I am stunned by this situation, but now is not the time to cause it, and while the power of Akmund is indeed astounding, it is not the time to pause.

Mavi, who had seen some of the market, hadn't changed much, and she knew that we had to do something now, which was to buy time for our alliance.

As for the partners, I think they also know very well that they have to deal with it, and that response is a retreat, and whoever sees it, even a strong warrior doesn't have the courage to face it... The demon army resurrected in an instant can be more terrifying than this thing that can't be killed, I can't think of it. Not to mention experiencing it firsthand.

"We must retreat!

I don't know if they received an order, or if they made such a decision spontaneously. But I know that we have to do what Mavi says now, to cover them.

Fortunately, Gianna and they were prepared, in fact, they had already prepared a retreat before the first wave of demon attacks, that is, some people were arranged to cover the main force before this, and this covering task must be handed over to some elites. As for the elite, that is, in front of the Silver Hand and the Praetorian Guards I once had. And one of the main reasons why she made it to her palace queen is their current position, at this moment, they are in the middle of the mountainside, and even some of them are very close to the demons, even if the demons at the bottom of the mountain are now to escape over the top of the mountain, it is already a very difficult thing, it is better to stay and buy time for the large army.

'Maybe we should need some support,' I thought, but the reality is that those newly teleported demons from another world are also attacking other positions, and it is almost impossible to reach out to our side, and the main Night Elves are also harassed by the hellfire in the sky, and they have no intention of sending any support to ensure that the World Tree is safe. In other words, no one defined this position as a position that must be defended to the death.

But when it comes to the positions to be defended, I might have a different arrangement if I were the commander. Looking at the mountain we are stationed on, it is a dangerous peak, easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially now that the side of the demon attack is even more dangerous, and on the back of this mountain, not far behind our position is a relatively flat plateau. This plateau is the only way to the last Night Elf position.

Originally, there was a sacrificial camp in the center of this plateau, and the orcs transformed it into a fortress for this defense, but the fortress was not completed due to time constraints, and now that location is a half-finished product at best. But even when it was finished, I hardly imagined that this fort would be more defensible than the current mountain. I'm sure Akmund was well aware of the location and role of the base, and he seemed to have had his troops force us and the orcs on the other side to get there. Then use their numerical superiority to devour us in one go, or drive us to the Night Elves and disrupt the last line of defense. Yes, looking at such a form, it must be like this.

However, it would be better for the demons to eat us before we are exhausted and demoralized, but whether or not I guess that's not good news for us.

"Damn! the fort shouldn't have been set up there. "In the midst of the impact on these resurrected demons. I spat out my anger straight out of the spat, maybe I should have realized how bad that orc's bunker was. But there is no way, if there is anything I can do, it can only do what is in front of me, which is to harass these demon armies that are still adjusting to their resurrected bodies, so as to delay the time of their allies, after all, it is already a success to get our troops to retreat there.

But it's not just bad news. When Karegos and Mavi on his back were able to easily weave through the demons, I realized how ridiculous it was for an army of demons to be led by the Abyss Lord. Yes, while this kind of thing is good at charging into battle, it is very poor at strategic decision-making, because our actions irritate him, and he is so absorbed by us that he seems to have forgotten his mission to pursue the Alliance.

"Go get rid of those flying insects! ”

He even ordered his troops who were not good at air to destroy us, especially when he threw his double-edged spear and nearly stuck us. In return, we sprayed flames at each of them, though under his wings there was almost no harm. But it managed to the thing off. It made him forget the sanity he should have as a commander. I don't think it's going to be a very difficult time to face the enemy this time.

Unfortunately, this didn't last long, and soon a group of Doomsday Guards flew up to me.

In the face of these uninvited guests, Karegos and I changed our strategy, and since we have involved the demon army, it is necessary for us to devote ourselves to dealing with those enemies who threaten us. Speaking of threats, the Doom Guards do have that ability, they look stronger and more sophisticated than the other Doom Guards I've seen, and they seem to be very experienced with dragons, knowing how to dodge our flames and how to find ways to get close to us.

"Quick! We must retreat. "Mavi, who had been fighting them for tens of thousands of years, immediately realized that something was wrong, and Karegos and I vaguely felt that the situation was difficult to grasp, so we followed Mavi's advice and flew in the direction of the mountain. And these Doom Guards, having made sure that we would not affect the demon army, had no intention of continuing to chase us. Instead, they returned to the Abyss Lords, and then dispersed among their various teams. It seems like taking over the command of this demonic army.

I think that's what Akmund meant, and he has to let these intelligent cronies lead the team, not the Abyss Lord who only knows brute strength. So, the demons regrouped and rushed towards the mountain, where we were evacuating.

"Damn, we're going to miscalculate, they're going to get on the right track. "Looking at this scene, my heart is a little impatient, but things are often not what I think, maybe this also means something. Mavi and Karegos had this understanding.

"Perhaps we should be glad that they are not Eredar or the Dreadlord, and with such a number of enemies, we have no chance of escaping. ”

"Yes, but it also shows that Akmund doesn't trust the very cunning Dreadlord now, nor does he trust his Eredar kind, he only trusts the Doomsday Guard subordinates who stood the test 10,000 years ago!" Mavi said and flashed on my back, I can imagine what Mavi said about 10,000 years, for example, these demons are the ones he saw 10,000 years ago, otherwise she wouldn't have said this, maybe...

Like us, if there is anything that can be done, there is no time to test each other's feelings more than anything, and the same goes for demons... But then again, Mavi is right, Ereda or the Dreadlord are definitely better at commanding troops than the Doomsday Guard, but since Akmund has chosen this way, then I think Akmund is already a lonely person, at least he himself is already a person who only trusts himself, so I believe that Akmund will definitely not take action himself in order to retain the absolute power that can overwhelm Kil'Gardan. I can't help but feel some comfort in my heart when I think of this, yes, if we do, we may still be able to hold them back for as long as Malfurion hopes.

When I thought of this, I felt some comfort in my heart, but that comfort quickly evaporated in what happened next. Because I saw a scene I didn't want to see... The same unit I once trusted the most, is now being slaughtered.

Our remaining soldiers, my Praetorian Guards and Silver Hands, have adopted a strategy of fragmentation, that is, scattering separately in order to delay the time of the large army. Yes, this tactic is very good, in order to deal with these elites, the demons often have to send more than ten times the number, and even involve the energy of the main force to exterminate. But if they are entangled by these demons, they often end up being brutally killed by the demons.

I was furious at the sight of the cronies I had once been able to call by the demons, and I flew towards them in a rage, as did Karegos, but he tried to protect me more than my impulsiveness, from overwhelming my sanity.

Naturally, this behavior made me more reckless, and I rushed a little, almost engaging the demons underground, and the enemy also saw the right moment to shoot their bows and arrows at me, and although these arrows were not fatal to me, they threatened my Mavi.

The same enemy saw my actions, and did not rush to kill the Praetorian guards surrounded by them, but waited for me to get close before brutally killing them, yes, seeing this, I couldn't help but feel a great rage, and such anger would obviously eat away at my reason even more, and make me do more extreme things, that is, go deeper into the demon army to find more enemies to hunt.

"Arthas, you can't save a few people like this. "Mavi did not rebuke me for being irrational, but told me some other admonitions.

"Then I'm going to make more demons pay!" I was furious, but I knew I did have to make sure that I wouldn't let Mavi go crazy with me. "Go flash to Karegos!"

I said this, but before I could finish speaking, I was kicked in the head by Mavi, and although it didn't hurt me much, it was her behavior that made me angry. But when I noticed her, I sobered up a bit, especially when I saw her eager eyes

"Karegos won't abandon you—" he said to me, though she didn't look at the blue dragon not far away from me. "If you're for us, you shouldn't be like that. ”

"But..."

I was a little calm, but I didn't know what to say, and Mavi had her own idea of how much she could do, or what she could do with her greatest power right now.

"Save those strong people, maybe they can still live..."Mavi said and pointed in a direction, when I looked carefully, I seemed to see the person Mavi said, and I instantly felt the strength of his figure. Yes, "He's also your most hopeful companion to live." ”

"That's right!" I saw it, agreeing with her, and dived upwards again, then quickly rushed up there. Yes, he's talking about Manik, the only partner I can save right now, he's now surrounded by a horde of demons, and after killing a few demons, he's trying to get rid of them, but alas, he's exhausted, and he's using this stone behind his back to fend off the demons that are only half left.

The demons had apparently noticed my actions, and instead of continuing to attack the mana, they waited for me to come closer. I knew what they were doing, and I could only do my best to push that way, hoping that he would withstand...

But when I found out I was going to get there, they were already getting started...

Seeing that a scene I didn't want to see was about to happen, but luck always took care of me, and at this moment Mavi had already made a move, she flashed to Manik, and at the same time fired the knife fan of her armor around at the moment of flashing, and in an instant, the surrounding demons fell to the ground. And before the second wave of demons appeared, I handed my sword to Manic in her armor. Manic was stunned for a moment, yes, this is the same sword he had asked for from Crassus at that time. He gave it to me, and I think he knows what the sword means. He couldn't help but lift his morale and took it to fight the demon with Mavi. Waiting for my approach. When I was very close, they jumped up and jumped on my back, and then, with a burst of fire thrown back, I quickly left the place.

The cooperation of this rescue is very tacit, but when we are safe, everyone does not seem to be very united... Because Falic was obviously not completely satisfied with the elf's approach, after all, so many brothers had died.

"I'm glad you could save me, Night Elf General, though I'd rather see your troops..."

"I thought you would ask why I had this sword!"

Mavi asked rhetorically at Falik, who was clearly waiting for her to say that.

"Sure, but I want you to know more about the sword's owner. ”

Falic questioned Mavi, but she seemed as silent as I was, I knew what she meant, and she was looking at me like Falic was questioning her.

After a moment of silence, Falik seemed to see the situation.

"I think this dragon should know something, but he's mute, isn't he?" he stared at me as if sensing something.

"Dumb, perhaps, but the dragon is no stranger to us," Mavi explained to Falik, and turned back to me. "Don't you still want to talk?"

Looking at this situation, I really should say something, I turned my head to Faric, yes, I wanted to communicate with him for a long time, but I didn't expect that when I actually communicated, I was forced by Mavi.

"Yes, Faric, that's what she wants to say, because I'm who I am, Arthas. ”

"It's you! you've turned into a dragon—" Faric became agitated, and the wounds on his body appeared with his excitement, but the excitement that followed clearly buried all his wounds.

"Yes, but it's a great gift to me just like that...", I didn't want him to know that I had become a terrible undead. So I don't want him to ask more, just when he is excited, I preemptively tell him what I want to say. "I'm dead in Lordaeron, but with some of the power of the Red Dragon I can live for a while, but unfortunately, it doesn't last long... And now I'm running out of time. "I thought about what I had promised Alexstasa at the time, whether the demon was destroyed or not, it was clear that there was no chance of me living...

"Maybe there's something else that can keep you alive..."

"No, I have foreseen my fate, we will win this war, believe me, I only hope that you are also a witness to that time. "I'm still mentally denying his hopes. But at this time, Mavi, who was about to heal Falik, stopped her work and turned to me. She seemed very concerned about what I was talking about.

"What is the fate you see?"

"We have to face more and more powerful demons in the future... And Gianna, who will lead the warriors dominated by your Night Elves to destroy them, as well as Ronin... I hope you can witness that time..."I thought of that scene as I spoke, yes, if it was really only the two of them, maybe their fate would not only be like this, or maybe it would be a good ending..."I can't help but feel a little distracted when I think about that scene... When I realized that I was still on a manned flight, I focused my attention.

"Oh?" Mavi looked a little funny at my wandering, and didn't seem to approve of the ending I saw. "I think you'll live to see this, trust me, but we'll have to get through it now. ”

I don't know if she's teasing me, but she's right, we have to get started.

Nor did Manic ask for anything, but eliminated on me the enemies who tried to approach me as I dived low, and saved more with the assistance of Karegos.

But our strength is very limited, after all, the main task is to drag down the enemy's energy under the premise of ensuring our own safety, which is very difficult, except for the Mana accident, only a few people have been saved, and when they get on my back, most of them are paralyzed, fortunately, Mavi and Manic can heal them.

Among these people who are treated, there are also many subordinates who are familiar with themselves, and there are also some strong silver hands. These Silver Hands were originally subordinate to Uther, and their ability to come here at my behest, rather than staying with Uther in Lordaeron, is a sign of their loyalty to me. But when it comes to loyalty... I seemed to think of myself being escorted in Lordaeron, and I really didn't know how they would react when they found out they were undead.

I couldn't help but sigh, but then I was still grounded in the present, not reminiscing about the sad memories.

When they woke up, Falic was eager to tell them that I was still alive, but at Mavi's suggestion, it came to an abrupt end. And I also realized that after the main force of our alliance crossed the mountain and entered the plateau, he also signaled the mission of Karegos next to him to complete the withdrawal from the battle, and he also had this thought, and after a few accelerated dodges, we also withdrew from here with our whole body.

At the same time, on the other side, the Abyss Lord, seeing that our main force had crossed the mountain, he instantly let out a huge roar, yes, this is a great insult to this conceited fellow, such an ending. With his fist, he denied an order from a Doomsday guard to continue pursuing our main force, or rather to make him a vanguard to storm the fortress behind our mountain, and instead challenged me with a roar.

"You two little reptilian faces, if you have any so-called glory to speak of, then go head-to-head with me, the commander. ”

Although I was very surprised by his decision. To be honest, the demons didn't miscalculate our retreat to the fortress behind the mountain, after all, they were planning to wipe us all out there. Even if we did, it wasn't really an escape for the demons, because it gave the demons a chance to catch them all, so for me and Karegos did, they didn't have to tear us both to pieces in this pursuit.

But this is the overall situation, but for that abyss lord, this is a great failure, yes, since the demon with full physical strength led by himself can't catch our tail, and even a few people who have it have been escaped, which is invisibly equivalent to a huge insult.

Maybe in other cases, I would ignore such a statement, but the situation is different now. If he really wants to duel us, then I think I can hold off for everyone, and I don't think this demon will cheat, I still believe that the Abyss Lords are demons with a high sense of honor, otherwise his people will not appreciate the much smaller Grom and the orcs he leads, of course not, but I can gamble, after all, to me, I really am nothing.

So I stopped Karegos and made a gesture of the eye to Mavi and Falik, and motioned for me to go back.

"You're not really going to fight him, are you?"

"Since Grom can kill the strongest Abyss Lord, I think I can too. ”

"But!"

"I'm running out of time, and I want to die a glorious death, just like Orc Grom, if you can defeat the current orc chief Thrall in your youth, I don't think I'll be worse than the strongest orc. ”

"There's no point in doing that!"

"This will buy you time, trust me, I can do it. ”

Falic reluctantly gave up his dissuasion of me, I can understand his feelings for me, but I think in the end the reason why he didn't insist was not because he thought I could win, but because he was the heart of the heart, if he was my life to the limit, then it would definitely be an honorable thing to die in a duel on the battlefield. But on the other hand, Mavi didn't think so, and said a cool word. "You can rest assured of a duel, maybe the devil is not willing to let a fool like you die. ”

Mavi's words angered Falik, but she ignored my feelings as the captain of the guard, and instead turned to him and motioned to return the sword in his hand to the scales of a hidden sword on my back. Yes, maybe he knew I might still need it, or maybe my weapon with the handle of a dragon's head would give me the strength that a dragon deserves and the power he gives me.

"It would be best if the demon didn't want to kill me, but we really need time," I retorted to her joke in such words, and then I seemed calmer, yes, I was going to face an impossible task again, and I couldn't help but look back at Gianna, and I could see that the mountain peaks on the orc side had also fallen, and they had almost retreated to this fortress with us... I sighed, and it was clear that it brought peace to everyone. "The fortress behind is not strong, if we go back like this, it is tantamount to waiting for death, and our morale is already very low, which requires us to kill the enemy's vanguard in advance, and maybe give us a turnaround, otherwise I will also die, it is better to let me die with honor, and this can also inspire some of our morale. ”

Karegos reluctantly left with them, yes, he knew that I had made the right choice, and believed that if he were me, he would do the same. After that, I flew back and headed straight for the Abyss Lord.

The demons were a little stunned by my presence, especially since I didn't spray flames at it, but flew directly in front of the Abyss Lord, and landed in a clearing that the demons had given me. At the same time, some demons prepared to unleash cold arrows at me, but like the last Doomsday Guardian who dissuaded him from his wrath, they were sent flying by the Abyss Lord. Maybe he sensed my intentions, or what I call a sense of glory.

"I didn't expect you to actually come to die! "He stopped the march of the army and spoke to me, and there may have been some sane Doom Guards who wanted to sneak up on me or dissuade their Abyssal Lord vanguards, but unfortunately they had learned from the past and complied with his orders.

"I believe that you Abyss Lords have a sense of honor, and I hope you will do the same after you become an undead demon!"

"Hahahaha, I think you're wrong!" The Abyss Lord smiled, and this smile made me chill a little, yes, I am surrounded by demons, if he really wants to destroy me, I don't think I have a chance to escape. I thought so, but it wasn't.

"I am not an undead, and if Lord Akmund does not die, I will never die. He said this, and with a thud of his hand, his undead skin, which resembled the corruption of the undead, instantly restored the dark red of demons, and the figure reminded me of a dead fellow. Yes, I was originally the Mathridon he had already killed by Grom, and I didn't expect this Abyss Lord to be exactly like him.

"Lord Akmund was able to resurrect me, and even restore me to my original form, without the breath of the dead. He said to me, and indeed I was a little envious that this thing could be resurrected, but what I didn't expect was that he would tempt me with it. "Perhaps you should show your loyalty to Lord Akmund, and you will be back to your former self, human. ”

"Human, thank you for calling me that," I smiled slightly, yes, whoever calls me a human is indeed extremely gratifying, but for demons it is limited to that, "but if I am to serve you, then what is the difference between me and the lowly undead!"

"Then I will fulfill you!"

"I think you'd like to duel me in the dueling arena instead of numbers!"

"Like the orcs, if you win against me, you'll be able to get out of here safely, but I'm talking about walking, there is no such thing as flying in the dueling of orcs. ”

"Agreed. ”

I didn't expect him to play like this, at such a critical time, he still has such a mind, but it's okay, he can do this. But I think it's good that I can hold him back, or maybe I'll get out alive.

I thought so, and at the same time the battle began. We attacked each other, and so did the demon, even throwing away his own twin blades when he saw that I had no weapons.

Seeing him lay down his weapon, I couldn't help but feel that he was so stupid. But just as I was charging, I found out that it was a much more foolish decision not to use wings. I couldn't even keep my balance on my feet because I was exhausted. I can only stop here and respond to the Abyss Lord's charge with fire and defense.

But after all this experience, there are very few flames that I can spew, and even if I can spew the most powerful flame in my mouth, it will be difficult for me to stop him. I thought he would use his wings to block it, but the reality was that he was coming straight at him. Ignoring all obstacles, they rushed towards me.

Soon we were close to hand... Having never dueled with a demon with bare hands, I quickly realized my mistake, I thought we would compete with our hands and feet, but in reality we were not of the same level at all, and his momentum easily knocked me into the air and threw me to the ground.

"Damn!" I felt a wave of nausea from a dizziness, and the blood and scales that kept spitting out my mouth made me know how bad I was now. But our duels obviously can't stop because of this, especially when the demons are laughing.

"Can you still stand up? Worm, if you can't, the battle is over, and you meet your fate. ”

"Of course!" I insisted that I was able to stand, and at the same time I should be glad that I was facing a demon with a sense of honor, and I would not take advantage of the fire when I fell to the ground. But now, when I stand up, it's different.

He attacked again. I don't know how else I can beat him, but I have to change my ways, since I can't fight, then I will entangle, of course, now I have very little flexibility and can only rely on the way to get close to him, attacking his soft underbelly.

My thoughts are good, the reality is not ...

He rushed at me again, I went before him, and after taking his thrashing, I got close to him and grabbed him, yes, after he gave me the first punch, obviously the second punch didn't have the strength of the last time, of course, it also meant that he wanted to spread the power of the first time into multiple punches, that is, he used me like a punching bag to attack in a row to give me more damage.

I knew I couldn't withstand such power, so I bit his left eye as I could get close to him, and after he shouted angrily, I took the opportunity to fire fire.

Maybe I should bite his neck, but my body really won't give me so much time to find the place on the neck of his fat body. But my attack worked, and maybe if I could hold on, I could hurt one of his eyes...

I thought about it, and it seemed to work, but it was nothing more.

When I sprayed gunpowder, I found myself biting the demon's skin, and the strong acid sprayed into my face, making me feel a violent burn, and at the same time, I felt the pain demon instantly pierce my neck with its own horns, and then a wave of heavy punches hit my whole body, the angry Abyss Lord obviously did not relieve, but after I saw that his right eye had become rotten meat, I was content, no matter how he punched and kicked, and the whip corpse he was about to come, it was not my thing, but just as I was about to close my eyes, a huge shock was generated, and the ground under my feet shook violently, Soon the collapsed earth collapsed instantly, and there was no time for the demons to react. They watched in horror as everything happened, yes, no one expected that the Night Elves' trick would be played a second time, and the mountain would crack again.

The abyssal lord's massive body bore the brunt of it. And I am not immune, but compared to their unwillingness, I feel extremely satisfied. But it wasn't long before I was missing. Collapse into the valley suddenly appeared a huge figure, he grabbed me with his huge claws, stopped me from falling, although it was very difficult, but still held me up, I thought it was Karegos, but I found this figure when I could still distinguish it in my consciousness. It's Crassus.

"Your people are finally here!" I was about to coma and responded to this friend with some excitement, yes, I was more concerned about the joining of stronger allies than my life, but just as I said this, looking at his straight face, I realized what I had done to their queen, and my originally excited face immediately lowered. "Maybe you should have left me, or maybe it would be better for us, your queen may not want me to be saved. ”

"Perhaps, but your spirit of not giving up on your former friend still infects me, my human friend. Crassus gave me a comforting smile, yes, I hadn't seen him like that, but it was always a relief to see this old friend's face like this.

"Yes, my friend, I think I can continue my mission. ”

"And, of course, with friends. As he said this, he was just as he crossed the canyon formed by the collapse of the mountain peak, preparing to return to the fortress. I looked back at the former peak, and yes, I seemed to realize that we had made the right decision, using our alliance and the orc tribal positions as bait to lure the main forces of Akmund to the peak. And on the edge of the cliff, that is, this flat plateau, instantly became a bridgehead with a dangerous position, and this bridgehead was obviously enough to resist another charge of demons of this size, and even if Akmund resurrected his army again, it would be difficult for them to launch a second effective attack in a short time before they climbed up on the cliff.

Turning back to our side, there was some commotion in the position at the sight of me being lifted up from the precipice by Crassus, yes, what I did was enough to prove to everyone that I was and that the glory I had won by my actions after having abandoned everything I had nothing to do with my former position.

Eventually, Crassus put me at the gate of the fortress, and Gianna, Roninsar and the others put down their tasks and came to me while they were busy setting up a new defensive line, obviously to comfort me, and in her calm look, I realized that she probably didn't know my background yet, yes, I believe that Faric also thought that I would not come back, so I didn't inform her of the situation at this time, and now I don't need him to tell him, because he knows that it is better for me to say it now when I am victorious in this stage.

But it was when I was hesitating to tell me that Gianna was about to walk to me, that they suddenly stopped vigilantly, and clenched their weapons tightly to the back of my face, and the other soldiers stationed there were also stunned, yes, if the demon army appeared behind me again, they should be urgently armed, not frozen. And if not, then I think there is only one possibility.

He was alone, just in the form of a relatively large Ereda body, watching us calmly from the edge of the cliff behind me... Yes, even though it's just a small thing, it's clear to each of us that our most formidable enemy has appeared.