ebookland Chapter 263 We are enemies
Chapter 263 We are enemies
Marcus raised his arms to shield his face, and the two knives stopped in mid-air, less than centimeters from him...
Seeing his opponent stop, Marcus turned pale and immediately moved away from the corner. While dodging, he muttered a few words, and a beam of light shot from his arms, "Exorcise evil!"
The puppet controlled by the vengeful spirit was ferocious but lacked intelligence, and was entirely under Lorraine's command.
The malevolent spirits, now in a state of abandonment, target living people relentlessly, never giving up until they are dead.
When the puppet that had been given the command turned back into a statue... it was foolishly hit by Marcus's holy light spell... One of the puppets was smoking, and something in its body seemed to have been severely injured, emitting a non-human scream... piercing and sharp.
The other one turned its head at a 180-degree angle to look at its owner, as if asking, "Aren't you going to fight back in this situation?"
Intermediate-level vengeful spirits seem to be much more intelligent than ordinary vengeful spirits.
Lorraine suddenly realized that the two necromancy spells, [Soul Capture] and [Soul Possession], were somewhat difficult to control... The souls imprisoned in the Right Eye Prison would occasionally try to break free and regain their freedom!
The mental strength is completely insufficient to control millions of souls simultaneously.
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Marcus, who had managed to escape a bit, had a final burst of energy, but after a powerful attack, he couldn't hold on and fell against the wall.
He said weakly to Lorraine, "Plague messengers... no, necromancers! Just like in the holy scriptures... they feed on the souls of mortals... they are the mortal enemies of holy light and life, and every devout believer must purify them."
“Mr. Marcus, I think you're not going to make it... Say less. We're not enemies. I'm here to save you…”
Upon hearing this, Marcus's vision went black, and he fainted again...
Lorraine rushed over to check on him.
Helping the exhausted messenger of light to his feet...
Upon closer inspection, Marcus's body bore not only knife wounds, but also numerous bruises and red spots... bullet holes, some still fresh and bleeding. New wounds overlapped old scars, leaving the skin and muscles pitted and uneven, as if bitten by venomous insects and snakes...
So this is what the chest of a strong man looks like beneath his magnificent armor.
This is the body of a battle-hardened human veteran, which looks like a suit of armor.
The flesh and leather armor were covered in scratches and abrasions...and some hair...which barely served as cushioning.
Stroking Marcus's chest, Lorraine felt a pang of nostalgia for the days when he was a strong, healthy young human.
"It's not like back then; I haven't been dead for very long..."
"Hey, apprentice. What are you doing? Touching him all over like that, he's a man!"
"I'm...I'm checking his injuries..."
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"There's a woman lying over there, aren't you going to check her? Why are you staring at Marcus?"
The teacher's reminder brought Lorraine's attention to another prisoner not far from Marcus. He didn't know if the prisoner was dead or alive... He quickly moved closer to take a look and brushed aside the prisoner's disheveled... hair.
His dirty cheeks still had some color in them...
Still alive!
Upon closer inspection, it was confirmed that they were acquaintances.
An old acquaintance—it was none other than her junior sister, Eileen, who had fallen into the hands of the Argent Covenant enforcement team after the Dalaran split.
Gently rock Eileen's body, softly call her name...
"Wake up, wake up... Stop sleeping, get up..."
"Huh? What? Silly disciple, what are you doing again!"
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After Marcus's attack ended and he fell into a coma again, the place became much quieter.
Oridon was the last to remain; most of the Syndicate went to Stromgarde in the Arathi Highlands. The remaining members split into several groups and set up camp on the highlands, seemingly plotting an attack on the towns beneath the two highlands.
Hillsbrad is now heavily garrisoned, mainly around the ruins left by Dalaran's flight, with shelters set up nearby to help refugees in the area.
There are quite a few people left behind in the Kirin Tor, most of whom are pro-human members of the Silver Covenant faction.
Master Ansrem was determined to turn the tide. He needed to prove his abilities as the new Speaker and advocate for highlighting the power of Dalaran's mages within the human kingdoms. Indeed, the Sky City was not as large as it once was; outsiders and mage apprentices were not allowed to enter the Holy City.
Ansrem also has the responsibility of searching for promising mage apprentices throughout the human world and training them as successors...
The Kirin Tor Council has many members, each with their own responsibilities. Now that Dalaran has fled far away, the leaders are all focused on how to deal with the mad blue dragon Malygos. Ansrem is in charge of matters here, and Lord Rhonin and the other council chairs are not concerned about what bigger trouble he might cause.
Dalaran has actually escaped the vortex of war, remaining neutral while subtly gaining the upper hand over the Horde and the Alliance.
Flying City, Mage Sanctuary, Mobile Fortress, War Frontline, Gate to All Realms...
The Kirin Tor carried out their initial plans... by remaining uninvolved.
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As for mortals who can't escape it, they can only pray for good fortune.
With Speaker Ansrem of Dalaran personally coming to help the mortals, presumably no one will have a problem with Dalaran... The reason Master Ansrem is so actively staying alone near Alterac is to prove that the undead are evil... Dalaran should take the lead in fighting the beasts of the Horde!
He never gave up the idea of eliminating non-human races...and living peacefully with other races?
He didn't believe the high elves loved peace. He knew the temperament of Lady Vereesa, the city's lord, including the so-called Sunreaver Archmage. These long-lived elves had never actually looked down on human mages. Lord Ansrem could see the innate arrogance on the faces of the high elves.
It's true that the High Elves were the teachers of humans, but in the historical war against the Ancient Trolls, it was the human army of Lordaeron that saved Silvermoon City... This led to the so-called Silver Pact, whereby the High Elves sent Farstriders to join the human fighting forces against the Zul'Aman trolls and other enemies...
The blood elves' rebellion was something that humans could not condone.
The proud and arrogant elves declined and were gradually suppressed by the humans.
During the Scourge War, the proud old Alliance commander Garithos was a true Lordaeron nobleman. He had long harbored contempt and hatred for the elves. Coupled with the rapid spread of the Scourge plague, which was almost like magic, and the Lordaeron prince being reduced to a death knight, the various forms of distrust and suspicion led the Lordaeron nobles to believe that a neighboring country was behind it all.
Kael'thas, the blood elf prince skilled in magic, was naturally distrusted. However, the proud and arrogant prince refused to be subservient, and despite upholding the alliance and fighting against the Scourge, he was convicted of treason by the then-Grand Marshal Garithos for failing to complete demanding tasks...
Kael'thas was imprisoned in Dalaran's underground prison, nearly perishing along with the kingdom. The blood elf prince not only lost his homeland but was also humiliated and nearly killed. How could the proud and arrogant Speaker of Dalaran, the Fire Archmage, and the Blood Elf Crown Prince not hate the Alliance...?
Grand Marshal Garithos was an incompetent nobleman who used his power and alliances to suppress Kael'thas, causing the blood elves to defect from the old alliance.
He himself was easily killed in the battle against the dreadlord Varimathras; incompetent nobles in power are dangerous...
Some people not only experienced Dalaran's darkest hour, but also lost many friends and mentors when Dalaran was destroyed... Anthrem had no good feelings towards the Horde, the High Elves, or Lordaeron.
The archmages who survived three world wars and the backbone of the national salvation front never understood the ideas of the neutral faction.
He didn’t understand why one should be merciful to the enemy, tolerant of the foe, and voluntarily give up territory to be occupied by the dead.
His goal was simple: exterminate all the undead, reclaim the North, and ensure that only humans and their vassals could exist in Azeroth. Everyone else was an enemy. Even Khadgar and others who maintained neutrality in Dalaran were seen by Ansrem as traitors who had betrayed humanity...
However, due to his status and position, this middle-aged archmage could not yet control the Kirin Tor... He could only win over those in the Silver Covenant who were hostile to the Horde and the undead, including the ever-active Jaina... to deal with the so-called neutral faction.
As for those traitors, those who defected to the Horde, spoke for the Horde, or even became spies for the undead, Anslem would show them no mercy. Eileen shouldn't have survived; Lord Anslem's orders were to purge all those connected to Undercity...
Including psychics who have returned to the world of spiritualism...
Eileen was able to survive only because Marcus single-handedly fought against thousands of troops and was invincible, barely managing to escape.
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