Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 23 22. Ranger Black (True)

"Um?"

  In Dunholde Castle, when he heard Black's whisper, Nathanos' eyes immediately became serious and sharp.

   He looked around covertly, and also asked in a whisper:

   "Can you be sure? This is a very serious accusation! Major Edras Blackmoore, the commander of Dunhold Castle, once he defected to the enemy, the entire hills battlefield would immediately be in chaos."

   "I didn't say he defected to the enemy."

   Black explains:

   "But I suspect that there must be orcs hiding in the castle, I can't turn a blind eye to this, Maris, my friend, you also have an important mission, and I can't ask you to stay here.

   So I had to do the survey alone.

   I also hope the Major is innocent, trust me.

   But if I die here unfortunately, please report my suspicions to the alliance military. This big battle is too important. As you said, if there is a problem with the major, the result will be terrible. "

   "Don't say such ominous words."

  Nathanos shook his head, patted Blake on the shoulder, and promised:

   "I will come back as quickly as possible. No matter what you find, hold on. You are an 'orc killer'. It would be a shame to die in the hands of an orc."

"I think so too."

  Black sat on the edge of the castle window, playing with a dagger, looking down at the entire Dunhold Castle, he said softly as if joking:

   "But since this may be our last meeting, why don't you take this opportunity to teach me the Farstrider Blade Dance."

   "It took me a year of practice to get started."

  Maris shook his head, he picked up the battle axe at his waist, and said:

   "Forget it, let's just pass the time. You see, Blade Dance's skills focus on dodging, and the biggest difficulty lies in controlling your excess attacking desire."

   Black listens carefully.

   Above the translucent character card in front of him, the line of words reappeared.

   "Level 25 Ranger/Level 10 Beastmaster, Nathanos Maris, a human in Lordaeron, is teaching you the skills of a Ranger, should you replace the 'Hunter' class with this?"

   No longer grey this time.

"Yes!"

  Black made a decisive choice.

   The next moment, his character card status changed again:

  Character Card: "Spirit Hunter" Drake Proudmoore (Blake Shaw)

   Class: Pirate 17/Ranger 3/Air

   Added talent: Farstrider

  Added skills: Scouting (beginner), Farstrider Blade Dance (learning)

   "As expected of a hidden profession!"

  Blake exclaimed in his heart.

   Just transferred to a Ranger class. While retaining the perception enhancement talent of the Hunter class, he has one more talent and two skills.

   But what surprised him was that Far Walker Blade Dance was not an active skill.

   It is a passive skill, just like the "Drinker" granted by the pirate class, similar to a state superposition. No wonder a talented ranger like Maris needs a year of study to master.

   The power of this technique must be amazing.

   But this reconnaissance skill doesn't seem to exist in the game.

  The pirate was listening to Maris teaching the blade dance skills. Below the blade dance skills, there was a small learning progress bar. The progress was quite slow. He turned his head and threw a reconnaissance towards a guard not far away.

   In the next instant, a small translucent frame appeared above the guard's head, similar to Blake's character card, but more concise and less content:

   Dunhold Castle Lord Guard House

   Mortal Body. Heavy Armor Enhancement. Vigilance

   level 10 warrior/level 2 knight squire

   That’s all, I don’t know anything else.

   And when Blake was observing the guard House, he seemed to feel Blake's attention, wearing heavy armor, holding a halberd, the guards who were standing guard, also looked towards Blake's side.

  The pirates had already looked away in time.

   "It looks like it will attract attention, and if you use it indiscriminately, it may also lead to hostility."

   Black thought so.

   But the lord guards in the human castle are only so strong. If you just look at the data on paper, the current Blake can kill seven in and seven out in the castle.

  Unfortunately, this is just a comparison of paper data, and it is not a game at the moment. If you are slashed, you will bleed.

   The power of this "data" is just an illusion.

   Just like a genius ranger like Maris, if he is not attentive in the battle with the orcs, he will be killed by a weak orc.

  In the real world, every battle must be fought with all one's strength.

   "Okay, that's all I need to pay attention to. I don't know if you understand it, but time is running out."

   After several minutes, Maris stopped talking. Black handed a bag of water at the right time. The Ranger took it and moistened his throat. He said to Black:

   "I will continue to teach you when I have time. Let's practice combat training. From my past experience, the skill of blade dance requires constant actual combat to master, and finally becomes a fighting instinct."

   "I understand, my friend."

   Black smiled and said:

   "I didn't expect to learn it at once, that's not realistic.

   In fact, compared to my 'work' here, you have to cross most of the hills and the foothills of Alterac on this trip. This is the real life-threatening situation.

   Even if you are very powerful, I will sweat for you.

  Look, you have taught me the combat skills of pressing the bottom of the box, and I have nothing to give you, why don't you."

   He stretched out his hand and placed it on Maris' shoulder. The next moment, Shadow Walk was activated, and at the moment when Stealth was activated, a shadowy garment that flowed like a substance was draped over Black's body.

   The shadow that seemed to be real, like a flowing dark light, covered Maris, making the expression of the human ranger very "wonderful" at this moment.

   He was taken by Black, walked a few steps in the shadows, and a few meters away, because the movement was too large, the shadow clothes were torn, and he was exposed to the light again.

   These two people suddenly disappeared and reappeared, startling the surrounding guards, but since they were the major's distinguished guests, the guards didn't step forward to scold them.

"you!"

   The moment he appeared, Maris clasped Blake's thin wrist, and he whispered:

   "Can you lead someone to sneak?"

"Um?"

   This question made Blake puzzled for a while, and he asked back:

   "Is there anything strange about this? As an assassin walking in the shadows, isn't stealth a basic skill?"

   "It's the basic skills."

   Maris couldn't explain this moment, he said very tangled:

   "But I've never heard of any Assassins who can bring non-Assassins into stealth, maybe those shadow masters can, but you said it.

  You only embarked on the path of an assassin after you joined the Kul Tiras Navy. In just two or three years, you can actually achieve this level!

  Blake, my friend, I really underestimated you, perhaps, you are also a genius, just like my talent in the way of the ranger.

   You are a natural assassin! "

"No, I am not."

   Black replied in his heart:

   "I was just cursed with shadow affinity and strengthened by Hela's power again. I'm not a genius like you."

   He didn't answer Maris's words, but asked:

   "I can only use this method to try to make you understand the power of shadows. It is your reward for teaching me the blade dance, have you learned it?"

"how could it be possible."

  Nathanos shook his head, so:

   "This is the first time I have come into contact with the shadow of materialization. How could I learn it all at once, but I did perceive some things, which made me realize something.

   But it takes practice, long practice. "

   "You two! The major invites you in."

   Just as they were talking, the door of Major Blackmore's office was pushed open, and a squire humbly said something, and the two walked in.

Major    had already written the letter, sealed it with varnish, put it in a waterproof animal skin bag, put his personal seal in it, and handed it to Maris.

   He thanked Nathanos again for his help, and personally sent the ranger out of the castle, and ordered his squires to lead out one of his favorite warhorses.

   He handed the reins of this majestic steed in armor to Maris with his own hands.

   To be honest, if Black hadn’t known the life of the major in front of him and who he really was, just relying on his attitude of “Corporate Li Xian”, Blackmore would definitely have won the favor and goodwill of the pirate assassin.

   Judging from Nathanos' current expression, his impression of Major Blackmore is also quite good.

"be careful."

  Blake warned this new friend, and Maris, who was on his horse, nodded, he waved his hand, and without saying goodbye, turned around, pulled the reins, and rushed out of the castle gate.

   After running for more than ten meters, the Ranger seemed to sense the gaze behind him. He looked back, and his new friend was looking at him, waving constantly.

   This made Nathanos Maris feel warm in his heart, he also waved goodbye, and then disappeared on the fork in the road outside the castle gate.

  Black also withdrew his gaze, as well as the reconnaissance skills he threw away.

   The information returned by the investigation made him quite uneasy:

   Ranger of Lordaeron, Nathanos Marris

  Mortal Body. Perception Enhancement. Far Walker-Lone Wolf. Windrunner Blessing

   Level 25 Ranger / Level 10 Beastmaster / Level 1 Assassin

   "It's just the first time to experience the shadow, and I can't learn it at all, but in fact, just a sneak, I have already sensed the path of the shadow, so simple, I became a novice assassin."

  Blake sighed in his heart and thought helplessly:

   "Nathanos Maris, how dare you say that you're not a genius? But this time, I'm not at a loss. I made new friends, changed jobs, and dug a hole for the annoying bronze dragon.

   is indeed an introduction before the opening of the great era. At this time, if you walk around this land, you can meet those famous people in the future. "

   "Your name is Black? They call you 'Orc Killer'?"

   Just as Black was thinking, the owner of Dunhold Castle, Major Edras Blackmore, woke him up with a curious voice in a low voice.

  The pirate looked back and saw the major wearing heavy armor and a little bald, with his hands on his back, looking at him with scrutiny.

Major    said:

   "A few days ago, I heard the story of the 'Orc Killer' for the first time from a messenger sent to Dangarok Castle, and I thought it was an exaggeration.

   But today, after hearing the personal report of my apprentice and seeing the emblems and heads of the orcs and wolf cavalry with my own eyes, I discovered that those inspiring stories were all true.

  Well, is this the 'Blade Fist' you took from the Orc Chieftain?

   Really a symbol of glory! "

   "It's just a poor imitation."

  Black handed his weapon to the veteran in front of him, and said generously to Major Blackmore:

   "I asked some dwarf friends, and they told me that this Blade Fist was created by imitating the brutal weapon of Kargath Blade Fist, the legendary assassin on the Orc side."

   "Well, Kargath Blade Fist, I just heard from those orc captives, but he doesn't seem to have appeared in our war with the orcs?

   Listening to the brutality of the legendary assassin you said, maybe he did not appear on the battlefield, which is a good thing. "

   Major Blackmore stroked the weird and ferocious weapon, and said with a look of recollection:

   "Just over half a month ago, when the orc tribe crossed the sea to attack Nanhai Town, I also led troops to support them. Those green orcs were killing all over our army.

  The wicked tribe in that war also produced wicked undead.

   If General Turalyon and the Paladins hadn't driven them out, we would have lost even more in Southsea. "

Major    shook his head regretfully.

   He returned the weapon to Black, and invited him with sincerity, saying:

   "So, Orc Killer, are you willing to join me, a veteran, on the battlefield and harvest some Orc heads?"

   Black blinked.

   He looked at the major with a smile on his face and a somewhat bold face. After a few seconds, he nodded and said in a hoarse voice:

"certainly."

   "I'm here for a war."

   (end of this chapter)