nashuaworldcup Chapter 261 News from the Shadow Council
Chapter 261 News from the Shadow Council
After forcibly administering a magic potion to Oridon, who had lost both arms, his pain seemed to lessen slightly.
To prevent further bleeding, Lorraine pulled out a worn-out bandage that she had never used before and wrapped it around Oridon's wound as instructed by the doctor... Her teacher said that bandaging was a life-saving skill that had to be learned, but in reality, Lorraine had hardly had a chance to use it along the way, or she simply didn't have time.
It's very effective at bandaging others; on the battlefield, self-rescue is difficult, but saving comrades is really useful.
Now it's time to save the unfortunate Oridon.
After what had happened, Oridon took a while to recover. What followed was a complete and utter plea for mercy, revealing everything he knew and didn't fully disclose. Just like his past cowardice in betraying the Alliance's ancestors, Oridon blurted out everything he knew, not all he knew, and everything he'd heard...
There was absolutely no need for Lorraine to ask a question...
Torture others and be tortured by others are two completely different things. People without empathy will eventually become victims themselves; this is an ironclad rule of reincarnation.
The bandit leader first told Lorraine that they were indeed moving.
The Grand Duke even went ahead of time, leaving early, and planned for everyone remaining except for the puppets to leave the Alteran Mountains...
Based on the situation, it was determined that the area from Alterac Valley to Arathi Highlands would become the main battleground between the Horde and the Alliance! In particular, the conflict between the Stormpike Expeditionary Force and the Frostwolf Clan in Alterac Valley had been ongoing for some time.
There used to be Dalaran there, but after Dalaran flew away, the Horde could not tolerate the dwarves expanding northward.
The Alliance also considers this place to be humanity's homeland, and it certainly cannot be abandoned. Reclaiming the North is the long-cherished wish of a segment of Stormwind's population; they were originally the earliest warriors of the Alliance, and many of their homeland lies in the wastelands of Lordaeron...
Emotionally, while Stormwind and Lordaeron had their rivalries and estrangements, within the Alliance of Humans, those were internal disputes...
The rights of the forgotten?
Haha, what rights do dead people need...?
The nobles of the Alliance usually hold this view; they are aware of the existence of the Forsaken, who are generally defined as monsters!
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The second thing is the group of humanoid puppets wandering around the manor. They were originally living people, but under the spell of the Shadow Archmage, their souls were extracted.
This was a power that greatly surprised the Grand Duke; the Shadow Council's envoys, Dabel and Montrose, personally cast the spell to transform many soulless puppets...
The Shadow Council hoped the Grand Duke would offer more souls, so that God would be pleased and bestow blessings...
All Oridon knew was that these soulless puppets were tireless and extremely obedient; he didn't know what kind of god they were...
In short, the human warlocks in the Shadow Council are sparing no effort to recruit outlaws like the Syndicate and Defias, and the Shadow Mage class has also appeared among the Venture Capital Firm and the Blackwater Raiders of Booty Bay...
A new church is forming among the wicked, who rejoice in offering their lives to an evil god...
There are just too many evil gods in Azeroth...
The master and apprentice couldn't determine the exact size of the Shadow Council, the Twilight Church, and the Holy Light Cult; the only information they knew was that they were also collecting souls...
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The third relatively important piece of news is that the Syndicate has actually allied with Stromgarde.
Prince Galin had no choice; Stromgarde's strength was even inferior to the Syndicate bandits and the Shadow Council behind them. The so-called Stromgarde was long gone, no, its very name had been forgotten.
People now only know Stormwind in the south... and the mysterious Dalaran...
The remaining seven human kingdoms are not worth mentioning, including Kul Tiras, Gilneas, and Stromgarde.
The only one dissatisfied with all this was Jaina. Jaina needed Stormwind's help, but she wanted to regroup the Northern Kingdoms... At least most of the refugees from the Northern Kingdoms followed her to settle in Theramore on the continent of Kalimdor.
Led by Master Ansrem, Speaker of the Kirin Tor, Stromgarde gained the favor of Countess Katarina, the Alliance Ambassador, and was given the command of Princes Galin and Thorbain to lead the local militia against the undead. This was a rare opportunity for the Lordaeron Salvation Front.
Oridon didn't know much about the "Lordaeron Salvation Front," only that it was formed by Lordaeron's restorers and had a large and diverse membership...
Scarlet Crusade, Argent Dawn, Gilneas, Dalaran Kirin Tor Council members, Syndicate bandits, Defias rebels...
Theramore Refugees, Ironblood Brotherhood, Mithril Order, Bloodsail Buccaneers and Goblin Trade, Dwarven-Gnome Craftsmen's Guild, Burning Blade Clan, Blackrock Warlords, Shadow Council, Tirisfal Arcane Order, Twilight's Shadow...
The Alchemy Guild, venture capital firms, Ravenholdt Manor, and countless other organizations—members of hundreds of groups, large and small, have joined it...
This group's slogan is also to destroy the Lich King and restore peace...
Hearing the bandit leader tremblingly utter the words "save the country" and "peace"... Lorraine almost burst out laughing... then, after a moment of disorientation, she snapped back to reality!
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He couldn't help but recall what he had experienced in Nightshade Town before his death.
A few days ago, I heard that Moonbrook, where I grew up, had been massacred and reduced to ruins, and had been occupied by the Defias rebels. The entire area from Westfall to Duskwood, extending to the edge of Stranglethorn Vale, was teeming with bandits... The Defias rebels, composed of the Stonemasons Alliance, had actually occupied a large area of territory.
That's how he came to his senses.
It turns out that the chaos in the south was a long-planned scheme by a powerful force, and those insignificant bandits and outlaws were merely peripheral lackeys...
They are encroaching on human territory and causing destruction step by step, all in an attempt to overthrow the human alliance that currently seems stable!
The so-called mighty Stormwind Kingdom has actually been corrupted and riddled with holes. The demise of the northern kingdoms is only the beginning. The process of human disintegration is ongoing... There are schemers, evil bandits, and so-called noble elites who betray their own country and people!
For example, this former Prince of Alterac... now a bandit leader... the so-called restorer of the kingdom.
Lorraine sighed...
The two scimitars immediately severed Oridon's head...
This time, he didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy.
Lorraine didn't remind him that he was still speaking when he died, killed unconsciously. Perhaps it was a form of leniency for him... Lorraine picked out a mark from the last prince's body, the Syndicate emblem.
The teacher was right; they did indeed have a way to move quickly within the manor, thanks to the short-distance teleportation portals set up by shadow mages in various rooms... The insignia were the keys.
The Shadow Warlocks and Shadow Archmages used soul fragments to create portals for each core member.
It is said that the highest-ranking warlocks of the Shadow Council can open gates to other worlds and summon various demons to descend upon the earth, at the cost of sacrificing enough souls and flesh. When Gul'dan, the former leader of the orc warlocks, opened the Dark Portal, he sacrificed the lives of countless draenei civilians and human captives.
Behind the Syndicate are the Shadow Council and those traitorous exiled nobles...
When Lorraine learned of this news, she felt both helpless and indifferent.
Bringing this news back to Undercity would be a merit, just like the mission to Twilight stronghold. Considering the Alliance's current movements, returning to report on the situation is a reasonable reason to return.
It's time to leave here and head down the mountain to Tarren Mill!
After swallowing Oridon's remnant soul, Lorraine cast a necromancy spell, pulling the headless and armless Oridon to his feet. He became a low-level zombie... Generally, the combat power of resurrected corpses with strong abilities and powerful souls varies greatly.
Some seemingly valiant noble knights had actually been weakened by wine and meat, and after being resurrected, they were as fragile as skeletons...
However, some ordinary people, driven by a strong will to survive and an unwavering determination to protect their families, are easily transformed into powerful vengeful spirits or even undead...
Each resurrection or extraction of a vengeful spirit is an amazing process for Lorraine.
Because Uriel's power was unprecedented, far surpassing that of the likes of Arugal and Thule... Uriel was just an ordinary paladin in life, who became a gravedigger and an ordinary undead sentinel after being resurrected because he could not be forgiven by his family. But he was a true hero.
Compared to the evil Arugal and Thule, a noble soul naturally has a greater value...
Even the Lich King specifically targeted Arthas; though both were princes, Oridon's corrupted soul was practically indistinguishable from any other vengeful spirit...
Lorraine shook his head absentmindedly... just as he was about to turn and leave... a low growl came from behind him: "Stop, Plaguebringer! I never thought you... had fallen so low! I will... in the name of... the Holy Light..."
"I...destroy...you!"
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