216 The Fall of Alsace
The success of the first undead creation experiment filled Kel'thugad with confidence. &{}{}
In the days that followed, he sold his assets on the orders of Naozu to form the Cult of the Cursed God—all in secret, of course. They specialized in absorbing people who were dissatisfied with society, deceiving them that joining the Scourge Legion would give them great power and eternal life, and soon, the Cult of the Cursed God had a considerable number of members, and the Lich King asked them to scatter to all corners of the human kingdom of Lordaeron as an internal response, and at this time, Naozu was ready to attack the Great 6 of civilization.
Then, in a very short period of time, the unknown terrible plague began to slowly spread in the internal land of the Lordaeron Kingdom, and it was not long before the alliance was re-established, such a change made the Lordaeron Kingdom very vigilant, they even thought that this was the means of the alliance, they began to use various methods to adjust the mission, and also sent an envoy to the country of the High Elves, nominally as an envoy, but in fact secretly investigating the actions of the High Elves. However, no matter how they investigated, they could not find out the relationship between the High Elves and the plague, but the spread of the plague was still accelerating, and the kingdom of Lordaeron had to increase its efforts to prevent the spread of the plague.
They killed the carriers of the plague, locked down an entire territory, and burned all the supplies and lives that could carry the plague, which caused the people of the kingdom of Lordaeron to fall into panic and confusion. Kel'thugad took the opportunity to lead the Cult of the Cursed to stir up trouble in the kingdom of Lordaeron. His evil teachings blinded countless people who longed for happiness and wanted to escape the plague, and transformed them into walking dead undead through the terrible plague virus, collectively known as the "Scourge Legion". The undead scourge not only threatens the stability of the Lordaeron border. It also shook the foundations of the entire kingdom of Lordaeron.
This time the other races of the Alliance. Even the Confederacy took note of the situation. The High Elves have also sent a team of magicians to investigate the plague. But the results were not optimistic, they could not figure out how the plague worked, they did not know when the plague appeared, and they could not even stop the spread of the plague. Lordaeron was reluctant to be away from Quel'Thalas, and the High Elves returned to Quel'Thalas worriedly, opening the rune defense circle to the maximum as soon as possible, and doing their best to prevent any creatures that might carry the plague from entering Quel'Thalas.
Orson is also from Clay Claw. In fact, not only him, but all the High Elves who went out were recalled to Quel'Thalas. They must have enough strength to deal with possible crises, and this time, because of the formation of the Alliance and the opposition between the High Elves and humans, Kael'thas did not leave Quel'Thallas again, but remained in his kingdom to guard against any enemies that might arise.
Let's not talk about the fall of the Death Knight Arthas......
Anxious to learn of the spread of the plague, Arthas led the cavalry regiment of the kingdom of Lordaeron. Rush to the Andohar region. Of course, he also invited Gianna, who at this time did not consider the plague to be a great threat. Coupled with the opposition of the Confederate Alliance, Gianna and Orson have broken up on the surface, and he feels that he has a chance...... It's a pity that Gianna rejected him.
At this time, Gianna had already signed a contract with Orson, so naturally it was impossible for him to have anything to do with him.
Disillusioned, Arthas could only speed up his pace, and when he arrived at the most severe area of the plague, that is, Anhador, the events that would affect Arthas's life were finally born: Arthas began to study this deadly plague, and now those affected by it were transformed into terrible undead soldiers - this undead army was actually the Scourge Legion. Alsace was shocked and saddened by the sight of a single moment: overnight, almost all of them had become the walking dead of the undead. The plague caused great panic and grief to the people of Lordaeron. A strong sense of responsibility and historical mission made Alsace hate natural disasters to the core. This hatred also transformed into a strong ** in his heart. ** Able to give people the most motivation. When someone is trying to pursue and satisfy themselves, they will do their best, even deviating from some of their life principles. Historically, there have been many people who have done whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Alsace had such a sign at this time. In such a situation, once there is a fuse, it is possible to lose oneself.
He worked hard to gather any clues and find who was behind this qiē. The hard work paid off, and he finally found the culprit who spread this plague, Kel'thugad.
Enraged, Arthas did not hesitate to put him to death.
Although Kel'thugad was wiped out, the threat of the Cult of the Damned and the Scourge of the Dead was not eliminated - a shipment of plague-tainted grain was sent to the large city of Stratholme. Alsace then set off for Stratholme in an attempt to intercept the grain, and eventually pursued it all the way to the gates of Stratholme.
When Arthas arrived in Stratholme, Uther, the Lightbringer, arrived in time to help. But by this time everyone was shocked that it was too late—the grain infected by the plague had been put into the hands of the citizens!
Arthas realizes that these innocent citizens will be infected with the plague and become a new force of the undead scourge. He ordered Uther and the Knights of the Silver Hand to slaughter the townspeople so that they would not become the minions of the Scourge. This order surprised everyone, and everyone looked at Arthas in disbelief, they did not understand why His Royal Highness the Prince, who had always been the representative of light and justice, would give such an order. Even his lieutenant shouted to him that these people were now living people, the people of Lordaeron!
Even Uther could not understand Arthas's actions, and he immediately refused to carry out this order in a fit of rage, who would have thought that Arthas would sentence the respected Lightbringer to treason. Disheartened, Uther and most of his paladins left the city in a rage.
At this moment, the Dreadlord Melganis, the mastermind behind the Cult of the Damned, appeared before Arthas, laughing at the futility of the prince and declaring that Stratholme would soon be reduced to an undead hell.
Without Uther's supervision and guidance, and without Gianna's gentleness and thoughtfulness, no one could stop Arthas's strong revenge**. Despite the rebellion, Arthas carried out his plan. He ordered his soldiers to slaughter the innocent citizens infected with the plague and burn all the buildings in the city!
At this time, all the soldiers under Arthas did not notice the change in Arthas, and although he seemed more wild and ruthless than before, he became more courageous and decisive. The soldiers seemed to be receptive to the prince's change, for it relieved them of the burden of obeying orders, especially in such an environment.
Melganis also led the Scourge to wreak havoc in Stratholme, turning citizens infected with the undead plague into walking dead more quickly. In order to prevent more undead from appearing to expand the Scourge Legion, Arthas actually began to massacre civilians as well, which is tantamount to a murderous race with Melganis.
In the process of slaughtering civilians, Arthas's extremely depressed and sad mental condition made him doubt his own strength and faith, and finally led Alsace's spirit to collapse due to the pressure of his heart, and he gradually changed from a prince yearning for light to an avenger thirsting for power.
But his actions did not stop the spread of the plague, in fact, more and more people were infected with the plague, and under the effect of the plague, they became one undead after another, and the sting in his heart almost swallowed his whole person when he saw his people become such monsters.
To be honest, in the current environment, he made the decision to slaughter the city, which is actually very rational and very reasonable, after all, if he leaves it alone, the spread of the plague will intensify, and more people will become undead, and he decided to sacrifice a few people for the sake of the majority, which is not wrong. He was wrong because he didn't understand the power of the plague, and even if he had killed these people, the bodies that had not been decapitated could eventually turn into undead soldiers, a vicious circle in which the more people he killed, the more undead soldiers he had......
However, Arthas did not know this now, and he finally "purified" Stratholme and embarked on the road of revenge.
He led the fleet on the Northern Big 6, where he met Muradin's Copperbeard and received an order from his father to let him return. But he couldn't care about so much, he cut off his own way out, and betrayed the natives he hired, and finally led the team to find the artifact in Muradin's mouth, and he wanted to borrow the power of the artifact to take revenge.
But he would never have imagined that the Lich King was the true master of the sword! Frost Grief can suck the souls of the living for their own use: and this terrifying power is bestowed by Bynaozu.
Despite Muradin's resistance, he finally grasped the hilt of Frostmourn's sword, and for him, as long as he could help him take revenge, even if he sold his soul to the demon. Backed by this belief, he defeated the Lich King's minions with great strength, wiped out a large number of spider monsters, and finally defeated the "ultimate enemy" Melganis. However, Alsace did not reap the slightest joy of victory. When all the qiē was over, the expressionless prince left his dazed comrades far behind, and the lonely figure disappeared into the Nordson snow.
In the depths of the icy forest, tormented by the mad voice of Frost Grief, and driven by the dark will of the Sword of Evil, Arthas's mind has been eaten away by the Sword of Damned. The former Prince of Lordaeron was a thing of the past from the moment he plucked the Frost Sorrow, replaced by Arthas, the Death Knight of the Lich King's faithful servant. (To be continued!)
Tips: The new domain name "biquge.info" has been launched by Biquge, and the original domain name is about to be discontinued. Please tell each other, thank you!