The green liquid in the plague steamer in front of Kel'thugad was boiling. He stretched out his dry, sharp claws and grabbed a handful of the ground herb powder next to him and threw it into the pot.

Wait another quarter of an hour, and this pot of plague will be completed. It will then be put into barrels and placed with the previous ones.

This lich has been engaged in this boring job for more than half a month. After being transformed into eternal life, he no longer felt tired. You can stay awake without worrying about the aging of your body and the depletion of your vitality.

The soul fire that danced in those empty eye sockets was the characteristic of his life. As long as the flame of the soul is not extinguished, he will always live. Even if it is killed, its soul can return to its life box.

That's a great thing!

Brocks, the former orc warrior, stood by its side. His rune axe is a powerful deterrent to ensure that no one dares to disturb the plague refining.

"Only the last pot is left." Kel'thugad's voice was as hollow as grinding his teeth because of the loss of his vocal cords.

Brooks grinned, his two black and yellow fangs striking at him, "Congratulations, my master. ”

"Our helpers are coming, too." Kel'thugad's eyes flickered, which meant that he was very happy and satisfied. "Our career is about to really kick off!"

That's when another loyal Death Knight under his command barged in, bringing it bad news: "My master, we are surrounded!" ”

……

The plan for the encirclement and suppression of Kel'thugad was arranged as follows:

Coalition forces will attack simultaneously from the southern and northern fronts.

On the northern front, Admiral Garissus led the Southern Army of Lordaeron from the town of Steinbrad to Broken Ridge. ** Shi Modra will join his command with most of the elite mage troops.

Previously, Garissus was quite unconvinced, and Jiang Weihan seemed to imply that he accepted the command of the lower-ranking Mograine, which did not happen. He is still the supreme head of the Northern Front. It was just a separate operation from the southern front and a cooperative offensive. The results are still very satisfying.

On the southern front, the Knights of the Silver Hand, led by Mograine, plus Jiang Weihan's troops, will assemble in the town of Talenmere and head north into the Alterac Valley to flank the Scourge forces in Shattered Ridge.

Dalaran's ** master, Antonidas, personally led a group of Dalaran's magisters to set up a confinement circle in the area near Shattered Ridge to ensure that no one in this area could use teleportation spells.

In addition to the battle plan, the most important thing before the war was not to obey anyone's orders to stop the attack on natural disasters, let alone to follow any orders to launch an attack on troops that were not natural disasters. The only thing the soldiers have to do is kill any undead they see! All while preventing any living creatures from leaving the war zone.

The purpose of this order is to prevent the Dreadlord from making trouble and confusing some people with weak wills, and what happened the last time he surrounded and suppressed the Psychic Academy. Or take the plague venom and disguise yourself as a human and fish in troubled waters.

The assembly point of the troops on the Southern Front was in Taremmere, the territory of Jiang Weihan.

When Mograine arrived here with two thousand members of the Silver Hand Knights, he saw that Jiang Weihan's troops had been assembled. But their true number was far greater than he had previously anticipated. When he was thinking about Jiang Weihan handing over the territory in Dunhold, he obviously saw that the total number of troops summoned by Jiang Weihan at that time was less than a thousand. Now he saw more than 2,000 alone. What's more, there are those who remain in the territory.

He had heard a rumor that a million and nine million people were said to be loyal to the dark-haired lord. With his constant summoning, maybe there will really be such a huge super force in Lordaeron in the future.

- But that should be a good thing. Because Jiang is a righteous leader.

When he went to take command, the supreme commander of the Valoran coalition, a major general named Colt, reported to him:

"Your Excellency Commander, according to the order, the Valoran Coalition Force, including the Demacia Pioneer Regiment, the Loxus Iron Regiment, the Leather City Special Garrison, a total of 2,200 ground troops, and the entire 35 helicopter brigade of the Screaming Serpent will be under your command!"

Mograini saw that these Valoran troops were all fully armored and full of spirit, and they all looked like elite troops. Especially with the flying units. Even if you don't count His Excellency Jiang Weihan and the powerful heroes under him, this strength is no worse than his Silver Hand Knights.

He was very touched by the fact that the other party was able to hand over the command to him so easily.

After returning the salute, he said to Major General Colter: "Then please let your senior officers come to me for the convenience of command." ”

Major General Colt led the order.

Mograini saw in the crowd the leader of these Valoran soldiers, Jiang Weihan, who was at the front of the troops. The three angels were still keeping him safe. He rode over and saluted: "Salute to you, Admiral Jiang Weihan!" ”

Jiang Weihan nodded and said, "You're here." ”

Mograini said, "Thank you for believing in me. ”

"I can't be a layman commanding an insider, let it go, I and my mage troops will escort you!" The Valoran summoners and heroes behind Jiang Weihan gave him such confidence, "This time we must completely eradicate Kel'thugad!" ”

"Definitely." Mograini's answer was full of confidence.

Because the clergy didn't like to partner with mages, Jiang Weihan didn't hand over his mage troops to Mograini's command. In fact, this is not the only one. This time he brought the death singer Karthas with him. This lich was a key figure in the fight against Kel'thugad. His true identity cannot be easily revealed to the paladins. Otherwise, God knows what will happen.

The powerful lich still takes on the form of a young mage, mingling with the other summoners. It's not eye-catching.

After the troops were assembled, as the time agreed with the troops of the Northern Front arrived, the mixed forces of the Southern Front began to march towards the Alterac Valley.

The march on both lines is very smooth. Because Jiang Weihan's most powerful scout, Quinn, known as the "Wings of Demacia", had been keeping an eye on the movement of the natural disaster, so the alliance army was only discovered when it was very close.

By the time the sentry Death Knight Rivendell reported the enemy's situation, the Southern Front troops had already engaged the undead soldiers on the outskirts of Shattered Ridge.

Hearing this, Kel'thugad immediately asked, "What the hell is going on!" ”

Rivendell lowered his head and said, "The Alliance's troops should have discovered our traces, they are huge in number, attacking together from the north and south, and they have surrounded us!" ”

Bloxes lifted his rune giant axe and said in a deep voice: "Master, I'll help you drag them down, you can teleport away first!" ”

"I'm afraid the space here has banned teleportation spells." Kel'thugad was well aware of the tactics of his opponents. Since the attack has been launched suddenly, how can it be possible to leave such an obvious hole in it.

He quickly packed the refined plague venom into a large spatial bag. Look back at the boiling venom in the pot - another ten minutes will be fine. But it's probably not going to have that chance.

Kel'thugad poured out all the venom from the pot, and the green mist steamed, gradually forming a thick green mist in the cave.

He put the Plague Steamer into the space bag as well. Looking at the results he had painstakingly refined for more than a month, he chuckled lowly: "It's okay, it's almost there." ”

The lich shoved the bag to Brooks: "My Death Knight, keep this bag and don't let it be taken by the Alliance!" ”

Brooks' faintly glowing eyes stared at his master, and he wondered, "Why, master?" ”

The lich chuckled under its breath, and it patted Blox's shoulder, "I'm going to face my fate. Don't worry, I'm not really going to die. I'll be resurrected! Go, my servants, and make your way north, and one of our men will meet you. And then in the end we'll finish the Lich King's great deeds! ”

Brooks knelt on one knee with the handle of the axe: "Then I'll go, my master." ”

Kel'thugad let out a laugh that didn't know whether it was relief or sarcasm: "Let's go, Brooks. Each of us has our own destiny that we have to face. I'm sure you'll shine in the future! ”

With the orc Death Knight gone, only Kel'thugad and Rivendell were left in the cave.

The green mist made it impossible for them to see each other's faces.

Kel'thugad suddenly said: "Are you afraid, my old friend. ”

"No, I've forgotten the feeling of being scared. My master. Rivendell's voice was full of humility and loyalty. The Lich's words reminded him of their previous relationship - that they were best friends when they were still alive. But when the Lich transformed him into a Death Knight, the former friend became his master.

"What if we're going to die here? Are you scared, Rivendell. ”

"Fear is a weakness that only the living have."

"But you want eternal life so much." Kel'thugad's voice was sarcastic.

"I have received eternal life." The Death Knight's answer left the lich speechless