nashuaworldcup Chapter 390 Walking with Death
Chapter 390 Walking with Death
Separated by a mountain, the Gilneans, the werewolf kingdom, face considerable pressure... The bottom line for the human alliance lies in this human refuge, which appears untouched by the undead plague.
The Gilneans did indeed remain aloof and self-sufficient for the thirty years following the opening of the Dark Portal.
The old King Jain Greymane was one of the few remaining leaders of the older generation of human kingdoms. His contemporaries, King Tyrese Menethil II of Lordaeron and Old Thor Baine of the Kingdom of Stromgarde, had both died at the hands of their own sons.
Marshal Daelin, the leader of the Kul Tirans, was also killed by his beloved Jaina...
King Genn was thankful he could still protect his son, Prince Liam, but he couldn't stop the werewolf curse from ravaging Gilneas, nor could he save his people, including himself...
From the beginning of the civil war with Lords Darius and Crowley, who were the first to be infected with the werewolf curse, to now just escaping the shadow of Lord Vincent and Godfrey's failed power grab.
The aged King Gene, infected with the werewolf curse, was also given a new life...
It all started with the help of the night elf priests; the druids taught the Gilneans how to control the power of the wolf god... This also forced Gilneas to return to the Alliance.
The problem facing the Wolf King is not the same as the question of whether he joined or left the alliance. On the one hand, he has to make his people accept the fact that everyone has become werewolves, and on the other hand, he has to get rid of the threat of the undead by relying on the power of the new alliance in Stormwind as a member of the human kingdom.
Whether they like it or not, the Gilneans are destined to walk alongside death...
Step by step, one step at a time, I'm getting closer and closer to the abyss and despair...
The old king wondered if his decision to allow Lord Godfrey to invite the third-rate Dalaran mage Arugal to summon the Wolf God had angered both Death and the Wolf God... The Gilneans gained power, but also became one of the monsters they feared most.
The Wolf King desperately wanted to speak with someone truly influential in Stormwind. Now that the front lines were in Darius's hands, the trust placed in him by Kings Genn and Greymane was the best encouragement...
The last human kingdom on the northern continent, the Black Gilneas Bay Kingdom, is on the verge of destruction, separated only by a crumbling wall...
The wolf king's state of mind is similar to that of Lorraine, just across the mountain...
The moment Lorraine emerged from the underground vault, he was astonished to discover that it was located beneath the kitchen cellar in the town of Hillsbrad! The familiar cellar, and among the supplies, there were many familiar ingredients that Lorraine had secretly laced with drugs.
One of the prisoners, Said, had his injuries brought under control. Having lost both hands, he was utterly disoriented, letting the blood elves dictate his path... Just outside the dilapidated kitchen hut, Said raised his severed arm and pointed towards the ruins of the town hall, "The fastest way to the sea is through the secret passage beneath the town hall. I know a few safe routes..."
"I don't need many, just one that's safe and fast. No tricks!"
Captain Terra warned again, her eyes fixed on Lorraine as she reprimanded him.
Lorraine completely ignored Terra's gaze, staring in astonishment at the ruins of Hillsbrad Foothills. Who could have imagined that just hours before, this was a paradise for humans, its inhabitants celebrating the harvest and welcoming visiting bards and nearby noble officers?
Now, most of the houses are burned to black outlines, charred corpses, dead warhorses, wandering flame zombies... and deep pits corroded by green poisonous water. This is indeed Lorraine's work.
The plague brought death and despair, turning the banquet into a final farewell...
Lorraine felt a pang of sadness. He had just stepped out of the kitchen when he saw the body of the little dog Stanford lying on the ground... He remembered the hellhound, which was the size of a small mountain, and the dragon meat that he had given it to taste when they first met.
The real Brancard loved this carefree little dog the most...
Lorraine gave it a dragonman's leg laced with plague potion... just a casual thing to do.
It was the smell of dragon meat that made the Countess order the dismissal of militia captain Seid; she smelled the scent of her own kind... The mayor had hoped to protect his foolish nephew a little longer, but then a divine oracle descended, and the blood moon and hellhounds urged Mayor Bourne and the others to complete their mission.
He had no choice but to urge his nephew to hurry, for as Twilight believers they had to complete the divine decree as soon as possible... to welcome the descent of the Old God's incarnation.
The mayor only wanted to preserve the last bloodline of the old noble family of Lordaeron, the Bonn family... Little did he know that his foolish nephew was reluctant to part with his uncle's wealth... With his familiarity with the environment and the underground passages, Seid secretly found his way to the underground treasure vault after all the forces withdrew from the ruins of Hillsbrad.
The wages of avarice is death.
Greed is a bottomless pit... Lorraine, who was fleeing for his life in the underground fissure, also dug here. Following the mineral vein, he found the treasure vault hidden deep underground, carelessly activated the mechanism, and was trapped inside.
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The Sun Reaper squad had been monitoring everything from the air...
Following the furtive trail of Seid, they found the treasure vault; there, they unexpectedly rescued the unfortunate Lorraine, fulfilling the Sunreavers' promise of their third act of assistance; and at the same time, they found Lorraine, the plague messenger whom all factions were searching for.
For Captain Terra, who belongs to the Battlemage Division of the Sunreaver Temple in Dalaran, this was a triple celebration.
Next, if they can capture the town mayor, Born, and others who are suspected of being non-human, and force them to reveal the whereabouts of the ancient relics of the Elven Empire, Terra's dragonhawk squad will have rendered a great service. This will give them a crucial advantage for the Sunreavers' Sanctuary, for the Blood Elves, for Silvermoon City, and for their own teacher, Amans... strengthening the Blood Elves' power, increasing the Sunreavers' reputation in Dalaran, enhancing Silvermoon City's influence within the Horde, and proving the Blood Elves' strength.
At the same time, it can also eliminate the threat that has been lurking in the shadows and uncover the mastermind behind the Silvermoon City traitors of that year!
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Terra wasn't angry that Lorrain ignored her; in fact, she had developed a slight appreciation for him. This guy was actually quite capable... He was grateful for being rescued, helped her translate the discovered Book of Greed, and even saw through the prisoners' lies.
Although their appearance is extremely ugly, among the Forsaken, apart from the Dark Rangers and others who were originally high elves of Silvermoon City who were transformed after their deaths, ordinary human beings like Lorraine are simply unrecognizable...
To have a complete set of limbs and facial features is already considered lucky.
Terra was very curious about what Lorraine had gone through and why she was in the underground vault... but Lorraine was unwilling to talk about it, and she couldn't force Lorraine to talk about it like she had interrogated Said.
Lorraine the Plaguebringer is not only a member of the Horde Alliance, but also an intern member of the Council of Tirisfal who has been notified. This is why Terra refers to Lorraine as a guest of the Sunreaver Temple.
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After the team checked the surrounding area, everyone was assembled.
Terra warily observed the beacon planted on the distant hillside. She chanted a spell, and the distant beacon glowed... A minute later, Lorraine felt a gust of wind rushing towards him. When he looked up, three giant fire eagles, each over ten meters long, swooped down, nearly knocking him to the ground.
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