At the foot of the Dark Gate, in the forward base that had been initially built, the commanders of the Alliance Expeditionary Force were gathering to discuss the next strategic arrangements.

On the table in front of General Danas sat a rough map of the Hellfire Peninsula that had just been drawn up, with valuable clues marked in detail, but in fact there were not many, only a few places.

"According to the griffin knights' patrols, there isn't much value in this land, we found more than 7 orc-style camps, but each one of them was empty, and it was very clear what the orcs suffered here, but we know for sure... On this land, there are no more active groups of civilizations other than us. ”

The general stroked his somewhat disheveled beard, and his finger tapped on the west and south sides of the map:

"If we want to find more information, we must leave this barren land and continue to the east, a black thorny woodland, according to the reward of the griffin knight who ventured into it, it is an inland sea that is being swamped, the good news is that the griffon knight sees different styles of buildings from a distance, the bad news is that we don't have a boat, so it is difficult to cross the inland sea, even by land, it is difficult for us to cross the coast full of silt."

"Swamping?"

Khadgar rubbed his red eyes, and he whispered:

"This world is very abnormal, it seems to be in some kind of disease, how can the oceans of the normal world suddenly swamp... I made a point of observing the soil of this land last night, and all I can say is that there are serious signs of evil infestation here, but surprisingly... This infestation seems to have been stopped, by another force, the elemental power that should be used by the shamans, which is preventing the deterioration of the environment of this world. ”

"I'm more concerned about whether the griffon knight can enter the swamp building and make friendly contact with the natives if he is left alone?"

Kudran the Hammer Dwarf pointed to the entrance to the east of the map with his stout fingers, and he looked at the others:

"I'd like to give it a try."

"It's dangerous! Kudran, although those buildings are not orc-style, it's hard to say if the other natives of this world will have ill will towards us, the griffon knight's solo action, lack of sufficient support, I can't agree with your adventure! ”

General Danas rejected the dwarf's offer of adventure, and he pointed his finger to the north of the map:

"Here! Compared to the unclear situation of the eastern coast, I prefer that we go from here, the knights see the environment here in the sky, it is also a thorny mountain road, but after looking through the mountains, on the other side is obvious forest cover, a very large forest, and a city hidden in the forest, if nothing else, at least the environment there is definitely much better than this ghost place! ”

"That way!"

Tulayan's eyes narrowed, "That direction is the direction where the Holy Light creatures who have been summoning us are... I agree with this plan! ”

"Don't worry, Tulayan!"

Danas frowned, and his finger tapped again in the center of the map:

"It's not easy to get to that forest, this fortress is almost in the middle of us and the forest, this fortress is very strange, from the outside, it seems that the inside is the same as those orc camps, there is no trace of civilization, but if I want to say, if this land has an enemy that threatens us, then it must be in this fortress! It's impossible for us to get around it. ”

"So, I've decided to send a scout team with enough force to scout and defend this fortress! The Assassins under Master Shore have entered the fortress, and according to their messages, the interior of the fortress is quiet and suitable as a temporary base for us, but support will be needed to fully search the fortress. ”

The general moved his finger and said to the dwarf sitting in his chair:

"While we're scouting this fortress, the Griffin Knights can take a group of scouts to the northern forests, build outposts, and gather enough information for the army."

"Aurelia!"

Danas's gaze was on the silent ranger, and he whispered:

"I'll leave the scouting mission for the Northern Forest to you and your Ranger, okay?"

"No problem!"

Aurelia nodded, although she wanted to find Tyrion now, she was a member and commander of the expeditionary force, and she was also responsible for her comrades and companions.

Later in the evening, a 50-member scout team headed for the Hellfire Fortress, an all-round team of paladins, warriors, mages, rangers, and priests who could maximize their ability to safely retreat after an attack.

"Paladins and warriors go to the front, rangers pay attention to reconnaissance, and mages are always ready to fight back!"

Paladin Myra as the Captain of the Scout. Dawnblade stood in front of the entrance to the Hellfire Fortress, assigning tasks to his companions behind him, this handsome paladin has long golden hair, slender eyebrows and green eyes, a slender body with heavy armor, and a special handsomeness, which makes some young human priest girls always have red eyes, but it is said that the Knight of Myra has a marriage contract.

What a pity...

"I would like to emphasize once again that this is a reconnaissance mission, don't blindly respond to the battle after the attack, protect yourself, and bring back the news is the most important thing!"

Myrah carried a red Quel'Salas sword, and his eyes swept over everyone in front of him, and he did not see fear or horror in the eyes of his companions, much to Myra's satisfaction.

"So, let's go! The Assassins have entered the fortress and they are waiting for us inside! ”

Paladins chanted scriptures, circles of shining aura loomed over their comrades, priests called for holy light and sprinkled various buff spells on the warriors, and strong human warriors with shields and swords led the team into the gloomy entrance to the Hellfire Fortress.

The group pushed open the black gate made of steel, and in front of them was a black passage, which looked like a path straight into the abyss, and as if they had stepped into the open mouth of a giant beast, as if they would be eaten directly in the next moment.

"Raise a torch!"

"Wow"

The beating, warm light of the fire illuminated the darkness in front of them, but to the surprise of the Scout, as they had completed the first spiral of the staircase, Myra saw the traces left by the Assassins, and he looked left and right, the darkness and silence around him made him a little flustered, but after a moment, he decided to move on.

As he stepped into the second floor of the fortress, in the beating of the firelight, Myra saw the dark shadows on both sides of the walls, he took a deep breath, approached the shadows, raised the torch, and realized that they were sculptures.

"It doesn't look like an orc!"

The ranger beside Myra looked at the whole row of sculptures, he stretched out his hand, and wiped it on the sculptures, which were full of flying dust, very choking, he took a step back and whispered:

"Look at these sculptures, black armor, horns, tails, recurved legs... This is not the image of the orcs at all, why would they appear in the fortress of the orcs? ”

"Don't you think these sculptures are a little too vivid compared to that?"

Paladin Myra pulled the ranger next to him back, he looked at the surrounding sculptures vigilantly: "Don't touch them, I feel some bad breath." ”

"Captain! Come, Assassins, we have found them! ”

A shout made Myra jerk his head back, and he quickly walked to the hall at the front of the passage, and after he left, the dusted "sculpture" suddenly opened its eyes, which were dark blue, emotionless eyes.

Myra rushed into the hall, his team was gathered around the edge of the hall, two human priests called for the light, healing the badly wounded Assassin, Myra crouched down and grabbed the Assassin's hand, he could see the hideous wounds on the Assassin's chest and abdomen, he stretched out his fingers and applied the light to the wound, but on contact, Myra saw the edge of the wound frozen marks.

It made him frown... Brought him back to some not-so-good memories.

"Ahem"

Nourished by the light, the badly wounded Assassin opened his eyes with difficulty, and at the moment of awakening, he grabbed Myra's wrist with his backhand and said with difficulty:

"Let's go! Come on! It's a... It's a trap! ”

"Who is the enemy?"

Myra asked aloud, and the Assassin looked back desperately at the corridors around the hall behind him:

"It's... It's a dead man! ”

"Bang, bang, bang"

It was as if a damn switch had been flipped up, and in the passage behind them, the sound of a series of heavy objects falling to the ground broke the dark silence, and a human priest girl with a torch turned around and immediately let out a scream.

Behind them, in the passage filled with "sculptures" just now, more than 20 tall figures slowly walked out of the darkness, their forms merged with the darkness, and they could only see the beating light, the faint blue dead light.

"Smack"

The Draenei Death Knights, who were wearing heavy armor, reached out and patted the dust accumulated on their bodies, awakened after a long hibernation, these Death Knights' movements looked a little sluggish, but when they pulled out the rune weapons behind them, with the death energy rippling, the temperature of the entire hall dropped several degrees in an instant.

"Death Knight!"

Paladin Myra looked at the shining rune weapons in the hands of those knights, his face was hard to see, he stood up, drew his long sword, blocked in front of everyone, he shouted loudly:

"With a scroll! Teleport back! Tell the commanders that the fortress has been taken by the Death Knights! ”

"Huh"

A scroll was instantly torn apart, purple sparks of magic pulsed around them, and cumbersome circles belonging to teleportation magic appeared beneath their feet, and the space around them became unstable.

This is a sign that teleportation is about to be activated.

And just as the scout team was about to leave the Hellfire Fortress, the paladin Myra raised her head, and suddenly saw a figure in a dark dress slowly appearing on the terrace of the fifth-story building above their heads, and her face could not be seen clearly in the dark, only she could be seen reaching out and throwing down something.

"Dangchang"

A delicate goblet filled with fine wine was shattered, and the moment the blood-like liquid splattered everywhere, the elemental power surging throughout the fortress re-stabilized the shattered space, making the escape of the Alliance Scout Team a luxury.

"Ah, welcome to my dark court... I'm sorry to be here now. ”

With undisguised malice, Luminas snapped her fingers, and the dark hall was immediately illuminated by the light of the hedron lamp, and she looked condescendingly at the Alliance scouts surrounded by the undead in the hall below, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:

"Anyway, please me with blood and fighting, clowns!"

The voice that sounded from high was cold and hoarse enough, and filled with a strange sense of emptiness, but its own tone was unchanged, still the same timbre that Luminas had when he was alive, and the paladin Myra's body stiffened when she heard it.

"Bang Bang Bang"

Around this all-around hall, in those dark passages, there was a sound of muffled footsteps, and the Alliance's scout teams formed a defensive formation, and after the teleportation failed, they had to fight to the death, even if they were unwilling.

Under the desperate gaze of the paladin Myra, the necromancers, dressed in black iron armor and armed with swords and round shields, walked slowly out of the surrounding passages, like a silent army, among them were tall draenei, some of them were familiar orcs, and some of them were huge tigers and leopard people with long tails, like tigers walking upright.

These are all creatures native to the world of Draenor, and after dying and resurrecting, they have a common name, Necromancy.

"Warriors who have proven themselves will join us, and cowards will be mercilessly killed."

Standing on the terrace like a queen, Luminus reached out to take the wine from the Death Knight behind her, and another Death Knight brought a chair behind her, she sat on the chair, her legs crossed, her long black dress enveloping her beautiful body, and after taking a sip of the wine, her fingers flicked in the air.

"Let the gladiatorial fight... Let's go! ”