Chapter 972? The Messenger From Hearth Valley?

Fires burned for a day and night for miles around and beyond in outer Darrowshire...

No one knows that it has not spread to a further range. Anyway, Paladins such as Uther Lightbringer, David Crawford, and Captain Joseph Redpath and the original generals of Darrowshire only Know:

When they lost a lot in the defense yesterday morning, lost to the undead and had to retreat in embarrassment, watching those undead were unlucky, and then they had to pick up their own food or food. The guy who killed the enemy participated in the vigorous logging operations in the surrounding forests of Darrow County and the intense work of making firebreaks.

One day and one night, among the few paladins, some soldiers of the Lordaeron Heavy Armored Sword and Shield Legion, the original Darrow County militia, and most of the armed farmers, the remaining two thousand troops and a large number of farmers who volunteered After working hard all day and night, in the morning of the next day, they finally saved their homeland from the terrible mountain fire, and saved the entire Darrow County from being poisoned and burned by the sea of ​​fire...

However, it is unavoidable, except that the whole of Darrow County is gray, and all the houses, streets, and sundries are covered with a thick layer of black ash, most of the soldiers or farmers who work outdoors Their whole bodies are also pitch-black. Even Uther Lightbringer, who was originally wearing a golden armor and holding a silver hammer, has now turned into a dark old man, that is, The 'Eagle' with a hint of golden light in the gray and black on his shoulder armor can make people easily recognize him.

Although almost everyone here in Darrow County is in a state of embarrassment right now, in fact, everyone's hearts are extremely relaxed and comfortable at this time, because there is no doubt that they have won, and they have defeated those menacing undead , and I am sure that for a long time to come, those terrifying monsters will definitely not dare to provoke Darrow County again.

because,

The summoned monster was even more terrifying than the undead, and as huge as a towering mountain, it showed its power and swept the army of the undead with its sledgehammer. After killing thousands or even tens of thousands of undead in an instant with flames all over his body, those cunning undead bosses and death knights ran away again!

Yes, just ran away...

They ran very crisply. According to the information detected by a certain goblin who is not afraid of death by helicopter, it is said that the other party only brought a very small number of ghouls and death knights, and they ran towards the north without looking back. It disappeared without a trace, leaving behind those countless undead who were violently killed and burned by the huge monster. Tens of thousands of undead monsters were instantly reduced to powder under the raging flames within a few minutes. ...

Perhaps, after the battle yesterday morning, there must be a lingering and terrifying nightmare in the hearts of those undead monsters and their masters behind them, right?

but……

The only thing that makes the soldiers of Darrow County who don't know the truth feel pity is that, for some reason, that huge and terrifying monster was summoned, but after a few hundred heartbeats, it gradually turned into a The phantom dissipated between the sky and the earth again... However, the fire it left behind and the countless undead it killed, plus some unexpected 'derivatives' and the terrible scene like a huge volcanic eruption, still remain. Outside of Darrowshire, is it enough to prove how great its power is?

The people of Darrow County have never thought that those undead who are extremely powerful in their eyes, those hideous abominations, cunning and quick ghouls, cruel necromancers and vicious plagues, etc. In the eyes of that kind of existence, none of them are worth mentioning, and they were all burned by its attack and fire in an instant.

no longer exist in this part of their homeland?

'Too much...'

"The forest seems to have been completely burned down, and I don't know what happened to the little animals inside..."

After daybreak, in a certain house in Darrow County, a little girl with two ponytails stared out the window for a long while, and finally couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

"But, Miss Hermione, who is that powerful big man you conjured up yesterday?"

"It's such an amazing guy... I saw it secretly, and it just charged forward, holding that giant hammer that was bigger than my house, and completely beat those bad guys in a few strokes Run away, it is braver and stronger than Dad and all of them, and than Grandpa Uther!!"

Captain Redpath's house, looking outside Darrow County, looking at the magma pools in the distance and countless fire elementals jumping happily in the magma pools, after a day and night, they finally recovered from the shock The little girl Pamela couldn't help asking curiously about a young lady who was standing beside her. At the same time, she just tiptoed and followed the other party, watching the distant scenery from the window sill on the second floor of her house. scene.

Although Pamela didn't know how powerful that old Uther, whom many people said was powerful, was, anyway, she felt that the big guy that Miss Hermione transformed yesterday morning had weapons as big as a house. Big, if it was Uther who she thought was the bravest father and the most powerful grandfather in the world, she would definitely be smashed to the ground with a hammer, right?

But fortunately, Miss Hermione conjured up that big man, and the other party must not be with those terrible bad guys, so he definitely wouldn't take that huge one, burning with flames, even bigger than her house. Need a bigger hammer to beat her dad and uncle and grandpa!

"..."

"Sorry, Pamela, I don't know who it is..."

That's right, Hermione really didn't know what that thing was, but she only knew that she was also frightened at the time, and promised that she would never dare to summon monsters of unknown origin and try those strange things in the future. The magic circle is summoned.

Fortunately, those undead were the first to offend each other, otherwise, Hermione didn't even dare to imagine the possible consequences!

And now, look...

It was only a short five-minute summoning time, and that terrifying huge flame monster easily turned the battlefield around and in front of Darrow County into a terrifying scene like a volcanic hell. The undead were killed to death, and the front of Darrow County was turned into a large lava lake, and even, there were so many strange... …

Fire element life?

Yes, it is the fire element!

Anyway, that's what Hermione heard from the well-informed Lord Uther, who was said to have seen monsters that could play in magma near the Burning Plains and Blackrock Mountain.

Therefore, Hermione couldn't help being a little scared. She felt that if that monster stayed longer, or could exist forever... maybe, just like what it said in its roar at that time, the whole world would be destroyed. It's burning up, right?

Fortunately, some of the descriptions in the magic book were quite accurate. After five minutes passed, the monster that was not controlled by anyone turned into a huge phantom amid bursts of angry and unwilling roars. It quickly disappeared into nothingness. Finally, it didn't cause more damage to the surrounding area, and there was no time to go back and do something to them in Darrow County.

But just like that, even if the opponent didn't specifically target this side, the soldiers and civilians in Darrow County were too busy! Almost, if Uther and the other paladins hadn't reacted quickly enough and quickly organized manpower to cut down the woods around the town to create a fire zone, I'm afraid the fish in the pond would really be affected and be completely destroyed like the surrounding mountains and forests. Burned to ashes...

"Don't you know who that big man is?"

That big man was obviously conjured up by Miss Hermione, but Miss Hermione said that she didn't know the other person's name, which made Pamela feel very puzzled, but she was obedient and didn't continue even if she couldn't understand. Ask more, because she can see that Miss Hermione seems to have something on her mind now?

"Then sister Hermione..."

"Can I run to the front and play with the little animals that are on fire?"

After thinking about it, Pamela tilted her head and pointed to the interesting fire elementals playing and running in the magma pool in the distance.

She didn't know what it was, and no one had told her about it, so she had to temporarily call those things—little animals on fire?

And ah, she just looked carefully for a long time, and she has basically figured it out: those little things that are on fire in the distance, they don't seem to be afraid of fire at all, and they don't seem to be afraid of being scalded, and there is nothing wrong with staying in the big fire, but It's really amazing! The most important thing is, the other party looks red, as if he is having fun?

"!!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Pamela, you must remember: never, never go near that side, and never, ever play with those 'little animals on fire', because it's wrong for children to play with fire, they like to play with fire They are all bad boys, so you must never play with them, understand?"

Hermione, who was taken aback by the other party's words, quickly turned her head and spoke, staring at the other party's eyes and speaking in words that the other party could understand.

Those things called fire elements, although Hermione didn't know their power, but she only knew that those things must be very dangerous to ordinary people, even ordinary soldiers, let alone Pamela who has no power. Little girl of any strength anymore.

Although all the undead in sight are completely dead now, monsters that are more difficult to deal with than undead have appeared, and they are just outside the intersection of Darrow County, and the range just a few hundred meters away may be full In a lava field for miles around!

That's right, the monsters Hermione was talking about were those fire elementals, big and small, probably thousands of them!

Although they just stayed in the scorching area and would not come out easily, nor did they have a strong desire or intention to attack, but Hermione felt that it was best to stay away from such uncontrollable monsters. a little?

"oh……"

"Okay, Pamela listened to Sister Hermione and won't play with those bad kids who play with fire!!"

Although I don't know why Miss Hermione is so nervous, the obedient and well-behaved Pamela still nodded her head hard, just like the other party told her not to leave the house before, she just stayed at home obediently, even if there was a lot of noise outside. It's amazing, it's like she hasn't gone out for a day and a night.

'Excuse me! '

'Is Wizard Granger here? '

At this time, a black soldier who took off his armor for the convenience of his work and was wearing a well-fitting but dark smock with a shield and a long sword on his back ran to the door of Pamela's house and yelled out.

"!!"

"I'll go to meet our guests first. Remember, Pamela, stay at home and don't go outside easily. Your father will definitely come back to see you at night, understand?"

Although she didn't know who was looking for her again, or what happened to Uther and the others, but after giving the little girl a last word and seeing her nodding in agreement, Hermione hurriedly turned and walked downstairs .

Maybe it's for the fire elements outside and the aftermath?

But Hermione swears that she is really powerless, her own ability is just like that, and the reason why she was able to summon that scary guy is really just an accident, what should I do next, how to deal with those lava Chi and Fire Element, she really has nothing to do, and she doesn't know what to do at all!

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‘Are all those who play with fire bad kids? '

Annie suddenly felt that the words of Miss Hermione on the screen always sounded like she was talking about her, Professor Annie? Although, she often plays with fire herself, but she promises that she has never been a bad kid!

She, Professor Anne, is such a smart, well-behaved and cute child, how could she be the kind of bad child who doesn't learn well and "likes to play with fire"? That kind of thing absolutely does not exist!

(ˉ▽￣～)Hey~

That's right, that's the way it is, there's nothing wrong with it.

(…)

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"!!"

Σ(⊙ω⊙`)!

"Hey! Nearly Headless Nick, what on earth are you going to do? If you want to fly, fly to the side. Why do you want to block me from watching the 'movie'?"

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Little Anne was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Gryffindor College ghost in front of her, this almost headless ghost running up to her, and eagerly blocking her sight, because the other party blocked her from looking at Hermione's screen is gone. Although the other person's body is almost transparent, it must be that no one wants to have a layer of frosted glass in front of him while watching a movie.

If the other party doesn't leave, then she will definitely change the other party from 'nearly headless' to 'never headless'!

‘How do you do, Professor Anne, Sir Nicholas of Mimsy, if you may? '

'Excuse me, may I interrupt you for a few minutes? I think, it's not the exciting part yet, you should be able to spare a little time, right? '

Turning his head behind him, he looked at the screen at the back, and saw that there was nothing too exciting on it, and even the students were whispering to each other without paying too much attention to it, Nick Only then did he pull back the head with the layer of skin attached to his neck, and looked at a certain little girl professor who was even more lawless than Peeves with some embarrassment.

It waited for a long time before making up its mind to take advantage of this opportunity to discuss certain things.

"no!"

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"Because I don't want to be disturbed by you now..."

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You know, Professor Annie is very busy, besides, unless she is crazy, she will waste her leisure and entertainment time on a ghost!

'ah? ! '

'this……'

Seeing that the professor didn't play the cards according to the routine, and rejected him directly without giving any face, Nearly Headless Nick, that is, Sir Nicholas of Mincy, smiled and raised his beard. His body froze there, and his head fell off in shock.

But fortunately, there was still a layer of skin attached, so it was straightened up in a hurry, but even so, it looked very embarrassed and awkward, and a little at a loss?

"Ahem..."

"Professor Anne, since Nick has something to ask you, why don't you listen first?"

At this time, a nosy old man Dumbledore came out. He first glanced at the screen, thinking that he might not be able to see the shocking picture of yesterday, so he took off the mask on the bridge of his nose. With reading glasses, he turned his head sideways and persuaded a certain little girl beside him.

He was shocked by the thing that Miss Granger summoned yesterday, because he knew that once such a thing was summoned on Earth, the damage and movement it would cause would be absolutely astonishing! So, after observing for a day and seeing the damage caused by that big guy, he made up his mind that when that Miss Granger came back, he must have a good talk with him!

However, that kind of thing is not urgent now, and it certainly cannot be done when the little guy next to him is still at Hogwarts.

"..."

(￢д￢.)

"Then tell me quickly, hurry up, they are very busy!!"

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There was no way, a certain old man stared at him, and little Annie, who couldn't chase the ghost directly, had no choice but to hold her arms and stare angrily at the unfamiliar ghost that flew in front of her and blocked her sight.

'Of course! '

'Professor Anne, here's the thing, our Hogwarts ghosts had a ghost meeting together, including the bloody Baron of Slytherin, the fat friar of Hufflepuff and Gray of Ravenclaw. Including the lady, we have reached a consensus, and we all feel that your punishment of Peeves is actually enough...'

Having said that, Nick, who was almost headless, paused for a moment. He looked at the little girl professor in front of him anxiously, and after seeing that there was no expression of displeasure or disgust on the other party's face, he continued:

'In addition, it is making noise at the bottom of the lake all day long, making it difficult for the Grindylos in that big lake to be quiet, and it keeps saying bad things about you, and the female leader of the mermaid, Mercus, came to reflect her opinions yesterday... ...'

‘So, Professor Anne, our Hogwarts ghosts would like to ask you, if you get angry enough, can you put Peeves back? We believe that it will definitely not provoke you again, or say bad things about you, we guarantee! '

Thinking of the horrible things that scolding Peeves said when their ghosts ran to the bottom of the lake, Nearly Headless Nick couldn't help but carefully glanced at a frowning little girl and a cheerful However, he knew what to say and what not to say, so he didn't show his expression too much.

He, Sir Nicholas of Mincy, knows that whether it is Dumbledore or the even scarier little girl professor in front of him, they all have ways to deal with their ghosts, so if they don't want to end up with Peeves, just Better to be honest?

"oh!"

"That's right! The Peeves thing..."

Hearing what Nick, who was almost headless, said, Dumbledore quickly agreed. Obviously, he thought about picking up that unlucky guy two days ago, but he accidentally forgot about it.

"Professor Annie, what do you think? Or, just let it go?"

If it was just this almost headless Nick, the little guy would definitely ignore it, but Dumbledore felt that if he, the headmaster, came out, his old face would still be useful, right?

"..."

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"No! People think it's too cheap to shut it down for two days, and they have to keep shutting it down for a while!"

o(`^′)o hum!

"But don't worry, if you close it for a while, I will definitely let it go!!"

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That's right, after a while, she's sure to let that nasty and unrepentant Peeves go! However, how long "for a while" is, is up to her to decide.

Maybe three to five days, maybe a week or two, or maybe it was planned before, after I left Hogwarts? Anyway, it shouldn't be too long, so these guys don't need to worry too much about that Peeves at all.

'this……'

Maybe he felt a little embarrassed, maybe he felt that he had let down the great trust of the Ghost Council, and the Nearly Headless Nick looked at Dumbledore with some reluctance, as if he hoped that Mr. Principal could make peace with himself and make them happen as soon as possible. The resolution reached by the ghosts of Hogwarts, to release the Peeves tied to the barrel and sinking at the bottom of the dark lake early?

After all, using that kind of cruel method to punish a ghost, and sinking the other party into the dark bottom of the lake and mud, these ghosts are also a little hurt or empathetic.

"Oh~!"

"Look, Harry and Fleur finally reunited with Hermione. It seems that our three warriors are about to start a new adventure?"

However, at this time, Dumbledore seemed to have not seen Nick's wink, pointing to the 'screen' and pretending to yell.

Apparently, he didn't seem to be going to argue with a bad-tempered little girl over a ghost tied to a gun barrel and sinking into a lake. After all, that kind of thing is just a trivial matter... besides, Peeves or something, if you throw it into the bottom of the lake and soak it for ten days and half a month, you won't die! Furthermore, after the absence of Peeves in the past two days, the order of the school has obviously improved a lot, so Dumbledore didn't intend to get too entangled in this kind of matter.

"Huh? Where?"

∑('△')? !

With a wave of her hand, an annoying ghost was photographed on the wall of the auditorium, and after letting its transparent body penetrate the wall and disappear, little Annie hurriedly looked at the screen.

Sure enough, as some bad old man said above, that Potter and Fleur, those two guys who were lucky enough to survive until today, got back together with Hermione and the others...

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"Harry! Fleur!"

"And Little Timmy, great, you guys are finally here!!"

In the 'lumber mill' in front of Darrowshire, in the team of paladins with silver hands who were dressed brightly, with black on one side and shiny silver on the other, Hermione finally saw her two more Friends who have not seen each other for a long time, see Harry and Fleur who have been separated for several days!

So, excited, she rushed towards the two of them and gave them a big hug.

"It's incredible!"

"Hermione, I just heard from Master Uther, what is going on, and you really did all of this?"

"But how did you do it?!"

After the hug, Harry pointed to the sea of ​​flames, the terrifying magma field, and the flame monsters running and playing happily in the sea of ​​fire and lava in front of him.

At first, both Harry and Fleur thought that Darrow County was like this, that it was the terrible volcanic landform environment...

But who would have thought that when they heard Lord Uther say that this place was originally a lush mountain forest, but later, in order to deal with the undead, Witch Granger cast a terrible summoning spell and it became what it was now. Afterwards, neither of them knew what to say!

Because they have never seen such a scene before, and they have never dared to imagine what kind of spell or incantation can cause such terrible damage to this land?

'...'

'...'

At the same time, the paladins of the Silver Hand who had just arrived here also looked at the three of them.

Obviously, those paladins of the Silver Hand who rushed thousands of miles to help Darrowshire but found out that the last trip was in vain were also very curious. What kind of terrifying method?

You know, they hurried along the way, expending horsepower, and didn't even have time to clean up the undead they encountered along the way, so they barely arrived here before noon today... However, the irony is that there is no one here at all. I can't see any moving undead, I only see the curling smoke, ashes, the large and small magma pools and lava lakes everywhere, and the bigger and deeper one in front of me. Just a deep pit like a volcanic pool?

Therefore, the paladins who don't know what kind of spell can create everything in front of them really want to know what the witch who ran over to meet them and looked a little sluggish was talking about.

"Sorry, Harry, it's a little troublesome to explain, and I don't know where to start..."

"Anyway, you and everyone, you just need to know that it's fine if you come late!"

After finishing speaking, Hermione, who had reunited with her friends, smiled at the bewildered Harry, Fleur, Little Timmy and the paladins who were paying attention to her.

To be honest, until now, Hermione is still a little bit scared!

However, when she saw her companions and saw that those tall and mighty paladins had arrived in Darrow County, she knew that they, including Darrow County and the people in Darrow County, should be safe. There is no need to worry about the invasion of the undead.

And as for the fire elements outside...

That's not something she should think about, anyway, even if she wants to manage it, she has no ability to manage it!

"!!"

"Sister Jaina? Why are you here?!"

Suddenly, Hermione saw a familiar figure again. The other person was wearing a blue mage robe, with long golden hair and a pretty face. Who was it if it wasn't Jaina she hadn't seen for a long time?

So, after cheering, she rushed towards the other party directly, and excitedly held the other party's hands.

"This..."

"It may be a bit troublesome to explain? But Hermione, you just need to know that I also came here to ask for help, because Arthas is in trouble!"

After finishing speaking, Jaina responded playfully with what Hermione said just now.

She has just heard and seen what happened here. Although she was shocked by Hermione's way of summoning that kind of existence indiscriminately, since the other party did not cause more serious consequences, and also accidentally hit After saving Darrow County, she felt that that kind of thing can be discussed later?

Because now, she really has important things to do, and there is no delay!

"Uther..."

"You must have read Alsace's letter just now. How about it, have you made a decision? Although I also know that you are very, very tired now?"

Seeing the dingy appearance of the paladins and soldiers in Darrow County, Jaina, who knew what was going on with the other party, hesitated for a while, but she quickly became firm again:

"But……"

"Uther, I swear, Alsace and the others really need reinforcements now. They are trapped in Hearthglen by the undead. The undead's attack is very fierce. I'm afraid they can only hold out for about a month at most. Now it may only be you The paladins can save him in time!"

Yes, Jaina came here and was with the paladins of the Silver Hand who came to help. In fact, they came to pull reinforcements!

"Do not worry……"

"Master Jaina, I will save him, but I'm afraid you have seen our situation. We have just finished a battle, and the paladins have just completed a long-distance raid. Even if we set off now, I am afraid Can't exert much combat power..."

"So, please wait patiently, we all need to rest for a day, tomorrow, I assure you, I will lead the paladins to set off to support Alsace!"

Uther sighed. Andorhal is really too far away from Hearthglen. Even if they are all cavalry, it will take at least 20 days to arrive. Therefore, he only hopes that Arsa, who is guarding Hearthglen by virtue of the terrain, will Can Si wait for them?

Also, Uther suddenly felt that it was necessary for him to write a report to King Terenas immediately, because the current development of the plague was not as simple as they thought before, and this was likely to be an attack against Los Angeles. Dan Lun's conspiracy, Lordaeron must be vigilant.

"..."

"..."

Hearing the conversation between Uther and Jaina, Hermione looked at each other helplessly with Harry and Fleur, because they knew that after the mission of rescuing Darrowshire had just ended, they might have to rush again , went to the so-called Hearth Valley...

They don't know how long this war that shouldn't belong to them will last? Also, when, or how, will they be able to return to Hogwarts?

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