Locke looked down at a frost-covered Noris, her blue eyes blazing with rage. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Locke didn't say anything, he hugged the elf girl and took her in his arms.

The elf girl leaned against his chest with an unhappy face, and she said to herself in her heart, our world is so big, I can always find a way to prolong your life.

No one spoke for a while.

After a long time, Locke said in order to ease the atmosphere, "Now our scouts should be able to reach the entrance of Haru Canyon, right?" ”

Norris left his embrace, she gathered her slightly disheveled hair and said, "Our Gadar is more than 630 kilometers away from the Haru Gorge in a straight line, and nearly 700 kilometers including the halfway detour. The journey from Gadar to Brill is relatively easy, the undead along the way have been almost cleared, and after Brill, the road becomes dangerous. ”

"If they hadn't stopped halfway, they would have crossed the Haru Gorge and reached the Silver Pine Forest. However, I'm sure they won't do that, fatigue tactics aren't what a smart scout should do, and they're supposed to be resting somewhere now, maybe at the entrance to the Haru Canyon. ”

"Hopefully they will be able to accomplish what I expect them to do." Locke muttered.

"Mario is your follower, aren't you worried about Mario? I don't think there's a problem, so I'm relieved. Norris comforted him.

"Ugh."

Locke sighed, then continued, "Now, I close my eyes every day and think about it, not knowing if I did it right? Or is it wrong? After all, the lives of thousands of people up and down the Fifth Army were at stake. And, as it concerns Lordaeron's future fate, I am afraid that I will fail their expectations and that everything will come to naught, and that I will live in regret all the time. ”

Since Locke climbed higher and higher in the Crusaders, this invisible pressure and responsibility has also increased, and he fears that the doom of the Crusaders will happen to him again in the future. And this burning feeling also rises more and more clearly in Locke's heart, and every sunrise and sunset will deepen a little, making Locke uneasy all day long.

"Do you have anything on your mind?" Norris looked at him and asked with concern, "Can you talk to me?" ”

Locke smiled wryly, I can't talk to anyone about this, and how can I say it?

The elf girl looked at him distressedly, and she took Locke's hands, "This is the business of all Lordarens, not your responsibility alone. ”

"If it really doesn't work!" The elf girl bit her lower lip, as if she had made up her mind. "Then let's go back to Quel'Thalas, and live there in a different way, and forget about it!"

Locke lowered his head and looked at the elf girl with a smile, "Don't think about it, no one knows what the future holds, let's talk about it when the time comes." ”

Locke looked up to the south, to the Silver Pine Forest.

Mario! It's up to you whether my plan will succeed or not!

Hundreds of kilometers away, in the Haru Canyon, Scarface Mario and his party are riding through it.

"Captain, that's our royal capital, Lordaren, right?" Corporal Naomi asked, pointing to the ruins of the tall city on the hills to the left of the canyon.

Scarface looked in the direction Naomi was pointing.

On the hill to the left, a massive city ruin sits there, like an entrenched beast, lying alone and licking its wounds.

"Hmm." Scarface hummed with some emotion, thinking back to the time when he was still training in the Silver Hand Reserve Knights in the city, and now all this has become a thing of the past, as if everything in the past was illusory, and the present is real.

"Alas, I didn't expect our king's capital to be so big, it's more than ten kilometers away." Naomi smacked her tongue and sighed at the endless city walls, "Lordaerons like me, who live in small towns, have never entered the royal capital of Lordaeron. ”

"I just remember that in the business district, there was a company that made minced meat buns very well." Steven wiped his mouth and said, "At that time, our captain often took us to eat a steamed bun. ”

"Ah~ That kind of taste, the aftertaste is endless!" Steven said with some intoxication.

"yes, that's why you're so strong, you eat like a bear." Naomi grinned and teased Steven.

Steven stretched out his arm, grabbed his sleeve and made a strong gesture to show Naomi, Naomi pursed her lips, then rolled her eyes and took out a dagger to pretend to cut flesh, intimidating him.

"Shh

Scarface suddenly grabbed the reins of his warhorse, and his ears twitched.

"Hidden!"

Before the words fell, several people had already turned over and pulled the war horses and quickly got into the bushes on both sides.

A cloth cover is also put on the mouth of the war horse to prevent the war horse from making a sound.

Not long after, a group of soldiers in Crusader armor, about thirty of them, led by a sergeant, walked down the path.

"When you're on patrol, have a lot of snacks! Recruits, don't let those undead on the opposite hill take you! The sergeant reminded the soldiers in the ranks.

"Lately, many of our brothers have disappeared on patrol, and Captain Perion thinks the Forsaken are the ghosts of the Forsaken on the opposite hill." The sergeant commanded, "If they take you, then you can ask for more blessings." ”

"Although those undead have a sense of self, I don't think they arrested people and invited you over for tea."

The laughter of the soldiers could be heard from the patrol.

Scarface looked at the Crusader soldiers passing by outside, and through observation of their robes, he realized that most of them were newly recruited soldiers, attached to a guard tower stronghold near the Second Legion.

Most of these soldiers are new recruits, and only those who serve as squad leaders are non-commissioned officer veterans. Scarface couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's really hard to say whether such a team would have combat effectiveness if it encounters a sneak attack by the undead.

Scarface lay motionless on the ground, and his horses knelt on the ground one by one. He was also covered in leaves, and if he didn't move, no one would know that there was anyone here.

He turned his head to look at the other comrades around him, only Harrow and Naomi were on this side of the road, and the other three were cut off on that side.

"Captain, what if we encounter the undead now?" A recruit asks the sergeant a question.

"What can I do? It depends on who can fight better. The sergeant said disapprovingly, "So if you don't want to die, it's better not to cry like a." Otherwise I wouldn't necessarily die, but you would. ”

As the team faded into the distance, Scarface breathed a sigh of relief. Although they are also their own people, it is not a good thing to be discovered, which also shows that their camouflage skills are not up to par.

Scarface stood up from the grass, patting the dust off his body, and suddenly he heard some strange noises, the business was like the sound of insects crawling in the grass, the sound was very small and messy, and it felt far away.

Scarface turned his head to look at the sound, where the team had gone.

Harrow also got up and stood quietly in the woods.

"You found out too?" Scarface asked, who nodded.

"Looks like those soldiers are in trouble."

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"So! Keep your eyes open, be careful, and don't let go of any unusual movements you encounter while defending or standing guard. The sergeant is still imparting his experience, "Whenever this happens, don't go and check it alone. Call your squad leader and the other soldiers to check it out. Safety first, rookies, we only have one life..."

Just then, a sharp arrow emerged from the bushes in front of him and swooped at the sergeant who was turning his head to talk to the recruit.

The sergeant only felt a chill in his back, and between the lightning and flint, the knee-jerk movements produced by long-term training saved him. He unconsciously raised his own heraldic shield in his left hand.

The sharp arrow shot vigorously on the heraldic shield, making a loud "bang" sound.

"Enemy Attack !!!"

Before the other recruits could react, the sergeant had already shielded himself behind his shield, and he was half-hunched over and watched the attacking woods. The captains and non-commissioned officers of the other three squads also raised their shields in their hands, and the recruits were still a little confused.

"Fools! Don't be in a daze, raise your shields! Defend yourself! There is an enemy attacking us! The sergeant shouted as he hid behind his shield, and the other three corporals shouted for the recruits in their respective ranks to raise their shields for defense.

Probably the reason why the sneak attack on the leader failed, and the group of sneak attackers emerged from the woods ahead.

They were all dressed in tattered clothes, and their bare skin was dry and dirty.

They are also male and female, their skin is gray, and their bodies are covered in carrion.

In their dry hands they still had weapons, one-handed axes, one-handed swords, shields, and so on.

"The undead on the opposite hill!" The sergeant shouted, "Prepare for battle!" Warriors of the Crusaders! These undead crumbs will use their blood to accomplish our valor! ”

As people who have already died once, these forsaken don't care what they wear, and their rags are covered in dust.

The flesh and skin of the faces of the Forsaken had rotted and fallen off, and their faces were hideous. The Crusader recruits were hesitant, after all, it was their first time in battle.

"Alta! Serol! Sark! The three of you come to the front! Give the recruits a head start! The sergeant shouted and beckoned the three corporals to stand beside him, giving the recruits a boost of courage.

The Forsaken emerged from the jungle, numbering more than fifty, as if they were the size of a patrol, but they seemed to have come on purpose to trouble the crusaders.

"Garnier, these human soldiers had better be captured alive, this is the Queen's order." A black-robed Forsaken said to a soldier who looked like a soldier leader, "Looks like the Queen needs them for some experiments." ”

"As you wish, Your Excellency." The leader of the soldiers saluted, then walked to the front of the line.