Volume 5 The Return of the King 6 The City of Darkness
The scene in front of Lordaeron makes people feel like they are in a different world, everything is so familiar, and everything is so strange.
What is familiar is that the buildings here are still the same as before, but what is unfamiliar is that the environment is very different from before. No one came to sweep the fallen leaves in front of the gate, no one uprooted the wild grass that grew on the ground, and the drastic decrease in pedestrians made the road almost covered with these plants, and the ancient traces on the gate must have been left by the orcs when they attacked the city. And the closed door adds to the bleak feeling.
Suddenly a head poked out of the towering wall, and the guards behind him immediately shouted towards the city, and after a while the heavy gate slowly opened, but leaving only a gap for us to pass through, and at the end of the long wall passage was the city of Lordaeron, and the darkness in the passage contrasted sharply with the light at both ends, and the gate behind us closed with a bang when we stepped into this darkness.
No one came out to greet them, no one came out to censor, and on the bright end were empty streets, overgrown streets. I don't know how the guys who came back from Northrend were feeling, but to themselves the sight was nothing but sadness.
There is no oppression, the environment is not oppressive at all, the streets feel a little wider than I remember, and the houses on both sides have experienced some fires, and some have been eroded by the years. Walking down the street, except for the sound of the wind blowing through the street, it is silent and does not seem to be the real world.
There are no questions, and there is no need to ask questions. This abandoned city under the sun cannot be called a dark city, and the sunlight shining on these dilapidated buildings is not dark at all except desolation. And the real darkness should be in that sad palace.
The King's Fortress was much stronger than the outer city, and at least the banners were seen in the distance from the city, and there were guards standing guard. The drawbridge was lowered, the city gates opened, and the scene felt like a trip back to that year. That year...... Alsace has just returned from Northrend.
Hum...... Now things are wrong!
No one in the outer city was checked, but after entering the king's fortress, a bunch of people immediately greeted them. "Who's coming?" It's still the same word.
"There is information to report to the Queen."
"You can tell me, and I'll relay it for you." Half of the face of the guy who spoke had festered.
Shaking his head gently, "You're not qualified enough......"
The guy's face was stiff, but his anger was palpable. "You want to die again!"
"Sylvanas will not reward you in any way for stopping me."
"Bold! It's not your turn to call the Queen's name yet. As he roared, all the guards raised their spears at us.
"You can tell her that an old friend has come from the farthest away." I just stared at him and said slowly, "Go, I'll be waiting for you here." ”
They didn't do anything, they could tell the difference between the living and the dead, but they really didn't dare to provoke them when they spoke to them like this. After all, there can be such a guy who speaks and thinks...... It's not easy.
Soon he came back, just waved his hand to get out of the way, and then stared at me and said, "You...... Follow me. ”
"They're with me."
"It's just you." The guy said with some disgust: "The queen did not order them to be killed. ”
After entering the King's Fortress, a cold air came from the outside, and the temperature here was completely different from the outside. Walking into the hall, where Terenus held the convention, not where Arthas killed his father, went around the back and crossed a long corridor and began to descend. I glanced at the guy next to me, and he stared intently at the front and ignored me. After walking through the corridor of more than 30 meters, an iron fence blocked the front. There was a man standing behind the iron fence, and when he saw us coming, he shook the bell in his hand. The fence went up, and the man next to him said, "Come in." ”
The iron chain on the winch made a "rattle" sound, and it turned out to be an elevator. But within five seconds of starting, all of a sudden, the elevator fell uncontrollably!
You know how to lose weight. Are you afraid?
Ha, that's still weightless, and that time I was very embarrassed.
It's a terrifying thing to suddenly lose weight in this dark place. If you have a chance, you can give it a try. I just fell to the ground.
Then the elevator came to an abrupt stop, and I flipped it up without a grip, and then rolled to the side again. If it was a living person, it is estimated that he would faint at this time.
I tried to get up, but the elevator paused again, and I fell again.
This time I learned to hold up the wall, but this wall can't be supported! The reason is not explained, and you can try it if you have the chance.
After the elevator landed not so smoothly, I was honestly a little angry in my heart, and at this moment, there was a sound of ridicule behind me. But he just snorted twice and said, "Go this way." ”
When I walked out of the elevator, the scene in front of me was really depressing.
The dwarves hollowed out the mountain to build a city, and they could build several layers of habitation of different heights inside the hollowed out mountain, but only one layer was seen here, and the air here was extremely turbid, moldy, damp, dull, and rotten...... The dwarven building can be lit up, but it's remarkable that the fire hasn't been extinguished here.
The half-dead pale green flames made the whole environment feel like a netherworld, and a pair of eyes with a glimmer of light in the dim corner were the only thing that could be seen clearly in the darkness. The road under your feet was also not repaired, potholes, and even quite muddy.
This situation is indeed very different from what I imagined, this is not as good as a rat hole! But it's dark enough!
The Undercity wasn't built in a day, and although I don't know when Sylvanas started building it, it would be a shame to have done so if it had been more than ten years.
Although I thought so, after following the guy around for a while, the feeling under my feet suddenly changed. It's a stone brick! After two turns, my eyes suddenly opened up! Stone walls, torches, decorations, guards! It's different from the scene just now. Scold...... How could the queen stay in that kind of place.
As I walked forward, I realized that the dungeon in front of me was a serious one. Extremely high ceilings, wide surroundings, stone-paved floors and walls. And there are many more undead here than just now. Not only are there many of them, but they all seem to be whispering, and although they can't hear what they are saying, they can be sure that they are all talking. But when they turned their heads to look around, each of them didn't seem to speak.
It's a very unpleasant environment.
It's like a maze, and I'm getting a little lost in the end. "What exactly do you want to do?"
He didn't answer my question, just said, "It's almost there." ”
"You don't have to." This is not a warning.
He ignored me and pointed ahead, "Here we are." ”
Just as I was about to walk forward, he stretched out his hand to stop me, "Be respectful to Her Majesty." ”
I ignored him and walked straight ahead, and he followed, "Be careful. ”
I still ignored him, he snorted in disgust.
It was a passage to where the queen was. The passage is not wide, about four meters, but it is a bit excessive! "How did you manage to report in such a short time?" Now look at his eyes are not friendly at all.
"Secret!" He said.
After walking in this almost dark passage for about a minute, I saw the light in front of me, and when I walked out of the passage, it turned out to be a huge space. In the middle of the space was a very high platform, from below it was impossible to see the top, and after walking up the stairs from the bottom, there was a seat in the middle of the platform, on which the familiar figure was sitting.
It's a bit awkward to say so.
"I thought you were dead." She was the second person to say so.
"But I know you're alive."
"How dare you come here?" She leaned back in her seat, and the dim light made it impossible for me to see her face.
"Why don't you dare come here?"
"Are you really not afraid of death, or are you really stupid?" Her voice was as calm as ever.
"If you want to kill me, do it outside."
"I can kill you later." She said lightly. "Same."
"You are ...... now The queen is gone. ”
"Do you have any comments?" She asked.
"Of course not."
"What's wrong with that bastard?" Sylvanas got straight to the point.
"Which ...... Bastard? ”
"Didn't you come back from there to inquire about me on his behalf?" The woman snorted.
"It's not."
"What's that?"
"I'm just here to see you."
"Hah!" Sylvanas' laughter echoed through the empty hall, and it took a dozen seconds for the sound to fade away. "You sound stupid."
"But it's the truth."
"Say why! Why you're here! You didn't just come here to see me, I know! You lackey! She gritted her teeth.
"I shouldn't have offended you somewhere...... Isn't it? ”
"The people around that damn guy are damned too." She was a little angry.
"I'm out of there, out of him, just like you."
"Liar!" The woman's voice was sharp, and the shrill voice made the dead silence a little terrifying.
"I don't believe you!" "You'd better tell the truth, and when you tell a lie," she said, "I'll just rip off your head and hang it on the wall as a candlestick." ”
"You can get away from him, I'...... Why not? ”
The woman was silent, she was silent for a long time, and then said, "What's wrong with him?" ”
"You should have asked." I say.
"Answer, don't talk nonsense!" This tone is completely commanding.
"He's fine."
"You're lying again!" Her eyes widened, and the glow from those eyes was red!
"I'm not lying, he's really good." I emphasize.
"Do you think I don't know what's going on there since I'm not in Northrend?" The woman said.
I shook my head slightly.
Suddenly! I heard the sound of wings flapping overhead! A huge shadow fell from the sky!