Shadow Trails in Azeroth

The Watchers are indeed a bunch of die-hard guys.

Even after Blake showed off his excellent Warden combat skills and defeated them all using physical and magical means, the last captured recruit remained stubbornly unwilling to speak.

Black tried the mind magic of Nasrezim's inner demon to defeat her mind and demand information, but the latter used the moon magic to protect her mind, making Black return in vain.

All he could do was knock her unconscious.

But being unable to ask this combat-ready recruit does not mean that others are as determined as she is. Especially for the wounded who have been injured or even unable to move, it is much easier to invade their minds.

Hey, put away their armor and these weapons... Huh? Why does this thing look so familiar?

The several new Watcher recruits in front of him were all stripped of their armor by Blake's quick movements, leaving only their close-fitting clothes, and they were tied to the vines on the wall with ropes.

He called on the fishmen to collect the trophies quickly, but when he picked up a nomadic tribe-style magic scimitar at his feet, Black suddenly blinked.

He recognized this thing.

Isn't this the treasure that that stinky Maiev snatched from me? It's the cursed holy object that I worked so hard to get from those black knights. I originally planned to distribute it everywhere to deceive people.

The pirate lifted the scimitar wrapped with scorching magic and waved it in his hand.

The cursed power attached to this thing is still there, but the black knight who was supposed to be chasing them all over the world has gone to nowhere.

Alas, the cursed souls of my dear treasure-hunting Black Knight brothers are probably still floating in the Twisting Nether.

Although all of them are addicted to food, all of them have the potential to become comedians in the sea, and all of them are the worst landlubbers. They tried their best to cause trouble for me, and they always brought me a comedy that made me stand on my feet.

But now that they are suddenly gone, I am still a little lonely.

Blake said very sadly.

He gestured to the little fish-man at his feet and said:

“Gather these cursed treasures together, pack them, and give them to Eudora.

Let her find an opportunity to sell all these things to the South China Sea, and sell them at low prices to my fellow pirates who are afraid of the world being in chaos. When our dear Black Spirit pirates come back in the future, we can also find something to do for them. By the way Help me eliminate some potential competitors.

Quack!

The little fish man screamed, which probably meant that he was worthy of being you, dog pirate! As a result, he was kicked by Blake, and he went to collect the cursed treasures honestly.

While the little fish man was busy, Blake was not idle either.

He sat on the stone beside the bonfire, roughly picked up the sleeping wounded Watcher recruit from the ground, put his hand on her head, and activated the inner magic of Lord Nasrezim in his body to begin to penetrate the will of the recruit in front of him. .

Although these recruits were carefully selected from the entire Kaldorei society, they had little combat experience, but they received very elite training. It took Blake nearly ten minutes to pry a crack in the consciousness of the wounded man. .

Tell me, children, why did you come to Kul Tiras?

Beside the burning bonfire, the pirate gently stroked the hair of the short-breathing watcher girl in front of him, and asked in a gentle and charming voice:

Did you come here with some kind of mission? Who injured you? And who is leading you?

This scene fell into the eyes of Hisari Black Crow, who was resting on the vines next to her. The high-level druid who already had the falcon form had the idea of ​​​​saving his companions again.

But she didn't act immediately.

Because she is also very interested in the answer to this question.

She knew that the Watchers rarely set foot in the territories of other races on such a large scale, and that the Watchers always operated in secret.

At the same time, Miss Black Crow, who is already familiar with Blake's style of doing things, will be sure that the stinky pirates will not harm these innocent Watcher recruits.

He also plans to use them as bait to capture the Watcher commanders who have not yet shown up.

That was Blake's true goal.

The pirate has always done a good job in this regard. He doesn't bother to vent his conflicts with others on these irrelevant weaklings.

Faced with Blake's spiritual questioning, the Watcher recruit whose mind was pried open by him struggled a little, but soon, she whispered to Blake in a weak voice, as if giving a work report:

Your Excellency, Warden, we followed Ms. Nasa here to rescue our companions in distress.

Two months ago, Lady Thera Moonguard and her apprentices destroyed a Naga clan occupying the ruins of Zoram City in Ashenvale under the shores of Zoram.

But during follow-up inspections, Ms. Yuewei discovered disturbing traces.

The recruit coughed painfully, and she continued:

In the dark corners of that ancient city that sank into the deep sea ten thousand years ago, those Nagas gathered a group of cultists who called themselves the 'Twilight's Hammer' from unknown sources.

They hide in the dark abyss of the deep, plotting to summon the dark monsters of the ocean to attack our cities on the shores of the Sea of ​​Mists. Fortunately, this evil plan was discovered and destroyed by Ms. Moon Guard and her apprentices before it was implemented.

But after we brought the dark ritual that summoned Akumael, the creature from the abyss, back to Watch Island for inspection, we found that the ritual came from human society.

To be precise, it comes from Kul Tiras.

Someone taught the Nagas the spell to summon monsters from the deep sea, and the Nagas left this dangerous task to those crazy cultists.

Ms. Moonguard believed this was a threat, so after consulting Ms. Maiev, she led two teams of new Watchers to Kul Tiras to track down the source of the dark spell.

The Dark Abyss has been destroyed by you? What a pity.

Blake pouted;

I originally planned to go to the continent of Kalimdor and revisit the old place by the way. Go on, what happened after Serah Moon Guard brought the new recruits to Kul Tiras?

What happened to them?

They are missing.

The recruit frowned, seeming to realize that his consciousness was being manipulated.

She tried to fight back, but Blake intensified the magic catalysis in his hand, quickly silencing the recruits' struggles, and continued to report their actions and experiences to Blake.

she says:

When the incident occurred, Ms. Maiev and Ms. Nassa were both involved in important matters related to demons in a city called 'Dalaran' in the eastern continent. Ms. Moon Guard discussed this operation with some elite wardens. threats.

They believe that tracking down the dark spell will not trigger a large-scale battle, and that such an operation across the ocean is a good opportunity to train their troops.

So Ms. Moon Guard took her apprentices with her.

They originally estimated that it would take a month to trace the origin of the spell and capture the dark conspirators hidden in human society.

But until Ms. Maiev and Ms. Nasa returned to Watch Island with the demon prisoners, there was still no news from Ms. Moon Guard.

Ms. Maiev judged that our advance team must have encountered trouble, and she asked Ms. Nasa to bring more people here to rescue our companions in distress.

etc.

Black interrupted the recruit and asked:

If Maiev personally ordered it, I think with that stinky woman's caution, how could she send recruits like you to die again when she knew that the recruits couldn't solve the problem?

We're just support staff.

The recruit in front of the pirate closed his eyes and explained as if dreaming:

This operation was personally directed by Ms. Nasa. She led three teams of veterans and ten elite wardens, as well as our team of new recruits responsible for investigation and logistics.

We must come.

Because the current veterans on Watch Island are very busy, the Sisters of Elune have given the Watchers permission to recruit new members, and the Moon Priests have been very generous this time.

The Watch received its share of a full two thousand recruits, but the training of the new recruits already consumed most of the organization's resources.

Lady Maiev commented that the Moon Priests' untimely generosity not only failed to strengthen the Watchers, but instead distracted the veterans' energy.

But it's necessary.

As soon as the new recruits grow up, the watchers who secretly protect the Kaldorei moon kingdom will be completely transformed.

Okay, that makes sense.

Blake nodded and said:

Go on, who attacked you in Drustvar? Where is 'Unlucky' Nasa now?

No, the attack took place not in Drustvar.

The recruit's tone became sad, and she seemed to recall what happened a few days ago. She said:

We haven't even reached Kul Tiras.

Before we could set foot on this land, we encountered an unexpected attack on the sea. That night was supposed to be moonlit, but suddenly there was a storm that swept across Kul Tiras.

Our ship was pushed off the shores of Stormsong Valley by strong winds and waves, and amid the chaos we were attacked by something dark beneath the sea.

The terrifying sea monster that only exists in legends used only one attack to pull our ship completely into the sea, and then tore it into pieces with its terrifying tentacles.

On land, the Watchers fear no enemy.

But the ocean.

Not our area.

That attack caused us heavy damage. Most of the members were thrown into the sea before they even had time to fight, and were dragged into the abyss by some weird dark creatures.

Ms. Nasa summoned a magical barrier at the critical moment, and she barely managed to save us.

We drifted in the storm on the wreckage of the ship, pursued by the murderers who had launched the attack, who could use the dark power of the sea to attack us and torment us.

Until at the most desperate moment, we drifted to the coast of Drustvar.

The entire forest seemed to come alive, and when we were at our most desperate, those animated trees rushed into the sea and rescued us ashore.

The attackers seemed to be afraid of this land, or didn't care about our escape. In short, they did not pursue us again.

As for Ms. Nasa

She was also injured.

But her situation is much better than ours. She went out early this morning with Lord Olfa, the Great Jingspeaker, in this rich and mysterious black forest to find medicine that can heal our injuries.

Very well, I already know your story. Go to sleep, kid, you need to rest.

Blake stretched out his fingers, lightly touched the recruit's forehead, and cast a sleeping spell on her, causing her to fall into a deep sleep. The pirate stood up and moved his body as the bonfire burned.

He looked at the watchmen tied to the vines around him and said:

Oh, this is the church that has caused a storm. It's great.

It seems that Serra Moon Guard has indeed discovered something extraordinary, which allows the sea sages to summon storms and then send out sea monsters to deal with you.

However, a max-level Warden and a group of environmentally friendly trumpets want to wipe out the top copy of the Church of Storms. Should I say that you ignorant people are fearless, or should I say that you are bold?

Look at me.

Just for the treatment of legendary priests and paladins, I have found six, and the alien demigods to be the main tank are also in place. That's it, I think there are not enough people.

A lot of damage dealers are also needed.

Well, you guys who are eager to save us look good. Maybe you should also apply for fire support from my powerful and reliable Tide Hunter Majesty.

Let's try to get rid of this dungeon in one go and get a first kill achievement or something.

N'Zoth wants to take the lead, let's push it back!

The pirate squinted his eyes as he planned.

Soon, a wonderful and wonderful idea took shape in his mind. At the same time, the sky's roar of the hippogryph came from the wind and snow outside the cave.

That's a warning.

The sky is reporting that someone is approaching the cliff cave!

It should be that unlucky guy Nasa and Great Thorn Whisperer Orfa are back.

These two guys are not easy to deal with. Fortunately, Blake, who has learned the cause and effect, will most likely not need to fight them anymore.

After all, everyone now has the same goals and interests.

We can talk about cooperation.

It would be a bit wasteful to not use such a good knife that was delivered to your door. However, even though we can't really fight, it shouldn't be a big problem to find a way to bully old acquaintance Nasa, right?

Blake raised his eyebrows, jumped into the shadows with a malicious smile, and quietly hid in the shadows under the firelight.

Last time in Dalaran, Ms. Nasa was bullied. Since we want to cooperate this time, let's restrain ourselves.