[Bonus chapter for brother "Diejia Guo" 1/5]
The number of Shadowmoon Orcs in Pain Fortress was staggering. This was their fortress, after all, so once the civilians had been rescued, Captain Nubodon began preparing for an evacuation.
They had too few people. Turning a surprise raid into such a situation was already an unquestionable victory, and with Gul'dan now in power, the corruption within the Shadowmoon Clan, directly ruled by that "progenitor warlock," was truly horrifying.
Reinforcements from all over the fortress had already rushed up to the high ground. Elite undead bones strengthened and corrupted by Void power had even appeared. These were not enemies that could be easily dealt with by the Light's radiance, but Captain Nubodon, having just been scolded, had learned his lesson.
He did not take the initiative to suggest retreating. Instead, he led his men in holding their ground beside the Saint and continued fighting.
He believed that the legendary Vigilant was not some reckless brute who only knew how to charge headlong. After all, his close friend Maraad had told him many stories about Commodore Diakum. In those tales, the Saint had always been portrayed as both wise and brave.
The facts proved that Nubodon's expectations of the Saint had not been misplaced.
When Dick noticed that some of the vindicators had already been wounded, he decisively gave the order to retreat.
"Nubodon, Tenum, take your respective warriors and escort the civilians out! Shantok and Yrel, lead two squads to cover the rear. Get the civilians to Ambori Village as quickly as possible and wait for the ranger reinforcements from Ael'dor."
Leaning on the Legacy battle axe, which had already become scorching hot, Dick ordered the warriors to fall back. Yet he himself did not retreat.
Instead, he stepped forward, swinging a savage