Chapter 5 - Ambush
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Naxanalar is the first floating fortress that I can see the whole picture in a real sense.
I have told myself countless times that the next time I meet with Arthas, it will be when I break up with him, but I never thought about how I would react when I meet him face to face?
When this moment really came, I realized that I never hated Arthas, I just wanted to know whether he could be saved?
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"Attack the Holy City of Enqira?"
"Yes!" said Sasarien, "My head tells me that the Lich King will appear in that place."
"You should have been deceived." Out of nostalgia for the past, Nathanos must tell Sasarien the truth. "I came here from the Dragon Bone Wilderness and saw the undead city you mentioned on the way. I can assure you that even a large army will be difficult to break its doors."
"I know, so my people and I need to use the skills or weapons of the Scourge to deal with them. But first, we have to capture a psychic tower outside Enchila."
This decision made the Witherer understand something in an instant, "Come with me," Nathanos continued, "I have something to give you."
The two left for a long time...
"This is impossible, is it... Is Talbert's intelligence wrong?" Sasarien couldn't believe everything he saw. Around the psychic tower were the dead bodies all over the ground. Some were shot through by sharp arrows, some were split in half, and some were crushed to pieces by unknown forces.
"When I first arrived here, I found a large number of undead creatures lying in the snow. Now it seems... it is specially prepared for you."
Sasarian nodded inadvertently, thinking that Nathanos was right. If he and his soldiers stepped in here, the situation would be extremely dangerous.
"This is a conspiracy that has been prepared for a long time." The Death Knight said viciously. He recalled carefully, from the time he saw Talbert to the time he was appointed as commander. "It's really damn, is it... Talbert's intelligence wrong?"
"The point is not what your boss said. There will be ambush here, which only means that your whereabouts have been exposed. Why?"
Sasarien also wanted to know why. He first thought of Braun, the deserter. Perhaps Lurey was wrong, that guy really betrayed them and leaked their traces. But the Death Knight quickly denied the speculation that their actions were top secret, and he didn't even tell the other members the specific route of travel. To put it bluntly, only two people knew the details.
Suddenly, Sasarien clenched his fists. "Talbert? Why did he do this? He asked us to die!"
"You have already thought of the answer, but you dare not say it."
"Can it be..." Sasarien gradually calmed down. When he came to the Fearless Fortress, he had heard that there were spies from the Curse Sect in the alliance's stronghold, but he did not expect that the other party had penetrated into the top level.
"I have to go back and remind them."
"With one Talbert missing, there will be a second and a third!" Nathanos's words made Sasarien stop, and he turned around and listened to the Withered. "If you want to completely destroy the enemy's plot, you have to jump in first."
"This is too dangerous, you said, without a large army, it is impossible to defeat Enqira."
Nathanos laughed, "Fortunately, I happen to have two armies."
Sasarien opened his mouth and couldn't speak in surprise. The Withered Smiling smiled back and then whistled twice in the direction of the Holy City Enqira.
As the sound disappeared, a black dot appeared in the dusk under the darkness, which became larger and larger, and was then divided into two, gradually approaching them. The Death Knight recognized that they were two undead dogs.
"They are back at the right time." Nathanos greeted him and stroked the heads of the two little guys. Sasarien observed carefully. Like their owners, the two dogs were gradually decaying as time passed. For example, the undead dog was spinning around Nathanos. Half of its face had no flesh and blood, revealing its rippling bones and teeth.
"Tell me you have found the passage to that floating fort."
The undead dogs responded to their owners with their barking.
"The floating fortress? Is it the one in mid-air in Nqira?"
"It's. I have reason to believe that the Scourge's commander-in-chief of the North Wind Tundra is in that floating fortress."
"But... maybe it's another trap." Sasarien seemed to have less confidence than before. At least Nathanos saw his shoulders sinking and his head was dejected.
"Maybe, maybe not." The Withered man faced him again and said to him: "You can keep up, Sassarian. But you can only be alone. As for your teammates... don't let them die."
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Lileza followed the fortress soldiers to the command room of Arros. Just a few days ago, she came to the Fearless Fortress by boat, explaining her purpose, and after repeated pleas, she received permission to meet the fortress general. However, Lileza was very suspicious of whether the fortress commander had time to care about the request of a civilian. She could only try her luck with a glimmer of hope. After all, Sasarian was very important to her.
"If we keep the saturation attack and then include the Fizlank Airport in the supply line, we can definitely build a solid base in the Soracha Basin before the Winter Scene."
"Report, General Alos."
"Hmm! What's the matter?" Alos turned his head reluctantly, saying the most critical part of the strategic plan.
The soldier at the door replied: "A young woman asked to talk to you, and she claimed to be related to a soldier serving here." Lileza happened to walk in, wearing a cloak, and suffered a lot on her way to the Arctic.
Arros was very angry when he saw her and said directly: "This is a conference room, ma'am! I don't have time to care about family issues. Even if you convinced my soldiers, he would allow you to come here."
"I know it's very special, sir, thank you for your tolerance..." Lileza bowed deeply, and when she looked up, she found that Alos had turned his back. "But I must find my brother Sasarien, who... He is said to have died long ago, sir. But recently I received a letter saying that my brother is still alive and is in your army."
"No one writes you here, young lady. Even if there is one, it may be just a joke. To be honest, I don't care at all. We must win the next battle, Ri'an!"
Liresa was extremely dissatisfied with Alos' attitude, and she cursed in her heart how the king would send such a person to command the battle.
"but……"
"cough!"
A crisp and loud cough interrupted her.
"Maybe I can help."
Lileza turned her head and saw a person who specializes in handling documents coming over. "Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Talbert, a consultant. I know everything about the records of the interview."
"Really?" the young girl felt like she was grabbing the life-saving straw. "Do you know my brother?"
"Of course, ma'am. But..." Talbert glanced at Arros who was talking nonstop. "This is not a place to talk about home."
"You're right, sir. So can you take me to see him directly?"
Chapter completed!