The door of sorrow.

A military fortress built on a mountainside cliff, the cold wind freezing through the hard, towering walls, and the steel gates that almost merged with the walls were enough to intercept most of the legions. The deadliest of all is in front of the fortress, where there is only one winding road called the Frost Road, which leads to the mountainside, which is steep and narrow, and paved with countless white bones.

Viewed from above, the mountain range where the Gate of Sorrow is located is the tail of the Lenwall Mountains, except for this mountain road, the everyyear snow-covered mountains in all directions, the icy weather and difficult roads are natural barriers, enough to crush any idea of the Legion to advance.

The reason why the legions of the Eleanfaro Empire were able to capture this military fortress more than ten years ago was rumored to be due to internal responses and the actions of the legendary crown, which led to the success of the knock, but also left countless untold souls.

Unfortunately, the final victory belonged to the Kingdom of Stoke, which achieved the reputation of the Great Patriotic War and also inflicted heavy losses on the Southern Legion of the Elanfaro Empire.

The reason for the victory is precisely because of the legendary attack of the Illanfaro Empire, which has attracted the forces of the surrounding kingdoms, and they can't watch the Eleanfaro Empire stretch out its tentacles from the extremely cold north, and the truth of the cold lips and teeth is very clear to the people in power of various countries.

Another thing that is certain is that the Barras family of the Southern Legion was not liquidated by the Elanfaro Empire because of this lost war, but the prestige of the Imperial side has risen to a higher level.

Circumstances change with the passage of time.

The plague that swept through the Northland broke out suddenly, completely destroying this majestic military fortress, including the 150,000 Stoke Kingdom soldiers stationed inside.

No matter what aspect they are in, the military and nobles of the royal capital of Limontanlu will definitely not let the plague consume these soldiers, after all, this is one of the most elite legions in the kingdom, and those great nobles and the Varrant family have made a lot of efforts for this, and the results are obvious.

The plague that destroyed countless towns and villages destroyed not only the province of Blackwood, the city of Edalas, and the Gate of Sorrows, but also the sense of belonging to the kingdom of countless civilians.

The soldiers who died were not alone, they had families, wives, and offspring, and the associated reaction caused frequent rebellions in many parts of the kingdom, which led to the rise of the young royal party and criticized the old aristocracy who held most of the power.

The ignorance of many great nobles in this regard, especially the plague plague, the terrifying power displayed by the Valoran Lord, set off an inexplicable wave, and the shadows under the darkness surged frequently.

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At dusk, the frosty autumn wind blew the green mist over the Gate of Sorrow, and the subtle frost and the plague in the air were mixed together, like emerald salt flowers, and hung continuously around the fortress, hazy and obscured the vision.

Unlike the north side of the Gate of Sorrows, behind it was a slightly desolate field, a dark green mist like a viscous liquid, slowly wriggling across the field, with occasional ripples in the autumn wind.

Creak! Creak!

At the edge of the field, swarms of plague rats made a subtle screeching sound, running in the direction of the flow of mist, and from a distance they looked somewhat large, about the size of Chéng Rén, their sharp claws tearing the dirt, their green fur turning over rotten flesh, and the yellow, foul-smelling pus dripping down the grass.

After traveling for nearly a kilometer in the mountains, the plague rats finally settled at what looked like a cave entrance, with traces of erosion by the surrounding mountain walls, and some rotting bones and a lot of unknown garbage piled up on both sides of the cave entrance.

It seems that it is supposed to be one of the drains of the Gate of Sorrow, which is responsible for discharging the sewage and garbage in the city, and is very popular with the rats, and they also eat the garbage, causing the rats to become the first animals infected with the plague, and become the current mutated appearance.

In the crowded and noisy "squeak" sound, the plague rats quickly ran along the drain into the underground drainage pipe, and hidden in it was a plague rat with a slightly strange running movement, which seemed more human.

Unlike his cousins, who had not yet evolved, Tucci had long been accustomed to walking upright, somewhat forgetting the movement of crawling on all fours, and if it weren't for the lord's order, he wouldn't want these cousins to mingle, the foul smell stimulated the sense of smell.

After entering the underground drainage system, Tucci left the group on his own in a chaotic procession and began to search for information of true value based on the map of the Gate of Sorrows that he had memorized in his mind.

The walls of the drainage channel were made of stone, and after being eroded by sewage and plague gases, it was quite damp and difficult to walk, but thanks to the potions prepared by Sinjid in advance, these plagues were not a problem, and as for the roads, they were much cleaner than the sewers of Zauna, which were full of innumerable poisonous concoctions.

The icy cold air soaked through the fur and skin, and as Tucci ran, a sophisticated mechanism was revealed in his forelimbs, and the red glow flickered, as if sensing something.

The current Tucci, in addition to the title of the source of the plague, has an additional prefix of [Omega Squad: Poison Needle Sniper], and at the same time, in his head, there is also a real memory and the bonds of several partners.

Friendship, life and death? For the first time, the mutated and paranoid Tucci has an extra emotion that is not felt in the Filthy Kingdom of the Sewers of Zaun.

The hidden [Thermal Detector] bound to the forelimbs is one of the technological equipment of the Omega Team.

In that world full of war, the development of science and technology has also entered the big bang ladder, and all kinds of killing weapons and equipment have been continuously put into the war, and the technological equipment carried by the Omega team has also been born in the continuous war, and it is the essence.

After running for a long time, Tucci felt a touch of abnormality, according to the information provided by the War Stonemasons and the Shadow Streamers, there were at least more than 100,000 soldiers in this military fortress, and once infected with the plague, there should be a lot of noise, but so far, he has not heard any abnormal sounds.

Moreover, the [Thermal Detector] only detected the life characteristics of the plague action, but never sensed the gathering of large-scale plague people, which is very strange.

Poof!

The strange sound caught Tucci's attention, and he stopped running, and he looked down at the ground of the sewer, which was not the sound of stepping on water stains, but more like a stream of viscous blood.

The vivid red reflected in the brass goggles, and the gasp was sharp, and Tucci subconsciously pulled out a heavy alloy crossbow from the fur layer, his thin ears slightly inciting, listening carefully to the movements around him.

"Red blood?"

A solemn look appeared in his eyes, and before this mission, he had discussed some issues with Sinjid, and his very cautious mind came in handy: most of the blood of the plague-infected had been converted to green by the factors within the plague, and there was almost no red. But in front of him now was a condensed blood-red liquid mixed with sewage.

While paying attention to the movement around him, Tucci stretched out his right hand and twisted some liquid, rubbing it gently, the breath of the living, blood and sewage had just coagulated, but why were there living people in this plague-covered city?

Filled with doubts, Tucci decides to delve into the heart of the Gate of Sorrow.

In the complex sewer passage, the figure of a plague rat ran quickly, splashing sewage staining its fur and masking the subtle sound of machinery turning.

The cold, silent air pressed against his head and shoulders as he ran, and dim shadows tugged at the corroded walls, and nothing else vibrated the air except for the occasional movement of tiny creatures.

"The smell of blood is like delicious mold!"

His limbs stopped, Tucci's nose sniffed slightly, and his crazy eyes flashed a sickly red behind his goggles, and then he carefully packed up his equipment, which were treasures, even in Zaunne, a truly valuable batch of items.

"Oh, it's time for me to find something valuable, don't let me down."