"Ares, do you really want to believe those people?"

"Why not? They are the most valiant warriors, and even when captured and tortured, they will never give in to the orcs. ”

After a fire destroyed the Hellfire Fortress, the Expeditionary Force and the main Coalition army began to advance along the edge of the Hellfire Peninsula, aiming for the Teroka Forest on the side. Because Jean's soldiers rescued the soldiers of the first Union Expeditionary Force in the depths of the Hellfire Fortress. The terminally ill human warriors told Ares that there were still some survivors of the expeditionary force led by Tulayan, and that they were in the southern part of the Hellfire Peninsula, in the Teroka Forest. Deep in that mysterious forest, there is a magnificent city - Shattrath.

After receiving this information, Ares decided on the spot to lead his troops all the way south to the forest to find the survivors of the first Alliance Expeditionary Force. It's just that Sylvanas has the opposite opinion on this......

"They're the bravest warriors, yes, but twenty years have passed, and no one knows if they've been sane all this time. They may have become the devil's experiments, their slaves. Perhaps it is no longer them who dominate their bodies. ”

Sylvanas reminded. He wanted Ares to be sensible and cautious. After all, you can't see a person who is bewitched by demons on the outside, and only by in-depth contact can you see some clues. Just like Da Sohan back then, he was still a person on the outside, but in reality he was possessed by a demon. That's what Sylvanas feared, she feared that these people were nothing more than puppets of the demons, and that they would lead Ares into their encirclement and destroy him in one fell swoop.

Ares was aware of Sylvanas' concerns, but he still had faith in the survivors of the Alliance Expeditionary Force.

"I know what you're worried about, but, Sylvanas, if you were me, you know why I chose to trust them. A man can tell countless lies, but his eyes cannot deceive you, and I read hope in the eyes of those warriors, and that is unyielding faith. It is what the devil does not have, and in the eyes of the devil, there is only destruction and darkness. ”

In the face of Sylvanas's concerns, Ares stood by his opinion. In the end, Sylvanas had no choice but to compromise. If Ares insisted on going, she would have to go with him, after all, she couldn't watch Ares go on an adventure while she sat in the camp doing nothing.

In this way, under the leadership of Varian and Ares, the large army made its way south. Gradually, the sky above me was no longer a flaming red, but somewhere between dark green and crimson, and it was very beautiful, a little strangely beautiful. Like scenes from fairy tales and dreams, every soldier who comes to the Outlands will never forget this journey. Although they experienced ups and downs along the way, they saw countless dreamlike scenes, the Hellfire fortress taller than the walls of Stormwind, the eternally sloping earth, and now the sky that changes color at any moment. I believe that every soldier who participated in this expedition can proudly tell their families that they have arrived in a strange world, a world that they could not even dream of.

A few days later, a dead forest appeared in front of them, the trunks were still there, but the leaves and green spaces were completely gone, and the big trees rose from the muddy earth like dead demons, and stretched their branches into the sky, and the slender dead branches of the trees clung to each other to form a spider's web. The scene before him reminded Ares of the plague lands of Lordaeron, where the trees were the same, without a trace of life, without a hint of green, only death and withering.

The difference is that this forest looks a little more eerie. It has almost no roads, and the only path seems to be obscured by dead branches. Even the soldiers of the expeditionary force could not point out a real path for the large forces of the Alliance to pass through this forest.

"They'll grow!"

Winlesa was the first to put forward her own conjecture.

This is a very scary conjecture. However, it seems that only this conjecture can explain everything that happens here. What was once a path has been obscured by new dead branches after a long period of evolution.

Just without green leaves, how do these trees grow? They look like they're dead, but they're not......

"Their roots may have penetrated deep into the earth, absorbing the energy of the land in a special way, allowing them to reproduce."

Archmage Romans offered his opinion.

"Well, anyway, we must find a way through this forest, find the Alliance Expeditionary Force led by Tulayan, through them, we can know what has happened to this broken planet in the past twenty years, and perhaps only through them can we find all the portals in the Outlands. And close them. ”

After a moment of silence, Ares continued to encourage the group. Only when Shattrath is found can everything be concluded. While the Alliance's main forces have been victorious on the Hellfire Peninsula, this may be just the tip of the iceberg compared to the sprawling Outlands. There are still too many secrets for them to uncover.

As he spoke, a dull thunderclap was heard in the sky. Soon, more thunder came. Dense dark clouds appeared in the sky not far away, like churning waves rushing towards the heads of the coalition forces. The sky, which had been dark green just a moment ago, instantly became as black as ink. You can see that dark clouds, mixed with purple lightning, a rainstorm is coming.

"We have to find a place to shelter from the rain."

Duke Berval said.

"But there's no shelter from the rain at all."

Looking at the honeycomb-like dead wood forest in front of him, Ares returned helplessly.

"Then set up camp on the spot! As fast as possible. ”

Varian said earnestly.

Soon, the cavalry dismounted, and the infantry ran to the side of the baggage convoy, quickly carrying all kinds of camping materials on the wagon, including tents and supports.

After a while, the rain began to fall.

And many of the camping supplies had just been unloaded from the wagons. The soldiers braved the heavy rain to set up their tents, and no one knew how long the rain would last, and the prolonged rain would only chill their bodies and even cause colds and fevers. This is undoubtedly huge for the combat effectiveness of the army.

As everyone was scrambling to set up their camping tents, Ares looked up at the sky and was surprised to find that there was not a single dark cloud above the dead woods. The sky above the dead wood forest was clear, and the dark green streamer floated above the trees, and even a starlight ribbon appeared, which fell straight to the ground from the sky, which was indescribably beautiful.

"Varian, I think we should move on and walk into this wood."

After reading this, Ares turned his head and said to Varian.