Chapter 14: The Flame of the Plague
The knights guarding the mage's camp saluted the Prince of Arthas when they saw him coming—he was the perfect heir to the hearts of the people of Lordaeron, brave, kind, caring, and beloved by the people. In the last two years, King Terenus has begun to gradually push his son into the political arena, while he and the kingdom's guardian Uther are intent on giving Alsace more opportunities to express himself. This has led to the growing prestige of Alsace. Everyone is proud to have such a perfect heir to the kingdom.
"I'm here to check if the mage camp is safe." He explained his purpose to the guards.
The guards showed reverent looks, His Royal Highness, as the supreme commander here, didn't need to explain his purpose to him at all, but the prince was so humble and kind, he didn't care about the difference in status between them.
"Where's Miss Proudmoore?" The prince asked.
"The tent." The guards tacitly indicated the destination.
It was the first time that Gianna had taken on such a burden: a few days ago she had no idea that there was an evil organization in the land of the Alliance that was about to subvert the world of the living, but now, everything was unfolding before her eyes. The underground battles were reflected to her through the crystal ball, and at first the Alliance's actions were very smooth, advancing devastatingly, but after Gardin's teleportation divided the battlefield, the shape began to change. The Scourge was unprepared, but not defenseless, and Kel'thugad, who was supported by an even more evil Lich King's power, had not yet appeared, and she could only hope that everything would go smoothly.
And she has the important duty of imprisoning the space around her for long distances. As long as the circle above is functioning properly, there will always be a time when Kel'thugad will be found.
At this time, her crystal ball, which was connected to the perspective of Antonidas of the ** division, happened to see that the large army led people to successfully find a part of the team that was teleported away. With the Light above, Commander Saidan Dathohan finally waited for help—if it had been any longer, he would have fallen under the siege of the Dark Dean and the influx of Scourge minions.
Then another, smaller warrior arrived. She took a closer look: God, it was the Alliance warriors who had been teleported in to face the siege - more than half of them had survived. When she saw the shining angel, did she save the others in time?
At this point, a man broke into the tent without notice, causing her to divert her gaze.
"Gianna, I've come to see you." The Prince of Arthas walked up to her with a bouquet of freshly picked wildflowers.
Gianna looked at her Prince Charming in surprise, since the two had broken up before, Arthas seemed to deliberately avoid meeting her alone, and she felt awkward. But there is no doubt that she still cares very much about her first love and the only one.
He came in with flowers, and the meaning made her heart pound.
"Arthas, you ......"
"Gianna, since I saw you again the other day, I find that I can't shy away from my true thoughts any longer," Arthas knelt down on one knee and gracefully lifted the bouquet of wildflowers in front of Gianna, "I've been tormented by thoughts every moment of our two years apart. I think I've been completely clear about what I really think. My love for you is not impulsive. Please accept this bouquet of flowers that represents apologies! ”
In the face of this romantic offensive, Gianna's heart was full of excitement and she was completely unable to resist.
……
After the pastor's treatment, Ronin's spirit was much restored. He felt very good for the rest of his life. Although it is not the first time that he has faced life and death, it is the first time that he has looked directly into the bonds in his heart in the face of death.
"I don't know how to thank you, Jiang. If it's not for you......"
"Haha, it's nothing, we're comrades-in-arms now, I think you'll come to save me when I'm in danger."
Luo Ning buried that gratitude in his heart, and whispered to Jiang Weihan: "If I can go back alive this time, I will propose to a beloved." You'll have to attend my wedding, I mean, if she agrees. ”
Jiang Weihan made a "I understand" expression, and readily agreed: "Don't worry, she will agree." ”
"How do you know...... Oh, I asked an idiot question. Luo Ning immediately remembered that the other party had an almighty prophet "Britchard", could it be that this matter was also in the prophecy? He was a little happy, and his heart was full of beautiful hopes for the future.
At this time, Antonidas came over and said to Jiang Weihan: "Jiang, I heard about your timely rescue of others before. Thank you very much for what you have done for the Alliance. When this is over, I will definitely introduce you and your people to the Alliance! ”
Jiang Weihan said: "There is no need to be so polite, now we are comrades-in-arms, and we can still be expected to be allies in the future, this is all within my responsibility." I've just seen Gardin teleport away with a spell, and his teleportation split tactic is a threat to us. ”
"Not anymore," Antonidas explained, smiling confidently, "he was able to succeed just now because we didn't guard against this spell. As we progress, our mage troops will inspect their surroundings one by one. In this way, it is possible to effectively avoid his interference with our troops. ”
"Then I'll be relieved."
The regrouped coalition forces continued to advance deeper. Although Kel'thugad is still not yet visible, in this sprawling dungeon, the space for the Scourge to operate is gradually being compressed, and sooner or later he will show his tracks.
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Kel'thugad, whom the Alliance had been searching for, was now hidden in the deepest and most secure chamber beneath the Academy. But now that the whole academy is not safe, it is only a matter of time before it is discovered. Gardin, who had just escaped, was in his room at this time, kneeling and waiting for his orders.
Kel'thugad still retains his human form. But he was no longer a pure human - his body could not feel cold and heat, and he had lost the sense of pain and touch, but he was not a lich either, and he did not have a lifebox for his soul to be resurrected indefinitely. This is also his biggest weakness.
Because the Lich King wants him to infiltrate Lordaeron in his human form, he must escape and lurk in this situation, looking for another opportunity to carry out the Lich King's will.
He held the life box of Les Frostwhisper in his hand, and as the spell was completed, the white bones in front of him automatically combined to form a complete skeleton, and the lich who had just died twice was resurrected again.
Stretching his new body, Les Frost said to Kel'thugad, its owner, with joy and fear, "Master, the angel's power has restrained us so much that my soul has been weakened once again......"
Kel'thugad's cold glance caused the lich to swallow the unfinished words back into his stomach.
"But you're still resurrected, in the great power of the Lich King." Kel'thugad stared at the skeleton in disgust, "You go ahead and stop them. Buy time for our Lord's plan. ”
"Yes, yes." Gardin and Les Frost hurriedly agreed.
As they were about to exit the chamber, Kel'thugad stopped them and commanded: "Beware of a man who may sabotage our plans. He gave an image of a man, and Les Frost immediately recognized it as the abominable black-haired mage who had rescued a lone human mage from before it and summoned an angel to kill him once more.
After they left, Kel'thugad began to meditate on the will that the Lich King had conveyed earlier, mentioning a very important message in the middle:
The future is changing!
Kel'thugad does not specialize in prophetic spells. Still, he knew that in a fixed timeline, the past and the future were irreversible - that the history that was ostensibly reversed was actually part of history itself. A person's fate is predestined, and no matter what he does, he cannot escape the inevitable result.
And he had the good fortune to see the future of the Scourge in the great Lich King: the army of the dead that swept across the continent destroyed a qiē. Including the kingdom of Lordaeron, which still seems to be extremely powerful, including the magical holy land of Dalaran, and the invincible High Elves.
That's why he was so loyal to him.
No one can resist such a torrent, and he is destined to be the one who conforms to history. In that case, wouldn't it be better to devote yourself to such a great cause earlier than to fight for it after being killed?
But now he was well aware that the Scourge had suffered a setback in its cause, and that he had to protect it.
The cauldron in front of Kel'thugad boiled with disgusting green liquor, like heavily polluted stinking water. But in his opinion, this is the supreme sweet gift - it can turn the living into zombies, and the plague that expands the army of the dead is in the pot.
Yes, he has succeeded.
As long as he can escape, then the opportunity for the Scourge to take the world by storm is imminent.
He scooped a tablespoon from the pot, poured it into his mouth, and swallowed it.
"It's so sweet and fragrant!"
Although the taste buds on his tongue have long since lost their function, these green liquids are the taste of his imagination.
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Gianna was still intoxicated by the prince's deep kiss just now, and she knew that she must be red and confused now, without looking in the mirror—she finally waited for her prince to return to her.
She remembered Arthas whispering in her ear just now, "Gianna, we're going to have a beautiful blonde child." Believe me! ”
Gianna was hopelessly immersed in happiness and fantasized about the day that would come. It seems that the precipitation of time has made her prince more mature - now he is going to inspect several nearby confinement circles in her place, and he has also carefully asked about the key defense points.
Alsace was a responsible prince...... He must be a good husband in the future