the truth about the assassination that night."

"Yes, everyone wants to know."

A female Night Child wearing a gondola boat girl costume said excitedly:

"There are crazy rumors in the city now, saying that we have a secret assassin group under our command, specifically to clean up the scum that hinders the 'just cause' for us.

Even the city guards believed this.

They have been very polite to the boat girls recently, for fear of getting into trouble.

But I have known you for almost two hundred years, Venser, how come I didn’t know that you still have this relationship? Do we really have a secret corps of assassins working for us?

This is so cool. "

Although others are not as curious as this gondola boat girl.

But they also pricked up their ears to listen to Fanser's decipherment. To be honest, these people generally do not believe that an honest man like Fanser would do something like "paying a murderer to kill someone".

But the truth is often so unexpected.

"Yes, I hired him."

When the tavern owner who had been serving his job all his life said this, he felt deeply that he had become the villain in those street stories. He said in a lamentable tone:

"I personally wrote the names of the high-ranking City Guardsmen and the villains of the Strice family who were assassinated on the reward list.

They all died because of me.

But I don't regret doing it.

Without them, the poor people in the city would not be better off, but they would not continue to slide into the abyss. "

"wrong!"

There was a sudden commotion among several people in the darkness.

An elf man wearing a gorgeous cloak and a noble banquet mask shook his head and said:

"Fansel, it's not that I don't believe you, but I have been in the intelligence business for three hundred years, and I have never heard of any elusive assassin group in Suramar City.

Elisande does have a team of palace assassins under his command, but they will certainly not serve you.

The brotherhood members in Aruin are ordinary people, they can fight well, but they can't do "technical work" such as assassination. "

"Is it an assassin from outside?"

The last silent one, the short elf girl with a strange fragrance on her body suddenly spoke:

“I was in the winery recently and heard some stewards from the wealthy areas who came to buy magic wine say that on the night of the assassination, a group of outsiders raided the city.

But it was concealed by the Grand Magister.

The gossiping housekeepers are not sure of the authenticity of the news, but they are all saying that Miss Anares of the Yue County family, who has not been seen for a month, was kidnapped by outsiders. "

"No way, Venser!"

The gondola girl exclaimed:

"When did you get so bold? Dare you contact outsiders privately? Tell us quickly, what do those outsiders look like? How many killers did you hire to accomplish such a big thing overnight?"

"I didn't take the initiative to contact him, he came to him."

Fanser wiped his sweat and said softly:

"I only hired one person, the master assassin who called himself the 'Uncrowned One'. He completed the cleanup of the City Guards and the Streis family all by himself."

"I do not believe!"

The tall elf with a gloomy temperament touched the dagger at his waist and said in a "professional" tone:

"I have also received training as an assassin. I know what an assassin can do. What happened that night was so big that it could never be done by one person.

unless

Unless you hire the legendary Watcher! "

"You better believe it, Lord Aruin."

The moment he finished speaking, a light voice sounded in the tall elf's ears, and a person emerged silently from the darkness and put his hand on the elf's shoulder.

He said:

"Also, don't mention the word 'Watchman' in front of me, I don't like it."

"you!"

The tall elf, who was completely unaware of Black's appearance, counterattacked quickly. With a flick of his wrist at his waist, two black daggers jumped into his hands and stabbed backward in a very professional manner, while he also escaped into the shadows.

But the moment he melted into the shadow, a hand with a sapphire seal and three rings, one gold and one black, clasped on his collar and roughly pulled the elf assassin who was about to sneak out of the shadow. .

The shadow suit on his body was torn apart like black smoke floating in the air.

As the world was spinning, the whole person was pressed down on the round table in front of him, and the dagger in his hand was disarmed as if blown by the breeze.

When he wanted to get up, the cold blade lightly touched the center of his forehead.

"The basic skills are very solid, the connection with the shadow is also very harmonious, the movements are strong and soft, and the body flexibility is amazing. In addition to the elf's natural agility, you must have years of self-training.

Unfortunately, you have not found the correct path to the depths of the shadows, perhaps because you have not received teaching and training in this area. "

Blake looked at the assassin who was suppressed by him for a moment.

He said calmly:

"But overall, you are a very potential assassin. It would be a waste of your talents to stay in the garbage dump of Suramar and lead a group of Brotherhood gangsters to fight for territory.

Interested in working for me?

Aruin. "

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the elf assassin to answer, Blake raised his head in the darkness and called out the names of the several children of the night who were trembling with fear in front of him:

“Vansel from the Waning Moon Tavern.

The founder of the rebels, the backbone of the organization, knows what he can do, but does not know what he should do. "

"Gondola boat girl Delin.

Managers and maintainers of the rebel smuggling network, without you and the boat girls around you, the magic wine smuggled from Twilight Winery would never be delivered to the Waning Moon Tavern, nor to the hands of homeless people. "

"Mr. Hilgreen, the most famous intelligence dealer in Suramar City.

A low-level housekeeper of the Yuejun family, she has been in contact with the rebels since her father's time before Lilith Yuejun came to power.

He used his own intelligence to protect the rebels and let them know the danger in advance. He also secretly managed the city guards and compiled a hiding network for the rebels. "

"And finally you, Malga the Winemaker."

Blake paused. He looked at the frightened short female elf. He seemed to have recalled some bad memories, and his tone became gentler.

explain:

“The man in Twilight Winery who collects magic wine for the rebels.

A kind person, a person who doesn't want to see anyone suffer, a person who is willing to grieve for the suffering of strangers, even to the point of giving his life for it. "

"You are the 'resisters' of Suramar. A group of people who don't want to launch a coup to overthrow the Grand Magister, but just want to use their own efforts to make the poor people in the city live a better life.

Your ideas and efforts are admirable.

But professionally speaking, you're just a bunch of rabble.

If it weren't for me, a master assassin who accidentally passed by Suramar, you would probably have... Haha, I won't talk about things that never happened.

I am here today just to talk to you about your future plans and my arrangements for your future.

This is the reward I ask of Venser. "

Black took a step back and threw the dagger in his hand to Aruin who got up.

He stood in the darkness, his body covered by the wide watcher's cloak, and the dark, pale skull helmet of the Shadow of Death armor, with a hint of evil and dark style, added an invisible deterrent to him.

He said to the people in front of him:

"From today on, the rebels will cease to exist, and I will give you a new name. I will not interfere with your continued efforts to help, but I will teach you to turn 'help' into 'salvation.'

I will lead you from weak to strong, from confused to determined, from ordinary to great.

Until you use your own hands to personally save the children of the night who have fallen into despair.

Give them a truly beautiful world. "

The other children of the night were at a loss when faced with Blake's declaration.

This is normal. They are all at the bottom of Suramar. They have been helping the poor people in front of them, but they have never thought about distant things.

And the "pie" Blake drew for them was too big.

So big that their necks would twitch if they looked up.

"Why should we trust you?"

The Nightborne assassin Aruin, who was easily disarmed by Black before, was probably the only one among these people who was not frightened, even though he knew that the outsider assassin in front of him could easily kill him.

But he still issued his inquiry.

He said:

"I grew up in the dark alleys of Suramar. Since I was a child, I have known that survival is something that needs to be fought for. The old drunkard who trained me also told me not to accept the kindness of strangers casually.

I regard his teachings as words of wisdom.

What we do may not seem worth mentioning to you, but at least we know that we are doing something good for the poor people in the city. They are our compatriots and we have reason to do so.

But you are an outsider!

All the suffering in this city has nothing to do with you. Why would someone as powerful as you value us? Are you really just out of kindness?

I do not believe!

State your purpose or else."

"Otherwise what?"

Blake laughed briefly in the darkness and said with interest:

"Are you going to bring your gang of brawling frat boys to beat me up? Or are you going to kill me with your little toothpick?

Aruin, Aruin, calm down before making a decision. Don't forget that you have a poor sister. Olule is waiting for you to come home in fear.

She knew how dangerous what you were doing was, even though she was proud of you.

But as an older brother, I can't let my sister worry so much.

I also have a younger sister.

I know that feeling.

People like you who can say "survival needs to be fought for" must have known for a long time that relying on your small fights can only keep those poor people from transforming into the withered ones.

But addiction to magic has already become the original sin that the children of the night were born with.

Everything you care about, hate, desire, and despise will have no meaning unless you address your addiction.

What Suramar needs is more than a bottle or two of smuggled magic wine.

What this city needs is a rebirth from the ashes.

You are a group of lost people who cannot find the way in the dark, but I will bring you the fire, provided that you walk with me. "

The moment the pirate said the name of Aruin's sister, the Elf Assassin's body trembled. He had always protected his sister very well, and even Fanser didn't know the existence of Olule.

But this outsider.

It was so easy to find the Achilles' heel in his soul.

“To introduce myself, I am a person with a complex identity.

In addition to being a pirate, a captain, a warlock, a ranger, and a prophet, I also have another identity. I am a master assassin from a distant land.

You don’t have to delve into the meaning of this word, you will soon see for yourself what this word represents. "

Black raised his left hand and placed it in front of Aruin.

He said:

"Everyone else is doing it for their hometown. But you, besides your hometown, you have a relative who is worthy of giving everything for her. You have double motivation to walk the road of strength, and I believe you will not let me down.

bring it on.

Potential assassin.

Kiss my seal, join my faction, and become a recruit of the Uncrowned Ones.

I will give you a difficult task, think of it as a trial by fire.

The moment you get your own Hidden Blade, you will know how to save your hometown and loved ones. "

"As for the others

Of course, I know how difficult it is to make a decision, so I will give you time to think about it, and by the way, I will show you the 'gift' I have brought for you. "

Blake looked at the others and said:

“You need to learn how to protect yourself and hide under the pressure of big shots.

I have the best teachers for you.

You need a trump card that can escape disaster in critical moments, a hiding place that will not be discovered, let alone destroyed.

I brought it to you too.

You will see my sincerity and join me willingly. After all, there is no second way for you.

Then, from now on, you will become the 'Invisible Ones' of the Undead Fleet, and become my spokesperson and executor in Suramar. "

Blake paused and asked in the most elegant Salas:

"Out of courtesy, I ask one last time, does anyone here want to withdraw?"