Volume 5 Return of the King 3 The Plague Lands
Now that land is called the Plague Lands!
Ha! Yes, although it used to be the place where the most food was produced in the entire northern human kingdom, it is no longer suitable for human habitation. The vast expanse of farmland is now completely deserted, villages have been abandoned, and even the people of some large farms and farmsteads have fled.
When he stood on the shore of Lake Keldaron and looked at the large lake that had become filthy, a smell of corruption came to his face, and he could find Mograine's manor along the lake, but he hesitated and chose to give up, and chose to go to Andohal to have a look.
Before leaving, I wondered if Andorhar would be better, but when I looked at the smelly water that came ashore, I decided not to hold out any hopes. So when you go to Andorhar, the scene there is not at all unexpected, it is completely expected, and ...... There is no wave in the heart. It's just a little bigger barren outside.
But here is not only desolation, but also ...... Some surprises.
The Scarlet Crusaders took possession of the place, but they retreated after clearing it. The dilapidated houses all show traces of being looted countless times, and there are some ghosts wandering among the ruins. They appear even during the day.
In fact, don't worry, these ghosts are all human. I mean, they were all human when they were alive, but when they died, they became ghosts.
Here I would like to say a little bit...... I still haven't been able to figure out how these ghosts came about.
Or ...... Ghost!
You may not believe that there are ghosts or ghosts in this world. Of course, it doesn't matter if you believe it or not, but what I'm saying is that it does exist. In the words of a magician...... Energy doesn't disappear for no reason, it's just changed from one way to another.
This is not difficult to understand, and you can also find your own evidence to verify this sentence. The resurrection of the undead and the resurrection of the forsaken can be seen, even if the soul is out of body. It's just that it's not clear in what way this ghost exists independently.
Although it is true that souls can leave the body of the sojourner, I have never seen how ghosts are formed except for the soul spirits of the elves, and although I can't explain it, they do exist!
Farther afield, I had seen it in the temple that sank into the lake in the dark swamp to the east of the Windwind Canyon, and I had seen it in the southern jungle when I was mingling with the trolls, but it was the ghost of the trolls. The only thing that remains an impression of human ghosts is...... Mistress of the Agamande house.
I don't know if only hatred or regret can give birth to this condensed energy body, this ...... I can't explain it. I really can't explain why the great resentment, hatred and regret keeps the soul from dissipating. Why can't happiness be done?
Scold...... This is really not a question that ordinary people can study. Leave it to the magicians...... Maybe one day they'll have the answer.
The ghosts that appear during the day are not very friendly, first of all, they are very ugly, the translucent body is like a looming phantom in the sunlight, and in the night it glows with a faint white or blue light. They don't make a sound, or they move erratically, they have no physical body but they have an image that can be seen, and they can even scratch people.
But the ghosts here are probably a little bit wrong, and they are supposed to be dead things, they shouldn't be like that, but they attack indiscriminately.
After being kicked out of Andorhar, I suddenly knew why this place was still deserted, and the ghosts here could not be killed by ordinary methods. One of the men in the ironic team was an Andohar when he was alive, but when he was forced to flee from the place, he turned away with a hateful look.
The road to Keldaron Island was not much different from the previous one, and the last memory of it was withering and withering, but now it seems that the atmosphere is the same except that there is no snowfall. When I looked at the island from the long bridge that had been damaged by disrepair, I will never forget that sight.
What a beautiful island it was!
But now there is no other color in front of me, only a withered brownish yellow. There was not a single leaf left on the trees, not a single grass on the ground was green, and even the coniferous trees that were so vigorous were all dead! The docks were ruined, the streets were overgrown with dead weeds, and most of the roofs of the houses on either side had collapsed. The breeze gently blows, bringing with it the smell of corruption that blows only from the lake.
The Barov family's castle stands on a small hill on the northeastern side of the island, but in the distance you can see that more than half of the walls have collapsed. The hell knows what happened here!
Ha! It's funny, it's a ghost place! And the ghosts here are different from those in Andohar, the ghosts here ...... You can't see them.
It really is! No one can see them, but you can really hear them. The faint of heart in that place must not go, and even the brave will be driven crazy by the strange atmosphere in that place. The low, faint voice seemed to be whispering, as if complaining, as if muttering, and there was a cry in the voice. That cry was not heart-rending at all, but ...... With resentment, sadness but feeling that I have lost my strength to cry, the cry that is weak and seemingly non-existent will always linger in my ears.
As dead people, they are not afraid, but this atmosphere makes them still unconsciously like facing a great enemy. Ha! There is no one who can not be nervous in this environment.
Even one of the open gates of the Barov family castle has fallen, and I don't know who had the leisure to tear it down. Just as they were walking through the courtyard into the half-collapsed castle, a hoarse voice suddenly stopped everyone.
"You ...... Not a guest. ”
It was the first person I've seen since returning to Lordaeron who can still speak well...... Ghost!
The voice slowly fell, and half of his face slowly emerged from behind the castle gate. I'm sure the bravest will be startled by this face, because the half of it hidden behind the door is rotten. He was thought to be a forsaken, but when he revealed his body hidden behind the door, he realized that he was almost identical to the ghost of Andohar.
The question is not difficult to answer, "The king does not care if the master is not at home." ”
The ghost froze for a moment. He thought it would be useful here, but he replied faintly, "The king is dead!" The new king has forgotten here, you ...... Which king is represented? ”
His eyes glowed with a faint blue light, and he always felt like he was there when he saw the blue light. "Arthas!" I don't know if this answer can bluff him.
And the guy shook his head gently, "The master is not at home!" ”
"He's dead?"
"They're all dead." After he finished speaking, he added: "You are also dead." ”
"When?"
"Aren't you the Queen's man?" As he spoke, he retracted the broken half of his body that had been exposed, "The Queen's people don't talk like that!" ”
"He's not going to die like that!"
He tilted his head slightly, "You'd better get out of here, where you're from, where you're going." As he spoke, he looked back at the inside of the castle with a black hole, which was as dark as an abyss that would devour people, and he would never be able to get out of it if he walked in.
He glanced at the darkness behind him, "Listen to old Sakhoff's advice." As he spoke, he looked at the eyes that almost bulged out on the half of his pale face.
"Is Sherling still alive?"
It's okay not to say this, but when this sentence was spoken, the ghost in front of him suddenly screamed, and an extremely sharp scream came from his overly exaggerated mouth, which was not something that a man could make at all. He screamed, and the long screaming without breathing was more of a shock than discomfort to his ears. Merely...... They are not dealing with the living, nor are they ordinary forsaken.
When the creature suddenly disappeared behind the door, a muffled howl came from the deep darkness of the castle. The whole manor was bustling with excitement as soon as the sound came, and the whispers that had disappeared a moment ago came again, and gradually turned into quarrels and angry roars.
If it were you, would you run?
Run away!
There is no shame in that, and there is no shame in anyone running away at such a time. For out of the darkness came not one, but a crowd of ...... Undead Scourge.
That's right, it's the Scourge of the Dead! Although Arthas's will no longer control this place, they do not belong to Sylvanas! They are independent souls, like the Barov family did when they were still alive, as they were to be lords of one side.
After rushing out of the pile of skeletons, a guy in black clothes and black armor slowly walked out of the darkness, and he knew that this must be a person, and when he stood in front of him, the face was not strange at all, and his name was easy to remember, his name was Marduk Blackball. This guy was given the status of a death knight by Arthas himself, and now it seems that nothing has changed about him.
And when the guy stood still and looked at it carefully, he said, "You still exist." ”
This is not necessarily a compliment, but there must be surprise, in fact, it is also easy to understand, they must have thought that Arthas was dead. In fact, this situation is very common! It wasn't until Kel'thugad returned with his army that the Forsaken realized that their original master might indeed be coming again, and there was quite a stir about it at the time, but ...... That's all for later.