Menethil's Power

Chapter 472 Trends of all parties
"Tirion, do you feel it?"

On the walls of the Wrathgate on the edge of Dragonblight, Osmar Garithos, former leader of Lordaeron's Northern Legion, gazed out at the glacier in front of him while asking his partner as snowflakes fell on his bushy tan beard above, blown off by the airflow he exhaled.

Tirion Fordring nodded slowly. He is a paladin, and he has a stronger perception of spirit and energy. Therefore, even if all he can see is ice and snow, he can still feel what happened to that glacier. Great thing.

The task Prince Isaacs gave them was to guard the Scourge Gate and not let the undead rush out of the Icecrown Glacier. Therefore, they only implemented a passive defensive strategy before, and only eliminated the undead who had the intention to attack the Scourge Gate. The legion no longer has a unified command, and it has almost become a mess. There is no need to take the initiative to attack them.

The normal situation should be that some undead wander around the Scourge Gate from time to time, some of them will try to leave this glacier, and the Northern Expedition Army only needs to wipe out these parts, but now there is nothing outside the Scourge Gate, Flying bone dragons and gargoyles could not even be seen in the sky.

This is very abnormal.

At this time, just over a day had passed since Isaacs returned on the Hyperion, and they encountered such a strange situation. The two commanders did not know what happened to Lordaeron, so the psychological pressure was still quite high. big.

There are many snow-capped peaks on Icecrown Glacier, and the field of vision is very narrow, so Tirion and Garithos didn't know that the floating city of Dalaran had reached Icecrown Glacier, and the Scourge had a new Lich King.

"There is only one possibility for this situation, that is, someone is deliberately gathering these undead and integrating their power." Garithos said slowly.

"You mean to say that the Scourge has given birth to a new leader?" Tirion frowned slightly, "It's too soon..."

Garithos sneered, "The undead are not a herd of beasts. They need to fight each other to find the leader. His Royal Highness Isaacs also said before he left that we must not look at them with past experience. They are different from what we have encountered before. Any enemy is different. I think we will face a large-scale undead offensive in the near future, it will be a tough battle, and we must prepare in advance."

Tirion nodded slowly. Although Garithos's attitude was a bit aggressive, the generous paladin didn't care. He knew what the other party said was reasonable.

Just as the two commanders were exchanging opinions, a young knight of the Northern Expedition Army rushed up. He seemed very anxious. Even in this icy and snowy place, there were beads of sweat on the tip of his pen.

"Lord Garithos, Lord Tirion, there is an urgent message from the Royal City."

The Northern Expedition Army assembled most of Lordaeron's elite troops, and was naturally equipped with a holographic image projector to communicate with Lordaeron itself.

The two marshals looked at each other, "Hurry up," Garithos ordered crisply.

"This is a dual order from His Majesty King Terenas and Prince Isaacs, requiring us to immediately abandon the Scourge Gate and withdraw to the Fearless Fortress in the northern tundra as quickly as possible. If necessary, we can integrate the fleet and consider withdrawing from Northrend." The young knight said in one breath, obviously he was temporarily ordered to report the news to Tirion and Garithos, so he seemed a little nervous.

The two commanders can see the surprised look in each other's eyes. Has the situation reached such a bad point?

"I'll check with His Highness myself," Tirion said.

"No need." Garithos shook his head slightly, "There is no need to doubt the authenticity of this order. After all, it is the dual will of His Majesty the King and His Highness the Prince. His Majesty's order is an iron law, but His Highness's order is close to the truth. When the two come together, I am sure we should do so without any objection."

Garithos is rebellious by nature, but he has absolute respect for the royal family of Menethil, which is why he can occupy a high position. From this perspective, his bad temper is probably done to show that he does not form a party for personal gain , Garithers is likely to have a very shrewd political mind.

Every high-ranking person should not be underestimated, and their external image is often only a side performance.

"So, we should send an order to prepare for retreat now?"

"Yes, I think we'd better start at once in a day."

Tirion had the urge to rub his temples. The retreat of the army is not something that can be done just by talking about it. What's more, they planned to stick to it for a long time before, but now they want to retreat the whole army...

However, past facts have proven that no matter how absurd His Highness's order may seem, it will eventually prove to be a wise move.

"There will be a lot of things that can't be dealt with in such a hasty retreat." Tirion reminded: "For example, our new ally, Draenei Priest Elidi, she has now entered Icecrown Glacier, and temporarily No news came back."

"Why would she do this? It's too irrational." Garithos' face changed slightly.

Priest Delaney is an "important ally" personally identified by Isaacs, and has a close relationship with His Highness himself.

"She said she wanted to investigate those undead in person to see if they might be saved. Considering that the ownerless Scourge is not that dangerous anymore, I didn't stop her." Tirion was also very helpless, "In addition, some of the priests of the Scarlet Priest Group also went with her."

The Scarlet Priests belonged to the Heaven's Punishment Legion, and the Heaven's Punishment Legion was the direct line of His Royal Highness Prince Isaacs, so obviously they couldn't ignore it.

"Have they mentioned the specific scope of this trip?" Garithos frowned.

"I didn't specify it specifically, but I think it will only be active on the periphery."

"Then gather a group of elite fighters and let a reliable officer lead them to find them. It is extremely important to bring these priests back." Garithos made his own decision.

No matter how important the Scarlet Priests are, it's impossible to say that the whole army will be delayed because of dozens of them. Garithos' proposal can be said to be taken seriously.

"That's pretty much the only way to go." Tirion nodded, "They shouldn't be in too much danger, after all, that Draenei priest has the ability to break through the magical Protos crystal, although there is no supporting It is impossible for us to pass through the soldiers in the magic circle facilities, but the crystal itself is a very powerful energy source."

"That would be great," Garithos said.

"Since we are going to retreat, we can't just leave like this. I suggest leaving some scouts to observe the situation, which will also facilitate us to make correct responses later."

"As it should be."

Just as the Scourge regrouped, the Northern Expedition began to respond. After receiving the order, the two commanders made what they thought was the most reasonable decision.

……

At the same time, Silvermoon City.

"Your Majesty Kael'thas, although you have confirmed that the high elves will return to Dalaran, we'd better confirm the exact date so that I can inform my colleagues."

Archmage Vargos said sincerely to the Elf King in front of him.

After the alliance summit in Lordaeron, the archmage came to Quel'Thalas and continued to discuss with Kael'thas about the elves and Dalaran. After all, in the ancient covenant, this city of mages It should be maintained by both humans and elves.What's more, Dalaran should be regarded as the weakest time in history. If the elves all leave, then the name of the city of magic is really not worthy of the name.

Any political consultation, even if it only involves some simple matters, will be very solemn and time-consuming. Therefore, neither Vargoth nor Kael'thas knows anything about what happened in Lordaeron for the time being.

"I can't give you an accurate answer to this, because until the order of Quel'Thalas is completely rebuilt, we won't be able to separate our people." Kael'thas said apologetically.

Gentle and refined, with such an attitude, it is difficult to make people feel disgusted even if they say no.

Vargus smiled bitterly. He has met Kael'thas many times in the past half month. Although each conversation is different, it is essentially talking about this one thing, and the results are similar. reply.

If the monarch of a certain human country dared to treat a Dalaran archmage like this, Vargos could feel offended and walk away, but Kael'thas was different. Face the king of the high elves with a superior attitude.

"Then you should be able to give a deadline." Vargas could only put it another way in the end.

"Within five years, I should be able to send a group of mages to Dalaran." Kael'thas said still very gently.

The Battle of Quel'Thalas made this once young and vigorous elf prince quickly become calm and introverted. The long lifespan does not mean that elves will be less accepting of changes than humans, but that the same life style continues Hundreds of thousands of years will keep their character and thinking in the same state all year round.

Once the Kirin Tor existed in the sense of controlling the magic of the Eastern Kingdoms and assisting the Tirisfal Council in protecting the world from the coveted invaders of other worlds, but now these two responsibilities are almost dead in name only. Kael'thas has seen Beyond this point, the reason why the Kirin Tor strongly demanded the return of the high elves was just to maintain their detached status in magic.

Vargos sighed slightly, five years, this is indeed a very short period for an elf with a lifespan of thousands of years.

"Since you have made a promise, then I won't bother you any more. I'll go back to Dalaran and tell the other archmages the news." Vargos took a few steps back, and the light of the teleportation spell lit up on his body .

Almost all high-level mages are like this, enjoying extremely high convenience in transportation.

Kael'thas watched Vargoth teleport away, and then found a high elf mage wearing a luxurious robe hurried in, "What's the matter, Rommath?" He asked his advisor.

"The latest news, Your Majesty, the royal city of Lordaeron has been invaded..."

……

Vargas was completely unaware that he had just passed a crucial piece of information.He was still thinking about Kael'thas' attitude. This trip to Quel'Thalas was not smooth, but he finally got a reply, and he could go back to do business.

Although he is a newly promoted member of the Kirin Tor Council of Six, Vargos feels that he is still inferior to those old-fashioned archmages. Qualifications will be considered.

What he releases is the teleportation technique to Dalaran, and his field of vision is full of light. In two seconds at most, he will appear in the teleportation hall of Dalaran. Smile at him.

This is what Vargas is used to.

However, when the teleportation ended, he didn't see the familiar blue-purple teleportation hall wall, and he didn't even step on the entity under his feet. He felt the weightlessness, and he was... falling?
Vargos's first reaction was that someone had tampered with the teleportation point in Dalaran, so instead of releasing Slow Fall, he immediately activated the mana shield, and immediately activated the Blink when he was about to fall to the ground, appearing in the dozens of yards away.

Using flash to eliminate one's own acceleration is the basic quality of a qualified mage.

However, there was no attack, and it was only at this time that Vargus came back to observe the surrounding scene. He seemed to be in a huge pit, and the arcane energy around him was very dense, but somewhat disorganized...

Using levitation and flashing techniques, Vargas walked out of the huge pit without much effort, and then he saw a city that seemed to have just undergone major damage. to a living person.

Why is the style of this building so familiar?

The periphery of the urban area is continuous fields and hills, and the northeast is snow-capped mountains. This kind of landform is also very familiar.Vargus was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his face turned pale. He did not teleport wrongly, and no one tampered with the teleportation. This huge pit was where Dalaran used to be.

But where is Dalaran now?
(End of this chapter)