In the Western Wilderness, Alex's Farm, near Moonstream, has been completely destroyed, and infantry from Westspring Fortress and Stormwind are stationed here, encircling Moonstream from almost every direction.

The 1,000 infantry of Westspring Fortress have been fighting against the gnolls who have infested the Elwyn Forest all year round, and their combat effectiveness is very strong, plus Stormwind Defense General Marcus who personally came to direct the battle. Jonathan and his 500 elite soldiers helped to bring Stormwind to its peak in the Wild West.

Along with the general, there was also a dwarven artillery team, 5 guns aimed at the town of Yuexi, just waiting for an order, the destructive shells would completely destroy the town that was no longer civilian.

The mortal injuries of Queen Tiffany and Countess Caterina enraged King Varian and Duke Boval, who resolved to strike a thunderous solution to the Brotherhood's rebellion in order to deter the restless forces in the country.

But when General Jonathan actually arrived at the battlefield in Moonstream Town, he found that the strength of the Brotherhood was not as weak as he thought.

The general rode on an armored war horse, he held a telescope, condescendingly observing the battle situation around Yuexi Town, there was a mysterious force helping these rebels, those samurai in black armor, skilled and powerful, numbering about 100 people, each member was equipped with a black war horse in armor, and every charge they could break the line organized by the infantry.

"These guys remind me of the Araso heavy cavalry of the Burning Plains... Their tactics are like this, relying on the power of the charge, breaking through the orc defenses again and again, but these guys who work for money certainly have nothing to do with the Arathor heavy cavalry. ”

General Jonathan has experienced two orc wars, and the black-armored knights who frequently appear on the battlefield in Moonstream Town in front of him make him feel threatened, and it seems that there are still some forces involved in the rebellion of the Brotherhood of Defia.

"Are the agents back?"

The general turned his head to look at the adjutant behind him, who shook his head: "It's been 2 hours since MI7 agents entered Yuexi Town, but it's like a stone sinking into the sea, that place is very weird, generals, stonemason brotherhoods are all workers who are good at building, it's hard to say whether they have built a fortress underground, and artillery may not be able to completely destroy their defenses." ”

"But the roar of artillery will announce our arrival to them!"

General Marcus decided not to wait any longer, his left hand raised high, this action made the dwarven artillerymen move quickly, aiming, reloading, all in one go, after a dozen seconds, the general took one last look at the town of Mooncreek in the distance, and his left hand slammed down.

"Fire!"

"Boom Boom"

Five scorching cannonballs rushed out of the barrel with a loud bang, slashed through the scorched trajectory in the air, and smashed accurately in the center of the town of Yuexi Town, the explosion and flames that landed on the ground swept away those fragile buildings, and the combat experience summed up in the orc war made the soldiers of the alliance hold their weapons tightly during the bombardment, and finally check the equipment.

Once the shelling is over, it's time for the infantrymen to go into action.

At the same moment, beneath the ground of Mooncreek, in a dim, freshly dug tunnel, members of the Brotherhood of Defia hid in the crypt shivering.

As Ella said, these people are not soldiers, they are just a group of workers who have been forced to take up arms, they lack courage, they lack training, in the face of large-scale encirclement, despair has climbed into their hearts, and now, listening to the vibration of the ground above, the sound of shells exploding only on the battlefield, has completely lost the confidence of many rebellious workers.

The tunnel leads directly to the mines of Moonstream, known as the "Mines of Death", which has existed since the time of King Bartheon, and it is said that Sir Lothar almost lost his life in the mines of death when he was young, and the underground environment is extremely complex, full of forks and junctions, which may seem strange, but in fact, the mine is still in operation until now, and it now belongs to the Brotherhood of Stonemasons.

"Those nobles are crazy, they actually attack their territory with artillery!"

Willy in black ran through the mine, he soon came to the depths of the mine, where the leaders of the Brotherhood were gathered, Willy was the last to arrive, and after he pushed open the closed door, he saw the boss and the key members gathered together, the atmosphere in the room was very silent and strange, in this moment of life and death of the Brotherhood, these leaders seemed to have been stolen by something.

This scene made Willy shudder, he took a few steps forward, stood on tiptoe, and vaguely saw something that silenced the big guys, it was a wooden box on the table, which was set off with some colorful things in luxurious black velvet, and on the chair that was watched by everyone, the mysterious dwarf with a bright red hood, holding a golden bottle in his hand, was arrogantly explaining something to the others.

"You don't need to worry about your defeat at all, the 100 mercenaries of the Darkblade Consortium are enough to block the entrance to the mine, with them, the infantry can't rush in at all, and in my opinion, the most important thing for you leaders to do is to inspire the courage in the hearts of the members!"

Ella giggled, her strange gaze swept over the people with different looks in front of her:

"I know what you're thinking, you're going to say, ah, we're just workers, we can't beat those soldiers, yes, but that's not a reason for you to stop fighting and tremble... If all you lack is strength, then we will undoubtedly help you, but if you don't even have the courage to give it a go, then we really have no choice but the last path. ”

"What I want to know more is, you, mysterious guys, how are you going to help us?"

Van Cleef, dressed in black leather armor, gritted his teeth and said:

"Our towns are falling, and you're forcing our workers to smelt minerals for you, and make those weird armor and weapons, what can a mere 100 mercenaries do?"

"Joe. The Knights under the command of the El Knight can easily kill all of you! If it weren't for their efforts, this place would have fallen 2 days ago, and you, I don't see you doing anything for your homeland in this battle. ”

Ella retorted sarcastically, and then tossed the small golden medicine bottle in her hand up and down,

"This! This is the last bit of assistance from His Great Majesty, Mr. Van Cleef, in the new system in the future, if you and your brother want to get ahead, you must show your own value, and what has no value will be ruthlessly discarded by us, if you still want more support, rely on your own strength, hold this town, and then in the shortest possible time, complete the armor and weapons we need! ”

The vampire snorted:

"Let's see the benefits of helping you, as for this, the official name of this thing is a bit awkward, the makers call it "The Coward Savior of Oldem", don't ask why it's called that, you don't need to know, all you have to do is drink it..."

The gnome's gaze swept around the gaze of everyone in front of her, and finally threw the golden potion in her hand to the architect Alex who was hiding to the side, and then threw the black potion to Van Cleef and Willy in black, and she jumped from the chair to the table with light steps, and threw a green potion bottle to each of the remaining veterans.

Looking at the hesitant expressions of these people, Ella stood on the table, crossed her arms, and said with a dissatisfied expression:

"You don't know how precious the thing in your hands is, it's a potion made from the blood of a demigod, in the Lordaeron region, a bottle of such a potion can cost at least 4,000 gold coins or more, it's not a poison, and if I want to kill you, I don't need to use this troublesome way..."

The gnome lifted his hood, and those blood-red eyes made some of the veterans subconsciously pull out their weapons.

"Drink, drink, this is your fate, chieftains of Defiya."

Ella said in a demagogic voice:

"A gift from the Dark Empire, drink it, and you will be honorably added to this system, and the blood of the demigods flowing in your body will become a bond of trust between each other, and will be the basis for the Empire to accept you... Believe me, it's a gift, it's a..."

"Bell"

As Ella was selling the words she had learned from Tyrion, the crunch of a bottle falling made everyone look back, and then they saw little Vanessa with an innocent face, and the empty bottle beneath her feet.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the little girl frowned, pursed her lips, then raised her head and said to her father:

"Well, it tastes a little weird, kind of like coconut water mixed with bread flour... Hiccup"

In the end, little Vanessa also hiccuped, and the next moment, in the eyes of everyone, the darkness that was almost visible to the naked eye gathered around the little girl, like a dark curtain, wrapping Vanessa's whole person, and in full view of everyone, little Vanessa was like an experienced assassin, quietly entering a state of stealth and concealment.

Her happy laughter could still be heard, and she seemed to have mistaken it for a game, and a few seconds later, for reasons of her lesserness, little Vanessa's stealth was lifted, and by this time, she had quietly walked over to Van Cleef.

"It's fun, Dad, it's fun!"

Vanessa grabbed Van Cleve's hand, the afterglow of the shadows beating across her body, and as she spoke, she pursed her lips and turned her gaze to the vial on the table, trying to reach for the golden potion, but was stopped by Ella.

The dwarf vampire patted Vanessa's little head playfully and said to the others:

"See? You adults, you haven't had the courage of a little child... The blood of Saitai strengthened Vanessa's senses so that she could embrace the Shadows, and as I said, this... This is a blessing from Your Majesty! ”

As she spoke, Ella put her dark red hood over her head again, jumped off the table, took Vanessa's hand, and walked out of the door without looking back:

"Drink, drink, this is your destined fate... When giving it to other members, remember to dilute the potion with water, otherwise it will not be enough for you. ”

"Click"

After a few minutes of silence, Van Cleef's throat twitched as another round of artillery fire from Imperial soldiers rang out on land, he glanced at the people around him, then raised his head and drank the black potion in his hand.

Willy, who was standing behind Van Cleef, gritted his teeth and drank the potion, and then the veteran Hank, unlike the black potion that Van Cleeff drank, the potion in Hank's hand was green, and after drinking it, Hank's eyes were bloodshot, and under the gaze of everyone, the bones in Hank's body seemed to be reassembled, making a clicking sound.

And the veteran was also in pain, he curled up, clenched his fists, every muscle in his body was beating, and it could be seen that the process was filled with unbearable pain, until ten seconds later, Hank let out a roar and smashed his fist into the stone wall beside him.

"Bang"

Between the rubble, a huge fist mark appeared on the wall, Hank straightened up, the old soldier was a head taller than before, the leather armor on his body was also full of muscles, his arms and fists were abnormally thick, tiny bone spurs appeared on his fists, and the whole person looked like an angry beast.

"Hmm"

Hank twisted his neck and made a clicking sound, and he looked at the others with bloodshot eyes, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"I'm fine, don't worry about me, brothers... I'm full of power now, let's go kill a few people! ”

"Oooh! Look at me! ”

Alex, the architect who had drunk the golden potion, shouted as well, a golden glow rippling from his palm, much like the blessing of the Holy Light, but more irritable, hotter, and more aggressive than the Holy Light.

The blood of the demigod Rukma evoked an affinity for magic in his veins, and Alex recalled the actions of the priests of Stormwind City in casting spells, and he raised his hand like the priests, and a golden, unstable light like a flame fell crookedly on Hank, healing the wounds on the veteran's body, and causing him the slightest pain of being burned by the flames.

"I've become a priest, guys!"

Alex raised his hand happily, and the uncontrolled golden flame quickly ignited the map in his hand, which made Alex panic and wanted to extinguish the flames, but the next moment, Van Cleef, who appeared quietly beside him, stretched out his hand and snuffed out the flame, he put his hand on Alex's shoulder, and he whispered:

"But it is not the Light that gives you strength, my brother..."

Van Cleeff looked at the others as if waiting for their choice, and after a while, everyone drank all the potions in their hands, and Van Cleef carried the box and handed it to Willy in black, and he said in a deep voice:

"Dilute the potions, give them to all the brothers, since someone has given us the strength we need, let's let those nobles see how we fight."

"This is not a rebellion, brothers! Everything we're about to do is just using our way to save our hometown. ”