Xiao Hen did not follow Durotan into the camp. Going in for real would have been walking into a trap. He moved along the camp's perimeter. Though it was already night, his vision was not hindered. With torches scattered throughout the Orc camp, he could clearly see his surroundings as he carefully searched for the Dark Portal.
"Where is it? Where the hell is it?" Xiao Hen kept running, circling more than half the camp without finding the Dark Portal the Orcs were building.
"It has to be ahead." Xiao Hen looked forward, pushed off the ground, and leaped onto a large tree. Standing atop its crown, he looked into the distance, and his heart lifted. Sure enough, there was a cliff face ahead, and before it stood an enormous stone gate. Rough Orc runes were carved into it, interwoven with sculptures of bizarre beasts.
"That's it." Xiao Hen smiled, then continued forward slowly. This time, he was much more cautious. There had to be Orc guards in front of the Portal, so he had to be careful.
Xiao Hen quietly crept closer to the Portal bit by bit. This Portal had not yet been fully constructed, so destroying it should not be too difficult.
"Hm?" Xiao Hen's expression shifted. He drew his cloak tighter around himself and slipped into the shadows. Just as he hid himself, a formation of Orc warriors carrying spears marched past.
Xiao Hen emerged from the darkness and gloomily watched the squads of Orc patrols around the Portal. "This will be difficult."
After looking around, Xiao Hen continued hiding. He might not need much effort to deal with these patrolling Orcs, but he feared causing too much commotion and drawing over larger groups of Orcs, perhaps even attracting Blackhand and Gul'dan's attention.
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