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Chapter 288 Never to Be a Slave
Dazalia strictly followed Undercity's orders and assisted Lorraine in the war.
As a senior executive in Tarren Mill, he was very dissatisfied with the strange orders from the dreadlord Varimathras. In the past, it was always the Undercity that sent new recruits or elites to support the front line and obey their orders. How could the front line turn around and support the apothecaries coming from the rear?
Lorraine arrived late, missing a crucial opportunity.
Dasalia made no attempt to hide her dissatisfaction with Lorraine.
As the war broke out, Senior Executive Officer Dasalia, who was used to seeing sacrifices, was particularly irritable lately, not much different from when she was alive... She had a premonition that the enemy was likely to launch another fierce attack, breaking the delicate 'peace' that had been maintained for a long time.
The battles that had previously sustained Alterac Valley had consumed most of the manpower and resources of both sides. Humans and undead each occupied a stronghold, vying for control of the area, but they had maintained a degree of restraint.
There was no devastating war; they simply competed for as many resources as possible throughout the Alterac Mountains.
Since the Battle of Wolf Island, the war situation has been changing rapidly.
When the crisis struck Undercity, Tarren Mill wanted to return to defend it. Varimathras strictly ordered the frontline troops not to act on their own and to hold the line against enemy attacks. Dazaria, fiercely loyal to the Queen, was anxious about the situation at home but could not leave Tarren Mill...
I heard that in the subsequent battles, Ambermill was captured by the Plaguebringers, the Queen personally led the attack on Dalaran, and the Forsaken swept through Dalaran... Afterwards, the Queen reached a secret agreement with the Kirin Tor, and Undercity escaped unscathed.
The rear lines are secure.
The Forgotten Ones swept away their decline, thanks in no small part to the great deeds of the Plague Messenger...
Dazalia was intrigued by the sudden emergence of the plague messenger, but also suspicious of his identity.
Rumors suggest that Lorraine is a rare Forsaken necromancer...
The situation, which had just begun to improve, was thwarted again by the Plaguebringer's unauthorized attack on the town of Hillsbrad, which triggered a human backlash. Stromgarde launched an attack from the Arathi Highlands and directly joined the battle.
Human troops are stationed at Lake Lordaeronmill, threatening Wolf's Isle; nearby Ambermill and Undercity are also theoretically within attack range...
The crisis in Tarrenmir has worsened, the front lines are strained, and land-based supplies are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.
As the commander, Dasalia was naturally not going to give Lorraine a friendly look. She wanted to test what Lorraine, the so-called first sergeant who had risen through the ranks and was about to become her peer, was really capable of.
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Aside from Lilith, the necromancer in the Lorraine Guild, the other female undead are not very gentle... They can't be cute, they're pale and droopy, and the Forsaken are essentially vengeful spirits.
She seemed convinced that Lorraine had started the war for personal gain.
The meeting wasn't pleasant; Lorraine was expelled from Tarren Mill, a situation quite different from being taken in as a prisoner. For some reason, the Plaguebringer felt even more uncomfortable on his own people's turf—probably due to the machinations of some villain!
That person must be that wicked dreadlord Varimathras...
Varimathras specifically singled out Lorraine, and the various minor troubles were becoming increasingly difficult for Lorraine to handle...
He currently lacks the ability and power to contend with the Lord of Dread.
Varimathras, the second boss in Undercity, has his eye on Lorraine. The teacher deduces that if Lorraine performs another outstanding service for Undercity this time, Varimathras will definitely try to recruit her.
If they can't win over Lorraine, she'll be in danger.
The other party may have directly used demonic powers to forcibly control Lorraine.
Neither of them had any way to deal with this risk...
I can't help but feel a little worried...
As they walked and talked, after discussing it with the teacher, Lorraine realized that her previous plan to return to the city might have been a trap!
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Can the will of the undead break free from mind control?
"No... Undead Will can remove Fear and Charm, but not Polymorph. Your Horde Crest, however, can remove temporary control effects, including Mind Control. But these are all temporary removals with long cooldowns, so use them only in critical situations, just in case... I'm not very familiar with the Dreadlord's abilities either. By the way, where did you put your Horde Crest...?"
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"It seems to be in the bag..."
"Idiot, you're just letting your precious item gather dust in your bag... Didn't I tell you to always wear your life-saving gadgets?... What are you wearing on your ten fingers...?"
Lorraine glanced down and saw the 'Supreme Ring', 'Sylvanas Seal', 'Ring of Frost', 'Spellmark of a Mage Apprentice', 'Ring of the Undead Research Society', 'Ring of the Plaguebringer', 'Uriel's Wedding Ring', 'Alchemist Guild Badge', and the newly acquired 'Kirin Tor Original Seal' as proof of membership in the Council of Tirisfal.
Almost all ten of her fingers were adorned with colorful gemstone rings... Because both hands were knuckled, an uninformed person might mistake Lorraine for wearing brass knuckles. In reality, it was just a nouveau riche's excessive use of rings, to the point that he practically wore them on his toes...
Lorraine still had quite a few spoils in her bag, but she didn't have time to pack or organize them.
The tribal emblem also lies inside.
He quickly found the thing; the tribal emblem was an important lifesaver for the upcoming infiltration operation.
The blue-gold Deception Orb hung around his neck, and the Tide Amulet was tightly bound to his arm with iron web spider silk. Lorraine, who used these two treasures frequently, relied on them greatly and almost never forgot them.
He overlooked the tribal emblem and the Ring of Frost...
The tribal emblem is a golden skull ring... the Alliance emblem is said to be a plaque carved with a golden lion's head... in the past, at least a sergeant rank was required to be eligible to receive it...
It is said that higher-level tribal medals are only awarded to high-ranking officers, and the Frostwolf Medal, exclusive to the Frostwolf Clan, even has a unique teleportation function. A level 6 Frostwolf Medal can teleport tribal warriors back to Frostwolf Clan territory on the battlefield for timely replenishment...
The ability to construct a teleportation array on such a small medal must be the work of a great mage or a master jeweler of the tribe...
Wear your tribal emblem, Southsea Town!
Lorraine is here...
Leaving the town of Tarren Mill, the road signs point in three directions. Crossing the small bridge, the main road across the river leads to Dun Hordel Keep. Further on lies the gateway to Arathi Highlands, the main gate of the Walls of Thoradin, now wide open... the gates are long gone, leaving only a massive archway...
Decades ago, or even earlier, Thoradin was no longer complete...
Some believe that the Arathi Empire opened its doors to facilitate the Arathi tribes' expansion and the acquisition of more forests and grasslands.
During the earliest wars against the trolls, the human tribes and dwarves of Arathi also clashed...
Some say that this massive stone wall, over ten meters thick and a kilometer long, was built by the dwarves with the help of the humans of Arathor... Back then, humans, dwarves, and high elves fought together against the forest troll tribes...
Share the land together...
The colossal city walls are carved into the mountainside and nestled against the water, with the section near the sea connecting directly to the mountain range, forming a fortress of its own. The dwarven fortress of Dangarok, nestled at the foot of the mountain by the sea, remains intact after many years... The dwarven mountain patrol force is still stationed there, ready to support humanity and Alterac Valley. Almost all the steam tanks and small aircraft used in the last major raid on Wolf Island came from this dwarven Dangarok fortress.
The dwarves' fortress at the base of the wall and Southshore support each other, which is why Southshore has never been conquered by the undead.
Near the other side of the mountain are the ruins of Dunhold Castle.
The inhabitants of Durnholde Keep were all long dead, for Thrall, leading his orc slaves, destroyed the place when he fled. While rescuing his own people, Thrall also killed his human foster father, Sergeant Blackmore...
This human officer amassed his fortune through Thrall and his orc slaves, eventually rising to the ranks of Alliance nobility...
Unfortunately, his dream didn't last long. Thrall didn't conquer the world for him as his human foster father had planned. Instead, Thrall, trained in human military and martial arts techniques and with aristocratic manners, eventually broke free of his shackles and regained his freedom.
They raised the banner of resistance...
"Orcs will never be slaves!"
Whether human or demon, no tribe wants to be enslaved. Isn't the tribe a symbol of freedom?
The orcish rebels, waging war across Arathi Basin and Alterac Valley, have inadvertently depleted the strength of Stromgarde and Lordaeron.
When the Scourge struck, humanity's former allies were in turmoil... The seven human kingdoms were scattered and distrustful of each other. Even powerful allies like the High Elves, who had closed themselves off and ignored the destruction of Lordaeron, ultimately could not escape their fate.
The Forsaken of Lordaeron, rising from the dead, seem to be continuing this fate.
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