Compared to Stormwind's newly renovated districts, Old Town looked especially dilapidated and out of place. Its layout made the streets extremely cramped, and the entire area gave off an inexplicable stench. Because of the harsh environment and widespread poverty, the residents of Stormwind here often resorted to petty theft. As a result, Stormwind's nobles and dignitaries rarely came here.
Though Old Town was unremarkable in appearance, it was home to Stormwind's guard camp. As the base of Stormwind's defensive forces, a large number of troops were stationed here. In the shadows, Old Town was also the headquarters of Stormwind's most notorious sewer rats, SI:7.
Old Town was now riddled with danger. Large numbers of Stormwind defensive troops controlled by the Sha, as well as Faceless Ones, lurked throughout the district. From time to time, assassins from SI:7 and the Assassin League would also leap out from the shadows.
As the saying went, open spears were easy to dodge, but hidden arrows were hard to guard against. While the warriors were fully focused on fighting Stormwind's defensive troops and the Faceless Ones, deadly daggers suddenly thrust out from the shadows. The danger was obvious.
Chen Stormstout had just sent a human warrior from Stormwind's defensive forces reeling with a palm strike when a poisoned dagger shot toward his waist from the shadows.
Faced with the sudden kidney strike, Chen showed no panic. Beneath his honest-looking exterior, his eyes flashed with light. He quickly withdrew his arm and struck the assassin's wrist with his palm.
The heavy blow sent the assassin's poisoned dagger straight to the ground. Just as he tried to slip back into the shadows, Chen's weapon forcibly knocked him out of them, sending him crashing into the wall of a nearby Old Town residence with the force of Chen's