After two operations, the elves knew the drill. In three days, they rounded up that group of gorillas as well. This time, they did not stop. After capturing the second group and resting for half a day, they stocked up on supplies and set out again.
The encirclement itself required little noise anyway. Repeating the process, they finally captured all four groups in twelve days. When they counted them, the four groups totaled a surprising 436 gorillas. They had also unexpectedly caught nearly a hundred deer, both old and young.
After so many days of hard work, the elves finally took a well-earned rest. Next came the same old procedure: tame the adult gorillas, tame any young ones willing to cooperate, and paralyze the unwilling ones before putting them on the adults' backs. Then they would continue marching and rounding up more gorillas.
That would have to wait a few days, though. For now, it was time to rest and tame their captures, which would probably take about a week. The hundred-odd wild deer conveniently provided everyone's meals. They skinned the deer, dried the hides, and stored them away to hand over to the leatherworkers in Quel'Danil City when they returned. The hides could be made into leather armor.
After they had stayed for five days, the rangers still had not all completed their soul links, but Sylvanas and Alleria arrived with the Bloodhawk Burning Legion, the City Lord's Guard, and 1,200 troll soldiers.
They had successfully wiped out the last large Bloodsail Buccaneers camp and captured another three medium-sized gunboats. The fleet was now anchored near the former Bloodsail Camp on the Savage Coast, with human soldiers guarding the ships and operating the gunboats. Gryphon riders and some elven sailors guarded the aircraft carrier. As before, Thirteen transported the