Chapter 11: The Suffering of All Beings
The bird landed on Cheng Xiaotian's shoulder, and said "chirping" in his ear, listening to it, Cheng Xiaotian's face became heavy.
There is not much time left for him, so what should he do?
"Deliver the news to Blue Feather for me." Cheng Xiaotian instructed the bird, held it in the palm of his hand, and entered a spiritual power, the bird chirped happily, flapped its wings and flew into the sky.
After doing this, Cheng Xiaotian's imperial sword flew up and swept towards the southeast, like a streamer of light.
The little bird flew over the barrier shrouded above Violet City, heading due south, parting ways with Cheng Xiaotian. It flew over the ruins of Dalaran and rode the cold current heading south, getting faster and faster, and two hours later it entered the territory of the Kingdom of Gilneth.
The air pressure was very low, and the birds began to reduce their altitude and fly by the ground effect in order to save effort, and below was a reckless and green coniferous forest, and the sky and the earth were gray. After a few more moments, through the canopy of the trees, several wolves suddenly appeared below, chasing the birds and howling fiercely from time to time.
Suddenly, there was a sharp "sass", and a feathered arrow shot up through the canopy, and the bird was extremely fast, and it fluttered its wings to avoid it. However, it did not dare to fly at a low altitude anymore, and hurriedly flew into the sky.
Whew......
A werewolf in half-leather armor leaps to the top of a tree and howls bloodthirsty at the birds. The birds, as if afraid of the howl, flew upwards as hard as they could, until they plunged into the clouds.
However, it didn't seem to be safe here, and just after a short flight, the cirrocumulus clouds in front of me began to roll violently, and a blue shadow appeared in the blink of an eye.
When the two approached, a huge void ray suddenly appeared, facing the oncoming bird, opening its mouth and taking it in its mouth. Fortunately, the bird's body was light, and it deflected with a scream, grazing the body of the Void Ray and swept over.
The bird looked back in horror and saw a woman in red riding on the back of the void ray, and a woman in a blue dress on the back seat of her, sleeping with her eyes closed. At a glance, the distance between the two sides widened, and each disappeared into the clouds.
"Rezel, don't mess around, fly down." The woman patted the void ray under her and said, Rezel shook her head in dissatisfaction and began to fly downward, and in the blink of an eye, she came out of the clouds.
This woman is Vanessa, who missed Cheng Xiaotian in Stormwind City.
The Void Ray swooped down at great speed, without warning, and an extremely miserable picture unfolded before its eyes. The forest was full of panicked local villagers, helping the old and the young to run south, looking back from time to time, full of sadness.
Pestilence? War? Vanessa wondered what had happened to make these villagers uprooted.
The next moment she had the answer.
Suddenly there was a deafening scream from the north, and the crowd began to run desperately, as if there was a flood beast behind them. Vanessa hurriedly continued to descend, grazing the treetops and flying towards the back of the refugee army.
There was no flood, but there were fierce beasts, and countless gray wolves walked through the forest, dropping out behind the refugees in pursuit, and anyone who was pounced on was immediately bitten into a blur of flesh and blood, and the screams in the forest resounded in the sky. Among these wolves, every once in a while, a werewolf leader on a war horse commanded an army of gray wolves with a howl.
It is impossible for ordinary people to outrun the wolf, and this werewolf army chased unhurriedly, dragging people layer by layer, leaving a dead and struggling wounded everywhere in the wolf tide, which was miserable.
At the back of the refugee squad was an armed squad, dressed in variegated armor, desperately fending off the oncoming wolves. However, there were too many wolves, and the dozens of them could not establish an effective defense line at all, so they could only sweep back and forth and fight and retreat, and at this moment, Vanessa flew above them on a Void Ray.
Hearing the loud wind overhead, the desperate warriors looked up and saw Vanessa in magic robes.
"Your Excellency the Magician, please help us." The leader of a middle-aged shield warrior shouted, "Light this forest and stop those beasts."
Vanessa nodded slightly when she heard this, pulled the Void Ray to stop, grabbed the staff and swung it down, and a fire dragon was thrown out, brushing through the forest, and immediately setting the dense pine forest on fire. The pursuing wolves were forced by the heat and cowered to a halt.
"How many wolves are there?" Vanessa asked aloud.
The middle-aged warrior shook his head bitterly, "From here to the west, all the way to the Wall of Greymane, more than 100 kilometers deep, there are wolves commanded by werewolves everywhere. They bite everyone they meet, turning good farmers into wolves, and then maiming many more. ”
Vanessa was shocked when she heard this, werewolves have appeared in many places in Azeroth, but as soon as they are discovered, the government will immediately send troops to suppress them, and it has never really become a disaster, why did the Kingdom of Gilneth corrode like this? Such a large-scale werewolf outbreak is almost out of control, and now even if the Greymane royal family wants to get rid of it, I'm afraid it will be difficult.
"Your king? Why do you sit back and watch the werewolves become a disaster?! Vanessa asked loudly.
The warrior sighed and said, "Madam, we have investigated, these werewolves who spread the wolf plague are all wearing the uniforms of the Gilneth army, I say this, can you understand?" We, abandoned by the king......"
Vanessa was silent when she heard this, could it be that King Jean-Greymane of Gilneth abandoned his faith in the Light and turned to the evil camp? If this is the case, what should the villagers do?
"Now, we don't know where to go." The warrior was full of grief and babbling.
Vanessa thought for a moment, pointed to the southeast, and said, "Inform everyone, go to the Arathi Basin, where there is a vast land, and there are benevolent and enlightened lords, you can go there and re-establish your homeland." ”
Hearing this, the samurai team of the "Arathi Basin ......" looked at each other, and the leading warrior asked, "If we can become the people of the Arathi Basin, of course, it would be great, we are all willing to be loyal to the lord, but is he really willing to accept us?" If he sends a large army to drive ......"
"Absolutely not!" Vanessa interrupted him and said categorically, "You will all be taken in, and you will be given your own land, I promise!"
"What guarantees do you use?" The warrior asked, expectant in his tone.
Vanessa glanced at everyone and said, "I am Vanessa, the fiancée of Cheng Xiaotian, the lord of the Arathi Basin."
As soon as these words came out, the samurai were stunned for a moment, and then their faces showed ecstasy. At this moment, a rough howl was heard from the north, and the sound waves rolled across the land, carrying an unknown chill, and the raging forest fire was darkened.
"You guys get out of here!" Vanessa hurriedly urged, judging from this howl, the person who came was by no means something they could fight.
"Madame, I am Gangdoras, and I look forward to being your citizen." The leading warrior bowed respectfully to Vanessa, and led his men to turn and retreat south.
"Remember to inform all refugees." Vanessa shouted.
The voice of Gangdoras came from the forest: "Soth, you immediately go and inform the nearby villagers and pass the word on."
Vanessa was relieved to hear this, and drove the Void Ray upwards.
Looking down from the sky, the southern forest is full of people running for their lives, and in the north there are countless wolves and werewolves, following behind. Vanessa was terrified, but there was nothing she could do, she alone could not stop this disaster, she only hoped that more people could escape from this terrible forest and reach the Arathi Basin safely.
Since she couldn't do anything, she had no choice but to leave and continue to her destination, Dalaran. (To be continued.) )