nashuaworldcup Chapter 268 Poor Acting
Chapter 268 Poor Acting
"what happened?"
While the guards were checking Lorraine's identification, a man walked into the camp.
It was the Shadow Archmage whom Lorraine admired. He wore a brown robe with dark patterns. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as if there were flowing cloud patterns on the robe, but upon closer inspection, they were strange stripes like black snakes.
In addition, the top of the glossy wooden staff is inlaid with obsidian.
The newcomer looked kind and benevolent, not at all like the evil sorcerer who studied shadows in legends.
Lorraine immediately saw the man's true form through the Mirror of Truth; he appeared to be a vengeful spirit, tormented by shadows and struggling endlessly...bound within a human body. The outward appearance was merely a disguise.
【Soul Split】A secret, closely guarded technique of shadow magic, originating from forbidden magic of the abyss...
The sentry quickly saluted. The Shadow Archmages held a transcendent position within the Syndicate; they were dangerous figures, second only to a few leaders in rank, primarily due to their ruthless methods, and everyone feared them.
"Master, this person is suspicious!"
"Let me see... Not bad, a fresh offering... Oridon's hidden trophies are indeed impressive, and she seems to be a virgin!"
One second the great master had a kind and benevolent face, the next he opened his mouth and uttered words that were both ravenous and inhumane.
He was clearly just dressed like a scholar, but in reality he was a bandit!
Lorraine was still worried about whether his Deception Orb could perfectly disguise the situation when he discovered that the newcomer only had eyes for women... He secretly released three invisible spirits to observe the surroundings again to see if there were any overlooked areas.
Eileen remained expressionless, silently hiding behind Lorraine, pretending not to dare look up at the bandits.
Like a frail peasant woman, her delicate and fair face and beautiful figure were hard to conceal, but fortunately, the previous injuries and bloodstains could cover up many traces.
"Oridon hasn't shown up yet? What's he up to? Does he still think he's a prince? His entire family is dead. Some unknown cousin has become a new tycoon in Stormwind, and now he's ordering us around... It's freezing!"
The Shadow Archmage was a renowned figure and failed to see through Lorraine's disguise.
Lorraine turned and pulled Eileen along as they continued toward the next camp... The sentries behind them were a little suspicious, while the Shadow Archmage was wary of Oridon, watching Eileen walk away with evil in his eyes.
They hadn't gone far when they heard someone complaining that Lord Audiden hadn't come to hand over the reins yet.
Lorraine saw the man sitting casually near the campfire, covered in fur, drinking dwarven liquor and cursing. His head glowed slightly... He was characterized by a receding hairline... and was the only one not wearing a mask, appearing to be a middle-aged human man with three red bandanas tied around his shoulders.
He looks like a leader...
Oridon once said that only barons could have three stripes.
This guy is probably Baron Vadus! Another leader left behind by the Syndicate. He doesn't look particularly formidable. The Syndicate is mostly composed of former Alterac nobles, warlords, and commoners from the lowest rungs of society. Vadus is the Grand Duke's confidant, known for his ruthlessness, seniority, and large number of men, unlike the average Syndicate soldier.
Not wanting to cause any further trouble, Lorraine silently led Eileen along the edge of the camp...
"Wait! What's going on with you two? How dare you cross the line? I didn't summon you, how dare you come here! Hmm? The area down the mountain is Oridon's territory, and the mountainside is my domain. Where do you think you're going? You need the Grand Duke's warrant to go up the mountain!"
Baron Vadus stood up, and his crooked men nearby followed suit, drawing their swords and standing still.
"Have you forgotten the rules? Don't you know that people who break the rules are sent to the island?"
Lorraine, of course, was unaware of this. He hadn't expected Oridon to have failed to explain everything, or perhaps he had simply overlooked these details. Lorraine was unaware of the Syndicate's territorial divisions; the Grand Duke had far too many strict rules governing the bandits' inner circle.
Oridon never cared about the lives of his subordinates; he only cared about his mistresses...
Lorraine forced a calm demeanor. "Your Excellency, the High Lord instructed me to go this way... I know the specific route, but I'm unaware of the rules. I'm the Lord's newly appointed steward..."
"housekeeper?"
Vadus was suspicious, though he knew Oridon was lording it over things at home, in the bandits' stronghold. He was very unhappy that the guy spent so much time eating, drinking, and having fun in the rear while he led his men out to hunt for spoils.
Unfortunately, Prince Oridon was merely a mascot for the Grand Duke; his existence was simply to maintain the entire syndicate system...
Baron Vadus could only feel envy and resentment...
Vadus knew most of Oridon's men. "The newly appointed steward? What right does he have to appoint one? He's gone through so many batches of servants, and they've all been tortured to death. You're still allowed to go out? Are you kidding me? That guy is a monster in human skin, a ruthless maniac."
As soon as Vadus turned his head, fully armed bandits surrounded Lorraine and Eileen. In the light of the campfire, Vadus laughed heartily.
"Just playing around with you guys. I could smell the stench of death the moment you got close! Letting you in will give the brothers a good workout... Let me tell you, the Grand Duke has ordered that no one is allowed to cross the Alteran Mountains, not even a mouse. Anyone who crosses this line will be killed on sight!"
"on!"
They messed up again!
"Such terrible acting..."
Lorraine sighed and rubbed his forehead. This time, the Deception Pearl had worked quite well, and he had gathered a lot of information. He had thought that with his clumsy acting skills, he could easily fool these low-level bandits.
Unexpectedly, it was easily exposed because of a single order.
It turns out I only successfully disguised myself once, in front of the Scarlet Crusade's secret passage; the rest of the time, whether in Dalaran or now, my identity is always exposed. Or is it because of other details...?
details make a difference.
Why is it so difficult for honest Lorraine to deceive people?
The teacher inside my body was laughing hysterically...
Once again, she was exposed in front of a beautiful woman, but this time, Eileen's girlish disguise didn't seem to betray her true nature.
As a result, Vadus pulled out an even more pitiful human girl from behind and laughed, "You said you were helping Oridon deliver his lover, but his lover is with me! Haha..."
The human girl, dressed in rags, looked pitiful and trembled with exhaustion in her eyes.
Oridon's real mistress, Elisa, was quite beautiful too. But she lacked Eileen's气质 (qi zhi, a kind of refined elegance or poise), appearing weak and helpless...despair and coldness emanated from her as she looked at Lorraine, like a puppet, completely at his mercy.
To Lorraine's astonishment, the seemingly dull-looking girl opposite him possessed a vengeful aura that burned like a blue flame in the night, overpowering the wind and snow, and sending chills down his spine...
That's deathly energy...
The despairing aura of the dead.
The ordinary woman, having endured inhuman torture, could barely stand. Her thin, frail body couldn't even hold up a sliver of linen, lace clothing. Vadus pushed her forward, and she stumbled, nearly falling. It seemed Elisa didn't have long to live...
It's unclear what hellish tortures this girl, who changed hands several times in the bandit's den, endured, but even the usually unmoved Eileen felt a pang of sympathy. Eileen, who had survived the Dalaran mage's interrogation, remained resolute, while the commoner girl opposite her was desperately begging for death...
Lorraine had originally planned to strike first, but after sensing that the vengeful spirit emanating from Elisa was about to overflow, the necromancy runes on his body seemed to react. This was so similar to when he first awakened his necromantic will in Deathstroke.
A skill popped into my mind: [Wraith's Scream]
Ignite the necromantic will within the target, bestowing upon them the gift of death, transforming their body into a banshee, extracting their soul energy, causing an area-of-effect attack, and inflicting a fear effect, causing enemies within a 30-yard radius to become confused and pointlessly flee for 15 seconds.
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Lorraine was shocked to discover that Elisa seemed to have been infected with the undead plague long ago...
The resentment within her was similar to that of Yurev back then, an endless despair... screams, helplessness... a sorrowful appearance, yearning for power and change. The will of death delights in toying with such souls.
As a necromancer, necromancer, and the chief tool of the Will of Death, Lorraine ignited his sea of souls.
This resurgence allowed him to unleash an ability that had been dormant for many days.
[Will of the Undead: Resonance]
The fourth awakening of the will of the undead wasn't due to his own desperate situation, but rather because he encountered the pitiful human girl, Elisa... Lorraine suddenly awakened the ability to transform human women into banshees...
The bandits, unaware of what was happening, were gripped by uncontrollable fear and fled in all directions...
Even when my clothes caught fire while I was walking through the campfire, I felt no pain...
Forced fear!
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