Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 668 221. Parasitic Eve

   "The Council of Six is ​​really guarding me like a thief, it's really speechless!"

   On the way back to Gilneas from the Silver Pine Forest where the terrain has changed drastically, the carriage is advancing slowly under the night, and the sound of the driver waving a whip can be heard from time to time.

   In this low-key exterior and luxurious interior, the mage Arugao was using the light of the magic lamp in the carriage to check the book of Ur that was spread out in front of him.

   The result disappointed him.

The   The Book of Ur was sealed by the Council of Six in all directions. Among the great tome that recorded nearly 200 summoning spells, there are only a pitiful twenty that can be opened to Arugal.

   And they are all very weak summons.

   For example, an eyeball from another world can help him scout around or peek at his underwear, or summon a goblin from another world who can sing, and show a wonderful singing voice for the mage when he has nothing to do.

   Another example is a horse from another world, which runs extremely fast, but has zero combat power.

   Well, the summoning spells open to Arugal are almost like this, very interesting and fun, but the actual combat power is zero.

   This made the mage Arugal very dissatisfied.

   Although he knew that his spellcasting ability was weak, even if the Council of Six did not seal it, he still could not use most of the magic in this Book of Ur.

   But that's how people are.

  If you don’t get strength, you will have no pain.

   But once you get the power, you can't use it right in front of you, but it will be as painful as a cat's claws scratching your heart.

   "They also said that I wanted to make a name for themselves in the magical world of Gilneas with this book, but with these tricks for children to play games, what kind of name can I make?

   Master of magic? Or a parenting expert? "

   Those who read the powerful magic recorded in the magic book were itching, but a layer of seal made Arugao unable to see through the specific spell.

   The noble young master of Gilneas raised the tome full of complaints, threw it on the ground of the carriage, and said angrily:

   "It's better not to use this crap! It's so maddening! It was a mistake to go to Dalaran to study in the first place. Alas, I didn't know what to do when I was young, so I had to become a mage."

   He complained about himself like this.

   But a few seconds later, this guy picked up the Book of Ur, carefully blowing the dust off the book, he sighed, patted the book and said:

   "Oh, but I have already embarked on this road, and it is too late to look back. Thinking about the positives, something is better than nothing. When my spellcasting ability improves in the future, I will be able to use these spells."

   he told himself.

   is like making a good promise to himself, but Arugal himself knows that it is almost impossible.

  The ability to cast spells depends on talent.

   No matter how much knowledge you learn and how much magic you practice, no talent means no talent. This cannot be made up for by hard work. What wizard doesn't want Jaina Proudmoore's terrifying talent?

   But the reality is that there is only one daughter of the sea.

  This is the most uncomfortable part.

   "Let's talk about it when we get back to Gilneas, what happened in Dalaran was really scary, almost died in that disaster. Deathwing, Defiler, Dragon, Orc.

  Tsk tsk, I really learned a lot. "

   Arugao yawned, leaning on the carriage chair and holding the heavy Book of Ur, while talking to himself, he fell asleep.

   I don't know how long I slept, when the mage was suddenly awakened by a shock.

He looked up blankly, and heard a terrified scream from the groom, and then several horses ran as if frightened, causing Arugao in the carriage to be caught off guard and slammed into the swaying wall of the car. .

   The wheels collided with the uneven ground constantly, causing the carriage to rise and fall. The upside-down Arugao couldn't concentrate on casting spells at all. His spellcasting ability was inherently weak, and it would be difficult to react quickly in the event of a sudden attack.

   He also smelled blood.

   This made the mage even more flustered.

   Nearly ten seconds after the horses lost control, the carriage ran wildly for hundreds of meters, and Arugao kicked the door, worthy of a flash.

   Holding the magic book, he landed on the side of the road in embarrassment. After a few laps, his head was covered with weeds and mud. When he got up with difficulty, he saw the crazy horse-drawn car vanishing into the dark forest.

   He glanced back.

The groom sent by the    family to pick him up has fallen on the road behind, dying in a pool of blood.

   A chill swept through Arugal.

  The Master shook his body and held the magic book in his arms tighter. When Kel'Thuzad handed the Book of Ur to him before, he warned that there might be evil people eyeing this book.

   At that time, Arugal didn't take it seriously.

His mentor, Old Ur, was not a well-known archmage in Dalaran, and the summoning magic was already weak in Dalaran's system. Ur was discovered after more than a year of death, which has proved His "state of the rivers and lakes".

   And even in the years before he was expelled from Dalaran, Old Ur's reputation in the magic city was basically equivalent to "drunk, scumbag and liar".

  How could something left by such a desolate old mage be targeted by those legendary villains?

   But it turned out that he was still too young.

   He laughed at Old Ur that he didn’t understand decency, and Old Ur laughed that he didn’t understand evil.

  “Shu”

  A dark shadow flashed by in the forest beside Arugao, and a cold wind sounded, which shocked the mage.

   He vaguely saw that black figure just now and it seemed to be a person!

   He is especially tall, half a body taller than ordinary people.

   What the **** is that?

   When did this kind of thing appear in the Silverpine Forest?

no!

  Can't stay here, have to run!

   Arugal made up his mind to crush a teleportation stone in his hand and teleport him back to the Dalaran pit, but as soon as he pressed his fingers, there was a swooshing sound of a sharp weapon breaking through the air.

   The mage screamed.

  The teleportation stone in his palm fell to the ground, his wrist was cut by a thin and light shadow throwing knife, and the shield he applied on the surface of his body had no effect at all.

   "Cuck, quack!"

   Strange and harsh bird calls also sounded in the surrounding forests, making Arugao even more frightened. Because along with the chirping of birds, there was a heavy and low running.

   It's like there's some kind of monster in the forest that's about to jump out.

   His breathing became rapid, he put the Book of Ur in the luggage behind his waist, and took out a wand from his waist, hurriedly throwing a ball of light behind him to illuminate it.

   But it’s okay not to look at it, Arugao was taken aback when he saw it.

  The ball of light flew into the night sky, fell slowly, and shone under the branches at the edge of the forest. There was a tall figure holding a bone staff, wearing an animal bone hood, and wearing a tattered robe, raising his hands.

   A faint green light shone in her palm, which was the summoning ritual of outsiders.

In the beating of the light ball, a head looks like an ostrich, but with huge wings, bright scales, a lizard-like head and tail, a huge monster with sharp teeth and a squirming tongue flapping its wings, ooh ooh and rush towards him. .

"what!"

   Arugao let out a scream like the surprised girl.

   Without even looking, he threw a small fireball and smashed it, and then ran back desperately.

  It is also fortunate that he has long realized that his spellcasting ability is insufficient, so he has been exercising his body to gain an advantage in the "Champion of Champions" of the little mages.

   This makes his physical strength very good.

   ran fast and steady.

   After running for a few minutes, the weird thing behind didn't seem to catch up, which made Arugao let out a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to slow down and continued to run along the road.

   He has already recognized the terrain nearby. It is very close to the town of Ambermere. There are many Dalaran spellcasters staying there recently. As long as he runs over, it is safe.

  “Shu”

   The shadow that I saw once before appeared again, which made Arugao's heart that he had just put down once again lifted.

   That guy is nearby!

   has been following him, he or it is playing with itself!

   Damn!

  The Master had the intention to stay and fight with that weird thing!

   But thinking about his paper-thin spellcasting ability, he wisely gave up this plan.

   Run.

   This is a matter of life, no shame.

   So the "long-distance running champion" among the mages, Arugao, took a deep breath and continued to run in the direction of Ambermir, but this time he stepped on a hunter trap just a few seconds after running out.

   The sky would be dark, and Arugao was in a state of uncertainty, so he couldn't find this thing.

  The moment he stepped on it, the trap was activated, and a large amount of heavy entwined ice aura erupted from under his feet, freezing most of Arugao's body in an instant.

   He was still running, but his lower body was frozen into ice.

   This is a magic freeze trap.

   is already one of the more advanced types of hunter traps. It’s expensive to make, has harsh conditions to take effect, and is one-off. Most hunters don’t like to use it.

   But to be honest, the effect is outstanding.

   The continuous freezing made Arugao's whole body go cold. He couldn't struggle at all, he could only watch the tall black shadow jump from the treetops in front of him.

   jumped down from the airspace more than two meters high, this guy made no sound at all, and was agile like a ghost.

   He moved his broad shoulders and walked towards the frozen Arugao, the cold wind entangled, and the fear in his heart made Arugao shiver.

  As the guy approached, he saw the black claws hanging under the long hood of the opposite person. The black claws that were slender and twisted like a dagger and a short knife made the mage fear again.

   If he hadn't been frozen, he would probably have wet his pants.

  Uh, you can actually urinate even if you freeze it.

   And when the guy was only two steps away from Arugao, the mage even opened his eyes wide and seemed to faint, this guy in front of him is a werewolf!

   As a disciple of Master Ur, although he seldom participated in Ur's real magic research, Arugal knew that his mentor had once summoned this dangerous and mysterious creature.

   He also saw a werewolf portrait hand-painted by the old mage in the mage tower of Ur.

   is exactly the same as the guy in front of him.

   is a real wolf head, with a protruding mouth and full of sharp teeth, and his eyes shine in the dark with the same cold light as wolf eyes, but it is not as crazy and wild as in the legend.

Uh.

  How can this werewolf control his mind?

Didn't    Book of Ur say that all werewolves have succumbed to bestiality?

   "Book of Ur! Hand it over!"

   The big bad wolf grinned and looked down at the frozen Arugao. It moved its knife-like claws maliciously and placed it on Arugao's head.

   This action made the mage tremble.

   Sure enough, these crazy guys are here for the Book of Ur, and it wants to summon its compatriots from the depths of the dream!

   It's going to destroy Gilneas?

   What a terrible ambition.

   But this is the end, and it is impossible for Arugao to protect this book by himself.

   He could only gesture to his luggage with his eyes.

   Seeing this guy in front of him being so "sensible", Big Bad Wolf immediately showed a "friendly" smile.

   scared Arugao so much that his hair fell down.

   But what happened next was beyond Arugal's comprehension.

The werewolf took out the book of Ur but did not take it away, but turned to the pages of the werewolf summoning, tore off the pages of the magic seal with a swoosh, and threw the book of Ur back to Arugal.

  Before it left, he reached out and patted the frightened mage on the head, like an adult patted a child on the head.

it says:

"You can go, Mr. Arugal, thank you for your cooperation. Oh, by the way, I have a 'gift' for you, I heard that you have been feeling annoyed and troubled by your weak spellcasting ability. Lost?

   I just have a way here, which can effectively strengthen your spellcasting ability and allow you to have the most advanced shadow magic affinity. "

   "Huh? Really?"

  Arugao, whose half body was still frozen, suddenly widened his eyes when he heard this.

He says:

   "Why haven't I heard of something like this? What are you doing? Don't! Ah!"

   He watched the big bad wolf open his mouth and bite at his wrist, and immediately guessed what this abominable werewolf was going to do, but he couldn't break free, he could only watch the wolf teeth fall on his wrist.

   The frozen numb wrist felt a faint pain, and then a heavy exhaustion came to mind, causing Arugao to sway and close his eyes.

   Until this moment, the smelly pirate Blake, who had been hiding and watching, walked out of the darkness slowly.

He looked at Arugal, who was frozen in ice in front of him, and reached out to take the werewolf summoning spell handed by the big bad wolf. Black spent a few seconds observing the structure of the magic seal on the page, and then issued a A contemptuous snort.

   He mobilized his shadow magic, like a precise key, poured magic into the pages of the book, and resonated magic in a completely opposite way to the magic seal.

   After a minute, the sealing magic on the page quietly disappeared.

   "Take it and use it."

  The pirate threw the letter to the black witch Hagatha who ran over riding the big strange bird Dropacabura, and said:

   "The first batch of two hundred heads was summoned, and the legend of werewolves began to spread from the Black Forest. The Big Bad Wolf will be in charge of commanding them. You should keep a low profile, and don't cause massacres and other things to attract the intervention of other forces.

   Chaos Gilneas and attracts druids to bring the scythe of the moon **** to this land, and use it to complete the ritual of physical and mental tranquility and restrict Jin from doing things around.

  This is your mission, don’t make extras.

   If you screwed up.

   Don't expect me to rescue you. "

   "Follow your orders, my wicked lord."

   The female orc gave a low and weird laugh, put away the pages, and stepped aside.

  Black took another look at Arugao, who started to have a high fever in front of him. He rubbed his chin and said to the big bad wolf on the other side:

   "How Medivh used Moonlight Herbs to keep you sane, do it all over again with this little mage, I need him to stay sane.

  He would be a great spellcaster.

   Archmage Arugal.

  Tsk tsk, what a nostalgic name. "

   Finished speaking, Black took out an admission invitation to the Warlock School of Nar'Thalas Academy from his sleeve and stuffed it into Aru's cold pocket.

   He reached out and patted the pocket of the wizard who was frozen in ice and passed out, and said:

   "People without talent, don't yearn for the gorgeous scenery of Dalaran. It is your destiny to be a warlock living in the sewers."

   (end of this chapter)