Rune Stone
Gul'dan, leader of the Stormreaver Clan and the Shadow Council. His status plummeted after Orgrim Horde power in the Horde. Doomhammer originally intended to kill him, but a cunning Warlock exploited a weakness: the Great Chief always put the Doomhammer's interests Horde. He promised Orgrim a powerful and absolutely obedient army— the Death Knight. Gul'dan delivered, and thus survived. But he might once again face Orgrim's wrath because of his creation. The Death Knight initially performed brilliantly on the battlefield, but were quickly defeated by the Alliance Paladin. Orgrim was furious and prepared to make the Warlock pay.
Two Orcs led the inept Warlock into the Great Chief's tent. Gul'dan had his head down, most of his face hidden by his hood, and Orgrim could only see his distorted jaw.
"Do you have any last words, Gul'dan?" Doomhammer's hand was already gripping the handle of the black warhammer. "The 'rubbish' you brought me was worthless; the light emanating from humans was enough to rout them."
"Please let me explain, great Doomhammer. Death Knight are not as incompetent as you think," Gul'dan said, kneeling on the ground, though inwardly he had cursed Orgrim a thousand times over.
"An explanation? What else do you have to explain?"
"Of course, this is good for the Horde." Gul'dan steered the conversation toward the Horde; he had to prove he was still valuable to the Horde to survive, just as he had done last time.
"Speak, I'm listening." Orgrim withdrew his hand, wanting to see what other tricks this lame Orcs had up his sleeve.
Gul'dan coughed twice. "The transformation of Death Knight is not complete, Chieftain."
"Oh? You tampered with it?" Orgrim leaned forward and glared at Gul'dan.
"No, no, no!" The Warlock hurriedly waved his hand. "I dare not disobey you. I just want to say that if the Death Knight are fully transformed, they will not fear those Paladin, and they will become even more powerful. I know how to complete the final ritual, but I do not have the tools."
Tools? Orgrim frowned and asked, "What do you need?"
"Rune Stone," Gul'dan said, looking up. Orgrim finally saw the twisted, aged face clearly. "Rune Stone from Quel'Thalas. With this, I can make the Death Knight stronger."
After listening, Doomhammer thought for a moment, then finally nodded and roared at him, "Get out of here and prepare the ritual. I will bring back the Rune Stone. Remember, Warlock, if you disappoint me again, your head will be chopped off immediately."
"Yes, sir. I'll go prepare right away." Gul'dan staggered and turned to leave. Rend asked, utterly bewildered, "You let him go again? Why, Great Chief?"
Orgrim laughed loudly, his voice echoing around him. "Because this is within my plan."
"Your plan?"
"Summon Zul'jin here, immediately!"
In a short while, the leader of the Forest Troll arrived.
"What do you want with me, mighty Doomhammer?" A booming voice came from the mouth wrapped in a Zul'jin mask.
Have you gathered all your men?
"Haha~, don't worry, Great Chief. I have already gathered the Troll from the six Horde on the continent, and they will all obey your command."
"Very good." Orgrim stepped down from the chieftain's throne and approached Zul'jin. "I now have a task for you and your people. It is a very difficult task, but you will not refuse."
"You mean..." Zul'jin's eyes suddenly turned fervent, Orgrim gave him an affirmative smile.
"My people and I have waited for this day for hundreds of years, Great Chief!" Zul'jin roared. "Down with these Elf! Let no one or nothing escape!" The Troll chieftain grinned, tilted his head back, and let out a strange howl.
"I will send people to support you." Orgrim patted him on the shoulder. "Besides dealing with the Elf, you also need to bring me back an Elf Rune Stone. It is of great importance to the Horde."
"No problem." Zul'jin nodded. "I know exactly where those big rocks are. When do I set off?"
"Immediately, but there must be a foolproof plan. To get to Quel'Thalas, we have to go through Aerie Peak, where the Dwarf don't seem very friendly."
"I have made up my mind, Great Chief." Zul'jin's fangs twitched, making Orgrim very curious about his thoughts.
Tell me about it.
"Aerie Peak is very high." Zul'jin pointed to a spot on the map. "The Wildhammer Dwarf who live there have a geographical advantage, and they also have Gryphon. It's difficult for us to defeat them, and it's also difficult to escape the eyes of their Gryphon Rider."
"You mean we're bound to be exposed?" Orgrim asked. The other nodded. "But we can use that against us. We can pretend to leave a portion of our Warrior behind to hold them off, drawing the Dwarf' attention while our main force attacks Quel'Thalas bypasses Aerie Peak. We'll remain completely undetected."
"Haha...~" Orgrim laughed heartily, greatly approving of the plan. "You know I'm not worried about the Dwarf; they pose no real threat to us. What I'm worried about is that the Dwarf might desperately seek help from the Alliance."
"You're right, but I don't think we should underestimate the Wildhammer Dwarf's Gryphon Rider. They're incredibly fast, and even we would have a hard time dealing with them," Zul'jin warned. He had fought Gryphon Rider before and knew them very well.
Orgrim turned away from his throne. "Of course I wouldn't underestimate them without reason; I have the weapons to deal with them." His gaze fell on Grim Batol in the east of the map. Two days ago, he received good news: Zuluhed had trained his first batch of five Dragon Knights, enough to strike fear into the hearts of enemies on the battlefield. He had already planned an attack on Quel'Thalas, and the Dragon Knight were part of this operation.
Seeing Orgrim's confident demeanor, Zul'jin said no more. He had longed for revenge for a long time, and whether Orgrim gave him the chance or not, he would lead his people to reclaim their forest. And this time, he would use the Horde's power to forever annihilate those he called "Pale Ones."
"Since everything is going according to plan, I won't say anything more, Great Chief." Zul'jin bowed to Orgrim. "I will prepare immediately and will not let you down, for the Horde!"
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