"He is there!"

Zelin listened to the shouts behind him. He must get rid of the tracking guard as soon as possible. The alley separates the left and right forks in the front. The house on the left has a door and a window, and the window is closed with wooden boards. Zelin stopped, his fingers penetrated into the gap between the two window panels, and he yanked outward. The guards chased him, and the opened plank hit him in the face. The guard staggered back after being hit, hitting the second soldier behind, and the two fell to the ground together.

"Hi, what happened... Yeah!!!"

A woman poked her head out of the window, saw the guard lying on the ground, covered her mouth and let out a scream, and quickly slammed the window again.

Zelin didn't look back, but stepped into the narrow alley on the left. The two guards got up, picked up the short knives that fell beside them, and continued to chase after them. The guard ran over the corner and saw no one in the narrow alley. They looked up and did not see anyone climbing on the roof. With the sound of flapping wings, another griffon rider patrolling in the sky flew past. So the guards chased them out immediately.

Just running to the street, a group of patrol soldiers trot along the canal on the left.

"What's the matter, I heard the siren?! What is the Griffin Rider doing?"

"There is an intruder, Captain!" The guard straightened the crooked helmet. "There is an intruder, just ran out of here!"

"Where to escape?"

"Run out of here, and then..."

"He can only go along the canal to the port. When we walked over, we didn't see anyone fleeing." The captain of the guard turned around. "Go and inform the garrison captain of the port and Stormwind Fortress, and also the people from MI7. Block this street and see anyone violating the curfew, arrest them all!"

After the guards ran past, the wooden barrel in the alley shook. Zelin pursed his mouth, stood up from the trash can, and shook his arm. Looking up, you can see the star-filled sky through the gap between the two houses. Holding his breath, he didn't hear the wind of griffins flying except for the sound of footsteps outside the lane. The Griffin Rider may have flown to other places to search. With a light sigh, Zelin jumped out of the wooden barrel and slapped off the trash stuck on his body.

"Well, it's not too bad..."

The smell is at least much better than that in the nests of female monsters and crab spiders.

Obviously, sneaking on the roof is not a safe way. He has to find another way.

A heavily armed guard ran out of the barracks, ran to the street, and stood at the corresponding guard post. A guard was guarded every ten steps. The patrol soldiers led the fierce hounds, which lay on the grass and benches by the roadside, sniffing the smell and barking from time to time. The suspension bridge outside the Stormwind Fortress was raised, and a paladin led five royal guards guarding the entrance of the palace. In front of them, a golden warhammer condensed by holy light hit the ground, and the warhammer walked along with the golden arc, from time to time. Shot out.

"What happened, General Hardmond?"

Anduin, accompanied by four guards, walked to the gate of the fortress. "I heard the sirens outside, but no one has reported to me yet."

"There is an unidentified intruder, Your Highness. The guards first notified Master Shaw of MI7 that the agents are conducting a search throughout the city." The Paladin turned around and saluted Anduin. "Please rest assured, no one can quietly pass through the range covered by this holy light warhammer. Even the best stalker in Azeroth will expose his body in front of the holy light."

"Master Shaw already knows? Well, then I can rest assured. If you have any other questions, you can notify me immediately." Anduin nodded.

"Yes, Your Highness." The Paladin lowered his saluting hand. "His Royal Highness, please go back to the fortress first. It is not safe. Good hunters can shoot here with bows and arrows on the roofs of the old town."

"Don't worry, General." As he said, Anduin looked at the female nobleman who was walking behind him. "I'm sorry, Miss Eberlock, it seems that I can only learn from you tomorrow about the situation and the past in Nightlight Town."

Altea raised the skirt and curtseyed to Anduin.

After meeting Oregaard, Anduin wanted to learn about the situation in Nightstown, so he thought of Altea who had returned to Stormwind not long ago to visit her father.

"It doesn't matter, Your Highness. If you need it, I would be happy to tell you what happened in the Twilight Forest. I think the people in Night Town will be very happy to have a prince who cares about their lives and future."

"I must understand their lives in order to know what dangers my people face, otherwise I cannot manage the country like my father. My father rarely allows me to leave Stormwind Fortress, especially after the Kun-Lai Mountain incident. ...If you have a chance, please come to the palace. I want to learn about the things in Yese Town. You have managed Yese Town for nearly 20 years. No one can understand that land like you. I can’t just Stay in the palace and give orders to interfere with their lives when they don't know anything about the outside world." Anduin shook his head in a low tone. "General, send some excellent soldiers to **** Miss Eberlock home."

Altea curtseyed again, and walked out of Stormwind Fortress, accompanied by four soldiers.

In front of Stormwind Fortress is a bifurcated road leading to the old town and the church district respectively. Altea did not go fast, she had left Stormwind City for so many years, this was the first time she had come back. She couldn't help but compare the current Stormwind City with what she looked like before leaving with her father, just like revisiting the old place. As for the intruder alert, she is not worried. During the years of fighting in the Twilight Forest, she has learned more than once that the truly powerful enemy will not worry about the guards at all, and those who hide because of the alert will not cause much harm.

Altea, who had been tilting her head and looking at the streets of the old town, suddenly stopped. She seemed to notice something and blinked.

"Madam?"

"Where does this lead?"

"This is the road to the commercial street in the old city, but it is now blocked."

"Why?"

"Because some time ago, a demon minion stood here to perform a ritual of summoning a demon, and an inn was burned," the soldier explained. "Although only the imps were summoned, for safety reasons, General Hardmond ordered the area to be sealed off. Until the warlock completes the investigation, no one is allowed to enter or leave at will."

"Can I go in?" Altea asked suddenly. "I have seen the traces of the undead, the destruction caused by wild werewolves in the past, but I have never seen the scene where the devil has attacked."

"But ma'am, it's dangerous now..."

"Don't worry, I'm afraid it's just a thief." Altea raised her chin and patted the saber around her waist. "I have fought various monsters. You can go back and report to General Hardmond as soon as possible. I think it is more important to find the invader than to **** me. And...you can fight. Have you ever been a werewolf? Adult wild werewolves? I have fought with them and killed many. Or an ogre? More than two meters high, with a fist bigger than a human head, I have killed it. You can go back. , I will walk the rest of the way by myself."

The four guards looked at each other, and then the soldier in the front saluted Altea.

"Yes, ma'am."

They are just soldiers, and if an heir to the dukedom asks them to leave, it is better for them to leave. Not to mention, the strength of the lady in front of her may be stronger than any of them. At least those who stand guard in Stormwind will not be threatened by wild werewolves and ogres. Even if something goes wrong, it should be discussed between General Hardmond and Duke Eberlock. They only need to obey the order.

After the soldier disappeared at the corner, Altea turned around and looked at the street where there were only street lights. After the demons attacked, many residents who originally lived in the old city chose to leave and head to the town of Moonbrook in the Westfall. Just like when the orcs broke through Stormwind, the residents of the city were almost slaughtered. Only the residents of the Westfall, following the fleet of Sir Lothar, fled the kingdom to the north. Many people think that it is very safe, even if they encounter threats, they can go to sea to escape. Even if the demon attacked Sentinel Hill not long ago, after the People's Army repelled it, people believed that it was the best place to refuge.

Walking on the street, Altea looked at the surrounding houses with the help of the faint oil light. Most of the houses have two floors and wooden structures, which are very crowded in the narrow urban area. This is the only remaining part of the old Stormwind city. Most of the others were destroyed in the fire when the city was breached. But Altea's attention is not on admiring the old city. She took a few steps forward, stopped and looked around, then picked up her pace. Some investigators on the street noticed Altea and looked back after seeing her clothes and the family crest embroidered on the shawl. They are investigators hired by MI7, responsible for investigating the traces of the demon's summons at the time, and tracing the source of the spell-casting materials.

Looking at these investigators strangely, Altea frowned in confusion. There is nothing unusual about the people here, nor does it seem to have seen someone.

Is she dazzled?

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ps: Three shifts today. Originally, there was a three-shift on New Year's Day yesterday, but my neck hurts and I feel dizzy. Although it's not New Year's Day, I still have to say something. Happy new year

Chapter 2154: The Duchess' Confidence

Next to the water pool behind the pig and the sentry, Zelin tied one end of the hemp rope to the sharp rock and pulled it hard to make sure it was firmly fixed, then raised his head and looked at the cliff above.

He still remembered that when he was investigating here with Oregaard, the waterfall above the water pool connected to the lake behind Stormwind Fortress. The island of Lake Ovilia was the location of the Earthen Ring Temple and the Water and Soil Pandaren Camp, and the lake was outside. The land is next to the back wall of the palace. It is the shortest part of Stormwind Fortress and the weakest place for defense, because there are many pandamen and shamans of the Ring of Earth. A trail connects Lake Ovilia with Stormwind Cemetery is connected, the cemetery is located behind the Holy Light Cathedral. No matter how you look at it, not many people want to pass through the gathering places of monks, shamans and paladins, not to mention the towering mountains behind Lake Ovilia.

As a city located in a coastal valley, Stormwind’s defensive force is more placed in the Valley of Heroes at the port and city gate, and no one will deliberately defend the mountains behind him. After all, the purpose of the establishment here is to prevent the city from being attacked when the city is under siege, and to reduce the need for defense.

There is nothing wrong with Zelin's memory.

There are several protruding branches on the cliff where the waterfall is located. He remembered that Malagan used a rope to hang from the cliff at that time, which meant that the branches above could bear the weight of at least an adult, and maybe he could add a piece of armor. He didn't know what method Malagan used to get around the Pandaren camp. It is said that unlike the Temple of the Ring of Earth in the center of the lake, the Pandaren built a pavilion by the lake. But anyway, since Malagan can get around, then Zelin might be able to do it too. After the alarm is raised, this is the only good solution left. The city defense forces are now under the guise of Shaw, and Zelin believes that if he sees the soldiers, he will definitely not be able to see Anduin through them.

In other ways, he can only wait until tomorrow.

"Raise your hand and place it where I can see it, intruder!"

Suddenly, a scolding made the demon hunter's movements abruptly. The status of women in Azeroth is much higher than that in the world of demon hunters. It is probably the same as the Nilfgaard Empire. The latter has reduced its manpower due to war, so an equal rights law was enacted, requiring women to enjoy the same status as men. Under circumstances, military service is also required. Probably only the number of female soldiers in Nilfgard's army can compare with the number of female soldiers in Azeroth's army.

Ze Lin took a deep breath and let go of his hand calmly, letting the prepared tools fall into the grass beside the pool. Slowly raising his hands, his mind quickly thought about the way to get out. If it is not a last resort, he does not want to do it. There are wooden sticks on the nearby debris pile. Maybe he can use this to knock the soldiers behind him stunned and hide them. After seeing Anduin, he can tell Anduin about it. In this way no one will get hurt.

However, Zelin frowned at the next voice.

"Is that you, Zelin?"

He paused, put down his hands and turned around. After seeing his appearance, Altea chuckled slightly, put the weapon in the scabbard, and walked over.

"It looks like you just had a fight with an ogre." Walking to a place three steps away from Zelin, Altea stopped, frowned, and subconsciously covered the tip of her nose. "What smell is this on you?"