Grand Arcanist of Azeroth

Chapter 141 Hunting the Ogre

Sir Lothar, who observed the daily practice of the high elf rangers, quickly came to the terrace on the top of the cliff tower and used a telescope to check the scorching canyon.

What Sir Lothar saw through the telescope was a huge rift valley with flames at the bottom.

There are many active volcanoes on the mountain at the edge of the rift.

This makes the ground always flowing with magma.

The broken earth, the flowing magma, and the clouds in the sky seemed to be burning.

That is the fire light of magma reflected into the sky, dyeing the white clouds into fire clouds.

Except for the dark iron dwarves, which are highly resistant to fire, no normal creatures can live in Searing Gorge.

The Burning Plains in the south, the name sounds more serious.

However, there are relatively good places where orcs and ogres can live in peace.

Because it is a huge plain, road traffic is no problem.

The scorching canyon, the scar of the land, can only be passed through the winding mountain roads on both sides of the canyon.

It was laid by the orcs at a great cost in order to pass through here.

Stone bridges are built where the lava flows, and the cracks in the fiery lava are blocked with stones.

Although it doesn't seem like a big problem.

But who knows if it will collapse if you step on it?

Knowing the severity of the scorching canyon, Sir Lothar reluctantly put down the binoculars.

He originally thought that the Burning Plains were already very bad.

Unexpectedly, the situation in the scorching canyon was even worse than that in the burning plain!

In any case, there is no need to go to the Searing Canyon.

After Sir Lothar complained a few words, he asked Herald to open a tunnel across the Blackstone Mountains.

Go through the tunnels into the Burning Steppes, then head south to attack the pass into the Redridge Mountains.

This was the fastest route back to Stormwind, and it was in Sir Lothar's best interest.

So he solemnly thanked Herald.

"Then trouble the consultant to take action. When Stormwind City is recovered, we will definitely be rewarded!"

Herald waved his hand: "This won't take much time, it's just a matter of effort!"

Although the Black Rock Mountains cut off the continent in half, its width is not very wide.

The narrow place is only more than 20 kilometers, and it can be easily opened.

This is the main factor why Herald wants to take a shortcut directly.

Building a tunnel of twenty kilometers is nothing more than warming up.

After deciding on a plan to take a shortcut, Sir Lothar rushed back overnight.

The interior space of the steam tank is large, and the seat can be folded down, allowing people to lie on it and sleep.

Their biggest role in normal times is to act as a personnel transport vehicle.

A steam tank that doubles as a troop carrier, driving with its headlights on across the vast expanse of the Badlands.

On this endless deserted plain, as long as the final direction is correct, the driver can drive however he wants.

Looking at the steam tank going away, Herald and Alleria planned their next move.

Alleria suggested going to the Burning Plains to train the rangers in actual combat.

Compared with the scorching canyon with almost no intact places.

The Burning Plains with a relatively good environment is good for actual combat training!
Although the largest military stronghold has been destroyed, small-scale orc armed forces still exist.

There are also some wild animals there, which can also be used as hunting targets.

However, when Herald actually started digging the Blackstone Mountains, he encountered some minor troubles.

The Badlands side of the Blackrock Mountains is normal.

First turn the fossils into mud to reconstruct the structure, and then turn the mud into stones for reinforcement, and a huge tunnel is formed.

As it approached the Burning Plains, the soil and rocks became hotter and hotter, and fiery cracks appeared from time to time.

Apparently, there is a magma pool under the crack.

The magma pools located underground are not small.

There must be a lot of magma stored in it.

The harshness of the internal environment of the tunnels created in this kind of place can be imagined!

Would be great for bacon!
Those cracks that lead directly to the magma can be forcibly blocked with earth and rocks.

But when it will be burnt through again, it's hard to say.

And those places that are blocked, there will still be a lot of temperature seeping up.

After discovering this situation, Herald had no choice but to abandon this section of the tunnel and instead explore upwards to find a suitable height.

Only a thick enough layer of earth and stone can insulate the blazing heat from the underground magma pool.

Extending upwards for more than 1000 meters, feeling that it was already within the acceptable range of normal people, Herald dug again in the direction of the Burning Plain.

With the help of the see-through land spell, the tunnel arrived at the predetermined position perfectly without any deflection.

However, due to the influence of the underground magma pool, the exit is located halfway up the mountain.

Herald stomped his feet, and the khaki light on his body melted into the ground.

Then the upper layer of the mountain where he was located softened and flowed down like a mudslide, forming a huge slope at the entrance of the tunnel to the ground.

If someone watches from a distance, he will find that the mountain has suddenly shrunk.

It's a pity that the people living in the Burning Plains are all orcs and ogres.

They are usually in a daze, they only care about what to eat today, and they don't have the heart to look at the distant mountains.

The news of the complete destruction of the camp near Heishi Mountain has not yet reached here.

At present, they are still in a state of ignorance.

Instead, Herald, who was standing at the entrance of the tunnel, was observing them through the eyes of the mage.

Heading straight south from the valley where the tunnel is located, you can reach the pass of Redridge Mountain, which is currently controlled by orcs.

Near the pass of the Red Ridge Mountains, you can see the ruins of many burned houses.

There used to be many humans and Dark Iron dwarves living there.

Now most of them go into the belly of the ogre.

Ogres, a despicable species, are the ancestors of orcs.

Equivalent to the relationship between humans and Vrykul.

Both belong to the more advanced titan-forged.

But even if ten ogres fight together, they may not be able to beat the vrykul.

After all, Vrykuls are tall and mighty, and they are super warriors born for fighting!
As for the gluttonous, stupid fat ogre, they are only worthy of being practice targets for high elf rangers.

Two hundred or so high elf rangers rode the chocobos and ran out of the valley, heading south.

Their goal today is to attack the largest gathering place of ogres in the Burning Plains.

The high elf ranger troop that has been fully equipped with flying armor, they are advancing very fast!
It seemed that the chocobo was carrying them to run, but in fact the chocobo got the light instead.

The flying armor offset most of the effects of gravity, making it easier for these chocobos to run.

When encountering a dry river bed, they can also experience the pleasant feeling of gliding.

The chocobo, which spread its wings and ran at high speed, soon came near a huge extinct volcano.

The extinct volcano is located on the corner from Red Ridge Mountain to Black Rock Mountain, and is a very important transportation hub.

This is also the largest stronghold of ogres.

A chocobo rider appeared nearby, drawing the wandering ogres to them.

However, before they got close, the rain of arrows formed by countless sharp arrows shot them into hedgehogs.

An ogre's skin is tough and thick, with a thick layer of fat.

Under the double protection of thick skin and fat, it is difficult for arrows to injure vital organs.

Even if they were hit by several arrows, they didn't take it seriously and continued to fight the enemy.

But this is dozens of arrows per capita!
Even a rough-skinned and thick-skinned ogre would not be able to withstand such a terrible injury!

And there is a temporary enchantment on the arrow.

Usually attached to arcane and fire powers.

The ogre, which seems to be intact, has been completely destroyed inside.

Even if they have troll blood, flesh can regenerate quickly, it is impossible to survive.

Because this is to deal with trolls!
The compatriots who fell suddenly made the other ogres hesitate.

Those bean sprouts riding a big bird don't seem to be easy to mess with.

They hesitated, and the high elf ranger was not polite.

Continuous arrows were shot at them, making them experience the feeling of being killed.

But ogres are not all weak chickens.

There are some hard nuts to crack among them.

Those ogres in black armor cannot be harmed by arrows.

When the arrow hit the armor, it bounced off like a stone hitting the shield.

Only a few powerful magic arrows can penetrate that kind of armor.

If you find such a difficult guy, you can either set fire to it with a powerful magic arrow, or kill it with a small arcane puppet.

Seeing that the powerful ogre warriors were no match, the ordinary ogre dropped the stick and ran away.

Leaving the back to the archers is undoubtedly courting death!

(End of this chapter)