Chapter Ninety-Five: The King's Speech
"Where am I now?"
When he opened his eyes, Ryan squinted as if he was a little uncomfortable with the harsh sunlight, and stretched out his hands to block the sun, only to find that his arms were as heavy as lead.
The sensation was gradually awakened, and a tingling sensation came from all over the body. He couldn't help but snort, and Ryan's whole body twitched slightly, this feeling of ten thousand ants devouring his body was even more than anything he could have imagined. Fortunately, at this time, a gentle holy light descended, dispelling this pain in time.
But Ryan could sense that the repression was only temporary. He took a deep breath, and the pain in his chest calmed him down. There are no walls around, and the surroundings are a little unfamiliar. Struggling to turn his head again, Ryan weakly said to the red-eyed guard beside him:
"Where am I now, around...... Why is there so much chaos around? ”
"Your Majesty......" The chief of guard's eyes became redder, and he blinked violently, holding back the tears that were about to fall, and replied:
"Your Majesty, this is the Third Avenue of the Trade Zone."
Gradually recovering from the confusion of the coma, surrounded by the guards, Lane still heard a burst of cries. Anxiously trying to get up from the stretcher, Ryan was gently pressed to the stretcher by the chief of the guard.
"What's going on! Tell me what's going on! ”
He already had the answer in his mind, but Ryan was still unwilling to be so sure. Opening his mouth, the head guard bowed his head and replied in a dull voice:
"Your Majesty, the orcs have broken through the city defenses...... The royal city was also breached by the orcs, and the queen and prince ...... I don't know ...... life or death."
Ryan fell heavily on the stretcher, and the long pole of the stretcher in both hands bulged. After a while, he sighed softly, and then continued to ask:
"What about Anduin?"
"We haven't seen Sir Lothar yet, but we've escaped from the gates...... The soldier said that Sir Lothar was organizing a defensive line to buy time for a retreat. ”
"Is it because of us?" For no reason, Ryan asked suddenly.
The chief guard was silent, although he didn't know the cause and effect of the city breaking, but when he thought of his farewell, he had an answer in his heart. But even now, let him choose, in that case, he will still protect the king to retreat as soon as possible, even if he bears the responsibility for the fall of Stormwind.
After a while, the head of the guard hesitated and said:
"Your Majesty, I ordered the retreat without authorization, you behead me."
Shaking his head with a smile, Ryan turned his head to the other side with difficulty, looking at the bloodless old priest in front of him, he said softly:
"Master, am I hopeless?"
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry that I can only extend your life temporarily. Your fire of life is being eroded, and after a maximum of two hours, you will ......."
"It's okay, don't blame yourself, master." With a relieved smile on his face and his arms strained, Ryan propped himself up on the stretcher. Laughing and refusing the guard's support, he gritted his teeth and stood up. Standing up straight with trembling legs, and barely holding a spear in his hand from the guard beside him, Ryan spoke:
"Mage...... I still have a mage by my side...... Do me a favor, help me get my voice out to all of Stormwind, you should be able to do it......"
A thin, middle-aged man approached Ryan and placed the staff in his hand to replace the crumbling-looking spear. Bowing respectfully, he said to Lane:
"Yes, but only for fifteen minutes."
"Please, start preparing...... Without that bastard of Medivan, things are really a lot more troublesome...... It's okay, I'll get you in trouble right away......"
Stubbornly propped his hands on the staff, watching the mage write and draw on the ground, outlining the circle of sounds, the expression on Lane's face became more and more relaxed. Rejecting the priest's offer to treat him with the light, Lane gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, but Ryan's back straightened more and more. Pain seems to trigger memories, and many things that have long been lost in memory suddenly come to an eye. The ambition I made when I was a child, the madness of my youth, the funny story of peeping at Lothar's sister taking a bath, and being chased by this guy for three streets and pressed to the ground...... Thinking about it, at that time, I seemed to have made up my mind to learn martial arts to fight back, but now it seems that there is no such opportunity.
Now it seems that among the three people, it seems that he is really the only one who has failed the most!
"Your Majesty, it's done."
Wake Ryan from his memories, or hallucinations, the mage said, hunched over. Smiled and nodded, clearing his throat, a loud cough echoing throughout Stormwind. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that mage is convenient, Ryan tried hard to make his voice full of energy, but through the weakness of the soul could not hide it in any way.
"Stormwind soldiers, people, I am your king, Ryan Wrynn.
I'm sorry, but I couldn't protect you.
I'm sorry, it's my fault, it's my rereliction of duty.
I know you're scared and overwhelmed right now. It was my fault, the dereliction of duty of me, the king.
It was the dereliction of duty on the part of the Wryon family.
Now, the orcs have come in, and the orcs are fierce, although a little worse than you rumored, but ...... We can't overcome them, that's a fact.
So, my people, we must get out of here.
The ships of Stormhaven are now ready, and we will leave here by boat, leaving our homeland and heading north, where these idiots who can't swim can't reach.
Citizens of Stormwind, please don't be alarmed. The current situation, the worst-case scenario, we have also considered. Believe me, trust me one last time, the ships outside Stormhaven are enough for us to transfer.
Stormwind soldiers, hold your swords, and behind you are your parents and your children. There is no way back. Only by holding up the orc's attack can they leave safely.
I won't expect you to do more, the Ureon family has betrayed everyone's trust, this time, let the Ureon family do their last part for everyone.
This time, I, Ryan Ureon, will guard my people. This time, I won't hide behind the soldiers again.
This time, I'm here to protect you!
If you want to hurt my people, step over the corpse of my Ryan Wryon! ”
Ryan's voice was almost roaring, his face was unusually purple, and his breathing was extremely rapid, but he didn't mean to stop. The king's voice echoed through Stormwind, the chaos finally began to be curbed, the soldiers began to hesitate, a few low-ranking generals began to organize the surrounding soldiers to establish defensive lines on the spot, and the civilians began to quiet down.
As if to confirm the king's words, a loud trumpet sound came from a distance, the tall figure of the battleship gradually approached, the commotion began again, and the people rushed forward like crazy, only the next moment, a huge explosion came not far in front of itself, and the water droplets stirred up by the column of water that rushed to the sky smashed on the people, and the cold sea water immediately calmed them down.
The managers who were arranged in the port took advantage of the hard-won opportunity to sort out the order, and at this time, Ryan's voice came from all directions again.
Wiping the black blood from the corner of his mouth, Ryan shook his head. Ever since he became king, he has been constantly dealing with lies. This time, he lied again.
But this time, no one will point their fingers at themselves......
Without any hesitation, Ryan made his final decision:
"Stormwind soldiers, people. I will not leave my kingdom! I will use my life to protect our country!
So, I hereby declare,
Anduin Lothar, the next king of the Stormwind Kingdom! ”