21. Despair --- for the nastumekami brothers [7/10]
"boom"
The chirping, miniature flame phoenix jumped from Kael'thas's shoulder. Under the command of the master, this powerful element named "Ao" was like a real phoenix, flying in Elre'Thalas.
Flying in the air, he opened his mouth and spit out scorching pillars of fire towards the battlefield below, helping the human and elven coalition block the fleeing front of the upper elves.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, the five magic hubs above the city of Elrethalas have all fallen into the hands of the coalition forces. This means that the ground buildings of this ten thousand-year city have become the spoils of war for both races, but the real trouble is
The place lies in the underground city under the city, which is the source of the magic power of the upper elf. The Syndra elves, led by Tortheldrin, guard it to the death.
The four most important magic hubs are all located in the underground city. Under the crazy blocking of the upper elves who were loyal to Tortheldrin in the end, the coalition forces of the two races were blocked at the entrance to the underground.
But it is inevitable that the front will be breached, but neither Kael'thas nor the human commanders want to use the lives of soldiers to fill the ravine, nor are they willing to watch the city turn into a complete ruin.
, what they need is the magic in this city, and the knowledge in this city, not a meaningless ruin.
Therefore, the tough offensive slowed down for a while, and the coalition decided to rest for a few hours. The master engineers would investigate the underground structure of the city, and then conduct a large-scale precise blasting to open the "gate" to the bottom directly from above the underground city.
”.
These invaders who were clearing the surface did not know the truth about the chaos in the underground city at this time, because no matter how wise Kael'thas was, he could not have guessed that the Dark Blade Army, thousands of miles away, had actually
The tentacles of the deceased reached under his eyes.
Or to put it another way, the power of Dark Blade has never left their surroundings.
"The highborne civilians of Twistling Town have surrendered to us, Your Majesty."
Lor'themar Theron reported good news to the Sun King, but then came bad news:
"But Your Majesty, based on the testimony of those civilians... I'm afraid Torsedlin's statement is true."
The Ranger Lord looked around, lowered his voice, and said to the Sun King:
"I'm afraid the magic power of Elre'Thalas is really not enough for all civilians. The reason why Torsedrin allows his people to live on the surface of Elre'Thalas is because the magic power in the underground city has become thinner in recent years.
, cannot be used by all the Sindra elves... That mad king, in order to reduce the consumption of magic power more than ten years ago, even carried out exile and inhumane massacre of his own people..."
"Block this news!"
Kael'thas' face looked a little ugly. This was almost one of the worst news he could imagine. However, as the leader of the high elves and the backbone of the coalition, he could not show disappointment, otherwise it would directly affect others.
So he forced himself to calm down, coughed slightly, and said to Lor'themar:
"We can't let other people know the truth. Our people can no longer bear the fright. We will wait until we have completely captured Ere'Thalas!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
But bad news came one after another. As soon as Lor'themar left, the figure of Baron Sangunar, the master assassin in charge of battlefield reconnaissance, appeared next to the Sun King. This high elf master assassin who had served two generations of Sun Kings looked cautious.
, he whispered in Kael'thas's ear:
"General Sylvanas and our spies discovered something in the dungeon. Your Majesty, we cannot wait any longer."
"What did you find?"
Kael'thas asked, Baron Sangunar's expression changed several times, and then he gritted his teeth and said:
"Undead! But it's not the kind we have seen, but the undead evolved from the upper elf. They are fighting the recalcitrant elves in the dungeon, and it seems that someone is commanding them."
"Undead?"
The Sun King's eyes widened at this moment. His fingers touched the hilt of the Flamestrike sword at his waist. Combined with the things Lor'themar reported just now, Kael'thas suddenly felt the seriousness of the problem.
, but after thinking for a moment, the Sun King did not panic, but took a deep breath and said to Baron Sangunar:
"Don't alert others, go find Master Rommath and our human friends, and then tell Lord Lor'themar to wait for my orders. I feel that this dungeon is very evil, so before informing the public, we'd better go down and have a look.
..."
"As commanded."
Baron Sangunar took a step back, and his figure disappeared in the drifting black mist. Although they are not well-known in the light world, the Sangunar family is indeed a well-known assassin in Quel'Thalas and even the entire dark world.
Family, their family is famous for their advanced assassination skills and the manipulation of fear in people's hearts. Some of the same ancient assassins will call the assassins of the Sangunar family "the fearful ones".
However, it is said that the latest generation of Sangunar's successor is a mysterious girl whose understanding of the family's skills has reached an extremely high level. Currently, the girl named Valina Sangunar,
Currently traveling around the world, it is difficult to say when this talented assassin will return to the society of high elves.
Tens of minutes later, guided by the beacons left by the high elf rangers, a group of people headed towards the underground city through a remote passage. This passage was very quiet. There seemed to be no blockers along the way, even the positions in the passage.
, and no resisters were found, as if they disappeared silently.
"Your Majesty, you shouldn't take such personal risks!"
At the observation post in the underground city, after Sylvanas saw the visitor, she frowned and said seriously:
"The situation in the dungeon is unclear now. If there is really a powerful person from the Dark Blade ambushing here, you have almost stepped into a trap!"
Sylvanas' words were hard to hear, but Kael'thas was not angry. He looked outside the peaceful dungeon and asked softly:
"Where are the undead? Sylvanas...General."
This title made Sylvanas stunned for a moment, as well as others around her. As the former ranger general who had mysteriously disappeared for nearly a year and suddenly appeared again, and Alleria was in Quel'Thala
Sylvanas had been prepared to be suspected and even ostracized before returning to the high elf society due to what Si had caused. However, she did not expect that after just one battle, the person she had grown up with would
The Sun King, who grew up together, reaffirmed her loyalty to the race.
But Shiva was a qualified soldier and general after all. She didn't waste much time. She pointed to the southwest corner of the dungeon and said softly:
"The undead are fighting the last upper elf army in the southwest square. It is said that Tortheldrin's palace is also in that direction. The battle situation there is very chaotic. I don't mind if you go there in person!"
"Well, what about the magic hub?"
Kael'thas asked again, and this time the answer was Baron Sangunar. The silent master assassin took out a hand-drawn map:
"The four magic hubs of the dungeon are in the square not far away. The upper elves call it the source of magic. Even when the undead invaded, there were still many magicians guarding there. They summoned numerous
The arcane elements are constantly patrolling. According to our estimation, the real magic core of Elrethalas City should be under that square, and there should be a basement there."
The Sun King took the map and looked at it. After a moment, driven by his inner instinct, he made up his mind:
"Then let's ignore the undead for now... Let's go to the magic core first. I always feel that the magic in this city is not pure enough and is a bit weird. There seems to be some... other things in it, something that makes me feel uncomfortable.
Something comfortable.”
"I must confirm that this magic power is harmless before I can distribute it to our people. What do you think?"
Kael'thas looked at the other people around him. The high elves had no objection. Their purpose of seizing Elre'Thalas was for the magic in this city. The human commander who followed the Sun King, the third of the Kingdom of Stormwind,
After a few seconds of silence, General Halford Wymbane of the Seventh Army chose to bid farewell to the Sun King.
"Sorry, Your Majesty, but we must ensure the interests of the empire. I will return to the surface. Since the order of the underground city has been broken, I will enter here with infantry, and then protect the Great Library from the battle."
General Halford was a rigid paladin. Although he was young, he already had a sense of rigidity. Faced with his choice, Kael'thas was not surprised. He turned to Baron Sangunar and said something, and then
Looking back at the general of the Seventh Army, he said:
"Very well, thank you for the Empire's support, my people will guide you... Good luck, General!"
"Good luck, Your Majesty the Sun King!"
The two teams separated, and Sylvanas was scouting ahead. She was holding the legendary war bow Thasdora. In front of her silent assassination arrows, any guard or arcane element blocking the way would be killed.
There was no warning, and Kael'thas and Master Rommath used the exquisite magic of the high elves to cover up their silhouettes and followed behind the ranger general.
Soon, they arrived at the source of magic power protected by four magic hubs. It was a large platform surrounded by many detection magics. There should have been a large number of troops stationed here, but it was probably because the Tosedrin Palace was attacked.
Due to the reasons, there are only less than a hundred troops stationed here, and they are still scattered around the hall.
Without alerting anyone, the three powerful men who sneaked into this place found the stairs leading to the underground. After clearing out the patrolling guards in the stairs, they arrived at the dark basement, the source of magic in Elrethalas.
The "treasure" that supplied the high-class elves and had been hiding in the lonely city for ten thousand years was exposed to the Sun King and his two subordinates.
"Danglang"
The moment he saw the source of magic power, the staff in Archmage Rommath's hand slipped from his hand, and the Sun King staggered back several steps. In his eyes, he was full of despair and pain.
"We...we have paid so much..."
"We sacrificed so much..."
"We've been waiting for this for so long..."
"Is this what we are looking for?"
Even Sylvanas, the always staunch ranger general, seemed to have her will broken at this moment. She turned to look at the Sun King behind her. Kael'thas's eyes had lost focus, and the upper elf in front of her "
"Source of Magic" was a huge blow to him.
"It shouldn't be like this! It shouldn't be...how can...how can it be like this! Why...why is it like this?"
Kael'thas muttered to himself like a madman...and beside him, Archmage Rommath, was already in tears. This poor old man had completely collapsed.
So what exactly is this source of magic power, this thing that has supplied the Highborne Elves with sufficient magic power for thousands of years? And what on earth is it that can cause such a big shock to three determined people?
Very simple...
The one trapped in the 16 coupled seals, the one who absorbed the magic power in the seal to support the operation of the entire city... that was a demon bound in place by the bright magic light!
That was a rare, powerful lord-level mana terror...
Why are the Highborne trapped in Elre'Thalas and unable to leave?
Why does Tortheldrin exile and kill a group of civilians every once in a while?
Why does the magic in this city seem so weird?
Why are the Highborne in this city acting like madmen?
Why did the once wise magical prince Torcedrin become so violent and crazy?
All the questions and all the truth were revealed at this moment, but unfortunately, what it brought to the high elves was definitely not hope and rebirth. Just like Tyrion after learning that the high elves went to Feralas
, the meaningful words left behind:
"Poor Kael'thas and his people found nothing but despair in Feralas..."
Yes, the moment they saw the truth, the incomparable despair completely defeated the three people in front of them...
This is probably the fate that the Sun King and the High Elves must endure. This is probably what the civilization supervisors say is the most terrifying test that Kael'thas is about to face. This is probably the fate that the High Elf civilization has to endure from its birth to the present.
