Stormwind, Old Town.

The battle continues, but the Stormwind army has gained absolute superiority.

After all, the prisoners were scattered, and once they escaped from the prison, they lost their unified organization and became a mess, and even the organized sheriffs could not deal with it, and it was even more impossible to count on them to fight against the regular army, and the situation was quickly brought under control after the arrival of the royal knights and the mages, warlocks, paladins, priests and other professionals.

However, the most destructive force of the mass escape of prisoners is not the most direct burning and looting, but the easy to create large-scale panic and rumors, and a large number of Stormwind residents are staying at home in fear at this time, listening to the shouts of killing, screaming and magical explosions coming from the streets, and all kinds of terrible speculations have been generated in their hearts.

This is especially true after fireworks explode above the palace to symbolize the attack.

At this time, not only the residents of Stormwind City were panicked, but even the army that was quelling the rebellion at this time was already in disarray, and the progress of the quelling was greatly affected, and everyone was speculating about what terrible things had happened in the palace.

Otto, the top of the syndicate, saw an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity, and he waited for the opportunity to get his men to shout all kinds of rumors: "King Varian has been shipwrecked, the Queen Regent and the princes have just been assassinated by the Horde, the Horde is attacking the docklands at this time, and the orcs will bloody the city again in the near future!" ”

After hearing this rumor, the residents were naturally extremely panicked, many old residents of Stormwind City still remembered the tragedy of Stormwind City being breached twenty years ago, and the fire in the dock area and the delay in the appearance of the high-level of Stormwind City verified the authenticity of the rumors of the gangsters, and more and more residents began to pack their bags or try to get out of their homes in a panic, intending to go out for refuge.

Naturally, the anti-rebellion army was also greatly affected, and even the loyal royal knights were in an uproar at this time, and a royal knight said to General Ma Dinglei: "General, the palace is under attack, should we stop the rebellion for the time being and protect the safety of His Highness and the palace?" ”

After hesitating for a moment, Martin made a difficult decision: "The order we received is to quell the riots, not to disobey the order, and once we evacuate, the situation that we have managed to control will be chaotic again." ”

The knights continued to carry out the order with a sense of unease, and Martin was also worried: "What is going on in the palace, don't let anything happen." ”

As time went on, rumors swirled and the matter became more serious, with many residents trying to leave their homes arguing with the sheriff on duty, and just as the situation was getting out of hand, a calm and soft female voice spread throughout the neighborhood:

"Citizens of Stormwind, I am your Queen Claudia, and I promise you in the honor of the royal family of Wryon that it was only a handful of thugs who attacked the prison and docklands of Stormwind today, please do not panic, return to your respective homes and wait for the chaos to end, we will do everything in our power to kill the rioters and escaped prisoners, and ensure the safety of all citizens."

The voice had a calming force, and the inhabitants stopped arguing with the sheriff, some of them had begun to return to their homes, while many more remained in place, skeptical, but soon some of the inhabitants believed the voice as well, as they witnessed a moving flag.

"It's the Golden Lion King Banner, and it's indeed Her Majesty the Queen!"

"The Queen Regent was not assassinated, that's a lie!"

"May the Holy Light bless Her Majesty."

……

The inhabitants soon returned home, while Claudia was shouting in a magical diffusion voice, holding aloft the golden lion banner and patrolling the streets on her warhorse Ormont, surrounded by several Tyr guards and royal knights, while encouraging the soldiers and residents.

The Golden Lion Banner and the reputation of the House of Urion had a special meaning in the country, and the rumors were quickly quelled, the inhabitants returned home with peace of mind, and the soldiers were quickly full of fighting spirit when they saw the flag, and after saluting Claudia respectfully, they shouted various slogans and attacked the mobs, who were defeated one after another, and gradually retreated to the prison of Stormwind.

As the riots subsided and the encirclement narrowed, Claudia no longer had to hold the golden lion banner to appease the people, she handed it to a royal knight behind her, and rushed to the front of the fierce battle with Domkaze's horse in hand.

Unlike the Silver Hand, which focuses on healing and support, Domka's original purpose of casting is undoubtedly to fight and kill, and it is much better than the Silver Hand in close combat, and Claudia's strength at this time is much stronger than a few years ago, so when Claudia joined the battle, these ordinary thugs were no match for her at all, and everywhere she went, the thugs in front of her fell one after another like cutting leeks, and the screams kept ringing out.

In the case of such a powerful warrior on their side, the soldiers around Claudia were naturally greatly encouraged, and one by one, full of courage and strength, rushed forward behind Claudia, and the prisoners in front of Claudia were terrified, crying or running away or begging for mercy, and soon, Claudia was like a sharp knife, attacking the vicinity of the prison.

The leader of the prisoners, Blugao Iron Fist, who noticed Claudia's approach, felt numb and yelled at the other prisoners: "Quick, close the door, leave the others alone."

His proposal was met with a swift response, and although Stormwind Prison was underground, the above-ground part was also a fortress, and at this moment, thanks to the efforts of the prisoners, the gates of the fortress were slowly closing.

Want to close your doors?

Claudia noticed the prisoners' actions and a thought flashed, and in the next moment, she teleported to the door of the fortress gate, appearing among the prisoners who were trying to close the door.

"Kill her!"

Brugo roared, and his call was answered by the other two prisoner leaders, Hamhawk and Tagger, who pounced on Claudia from all directions with other thugs, and several soldiers who saw this scene could not help but exclaim: "Your Majesty, be careful! ”

Under the worried gaze of the soldiers, Claudia's movements suddenly became several minutes faster, she moved her feet with a fraction of a millimeter to dodge the attack while swinging and waving the stommka, the sword light flickered, the cold light flew, a sacred storm began to appear around her, the stump and broken arm flew out, and the screams rang out one after another, and the group of prisoners who were still menacing just now were already dead, leaving only the wounded Tagger and the two leaders still standing.

"Your Majesty's martial arts have become much stronger."

Several veteran royal knights glanced at Claudia with admiration, unlike those ordinary soldiers, although Claudia has been pampered and has not shot in public in the past three years, but they remember the heroic appearance of this queen when she fought, what is a bunch of prisoners, when she was in Mount Hyjal, she even dared to ride a horse to rush in and out of the demon sea.

As the soldiers chased after Claudia, Claudia's battle continued, and after a few swords, several prisoners fell to the ground, and the prisoner leader, Tager, was cut off with his weapon, arms, and half of his body.

Claudia then found that her surroundings were empty, and the prisoners and the other two leaders in front of her began to flee into the depths of the prison, while the mob behind her, although far outnumbered, turned pale, and no one dared to step forward.

Claudia then turned to look out of the prison, looking at the prisoner outside the prison like a lion looking at a sheep, and she said in a calm voice: "Either kneel down or come up and be killed by me, choose one or the other." ”

This is not a difficult choice to choose, especially when a large number of soldiers are approaching behind them, and more and more prisoners fall to their knees with a puff and bury their heads as low as possible in obedience.

……

Twenty minutes later, Claudia was standing at the top of the prison fortress with the golden lion banner and a stomka hanging from her waist, staring into the distance, although her plate armor was covered in blood and her short hair was hastily cut before, but the few magistrates or other professionals standing not far away around her looked at her with respect.

The teleportation spell flashed, and Gianna appeared next to Claudia, Claudia looked at Gianna with an inquiring face, and Gianna took the initiative to say:

"Thankfully, my frost magic has extinguished the fires in the docklands."

"Thank you, Gianna, what about the other losses?"

Gianna's face was a little strange: "Actually, apart from a few injured passers-by, the warehouse that was set on fire at the beginning and a tower next to the warehouse, there are no other losses, you know, the sailors at sea are not so easy to mess with, not to mention that the jackals also set fire to the cargo of the hot sand port......"

"That's good," Claudia sighed, "it looks like we'll be able to spend a lot less than expected, and the battle on my side is going on, but I don't think it will be long before." ”

Gianna nodded, and then when she looked at Claudia, she noticed something strange, and asked uneasily, "Claudia, why are you holding a soul stone in your right hand, or the high-quality kind, what are you going to do?" ”

"Well," Claudia's face turned cold, her eyes lit up with anger, and her voice was filled with hatred, "Do you remember the Duke of Facurrest who almost killed my child?" He thought death was the end? I'm going to go to the Shadow Realm and get him out of the shadows and talk to him later. ”

"Are you crazy? Claudia," Gianna said in a low and eager voice, looking at her incredulously, "you can't do that, torturing the souls of the dead is taboo, only demons and the undead do it. ”

Claudia looked at Gianna without flinching, and the anger in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest: "He killed Serra, and he frightened my daughter, and he almost killed my son!" What's more, he must know a lot of things in his capacity, even including the whereabouts of a certain post-black hand and Varian. ”

Gianna pleaded, "My sister, please don't let anger blind you, do you know how bad it can affect you?" ”

"Of course I know," Claudia nodded, with a resolute expression, "but I must do it, and only if I stand up and find out who is behind it as soon as possible, can I protect my children, my husband, and my people, and for this I am willing to sacrifice my reputation and go against my principles." ”

"No......" Gianna staggered back, her eyes began to redden, and she said bitterly, "My best friend, do you know the last time I heard such words?" You were there four years ago, at the gates of Stratholme! ”

Claudia shuddered suddenly, and the memories of the scenes of Stratholme and the Northern Rift began to emerge, and the anger in her heart slowly receded, only to hear Gianna say with a crying voice: "You also know the end of that person, I know the bitter anger in your heart, but I must not let you make a big mistake again." ”

"Thank you for the reminder, Gianna, thank you, it's really my greatest luck to have you as my friend," Claudia was moved in her heart, looked at Gianna with gratitude, and said sincerely, "I will follow your advice and not torture his soul, and later I will go to the Shadow Realm to inquire and intimidate him, I believe that as long as the soul stone is revealed, he will obediently get acquainted." ”