It only took one day for Li De and the others to reach Loch Modan from the wetlands.
That's right, they returned the same way they came.
After unifying the team's thinking, Li De and the others secretly contacted the Alliance military and learned in detail about the situation of the Dragonmaw Orcs in the wetland from Garin Trollbane.
The only way into the Northron Highlands east of the wetland is through a long and narrow valley.
The Longmaw Clan sent two thousand troops to guard the outside of the valley. At the same time, silkworms occupied a large area of the wetland. Not to mention that inside the valley, passes were also set up. Every time you pass a pass, you need to go through detailed inspections.
Inquiry.
Trying to sneak in from the front is simply more difficult than climbing to the sky.
In addition to the more than two thousand regular troops, the Dragonmaw Clan also sent more than thirty dragoons to roam around the battlefield to prevent the Alliance from invading Grim Batol from the air.
According to the intelligence statistics compiled by the Alliance, Wildhammer dwarves and other parties, the number of dragoons currently owned by the Dragonmaw clan has exceeded fifty, and there is a strong trend of development towards three figures.
Except for the first batch of adult dragons who initially followed the Red Dragon Queen to investigate the theft of the Demon Soul, the Dragonmaw Clan's plan to force the Queen to give birth is obviously going well.
The hatched young dragons, after being tamed by the Dragonmaw Clan, are old enough to fight on the battlefield.
The size of a young dragon can reach more than three meters when it first hatches. After a period of domestication, it can carry orcs on the battlefield.
Although these seemingly thin young dragons are overall much weaker than the adult dragons, their biggest advantage compared to the first batch of adult dragons is that they are obedient.
Faced with such a tight defense line from the Dragonmaw Clan, Li De and the others stayed deep in the wetland battlefield for a day before reluctantly choosing to retreat.
The decision to retreat was not due to lack of fighting skills. With the luxurious lineup of their team, no one from the Dragonmaw Orcs could be their opponent.
But the problem is that the Dragonmaw Clan has too many troops. After they killed several centurions in one day, the Dragonmaw Clan received more troops.
This made everyone understand that if we continue to fight like this, we will only get stuck in the mud.
"I have a spell that can kill a large number of enemies instantly, but after casting that spell, I will be weak for a long time."
When she decided to retreat to the rear, Shandis said with some reluctance.
"There's no need to try. There's no need. We've lost a combat force before we even see the Queen. This is unreasonable."
Li De shook his head and persuaded Shandis to give up the idea, and Vereesa also rarely mocked Shandis.
Since the beginning of the battle, although the two of them have expressed their obedience to the command, there are still occasional exchanges of words as long as it does not affect the rest of the team.
But now Vereesa didn't have the strength to taunt, and she had no achievements despite the high-intensity battle, so she was too lazy to fight with Shandris.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
Fording said expressionlessly.
"I decided to return to Loch Modan. There is no way to sneak into the frontal battlefield.
However, we also successfully attracted the enemy's attention to the frontal battlefield, and then the adventurers launched guerrilla warfare. The effect can be said to be twice the result with half the effort.
I plan to return to Loch Modan and enter the Northron Highlands by water!"
Loch Modan, the Wetlands, and the Notheron Highlands where Grim Batol is located. The junction of the three areas is Loch Lake, the largest lake in Khaz Modan.
This lake is different from the calm Lake Lordaemir. It is an alpine barrier lake. The water of the lake stretches directly to the northern boundary of the Loch Modan Mountains and pours towards the wetlands at the foot of the mountains, forming a huge waterfall.
In order to protect the wetland from the danger of being completely flooded, during the King of the Mountain period, the Three Hammers dwarves were united and built a huge dam at the entrance of the barrier between the two mountains. This magnificent dam also
It has become a landmark building for all dwarves.
To this day, the dwarf tribes after the split may no longer be able to build such a miracle.
"Are you sure this method will work?!"
Standing next to Li De, Shandis shouted almost at the top of her lungs. Under their feet was a boulder dam large enough for dozens of horses to run side by side.
The rushing water that had been intercepted by the dam hit the water, creating white waves and making such a loud sound that it was impossible to hear what the other party was saying without shouting.
"Let's try it. By swimming from here, we can take the shortest way to the Northron Highlands."
Standing on the boulder dam and looking northeast, you can even clearly see Northeron Mountain and the city wall protruding from the mountain.
This is the standard dwarf city architectural style, and there is Grim Batol.
Swimming across the water is indeed the shortest way. But this shortest way is full of dangers, because in this fast current, if you accidentally hit a rock, you will be shattered to pieces.
It is precisely because this section of the waterway is too dangerous that the Dragonmaw Orcs themselves don't pay much attention to it, and they don't even send out dragoons to guard it.
"Uh... how about you think about it again?"
Luo Ning stood on the dam, looking down at the rushing water waves, and couldn't help but feel dizzy.
"There is no time to delay, all we can do now is to fight hard!"
Li De said categorically, looking back at Chen Stormstout again.
"Old Chen, is that okay?"
Chen Stormstout lowered his head and thought about it, and finally nodded firmly.
"No problem, come on!"
As he spoke, Lao Chen dropped the wine jar to the ground, took two steps back, sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and shook his hands in the air.
In the hands of the Pandaren monk, the four energies of green, white, red, and black flashed! And as Old Chen cast the spell, the wine vat gradually expanded! Finally, it turned into a wine vat with a diameter of more than five meters.
giant!
"This is amazing!"
Fording, Vereesa and others just praised each other, while Shandris's expression was even more shocked.
A layman only sees the excitement, while an expert sees the door. The understanding of magic in the Kingdom Continent is often limited to arcane magic. Only Shandis knew that what Lao Chen had just performed was a very clever natural spell.
"Ha, this is the natural way of us Pandaren. Every brewmaster on the Wandering Island has his drinking vessels forged by the essence of the elemental spirits. They are our companions who will accompany us throughout our lives.
This is just a small skill. The Zen masters on Wizong Island are much more accomplished than me. When each Zen master dies, he will insert his Zen staff in front of the grave. When the Zen staff takes root on the ground, it will turn into a big heart.
The Zen masters of all ages left their teachings in the Zen staff forest."
When he said this, Chen Stormstout's expression couldn't help but feel a little sad. He would never forget that when he left the Wandering Island, the teacher's soul stood there to see him off.
It was rare for this heroic master monk to show such affection for his son and daughter. Everyone could not help but stand in awe for a moment. Li De walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Okay, it's time for us to set off."
Lao Chen smiled with relief, put away his childish attitude, raised his foot and kicked the enlarged wine vat down the dam.
"boom!!!"
The wine jar fell into the water, causing water splashes several meters high. What was amazing was that the wine jar was like a huge float, floating in the water.
The water flow hit the wine jar and drifted north. Lao Chen tightly held the rope holding the wine jar in his hand.
"Good guy, it's really exciting!"
Even with the power of Lao Chen, a dragon and an elephant, he was a little overwhelmed in the face of the mighty power of nature.
"I'll hold it, you guys hurry up!"
Without Lao Chen's instructions, Li De took the lead and jumped off the dam, barely landing on the wine vat, and then grabbed the rope wrapped around the wine vat.
Then came Shandris, and then Fording. Both of them were strong and strong, and they naturally grasped the rope just like Li De.
Now apart from Lao Chen who was holding the rope, only Vereesa and Luo Ning were left.
"Jump quickly!"
"me……"
Listening to Lao Chen's urging, Luo Ning was still a little hesitant. He did not lack courage, but as a mage with a weak body, such difficult movements were indeed a bit difficult for him.
Luo Ning stood on it and estimated the distance. He even wanted to teleport himself directly to the wine urn through the flash technique, but looking at the wine urn rotating back and forth in the water and the several people swaying in the water like water plants, Luo Ning
I was really afraid that after teleporting, I would lose my footing and follow the current to the wetland.
"Hold on to me!"
In the end, it was Vereesa who grabbed Luo Ning's waist and jumped down desperately!
"ah!!!"
Ronin was so frightened that he hugged Vereesa tightly, and the two of them fell straight on the wine jar. However, because there was another person with him, Vereesa stepped on the wrong side, and before she could grab the rope, she fell.
Fall into the water.
What Vereesa didn't expect was that at the critical moment it was Shandis who reached out and grabbed Vereesa.
"you……"
Using the strength to keep her head above the water, Vereesa stared at Shandris not knowing what to say.
"Oh, you'd better take care of your little boyfriend first, don't let him drown."
Because of the mask, Vereesa couldn't see the other person's expression, but she could guess the teasing look on the other person's face even with her eyes closed.
"Hey! I'm here!"
Vereesa ignored the quarrel and helped Luo Ning grasp the rope when she heard a rough voice coming from above.
When he looked up, he saw Lao Chen posing a big character in mid-air and rushing towards the bottom.
"boom!!!"
Lao Chen fell on the wine vat, causing water to splash in all directions!
Several people were dragged under the water for a few seconds, and Luo Ning choked on his saliva in the most embarrassing situation.
"Ahem... Is this necessary? Is this necessary!"
Several people were laughing while soaking in the water, but soon they stopped laughing. Drifting in fast currents is very dangerous, for example, rocks may appear at any time!
At the critical moment, Fording held onto the rope with one hand and lifted the warhammer against the rocks with the other. This not only saved everyone from danger, but also brought everyone one step closer to the Northron Highlands.
This rafting can really be called the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers.
Their destination was the high ground east of the water, and the current was pushing them north. So everyone used their talents to make the wine jar move eastward little by little.
What is somewhat surprising is that Luo Ning played a crucial role in this process.
After all, he is a senior mage and has quite good attainments in ice magic. It is impossible to seal the entire water surface with ice, but it is still possible to create pieces of ice floes for everyone to use.
In this way, three hours later, several people successfully arrived at Northron Highlands.
When they came ashore from the water, almost everyone's skin was blue and purple from the cold. The wind on the highlands was already cold and hard, and their bodies were covered with water. After being blown twice by the wind, they wished they could
Cover with a layer of ice shell.
"Everyone, please warm up by the fire."
Lao Chen changed the wine vat back to its original shape, Fording picked up a bundle of dead branches, and Luo Ning sent out a fireball to light a fire. Everyone felt the warmth of the fire, and they all looked at each other with joy.
Because right behind them, two kilometers away, is the destination of this trip: Grim Batol!