After voluntarily abandoning nearly a third of the territory of Saberchel and the Silverpine Forest, Gilneys, surrounded by the Greymane Wall, resembles an irregular circle, and the city of Gilneth is located in the very center of this circle.

This first-class city on the continent was once the pride of the Gilneysians, it was really built in the hands of the previous king Archibad Greyman, at that time Gilneys was a very active commercial country, although there was an enviable coastline, its commerce was mostly carried out by land channels, not that the Gilnesians did not like to sail, but beyond the coastline of Gilneys, there was a special kind of reef, "Bite Reef" This reef is spread all over the coast, making it impossible for any ship to enter Gilneth by sea.

But in fact, this is a kind of protection for Gilneys, at least during the Second Orc War, because of the protection of these reefs, Gilneth is almost the only country that has not been attacked by orcs on a large scale, so in this country, most people think that the existence of the Bite Reef is a good thing.

But for now, Biting Reef is still protecting the country, but it is also thwarting the last shred of hope for a new life in the country.

It all started six years ago, after the outbreak of the War of the Dead, King Jean Greymane seriously assessed the scale of the entire war, at that time, Gilneth had already withdrawn from the League of Human Nations due to sensitive territorial and commercial issues, and the terrible scene of Lordaeron being completely conquered by the undead within a few months really frightened the upper echelons of the country.

Eventually, Jean decided to build a wall to protect his nationals, an idea that seemed a bit fanciful, but in reality, the terrain of the peninsula decided that it was almost the perfect solution, so the Gilneys abandoned them while Lordaeron's resistance continued.

It was a difficult decision, not only to endure the contempt of other human nations, but more importantly, in order to protect his people, King Jean had to abandon a third of the land beyond the Greymane Wall, Saberchel and Silver Pine Forests, Burning Wood Village, etc., which were completely abandoned.

This decision did not seem wrong at the time, after all, the threat of the undead was too terrible, and when the Wall of Greymane was built, it was indeed approved by most of the people, and it was impossible for a wall to destroy a country, and it was another thing that really drove Gilneth into a corner.

At the time of the completion of the construction of the Wall of Greymane, King Jean actually had the idea of counterattacking, but he could not risk it with his own soldiers and people, so he chose another trick, and the archmage of Gilneis, Arugau, told Jean that he could use the name "Book of your" in his hand summoned a beast fierce and dangerous enough to defend the Wall of Greymane for Gilney, and after repeatedly promising that the creature would not threaten the people within the wall, Arugao received the full support of the royal family.

In the Shadowfang Castle outside of the now-abandoned Burning Wood Village, Arugao used his forbidden knowledge to tear apart the connection between the present world and a special location in the Emerald Dream Realm, and no one knew how the crappy archmage did it, but he did summon a ferocious beast that forced the undead to retreat.

A terrifying monster with a human appearance, but with a mane, a wolf's head, and human intelligence and a beastly killing instinct, he called them, werewolves were initially subservient to Arugao, and under his command they even recaptured a third of the Silver Pine Forest.

But as happens in all stories, after Arugao summoned a special werewolf, he completely lost control of the werewolf, and even he had to succumb to the wild power of the powerful werewolf who called himself Lelar Toothfire.

So the bloodfang werewolf appeared, led by the head wolf Lelar, they used the Burning Wood Village and the Shadow Fang Castle as a base, and fought with the undead for control of the Silver Pine Forest, but soon, Lelar was no longer satisfied with this status quo, as an older existence, he immediately set his eyes on the wall, and after that, there was a group of guys who were better than the undead to deal with, and it would be the new believers of Lelar.

When the wolf worship cult first emerged in Gilneys, it did not attract the attention of the royal family, and by the time King Jean began to face this problem, through the werewolf infection, half of the land behind the wall of Greymane no longer belonged to him, as long as the skin was cut by the claws of the werewolves, ordinary civilians could not resist the infection at all, and they would soon become new werewolves, and the speed of the spread of this "plague" was far more terrible than the undead natural disaster.

But neither Jean nor anyone else can reverse all this, and the bitter fruit they have planted can only be tasted by themselves.

There was less rain in the night, but the howling cold wind took over the rain and continued to wreak havoc in the gloomy city, and from a distance, the civilians who had been frightened by the beasts that roamed in the darkness of the city did not dare to go out alone at night, so that the whole magnificent city of Gilneth looked like an abandoned ghost town.

The whining wind blows the garbage on the ground rolling everywhere, and the signboards of the commercial street are constantly swaying in the wind, which is not a suitable weather for travel, but Rona who has changed into a military uniform, wearing a black leather trench coat, riding on a pure-blooded war horse, waving a horsewhip, and letting the storm blow the violent rose's trench coat back, making her whole person look full of heroic temperament.

This is the real Rona Croré, no longer the delicate aristocratic lady, who has inherited the fine bloodline and resolute character of the Lorley family, she is more like a commander, a natural general!

More than a dozen black swift shadows galloped on the rooftops on both sides of the street behind her, following behind Rona like a loyal escort, any threat of trying to interrupt the galloping eldest lady would be cleared by them as soon as possible, frankly speaking, the werewolves who changed from civilians, whether in strength or combat skills, are far inferior to these elite veterans who took the initiative to accept the werewolf blood, don't look at them There are only a dozen of them, but the most elite chasseur battalion born in Gilneys, coupled with the blessing of the werewolf blood, even if there is an army of hundreds in front of them, it will definitely not be able to stop their wild raids。

Otherworldly beings and mortals are never a starting line, remember that!

The sound of horses' hooves came from the church district all the way to the court of Gilneis, which was still the safest place in all of Gilneth even in this stormy and troubled season, so instead of leading the werewolf veterans head-on, Rhona chose a small path.

As a child who grew up here, this well-guarded palace is almost defenseless in Rhona's eyes, and of course, she will not be crazy enough to assassinate Jean, she is here completely for another guy.

Prince Liam's full name is Liam Greymane, the only son of Jean Greymayne, and if all goes well, Liam will succeed his father to the throne in a dozen years and become the next king of Gilneys, provided that the country has a future, of course.

Liam is a very energetic young man, as we all know, young people like to be cranky, and impulsive, easy to do things that are not very good under the control of emotions, three days ago, Liam sneaked out of the court alone at night to date a certain noble lady, the old king knows, so he is now being grounded.

This is undoubtedly the old king's protection of the prince, now the situation has been extremely bad, even Jean, can no longer guarantee the safety of Gilneth City, Liam's behavior of sneaking away without a single guard, undoubtedly ignited the old king's anger, but just after Prince Liam fell asleep in the rainy night, an unusual noise mixed with the screams of the guards and the sound of smashing things woke the prince instantly.

The young prince immediately jumped up from the bed, reached out and drew the sword that lay beside the bed, and with the other he picked up his musket from the table, pressed it against the wall, and then opened the door a little crack, and the smell of blood reached his nose, and the only remaining sleepiness of Liam disappeared in an instant.

A serious expression appeared on his face... The court has been breached! No doubt the Assassins!

As a prince, Liam has already mastered this situation, he did not panic, but walked quickly to the window, looked left and right, and was about to jump out of the window, although he was young, but Liam was a good fighter, he was not a child who grew up in the palace, he had seen no less blood than a veteran, but just as he was about to jump out of the window, the door of the room was slammed open.

Rona in riding boots strode into Liam's room, the spurs behind her heels collided with the ground, making a crisp crashing sound, she reached out and twisted the spar lamp, then folded her hands on her shoulders, and looked at Liam jumping from the window in a very cool gesture, the latter scratched her head, put the sword and musket in her hand on the table, and asked suspiciously,

"Rhona, dear, why are you? What are you doing here? Be careful!"

The werewolf with a black blindfold walked into the room through the door, which was taken as a signal by Liam to attack, and the young prince rushed towards the werewolf with blood-red anger wrapped all over his body, and then fists and blades rang out, the prince was not afraid of these werewolves, but just when they were fighting, a coquettish cry sounded,

"Enough!"

Rhona dodged and jumped into the battle circle, at this moment, Liam's fist stopped in front of Rhona's face, he looked at the werewolf, and the latter respectfully put away his weapon and stood behind Rhona, this gesture made Liam's eyebrows raised, he was not a fool, so he quickly knew Rhona's hidden identity, he looked at his lover bitterly, and took a few steps back.

"So what they said is true, Rhona, are you really still in contact with Lord Darius?"

Faced with her lover's questioning, Rona's answer was very brief,

"That's my father... Alright, Liam, pack your things and leave Gilneth with me, it will soon become a battlefield. ”

"What do you mean?"

The prince's eyes sharpened at this moment, and Rona swept away the delicate nature of the noble lady before, and explained impatiently, "The bloodfang werewolf and the moonfury werewolf are about to go to war, and Gilneth City cannot be saved! ”

"What, Lord Goldfrey, how is that possible!"

Liam exclaimed, he was about to rush out of the room and report to his father, but a dozen werewolves blocked his way, he clenched his fists, looked back at the lover who had become completely different overnight, lowered his voice, and was full of some kind of grief and anger of betrayal,

"What do you mean? Rhona, I thought you were on our side. ”

"Hey... You know what? Liam, my father is now one of the leaders of the Moonfury Werewolves, and I was never on your side. ”

Miss Lorna turned around, there was a trace of loss and attachment in her eyes that couldn't be concealed, "I'm sorry I lied to you and Uncle Jean about this, but believe me, my feelings for you are real, we grew up together, in this matter, I don't have to lie to you, you have to follow me!"

"Why? You betrayed our feelings! Lorna! You betrayed me! My father is being threatened, my people are about to be sacrificed, why should I go with you?"

Liam clenched his fists and roared, his eyes reddened, like a tragic prince who had been truly cornered by the present world, and Rhona's cheeks flushed at this moment in the face of this questioning,

"I have your child. ”

"Ah!!h

Fifteen minutes later, a heavily armed Liam and Rhona rode together and made their way through the dark of night towards the closed gates of Gilneth City, the young man still had a mixture of expressions on his face and a silly smile, although Rhona told him when she left the palace that she was lying to him, but for Liam, who had already made a decision, these were small things.

Rhona is willing to trade her reputation and the reputation of the Crolley family for his approval, which in itself is the greatest show of sincerity, not to mention, he himself is extremely fond of Rhona, and in the face of the smooth escape road at this time, Liam has already guessed something, even if he is sluggish.

"Are you sure my father is aware of Lord Goldfrey's rebellion?"

Liam whispered to Rhona curled up in his arms, who snorted coldly,

"Of course, do you think that I can fight all the way to the palace with just a dozen of them?Uncle Jean acquiesced to all this, he must have known the news of the war between Bloodfang and Moonfury, and... Liam, haven't you noticed Uncle Jean's anomaly these days?"

"Huh, what do you say?"

"Hey... You fool, I never lied to you, we have always been on the same side, my father and Uncle Jean are between the two of them, but when it comes to the survival of Gilne, they are not misled by personal feelings, do you remember the assassination of Uncle Jean 1 year ago? They said it was the Moon Fury Werewolf... Not really. ”

As if because of the cold wind and rain blowing in her face, Rona tightened her clothes and told Liam, who knew nothing, the last secret.

"We're on one side, Liam, we've never been enemies. ”