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Chapter 1494 Jindu: Guess where I am hiding?

The elites of Backlight Blade are very vigilant, and the thieves who were exchanging information in the stronghold immediately noticed Valeera's arrival, and stood up and saluted her respectfully.

"Lord Sangunar."

"Everyone has worked hard, there is no need to be polite."

Under the daily influence of Sharlayan, Valeera was also not interested in the formalistic etiquette of the high elves, so she waved her hand and interrupted the salute of everyone present to get straight to the point.

"Marion is out, and you will report the situation."

"Yes!"

What Valeera pointed to was a female thief masked by a black scarf. The full-covered headgear made it impossible to see her face.

However, judging by the exposed eyebrows and eye contours, the appearance of this female thief named Marion should be above the basic standard line of the high elves.

Since Marion chose to cover her face with a black scarf, it meant that she did not want to reveal her true appearance, and all the thieves present would respect her choice.

Valeera didn't say those meaningless greetings, and asked straight to the point: "How's the progress of the exploration? Are there any difficulties that can't be solved?"

Marion replied ably with as concise a sentence as possible: "The upper zone has been explored, and no high-risk targets worthy of special attention have been found."

"We found six high-ranking priests of the Atalai sect in the middle area one after another. Their positions were quite particular, guarding a large altar of unknown purpose in the center of the middle area from six different directions."

Marion didn't just describe it dryly in words. After integrating the sketches brought back by colleagues who entered the middle-level area to explore, Marion drew a detailed indoor map of the middle-level area.

Valeera lowered her head and studied it. Indeed, as Marion said, the positions of the six high-ranking Atalai priests obviously had some kind of purpose.

Sure enough, Marion's subsequent report verified Valeera's conjecture.

"After basically checking out the middle-level area, we encountered obstacles when trying to enter the lower-level core area."

Marion's index finger wearing a leather glove pointed at a corner of the map: "The entrance to the spiral staircase leading to the lower area is blocked by a dark green barrier."

"In order to avoid arousing Atalai's suspicion, we haven't tried to test the defense strength of this enchantment yet."

"According to the existing integrated intelligence analysis, this barrier should be created by those six high-ranking priests."

"The purpose is to protect the core area of ​​the lower layer, so that the upper echelon of the sect will not be easily exposed to the enemy's sight."

"in addition……"

Marion hesitated for a while, which was rare, and Valeera raised her brow slightly unexpectedly.

"What's the matter? Just speak up if you have something to say."

"Yes." Marion raised her hand anxiously and rubbed the center of her brows: "Maybe it's my illusion, the lower area blocked by the barrier is filled with an ominous atmosphere that I am familiar with but unfamiliar."

"Familiar and unfamiliar? An unknown breath?"

Valeera narrowed her eyes slightly and lowered her head in thought for a moment.

"Marion, as I recall, your parents died because of the great traitor Darkan Drahir?"

"Yes."

Marion replied with an unchanged expression: "When I heard the bad news and rushed to the scene from the headquarters of Backlight Blade, my parents had already lost their lives in their sleep."

"According to the arcanists who examined the corpses, their souls did not return to the Sunwell, but disappeared."

"A week or so before my parents' accident, I also inexplicably fainted once when I was performing a task outside. The headquarters should still keep relevant records."

Valeera nodded thoughtfully: "I have read that report, Sharlayan...that is, the Archduke Deep Shadow came to a conclusion through post-mortem examination."

"Because of the blood connection between immediate family members, when Darkan attacked your parents, you also had a strange resonance reaction."

"The reason why you couldn't find the souls of your parents is because Darkan sacrificed them to the so-called Lord of Dreams, that is, the second-generation Nightmare King Varothen who secretly colluded with him."

Valeera tapped meaningfully on the place where the enchantment was marked on the map with her finger: "Heh~ Since the lower area has a familiar aura to you, it means... the high probability of Grand Duke Deep Shadow's speculation bingo."

Marion didn't interrupt Valeera's contemplation, but there was a strange look in her eyes.

Valeera noticed the change in Marion's expression from the corner of her eye: "Don't worry, there will be a chance for you to take revenge, but not now."

After re-rolling the map and putting it away, Valeera solemnly said to Marion who had settled down, "Take me over there to observe it."

"After my confirmation and the permission of Grand Duke Deep Shadow, we can officially start the operation."

"Immediately recall the dispatched thieves. Everyone except Marion is on standby. Be sure to prepare for battle in advance!"

"Yes!"

Valeera watched Marion tilt her head outward: "Come on, let's hurry up, the hunt is about to begin."

……

"Sure enough."

After receiving and reading the notes sent by Valeera, Sharlayan handed it over to Melinthra and Onyxia who were beside her.

"The dark green enchantment makes Marion, who has suffered from the nightmare chaos, feel a familiar ominous atmosphere. It is basically confirmed that there are people from the nightmare army in the temple who are playing tricks."

"Shh!"

After reading the contents of the note, Melinsera crumpled the note a little annoyed.

Under the action of the corrosive force released from the palm of the Green Dragon Princess, the paper note, which was made of no special material, quickly disappeared into nothingness.

"Do I need to summon the Green Dragon Army to forcefully break into the temple?"

"Need not."

Sharlayan said calmly: "The Green Dragon Legion continues to stay on guard in the Swamp of Sorrows. Don't forget, the remnants of the Gurubashi have not yet emerged."

Onyxia also nodded and added: "There is a high probability that the relationship between Atalai and Gurubashi is mutual use."

"If we attack the Temple of Atahaka with all our strength, that guy Jindu will definitely hide in the dark and laugh, and maybe he will take this opportunity to make something big happen, completely detonating the situation on the border of Stranglethorn Valley. "

There are a total of 3 areas adjacent to Stranglethorn Vale, namely Twilight Forest, Westfall and Deadwind Pass.

Dusk Forest borders Stranglethorn Vale directly, and now the main army of Stormwind Kingdom is stationed in Nightshade Town, ready to reinforce the frontline barracks on the border of Stranglethorn Vale at any time. It is impossible for the remnants of the Gurubashi to hide here.

There is a large mountain on the land between Westfall and Stranglethorn Valley, but the destination can be reached unimpeded by sea.

However, it is a pity that the Stormwind Kingdom, which has just recovered a bit of vitality, has not yet started to develop a navy.

The terrain of the West Wilderness is flat, and the end can be seen at a glance.

There was little chance that the Gurubashi could hide in this wasteland, with Kul Tiras merchant ships plying their way to and from the west coast.

What?Deadmines?

The mine does exist, but its name in this timeline is not the Deadmines, but the Moonbrook Mine.

Since the Defias Brotherhood has never appeared, this underground mine is still firmly in the hands of the Stormwind Kingdom officials and is under the management of Moonbrook Town.

Granted, the Westfall is still in dire straits, but there are still plenty of locals living in this wilderness.

The high-quality copper-iron ore produced by the Moon Creek Mine is very important to the Stormwind Kingdom.

Even if he is temporarily unable to revive the entire western wilderness, Varian still arranges a lot of people to station in Yuexi Town, in order to ensure that this mine can produce ore with high quality and quantity.

Now that Westfall and Duskwood are unlikely to hide, the only option for the Gurubashi remnants is to continue eastward.

To the east of Stranglethorn Vale are Deadwind Pass, Swamp of Sorrows, and Blasted Lands.

Everyone knows that the Gurubashi remnants cannot hide in the cursed place that is highly monitored by the alliance.

Deadwind Pass, where Karazhan exists, is also not suitable for hiding.

As the magic net node of the Deadwind Path, this guardian tower can easily monitor the movement of the entire Deadwind Path.

Khadgar would be alerted as soon as a troll appeared.

Since it is impossible for the remnants of the Gurubashi to go north and enter the core area of ​​the Stormwind Kingdom, the answer is obvious.

Their only way out is to hide in the vast but uninhabited Swamp of Sorrows.

Sharlayan was sure that Jindu and Mandokir were hiding in a hidden corner and closely watching the development of the situation.

Once the green dragon removes the people who monitor the swamp, it will be in the hands of Gurubashi.

"It's so complicated..." Merlinsera patted her forehead with a wry smile: "This kind of intrigue and mutual calculation is really not suitable for me, so let you take care of it."

Sharlayan smiled and shrugged his shoulders: "In short, in short, the green dragon army cannot move yet, you must continue to maintain a deterrent force against the Gurubashi remnants hiding in the dark."

"As for the Temple of Atal'Hakkar..." Sharlayan touched his chin with great interest: "The Nightmare Legion was involved behind this incident, and Oni and I would not break the rules if we acted personally."

"Wait for Valeera to send a signal. After resting in Draenor for a while, it's time for us to move around."

(End of this chapter)