Chapter 310: Killing Before Darkness
Renaud Mograini has always been Xue Huan's confidant, as the second person to kill his father in the history of Warcraft in addition to Arthas, Renault has always been hated and scolded by the majority of players as a traitor and sinner.
But putting aside this guy's many crimes and all kinds of indecent love with the Grand Prosecutor Whitemayne, in terms of strength and strategic ambition alone, he is indeed a ruthless man.
Less than 20,000 people.
This is the number of natural disasters that Xue Huan gave to Renault at the beginning, and his opponent is the famous old Fuding, but even so, this guy still relies on the undead natural disaster of less than 20,000, relying on tactical and geographical advantages, and simply trapped the dignified Tirio Fuding in the Valley of the Hearth, making it impossible for Xue Huan to join the battlefield when he fought with the paladin Uther.
Later, with the help of these troops, when Xue Huan attacked Quel'Thalas, exterminated Dalaran, and expanded the territory, he silently guarded the old site of Lordaeron and the area around Andohar for Xue Huan, and spent a lot of troops searching for the living and turning them into undead.
According to rough estimates, in just over half a year, Renault expanded the army under his command from 20,000 to about 40,000, doubling it completely.
This force was not effective when Xue Huan held hundreds of thousands of undead legions, but now, when all the military forces under Xue Huan's command were exhausted by the Burning Legion, these 40,000 or so troops were tantamount to becoming the key to recovering Lordaeron.
And this is also the purpose of Xue Huan's coming here.
"The Great Lord of Darkness, Renaud, do as you command. ”
Coming out of the strangely shaped Scourge Fortress with a strange arc of light was none other than Renaud Mograini, who was wearing a heavy, Death Knight plate armor.
The big guy on the side, who was frightened by the shadow energy summoned by Xue Huan, couldn't help but show a shocked expression after seeing his master have such respect for the person in front of him.
"Dangalok, why don't you meet your master?" Renault yelled at the big guy who was still in place, not making the slightest movement.
Lord of Darkness!?
Big guy, oh no... The Death Knight, who was supposed to be known as Dangalok, shook his head, and it seemed that he had not recovered from the shock.
A fierce warrior who belonged to the Third Order of Lordaeron, Dangarok had a dream from an early age to become a great paladin who was admired and admired by the people, like Paladin Uther.
As a result, the already tall and strong Dangarok joined the Lordaeron Knights and became a knight.
But what he didn't expect was that his commander at the time was a well-known villain in the Tirisfala glade.
One of the seven kingdoms as glorious and illustrious as Lordaeron, there will also be scum in the army under his rule?
And it turns out that the more vivid and shiny the system, the more unimaginable the degree of dirtiness becomes.
After joining the Order, his commander also showed a "cherished talent" after learning of his dream, and promised him that as long as he paid enough gold to him, he would be able to pass "certain channels" to let him be baptized by the Holy Light, and from then on he would become a true paladin.
The innocent and simple, dreamy Dangalok listened to his superior's nonsense, not only handed over all the gold coins he had saved, but even his own sister, who grew up with him, could not escape the poisonous hands of the hungry wolf.
When his chief's misdeeds were revealed, a furious Dangalok took his commander to the Lordaeron court-martial, but the result was even more disappointing... He was convicted of "maliciously bribing a chief" and "false accusation", so he had to accept a fact.
That's... He will be stripped of all his possessions and imprisoned in Lordaeron's prison.
During his time in captivity, Dangalok was in great pain, and it was from that moment that he questioned the so-called light and hope, and this doubt was even transferred to the entire kingdom of Lordaeron.
He thought about going out all the time, going out to find the brute, and then uprooting him and the tissue behind him that had caught him in this pain.
When Xue Huan led the Scourge Legion to overthrow Lordaeron's rule, the entire kingdom was in chaos, and all the prisoners in the prison rioted, Dangalok took the opportunity to escape.
He found his chief, only to learn that his sister, who had been with him, had been humiliated and killed, and the grief-stricken Tangalok finally cut off the beast's head with his own hands after a bitter struggle.
Dangalok, who had taken revenge, suddenly felt a wave of melancholy and emptiness... Where should he go? Where can he go?
Looking at the kingdom that had long been filled with a sea of corpses of the dead on all sides, and disappointed in the kingdom of Lordaeron, which had long since decayed from within, Dangarok found Renault and volunteered to become a death knight.
After becoming a Death Knight, Dhangarok retained his power-chasing nature, and he was always able to master the Shadow Energy more proficiently than a Death Knight of the same level.
This was appreciated by Renault.
And what he hears the most in his ears as he keeps chasing power is Xue Huan's "legendary experience".
The first death knight under the command of the Lich King, the ultimate boss behind hundreds of thousands of undead, wielding a magic sword to wipe out Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas.
It is no exaggeration to say that in the heart of Dangarok after becoming a death knight, Xue Huan's status has even surpassed the status of his former idol Uther, who worships Xue Huan as a representative of "faith", extreme dominance and power.
Before becoming a Death Knight, even though Dhangarok had idol Uther, he had never seen the idol himself.
And now, their master, the first death knight Xue Huan, is a real "person" in front of him, and he even has a "friendly exchange" with himself, which makes Dangalok excited after becoming an undead.
Dangalok got up from the ground, he put the big axe in his hand in front of him, and respectfully knelt down on one knee in front of Xue Huan.
"See... Master. There was a hint of tremor in his deep voice.
"Get up, Dangarok, Renault has trained you well, however, you are not very skilled in the use of shadow energy, remember, as a death knight, how well you can use shadow energy determines your strength. Xue Huan raised his hand towards Dangalok and motioned for the latter to get up.
"Yes, I will take the words of the master to heart. Dangarok grinned excitedly, staring at Xue Huan's eyes, the green light was even worse.
Crossing the Dangalok, Xue Huan walked towards the interior of the Scourge Fortress with a blank face, and Renaud, very knowledgeable, took Dangalok and a group of undead brothers to follow behind Xue Huan, acting as a "tour guide" and "commentary".
"Ever since your lord went to attack Darra, I have been following your orders to defend the old Lordaeron and Antonhar, and have increased the number of this force to about 40,000. ”
Renaud explained to Xue Huan as he walked, and Dangalok on the side couldn't help but be in awe of Xue Huan even more when he saw that his master was so cautious in front of the Lord of Darkness.
"But the good times didn't last long, just ten days ago, three strange-looking manta creatures came to Lordaeron and declared..."
Speaking of this, Renault paused for a moment, and when he saw that Xue Huan's face had not changed in any way, he continued in a low voice, "They claim that the Scourge Legion has been taken over, and Lordaeron will belong to the Burning Legion from now on. ”
"I didn't have a head-on confrontation with them, and when they let their guard down, I fled and came here, but my lord, we still have about 10,000 troops trapped in Lordaeron, and here, only about 30,000. ”
Renault reported one by one, and Xue Huan, who was at the forefront, nodded slightly, and then said,
"Those guys are lackeys of the Burning Legion, the Dreadlord Nasrezm, I'll have to settle accounts with them sooner or later, you didn't clash with them, you kept these armies, and you did a good job, Renault. ”
Walking in the building filled with the smell of rancidity, Xue Huan looked at the temporary natural disaster barrier built by Renault.
The mottled city walls, inscribed with strange carvings, and the flickering candles on the walls, lit up the entire space with a strange light spot, and Xue Huan noticed that there were many crates and rancid and moldy meat piled up in various corners, attracting flies.
In the stairwell, bloody cages were erected, and inside were still imprisoned young humans who had been caught from somewhere and were about to perform the transformation ritual, and Xue Huan even smelled fear and despair from them.
The entire interior space was divided into two floors, which was larger than he had imagined, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of undead.
Xue Huan glanced at the undead who were crowded back and forth, and commanded Renault: "Mobilize these warriors, Renault, I will be of great use in the near future." ”
"Understood, my master. ”
Nodding respectfully, Renault gave Xue Huan a standard Lordaeron military salute, even though he had already betrayed Lordaeron and become a Death Knight.
Needless to say, the clever Renault had already guessed that the "great use" in Xue Huan's mouth must be to settle accounts with those fear demon kings.
"That's... Master, we are now... How?" asked Renault.
A little cunning flashed in Xue Huan's eyes, thinking of Illidan who had become a demon before, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he coldly spit out a word.
"Wait!"
(End of chapter)