Since the afternoon of two days ago, it was like a sin switch was turned on. Within the royal territory of Alterac and Hillsbrad Hills, dozens of large towns have simultaneously infected the dead soldiers carrying specimens of the werewolf plague.
attack.
Although Imperial intelligence officials were warned before the incident occurred, by the time they began to act, disaster had already occurred.
Except for the four towns near New Tarren Mill and Alterac City, where the infection was controlled before it spread, the lycanthropic werewolves in the other seven towns all broke through the blockade of the guards, and some fled into the royal territory.
Among the snowy mountains, some of them fled frantically for 2 days and 2 nights. Prince Jialin, who came to support with his army, was blocked in the center of the hills, and was annihilated by both sides.
It is no exaggeration to say that this was a "nuclear bomb" detonated in the center of the empire.
All forces were shocked by the sudden attack of the undead, and this attack on the fear of civilians also made some commanders who knew something about the undead of the Dark Blade believe that the Dark Blade had exceeded the previous lower limit, and the war between the two sides was heading towards
Develop in the direction of using every possible means.
And more importantly, after realizing that even hiding in the center of the empire was not safe, many civilians who had escaped felt that their future was bleak. Although there had been no large-scale escapes,
If the undead are allowed to continue to attack like this, soon, with the strong support of Emperor Lothar, the newly restored royal territory will surely face a bad situation.
"The most important issue now is not chasing those escaped werewolves! It's not important!"
King Genn Greymane of Gilneas wrote in a private message to Emperor Lothar, saying in a fierce tone:
"Now that it has been proven that there is a connection between the undead and the werewolves, the most important thing now is for all parties to work together to eliminate the werewolf scourge in Gilneas before the undead take advantage of our internal chaos and launch a massive attack!
"
"The enemy laid a trap for us long before the war began. We can no longer let ourselves be blindfolded and beaten by them. It is time to help Gilneas jump out of this despicable trap."
It is true that Emperor Lothar, who was supervising the battle on the Arathi front, was also extremely angry about this incident, but after calming down, he did not adopt Jean's suggestion. The reason is very simple...
After dealing with Tyrion, Emperor Lothar knew very well what kind of person the Dark Blade King was. If this attack was really set up by him, then what the empire would face next would definitely be
Is it a series of conspiracies or simply a large-scale attack by the undead.
When the empire is in chaos, if the external pressure suddenly increases, the chaos within the empire will also intensify. Tyrion is such a bastard. He is good at using such conspiracy methods.
This forced Emperor Lothar to consider the problem from the worst perspective.
On the Arathi front line where the atmosphere suddenly became tense, Emperor Lothar was writing letters to other kings in the military camp.
"The frontline legions cannot retreat, and the menacing undead will not allow us to retreat. Instead of chaos, we should work together to overcome the internal disasters. The werewolf problem in Gilneas cannot continue to be dragged on. It will be like placing it on us.
There is a bomb inside that could explode at any time."
"Although it is a bit cruel to say this, as the emperor, I am more fortunate that this crisis occurred before a large-scale battle, rather than when the war situation was anxious. The fate in the dark is still protecting the Holy Arathor Empire, and it has given
We have time to deal with the most terrible crisis... Here, in the name of the Imperial Emperor, I issue the following order: "
"1. The 4.5.6 Reserve Corps, which was supposed to support the Arathi frontline battlefield as planned, was transferred to the Silverpine Forest line. Relying on Greymane Wall and the hilly defense line, under the guidance of Gilneas's main army, it attacked Silverpine.
The group of werewolves hidden in the forest is engaged in an annihilation operation!"
"2. The exchange of information within intelligence organizations of various countries should be completed within the last 10 days, and each country will begin to self-examine any intelligence that exists within the country that may be related to the undead latent forces."
"3. The Alterac Kingdom will implement a blockade policy from now on. It will be presided over by first-level intelligence officers from all over the empire. Any hidden dangers hidden in the Kingdom must be eliminated. Civilians suspected of being infected with the werewolf disease will be concentrated in Alterac.
Unified management of the southern part of Trunk Valley.”
"My dear kings, my 250,000 soldiers and I will continue to stand ready on the front lines to protect the borders for the people of the empire. All internal affairs of the empire other than war will be handled by the King's Council. At this time of crisis for the empire, I hope you will join us.
Let’s work together to preserve the fire of human civilization and protect it from growing stronger.”
"In addition, the dwarf princess Moira has shown her loyalty to the empire and her abilities during this crisis. Therefore, I personally propose that Princess Moira succeed her father Magni Bronzebeard's seat, and
Prince Kael'thas, the special envoy of the Sun King, participates in the discussions of the King's Council with a special seat."
"All sacrifices and glory belong to the Holy Arathor Empire!"
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"Bang"
The moment he just landed on the land of the Eastern Continent again, the results of the attack on Hillsbrad Hills were placed in front of Tyrion. Faced with this successful attack, the Dark Blade King's expression changed.
Extremely ugly.
The wine glass he held in his hand was completely destroyed in the cruel frost, with the glass fragments and ice fragments withering in the air. When Tyrion raised his head again, the cold temperament on his body had become extremely cold.
Danger.
"Who allowed you to carry out this crazy battle plan?"
In front of him were the commanders of the Wetland War, the Death Lords Saurfang and Luminas, as well as the new lords who came here as war observers, sitting in silence, calmly watching the sharp confrontation in front of them, and even
Danaus Trollbane had an inexplicable smile in his ice-blue eyes.
Faced with Tyrion's scolding, Luminas's expression was not good-looking, but before the young lady was ready to answer, Saurfang took a step forward and said in a deep voice:
"Luminas and I only received the intelligence and information about this secret operation 5 hours before the battle started. I once raised questions. This is not like a battle order issued by you personally, but in the face of me
The front-line intelligence officers did not answer the questions raised by us, but went their own way and continued this plan that was different from our style of doing things.”
"You don't know?"
Tyrion's eyes narrowed, and his emotionless gaze swept across the eyes of Saurfang and Luminas. Compared to Saurfang's frankness, Luminas's eyes were more or less evasive.
.
"Lumi, I heard that you have had some relationship problems with Myra recently..."
Tyrion leaned on the stone throne, his fingers played with the black ring, and he said in a deep voice with an unmistakable voice:
"Then, how about you go to the Blackstone District to meet Myra in person and take a break for a while?"
Hearing this, Luminas gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. She seemed to want to refute, but in the end, she lowered her head in frustration, sighed, and put down the command scepter of the Hellfire Chapter.
He placed it on the table in front of Tyrion, then turned around and left the combat command room in the wetland with a lonely back.
"Lumi, when you pass by Karazhan, please help me say hello to Khadgar... Forget the little fights in the past, I will be very disappointed if he is involved in it this time!"
Luminas' progress suddenly stopped, and then she sped away from here, as if she was escaping from something. She was relieved of all her duties. She knew this very well, and she also knew very well why.
Tyrion did not let her explain, leaving her the last face. However, it seems that this time, Nasa's behavior of walking alone really touched Tyrion's bottom line, and now it seems that the great lich Card
The little tricks he added didn't seem to escape Tyrion's eyes.
And the most important thing is, how long has it been since we last seen this calm angry posture of the Dark Blade King? And where will his anger end up?
"Bang"
The black Hellfire Chapter command scepter carved from an abyss lord's fang was thrown to Danath Trollbane who was sitting aside. Tyrion closed his eyes and whispered:
"I originally wanted to let you rest for a while to adapt to this change, but now it seems that you have to go back to the battlefield, my general."
But Danas, who was holding the scepter and admiring it carefully, did not answer immediately, but said slowly:
"You promised me, Tyrion, but now it seems that your subordinates don't agree with your ideas. I promised to fight for you because the future order you outlined for me moved my heart, but
...I'm now suspicious."
"There will be no doubts and no problems."
Tyrion waved his hand and said something during the mental communication. Saurfang nodded silently, then turned around and strode away with murderous intent.
In the quiet darkness, the Dark Blade King whispered:
"I will handle it all. We are not monsters, and we will not become monsters. Danas, just do what you should do."
"very good!"
The Death Lord stood up, adjusted his black armor, lifted the battle ax by his leg, looked back at Tyrion, and said softly:
"I will keep watching to see if this group is really as...just and as great as you say."
"You'll see."
Tyrion, who was hiding here in the cold and pitch-black darkness, said this.
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At this time in Hillsbrad Hills, in the completely abandoned base of the Syndicate, the leader of the Blood Watcher was sitting alone in front of the burning fireplace. Against the backdrop of the warm firelight, she was holding a glass of wine.
, as quiet as a sculpture.
"Sister, you..."
Watcher Marais quietly appeared behind Nasa. She wanted to say something, but Nasa stopped her with a wave of her hand.
"All of this was planned and executed by me. It has nothing to do with you, understand? Anyone who asks you questions, just answer them like this!"
"No, eldest sister, I just want to know..."
Marais is the youngest among all the Blood Watchers. At this moment, this ruthless girl on the battlefield moved her fingers tangledly. She looked at Nasa's silent back and asked softly:
"Why are you doing this? You know that he never allows us to target civilians in war. You know that this will anger him. Sister, you will pay a heavy price for this."
"I don't understand why you want to..."
"You still don't understand, Marais, my sister, you don't understand..."
Nasa took a sip of wine, leaned her head on the chair a little wildly, and said lazily:
"You once swore you didn't want to be that kind of person, you hated that kind of person, but time changed you. You started to look at him, started to observe him, started to see his advantages, and started to be attracted by the future he outlined... You
You began to obey him, and you lost your will to resist, until one night, you suddenly woke up, looked back, and saw that the shadow on the ground had been distorted by you to look like him."
"I don't want to be anyone's slave, that's why."
"But His Majesty never regarded us as slaves..."
Marais said tangledly: "Although I really don't want to admit it, life in Dark Blade is more free and more enjoyable than in Watcher. No one oppresses us, and no one restrains us."
"Just rules, my little sister, just rules, and I'm talking about the heart."
Nasa sighed:
"My heart longs for freedom, just like Ms. Maiev. Even though she is bound by responsibilities and missions, she also has a heart that yearns for freedom. She will resist all the shackles imposed by herself. Just like me now, I am just
Use this method to tell him that he will never want me to become the Nasa he imagined... It will never be possible!"
"Bang"
The wine glass in Nasa's hand was thrown violently towards the fireplace in front of her. As the firelight danced, she gritted her teeth and said:
"No one can change me!"
"Nasa, my watcher."
The next moment, a cold voice sounded in Nasa's heart:
"I will give you one day to come back and see me, otherwise...I will go find you personally."
The brief words made Nasa's movements freeze in place. Behind him, the sad Marais pressed the sharp knife wheel against Nasa's neck. The youngest girl among the Watchers sobbed and said:
"I'm sorry, eldest sister... But my mother has ordered us to send you back to see His Majesty, otherwise... it's that lunatic from Hei Xiaoer who is here. She is protecting you. Everyone is trying to protect you. Please,
Don't anger him, take the initiative to admit your mistake..."
"well..."
Nasa sighed, turned around, and looked at her sister tenderly with her bloody eyes. She stretched out her hand to wipe away her bloody tears, and said softly:
"Don't cry, silly boy, I won't run away."
"Even if he doesn't want to see me, I will go back to see him. It's time to make a break."
