The current lord of Hearthvale, Tyran Fordin, took in the soldiers and the poor thousands of refugees who had fled Stratholme, and began to actively manage the fortresses and defenses of Hearthvale to prevent the undead from attacking his territory once again, which had never been actually conquered by the undead.

though

If it weren't for the help of the Prince of Arthas and Uther last time, they would have been defeated by the undead if they were not prepared and poisoned by the undead?

Half a month ago, after Uther returned to Lordaeron to report the dangers of the undead plague to King Terenus, the paladins of the Silver Hand began to leave Hearthvale and frantically sweep through the scattered and endless undead near the ruins of Andorhar, seemingly wanting to reoccupy and operate Andorhar in order to defend against the impending undead invasion?

But unfortunately, with the inhabitants dead or fleeing, and the kingdom not re-stationing troops and consolidating its defenses, it is obvious that with those more than 1,000 paladins cannot control a city and region the size of Andorhar.

At the intersection of Cowling, which was at the forefront of the fight against the undead, the task of the great general Alfred Abidis and his daughter Bridget Abidis, who everyone thought was the most difficult, was unexpectedly easy...... Because, I don't know why, more than half a month has passed, but the army of the undead in their imagination has never arrived, and those undead don't seem to be in a hurry to go south, but have been entrenched in the area around Stratholme and the newly formed sick woods?

Therefore, the father and daughter, who had more than 20,000 troops, ran their fortifications near the Cowlin junction and the Hand of Tyr in that way, allowing all kinds of fortresses, strongholds, and guard towers to rise from the ground, and all kinds of ground thorns and traps were scattered everywhere near the Cowling junction, and as for when those fortifications would come in handy, it was not known for the time being.

therefore

A little witch who had followed some paladins back to Talon County and stayed here was so idle. She even had time to go out on a mission to investigate the source of the plague with David Croford and Captain Joseph Redpass, who were also free.

Because, they got a very reliable and valuable piece of information from some sources, it is reported that:

The undead plague originated from Andorhar in the first place, and the plague of Andorhar originated from Lake Daron Mill, and the plague of Lake Daron Mill could and could be, or responsibly only come from one place, and that was a large island in the center of the lake - Keldaron?!

thereupon

After receiving the information and carefully analyzing it, he thought it was likely to be true, so Paladin Davi Crofond and Captain Joseph Redpass led some elite soldiers and scouts, together with Hermione Granger Witch, who was idle in Daron County, from Daron County, and quietly took advantage of a heavy fog to sneak into Keldaron Island by boat.

And now, they and their group have been groping their way through the ruins of Keldaron County, a large island that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, for a small half a day.

“……”

"Mr. Croford, and Captain Redpass, can you be sure that this is really the source of the plague? Is it really the old nest of the Cult of the Damned? But how can I see that there is only a ruin of the city here, and the undead who wander the ruins......"

Yes, as she slowly crept into the huge island of Keldaron, as she slowly approached the castle of the Barov family, all Hermione could see was the wreckage and ruins of the ruined city and the ruined walls of the city, and there was not a single living person here, only the souls and evil undead monsters roaming, as if they had been conquered by the plague of the undead a long time ago?

So, looking at the dilapidated houses, the dirty streets, the ruined castles, the cannons that have long been rusted on the city walls, etc., made Hermione who came here for the first time even more willing to believe that this city of Keldaron was not like a base established in collusion with the Cult of the Damned, but more like Stratholme, which was occupied after being captured by the undead, another place poisoned and destroyed by the plague of the undead?

It's just that, compared to the miserable Stantholm, which fell just over half a month ago, it may be that Kelldaron has already sunk here.

Perhaps, in terms of time, the terrible plague of the undead may have leaked out of Keldaron and Lake Daron Mill, but if it was controlled by the Cult of the Damned and demons, she couldn't believe it for the time being.

"Miss Granger......"

"Actually, we didn't believe it at first, but our scouts have found two informants who provide important information, so I think you'll understand later."

Captain Joseph Redpass carefully led the way, because they were sneaking in secretly, so if they could, try not to be discovered by the undead wandering the ruins of the city, and if they were accidentally discovered, they should also kill the other party directly by thunder, and never let the other party send out any alarm.

Otherwise, they would have to flee in embarrassment......

After all, this is the lair of the legendary Cult of the Damned, and they certainly don't dare to continue to lurk in it after being discovered by the enemy.

“……”

"Mr. Croford, can you tell me about this Barov family?"

"I don't know why, I'm still a little reluctant to believe that there are really people in this world who would choose to be in the company of the undead, to be in league with those evil beings, and even to destroy their own family territory, their homes and cities?"

Yes, Hermione couldn't figure out why someone would not let go of the great Daron Mill Lake and the paradise-like territory of Kelldarron, and forcibly hooked up with the people of the Cult of the Cursed God, and even gave up their own people, their own families, and even their own territory?

That kind of terrible thing, for Hermione, couldn't figure it out, it wasn't like a normal group of people should do.

"The Barovs?"

"Well, if Miss Granger wants to know, then I might as well tell you!"

"However, because the Barovs have kept a low profile in recent years, and their city has been very little connected to the outside world, I probably don't know much...... Speaking of which, this may have started from the First Great War, when I was just a small paladin, a squad leader from Daronshi, and later, most of the content about the Barov family was only learned by Lord Uther. ”

Keldaron County is very large, and it may take a lot of time to explore the ruins of the castle close to the Barov family after entering the city, and there are not many undead around now, so Joseph and they should be able to solve it easily if there is a problem, so, after thinking about it, David Croford started the meeting and whispered.

"Hmm......"

"I remember it going like this, it started before the kingdom of Alterac was destroyed......"

Once upon a time, the Barovs were a wealthy and ancient family that held the vast lands east of the Alterac Mountains! Whether it is the current Brill, Talenmere, Keldaron, or the rich town of the South Seas, etc., this large area of the plains and confluences of the Alterac Kingdom is all the fiefdom of their Barov family!

It can be said responsibly that the wealth of the Barov family is comparable to that of the Alterac royal family, whether it is territory, wealth or army, they can be said to be the country within a country in Alterac!

Moreover, the Barov family still has the ancient blood of the Alahi people, who have lived in the old castle of the ancient Alahi people in Keldaron County for almost another 1,200 years, and have continued the Alahi blood of this ancient and noble family lineage.

It's a pity......

The outbreak of the First Orc War completely changed the fate of the Alterac Kingdom, and at the same time changed the fate of the ancient family of the Barov family.

At that time, no one would have thought that the treacherous king of Alterac, Aiden Pirenod, would secretly surrender to the orc army and launch a counterattack against the Alliance's army behind his back?

During that dark period, as the kingdom of humanity, Alterac not only did not unite with other kingdoms to resist the invasion of the orc tribes, but also constantly instigated peasant rebellions in the area controlled by the Alliance, and organized rebels to repeatedly harass the army of the Kingdom of Dalaran in the area of Hillsbrad, so that Dalaran has been unable to fully support the Alliance Navy fighting in the south, which almost led to extremely bad military consequences!

Later, with the support and intervention of the Lightbringer Uther, the rebels entrenched in Dalaran were finally defeated, and the remnants of the Alterac Kingdom had to flee to the territory of the Barov family in the middle of Lake Dalongmeir, and fled to Keldaron.

Followed by

The Barov family of Keldaron County, who had been watching for a long time, saw that the opportunity was not good, so they opportunistically betrayed the Alterac Kingdom and began to claim to be on the side of the Lordaeron Alliance, and actively cooperated with the elven fleet of Silvermoon City, broke through the siege of the orc army that tried to blockade Lake Daron Mill, and packed up the Alterac rebels and some orc captives who ran to Keldaron and handed them over to the Lordaeron Alliance.

There is not much suspense about what happened next, when the orcs fled, under the counterattack and siege of Dalaran's mages and the alliance's strong army, the kingdom of Alterac was declared wiped out with almost no ability to resist, and even, even the recalcitrant mountain capital Alterac Castle, the magnificent mountain city, was razed to the ground by the mages of Dalaran with spells!

As the representatives of the wall-riding faction, the Barov family, who chose to defect to the Lordaeron Alliance at a critical time, escaped the crime by luck and received temporary forgiveness for their meritorious service......

That's right, temporary!

Because human beings are very fickle creatures, and 'settling accounts after autumn' is a political skill that some politicians like and are used to.

"Alas......"

"We all know what happened after that, and with the complete defeat of the orc tribe and the end of the war soon, our king of Lordaeron, that Terenus Minechr, made the final judgment......"

"The remnants of the nobles of the Alterac Kingdom and the Barov family cannot be fully forgiven, and they insist on carrying out a certain punishment to them, that is, to deprive them of their right to rule over the elite lands such as Brill, Tarenmere, and the town of Southsea, and confiscate and hold it as a key point of support for the orc prison Dunholdeburg?"

"And in fact, the escrow is all a pretext, in fact, our cunning king is to annex all the lands that originally belonged to the kingdom of Alterac and the territories of the Barov family to the territory of the kingdom of Lordaeron......"

"So when I came, I was thinking, if the Barov family has any reason to cooperate with the Cult of the Damned and spread the undead plague in Lordaeron, I think those things are probably the main trigger for all this, right?"

After saying that, Paladin Davi Croford sighed heavily, obviously in a heavy mood.

There is no doubt that in terms of the follow-up of the Alterac Kingdom, the appearance of the king of their Lordaeron Kingdom of Terenus Minethil is indeed a little too ugly, otherwise, there would not have been a matter of the Kingdom of Gilneth angrily withdrawing from the Lordaeron Alliance and the High Elves also taking the opportunity to withdraw.

As a result, because these unfair handling of the Alterac problem seriously damaged the interests of the Barov family, they were deprived of almost half of the territory inherited by the Barov family for thousands of years in an instant, leaving only a not very important Keldaron, and Barov has been carrying the name of "renegade" and "traitor" and being scolded by the people, so that Keldaron has become more and more deserted and prosperous......

So

It is no longer incomprehensible that the Barovs, who are endlessly cursed, resentful, and lonely on the isolated island of Keldaron, have begun to curse Terenus and cooperate with the Cult of the Cursed to fight Lordaeron, and to spread the terrible plague of the undead in the traditional and anointed lands of Lordaeron in the Plaguelands of Andorhar, Stratholm, and the entire Eastern and Western Plaguelands (East Tirisfard), while Hinterland, the Alterac Mountains, and the Hillsbrad Hills have not had any plagues at all.

"Alas......"

"If all this is really done by the Barov family, I think the Plague of the Dead is really the cause of our King Terenus's handling of the Otlante Kingdom......

"But, Miss Granger, you probably wouldn't have made a small report to King Rainus that I, the Paladin, were secretly talking about his old man behind his back, right?"

Although Davi Paladin said that what he said was all the truth, and even after they had completed their investigation and submitted the report to the royal city of Lordaeron, all those who saw the report would think of all the causes and effects of the matter and agree with what he had just summarized, but it was not a 'rumor' to say that the king was behind his back or something. It's always wrong, even if he's telling the truth!

"Huh?"

"When、Of course it won't be ......"

Hermione didn't think she would have a chance to meet the legendary King Terenus Minahir, who led the Seven Kingdoms to unite and defeat the orc invasion, so after hearing about the Barov family, she hesitated a thousand times and hurriedly responded.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with Paladin David Croford speaking ill of the king behind his back, because if it was really the king's unfair handling that caused Barov to throw himself into the arms of the Cult of the Damned and unleash the plague of the undead in retaliation......

Then, the king in the royal city of Lordaeron must also be one of the culprits!

And the countless people of Lordaeron, the tens or even millions of innocent lives who died tragically under the plague of the undead, must have had an unshirkable responsibility for the death and suffering of the King Terenus Minehir.

'Be careful, everyone, we're almost there!' ’

'Lord David, and Granger Witch, you'd better keep quiet, this is already close to the Barov family's castle, you see, it's there, we have to pay attention!' ’

finally

After Darvy Croford gave a general account of the dirty things that had happened between the Barov family, the Alterac Kingdom, and Lordaeron, under the whispered reminder of Captain Redpass, their small team of more than a dozen people finally successfully reached their destination after a small half-day sneak.

'Pay attention to the movement under your feet and be lighter......

"The ruins ahead are Barov's manor and castle, we can't go any further, because there are a lot of undead over there, and it is said that under the castle is the base of the Cult of the Cursed, which is the psychic academy that created and spread the plague of the undead!!" ’

Captain Joseph Redpass hadn't confirmed whether it was what he said it was, because he hadn't been able to get in and didn't know what was going on inside, but from the information he had obtained and the scouts had investigated, it was probably what he had guessed.

“！！”

"Not good! The undead have discovered us!! ”

Suddenly, just as Hermione wanted to take a closer look at the ruined and empty Baroff family castle, two human ghosts, a man and a woman, floated straight towards them, so frightened that she took out her wand and prepared to use a spell against the two undead who had found them.

'Wait! ’

'Granger witches, don't do it, they're their own people!' ’

However, Captain Joseph Redpass lowered his voice and hurriedly reached out to hold down the head of her wand in advance, stopping one of the spells she was about to blurt out in time.

'Good evening, you are finally here, young lady mage, and knights, I am Ava Sakhov, and this is my husband Lusen. ’

'Hello everyone, nice to meet you......'

After the female ghost in the maid-style costume spoke, the male ghost in the butler-style costume beside her also spoke, nodding and smiling in a friendly way to the strangers who had come to the Barov family's territory.

“！！”

"You, you are ......"

Hearing the friendly question, coupled with Captain Redpass pressing his wand, Hermione was shocked and had to gradually relax.

Although when she was in Hogwarts Castle, Hermione had already seen many talking ghosts, such as the Peeves who knew how to make trouble all day, the fierce Bloody Barro, the almost headless Nick, the Hufflepuff Fat Friars and Ravenclaw Lady Gray, etc...... However, this was the first time she had seen a ghost who took the initiative to talk to a person and would not attack the living yet, which was really too rare for her.

If Joseph hadn't stopped her just now, I'm afraid her spell would have been thrown at these two ghosts!

They're the informants I just said! ’

'The intelligence of the Barov family and the psychic academy under the castle are the clues they have provided to our scouts, so we are here today. ’

Seeing that the Granger Witch was still a little puzzled, Captain Joseph Redpass hurriedly whispered to the side to defend the two ghost couples who looked a little cramped and a little scared of the witch.

'Really?! ’

Hermione felt a little incredulous, she never thought that the two ghosts of the Barov family's territory would report to outsiders, this kind of thing was really a little bizarre.

'Of course, Miss! ’

'We were once loyal servants in the castle of the Barov family, but it no longer exists, it is now called the Psychic Academy, it is no longer the castle of our allegiance family, so we don't need to keep it a secret......

You may not believe it, but I was the maid's maîtress at that time, and my husband Lusson was the housekeeper of the master's Barov family. ’

'We have been working for the Barov family for generations, and here in this castle for decades, until ......'

As she spoke, the ghost Ava Sakhov's expression darkened, and it was clear that she was a little sad about what had happened here, or what had happened to them.

"That's it!"

"Eva Sakhof, and Lusen Sakhof, let's talk about the situation here, although the scout has relayed some descriptions of you and your husband to us, but since we are here in person, we want to know more, and want to know what is going on here, can you tell us more about it?"

Time was pressing, and Paladin Davi Croford, who had come here to investigate the truth, directly stretched out his hand to stop the words of the two ghost butler couples, and asked impatiently.

Before going to the castle for a field trip, he just wanted to know more about it, not to talk to two 'friendly' ghosts with memories of his life in such a dangerous place!

"Can you tell me about it?"

Hermione also wanted to know about Davi Paladin's problem, so as she gradually relaxed, she showed a rare kind smile to the two ghosts, because she knew that it was a very tragic thing to become a ghost, and these two must have been terrified.

'Oh, of course ......'

'It's terrible, miss, you may not know that Barov's manor was not like this before, it used to be full of life, full of life, like a garden, and this manor and castle were the main residence of the Barov family in their distant kingdom......

Ava began to recall slowly, and soon, her words began to attract everyone's attention.

'Things have changed since the end of the war and the fall of the kingdom of Alterac......

Lucson and I noticed that as time went on, the Barov family became more and more depressed and depressed. Paranoia, delusion, and rage gripped the master and the ladies. And at night we often hear the Barovs arguing fiercely in their bedrooms, and they keep cursing Lordaeron and saying that the king has robbed them of their inheritance and everything they have......

'Of course, I've noticed those Lordaeron insignia on your body, you should be from the kingdom of Lordaeron, right?' As far as I know, there are only people in Lordaeron around Lake Daron Mill...... As far as we know, the greed of you Lordaeron and your master has ruined all this, so to speak......

It's just that it doesn't matter anymore because it's all over......

Even if she turned into a ghost, Ava Sakhoff still seemed to have some prejudices against Lordaeron's people, otherwise, she wouldn't have stared at the Davi Paladins and the others present with that kind of resentful gaze just now.

The sadness, anger, and resentment under the eyes are not faked, but those emotions have been masked by other, more terrible things.

"Ma'am!"

"Please tell me the point, our time is very urgent, this place may be discovered by the surrounding undead at any time, and I am afraid that we will have to leave you and retreat!"

David Croford was a little angry, because he himself could say that Lordaeron was not, and he could even secretly say that King Terenus was not, but he would never allow others to say it!

So, without waiting for the female ghost to continue at her own pace, Davey interrupted the other party again in an unreasonable manner, and motioned for the other party to draw on the key points, because his patience was limited.

‘……’

'Okay, Mr. Knight......

Reluctantly, however, for their own sake and for the sake of the souls of the land, the Sakhovs finally began to tell them what they knew and why the city of Keldaron and the castle of the Barov family had become like this:

In the beginning, the Barov family wanted to protect their treasure and ownership of the land during their lifetime and death, or did they take revenge on the kingdom of Lordaeron? They don't know when they began to come to some kind of agreement with a powerful human mage named Kel'thugad, although, in the eyes of the Sakhovs, it is likely that their master was deceived and used by the cunning human mage?

But their opinion didn't matter, because the couple were just the maid foreman and the male butler, and they certainly couldn't influence any decisions of the master, the Barov family, so they could only silently watch the changes here......

Soon, as more and more members of the Cult of the Damned arrived, the couple were shocked to discover that as time went on, as the cooperation between the two sides deepened, Barov's castle had grown old under that terrifying energy...... Even, it began to twist and deform, and the darkness began to envelop the entire family territory, so that it became impossible for them to carry out some of the necessary maintenance on the castle?

Followed by

The couple lost contact with the members of the Barov family and were driven out of their castle by the Cultists of the Damned......

They didn't know what had happened or been going through the other servants, but they heard terrible screams and all sorts of painful wails, day and night, like the sounds of hell?

So, out of fear, the couple found a hidden place to hide, and spent six long days of sneaking and fear, until the Barov family's castle and estate had undergone another terrible change.

After the filthy and terrible monsters began to roam the manor as they did now, and the dark cultists with all kinds of ritual and ritual related paraphernalia spread across every inch of Keldaron County, the two of them were finally unable to hide and were caught.

After being tortured and experimented with the plague by a thug named 'Professor Serlin Kasdinov', the Sackhovs, loyal stewards of the Barov family, were tortured to death and resurrected as the undead, and have been trapped around the Barov family castle ever since, unable to go anywhere.

"This ......"

"If what you're saying is true, it's horrible!!"

That Kel'thugah Hermione said that he had heard it, because it seemed that the other party was killed by the prince of Arthas and Sister Gianna when he was in Andorhar, and was burned into a jar of ashes?

However, it was still a little incredulous that the Barov family had burned all the jade, and that they had not hesitated to destroy themselves, the entire Keldaron, and all the people into experiments, in order to take revenge on the kingdom of Lordaeron.

“……”

"I see, both of you, thank you very much for the important information, is there anything you need our help with?"

Nodding and glancing at Captain Redpass on the side, David Croford said that he could finally determine that this was indeed the place they were looking for, and that the origin of the Cult of the Cursed God and the plague must be here!

Therefore, for the sake of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, for the sake of the countless families and lives that have been destroyed, for the sake of those who are still alive, and for the sake of those who have died, they need to find a way to destroy this place no matter what, and punish those villains who are hiding under the castle and hiding in that 'psychic college' at all costs!

‘……’

The Sakhoff couple glanced at each other, and it was clear that the two ghosts had chosen to help these strangers for no reason or purpose.

'We don't feel anything now, we're dead, but we can't go where our dead are supposed to be, because our souls are trapped here, and our bodies are still in that hell under the castle, and none of us can .....leave until we find our bodies and let our souls rest in peace.'

'So, all the knights here, and this mage, can you help us?' ’

'If you can, we hope that after you have slain that terrible butcher, you will try to burn the bodies of my Ava Sakhoff and my husband Lusen Sakhov, and purify our bodies once and for all, and then we should ......be able to rest in peace.'

Yes, the souls of Ava Sakhoff and his wife are indeed trapped here, and if they can't kill the enemy who tortured them, and if they can't completely incinerate their broken and polluted bodies, their souls will definitely not be able to leave here and go to the world where their dead should go.

Although the Barovs and those who cursed the Cult of the Gods are infatuated with eternal life and power, for the Sakhovs, this immortality, no warmth, no beauty, the endless hostility of the world around them, and the cold of the body are not what they wanted, which is why they chose to help these strangers.

"Humph!"

"If that Kasdinov, the one who created the plague of the undead, who killed countless lives, is really here, I can assure you that he will be punished, justice must be done, and we will find him and let him taste the pain he has inflicted on the innocent!"

"I promise you!"

"And, don't worry, we will definitely let your souls rest in peace, and we will definitely destroy your body and everything in that psychic academy, now you can go back and wait for my good news!"

Paladin Davi Croford almost clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to agree to the two ghosts, promising to do more.

However, he didn't say when he would complete that task, because he still wanted to go to the psychic academy down there to investigate it himself, and if the situation was true, he would immediately report it and wait for the army to come and wipe out the old nest of the cursed god cult.

'It's me!' ’

'Lord David! Captain Redpass! ’

'I just went down to investigate, the two ghosts didn't speak, it should be here, there are a lot of undead and cursed cultists down there, but I didn't dare to go too deep. ’

Waiting for the two ghosts to leave, soon, with the distortion of the surrounding light, a masked stalker appeared in front of the group and said in a low voice after revealing his identity.

"Are you really sure?"

Dawei was still a little hesitant, because this matter was very important, and he had to know a little more clearly before he could make a report.

'My lord, I'm sure! ’

But the undead are sensitive to the breath of the living, and I've almost been spotted by them several times...... Also, I advise you to stay away from here, because the Light energy on your body is too obvious, you are not safe here, it is better not to go near the castle of the Barov family, their undead and cursed cultists will definitely find the Holy Light energy fluctuating in your body. ’

The stalker said quietly, apparently as a scout and stalker, he didn't want to be around these light bulb-like paladins in a dangerous environment, and he preferred to go on a mission alone, because it would be safer.

“……”

"What to do? David, are we going back now to inform Lord Uther? ”

Now that the Prince of Arthas has gone to the continent of Northrend, it is only natural that the main person in charge of their Talon County and Cowlin junction side is Uther, and the only person they can contact and be sure to pay attention to this matter is probably their old chief.

This kind of important matter is left to the other bureaucrats in the kingdom, and they will not be at ease.

"But just like that, I always feel a little unwilling!!"

Because Davi Paladin knows that it will be difficult for Lordaeron to mobilize an army to attack Kelldaron in a short period of time, and by the time the army begins to gather and attack, once the suddenness is lost, I am afraid that the Cursed Cultists and undead high-level leaders here will have already gotten the news and run out.

Of course, it is also possible that the army of the undead will completely conquer the Eastern and Western Plaguelands first and gain the initiative in all this area? You know, once the hundreds of thousands of undead army near Stratholme start to move, I'm afraid the situation will immediately collapse out of control!

'So what can I do now?' ’

'Why don't you go in and have a look?' ’

'No! It's still too reckless for us to go in, there's no need for that! ’

'But, just like that, I always feel that it's a little too cheap for the thugs......

'Alas......'

‘……’

Soon, Captain Joseph Redpass and David Croford, along with a dozen people from Talon County, began to discuss and argue urgently.

But unfortunately, they can't agree on it immediately, because half of them suggest leaving immediately so as not to startle the snake, while the other half strongly recommends going in to see the situation, after all, they are all outside the castle gates, and it is always a pity if they can't go in person?

“……”

"Everyone! Maybe we don't have to go to someone else, we can do it ourselves, we can destroy everything here?! ”

When everyone was arguing, Hermione's eyes suddenly lit up, because, after thinking about the environment here in Keldaron, she suddenly thought of a perfect solution.

'What's the solution?' ’

'Granger Witch? ’

'Tell me about it, and if that's possible, we'll listen to you!' ’

There was no way, the group of paladins who couldn't hold on to each other, after realizing that no one could convince anyone, could only turn their heads to look at their venerable Granger witch.

If it was someone else, there would certainly be no way to subdue or order these arrogant paladins, but if it was this witch, even if they were far older than the other party, to some extent, they would still be willing to compromise with each other or obey orders.

"It's easy!"

"Last time, we defended Daron County, I think, Davi Paladin and Captain Redpass should remember it, right?"

Hermione didn't say exactly what her idea was, but smiled wryly and suddenly summoned her magic book, and shook it in front of the other party in a flash.

‘！！ ’

'Granger Witch, are you sure you can still use it?!' ’

After Davey Paladin and Captain Redpass looked at each other, they were obviously a little nervous, because they also thought that it seemed like a good idea, and they could easily ruin everything here without them having to go back to report and move the rescuers!

"Why not?"

"Anyway, there are no living people here, and there are lakes all around, so it doesn't matter what happens here, right? Then just burn this place and destroy everything here, and there is no need to sacrifice the lives of more heroic soldiers! ”

"And! Only fire is the best way to deal with the plague and the undead, isn't it?! ”

Moreover, Hermione still remembers, the big guy who was summoned at that time was very angry with the undead, and was forced to disappear before he even finished his anger, and the last time she was in Stratholme, she wanted to summon that guy was rejected by Uther, so she felt that this time, if she summoned again, the big guy would definitely come again.

'Done! ’

'Good! So do it! Granger Witch, you're right, only fire can purify everything! ’

'So what are you waiting for?' ’

The paladins thought about it, and quickly gritted their teeth in response.

They also felt that it was much better to completely ruin the place of Dalongmir than to send troops to suppress it! Besides, it seems that they don't have any more troops to send now, so it would be more appropriate to destroy everything here in order to have a long night and dreams, in order to prevent the enemy from escaping?

‘！！ ’

'I'll go back to Talon County with you right now and get someone ready, if you use that kind of teleportation spell, you shouldn't waste too much time!' ’

'Then let's find a suitable location first......

'Shall we carefully clean up the wandering undead in the neighborhood and keep them from coming close?' ’

'Okay! ’

'Ladies and gentlemen, then I'm going to make some noise to attract the undead in the Psychic Academy?' ’

At this time, seeing that the paladins began to discuss, the stalker also spoke up, and took out several large bags of dwarven high explosives with a sinister smile.

Apparently, he had thought about infiltrating and planting explosives and destroying the psychic academy before! However, after thinking that those undead could not be easily blown up, and even if some of them were buried underneath, it would not be a big deal, so he never dared to say his idea.

That's it! ’

'I'm going to teleport back to Daron County with the Granger Witch to get the materials, and I'll be back soon!' ’

We promise to find a suitable and safe venue before then! ’

The others are on guard before we come back, remember, we only have one chance, but don't startle us! ’

'Understood! ’

'Don't worry, Sir Croford!!' ’

'Shhh Be quiet!! ’

‘……’

Soon, the paladins, who had long been military elders, finished discussing it in a few clicks, so when the decision was approved, everyone went their separate ways to prepare.

About two hours later......

As a huge circle suddenly burned with red flames, and with the rapid chanting of the incantation, suddenly, in the ruins of the city of Keldaron, in this place where the undead were raging and only a bleak place of death, suddenly a huge fire suddenly rose again, and then, with the appearance of a huge body that gradually condensed, the undead here were completely awakened by a low explosion from the bottom of the array!

Then, as a matter of course, they frantically poured out of the gates of the Barov family's castle, and managed to see the huge and gradually solidifying figure, and then they attacked brazenly!

'Who is calling me again?...... this time?' ’

‘！！ ’

‘？？？ ’

'Damn! Stupid bugs, how dare you provoke the great Fire Demon King?! ’

As soon as it was summoned, it was attacked by a large group of undead creatures, and in a fit of rage, the huge hammer in its hand, bigger than a house, slammed down on the place where the undead poured out!

'Die!! ’

Strengthen Safras!

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Rumble~!!

With a shaking and roaring sound, the ruins of the castle of the Barov family were completely in ruins, and there were still raging flames, and even the exit was melted into billowing magma, and it was not clear whether the undead and cursed cultists inside, as well as the dean, the lich, and the butcher, etc., were instantly smashed or burned to death.

'I am the Lord of the Fire Demons!!' ’

Safras Pounding!!

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Boom Rumble......

With another hammer, the huge fiery red figure once again smashed down on the ruins of the Barov family's castle on the ground, which had been completely burned!

In the next moment, under the effect of the bursting flame energy, countless cracks, magma, and terrifying flames exploded in an instant on the surface of the surrounding miles of his towering body like a huge mountain range, and the ruins of the original Barov family's castle were completely smashed down at this time!

Countless terrible magma and flames began to completely fill it, the location of the castle turned into a deep pit, and the original underground facilities also turned into a magma pool in an instant.

'Why bother me so much......

'Kneel, mortals, I will burn you alive!!' ’

Live Meteors!

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Sou~! Sou~! Sou~!

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

As if to vent his anger, endless huge fireballs with flames began to be summoned from the sky and smashed down on the entire island of Keldaron!!

'Let's burn it~!! ’

The deafening roar of thunder rang out again, and one could tell that the big guy must be in a bad mood just by hearing it, and that he was venting frantically at the undead who he thought were the initiators.

Shock wave!!

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Thundered......

'The other worlds, this world, all the worlds will burn up......

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'I'm going to turn this place into a heart of molten fire, bugs, and you'll soon see the price of disturbing me, witness the power of Ragnaros!!' ’

'Hmphhahahaha......

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Once again, Ragnaros was teased, and as soon as he came out, the anger in his heart burned brightly, so he began to attack and squander his mighty and infinite power indiscriminately, enveloping anything he saw that could move, or anything on the ground that he saw......

'Huh?! ’

'Die! Damn bugs!! ’

Safras Pound!

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Boom Boom!

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A lich with chains wrapped around its body and dripping hot lava had just teleported out in embarrassment, and before it could report its identity or question, it only saw a huge and terrifying war hammer falling from the sky, and the frost armor around it couldn't resist even a fraction of a second, and it was smashed directly into the magma cracked earth by the flaming giant hammer, and the death could not be more miserable......

……

Five minutes later, when the raging Lord of Flames had to fade into a shadow and disappear without a trace, there was not an inch of land above Keldaron that wasn't burning.

Everything turned into billowing flames or lava, and countless new fire elementals jumped and cheered and ran happily on it, and the light of the fire reflected the sky above the entire Daron Mill Lake, and even the paladins of Andohal or some of the initiators of Daron County could faintly see the terrifying fire coming from the edge of the sky of the huge lake.

As for the undead and the Cursed Cultists......

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid it should be called 'Fire Island' or 'Lava Island' now, and the corpses of zombies, skeletons, or rancid maggots won't survive in this environment.

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At Hogwarts Castle, as bedtime arrived, and Headmaster Dumbledore began to stand up and roar at the amplification charm, the students soon left with some unwanted relief, leaving only a slightly cluttered hall.

'Wow! ’

'It's really fun, that Fire Demon King, that ragnaros is even more terrifying than the legendary dragon! ’

That's right! Our Hogwarts castle probably won't be enough for it to smash it......

‘！！ ’

'You say, that Granger wouldn't summon him here at Hogwarts, would you?' ’

'Definitely not!' Professor Dumbledore wouldn't allow her to do that. ’

What if she did that? ’

Then I'll run home with the fireplace as soon as possible, I'm got Floo powder. ’

'Isn't Floo net not allowed in the fireplace in the common room?' ’

'Then I use apparition?' ’

'Come on, apparition is not allowed in the school, you're going to be stoned alive, in fact we all will!' ’

'Oh! Come on, Hermione wouldn't have used that dangerous summoning spell at school, and she didn't have those materials!! ’

Professor Anne said that it was an illusion, and that the contents of it must not exist. ’

But that guy is really exciting! ’

'I'm so happy to see the undead and the Academy of the Cult of the Damned God destroyed! ’

'Me too!' ’

'Hahaha......'

‘……’

The students talked loudly as they were led by their prefects and deans to the common room of their respective houses, and soon only a little girl and a student who looked like a Ravenclaw at the badge were left behind.

However, no professor or prefect dared to interfere with the two of them, because ah, that little girl was their Professor Anne, and the other Ravenclaw student was the madgirl Luna Lovegood!

Thank you for agreeing to send an interview to my dad's magazine about our last conversation, and his "Singing the Opposite" is selling very well, and writing to me to thank you so much! ’

Luna Lovegood said gratefully as she followed the little girl who was carrying a teddy bear, throwing off her arms, and walking on her short legs step by step on the wide stone floor.

"You're welcome, you can write whatever you want, as long as you don't write bad things about me in it!"

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Little Anne doesn't mind the interview or something, and she doesn't need to write it herself anyway!

'That's right! ’

'Professor Annie, may I ask you?' Why is that Peeves so afraid of you? I just saw it, and it was going to throw me with rotten eggs, but as soon as it saw you, it ran away......

Peeves' difficulty is obvious to everyone in the school, and it is said that the other party is only afraid of Professor Dumbledore and Barrot the Blood, so Luna is really curious about what method this little professor used to clean up the other party.

If she could learn it, she probably wouldn't have to worry about the other person chasing after her, calling her a crazy girl and throwing her with rotten eggs or something else.

“……”

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"As long as you catch it and sink to the bottom of the lake to live with a group of water monsters that are noisier than it for more than a month, Grindillo, it is guaranteed to run faster than anyone else when it sees you!"

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Yes, after more than a month, a certain hapless Peeves was finally released by the great Professor Annie, because ah, she felt that without the other party to bully, it seemed that life at Hogwarts Castle would be less interesting?

（…… ）

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'But ......'

'What am I going to do?' Because we can't hurt a real ghost! ’

Luna was a little annoyed, because she obviously couldn't catch Peeves, and she couldn't hurt the other party, let alone catch him and sink to the bottom of the lake!

Now, though, she finally knew why Peeves had disappeared for over a month and was still running so fast after seeing Professor Annie! And she plans to write about this in the next interview with Professor Anne, and she thinks that those who subscribe to "Singing Contrarian" will definitely be happy to see these interesting things.

"If it can't be harmed, just create an illusion that it is scared and let its mind be damaged by critical hits!"

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Anne would not have taught a student how to hurt a ghost, because that would be too 'humane', and Dumbledore's weird old man would have an opinion, so she would have done that alone.

'So what can I do to inflict a critical heart attack on Peeves?' ’

Luna is puzzled, she is often bullied by Peeves due to her personality, but she really wants to know how to do it.

“……”

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"You know the Boggart, right? I'll teach you a counter-spell to deal with the Boggart, you can use it on Peeves, and then you can make it see what it fears the most......"

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It wasn't hard for Anne to make a new spell or something, but she was now wondering if Peeves would see her own illusion when the new spell she had given to Miss Luna was recited. Maybe, it must be, right?

Of course, could it be those terrible water monsters Grindy Lowe, or a rusty cannon barrel?

（…… ）

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