Volume 6: The World of Rebellion Chapter 303 Assassin's Creed and Murphy's Trick
The streets of the upper city of Lordaeron have been particularly busy in recent days. With the arrival of diplomatic envoys from various countries, both the commercial and magical areas have become very popular. Lordaeron is the commercial center of the Alliance, and all kinds of precious materials and expensive magical creations can be bought here. Therefore, wealthy politicians from various countries will also take advantage of their free time to stroll around and go shopping.
However, in this prosperous scene, some disharmonious things would occasionally happen.
"For the tribe! Lokta-Oga!"
With a roar, several orc thieves and assassins suddenly appeared around Antonidas who was taking a walk. In an instant, scimitars, daggers and axes were all aimed at Antonidas. These people were obviously knowledgeable and knew that epic heroes like Antonidas had a lot of health. Even if the magic profession had a low health, it should be at least 7,000 or 8,000.
Therefore, all of them aimed at the vital points, aiming to deliver a fatal blow. If they aimed at this epic hero during a fatal blow, maybe they could get purple equipment or orange weapons or something.
From a distance, five or six burly orcs surrounded an old man and hacked him wildly, as if they were going to cut him into pieces in an instant.
However, Antonidas was such a man that he had countless magical items on him, and several jewelry rings with constant protective magic were activated at the same time.
In an instant, four or five layers of shields of different colors appeared on his body, and this series of attacks were all blocked by the shields without any suspense.
Although Antonidas was unharmed, he was still frightened. When he saw the enemy's sneak attack, a trace of anger suddenly appeared on his face.
"You despicable beasts, how dare you act so presumptuously in front of me!"
Arcane blast!
Boom! Five or six orc thieves were instantly shattered to pieces by the powerful arcane energy. The remaining few who were far away saw that something was wrong and turned around and ran away.
But there is no escape.
Arcane Missiles!
It was a simple and plain move, but the power of the arcane missiles cast by the archmage was naturally incomparable. Dozens of energy balls appeared around Antonidas, killing the orc assassins who tried to escape one by one like a storm.
"Master, leave one for me!" Jaina excitedly raised her staff - Arcane Blast! Boom, the last orc assassin was also killed.
The little girl's face flushed with excitement, and her little feet in leather boots kicked hard at the orc corpse on the ground.
At this time, a team of royal guards finally hurried over.
"Oh, what happened here? This is Master Antonidas. Are you okay, Master?"
"I'm fine, but these despicable orcs are getting more and more arrogant. I've been assassinated three times in the past two days. As the security officer of the embassy district, can't you do something?"
Facing Antonidas's accusation, the God of War Lu Bu was somewhat helpless. He now regretted taking this job. After two days, he didn't wait for any orc heroes, but orc adventurers appeared in large numbers, rushing out to die like they were going to a market. He didn't know if these guys had taken the wrong medicine, they specifically targeted the characters in the plot, and the result was often the annihilation of the entire army.
But because they were adventurers, they could be resurrected after death. No matter how hard the God of War Lu Bu tried to guard against them in the past two days, it was useless. Not only did the number of orc assassins not decrease, but they became more frequent. They acted in groups of three or five and openly assassinated the envoys and dignitaries from various countries who came to participate.
In the end, they actually succeeded a few times, but since there were no plot characters involved, the few plot characters that were killed were only seriously injured, and they emerged from the Cathedral of Holy Light alive and well the next day.
"I will step up my precautions - if that doesn't work, I'll get another group of guards from the palace to help."
While the two were talking, Varian was watching what was happening downstairs through the attic window of an inconspicuous two-story building not far away.
In his heart, he was not surprised by the rampant orc assassins. Godwin said that he was going to blame the orc assassins for the assassination of Terenas, but he didn't expect so many orc assassins to appear. It seems that there must be some connection between the two. The appearance of these orc assassins always feels a bit too coincidental...
Suddenly, footsteps were heard coming up the stairs.
When Varian turned around, he saw Black Blade Dixi, wearing black tight leather armor, walking up from downstairs.
"Prince Varian, it seems you have arrived early. Are you so anxious to see me?" There was a hint of teasing in Black Blade Dizzy 's voice.
Varian was unmoved. "Stop talking nonsense. Did you bring the things?"
"Of course." Black Knife Di Xi said, taking out a purple magic orb and a sheepskin map.
"This is the Orb of Deception, which can transform a humanoid into the appearance of different humanoids. The plan is simple. When the military parade begins tomorrow, you will go to see King Terenas. Terenas will think you are trying to surrender and will definitely meet you. You will then take the opportunity to disguise yourself as an orc and kill him.
King Terenas is surrounded by eight elite king guards, two court mages and two court priests, but with your strength as the Storm God, I think you should be able to handle it.
Remember to leave one person alive, so that the blame can be put on the orcs. Orc assassins have been appearing recently, which is very suitable for shifting the blame.
When it's over, you just need to retreat along the route on this map. My master has already arranged everything."
Varian took the orb and the map and played with them. The purple orb emitted a strange magical light.
The map is also very detailed.
It sounds like a foolproof plan, but -
Varian glanced at Black Blade Dixi and said, "How can I trust that you won't destroy the bridge after crossing it?"
"Please rest assured, Your Highness Varian, my master has no hostility towards you. Besides, what good will this do to my master?
Any betrayal requires the temptation of benefits. King Terenas betrayed Stormwind and did not send reinforcements because he wanted Stormwind to surrender. But my master has no interest in this matter. He only wants to inherit the throne of Lordaeron. If he betrays you, wouldn't he be afraid that you will make all these secret agreements public? That would undoubtedly be very disadvantageous to him.
So don't worry, he will want to cover it up more than you do. And once he becomes king, my master will urgently need to wage war against the orcs to improve his prestige, so he will definitely help you restore your country. What better way to improve his reputation within the alliance than to help a prince in distress restore his country? "
This sounds like the truth, but Varian is no longer the ignorant boy he used to be.
"I need you to pay half of the fee first."
"For example?"
"Return the Storm Fleet to me. As for the soldiers I recruited, you can keep them for now and return them to me after this is over."
Black Blade Di Xi shook his head, "This matter was ordered by the king himself. My master has no say in it."
"Hehe, he is the crown prince of the kingdom, so he should have some power. Don't tell me that you can't even mobilize a few ships. Anyway, I won't take action until you show your sincerity."
"Prince Varian, you are asking my master for help, please don't be so arrogant."
"Haha, your master has spent so much effort to make this happen. I think he is more anxious about this matter than I am. Go and tell him my conditions. Tomorrow is the military parade, and time waits for no one."
Black Blade Di Xi was a little annoyed, but he still closed his eyes, as if thinking about the pros and cons, but in fact he was communicating with Godwin through the private message channel.
"Okay, my prince agreed. However, the warships of Stormwind Kingdom are supervised by the king's men, so my master cannot call them up. However, I can send you a few warships from the Lordaeron fleet. As for the captains and sailors, you will have to recruit them yourself."
Varian nodded. "Okay, that's settled."
Varian quickly had his men take over the warships.
He did not trust Godwin, but he really wanted to kill Terenas. Regardless of whether Godwin would turn against him after the success, he was ready to set sail to Northrend as soon as possible, as the time agreed with Kel'Thuzad was almost up.
But before all this began, he still needed to say goodbye to someone.
…
Half an hour later - in a room in the embassy area.
Varian (Storm Prince): "Brother, I'm ready to leave."
Murphy was a little surprised. This was a little abrupt. "Is it done? Have you convinced King Tenaris?"
Varian shook his head. "Not yet, but it shouldn't be a big problem. Tomorrow I will go to see King Terenas, explain the interests involved, and ask him to return my fleet and soldiers. King Terenas is a reasonable man, I think he should agree to my request."
Murphy found it a little hard to believe. Wasn't Varian's attitude too straightforward?
His expression became serious. "Varian, are you hiding something from me? If you have any trouble, you can tell me. As your elder brother, we have sworn an oath. I will definitely help you.
Even if Terenas wants to mess with you, don't worry, he's the king, so what? If you mess with my brother Aidan, you'll be done with."
Varian was moved, but he still shook his head and said, "I'm afraid you can't help me with this."
Mo Fei thought to himself that something was wrong. "That's not necessarily true. How do you know I can't help you if you don't tell me?"
Seeing that Murphy was so determined, Varian no longer concealed the truth and told him the purpose of Terenas controlling him and the agreement between himself and Godwin.
Finally, he said, "That's how it is. Godwin has made an agreement with me. I will help him kill Terenas, and he will help me restore my country after he succeeds to the throne.
I'm not sure if he'll keep his promise, so I've made some arrangements in secret, which should have some effect, but if there's anything I've learned from this year of fighting the orcs, it's that things don't always go as planned, so I'm still a little worried."
Murphy was extremely surprised when he heard this. Wow, this Godwin is really courageous. He even wants to act out the role of a loving father and a filial son.
The problem is that we were a partnership of more than 20 brothers at the beginning. It would be too confident for you to act the role of a loving father and a filial son all by yourself.
Moreover, they achieved all this with the help of the orcs. Your Kingdom of Lordaeron is in the rear and there is no threat from the orcs at all. How can you still do this?
There have been many orc assassins active in Lordaeron recently. It seems that he must have created them.
Yes, that’s right - nine out of ten times, this is really a situation where you have to go ahead even if you don’t have the conditions.
Murphy thought for a while. Godwin's promise might be true, but it might also be false. What if he turned against Varian and put the blame on him, and then took the opportunity to annex the remnants of Stormwind Kingdom?
Although the Orb of Deception can transform Varian into an orc, there are many wizards in Lordaeron. It would be disastrous if someone used dispel magic to remove Varian's disguise.
You can't risk this kind of thing.
He thought about it for a while, and suddenly an idea came to him.
"Got it! You do this, this, and this again! It should be foolproof."
Varian was stunned. "But, will this work?"
"Don't worry, it will definitely work. But you definitely can't do it alone, and neither can I. You must ask adventurers for help. Don't you have a lot of adventurer followers? Ask them for help."
Varian shook his head and sighed, "They all died in Stormwind." A tear flashed across his eyes, and his mind recalled the tragic scene in King's Harbor. Countless adventurers paved the way for his survival with their blood.
Murphy smiled mysteriously after hearing this, "That may not be the case. Adventurers have their own abilities . There may be other survivors. Why don't you go to the Adventurer's Guild and have a look. You may find something unexpected."