As a master, who doesn't have a whim?
Antonidas didn't feel so good.
I always feel like something is going to happen.
So the city of Lordaeron exploded.
Dalaran and Lordaeron are separated by Lake Lordaemir, one on the south bank and the other on the north bank. You can go back and forth in a day by boat.
Such a distance is far from strategic depth.
So when the vanguard of the undead disaster appeared, Antonidas could only choose the safest and worst way to deal with it - sealing the city with an arcane enchantment.
More than twenty years of hard-won peace, and the prosperity of magical civilization belongs to the entire alliance. At this time, Dalaran is nothing more than dewdrops under the moonlight and cannot withstand the baptism of war.
Why?
Among the six members of the council, only Antonidas is in the city, and there are more than 300 registered archmages scattered around the world.
Dalaran's defensive strength at this time was frighteningly weak.
Although Dalaran was sacked once by Orgrim Doomhammer, it moved from the Cross Islands to the south shore of Lake Lordamre and strengthened its city defense construction.
But the city is dead, but the people are alive.
If there is no one to guard it, how long can it be guarded by magic barrier alone?
Antonidas habitually picked up his pen and wanted to write a letter to Terenas, only to realize...
Then the only one we can count on is the Barov family.
But Carlos is leading troops to fight in Arathi, can he make it in time?
Facts have proved that Alex Barov is still reliable.
That afternoon, the private soldiers of the Barov family, totaling 300 people, stationed in Dalaran, fully at the command of Antonidas.
Outstanding effect.
It's not that Dalaran lacks these 300 people.
In fact, the number of mages' servants is enough to guard Dalaran.
But the presence of friendly forces proves that Dalaran has not been abandoned.
The boost to morale is huge.
But as more and more intelligence came together, Antonidas' mood became worse and worse.
Even the Archmage publicly questioned the authenticity of the news.
"Arthas blatantly killed his father during his coronation ceremony? The king of Lordaeron destroyed his royal capital? Is it because I, a bad old man, have a bad mind, or is there something wrong with this era?"
Antonidas is not the only one who feels absurd. Anyone with an above-average IQ will feel outrageous when hearing this news for the first time.
But sometimes life is so outrageous.
Under the guidance of Kel'Thuzad, the leading party, Arthas led a small number of elite troops to raid Dalaran's defense nodes, directly destroying the arcane barrier carefully arranged by Antonidas.
With no other choice, Antonidas could only deal with it hastily, leading his mage apprentice to face his nominal student in person.
There is no honor in this battle.
Antonidas, who supported the magic barrier by himself, was as if he had tied his own hands.
If we give up maintaining the arcane enchantment, then Dalaran will definitely not be able to survive the forces of the Scourge.
But maintaining the arcane barrier, how could the Archmage be the opponent of the Death Knight holding Frostmourne.
After four of his apprentices were killed by Alsace's sword, Antonidas was completely enraged.
The Archmage is preparing to cast a powerful mage to end Arthas' sinful life.
Then, the lingering Kel'Thuzad used the power he had accumulated for a long time and his understanding of magic and mentors to use a magic counterattack.
Then, Frostmourne penetrated Antonidas' body.
The Archmage died just like that.
But the Archmage is still the Archmage, the most powerful man who has dominated Dalaran for decades.
Not even Frostmourne could enslave his soul in Dalaran.
"It doesn't matter, find the Book of Medivh."
Under the influence of Frostmourne, Arthas' humanity has long since been wiped out, and his emotions have gradually become indifferent.
The death knight had no guilt at all for killing Antonidas, and no trace of pride.
It's just a mission.
After sending the signal, the Scourge began to attack the city. Under the leadership of Kel'Thuzad, Arthas easily found the Book of Medivh from the Kirin Tor's Secret Treasure Cave and took it away.
If Krasus hadn't arrived in time, Dalaran would have been doomed again.
The outer city was abandoned and the core Violet Castle was raised into the sky. Under the auspices of Krasus, Dalaran preserved the most essential parts.
But once again, Dalaran was slaughtered.
However, when the Undead Scourge tried to move south to attack Alterac, they were stumped by the poor terrain of the plateau.
Even skeleton soldiers can't ignore the laws of physics, right?
God knows how far the crazy Barov family has gone to war. Even though a small Alterac sent 70,000 troops to encircle and suppress the orc tribe, there were still a large number of organic troops stationed in the country.
The feinting Scourge Legion gave up its attack on Alterac City under the baptism of a large number of crossbows, artillery trebuchets.
Because time is not on the Lich King's side, Ner'zhul must race against time if he wants to succeed.
Alterac's strategic position is too low.
The Scourge's next target is to the north, in Quel'Thalas.
Whether it is to fulfill a promise or to achieve a goal.
The Sunwell was needed to resurrect Kel'Thuzad, and the Sunwell was also needed to open a door to Azeroth for Archimonde.
Therefore, Silvermoon City is the next target of the Scourge Legion.
But before that, there were two small obstacles.
Bulwark Pass, and Stratholme.
Without capturing the barrier, the undead army would not be able to smoothly advance eastward from the city of Lordaeron.
Without destroying Stratholme, attacking Eversong Forest would face the possibility of being cut off.
After taking the Book of Medivh, the ritual to summon Archimonde had begun.
But the more Kel'Thuzad tried, the more he discovered the gap between himself and Medivh. The more he resented the injustice of Dalaran, and the more he believed that his choice was correct.
Although Ner'zhul acquired the dark and forbidden knowledge of the Burning Legion, Kil'jaeden would not give it the relevant technology of space teleportation.
Therefore, relying on Kel'Thuzad became the Lich King's only option.
Without a body, Kel'Thuzad could not better serve the Lich King.
Therefore, resurrecting Kel'Thuzad is imperative.
"Marshal, why do you want to abandon the barrier?"
Garithos asked in confusion.
Carlos fell into a coma for five days and missed the plane's rescue mission to Dalaran.
It was just that he was exhausted. After recovering, he woke up naturally.
After Carlos regained consciousness, Garithos naturally handed over command of the army.
Garithos was content to be able to serve as Carlos' adjutant.
Garithos was honored by the joy of once again serving his general.
No, Carlos was already the Alliance Marshal at this time.
"If you save the land and lose the people, you will lose both the people and the land. It is true that the barrier gate is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the main defense facilities are on the side of Lordaeron, and the defense target is also in the direction of Hearthglen. It may be possible to rely on the barrier gate to stop the undead natural disaster. There is no point in delaying it for a day or two.”
Carlos explained.
"How could it be meaningless? If we persist one more day, more people will be rescued..."
"Rescued?
Carlos interrupted Garithos's speech, which also aroused the curiosity of the surrounding Lordaeron soldiers.
"Correction of your cognitive error."
Carlos showed a confident smile, a very contagious one.
"In terms of strength, our alliance still has the absolute advantage. In Arathi, I have a total of 70,000 troops. As long as Uther is not a fool, he can crawl to Menethil Port now. As long as we integrate our forces, those undead can't do anything. Not our opponent."
Carlos' words were very encouraging, but Garithos was the upright boy after all.
"But does this conflict with us giving up the barrier?"
