After finishing speaking, Alsace was no longer in a hurry to leave, but found a tree stump and sat on it.
He leaned on the light of dawn and said to Liam and Lorna, "You are lucky. You were attacked by werewolves but were not injured by them...you don't have to suffer the fate that follows."
"Even if the injury has been healed?"
Liam thought about his own father, and Rhona's father, who, unlike Liam and Rhona, had escaped unscathed in the attack.
"Holy light can heal the superficial injuries - and maybe delay the onset of the curse, but it can't change their final outcome, and this process is irreversible." Arthas shook his head, "Been bitten by a werewolf The fate of those who are injured and scratched is already doomed, at least I can't change it, but I can catch you before you also turn into werewolves."
"No...there must be a way."
Lorna thought of the injured person she had treated. Now she completely understood why the other person's body hair had grown longer and his teeth had become sharper. But who could accept that their loved ones turned into savage werewolves?
"Why are you telling us this now?" Liam felt a deep sense of powerlessness - in fact, whether Arthas told them or not, the outcome was doomed, and he himself had already made a guess, but Arthas healed Jean, making him feel that this "curse" might no longer get worse, but now, it made Liam feel guilty about "escape".
There are still many normal people in the team that returned to Gilneas City, but now only he knows the truth and has temporarily left the seemingly safe city area.
"There is almost no way to defend against a werewolf's attack, and ordinary armies and city walls can't stop the spread of this curse at all, because they don't just rely on biting to spread this influence." Alsace said slowly, " Don't worry too much. King Jean's injuries have basically healed. The werewolf curse will affect him very slowly. He will not immediately turn into a werewolf that succumbs to the wild nature.
If we can end this before it gets more serious, there won't be any problems. "
Gilneas's alchemy technology is very advanced, coupled with their own Druid magic heritage, it is not impossible for them to suppress the side effects of the werewolf curse.
Arthas' holy light can temporarily suppress the spread of the wild curse in Jean's body. In this way, Jean will have enough time to find a way to solve this problem. Otherwise, before the night elves' reinforcements arrive, Arthas will Si Ye has no good way to deal with this curse.
The Holy Light cannot dispel this curse. Alsace has personally verified that the weaker Holy Light cannot dispel the wild power of nature entangled in the soul, but the Holy Light that is enough to dispel the curse will destroy the human soul. Burned out.
There may be some details that Alsace has not discovered, so he can only discover this knowledge, but now there is no time for him to continue researching.
If the werewolf ritual is not stopped as soon as possible, there may be werewolves everywhere in the Gilneas Peninsula. Bite is the most basic way of transmission, but the alpha wolf who has mastered the Scythe of the Moon God may be more efficient and cannot be stopped. A constant way to spread the curse.
High walls and buildings cannot resist werewolves at all. In the city, werewolves are as difficult to deal with as in the forest.
There are many buildings in Gilneas, and there are good places for werewolves to climb over and hide their bodies everywhere. If werewolves really pour into this city, soldiers alone cannot stop them.
The only way is to find the alpha wolf before the werewolf disaster breaks out completely and stop his actions.
"Except for finding the alpha wolf, no other method can completely end this disaster. While the werewolves are still mainly operating in the forest, let's set out as soon as possible." Arthas looked deep into the woods, "If we want to stop the werewolves, You still have a very important task, so be careful to protect yourselves.
Valeera, Liadrin, please protect their safety. Velinde, keep moving forward. We have been delayed for some time and must speed up. "
Perhaps after defeating the wolf pack that attacked the Gilneans, some of the werewolves in the forest began to disperse. Arthas and the others' journey deep into the forest was much easier than they imagined. At least they did not encounter any more werewolves along the way. figure.
After entering midnight, a wolf howl would still be heard from time to time in the woods, but listening to this sound, the howling werewolf should be very far away from them.
"Let's rest for a while." Alsace found a raised hill. There was a small cave under the hill. Although it was not big, it could temporarily accommodate a few of them to rest for a while.
Alsace himself would not feel tired from walking in the woods, but others could not move forward tirelessly like him. If they did not have enough energy when they found the alpha wolf, they might be in danger.
Velinder held her wooden staff and sat outside the cave without saying a word, looking up at the bright white moon in the sky, her eyes a little wandering.
Valeela was responsible for collecting some firewood and was making a fire with Liadrin in the cave. Turani was as quiet as usual. She sat in the corner, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible, and used meditation to restore her physical strength.
"Sit down. If you have anything to ask, I can chat with you now."
Arthas put the Sacred Covenant of Light of Dawn aside and sat on a flat rock.
Liam and Lorna sat next to him. Liam organized his words and said with complicated emotions, "No matter what, I have to thank you for saving us. If it weren't for you, we might have been torn apart by wolves. .”
"Werewolves...where did they come from, and why did they invade Gilneas and harm those innocent people?" Lorna had no good impression of these savage and bloodthirsty creatures.
"The original werewolves, they were originally a group of druids - in Gilneas, you will be used to calling them harvest witches, those who use natural magic. In ancient times, the druids accepted the dangerous power of the wild, Trying to create a new form filled with wild power to use against their enemies.
However, the first person who created this form...or rather, the night elf, underestimated the danger of this power. Although he maintained his sanity under the wrath of the werewolf for some reason, he was just like him. The druids who took this form became prisoners of this power.
Fortunately, the night elves at that time had the ability to deal with the rioting werewolves, and sealed them in a plane completely different from the real world before they caused a catastrophe.
But not long ago, the former enemies of the druids, the demons, invaded our world again. At that time, Gilneas still refused to communicate with the Alliance, but I led an army across the ocean to resist the invasion of our world. of devil.
In the end, although we successfully drove away the leaders of the demons, there were still countless depraved minions raging on the land across the sea. An elf friend, well, it was the one who was in a daze at the entrance of the cave over there. In order to eliminate those demons, she They found the artifact that created werewolves, a scythe, and used the scythe to summon werewolves, hoping to use the power of these werewolves to eliminate the demons entrenched in their land. "
Lorna asked in confusion, "The continent across the sea - but if that's the case, why would the werewolves appear in Gilneas? Those beast-like guys shouldn't be able to cross the ocean."
"Then you have to ask a mage from Dalaran. I don't know how that guy managed to connect to a realm that has nothing to do with magic and summon the sleeping werewolf."
Liam and Lorna couldn't accept what Arthas said. So many people had died, and even the whole of Gilneas was in danger of being overthrown. The result was just because of one person's actions?
Even Liam found it hard not to feel angry. He lowered his voice and asked Arthas, "That mage, why did he summon these werewolves?"
"Like many mages, not only to pursue more powerful power, but also to prove himself to his colleagues - the so-called vanity."
"Vanity?! How many innocent people have been killed because of his vanity?!" Lorna's voice rose a little higher. It was obvious that this lady was also very angry now, "If possible, I will let him know The end of vanity!”
"Calm down, Lorna. Killing a summoner does not necessarily solve all problems. Moreover, we don't know where he is now."
Liam said and glanced at Alsace, but when he saw Alsace's expression clearly, he suddenly didn't feel that way.
"You don't know where the mage is, do you?"
"Indeed, my people have confirmed his traces, but unfortunately, he is also in the werewolf-dense area, and he is not on this side of the Greymane Wall."
Arthas glanced at Lorna before continuing, "This mage probably used werewolves to occupy a castle. You should know the owner of that castle, he is Baron Silvaline."
"Baron Silvaline? He was once a noble in my father's territory, but since the Greymane Wall was built, we have not received news from outside the wall for a long time."
Of course Lorna has heard of this surname, because the southern part of the Silver Pine Forest where Burning Wood Village is located was part of Darius's former territory, but now, Jean has ruthlessly carved it out.
Lordaeron and Dalaran did not accept this land, because it did still belong to Darius Crowley. Although Gilneas's behavior was to abandon this territory, Genn never recognized him. No more of these lands.
If this leads to a war, neither Lordaeron nor Dalaran want to see it. Moreover, Dalaran itself has no desire for territory, and those mages prefer to live in the city of Dalaran.
If it weren't for the prosperous trade network in the city, Dalaran would only have its central city-state, and the small towns that the surrounding residents spontaneously gathered and established would not exist.
Compared with the prosperous Lordaeron and Dalaran, the southern part of the Silverpine Forest, which was originally considered a fertile land, has become an area that no one cares about because it was abandoned by Gilneas.
There are no specialties here, or the specialties of Silverpine Forest can be bought in the towns of Lordaeron and Dalaran, and the transportation is more convenient, and no one wants to go to Burning Wood Village.
Since the completion of Greymane Wall, this situation has become more and more serious. The residents in Darius's territory have almost completely returned to the most primitive agricultural life. Many young people have left their hometowns and plan to go to Lordaeron and Try your luck in Dalaran.
The situation of the territory that was trapped in a vicious cycle was deteriorating. In addition, Darius was an important minister of Gilneas. Although his territory was on the border of Gilneas, he basically stayed in Gilneas city all year round, building high walls. After he got up, it was even more difficult for him to have the opportunity to go to his own territory.
"Baron Silvaline once managed many residents in my father's territory. Those people lived and worked in peace and contentment... but I didn't expect that he would end up like this."
Based on the behavior of the arrogant wizard that Arthas said controlled the power of werewolves, Lorna could easily imagine the fate of the Silvaline family.
Not long after the exchange between the three ended, Velinder came back to her senses from the daze of looking at the moon. She sighed, "The human mage named Arugao is making the same mistake as Lelar, but he himself is not conscious yet. At this point, the wolves are not controlled by a little magic trick, he is just a tool of the alpha wolf now."
Perhaps this is also the reason why the werewolf will listen to Arugal's call. Lelar is looking for someone similar to himself, and lends his hand to free the werewolf, allowing this long-dormant wild power to awaken again.
It's just that Lelar accepted this "gift" in order to revenge and protect his people, while Arugao wanted to prove his "worth" and let his colleagues recognize his research.
However, even a person as determined as Lelar was eventually lost in hatred and power. Without any belief, Arugao, who was just to satisfy his vanity and so-called self-esteem, had already become the puppet of the werewolf. .
On the surface, it is a sanctimonious archmage who controls powerful summons to vent his ugly desires to ordinary people. In fact, Arugao is just a selected puppet. Someone wants to use his hand to release more darkness and injustice. Stable factors.
"Merciful Elune, I am bathed in your glory. Please tell me why the summoned werewolf becomes so violent and bloodthirsty, so cruel and violent."
Velinde prayed to her gods for an answer, but Elune did not answer. Or perhaps, the fate of Lalar and Arugal was the best answer:
Those who pursue power without any bottom line are themselves the source of corruption.
