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Chapter 26 - Hellfire

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"Quick, come quickly."

Grote's panicked voice sounded in the prison.

"What's wrong?" The two orcs who were guarding the outside came in one after another. Lying on the ground was a motionless human, as well as the food that had just been delivered and had not been swallowed by him.

"What's going on? Did he pass out?"

"I swear, he was like this when I walked in." Grote explained, as if he wanted to completely distance himself from the situation in front of him.

"You're talking nonsense. It's been at least five minutes since you've been here. Have you been thinking about how to shout 'come on, come on' during these five minutes?" One of the orcs pointed at him and said, and the other orc also stood up.

They are all taller than Grote, and each of them holds a short ax in his hand.

"Of course." Grote smiled, but what shocked the two orcs were the two words he answered, "I have to shout as urgent as possible, otherwise you won't come in."

"What do you mean? Are you kidding..." The orc, who was about to get angry, felt a heavy blow on the back of his head. When he fell down, he saw that his companion was already lying on the ground.

Nathanos clapped his hands, searched for the keys from the two jailers, and opened the shackles on his hands and feet. "It would be great if Nekros was as stupid as these two fools."

"Don't waste time." Grote snatched the two axes from the unconscious orcs on the ground and handed them to Nathanos. "Nakros is a powerful warlock. It's impossible for you to kill him alone.

his."

"And another Zuluhid?"

"No, Zuluhid left here. He took a few orcs to fight against the invaders. I heard that there are people from the Alliance who are also rushing here."

"This is good news. At least my chance of winning is much higher." Nathanos looked at his new weapon. Although he wanted his own weapon more, forget it, it is better than nothing. "Kill Nekru

Si, and then destroy the golden disk, then the Dragonmaw Clan will no longer be able to control the red dragons. However, at that time, I am afraid you will suffer crazy revenge from the red dragons."

"I know this, but freedom is more important than life."

Nathanos looked at him and nodded slightly. Not all orcs seemed to be the same. "It is best for us to act alone. If we are exposed, we will not implicate each other."

Grote nodded...

Grim Batol is not only grander than Nathanos imagined, but also much more complex than he imagined. Although there is a map in his mind that can point him to the way, what is hidden in the intricate passages is what makes it so...

What he was most worried about was that Nathanos discovered that there were some discrepancies between Grote's map and the actual situation. Some of the tunnels he thought would lead to the goal suddenly changed directions, and they often climbed up instead of down.

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In a tunnel without a trace of light, the alert human finally had a chance to sit down and rest for a while. He was carrying a water bag, which was given to him by Grote. He took it out, took a sip, and then leaned back

Beside the wall. He felt that these few minutes of relaxation would clear his mind so that he could continue his journey in the cave. He was also glad that he did not encounter any trouble such as guards.

Did he really think he could rescue the Red Dragon Queen? In fact, for Nathanos, all this had nothing to do with him. He could have chosen to leave here. But when he thought of Quel'Thalas,

When he thought of the red dragon's flames turning the forest into a sea of ​​fire, he told himself that he could not leave like this, and that this atrocity should be ended.

During this period of time, Nathanos never saw Deathwing again. He thought that the guy brought him here and said that he would help Nathanos complete a task that was not originally his mission - to save the Red Dragon Queen.

!But now he doesn't even have a figure.

"Is this really what Ronin wants to do? Just him?" Nathanos was deeply doubtful. There are too many things in this that cannot be explained clearly.

The sudden noise made Nathanos stand up in shock. He pressed his back against the wall, waiting to see who would be walking in this dark tunnel. The orcs should know that this is this tunnel.

It's the end. Have they discovered that he escaped? Are they here specifically to search for him?

However, the sound of conversation that was almost indistinguishable gradually faded away. Only then did he realize that he had been deceived by the complex sound phenomenon in the cave. The orc conversation he just heard might be several layers of tunnels away from him.

However, this might allow him to follow the sound! Nathanos carefully moved towards the direction where he heard the sound. Even if the sound didn't really come from that direction, the echo in the cave should be able to lead him there.

Go where he wants to go.

He walked through the various tunnels without encountering any trouble for a while. So he boldly quickened his pace. However, after he had only taken a few steps, he heard two footsteps coming from the corner. He immediately pulled out his hand.

weapon and jumped out.

Fortunately, the two orcs were shocked when they saw Nathanos. Nathanos raised the ax in his hand and slit the other's throat cleanly, leaving the two orcs falling in a pool of blood.

"You bastard!" There was another orc ten meters behind the two orcs. He witnessed Nathanos' sneak attack, and angrily picked up the ax in his hand and slashed at Nathanos hard, but was killed by Nathanos.

Thanos easily dodged and only chopped some stones on the rough wall.

The human sneered. "If I were you, I would send a warning to others instead of dying." He rushed forward, waving the weapon in his left hand to parry with the orc, and then swept up with his right foot and struck the orc directly in the face.

The impact caused the orc to hit the stone on the wall and fainted.

"I hope Nekros is as easy to deal with as you."

Nathanos dropped the words and continued walking forward, reaching the fork. "The next step should be the second passage on the left."

Passing through the passage and walking down another tunnel, it seemed to be heading towards the heart of the mountain. Nathanos was very glad that the route Groat gave him did not go wrong in the most important place. He was definitely not far away from the Queen of the Red Dragon now.

Far away. In fact, he had already heard a breathing sound like that of a giant. There were no giants in Grim Batol, so it could only be a giant dragon. He quickly recalled the route. After passing two passages, then

Turn right and keep walking until you reach the cave entrance on the left.

Nathanos tried to quicken his pace. His nerves were on edge.

Finally, he came to the door of a hall. There were no guards? Nathanos immediately became vigilant. He could feel the wind blowing from the door. It was sealed from all directions, and he also knew that this was underground, so it was impossible.

If there is wind blowing, then this may be the wind produced by the exhalation of some huge creature.

Then there should be guards or magic barriers here. Nathanos threw an ax over. Sure enough! When the ax reached the door, it was hit by an invisible energy nodule. A nightmare-like one with black hair

Eyes and a head with flames suddenly appeared. With an instinctive reaction, Nathanos took two steps back. Then he discovered that the head was like a stone. Then, more stones gathered from the surroundings, gradually forming

A tall giant with green flames all over his body blocked the door.

This was a powerful guy, and it was easy to deal with it just by looking at its appearance, but... it didn't move. Gradually, Nathanos suppressed his nervousness about it and began to study this motionless creature at close range.

The creature came. It was much taller than humans. Flames surrounded it, but Nathanos couldn't feel any heat. However, he still suspected that if he really touched it, the result would be very painful.

Lacking any other better ideas, Nathanos could only try to speak to the creature. "Who are you?"

There was no answer. Except for the flames dancing on its body, this terrible monster remained motionless.

"Can you hear me?"

Still no response.

Gradually, his worry was replaced by curiosity. So he leaned forward as hard as he could. He first tentatively shook the only remaining ax in his hand, but still couldn't see any reaction, and the thing didn't even aim.

A glance at his weapons.

The monster had a monstrous shape, but it looked more like a statue than a living thing. It had the characteristics of a demon. Nathanos had studied golem creatures, but had never seen one with his own eyes.

Nathanos frowned. He now wanted to know what this guy was used for. In fact, there was a method that was very effective, but very risky.

He planned to bypass this guy and walk past him...

Suddenly, the monster moved its body at an alarming speed and tightly grabbed Nathanos' arm.

The scorching flames engulfed the human being. The flames were in his body, burning his soul. Nathanos let out a howl. He had never experienced such pain! He could not break free until he lost consciousness, and his head could not support it.
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