Afterwards.

…… Well, I'm really sorry to use this word inexplicably, but at least for Gao He, what happened next probably has little to do with him as the culprit.

After he went from being the new Ember Messenger to the evil undead that everyone shouted about, and finally left the Chapel of Light's Wish in a righteous retreat, things didn't turn out too much of a surprise to him.

The heroic battle that was supposed to be a sensation in the entire Azerahi continent was also a battle to launch a counterattack against the undead scourge in the true sense, and his exploits were finally taken by the Scarlet Crusaders as his own, and he himself became "the evil undead who took the opportunity to steal the ashes bringer", and the headshot was once again hung high on the bulletin boards of the major cities of the alliance, becoming the talk and topic of discussion for the majority of players after dinner.

And then, the Scarlet Crusaders took advantage of this opportunity to expand rapidly - if anyone remembers the Scarlet Crusader monk in the Cathedral of Light in the plot of the third volume, then there is no doubt that this communication has finally paid off so far - with the approval of Bernie Dietess, the Scarlet Crusaders were allowed to enter the City of Light Source, and the military leader Bridget? Abidis made an important speech at the welcoming ceremony.

"This is the most glorious victory since the Scourge of the Dead, and it is the prelude to the Scarlet Crusade's march to glory and the final destruction of King Meow! Scarlet Crusaders! It carries on the glorious tradition of the Silver Left Hand Order! Mograine the Ember Bringer, Usha the Lightbringer, Melas? Tulayan was possessed by a soul at that moment! At this moment! We are not fighting alone! Not alone!!

Kel'thugad is defeated! Alsace is defeated! Paladin's Heroic Spirit lives on! The Great Anduin? Happy birthday Rosa !!!

I have to admit that General Abydis's speech was really passionate and inflammatory. Therefore, after the welcoming ceremony, through such a brilliant victory and Abidis's highly sensational words, the Scarlet Crusade was a great success in recruiting new recruits in the city of light sources, and in the following high-ranking alliance leaders, Bridget's decision to go along with the Northern Expedition.

Meeting, Tirio? Fording was appointed leader and chairman of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Abidis was appointed chairman of the Military Committee of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and at the same time, Light Source City decided to establish a new paladin school in the Northshire Abbey, "Red Maple Military Academy". Abidis assumed the position of principal......

There's no denying it. After this battle. The shadow of death that had long hung over the heads of the vast majority of the people of Azerahi has finally dissipated completely, and many of the negative images that the Scarlet Crusaders had previously maintained have completely transformed in the process, becoming a righteous army comparable to the original Silver Left Hand Knights. It has also become a natural disaster that completely sweeps away the undead in people's minds. Hope for the restoration of all of Azerohi.

As for the Silver Dawn organization. Finally in Tirio? Thanks to the efforts of Fording and the Brotherhood of Light, they were not annexed by the Scarlet Crusaders, although they also joined the Scarlet Crusade. However, with the efforts of old Fording, Silver Dawn finally achieved an independent formation in the Eighth Legion, which was the predecessor of the "Eighth Road Silver Pioneer" that the footmen who later saved the world were assigned to the group.

"Again, the long river of time is rolling and flowing, and everything that happens in front of your eyes is actually ......predestined for a long time."

Silisus, by the Wall of Beetles.

Chromie, the bronze dragon who turned into a little Lori, sat bored on the edge of the dilapidated stone steps, his two little legs tapping back and forth, and chatting with Gao He who looked up from afar without saying a word.

"Of course...... If you don't understand it, then people put it another way, the wheels of history are rolling...... Well? Mandarin doesn't work either? So...... The wheels of history are grumbling forward......"

"Alright...... I know what you mean. ”

For the inexplicable comfort of Chromie, who didn't seem to be very comforting, Gao He could only shake his head helplessly and smile bitterly.

"Actually, I don't have any affection myself, and you don't have to worry about me becoming a second-year teenager who takes revenge on society like Arthas......"

"Not necessarily...... There are countless possibilities in the passage of time, and your choice now is just one of them......"

"Wait, you just said that a qiē is already doomed......"

"Oops...... On the surface, it seems that you made your own choice, but in fact, the moment you make this choice, countless possibilities appear over time, and when you make a choice, the choice you think you made with your subjective will may also be the future planned for you by the long river of time......"

So, chatting with the Bronze Dragons is really a test of brain capacity and brain cell survival, but just as Gao He was racking his brains about how to answer Chromie's words, the beautiful woman in a violet robe with flowing blond hair had quietly teleported to him.

“…… I'm sorry for you, Gianna. ”

"It's okay...... For me, this is an unshirkable request, both public and private. ”

Facing Gao He's sincere thanks, Gianna smiled gently, came to Gao He's side, and stood side by side with him.

"Shortly after you left the Chapel of Light's Wish, Queen of the Dead? Nozomi arrives, forcibly takes all the bodies of the Death Knights by force, and gives them free will in New Britannia, Darien? Mograini is among them. ”

"Then I'm relieved."

Gao He nodded at the information Gianna obtained, feeling very relieved.

"There's another piece of good news, right today, in Darien? Under the leadership of Mograini, the newly-born Knights of the Ebon raided the Stronghold of Arutches and successfully captured the city in the sky, which was originally the base camp of the Knights of the Ebon Blade. Nozomi also agreed that Kenrito's men would go to the sky city for a short time - I believe that the moment the sky city of Dalaran soars into the sky, no other sky city under the command of King Meow will be able to match it! ”

looked sideways at Gianna, who was slightly excited and pretty, and her face was slightly red. Gao He smiled lightly and brushed the wind-blown broken hair between his ears and temples for him.

"After I leave, the Azerahi Continent will depend on you heroes to protect it."

He seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be emotional, and his eyes were on the evil place called the Temple of Angela, which was behind the wall of beetles.

I don't know when it started, Gao He found that he actually felt that he had integrated into this virtual world in the real sense. In the true sense of the word, I feel like a member of this land.

Maybe it's because of that "hero" title that seems meaningless to others. Or maybe it's because of Gianna next to her, who is far away in New Britannia? Hey, Windsor of Light Source City, and the others who fought alongside him. Guardians of the world of Azerohi......

It is because of this sense of belonging. Only then did he make a stay in Azerohi before. Fight to the last minute in the city of terror Naxxramas for your choice.

And now, for some reason, he has to leave.

"I admit it. The Alliance has indeed treated you unfairly, and I and Your Excellency the Grand Duke, Tirio? Lord Fordin and others have also discussed the corresponding disposition of you and the Ash Emissary, but ......"

Jaina? Prodmore, the fragile woman who single-handedly shouldered the fragile bonds of peace between the Alliance and the Horde, and who was bent on maintaining Azerohi and stability and prosperity, had a pretty face that should have been beautiful and full of tiredness and powerlessness.

“…… Today, everyone's anticipation and fanaticism for the Northern Expedition have exceeded imagination, and because of this, we are powerless to change this unjust verdict, and I only hope that you will ...... Don't be centrifuged by the alliance because of this. ”

"Centrifugation......"

Gao He shook his head, his hands on Gianna's delicate shoulders, and motioned for her dodgy eyes to look into his eyes.

"If I want to centrifuge, I won't lead the blood elves to join the alliance, if I want to centrifuge, as early as the day I suffered injustice for the first time, maybe I have already made that choice, you know......"

He took off his visor, revealing the pale face inside.

"I'm not human anymore, I'm ...... Forsaken. ”

Gianna's body shook slightly—in fact, just as she was risking her way to New Britania, Xiang Xi? When Xi inquired about the information, the cold Queen of the Undead said the same thing-

"The human world has nothing to do with him for a long time, and now he ...... It's the Forsaken.'"

That's right, as long as he passes through the Dark Gate and goes to the shattered lands of the Outlands, then, after a while, maybe the people living in this world of Azerahi will finally forget him, the paladin who led Azerahi to victory in the Battle of the Quicksands, and fought between life and death for the Light City, for the Alliance, and for the danger of Azerohi.

If one day, he and she are on opposite sides, then, perhaps, it is not that he has turned his back on the alliance and Azerohi, but ...... The land gave up on him.

"Don't worry, Gianna, no matter what, this is the land I once guarded with my life."

As if to see the worry in Gianna's azure eyes, Gao He smiled softly, and quietly put his big hand on her slender waist.

On the side, Chromie covered her face with her little hands, but judging from the large eyes that shimmered with curiosity between her open fingers, the little guy was obviously very curious about this intimate behavior of humans.

"Even if I leave today, if one day, when this land suffers a crisis, then, I will definitely come back, because ......"

With a little force, he took Gianna into his arms with a coquettish cry, and then kissed her cold, thin lips with impunity.

“…… I, who was also the guardian of this world, I ...... Also a hero. ”

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"So, Commander, how long are you going to be a hero like this?"

In the basement of the Angela Temple, the voice of a young girl may be heard in the middle of the marching team.

"That's it, tell us, is the Prince of Arthas handsome or not? Nala's eyes. Embarrassing beard stubble ......"

Gran, the animal trainer, looks like a nymphomaniac, and it seems that she is undoubtedly one of the members of the group of rotten girls who are called "human rapists" and forcibly form Kael'thas and Arceth into CP.

"I heard that the regiment commander, you single-handedly killed thousands of elite soldiers of the undead natural disaster? And almost hacked Arthas to death? ”

Yaksha's focus is completely different - this girl is usually only interested in the topic of slashing.

"Yu thinks this statement is debatable, after all, even a person like Yu who can fight lions with his bare hands still feels that he is not able to deal with a thousand enemies alone......

Akarin thought...... The head of the regiment is such a powerful person, if it were him......"

"However, I heard that the head of the regiment was in possession at the time, and it was the legendary Ash Bringer......

"Ember Bringer? How could that legendary magical weapon really exist......"

“……”

Except for the Dark Knight King, who did not have a dull hair on his head, the rest of the Dull-haired Knight Maidens were discussing the topic of the legendary sword of the Ember Bringer with great interest. Even Artoria, who has always been strict, joins in...... Something else seems to be mixed in with strange sounds? Well...... Probably an illusion.

"Hey...... Abu. Look a little away.,Anyway, those NPCs are a bunch of white-eyed wolves.,If it's really unpleasant.,Why don't we open the hostile option and go to slaughter the city? ”

Although Xia Lu's tone sounded like she was comforting. But...... Why does Gao He always think that she wants to experience the slaughter of the city more?

"Sister YUKI. Vader just wrote a strategy yesterday. Can it be published under your name? ”

"What's the strategy?"

"Hmm...... It's the 'All-Class Tyr's Hand Quick Money Strategy'! After research, Vinda and her sister found that the efficiency of money farming there was 83.4% higher than the original doom single farming strategy! ”

“…… Is that so, okay? ”

At the same time that Vader and Naganame, the two girls, were discussing how to make the Scarlet Crusader stronghold......

"Quiet."

Since entering the Angela Temple. Gao He, who made a voice for the first time, walked to the front of the line with a solemn gaze.

"As I expected...... This guy hanged upside down. ”

Now they are in the deepest part of the Temple of Angela, the seal of the ancient god Cthulun.

In fact, from the moment he first entered this passage, Gao He already knew that the guy who hanged himself upside down had not really killed or re-sealed the ancient evil god - although I don't know what method he used, but the final result was that when everyone thought that the crisis in the Angela Temple had been resolved, the power of the ancient god Cthulun had grown to an incredible state.

It was only now that Gao He's team rescued the dying twin emperor sisters from the tentacles of the Old Gods - Gao He had promised to give them and their race a new lease of life, but it was clear that he had not been able to deliver on his promise.

And today, the purpose of his coming here is to draw this qiē to a successful end.

"Krusun...... Gods of the Ancients......"

Gao He still remembers the last time he came to the hall where the ancient gods were sleeping, but was tragically wiped out in an instant, so this time, it was naturally impossible for the team to make the same mistake.

"Everybody prepare...... Rush! ”

Led by Xia Lu, forty members, including Gao He, lined up in a line, and forcibly rushed into this hall at a constant interval at an indismissible speed.

As they entered the hall, Gao He had clearly seen that it was the "Eye of Domination" that had watched them in the Twin Halls that had watched them in the Twin Halls, and now, this huge eyeball was turning, sweeping its cold gaze over everyone present, and at the same time, a whisper quietly echoed in Gao He's ears.

"You're here...... Mortal...... I knew you were coming...... You're going to die......

It was a whisper from the depths of the soul, the power of Cthulun, which had already spread throughout the temple of Angela, and it could be said that Gao and they had been under the watchful eye of this ancient god since they entered here, and now, the attack they launched was tantamount to a moth to a fire in the eyes of the ancient god who had recovered most of his strength.

But...... So what?

On the way forward, Gao He has faced one seemingly invincible enemy after another, but it is never him and his companions who will fall in the end.

"You were abandoned by your companions...... Someday...... You will also abandon your fellow men......

As if to see through his heart, Cthulun's voice still echoed in his consciousness as Takah led the crowd to attack the Eye of Juggernaut.

"Your courage...... It's gone...... You ended up running away from ...... You're too weak......

Guts? Evade?

Listening to Cthulun's whispers, Takawa suddenly smiled.

"That's right...... You can think that I am running away from this, but what I am running away from is not something I am unwilling to face, and this does not mean that I am weak......"

He wielded the hammer in his hand, and the light radiated from him, illuminating the dimly lit temple.

"I knew exactly what I was doing, and in fact, to do that, I needed ...... is greater courage! ”

Krusun's huge eyeballs collapsed, and disgusting juice sprayed out of them, corroding the ground and making a sizzling sound, and at the moment when the eyeballs exploded, her voice once again reverberated clearly throughout the hall.

"Your courage is not worth mentioning, the moment you stand before me...... You're dead.'" …… (To be continued......)

PS: P.S: You dare to believe it?!

P.S2: So the old lady wittily killed a horse pistol.

P.S3: That's how Cthun lived.

P.S4: In the future, it will be used to sell tickets for festivals!