Although he successfully helped Etherton regain the dominance of the Alterac Restoration Force from Duke Falkrest, the current situation is still not optimistic.
With Gilneas assisting in the defense on the western front, it is impossible for both sides to decide the winner in such a large-scale legion-level battle in a short period of time.
There are too many variables in the battle on the front line of Bingfeng Gang in the east.
Before the private soldiers of the Barov family and the Ravenholdt thieves join forces to take control of the situation, the leaderless Syndicate may abandon its defense line at any time and collapse.
Once Icewind Point is breached, Steinblade, which temporarily serves as the capital of the new Alterac, will face the forces of the Knights of the Silver Hand, with disastrous consequences.
Alex was very angry at the weird things his two weird sons did.
But things have priorities. At the moment, the Barov family needs to race against time to bring reinforcements to Etherton, and they have no time to pay attention to Alex who is still hiding in Andorhal.
After experiencing a turmoil caused by an espionage war, Barov Castle has been completely under martial law. Only Alex, the head of the family, can personally come forward to allow Lady Ilucia, who is staying in the castle, to open the door.
Sarlayan and Valeela jumped off the back of Tina Gosa who was still in motion, allowing Tina to continue moving towards Keldaron.
Valeela lightly used her strength on the nearby big tree many times,
Landed to the ground smoothly.
Sarlayan's actions were more simple and crude. When he fell vertically to less than 10 meters from the ground,
He suddenly launched a heroic leap, took off twice with his feet in the air, and landed heavily on the ground.
The location where Sharlayan and Valeela landed is on the right side of Icewind Hills Fortress.
According to the information provided by the barrage, this place will be called Regret Ridge in the future.
Today's Regret Ridge is still a lively small village, but due to the war that broke out not long ago, the villagers have already been evacuated by Andorhal officials and were brought back to the town for resettlement through the bridge directly connected to the east of Andorhal.
Since the beginning of the war, Mayor Matthew has blocked the Eastern Bridge and does not allow anyone to come and go.
There is no one in the small village of Regret Ridge that still retains a lot of life, at least... no one can be seen from the outside.
Valeela didn't pause after landing, and immediately entered the stealth state, and reminded Sharlayan in the soul link channel.
"Salayan."
"Well, I feel it too. There are thieves lurking nearby."
The noise of Sharlayan's landing was quite loud, which would undoubtedly attract the attention of nearby Lordaeron scouts.
Through Valeela's shared vision,
Sarlayan could see that she was moving at high speed, and soon caught a thief from a bush.
"Hmm~"
The Lordaeron thief who had his mouth covered by Valeera from behind only let out a short cry.
"Kacha!"
In order not to cause the smell of blood,
Valeera grabbed both sides of his head and twisted it hard, breaking his neck.
"The first one, there are 4 left,
Be careful yourself."
Sarlayan stood there without moving, deliberately took out a roll of sheepskin map from the magic package, and gestured on the map with a pretentious frown, as if he had taken the wrong road.
Sharlayan's performance confused the Lordaeron scouts who were unsure of his origins.
No matter what, anyone who appears in the war zone will be forcibly captured and sent to the rear for identity verification, not to mention that Sarlayan is a high elf with long ears.
As the diplomatic relations between Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas continue to deteriorate, the relationship between the people of the two countries has inevitably been affected.
At this juncture, a high elf suddenly appeared near the battlefield, and he could tell with his toes that something was wrong.
The four scouts, plus the one Valeela pretended to be, a total of five people quietly approached Sarlayan who was still reading the map.
"Aha~ So I'm here."
When Sarlayan rerolled the map with a happy face, three of the scouts burst out at the same time, completely blocking Sarlayan's retreat from three directions.
The fourth one? When the other three launched an attack, he was first broken by Valeela's old trick.
Sarlayan slowly put the sheepskin map back into the magic package without moving his feet, twisting his upper body in place as if he was drunk.
"What?!"
The seemingly irregular twisting completely dodged the attacks launched by the three people one after another, and the dull dagger grazed Sarlayan's body until it was free.
Sarlayan smiled and waved to the three people who looked surprised: "Hello, you three. Thank you for your hard work. Goodbye, you three."
"boom!"
Stomp your feet hard on the ground,
The small-scale earthquake made the three scouts who were caught off guard unsteady on their feet.
Sarlayan didn't even draw his weapon,
He charged directly between the two scouts, spread out his two strong arms and struck them on their slender necks.
"Click!"
There was a crisp sound of bone cracking, and the two men with broken neck bones flew backwards with pain on their faces, and died before they even hit the ground.
The last scout was frightened and angry and planned to retreat, but only then did he realize that something was wrong. It was obviously too late.
"Crack!"
Only the last person was left. Valeera, who was chasing after him, didn't think about the smell of blood anymore. Quel'Sera's transformed dagger stabbed him from the back of his heart, mercilessly penetrating his heart.
"Done."
After pulling out the dagger, Valeera skillfully shook out the blood stained on the dagger.
"The road has been cleared, and Barov's reinforcements will not be discovered so easily when passing by."
Icewind Post can directly reach Keldaron by land, and Alex will definitely pass through this road when returning with reinforcements.
Considering the possibility of winning by surprise, it is indeed necessary to eliminate hidden dangers along the way in advance.
"Let's go and do business first."
Sarlayan and Valeela each took out a piece of Syndicate's standard leather armor from the magic package and put it on their bodies.
Their striking long elf ears were tucked up by hats, and their faces were covered with two black cloth scarves.
Without the characteristics of the elves, the appearance of the two people immediately changed drastically, making it difficult for unfamiliar people to recognize them.
The defensive force of Bingfeng Gang is mainly concentrated on the main entrance of the main road leading to Andorhal, and the defense on the side is relatively weak.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Now the Icewind Guards are in chaos, and colleagues who appear from the side and rear will basically not be questioned. The responses prepared by Sarlayan and Valeera are of no use.
He was put directly into the fortress.
Valeera couldn't help complaining: "With this level of espionage defense...it deserves to be infiltrated into a sieve by Lordaeron."
"Ha~" Sarlayan lowered his head and chuckled: "Don't ask for too much. If Duke Faculest is still here, the syndicate's defense strength should be higher, but...who makes them leaderless now?"
The Syndicate in the fortress did not yet know that their leader, Duke Faculest, had quietly returned to Stannblad.
The morale inside the sentry is a bit low, but it is still some distance away from collapse.
As Sharlayan expected, ordinary soldiers did not understand the turmoil in Steinblad.
The officers in the camp were gathering for a closed-door meeting. Sharlayan held the heads of two Lordaeron scouts in his hand and asked to see the temporary commander of the camp on the grounds of reporting on the mission.
Having been suppressed by the Knights of the Silver Hand for several days, the morale inside the sentry was low and they just needed some good news to stimulate the atmosphere.
The soldiers guarding the main camp tent saw the two bleeding human heads in Sarlayan's hand, and immediately went into the tent to report with excitement.
There was no interrogation or identity confirmation, Sarlayan and Valeera sneaked into the main camp so easily.
As soon as she entered the tent, Valeela immediately noticed a pair of men and women with the same black scarves covering their faces.
Valeera: "What a coincidence. These two people fought with me in the sewers of the ruins of Alterac City before. I didn't expect that they were also high-level leaders of the Syndicate."
"oh?"
Sarlayan asked through the soul link: "Are you sure it's them? Isn't it covered by a mask?"
"Sure."
Valeera glanced at the female thief with relatively soft eyebrows: "The scar on her left eye is so obvious that she can be recognized at a glance."
These men and women were the brothers and sisters Yuri and Yulia who had just returned to Bingfeng Post to report on the execution of their mission.
The mission of the two men was secretly issued by Duke Faculest and must be reported directly to him.
However, the two brothers and sisters failed to see Duke Faculest after they returned to the camp, and were stopped by his adjutant on the grounds that the Duke needed to rest.
Just when the two brothers and sisters were planning to meet again the next day, the Syndicate elite who escaped from Steinblad informed them of the latest situation on the rear.
Duke Faculest, who secretly returned to Stannblad to take charge of the overall situation, was defeated and captured. Etherton Perenold had already ascended the throne with the support of a large number of nobles.
Then, the Syndicate senior management who stayed behind at Bingfeng Post had differences of opinion due to the changes in the situation.
Some people want to put down the fight and flee into the mountains and forests, some want to fight back to Stannblad and rescue Duke Faculest, and some want to continue to stand guard and wait patiently for Etherton's messenger to arrive.
As long as they can get official recruitment, these thieves can naturally clear their identities and become members of the new Kingdom of Alterac again.
Brother and sister Yuri and Yulia are the representative figures who advocated seeking refuge in Etherton.