At this time, in Stormwind City, Varian was almost burned out of his mind by anger, the blood all over his body surged onto his face, his face was flushed, and the muscles and muscles were jumping uncontrollably, and his round eyes shot out the light of choosing people to eat.

Bang bang bang!

Varian's table was smashed to pieces, but his anger grew louder than it didn't diminish in the slightest, and Arthas's words were biting his heart like a poisonous snake.

The loud sound of the smashing alarm alarmed the adjutant Kronus who was on duty next door, and he hurriedly pushed the door in, but was startled by the mess in the room and Varian's appearance, it was the first time he had seen the king so angry, and he didn't know who had provoked the king to this point, he asked cautiously:

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Varian looked up at him sharply, the twisted hideous look on his face and the burning anger in his eyes made young Kronos take a step back, and after seeing the appearance of the adjutant, Varian tried to suppress his gaffe and gritted his teeth and said:

"Order, postpone this morning's meeting for an hour, find someone to go to the Mage Tower and bring the ring that communicates with Gianna!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Knoros hurriedly turned around, but heard the king speak again: "Also, find the guards to clean up this place." ”

Knoros agreed again and left.

The ring that contacted Gianna was quickly delivered, and Varian picked it up without immediately using the communication password, wondering why he was hesitant at this point.

He initiated a request for communication, which was quickly connected and Gianna's voice was heard as always:

"Varian, what's the matter? I'm a little busy here for the time being, can you talk about it later? ”

Maybe it's okay, since Gianna is okay, maybe it's just that the ring is missing.

There was a hint of hope on Wari's head: "Where is my lieutenant, I want to talk to Claudia." ”

Gianna's voice immediately became a little flustered: "She left the camp early in the morning, and I am also looking for her at this time, and I will take the initiative to contact you after I find her in a while." ”

Sure enough, Alsace's words were true.

Wari's luck was shattered, and he was silent for a moment before whispering coldly to the ring, "You know, Arthas just used the communication ring I gave to Claudia and her password to connect to my conversation, telling me that she is dead. ”

"What!" There was a hint of exclamation from Gianna's side. "Arthas actually killed her."

"Kill? I'm afraid it's worse than death! Varian's voice rose sharply and asked:

"Gianna, Claudia was obviously there to help you deal with ordinary religious affairs, but in the end you were dragged to the cruel battlefield!"

"She's just coming of age, why do you want her to accept this cruel fate!"

On the other side of the ring, the archmage's crying and intermittent apology could already be heard: "I'm sorry...... I'm really sorry...... Varian...... It's me who didn't take care of her ....... ”

Varian had already felt Gianna's heartfelt grief, and he couldn't get angry anymore and sighed, "She's all in the hands of Arthas, what can you solve by apologizing?" Sending Claudia to you is the worst decision I've ever made in two years. ”

"Goodbye, Gianna."

After putting down the ring, Varian stood alone for a long time, his heart empty, as if he had lost something important.

The girl died.

That dazzling, strong, kind and beautiful girl died.

The girl who saved me from years of nightmares is dead.

No, it's not just death, it's the painful torture of being killed.

Just now, Alsace's viper-like words rang in Varian's ears again: "Ha, I said why did she keep calling your name before she died, she was so infatuated, I was almost a little moved, do you want me to resurrect her and send her back to you after I get tired of playing?" ”

She loves me so much.

Realizing this, great grief immediately clenched his heart, and then he felt great grief and indignation, and roared silently in his heart:

Father, Mother, Lothar, King Terenas, Tiffin, Claudia, why did every one of them who loved me die so much, why did fate do this to me, why did I have to bear so much suffering!

He clenched his fists, and his anger burned again, just as the door was pushed open, and Varian's thoughts were interrupted by Kronos' voice:

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's time for the meeting."

"You go and get ready first, and I'll be there right away."

"Yes."

When he stepped into the conference room, the anger on Varian's face had not subsided much, the bruises on his sideburns were still throbbing violently, and the ministers looked at their king with some uneasiness, the last time they saw the king at the Imperial Council was many years ago, and the king in this state usually ignored the opinions of others.

Sure enough, Varian didn't mean to discuss at all, and went straight to the point: "I have already decided, I will personally lead the troops to support Gianna!" How many troops can we muster in three days? ”

His words immediately caused an uproar among the ministers, who did not know why the king had made such a decision overnight, and even the Duke of Shahon Breck, who was in favor of sending reinforcements, objected:

"Your Majesty, even if you want to send reinforcements, there is no need for you to go in person, the front line can be left to the generals to deal with."

Varian immediately objected: "This war is about my fate and that of all our people, and as a king, how can I hide in the safe rear at such a time and let my soldiers fight the front line!" ”

The Duke of Vortagen also advised: "But Your Majesty, Prince Anduin is still too young, and the battlefield is unpredictable, what if you encounter any danger?" ”

"If I die in battle, Anduin will ascend the throne, which is the fate he will face sooner or later as the heir of the House of Urien, Berval, and you will take care of him on my behalf when I go on the expedition."

The other ministers also dissuaded them for a long time, but Varian refuted them one by one, and seeing that the king had made up his mind, finally Duke Visak asked, "Your Majesty, how will the state affairs be handled in your absence?" ”

Varian had already thought about this question and replied: "Marshal Windsor and Duke Thadonblake will go on the expedition with me, and the remaining general matters will be decided by the remaining ministers at a meeting and a copy will be sent to the front, and matters that cannot be decided or are of great importance will be contacted by me through the Mage Tower." ”

Several ministers responded and quickly proceeded to deal with the war-related matters, and Varian remained alone for a while, calming down and realizing that Arthas was deliberately provoking him, but he still did not think that his decision was wrong.

Arthas had a message to remind Varian that Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, and Dalaran in the north had been defeated by each of them, and that Stormwind now had to come to the aid of its allies. What's more, Claudia had already confirmed in yesterday's correspondence that Medivan's statement was correct, that the Burning Legion and Arthas were planning to attack the heart of this world, and if they succeeded, the whole world would be destroyed, and he and his people would not be spared.

Varian then never took care of his official business again, he went to Anduin's side, looking at the young son in front of him who was cheering at his father's arrival, but there was always a trace of anxiety lingering in Vali's head: Anduin, you are the heir of the kingdom, you must grow up quickly, your father is not always able to protect you from the wind and rain.

Varian stayed with Anduin for a long time and enjoyed a rare parent-child time, and after the separation, he thought about the situation in front of him and secretly made up his mind: Anduin is his only heir, his identity is too important, and the problem of education must start as soon as possible.

What Varian of Stormwind didn't know was that Claudia, who was far away in Camlido, wasn't dead at the time of his conversation with Arthas, but things were getting worse and worse.

Claudia's left half of the armor was full of cracks and traces of being corroded by the shadow, and the body under the broken armor was injured in many places, but the most serious injury appeared on her waist that was not protected by the armor, a shadow ray pierced her body deeply, and then the extremely pure shadow energy stirred up the inside, and the blood flowed down her wounds, and dyed the white war horse red, but she didn't care about the injuries in her body, and still urged her war horse:

Faster, faster, get me as far away from Alsace as possible.

Sensing her intentions, the war horse galloped quickly, and one man and one horse quickly went deep into the forest, and the silver hand shouted to her eagerly:

"Your injuries can't be delayed any longer, even if your body is already stronger than ordinary mortals, you will die if you don't heal."

Because of excessive blood loss, the girl's eyes were already black for a while, and the position of the serious injury in her body had also lost consciousness, and she could no longer feel any pain, she endured her dizziness and replied to the silver hand:

"Even if I die, I must not die at the hands of Arthas, and my hands must not be stained with the blood of innocents again."

"That Death Knight didn't catch up, we're far away from him now, hurry up and heal, trust me, your fate after being eroded by negative energy will only be worse than becoming an undead."

Claudia stopped and turned over and dismounted, as soon as she touched the ground, her legs were weak and she fell to her knees, and the war horse on the side felt the weakness of her master, and neighed uneasily.

I can't die, my loved ones are still waiting for me.

Claudia's right hand supported the ground, her left hand pressed the wound on her waist, trying to use healing spells, and the holy light began to condense to her side, but two consecutive spells she was greatly reduced due to dizziness and inability to concentrate, but the shadow energy in her body was still raging, and after another shake, she completely lost her strength and lay on her side on the ground.

The girl who fell to the ground faintly heard the woman's exclamation, and then she could no longer support it and fell into a coma.