Race is not a sign of glory.

I know some orcs, they are as honorable as the noblest knights.

I also know that there are humans who are as evil as the most cruel of the scourge spirits.

Chapel of the Light's Wish, Tirio. At Fortin's funeral, Ares inscribed this phrase as an epitaph on the tombstone of the legendary paladin. A legendary paladin who was supposed to be a hero of a generation, but died early in the bloody battle. His bones were nowhere to be found, and Saffilon shattered the ice sculpture with one foot, as well as Tirio's entire body.

Mournful music rang out over the cemetery, and all the Silver Dawn paladins fell to one knee and placed their warhammers in front of them. Wordless pathos, a flock of crows flew through the woods with a sad cry......

Next to Tirio's tombstone is Tyran's tombstone, and the other is the Holy Priest of the Silver Dawn, Fred. He is also Ares' mentor...... It can be said that Ares came to Azeroth, and the power of the Holy Light was activated by Fred.

The three tombstones, simple and unpretentious, convey everyone's sorrows.

The Ember Messenger was purified, however, at great cost...... Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Silver Dawn and the Scarlet Crusaders were killed, and the Ash Judgment Army was also killed in sixty percent.

Standing in front of the tombstones of Tirio, Tyran, and Fred, Ares couldn't calm down for a long time, as if the battle had happened yesterday. The blood of countless comrades-in-arms still seems to be splashing in front of their eyes......

The Battle of the Hand of Tyr, the death of Tirio and Tyran, the Scarlet Crusaders were left with little left, Ares' close relationship with the Silver Dawn, and the purifier of the Ember Bringer, all made Ares the supreme leader of the tripart......

"Brothers, all the brothers and sisters who fought with me, we must remember this day, the banner of glory fell, but we must pick it up again, Lordaeron cannot do without the Light, Lordaeron will not compromise, we will fight the undead of the natural disaster to the end. I declare that Silver Dawn, the Ash Inquisition, and the Scarlet Crusade merge into the Silver and White Crusaders, and we will fight the Scourge to the end in this land. ”

After the funeral, Ares announced the merger of the three armies in front of the Chapel of the Light's Wish. However, this doesn't really make much sense anymore. The Scarlet Crusaders were almost completely wiped out, as were more than half of the Silver Dawn and Ash Inquisitioners. The combined Silver and White Crusaders numbered less than five thousand. Plus civilians, vagrants, the number does not exceed twenty thousand people. It was 20,000 people, sticking to this plague-ridden land, sticking to the Chapel of the Wish of Light, and for a moment, Ares suddenly felt that such a picture was so pathetic.

After that, Ares made a decision that surprised everyone - to leave the Plaguelands and head south in search of the Alliance.

However, as soon as this idea was proposed, it was opposed by many members of the Silver and White Crusaders, including the Brotherhood of Light, who did not understand Ares's approach.

But Ares had made up his mind.

……

During the night, Whitemayne even approached Ares and asked the High Lord for an explanation as to why he had just defeated the Scourge and had to leave......

"Ares, why are you leaving? Did you know that some people are even saying that you are a coward! ”

Whitemayne said resentfully. There was an indescribable complexity in her eyes, and all kinds of emotions were intertwined. In the words, half is questioning, half is reluctant.

"Let them speak, I've made up my mind. You know, Grand Prosecutor, if I set my mind to do something, I will do it. ”

Ares replied calmly. It's just that, in the next second, Whiteman's eyes were immediately wrong. A crystal tear hung in the corner of her eye. Ares couldn't help but feel a little sad......

"Why? The Ember Bringer has just been purified, and you're leaving? The Hand of Tyr, you have become the last sustenance of the people of Lordaeron, Ares, you are gone, what should we do? What about all of us? Without the Ash Bringer, the Scourge undead will wreak havoc again, and when the time comes, who will defend against the Scourge Legion? ”

Whitemane spoke, his words clearly questioning with resentment, but he choked several times.

"The Ember Bringer is not omnipotent, it is just a powerful weapon of Light. I'm not omnipotent, Whiteman, and you must know that no one can stand alone against an army of Scourge troops. This time, we defeated Kergasud's invasion and ruined his plans, but our own strength was also depleted, just look at the remaining warriors in the Chapel of Light's Wish, less than five thousand. And they are all non-professional armies from various places, and we can't expect the Ember Bringer to be able to fight against a hundred at once, and no matter how powerful the warriors are, they can't resist the enemy's constant onslaught. So we have to look for reinforcements, an army that can really stand up to the Scourge Legion. So, we have to go south and look for this army. ”

Looking at Whitemayne's sad eyes, Ares really couldn't bear to hit her, but the reality was cruel, and he had to let her know that it was not so easy to fight against the Scourge Legion, and it was not something that could be done with a single blood. It is not something that can be solved by a single battle, it is a long-term struggle.

Of course, Ares also thought about taking Whitemayne south with him, but if you think about it, the combined Silver and White Crusade also needs a qualified priest and a qualified prosecutor to take on the job of injurifying and purifying the mind. The Scarlet Crusade originally had two archprosecutors, one was Ethan Lane and the other was Whitemayne, and Ethan Lane was dead, so Whitemayne had to stay in this position.

As for the Scourge Legion, Ares knew that after this great battle, the Scourge Undead did not have the strength to encircle and suppress the Chapel of Light's Wish for the time being. The Lich King has not yet awakened, and when he will awaken Ares I don't know, according to the trajectory of history, it will take at least four years for the Lich King to awaken again. If this time doesn't change, I have four years to do a lot of things, but if it comes forward...... Ares couldn't think about it that much......

"But the South is also in chaos right now, there is no such army at all, Ares, I know you are referring to the army of Stormwind, and I also know that you would like to see a real coalition that unites the forces of Stormwind, Ironforge, and the Old Lordaeron Alliance, but there is no ...... right now"

Whitemayne argued.

"So I have to go for it. A cruel reality is that after the fall of Lordaeron, a large number of refugees went south and poured into the territory of the Stormwind Kingdom, and now, on the entire continent, the Stormwind Kingdom has become the main force in the human world, which is an undeniable fact, if it can no longer rise, the human world will really have no hope. ”

After Ares finished speaking, Whitemane fell silent. In fact, the Grand Prosecutor knew this before he came to Ares, but she still didn't want Ares to leave like this...... After all, humans are not a completely rational race, otherwise, there would not be so many tragedies.

"Whitemane, the warriors of the Chapel of Light's Wish need you, you are Alexandrius. Mograine's daughter (adopted daughter), you must take on this responsibility, and I promise you that once the Alliance is found, and once the forces of Stormwind can be regrouped, I will return to Lordaeron with the Ember Bringer. This is a war for all mankind, not just our own......"

Looking at Whitemane's face that was about to cry, Ares said ruthlessly.