The sonorous and powerful words echoed in the sky that had become silent again, like a knife or a sword, engraved in everyone's heart.
Duke could tell at a glance that the orc was a centurion.
If it was the Warsong Clan that had hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the past, the rank of centurion would not even be counted, and now that the Horde had crushed them and most of the remaining orcs had fled back to the Dark Portal, the loss of a thousand-man squadron was enough to make Grom very painful.
It's not that Du doesn't want to kill all the Warsong Orcs, but unfortunately, the orcs have found a way to deal with the Alliance - digging tunnels.
Their base camp was located in Hearthglen in later generations, which was mostly mountainous. Then the Warsong orcs who awakened their strange talents almost hollowed out the entire mountain.
If he were to face Grom Hellscream on the plains or in the woods, Duke would have at least a 70% chance of killing him. With the cooperation of the Windrunner sisters, that would be a 90% chance!
In the tunnels where the brave prevail when two men meet in a narrow road, if Duke doesn't use the method of dragging corpses to revive and fight continuously, his winning rate will be less than 20%.
The only good thing is that orcs are not a self-sufficient race. Their huge demand for meat requires them to frequently run out of the tunnels to forage for food.
Either hunting or attacking human villages.
Duke did have the ability to wipe out the Warsong orcs, but that would require him to mobilize at least 30,000 dwarves and 50,000 human soldiers. Even if he did nothing and besieged Grom for a year or so, the Warsong clan would have to surrender.
Unfortunately, the price is too high and is not in the interests of Stormwind and Ironforge.
This is why Duke can let the Windrunner troops continue to bleed the Warsong Orcs here, but is unable to wipe out the Warsong Clan.
Duke knew that if he released the orc with broken arms, there would probably be another small-sized Ka'gath Bladefist.
It is enough to exert enough psychological pressure on the future core soul figure of the Horde.
That orc is a bit broken!
"Ahhh - bastard! Edmund Duke! One day, the Horde will make you pay the price!" The orc centurion roared like a wounded beast.
"Hahahaha!" Duke laughed wildly in response: "Your first warchief Blackhand is no good! Your second warchief is no good! Wait until you elect a third warchief to die! I will use your blood to tell you who is the eternal nightmare of the Horde! Hahahaha!"
Duke's laughter is arrogant and unbridled!
To the orcs' ears, it sounded like the laughter of the devil who stood at the pinnacle of evil.
When humans hear it, there is an indescribable sense of pride!
Unconsciously, every Lordaeron cavalryman straightened their backs. Even though they were injured, even though the wounds on their broken arms still caused heart-wrenching pain, their hearts were filled with heroism.
Only such a heroic man can be called a hero of the alliance!
Only such a brave and wise man can destroy millions of such terrible orcs!
Sure enough, Duke is the flag of the alliance!
At some point, the Lordaeron cavalrymen were already in tears, unable to control themselves -
Jaina was a little dazed. She hated this feeling of hers. She knew it was that bastard Duke who pushed her to this desolate north. She was well aware that this town attacked by the Horde was probably lured here by Duke. It could be said that being forced into danger was a conspiracy planned by Duke.
It would be a lie if a terrifying commander who could manipulate millions of orcs at will could not even calculate this.
And this guy, with no remorse on his face, didn't seem to intend to deny it.
She should hate him because he messed up her first Valentine's Day and her dream of a perfect 14th birthday.
After thinking it through, she suddenly realized that Duke was telling her that this was the orc tribe that her father and the entire Kingdom of Kul Tiras had fought for in the past two years. This was the battlefield where her elder brother Drake died!
And she... maybe this also fits one of her dreams. Duke didn't seem to treat her as a political tool, nor did he treat her as a woman, but rather trained her as an important mage of the alliance.
Jaina was a little amused.
However, the mighty Duke, who could defeat thousands of enemies with his own strength, made Jaina's heart flutter.
Because the Duke at this moment silently overlapped with the legendary hero Duke. More specific, clearer...
The captain of the paladins came over and saluted Duke respectfully. "Hello, sir. I am Baron Thorad Cassian, captain of the Third Guard of Tirisfal. Excuse me, is this Grand Edmund Duke?"
"Well, thank you for your help. Without you, perhaps we would have been wiped out." Then he glanced at the bloody Jaina next to him and said, "I'm sorry to bother you. Can I ask what's going on?"
"Due to a teleportation error, Princess Jaina Proudmoore accidentally came to Tirisfal Glades. It was you who bravely protected Her Royal Highness Princess Proudmoore under the siege of a thousand orcs until Grand Duke Edmund Duke arrived. Brave warriors, you not only fought against the evil orcs, but also protected the beautiful princess. You did a great job and deserve a reward."
Duke casually took out a piece of vellum and a quill, placed them on the wall, scribbled down the general process, and then stamped it with his own seal.
"Take it to your superiors, or even to His Majesty Menethil. You will be rewarded, of Lordaeron and of Kul Tiras. And this is my small personal reward." Duke took out a bag of gold coins and gave it to the paladin, as well as a pair of paladin gloves made by the dwarves of Ironforge.
Cassian and his group were immediately moved to tears.
Jaina... The little princess of Kul Tiras was so angry that her teeth were itching. It was obviously Duke who set a trap for her to fall into, and even included this cavalry in the trap. She worked hard for you, but you acted as if it was her, Jaina's spell error, that caused her to suffer heavy losses.
But as smart as she is, she certainly wouldn't expose Duke on the spot.
After politely thanking him, she teleported back to Karazhan with Duke even more quietly than a well-behaved young wife.