After counting the numbers again, Arthas, covered in blood, found that his troops had lost nearly fifty soldiers.

Among them, many warriors have corrupted into zombies and have been killed by their former comrades, while many more are unwilling to become puppets of the dark forces and choose to die by themselves.

Regardless, Arthas gave the noblest courtesy to these warriors who gave their lives to fight the darkness, and he ordered the remaining warriors to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades and bring them back to the Chapel of Light's Wish for burial.

Years ago, Terenus carved out a tomb there to bury the warriors who gave their lives against the brutal orcs during the Second Orc War. It was a gathering place for paladins, filled with holy light, where corpses were stored, and even the most corrupt dark forces could not penetrate it.

This also solved Arthas's worries, he didn't want to put the corpses of these warriors in his front foot, and his back foot was controlled by some unknown dark force.

He glanced at the corpse of Kel'thugad, who had been decomposed into pus, and after successfully killing the culprits responsible for the plague, they would spend the next three days inspecting all the nearby villages and farms, destroying all the grain bearing the seal of Andorhar, and then they would set off for Lordaeron, and the investigation of the incident would be over.

Although the plague had caused him to lose more than fifty good soldiers, it was all worth it, and wiping the blood from his cheeks, Arthas even thought with some conceit that even his teacher Uther would not handle this tricky matter more perfectly than himself.

Next, they were about to leave for Stratholme, the nearest big city to Andorhar, but before leaving, Gianna's state of mind worried him.

"Don't you really need to take a break? Gianna?"

Looking at Gianna, who was pale, Arthas asked with some concern.

"I'm fine, Arthas..."

Waving her hand, Gianna quietly avoided Arthas's outstretched out, trying to hold her hand, "I just... It's just a little unimaginable, and it is unacceptable for a while, that Kel'thugad, who has always been relied on by Teacher Antonidas and Teacher Crassus, would do such a thing, which is really surprising. ”

"I have a hunch that things may not be that simple. He used dark magic to turn these villagers into abominable and ferocious zombies, perhaps not just to create a plague and cause chaos. Behind this series of strange events, I am afraid that we have overlooked something deeper. ”

Gianna looked at Arthas with a solemn expression, her mind could not be taken away from it.

"Don't think about it so much. ”

From the beginning of this incident, Arthas had a feeling that something was wrong, but now that this strange feeling has subsided with the demise of Kel'thugad, it is undeniable that the "Scourge Legion" that the necromancer spoke of before the time limit still worries him.

A dying bluff?

Or is it resentment over the failure of the scheme?

Shaking his head, Arthas did his best to put these unrealistic ideas out of his mind.

"So where do we go next?"

Gianna's words pulled him back from his thoughts.

Looking around, Arthas found that during the time he had spoken to Gianna, his soldiers had almost cleaned up the messy battlefield, and the corpses of the valiant soldiers had been collected.

"Stratholme. ”

Pulling the horse led by a soldier, Arthas took the blood-stained golden hammer behind his back and skillfully turned on his horse, "We must go there to check for infected food, if you have no problem, Gianna, I think, maybe we have to hurry." After all, as you know, Stratholme is still almost a day's way away. ”

"I'm fine, Arthas!"

Hearing Arthas's firm tone, Gianna nodded, and then mounted another horse.

After riding the warhorse, Arthas's face was swept away with exhaustion and rejuvenation, and he casually set his eyes on one of the cavalrymen, and found that the other party was just like himself, although his face was full of exhaustion, but his spirit was still vigorous and upright.

This is the heroic and unyielding chivalry of Lordaeron!!

After this brief victory in the extermination of the undead, the morale of the entire army also reached a new height.

When a formidable foe is defeated, a warrior is reborn, and with the support of strong self-confidence, the warriors led by Arthas seem to be reborn.

"Let's go!!"

Whip up, just as the army is ready to set off for Stratholm to the east, a sudden change occurs!!

The earth shook with a loud howl like a ghost, and then, black-purple rays of energy burst out from Kel'thugad's corpse along the rotten earth like a spider's web, covering the entire town of Andohal in just a moment.

The sudden change caused the whole army to panic, and the horses under the crotches of these cavalrymen were even more uneasy, panting, and digging the dirt under their feet with their horses' hooves in horror.

"What's going on??"

Arthas looked left and right, and at the same time, he once again drew the golden hammer from his back, and slapped his horse under his crotch with the other hand, trying to calm the frightened mount.

"Arthas, we maybe... Hit the plan. ”

Gianna, who had been silent all the time, observing the situation around her, suddenly spoke, unlike the panicked Arthas, although she was also very anxious, but her tone was more calm than Arthas: "You'd better order the whole army to get out of here at once, Arthas, I can't guarantee that something more terrible will happen." ”

Taking a deep breath, Arthas had to admit that Gianna was right, and he was trying to do it.

It's a pity that it's too late...

Just as Arthas turned his horse's head and was about to give the order in a loud voice, the black-purple energy rays that cracked in the ground burst out and leaped into the sky, and in everyone's shocked expressions, they intertwined and interspersed with each other, and finally formed a huge barrier network that covered the entire Andorhar.

"It's... What the hell is this, my!!"

Dwarven Captain Digor couldn't say anything at this time, he looked up at the sky, the black-purple rays exuded a mysterious dark aura, and the whole huge net was as hideous as a lion opening its huge mouth.

Not only Dagor, but even Falar, who has experienced a hundred battles and experienced countless battles, is at a loss at this time, among all of them, perhaps except for Xue Huan, only Gianna, who is proficient in magic, understands what is happening.

It turned out to be... Enchantment!!

Could it all be...

At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed, and she suddenly became enlightened, and countless characters, clues, and events flashed back in Gianna's mind, and then connected into a line, and all confusion and unknowns became clear in an instant.

"Alsace..."

She twisted her neck with difficulty, her expression pale, her tone stiff, and just as Arthas looked at Gianna blankly, a wild laugh rang out...

(End of chapter)