On top of a mage tower in Dalaran, Archmage Antonidas was frowning and looking seriously at the undead and natural disaster armies gathered outside the city of Dalaran.
Just last night, in the north, the undead army of the former King's City of Lordaeron suddenly made a big move. They actually froze part of the surface of Lake Lordaemir. Then, they just crossed the lake that was created out of thin air. The miraculous Ice Bridge detoured directly from the southeast and finally gathered in the south, completely blocking the road south from the magical city of Dalaran.
Originally, before this, Archmage Antonidas did not believe the rumor that Arthas used the magic sword Frostmourne to cut an ice bridge across the sea and thus captured the Sunwell of the High Elves. .
In his opinion, such a bridge would require at least a large number of high-level mages to work together and consume a huge amount of magic power to build it. It is definitely not something that the opponent can do with just a magic sword!
But now, the facts were cruelly placed in front of him, and he had to admit that the magic sword was indeed terrifying, far beyond his original expectations. That magic sword shouldn't be something that this world can produce. It's like a creation of the gods.
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"Dear Archmage, thank you very much for allowing us to use the portal to send the army over, so that we finally have the opportunity to face Alsace, the enemy of Quel'Thalas!"
Prince Kael'thas of the High Elf was standing next to Antonidas. The two were now standing side by side, looking at those outside the protective barrier of Dalaran from the towering mage tower in the distance. A massive army of undead assembled for war.
Among them, there are a large number of ghouls, sewing abominations, necromancers, siege meat grinders and gargoyles flying in the sky. If you add those massive skeleton zombies, the total number will be at least There are as many as three to four hundred thousand!
From this point of view, these undead natural disasters have actually created such a large battle this time. They must be determined to attack Dalaran this time?
Who gave them the confidence? Even if Dalaran is really captured, how many of them will be left in the end? Is there such a way to play regardless of one's own casualties? Antonidas didn't understand this! Maybe the thoughts of the undead are different from those of the living?
Different from Antonidas' doubts, Prince Kael'thas was scanning the undead army outside the city with cold eyes. He wanted to find the figure of the death knight Arthas among them, to find the figure who slaughtered the elves and killed his father. The murderer who polluted the Sunwell!
In the original timeline, the current Kael'thas should have reorganized the few remaining tribesmen, detonated the Sunwell, and then went south to join the former Lordaeron Grand Marshal Garithos.
But now, the situation is different from the original timeline!
Because, under little Annie's random intervention, the high elves increased their population by a full 200,000! Although Silvermoon City was also destroyed, the high elves still had their confidence.
Therefore, after reluctantly detonating the Sunwell, Prince Kael'thas ignored the strong opposition of Grand Duke Sylvanas and forcibly selected more than 20,000 loyal to the royal family from the newly formed Quel'Thalas army. Elite warriors and rangers traveled thousands of miles through the portal to aid Dalaran!
Kael'thas wants to fight to the death with Arthas, Quel'Thalas' life and death enemy, right here in Dalaran!
"No, His Highness Prince Kael'thas, actually, it is us, Dalaran, who should say thank you!"
Antonidas glanced at the high elf prince, and then at the elite high elf ranger and mage troops surrounding the fortifications of the lower city. With more than 20,000 troops from Quel'Thalas participating in the defense of the city, he was more confident about defending Dalaran. After all, this was a lifeline for the people of Dalaran!
"Your Highness, we are very sorry for the misfortune that has happened to the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. After all... we in Dalaran were not able to help you at that time. But now, you are sparing no effort to help you. Us, this really makes us feel ashamed..."
No matter what the other party's purpose is for coming to Dalaran, whether it is to help Dalaran or to seek revenge, in general, Dalaran must owe the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas a big favor this time. This old man doesn't even know what to give in return.
Maybe... after defeating these undead this time, Dalaran can provide a batch of living supplies and send a group of engineering teams to help the elves rebuild their homes? After all, their main city of high elves is gone, so they must be lacking in various supplies now, right?
Antonidas had also heard about it. It was said that the high elves seemed to have used some kind of powerful magic weapon. In one blow, they directly destroyed the entire Silver Moon City and the surrounding areas, and also caused Alsace's Hundreds of thousands of undead armies were destroyed in an instant! That's really tight. I wonder if their elves have anything like that?
Look, the undead army outside also looks like there are hundreds of thousands of them. If they have any kind of weapons, if they bomb outside the city again, then this old man like him will no longer have to worry about the undead coming south to cause trouble. Bar?
It's a pity that this kind of thing must be the highest-level top secret in Quel'Thalas. Antonidas would definitely not have the nerve to ask. If he did, he would just be asking for trouble.
"Your Excellency, Archmage, you are too polite. To help you is to help ourselves. Besides, that Arthas outside is the eternal enemy of our high elves! Now that we have this opportunity, we must definitely fight with him. Let’s settle an account first!”
Kael'thas wrinkled his long, moldy hair while dealing with the old man next to him. He continued to search diligently among the undead troops in the distance.
It's a pity that he never found the figure that he hated so much! Could it be that the death knight is not here? This is unlikely, right? Since the other party built the ice bridge and led an army across the lake, then the other party must be somewhere outside. There is no mistake about this!
"By the way, Lord Antonidas, I have to remind you here that Dalaran's enchantment... may not be so reliable anymore. After all... you should also know that Kel'Thuzad, he has no influence on Dalaran. Natural defense measures are very familiar!" When talking about the magic defense barrier, Kael'thas's heart will feel a dull pain!
The High Elf Kingdom of Quel'Thalas suffered the consequences of trusting too much in the magical protective barrier! It was because the elves trusted magic too much that they allowed those damn undead to calmly break through the elves' gates and the defenses of Quel'Danas Island with the help of traitors.
Now, when Kael'thas once again saw the magical defense barrier that had been opened in Dalaran, he couldn't help but start to worry, and reminded Antonidas in time.
The legendary lich resurrected in the Sunwell, Kel'Thuzad, was not only an archmage in Dalaran when he was a human, but also a high-ranking member of the human Kentorui Council. Being in a high position, he must have been familiar with Dalaran's defense measures a long time ago, right?
So, will the current magic defense barrier in Dalaran... make the same mistake as the high elves? If that were the case, that would be really terrible! It really echoes the philosophical saying - the strongest defense is often the easiest for the enemy to break from the inside!
"Thank you for your reminder, His Highness Prince Kael'thas. In fact, there is no need to worry too much about this matter. We have already taken precautions against this." Antonidas nodded and agreed with Kael'thas' concerns, but He looked very relaxed and didn't seem too worried.
"You may not know that since the outbreak of the undead disaster, we have begun to make important adjustments to the enchantment. Thanks to the Holy Light's inspiration to restrain the undead: the current Dalaran magic enchantment can target The undead entering the barrier have a key killing effect! The longer their undead stay in the barrier, the greater the damage they will suffer! Moreover, if they want to destroy the defensive barrier, they must attack by force. Destroy the three mage towers that preside over the enchantment one by one, and eliminate the mage stationed inside. Otherwise, what awaits them will only be slowly eroded by magic similar to the holy light attribute. In the end, they will Shatter into a pile of useless bones!”
Antonidas is very confident about the upgraded and modified Dalaran barrier! This was negotiated by several masters and specially upgraded to target monsters with evil energy like undead!
Anyway, Antonidas absolutely does not believe that the undead can still attack and destroy those important magic defense nodes under their layers of protection!
What's more, now they have an elite army of 20,000 high elves in Dalaran out of thin air!
With so many advantages, there are a large number of defensive troops, a large number of mages and magic barriers against the undead. With the cooperation of these three factors, even if the undead army outside is twice as large, Antonidas will have it. Faith can hold this place!
"Although it seems true, but...I don't know why, I always have a bad premonition! I think you'd better be more cautious. Although I really don't want to mention this matter again, but I'm here I still want to remind you: We in Quel'Thalas...we trust the magic protective barrier too much, and you must know the result. Sigh...otherwise..."
Having said this, Prince Kael'thas sighed softly, he did not want to say any more.
The main reason why the high elves in Quel'Thalas lost was because they underestimated the enemy, because they didn't really pay attention to the enemy, and even more because of the traitor inside - Dar'Khan!
Every time he thinks of this name, Kael'thas can grit his teeth! If we were to say which two people the high elves of Quel'Thalas hate the most right now, the first one would definitely be Arthas, and the second one would undoubtedly be the collaborator and traitor Dar'Khan!
It's ridiculous to say the least. Just such an inconspicuous traitor caused the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas's national defense project to be destroyed for thousands of years... A thousand-mile embankment was defeated by an ant. In Kael'thas, It seems like a huge irony!
"Well...that's right! Your opinion is right. Let's do this. I will dispatch half of the guards from the Dalaran treasure house and let them focus on defending these three vital magic nodes. In this case, everything should be foolproof. ?”
Antonidas thought for a moment and agreed with Kael'thas's opinion. After all, the High Elf Kingdom of Quel'Thalas was a lesson learned from the past! The high elves believe too much in the magical protective barrier. Therefore, in Dalaran now, it is better to listen to Kael'thas's opinion.
At that time, if something goes wrong with the magic barrier and the hundreds of thousands of undead armies outside can easily pour in at once, the consequences... Antonidas is afraid just thinking about it!
"You will find that this is a wise decision. Well, I will also add a layer of insurance and draw three thousand rangers from our army in Quel'Thalas and divide them into three groups, specifically responsible for assisting If you defend these three important places, then there won’t be any big problems!”
This time Kael'thas brought a lot of Farstrider rangers, and he easily drew 3,000 of them. Although a lot of them were newly formed troops, if it was just for defense, use fixed fire to attack those The undead are very good at assisting human beings in their defense. Anyway, even the recruits of the Far Travelers are still much more powerful than the human archers!
"That's great! Without further ado, let's do it like this. I'll notify you immediately and let the people below get ready."
For a long time, Dalaran has not had a regular standing army, but only some security guards and a large number of mages.
Now, with the elf rangers cooperating to protect the magic barrier nodes, Antonidas doesn't have too many worries. At the moment, all they have to do is wait and see how the undead want to attack. Just adapt to circumstances.
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