Chapter 544: The Death of Keldaron
When a natural disaster invaded, Kel'thugad led his troops to attack Andohar at night, which can be counted as the first night.
The next night, Keldaron was in a hurry.
All the commanders, including Uther, looked at each other, saying that this undead was really out of the ordinary, and everyone had analyzed it early on, and thought that attacking Keldaron was an act of death, but the Scourge Army did just that.
Since it is a death, it is better to die, and the bridge road at the mouth of the Dano River in the southeast of the mourning hills will be blocked, unless the soul of the dead swims across the Dalong Lake, it will be blocked in the narrow strip of land on the south shore of the lake, and the east side is the lofty mountains and craggy cliffs, and it is easy to be caught up by the pursuers when they retreat there.
So the generals, after asking the messenger about the situation, decided to send troops overnight.
Gianna was attentive and specifically asked, how did Keldaron get in danger?
The messenger was resigned, and in the end he was embarrassed to say that the children of the Barov family were discordant because of the succession to the title, and one of them took refuge in the Eternal Life Church.
The Church of Eternal Life, this was the first time they had heard the name of this sect in Alsace.
This is the curse cult, and they themselves don't give that derogatory name. According to members of the sect, they were there to show the way to those who longed for immortality.
It's not pure foolishness, it's really immortal, but it's just that most people find it difficult to accept the side effects of eternal life.
When Arthas heard this, he despised the Barov family in his heart. The heart said, "That is, the father, who tolerates this inferior goods at both ends of the snake and rat to join the kingdom." When I succeed to the throne, I have to cure them!"
The army marched out of the southeastern entrance of Andorhar and advanced towards Kelsealon.
They had to pass through the Mourning Hills, then cross the bridge at the mouth of the Dano River before reaching the southern shore of Lake Talon, where a long boulder bridge was the only overland road to Keldaron.
What they are most worried about now in Arthas is that the undead will destroy the stone bridge while attacking Keldaron, and once the undead take Keldaron, it will be difficult to take it back.
Sad hills, many mounds, and many trees. For some reason, the trees in this area are not very energetic, and they always wither and die before other areas every year, hence the name.
It was later known as the Hill of Remorse, the Tomb of Uther, which is located here.
Here, the army was harassed by a small stream of undead.
Uther boosted his morale and said, "Our enemies are counting on this trick to slow us down, gain time, capture Kellronda, and then rely on the Stronghold to fight us. The idea is good, but it underestimates our determination and courage, as well as our strength. I left one force to wipe it out, and the others rushed with me. ”
Arthas, who was on the side, was a little unhappy, and said to himself, "I now represent the king, not just your students, you should at least ask for my opinion, right?"
But expressing dissatisfaction at this time seems to be a bit too calculating, let's get down to business first, not to mention that he also agrees with Uther's opinion.
So the main force of the army, advancing offensively, rushed through the mourning hills in one go.
At the Dano Estuary Bridge, there was an abomination blocking the way, and Uther hated this unsimilar creature full of blasphemous properties, and a dozen paladins with silver hands took the lead in the charge, directly breaking through its blocking array with their war spears, killing the other side, and then working together on both sides to strangle it.
This is the first time that Uther has used a heavy cavalry gun in actual combat, and it feels good, especially since the Knights of the Silver Hand have also obtained a lot of heavy horses improved by Kane, and the high-speed collision is very powerful.
Kane has always believed that heavy cavalry is the pinnacle of combat power in the era of cold weapons, an alternative chariot, and the ultimate embodiment of human mortal power.
In Azeroth, there are some large-tonnage monsters and strange things.
The abomination of the Scourge Army can only barely enter the big guys, which is more weighty than them, and there are a bunch of random people who rely on tonnage and great strength to eat, such as puppet colossus, mountain giants, sea giants, tyrannosaurus rex, etc., not to mention those special versions of big monsters.
Kane has always considered how humanity should respond to such a big man.
Mechanical creations, such as huge chariots or something, this is indeed a road number. But since it was an extraordinary world, he felt that heavy knights could also do it.
When they visited the temple of the Divine Temple, Uther was fortunate enough to see the heavy cavalry training of the Falken Kingdom, and they felt very touched by the blood of the Falken Kingdom, and they wanted it too.
Although it is not a star and a half in comparison, it can be regarded as a 'rampage' addiction today. In Uther's words: "It's an addictive way of fighting, and when I charge, I feel at least 10 years younger." ”
The heavy cavalry moved forward and tore apart the array, that kind of irresistible majesty, which boosted morale very much, and the rhythm was beaten at once. The army of the kingdom of Lordaeron, with just one charge, laid the foundation for victory in this battle.
After completing the bridge and crossing a woodland, I saw in the distance that the flames on the side of Keldaron were blazing and reflecting the red sky, and it was clear that the situation was very dangerous.
Uther ordered a galloping march, and when he reached the long bridge on the south bank of Lake Daron, he saw the undead in siege, the gates of the city had been opened, but the fighting on the walls continued.
This time, Arthas did not let Uther steal the limelight, shouted the slogan of pulling the wind, led the team in the lead, and began to attack.
When Ron Nitro saw that the prince had charged, he hurried to follow with his army.
On the long bridge, the horses galloped, Arthas swung his hammer and smashed the undead on the bridge into the water, and the cavalry on both sides responded, and the army followed behind, pouring into Keldaron like a powerful wave.
The interior of Keldaron is not flat, but rather a process of climbing, which is clearly layered by artificial construction.
Arthas and his party rushed in, and saw a relatively high position, a demon more than three meters tall, with bat wings, anti-joint hooves, and armor, standing there majestically, directing the battle, that calm and relaxed appearance, particularly eye-catching.
As if sensing the arrival of the people, the demon turned around and said condescendingly, "It turns out that His Royal Highness the Prince has arrived." I heard Kel'thugad tell you about your rudeness last night, and you came again uninvited tonight. You're really reckless. ”
"You're Marganis, aren't you? You sophisticating demon......"
The Nasrezm demon Marganis interrupted Arthas in a passionate tone, "It's amazing that so many people have come to this great sacrifice, Prince, do you like to watch the fireworks?"
"What?" Arthas felt that his thinking was a little unable to keep up with this demon, what kind of fireworks were he talking about at this time?
Uther was more experienced, and changed color and said: "It's not good, it's a trap, get out!"
But it's too late...
One by one, large explosive bombs were buried in the lowest area of the castle, as well as outside the castle and on the long bridge.
These black powder bombs from goblins are recharged, and not only have shockwave damage, fragment damage, but also poison damage.
In the rumbling earth-shattering explosion, instead of black smoke and flames, a poisonous green color rose up, and a large number of soldiers were ignited in the evil energy flames, screaming and dying.
However, such a bomb is much weaker against the hero unit, and at the critical moment, Uther and others stretched out their shields to protect many people.
What's more, due to their interactions with the Templar Order, the Paladins of the Silver Hand are much more powerful than in the original historical line.
They have the ability to heal the wounds and detoxify the group. Except for those who were ignited or blown up or fell into the water at the first time, most of them benefited from it and did not die quickly.
Marganis crossed his arms, touched his chin, and said disapprovingly: "The nasty smell reminds me of the garrison officer of the Delaney. No matter what world it is, there will always be this kind of light-chaser who is exposed to the smell of chicken manure......"
While the human side is trying to save their comrades and regain their strength, the necromantic forces have already attacked.
The previous ones were in full swing, they were basically a gang, the human officers and soldiers were played by the cursed cultists, and the opposite was the undead, their usual training, and the fight with the black blade knights, has always been bloody and cruel, so the fight was very realistic, and even Uther they couldn't see through it in time.
However, the undead commanders are not brainless, and they also cherish their own troops.
The Cursed Cultists and the Undead are not afraid of the evil flames, and they are prepared, most of them are not at the main explosion point, and they are there in time when they explode.
Of course, the blast wave and fragment damage from the explosion still worked on them. But they are undead, even the cursed cultists who have not yet been completely converted, and their physical bodies have greatly reduced their pain under the erosion of evil energy, and they have even lost their sense of pain, and at the same time, they have lost their sense of touch.
As a result, the undead side had more survivors of the explosion and quickly retreated. The new round of battles consists of a group of necromancers as well as more specialized psychics.
With the corpses of the human officers and soldiers who were killed, a large number of white bone warriors, and white bone mages were produced by the group summoning technique, playing a wave of white bone sea, and at the height of Keldaron, meat grinders appeared, more than thirty in a row, and kept dropping corpse bombs into the war zone.
And this time, there is also an obsidian golem among the undead, the existence of this semi-device can constantly replenish life energy or magic energy for the existence within the range.
These life energies are usually squeezed and stored from living beings, and magical energy is evil energy created by sacrifices and other methods.
With this thing, crispy necromancers and psychics can last longer and unleash more spells.
The human side has suffered a lot of pressure, the paladins are actually very powerful, group healing and group drive should be the exclusive skills of the priest, and now they are performed by the paladins, although the conditions are relatively harsh, and the effect is poor, but it is also a group effect, which is of great help to the current situation of the target.
They also learned from the Knights Templar the Light of Brilliance, an enhanced version of the Blind Light that they later developed themselves.
This is not just a matter of dazzling eyes, but it affects the senses, and under this influence, the undead are not blinded, but all of their senses are lost.
For a short time, of course.
But it's very useful, especially when combined with their good use of the Holy Storm technique, and the effect is superb, and it is often used as a starting point for paladins to deal with hordes of enemies, especially those of the dark faction.
However, tonight, the disparity in the number of paladins and the ambush of the traps led to a one-sided battle.
In addition to group detoxification, the paladins also have a group dispel, which can effectively act on blasphemous summons, causing their spell effects to collapse, and in the light dispersing, the bone warriors and bone mages scatter with a bang.
However, the caster on the undead side had an absolute advantage, and the summoned white bone creature quickly slaughtered the wounded in the explosion, providing more materials for spellcasting, and the obsidian golem restored mana......
Faced with the crisis, Uther made a difficult decision, gave up the rescue and retreated!
He knew that if he didn't do this, no one would want to leave here tonight, and he would be grinding to death here.
The long bridge was blown up, but outside the castle of the Barov family, there was a roundabout road on the west side of the main entrance, leading to a small pier, and Uther beckoned the people to retreat there, while he and the paladins and the more powerful warriors saved a few wounded soldiers from time to time.
Some of the wounded soldiers were withdrawn, while others were so wounded that they chose to die in battle.
Life and death, scenes and pathos.
Once again, the paladins played an important role in the place of the priests to give a resting blessing to prevent the souls of the dead from being abused and ravaged by the undead.
This skill was also learned from his peers in the Temple of God, and many paladins didn't pay much attention to it when they first learned it, but now they know that it is of great significance, even more than the value of combat skills.
Naturally, there is Kane's plan here.
In the fourth year of his coming to this world, he had basically determined that the world of Azeroth was very similar to the abyss world in terms of the cycle of life and death and the destination of the soul.
There is the underworld, but there is no hell, only a more primitive soul habitat.
In this context, if he doesn't do something, it won't be him......