Chapter 224: Slaughter the City
Arthas went to the barracks to select a group of soldiers, most of whom had experienced the previous battle outside the city. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info They've seen zombies and fought them, and if they find out that there are zombies, they won't be scared or scared.
Arthas scoffed at Uther and Andy's remarks, and when Kel'thugad died, he had said that a demon named Malganis was sitting in Stratholme, and that Baron Rivendell, the administrator there, was in cahoots with him.
Andy had heard this, too, but he didn't believe Kel'thugad, or he didn't want to believe anything he said. Everything should be seen with your own eyes to make a conclusion.
Following Terenus's instructions, Uther and his party set out in the afternoon for Stratholme. Several of them were followed by a large procession, not only the soldiers of Arthas, but also members of the Knights of the Silver Hand.
Andy saw a very familiar figure in the brigade, and he was a little incredulous.
"Morgan, is it really you?" Andy walked up behind the man and patted Morgan on the shoulder.
Morgan turned around and saw Andy, and also showed a look of surprise: "Andy? Why are you here? β
"I've always been here, I first came here to deliver letters." Andy said with a smile.
With Morgan along the way, Andy doesn't feel alone. Although Arthas was reluctant to talk to him more, Gianna and Uther were very willing to approach him, but after all, he was not familiar with Uther, and in order to avoid misunderstandings, he and Gianna had to keep a certain distance.
"Andy, did you say there really are zombies in Stratholme?" Morgan asked, frowning.
"I don't know about that, I have to see the actual situation to judge. Even though that damn Kel'thugad said something bad, I didn't believe what he said. Andy said with a shrug.
Stratholme was not far from Lordaeron, but since the troops were leaving in the afternoon, it was inevitable that they would have to spend the night in the open.
Near noon the next day, the troops arrived on the outskirts of Stratholme. Arthas looked around Stratholme with some confusion, it stands to reason that he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, but the Baron of Rivendell, who was willing to fall, did not make any reaction, could it be that what Kelthugard said was false?
The troops continued to march towards the gates of Stratholme, and until they reached the gates, they still did not see Baron Rivendell's resistance or a single zombie.
This phenomenon made Arthas a little puzzled and a little frustrated. In his opinion, Kel'thugad is dying, there is no need to lie to himself, and he can also hit himself, so why not?
"I'm going to go in and have a look!" Arthas said with a cold face.
Andy is a little happy about this situation now, which only shows that Stratholme is not overrun by zombies.
After Arthas finished speaking, he took two soldiers at random and walked towards the gates of Stratholme. There were no guards at the gates, which was a strange phenomenon, Arthas thought.
Uther and Gianna glanced at each other and followed Arthas towards Stratholme. They had come for fear of danger to Arthas, and had come to prevent him from coming. Andy remained silent, followed by the three of them, and entered Stratholme.
The guardhouse at the entrance was empty, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Arthas stopped a rare pedestrian at random and asked, "Where is Baron Rivendell?" β
The man was stopped on his own, and slowly turned his head, and before he could speak, Arthas took an urgent step back.
Andy squinted at the face, and there was a solemn look in his eyes. The man's eye sockets were sunken, and the area around his eye sockets was dark and blue, as if he had been beaten. His face was frighteningly pale, and the blackness in his eyes was fading.
This...... This is a manifestation of imminent corpseization! It turns out that Stratholme really has zombies.
Arthas glared at the man, squinted his eyes and asked, "Are you okay, do you feel anything uncomfortable?" β
The man shook his head, and staggered towards Arthas. Arthas hurried to distance himself from the man, lest he suddenly burst out and hurt himself.
Arthas quickly withdrew from Stratholme, knowing that there were zombies in the city was enough, and there was no need to dig deep to find evidence, that person was the evidence just now!
"It seems that the inhabitants of Stratholme have been infected with the plague and are in the process of being corpsed." "It is necessary to do a clearing of the city. β
Then he turned to Uther and said in a commanding tone: "Uther, I order you to immediately carry out a purge of Stratholme, and be sure to clear everyone!" β
Uther frowned, and he didn't seem to grasp Arthas's intention in an instant: "Your Royal Highness, I think it's better to go to the city first to find favorable evidence before acting." β
Alsace was a little displeased: "Don't look for it anymore, can't what I see be used as favorable evidence?" You must immediately start the entire operation to eliminate Stratholme, immediately! β
Uther was startled, he suddenly reacted, and said with a shocked face: "Arthas, are you preparing to slaughter the city?" β
Arthas didn't speak, just nodded silently. What does it mean to slaughter a city? This means that if the news of this matter spreads to everyone, his reputation as a prince will cease to exist, and the reputation of the royal family will be discredited.
But Arthas can't take care of much, and removing Stratholme's threat is the way to go!
"No, I don't agree!" Uther said angrily, "I will not carry out such an order of yours, and I advise you not to do it either!" β
"Uther, I am your prince, you are only a subject of Lordaeron, you must serve me!" Arthas was also furious, and now that he was confronted by a subordinate in front of everyone, where did the majesty of his prince go?
"Arthas, how can you talk to Mentor Uther like that!" Gianna couldn't look at it, "You must stop your actions and apologize to Uther!" β
"Apologize, why?" Arthas glared at Gianna, "If the people of Stratholme are all zombie undead, then none of us will be able to leave alive!" What we need to do now is to remove this threat! β
Uther shook her head and said, "Yes, you are a prince, but I am loyal to your father, King Terenus, and I am still your mentor. Give up your thoughts, boy, I won't obey any of your orders! β
"Arthas, do you know what you did to slaughter the city?" Andy said angrily, he really didn't expect that Arthas would only see a corpse citizen and give such an order.
"You're not qualified to teach me a lesson, Andy!" Arthas stared at Andy coldly, "You're just an outsider, and you're not a human either, you haven't interfered in anything!" β
"He's not qualified? You even said he was not qualified? Uther shook his head, "Arthas, you are too naΓ―ve. He has fought against orcs, expeditioned Draenor, and risked his life to kill the Black Dragon Princess! You even said that he was not qualified, where were you when he did these things? β
"Uther, it's useless to say anything, you must carry out my orders today!" Arthas was snatched white by Uther, and his face suddenly couldn't hold back.
"I will not carry out your decision, and you have no right to order me!" Unmoved, Uther turned and walked away.
"Uther, you are treason!" Arthas was furious, "You have been relieved of all duties for treason!" β
"Arthas, you're too stubborn!" Gianna gave Arthas a cold look and left with Uther.
"Can't you even trust me?" Arthas looked at Gianna's back in the distance and muttered to himself, "It's okay, it's not a big deal without you, I'll come by myself!" β
Andy shook his head helplessly, and finally left the Stratholme gate with a sigh.
"The soldiers of Lordaeron obey the order to clear the city immediately, we have been delayed for too long, and those citizens are about to turn into zombies!" Arthas gave the order and was the first to draw his sword and walk into Stratholme.