Azeroth’s Death Track

Chapter 225 26. Countermeasures of Stormwind City【96100】

Boom

A thunderous hiss flashed across the dark sky full of heavy rain, and the white light that tore the darkness illuminated the watchtower of the Watch Fort. On the thick wall, the Dalaran mage who succeeded Archmage Khadgar to station the Watch Fort died. Grasping the cold bricks of the city wall desperately, under the beating of raindrops, the mage's usual elegance completely disappeared, and his fingers were already pale due to excessive force.

But he didn't realize it, like a sculpture in the rain, he was already stunned by what happened before his eyes.

The piercing alarm bells echoed throughout the fortress, and in the night that was about to dawn, soldiers and commanders were awakened.

problem occurs!

A few minutes later, the commander of the watchmen, General Danas Trollbane, who once led the army into the outer domain Draenor, rushed up the city wall against the heavy rain. His figure in the rain was like a mountain. Seeing him coming, the guards here The panic of the soldiers also became calmer.

Report the situation, soldier!

General Danas wiped the rain from his face, and he shouted loudly: What happened to make you sound the alarm?

General, it is... the portal of darkness!

The second lieutenant of the alliance guarding the watchtower palely pointed to the south of the cursed land, his eyes were beating with undisguised horror:

That door, that door has reopened!

What?!

There was a flame of being fooled in Danas' eyes. He grabbed the mage who was standing there dumbfounded. The latter came back to his senses and hurriedly blessed the general with an eagle eye spell. Through the thick night and heavy rain, Danas could only vaguely see the direction of the Portal of Darkness, where the dark green flames were shining, and the alliance sentries erected outside the Portal of Darkness continuously issued warning lights.

It's opening!

Danas clenched his fists: It shouldn't be like this, Khadgar has already...

Alex!

The general turned his head and shouted. A moment later, the slender elf paladin commander, who was wearing heavy armor, strode into the watchtower. He was the commander stationed at Fort Watch on behalf of Quel'Thalas and the Silver Hand. He is also currently one of the deputy of General Danas.

The general looked at this handsome and resolute paladin, and said in a deep voice:

Assemble the paladins and heavy cavalry, follow me to the portal of darkness!

Obey, my lord!

A gleam of light flashed in Alex Flameblade's eyes. He responded loudly to the order, and then quickly left the sentry post. Alfonso Leiming, the commander of the dwarf Griffin Knight who got the news, rushed into the sentry post in a hurry. Fiddled with the weird telescope in his hand, and after looking at it for a few seconds, he said to Danas with an ugly expression:

In this kind of weather, the Griffin Rider can't take off to support you.

No need for support!

Danas' fingers were moving, and there was a hint of stubbornness in his eyes:

I have to go and see what Khadgar promised me. If he didn't lose his mind, it means that a new situation has appeared in that world... No matter what!

The general looked back at the young Dalaran mage, who had black hair and a pair of bright eyes. If Danas remembered correctly, this guy should be assigned by Dalaran to Fort Watch.

It is said that the popularity of this young mage in Dalaran is very bad. By the way, his name is Ronin, and he is the guy who was almost killed by the death lord Celent three years ago.

The general looked at the tense eyes of the mage, and he sighed. At this time, he missed Khadgar very much. Although that guy is sometimes unreliable, he is always better than the new recruit in front of him.

Ronin, you haven't been on a battlefield, have you?

This question brought the nervous young mage back to his senses. As if he had been insulted, he clenched his fists and said loudly:

No! I have been on the battlefield, and I have fought those death knights in the Hillsbrad Hills with the Grand Knight Gavinrad!

Um?

This answer caused General Danas to raise his eyebrows unexpectedly, he rubbed his chin, and after a while, he patted the mage on the shoulder:

Very well, since you have fought the death knight, then you will go to the Portal of Darkness with me. If we are unlucky, maybe you will meet some old friends this time.

After speaking, the general turned and left, he waved his hand:

Send the news of the reopening of the Dark Portal back to Stormwind City and Dalaran, and let Dalaran pass the news to the kingdoms. The kings will be busy again.

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Your Majesty! Emergency information!

In the brightly lit Stormwind Fortress, the young country Varian Wrynn was pulled up from the bed in a deep sleep, wearing a nightgown, sitting on the throne with sleepy eyes, beside him was the great nobleman of the Stormwind Kingdom, and at the same time Also a powerful paladin, Duke Bolvar Fordragon.

Pastor Benedictas, the Archbishop of the Church of the Holy Light in Stormwind City, North County Priests Religion, sat on the right hand side of the king, and beside the Archbishop stood Privy Bishop Chaldea Morgan of the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind City. The priest of Lordaeron is the personal doctor of the Wrynn royal family. He is a disciple of Turalyon, and he saved nearly a thousand soldiers in the orc war, and participated in the second orc war completely.

With this glorious qualifications, the young Chaldean pastor easily became the number two figure in the Church of the Holy Light in the Kingdom of Stormwind.

Finally, there are the old Marshal Windsor of Stormwind City and General Marcus Jonathan, the Chief Defense Officer of Stormwind City. These two are representatives of the military.

The dignitaries sat beside the king, and in front of them was a hall illuminated by hundreds of candles, and in the hall, the leader of SI:7, Mathias Shaw, was holding a bright red secret letter in his hand, With a gloomy face, he reported the most urgent situation to the king's imperial meeting.

Although it is a pity, everyone, the door of darkness, the door that brought terrible threats and sad past to Azeroth, just an hour ago, there were signs of reopening again.

The leader of the assassins handed the secret letter in his hand to the heavily armed royal guards. After the latter checked it, he handed it to the king. While the 19-year-old King Varian bowed his head to read the letter, Shaw introduced the current situation to others. form.

General Danas has already deployed defenses at the Portal of Darkness. According to the news he sent back, it seems that the reopening of the Portal of Darkness this time is not a simple invasion.

Xiao Er organized his words. Obviously, the dire situation made this excellent master spy and assassin feel very difficult:

Supposedly an escape from Draenor.

escape?

The old marshal Windsor, who had completely experienced the first and second Orc wars, asked suspiciously:

Didn't it mean that the world has been occupied by undead? Who is fleeing?

Those draenei we've never seen, never understood!

King Varian handed the letter to the Duke Bolvar who was beside him, and he said to the others: General Danas said that those Draenei were persecuted by the undead, and as a last resort, they want to pass The Dark Portal moved to Azeroth, and among those fugitives was Velen, the leader of the Draenei whom General Danath once met, known as the Prophet.

The young king pursed his lips, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes:

I have read the report of General Danas. It is said that the prophet has lived for at least 25,000 years?

The Draenei, the people of the Holy Light who Faol is very concerned about.

Archbishop Benedictus, who was turning the rosary in his hand, stroked his white beard, and he responded to the king's question in a low voice:

It is said that they are real longevity species. Time will not take away their lives, and they have been blessed by the Holy Light since birth. They have a more subtle interpretation of the Holy Light in their hands. I suggest that this news be passed on immediately. Send it back to Lordaeron, His Majesty Faol will be overjoyed if he hears the news.

Archbishop, this is not the most important thing at the moment.

The Duke of Bolvar handed the letter in his hand to the old marshal. He raised his head and stared at the archbishop and the king with his firm eyes. The knights all have very friendly personal relationships, and in the Knights of the Silver Hand, the Duke of Bolvar is also the highest-ranking group of paladins. He is the absolute representative of the Silver Hand in Stormwind City and the leader of the paladins in the Kingdom of Stormwind .

At this time, the great knight who had experienced war was pondering, he stroked his golden beard, and he whispered:

The draenei may not be malicious towards us, but the undead who hunt them... The undead from another world, maybe they will not let it go, we have never fought against such an enemy, according to the most pessimistic thinking , if the undead are chasing after us, if they break through the barrier of Fort Watch, we will face another war.

But our country should avoid war for now.

Marshal Windsor said with some headaches: Although the farms in the West Wilderness have had a bumper harvest this year and the country's population has grown, the Stormwind Kingdom has experienced that disaster after all. It is already very difficult for us to maintain the country's territory. There is simply no way to get soldiers out of another war.

Fort Watch has 5,500 garrisons, all of whom are warriors who returned from Draenor, as well as support from the entire alliance. It is not so easy to fall there.

General Marcus Jonathan also echoed the opinion of the old marshal, he said softly:

Actually, I think that we only need to let the Night Watch Legion defend Deadwind Pass. Even if the undead break through Keepwatch, there is only one way for them to enter our country... Burning the Plains, and the stubborn The Blackrock orcs regard it as their territory, and the undead have occupied their world, maybe those orcs will fight the undead first.

So, what's your judgment?

After this discussion, the young king's remaining drowsiness had been dispelled. He looked at the silent Xiao Er, and asked, Master Xiao Er, what is MI7's opinion on this matter?

Your Majesty, our opinion is similar to that of General Marcus.

Shaw said in a low voice: The draenei who fled have a certain amount of force, and together with the Fortress established by the entire alliance, with the confluence of the two, the war in the cursed land will not end in a short time , Therefore, for the Kingdom of Stormwind, the best way to deal with it is to wait...Of course, we can't let our guard down, once the undead break through the defense line of the Watch Fort, we have to take action in the shortest possible time.

Um.

Varian rubbed his chin, and he turned to look at Duke Bolvar beside him:

Since the domestic defense force is insufficient, let the Knights of Stormwind be stationed in Red Ridge Mountain, and you will command them.

I am willing to accept.

After the Stormwind Kingdom migrated from the Arathi Highlands to the southern part of the mainland, the family of the Duke of Bolvar has stood with the Wrynn royal family for generations. The two families are the most powerful allies. Therefore, after Varian made a suggestion, The duke didn't object.

Besides, I think that if the cursed land is under attack, as the kingdom closest to the battlefield, if we ignore it, it will cause the radical parties in the alliance to have opinions on us.

After Duke Bolvar accepted the order, he rubbed his forehead and said softly:

Even if it's symbolic, I think we need to support the battlefield. Why don't we ask the Night Watchman Legion to dispatch some scouts to go to the cursed land through the Deadwind Path...

The Duke of Ebonlocke will definitely be dissatisfied with this order.

The old marshal shook his head: His temper has always been like that.

But he must obey!

The Duke of Bolvar said in a deep voice: The establishment of the Night Watchman Legion has greatly exceeded the size of the lord's standing army. The Dusk Forest is too close to Stormwind City. The Duke of Ebonlocke commands so many troops. For the still unstable Stormwind Kingdom It's a threat.

This way of weakening the nobles made the young king a little annoyed. Although Varian knew very well that Duke Bolvar's actions were to protect the stability of the royal power of the Wrynn family, as a young man with blood still alive, he didn't like it. This smell of conspiracy.

The atmosphere of the imperial meeting was a little stagnant, and at this moment, Archbishop Benedictus saw the expression of the Chaldean priest beside him who hesitated to speak, and he said softly with a hint of playfulness:

Bishop of Chaldea, do you want to express your opinion?