Chapter 90: The Battle of the Plague (8)
"There is a demon in the city, why don't you send troops to save us? Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Why are you still guarding the door and not letting us escape, your conscience****"
At the door, as I watched the citizens trying to escape the city clash with the army, my face was already deeply wrinkled.....
"Your Highness, you are finally here, these citizens are trying to escape, you see..."
Manic motioned for me to give a new order, yes, if more citizens poured in and suddenly became undead, the consequences might not be something we could handle, or I should make some decisions, after all, it was better to make the least loss-making choice when I didn't have many people now, but at this time, I suddenly realized that there was a resistance around me.
I don't know if it was the right choice to bring Gianna back, maybe I instinctively let her stay with me, but now I regret it, because her kindness at this time will undoubtedly make it more difficult for me to carry out the plan that is already against my will, and I have to hesitate about it.
Perhaps because of my presence, the conflict stopped for the time being, and almost all eyes of both soldiers and citizens were on me. It would not be a good decision to let the troops enter the city to encircle and suppress those demons, or to continue to maintain the situation, or even to slaughter these infected citizens, but at this time there must be a choice, such as whose interests are on the side.
First I looked at my soldiers, yes, they have been following me for a long time, and I really don't want him to have to sacrifice in vain, that is, I don't want them to die on the people they have saved; Although they are still human beings, they may not be human for a long time. Thinking of this, and of the soldiers who had died in the undead creatures, I once again tightened my grip on the hammer, but as I had expected, my right hand was once again limited by her hands.
"Arthas, we should let them out, the demons should be inside, if we can cut them off from the demons, then they won't become undead. β
"But if the demon suddenly appears!"
"Crassus: They're trying to get rid of those creatures, and their numbers are dwindling every minute. β
"But there will be some more that will be here. β
"Believe me, if some individual demon appears, I can handle it" Gianna begged me almost on her knees, yes, in her opinion, even if it was possible, she would do everything she could to fight for it..."Please, Arthas. β
"Okay, then you promise me to go and destroy those demons together. β
She nodded excitedly, and immediately motioned for Falic and the soldiers on the front line to get out of the way, allowing them to escape. And for such an order, even the soldiers who were wounded in the conflict carried out this humane decision without complaint, but it also meant that the list on their shoulders may be heavier.
But the unsuspecting citizens, on the other hand, are so puzzled by our actions that they may even think that we will go into the city to save them, rather than standing here and guarding the citizens from letting them out. It's not the time to explain this to them, because before that I have to watch them see if they change and watch for demons nearby.
I looked inside the doorway, and at that moment a demon with a strange face appeared nearby, and when he appeared, I immediately thought of what would happen.
"Watch out for the crowd!"
I shouted at the soldiers, and the soldiers who had experienced several citizen mutations had adapted to this phenomenon, and most of them were beheaded by the soldiers during their transformation, and if they did, they were quickly wiped out.
Although the chaos caused by this demon's unleashing is not yet a threat to us, our actions have affected the mood of the citizens... Perhaps they also know that those who are killed are about to be converted, after all, they still think in their hearts that we are slaughtering humanity. And it's a type of existence, so their nature will think that we are doing demonic things and killing innocents.
But I just want to get rid of that demon as soon as possible, I don't have time to explain it to them, I don't even need to explain, who knows if they will become undead, and the longer it drags on, the more people will be transformed into undead. Coupled with the crowd of people fleeing, I was also very impatient, unable to destroy the approaching demon.
Fortunately, Gianna realized this at the first time, and she used a spell to unknowingly approach her, and used her magic to transform it into a small animal, and after giving it a fatal blow, the demon fell sideways to the ground.
Seeing that she was able to destroy a demon so heartily, I couldn't help but show a little relief, I believe that after going through this, she should also be considered a powerful mage. I didn't think much of it, but looked at the citizens again, yes, killing that demon changed their opinion of us somewhat, but at least it was much quieter than it had just been, and that was enough for me.
My heart was quiet for a moment, but when I thought about what was next, the feeling I had just felt disappeared by the way.
They are out of the city, but it is absolutely impossible to relocate them to other towns, and they must even be under supervision, and if they are allowed to escape freely, it will undoubtedly be another threat to the normal residents of other places....
"Falik, you go and send troops to organize them to the basin on the other side of the wheat field, and you can't let them get mixed up anywhere else. β
"If someone escapes, or gets infected..."
"They must not be allowed to threaten other cities. β
"I see. β
In the face of my lack of a positive answer, the captain of the guard led half of the troops to take care of the citizens and went to the place I said.
With the next few demons being eliminated, and only the vague citizens escaping, things seem to be somewhat manageable, as the reduction in numbers will undoubtedly make our workload much less, but this is not the case.
I have the impression that there are not a few demons in the city, why did I encounter only one demon in the place where so many citizens fled. It did seem strange to me, so I thought about what I would do if I were them, like blending into the crowd during the chaos and summoning them to turn into undead and spread to other places when everyone had escaped.
I thought worriedly, and was soon confirmed by one of the citizens, perhaps the reduction in the flow of people allowed me to pay attention to the citizens who had fled, but when I noticed a person who had gone out without fear and without dragging his family, I sensed that he had an aura similar to that of Melganil.
"Let him stop. β
I motioned for the soldiers to stop the man, and at this moment, he suddenly tore off his disguise, turned into a fierce demon, and attacked the nearby soldiers, but fortunately, they had become alert to the human I had prompted, and before his surprise attack could succeed, he was killed by the combined efforts of the nearby soldiers.
"Damn!" Gianna and I walked over and looked at his disguised clothes, and I thought there must be something else I had let go. "Gianna, you're staying here. I'm going to find Manik!"
"Alsace...."
"I hope....I hope it won't be worse. β
I didn't say anything more, but rode my mount to the mana, yes, I understood that Gianna was worried that I might poison the townspeople, but what would I want, as long as there were no demons in disguise, and the people I just saw were dressed in similar clothes to him, just ordinary people.
But I'm not lying to myself when I think so. When I came to Manic and saw the murderous gaze of the demon dressed like the recently dead demon gathered together and preparing to release some strange spells, I knew that I couldn't hesitate at this time.
"Kill those disguised demons. "Before Falik could make a quick report, he was suppressed by my order, and he didn't ask anything, but immediately carried out my order. But the distance we had already made these fellows aware of our movements, and before they could get close to them, some of them walked out of the circle and converted the poor citizens.
With some of the citizens turning into undead, there is chaos here again, yes, the panicked and untrained citizens can't be our strength against these creatures at all, and even if they can fight alongside us, we have to worry about when he will transform and bite us back. With most of the troops left behind here digging deep into the crowd, I think that if we continue like this, and the demons are not killed, our only troops will be overwhelmed by the transformed undead.
"Damn!" I knew it was time to change my approach as I watched the soldiers get knocked down after being attacked by those undead creatures. "Sweep away....sweep away the obstacles around you. As I spoke, I launched an attack on the citizens around me. When the other soldiers saw me doing this, they hesitated, sighed, and turned their weapons at those who stood in their way.
Perhaps many people approached the soldiers in search of security, but now that we have pointed our weapons at them, they are becoming more and more overwhelmed, yes, they may think that they were killed by those deformed creatures, but the reality is that they died at the hands of their trusted Lordaeron soldiers.....
And now the situation is completely chaotic. In this regard, I know that I should destroy those demons as soon as possible, only then can I truly prevent the undead creatures from appearing on the land of the Alliance. But to my surprise, the demons had no intention of running away, and even waited for me as if they were waiting for us to slaughter them. And just as I got closer, I finally realized what they were summoning, it was Melganir, who had been wiped out by Crassus. But before he appeared, the demonic acolytes who focused on summoning their masters had all been easily eliminated by us.
And he was naturally surrounded by us.
"Devil, leave a last word. "Yes, together with the two Paladins and hundreds of people, this demon has no chance of defeating us.
"Last words?" "Don't be too confident, human, I think I saw you slaughtering your people just now, and I think you did a great job." β
"It's all for you, scoundrel. β
"Perhaps, but I think you still have a lot of potential, if..."
"Your last words are over. "I didn't wait for him to continue, I waved my weapon to interrupt his continuation, yes, I know that even the mighty Sargeras has been led to the fall by this creature, so it's best not to talk nonsense with him.
Perhaps he thought I was willing to talk to him, or listen to his advice, but he didn't dodge it in the first place, so that my hammer struck the demon again, but still the same as before, and didn't do him much harm. Instead, the manic who came right after him made a mark on his sturdy claw with his sword. And it made him feel a little stunned.
"How so?"
"Miscalculated. I smiled smugly, yes, this guy probably doesn't know that this sword doesn't come from us humans....
"Perhapsβ" the demon immediately looked calm, "but we will not give up, if you want to eliminate our threat once and for all, then come to me in Northrend, and I will give you a new destiny when the time comes." β
"Then I'll tell you, I'll go to you, and I'll tell you, you're going to fail, demon. β
"Then I'll see, human. The demon glanced at Manic before leaving, and then disappeared without a trace.