If the High Elf army of Quel'Thalas completely wiped out the Troll troops that had marched out of Zul'Aman City, then the city's eventual fall to the High Elves would only be a matter of time.
Even if Zuga and the others were transferred there immediately, the situation was already beyond saving. Even if they possessed military genius as incredible as Doomhammer's, even if they had three heads and six arms, they could no longer turn the tide.
"Hmm..." Yu Lin Bloodhawk tapped his fingers against the desk in front of him and muttered, "It's time to recall Zuga! Who should replace him? Hmm... forget it. I'll send Fourteen! That fellow knows how to get along there better than anyone..."
Stranglethorn Vale, Booty Bay.
Booty Bay was a free trade city. Although it had a certain degree of law and order, its administration was actually quite lax. In the end, getting by in Booty Bay still came down to the strength of one's fists.
Zuga had been the representative of the Bloodskull pirate forces in Booty Bay for some time. He and the six hundred Shadowpine Trolls under his command had been doing quite well for themselves there.
Ever since Yu Lin Bloodhawk had led his troops into Booty Bay disguised as the Blood Skull Pirate Crew and uprooted every Bloodsail Buccaneers base across its vast surrounding waters in a lightning campaign lasting just a few days, the Blood Skull Pirate Crew's reputation had soared. Now, there was not a single person in Booty Bay who did not know their name.
The Blood Skull Pirate Crew had become the second-largest pirate force in the bay, surpassed only by the Blackwater Raiders. When the Blood Skull Pirate Crew first appeared, Fourteen, who had already been operating in Booty Bay, immediately accepted