Chapter 867 Recovery From the Western Plague

If in the later generations, when the ancient gods were everywhere and demigods were inferior to dogs, a Huiyue-level great astromancer might just be a rare elite level thing.

However, in this era where the three battles of the Dark Gate have not yet ended, it is a bit exaggerated to let a Huiyue-level great star magician do nothing.

Duke instinctively wanted to refuse, but unexpectedly the system prompt told him: This is a camp reputation selection event.

Faction reputation selection means which one you choose when two competing forces are at loggerheads. Once you choose one side, don't expect the other side to give you a good look. The higher your reputation on one side, the other side will be eager to tear you into pieces.

Miraculously, when Duke went to find out what kind of ghost force was on the other side, the system elf told Duke that it was... unknown! ?

What a mess!

This is the first time Duke has heard of such opposing camps.

But since he decided to take Kaizi's side early in the morning, there was no reason to let him go midway. After all, Solanlian is a famous boss in Storm Fortress in later generations. At least she has much better room for growth than Ilucia.

In addition, Duke saw Solanlian's nervous and uneasy eyes, and then thought of the elves' customs, Duke generally understood what this was about.

The most important thing for mystics is equivalent exchange. In Dalaran, exchange is often expressed in the form of a contract of betrayal such as how long one will serve Dalaran. Most of the magic apprentices from humble backgrounds paid for their tuition by selling their labor and joining the Dalaran Mage Group.

In a high elf society that pays more attention to bloodline and family inheritance and has strict hierarchies, teaching magic, even if it is just to be accepted as a magic apprentice, often costs a lifetime of loyalty to a certain family.

To become an elf of a certain lineage is to bear its mark for life, which is why the followers who are loyal to the prince have never thought of changing the family from the beginning to the end.

Duke was originally based on the fact that Sylvanas became the queen, replacing Kaizi who had been the king for a while in history. He decided to pull Kaizi out of the mentality of making amends. Who would have thought that elves have a more rigid way of thinking.

Now Solanlian wants to use her Huiyue-level status to help Kael'thas, who is also Huiyue, have a better future. According to the difference in strength, this is because they, the followers, think they have an advantage.

Duke was a little speechless: "Kael'thas, this is not good for you. If you tell me, you think I have stolen your followers with my power."

Who knows, Kael'thas dropped an even bigger bomb. He also left his seat and bowed deeply to Duke with Calpurnia in tow: "No, actually what Solanlian meant was also what I meant. As Sinners who have betrayed their compatriots, if we can restore our reputation a little and alleviate the guilt in our hearts, this is already the greatest salvation for us. If we are lucky enough to survive after facing Archimonde, I hope you can let me and These elites who have lost their country and homeland follow you around."

Duke almost spat out blood.

Depend on! Is this floor style worse than chicken? Although I also know that in history you rebelled against your relatives, you were so miserable that you were driven to death by madness and despair, and you led many of your younger brothers to be nailed to the Pillar of Shame, but for you, a dignified former prince, to be my younger brother like this... it’s a bit bad. !

Of course it will be popular if I take you out... Uh, bah bah bah!

Duke is very embarrassing.

But at this time, not only the three masters and servants of Kaizi bowed to him, but also several high elves at the VIP table bowed to Duke. These old elves are not very strong, but they represent several ancient families.

They also helped plead with Duke: "Although Kael'thas made a big mistake, we can still understand it considering that he did such a thing based on family ties. It seems that a kind and responsible genius like him, if he is in It would be a pity to die in disgrace. Since Lord Marcus has this idea, after Kael'thas proves himself, he might as well accept them as his followers."

After being persuaded by everyone, Duke could only reluctantly say that everything would wait until he sniped Archimonde.

Duke is waiting for news from the other side of the Endless Sea. Not only did he have to wait for news from Ronin, but he also had to wait for news from Jaina and even the orcs.

Everything needs time to ferment, and there is no rush.

In the following days, knowing that it was no longer the Lich King and Arthas who dominated the Scourge, Duke allowed the Alliance to organize several relatively large-scale attacks with confidence. It's a pity that the full success was not achieved.

Because the entire Silverpine Forest was filled with endless werewolves, so without daring to invade the Alterac Mountains rashly and unable to deal with the zombies at the bottom of Lake Lordamre, the southern front almost came to a standstill.

However, with Lothar's Griffin Legion, the Mountain Eagle Knights rebuilt by veteran general Haas, and Brian Bronzebeard's mechanized dwarf legion, a total of 150,000 troops were stationed in the area, so they were able to defend without worries. Duke gathered his army in the Eastern Plaguelands and took advantage of the last opportunity before winter to launch a mad attack on the Western Plaguelands.

This is a grand offensive that gathers all the elite troops Duke can mobilize:

The Scarlet Cross Army of Mograine and Abbidis expanded to a total of 150,000 people.

Saidan Dathrohan's 60,000 Stratholme army.

Turalyon sent 50,000 Dark Portal troops.

Windsor's private army of 40,000 Marcus family.

Magni's mechanized tank army has more than 3,000 dwarf steam tanks and 5,000 large and small artillery pieces, with a total force of 80,000 dwarves and gnomes.

Four thousand gryphon knights of Kurdran* Wildhammer.

Sylvanas's mixed army of 20,000 rangers and mages.

Duke personally led a mage army of more than 10,000 mages and 30,000 Dalararan infantry.

Together with the militia groups organized by the people of Lordaeron from various places, the total strength was 800,000, and they pressed against the Scourge.

Throughout the month of October, the Dreadlord poured nearly ten million undead creatures into the Western Plague, an area surrounded by mountains.

They range from newly invented suture monsters that are generally more than three meters tall and are made of many rotten corpses stitched together, to zombie dogs that are resurrected from unknown ravines. From the sky to the ground, they follow almost every inch of the Western Plaguelands. Alliances compete.

However, thanks to Duke's endless targeted tactics and the Alliance's overall step-by-step advancement, the entire Western Plaguelands was finally recovered by the Alliance on October 30.

From the Hearthglen in the north to the Cold Wind Camp in the south, from the Barrier of the Undead in the west to the Sodoril River in the east, all the undead from natural disasters have been wiped out.

If the Dreadlords hadn't forced Anastrian, Arthas, and Kel'Thuzad to forcibly defend the newly built fortress [Fortress of the Undead], the Alliance might have been able to break into Tirisfal Glades in one fell swoop and take over the city of Lordaeron. Take it down again too.