During the War of the Three Hammers between the dwarves more than two hundred years ago, Grim Batol was cursed by the Dark Iron Queen, the witch Modgud, and the entire city was eroded by fear and nightmares.
As a last resort, the Wildhammer dwarves abandoned the capital after the war and moved their entire clan north to the Hinterland Highlands, leaving only a handful of stubborn people who could not leave their homeland to remain in the Northron Highlands, guarding the long-abandoned city.
of Grim Batol.
More than two hundred years have passed, and the terrifying power that has been entangled within Grim Batol for a long time has gradually dissipated.
The Wildhammer dwarves who had already settled in the Aerie Mountains of the Hinterlands had no intention of returning to Notheron. The old capital remained there until the invading Dragonmaw Orcs took it for themselves.
The construction and forging abilities of the dwarves rank first among the mortal races in Azeroth. Even after more than 200 years of wind and rain, Grim Batol is still very well preserved.
Such a huge city that once accommodated millions of people now only houses a few thousand Dragonmaw Orcs.
Most areas of the city are idle, and when you walk inside, you will see an empty no-man's land at first glance.
This is the true feeling of Valeela who has sneaked into the city.
Valeela had long heard that the orcs were invaders from another world, and only their combat troops entered Azeroth. Ordinary civilians were still waiting for good news from the warchief in their withering world.
‘Although the people occupying this place are only combatants from the Dragonmaw clan, the number is too small anyway, right?’
Due to the ability of the Dragonmaw Clan to control dragons, they have the same status as the mainstream clans such as Blackstone, Fireblade, Blood Circle, Shadowmoon, Warsong and Frostwolf, and are one of the most powerful clans in the orc tribe.
The environment of Draenor was completely destroyed by evil energy. The two-headed dragons originally controlled by the Dragonmaw clan were unable to reproduce. The few remaining individuals were decomposed and eaten by the Dragonmaw orcs who became crazy after drinking the blood of demons.
Without the dragon, the misnamed "Dragon" Maw clan was in decline for a while, until their chief, the last shaman of the tribe, Zuruhid, followed the "ancestral guidance" and found a powerful weapon in the Redridge Mountains.
Artifact.
Dragon Soul.
Sharlayan and others didn't know what happened within the Dragonmaw clan.
Now the person in charge of the Dragon Soul and Chief is no longer the old shaman Zuluhid, but an orc warlock named Nekros. He is the main target of the four-man team this time.
This information was provided by Luo Ning, who was well prepared.
It is obviously not an easy task to find a mere warlock in Grim Batone.
Without knowing the specific location of the target, rushing in will only alert the enemy.
According to Sarlayan's plan, it was the thief Valeera's turn to appear at this time.
Under the watchful eyes of her three teammates, Valeera activated stealth, bypassed the Dragonmaw soldiers guarding the door, and quietly slipped into Grim Batol through the open door.
This infiltration operation was not easy. From time to time, some green eyeballs could be seen floating by on the streets of Grim Batol.
Valeera, who had done her homework beforehand, knew what these weird eyeballs were.
Eye of Kilrogg, the warlock's anti-stealth spell.
This spell can be directly controlled by the caster, or it can allow them to automatically patrol along a fixed route.
Once an enemy is discovered, the Eye of Kilrogg will immediately alert the caster.
During the process of sneaking into the city to search, Valeera was like performing acrobatics, using her flexible body many times to jump up and down in unconventional ways to avoid the patrol route of the Eye of Kilrogg.
'How big is this city...'
Based on the information given by Falstad, Valeela first bypassed the outer ring and came to the center of the city.
This was once known as the Iron Felt of Cardross, which was the city's geothermal core, providing energy for the entire city and functioning similarly to Ironforge's Great Forge.
A large number of Dragonmaw orcs gathered near the iron felt of Kaderos, but Valeera did not find the warlock suspected of Nekros.
The depressed Valeela could only change the target carefully.
No one could be found at the most likely gathering place, so Valeera began to wander aimlessly.
When she arrived in the middle of the city's east district, Valeera suddenly heard the painful roar of a dragon.
This weak roar was quite distant and had echoes, as if it was coming from a closed space.
'This sound...underground?'
…
While Valeela took the risk to infiltrate, Sarlayan, Ronin and Vereesa could only wait anxiously in a safe area outside the city.
Taking advantage of the darkness as the best opportunity to sneak in, Valeela finally returned to the team after more than an hour, out of breath.
Luo Ning asked impatiently: "How's it going? Have you found out where Nekros is?"
"Don't worry."
Vereesa stopped the anxious Ronin in displeasure: "Let Valeera take a breath first."
Sarlayan took out the drink that had been prepared from the space package and handed it to Valeera. This was her favorite strawberry milk.
"Gudong~Gudong~"
"ha!"
After pouring the entire drink into her mouth, Valeera, who was sweating profusely, let out a long breath.
Sarlayan asked in confusion: "Why are you sweating so much and the temperature inside is so high?"
Valeera nodded: "Maybe it's because of the influence of geothermal heat... This is not the point."
"I found Nekros, and I also found the place where Alexstrasza, the Red Dragon Queen, is imprisoned."
Valeela picked up a branch from the ground and quickly drew a map of Grim Batol's plains on the ground.
"here."
Clicking heavily on the area marked as underground in the eastern part of the city, Valeera solemnly said: "The Red Dragon Queen and her consort are locked up in this underground space, and Nekros is guarding the door with the Dragon Soul.
"
Vereesa nodded thoughtfully: "What about the distribution of troops? Are there many people near the lair?"
"not much."
Valeela raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her face: "Guarding the dragons is not an easy task. If there were no restrictions from the dragon soul, those two huge dragons would be enough to destroy the entire Dragonmaw clan.
.”
"I saw with my own eyes that the orc warlocks used spells to torture the soul of the Red Dragon Queen. They could only do this. Other attacks could not break through the defense of the adult dragon."
"The vast majority of the guards are concentrated near the Kaderos iron felt in the center of the city, which is their military camp. There are only a dozen warlocks headed by Necros around the nest, and most of them are busy ripening dragon eggs.
"
"Also, I discovered something strange."
Valeera tapped her forehead with her finger in confusion: "Judging from the number of beds I found, the number of Dragonmaw soldiers left in Grim Batol is less than one-third of the total."
"Before we arrived, they seemed to have gone out for some reason and have not returned yet."
Vereesa patted Valeera on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry about why this is happening, it is always a good thing for us."
"Valeela, have you figured out the most suitable infiltration route?"
Putting aside her doubts for the time being, Valeela nodded with a serious expression: "Of course, are you leaving now?"
"lets go."
Luo Ning took a deep breath: "In order to avoid long nights and endless dreams, we'd better kill Nekros before the sun rises, destroy the dragon soul, and release the Red Dragon Queen."
While the four-person team was discussing the infiltration plan in detail, on a higher mountaintop, a black-haired man in a rich uniform with his arms folded looked down expressionlessly. He was wearing a very inconsistent metal around his neck.
collar.
"Hmph~ Ants, let me let you go make a big fuss first. It's time to let those ungrateful orcs taste the taste of failure."
The black-haired man's vertical pupils flashed with desire: "When the fighting breaks out... Alexstrasza, your dragon egg will be mine."