279 The Last Night of Stratholme (Part II)
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Originally, Gao He had prepared a lot of words to persuade these people who were "forced" to be taken out of the inn by him, but when he followed the sound of the building collapsing and sensed the unusually large, evil and chaotic aura, he decided not to waste any more time.
No one knew better than Gao He who that aura belonged to, because he could never have imagined that there would be any choice to intervene in the next cruel, bloody and incomparably fierce battle at this moment.
Since there is no other possibility, who else will appear in the Old City except for the Stratholme Massacre with Arthas, and in a sense, the culprit for the fall of His Royal Highness Prince Zì, the Dread Demon King Marganis?
While confirming this situation, Gao He's eyes immediately scanned the people in front of him who were a little confused.
"Among you...... Who knows what Stratholme's exit to the outside of the city is besides the main entrance? ”
Gao He knew that in general, a city of this size, although there would only be one main entrance, the main purpose was for the army and nobles to rely on to enter and exit, but in addition, there would be more side doors that were convenient for civilians to enter and exit.
Before this, he had seen such a side gate in the Crusader Square, but at this moment, the Crusader Square was probably already occupied by countless carts and horses transporting food, and he could not escape along the main gate...... If Gao He didn't plan to compete with His Royal Highness the Prince right now, it would undoubtedly be a joke to choose that path.
It was not surprising to Gao He, almost at the same time as Gao He asked, the seemingly rough but careful Griffin? Stallman has given the exact answer.
"Near the Cathedral of Stratholme there is a side gate for worshippers and the commoners of the Old Town, but it only leads to the outskirts of the middle of nowhere......"
"That's it, Griffin, and ...... Joseph, you two, then take everyone to the gate of Stratholme Cathedral and wait for my news. ”
Gao He's categorical order, although it was in exchange for the confusion of several people, but, for some reason, in the end, whether it was Griffin or Joseph, they all obediently accepted his order.
And before Joseph picked up little Pamela and was about to leave, he stopped Gao He, who was about to go out in the direction of the old town.
"Sir, though it's a little abrupt...... Have we ever met before? ”
“……”
Gao He looked at Joseph's face in surprise, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head slightly.
"No, I think, this is probably the first time we've met."
In terms of time...... There is nothing wrong with this statement.
After all, the "next time" I saw Joseph, he was dead and had degenerated into a member of the Scourge Legion, and of course, for the "now" Gao He and Joseph, it should be more than ten years in the future.
"So ......"
Joseph's eyes were blazing, and he looked carefully at Gao He's countenance—although he was a little younger than the "Heroic Garrison Captain" who would lead the army against the undead in the next ten years, he had already demonstrated the caution and decisiveness of a good warrior during this time period.
"I don't know what happened...... I can trust you, sir? ”
"That's right, at least for today, you have to trust me."
Gao He replied categorically, then gently touched the round little head of little Pamela who was curiously looking at him in his arms, and after beckoning to her, he quickly turned around and ran in the direction of the old town.
"It's weird......"
I don't know when, Griffin? Stallman grinned, scratching the back of his head, and came to Joseph's side.
"The sir...... Who the hell is it? Why do I always feel ...... Where do you think you've seen him? ”
"I don't know ......"
Joseph shook his head slightly, though, when he turned around, it was clear that he had already made a decision.
"But...... I choose to believe him, what about you? ”
"Hmm...... That's not good......"
After a moment's hesitation, Greenfin looked at the old town, which had fallen into a dead silence from the beginning, and finally made the right choice.
“…… Of course, as an Alliance soldier, it is impossible for me to disobey the orders of my superiors. ”
"That's it...... And the commander is still holding on to our handles......"
As soon as the infantry Maxwell muttered such words in a low voice, he was slapped on the armor on the back by Griffin, and the boss made a loud noise.
"Less nonsense, I think, we should go to the gate of Stratholme Cathedral now—besides, Lao Tzu suddenly wants to be a marshal."
"Wait...... Wait a minute! That's my ambition! ”
"There is not only one marshal of the Alliance...... Okay, man, I don't want to be a marshal, and to be honest, I just think that maybe if I become a big official, I'll be as imposing as the inexplicable commander just now. ”
Speaking of which, Griffin? Stallman looked up at Joseph, who was leading his family in front? Redpass.
"Compared to being a marshal...... I hope that one day, I will be able to be strong enough to protect myself and my family......"
Gao He didn't know that because of him, the future leader of the People's Army in the Foggy and Rainy Plains, who was still just a big man of a soldier, actually set a lofty ideal for himself at this time-
"And, of course, those ...... People who need my protection. ”
"Excellent! Have you already joined up with the names? ”
On the way to the old town, Gao He eagerly contacted the members of the team.
Miss Long has not been heard from so far, and I don't know where she ran away - although in the team interface, the eldest lady's health is still full, but it is too high and several calls on the team channel to convey her location.
Obviously, the eldest lady has either left the scope of the team's communication, or has run to another time plane different from the team - this is not impossible to live in the space-time rift, but if she is born now, Gao He has little confidence in the danger he may face next.
Fortunately, there is good news from You's side, so that Gao He can finally relax a little.
"It's already converged, and Her Majesty the Queen is here."
Fortunately, whether it's the long-named senior sister or the most worrying Xi? Queen Xi has no problems, in that case, as long as she is in time before the Dreadlord Marganis launches a large-scale operation......
"Her Majesty the Queen refuses to leave."
You's next line of text made Gao He's heart sink suddenly.
"Why?"
He asked, almost subconsciously—but he soon realized that Her Majesty might not have paid any attention to their inquiries.
However, to Gao He's surprise, Yu actually conveyed the answer after a pause for a moment.
"She said, she's waiting for someone."
Wait for others?
to the past ten years ago...... Waiting for whom?
Although he wanted to scold his mother in his heart, in the final analysis, it was Her Majesty the Queen who was in control of the initiative now, not Gao He, so Gao He could only quickly walk through the dark and deep streets of the old city after confirming the location of a few people, and move towards the deepest and poorest and most dilapidated center of this poor city.
Before he knew it, a black mist had begun to float around Takama's body - and at the same time, Taka had noticed a negative magic effect called "Sleepiness" on his status bar.
"It's a spell from Marganis...... Is it already going to get moving? Case...... I'm afraid the army of the Prince of Alsace is about to enter the city......"
During that history, Malganis, who first descended in the Old Town, used a wide range of spells to put the entire city of Stratholme to sleep, and then the sleeping people were killed by the plague of natural disasters without realizing it, and were reborn as the walking dead.
The prelude to the Stratholme massacre was played by the "dark canopy" that covered the sky of Stratholme and made the darkness of this criminal massacre silent, and from this moment until today, more than ten years later, this dead city has never been able to usher in the morning sun of the next day.
"Buzz ......"
Before falling into a deep sleep completely, Takakazu used the cleansing technique for the first time to purify the evil chaotic aura that tried to wrap around him - Yuwa Nagana didn't need to worry either, as the undead, they didn't need to sleep, so this dark canopy wouldn't affect them in the slightest.
Looking up at the sky, the black mist was like a huge curtain, obscuring the two moons and endless stars in the sky of Azerahi 6 little by little, and soon the whole city would be completely darkened.
Takaka doesn't have time to worry about the people who fled to Stratholme Cathedral after separating from him - in this case, all he can do is to meet up with his teammates and find a way to avoid this "showdown" between the Prince of Arthas and the Dreadlord.
In the deepest part of the old town, there is also a deserted square - the original town hall of Stratholme, but now that it has been expanded and the town hall has been abandoned, it is now occupied by a large number of ...... Homeless civilians.
After bypassing the triangular residential area and a long-ruined fountain in Guò, in the distance, Gao He had already seen three of his teammates carefully hidden on the side of the gate leading to the abandoned square.
"How's it going? Hope? What about Queen Xi? ”
Gao He quickly came to the three girls, but now, none of the three girls paid attention to him, and they all looked at the square inside the gate.
"Huh?"
Gao He was puzzled, and also followed the probe to look inside.
It's okay not to look at it, but it's ...... Gao He almost didn't scare his heart out of his mouth!
Because...... He saw that Her Majesty, dressed in a white dress, was standing in front of a collapsed house, weeping silently while trying to remove the rubble with her hands, trying to dig something out from underneath.
But...... Just behind the girl's petite body, although it was in the boundless darkness, it was the enemy that Gao He didn't want to face and wanted to dodge because of the bright yellow armor and patterns......
Dreadlord, Marganis!
(p.s: If Abalone remembers correctly, in the Battle of aR3, the Stratholme massacre was born at night, though...... In O's Cave of Time: Old Stratholme, the sun is shining outside the city of Stratholme, and only inside the city is it shrouded in darkness...... Well, there was a jet lag in the Cave of Light at that time...... )
(P.S2: Carvin's part has been straightened out a bit, because some of the plot has been changed in the canonical history, so in order to avoid conflicts in the future, this part must be continued to be straightened out...... Typical self pit yourself! I'll probably be able to cross this hurdle tomorrow!! )…… (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend this work as a registered member of Piao Astronomy, your support is my biggest motivation. )