When the Orc army reached the walls of Stormwind City, Llane did not hesitate and immediately ordered the mages and archer units on the wall to launch saturation strikes on the Orc army below.
At the same time, the siege weapons on the city wall also opened fire simultaneously. Countless magic, arrows, and boulders flew downward, and the Orcs were naturally unwilling to take the beating passively. Blackhand immediately ordered the hastily assembled catapults to launch a counter-attack, but because one side was above and the other was below, the Orcs were largely suppressed.
When Blackhand realized that this approach was meaningless, he simply ordered an attack on the city gate.
The Warlocks standing behind Gul'dan, led by Gul'dan himself, cast various spells toward the city gate. However, what surprised the Orcs was that although the terrifying Fel energy penetrated the defensive magic on the gate, it did not completely destroy it. But when a wooden board fell from the gate, Gul'dan immediately choked on a curse, because he saw the wall behind the gate.
'These guys spent two days completely sealing the gate?!'
Although the time Lancer and the others bought was not enough to gather sufficient allies, it was enough to reinforce the city defenses. Moreover, having witnessed the terror of the Orcs firsthand, Llane had already decided to sacrifice himself like tinder to light the flame of restoration for his son and his nation. Thus, he no longer had to worry about the city itself, and he simply ordered the city gate to be completely sealed.
Perhaps this would be impossible in a normal world, but it was not impossible for Azeroth, which possessed magic.
Using Earth Elementals to create a wall and then inscribing various defensive magic circles onto it — although only an emergency measure, it was enough.
There was no doubt that the Orc army was now facing a defensively reinforced version of Stormwind City.
Since the plan to directly destroy the gate was ineffective, the only option left was a frontal assault. However, the main attack force still focused on the direction of the gate. Although the probability was unknown, what if they breached the gate?
Lothar personally oversaw the defense of the western side of the city, while Llane sat directly above the city gate, overlooking the Orcs below. Standing beside him were Lancer, clad in armor, and Khadgar, gripping 'Atiesh.'
Undoubtedly, both of them had been virtually unknown before this, but after they and Lothar jointly vanquished the corrupted Medivh and rescued the soldiers captured by the Orcs, their reputation within Stormwind City was unrivaled for a time.
As for Garona, who traveled with the three?
Undoubtedly, she also played a huge role during this period, but because of her identity, very few people knew about it. However, at this moment, she stood behind Khadgar in full gear, acting as Khadgar's retainer.
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Gul'dan, standing behind Blackhand, had an extremely grim expression at this moment, because Blackhand had just come to find trouble with him half a minute ago.
There was no doubt that the reason Gul'dan had favored Blackhand was not only because he was strong enough, but more because his head was simple enough, and he disliked listening to other people's advice. Of course, because his decisions had been correct every time before, this had become his personal charisma, but once he was convinced, he was the best chess piece.
Gul'dan had undoubtedly thought this way before, but now he was beginning to regret it.
As for the cause of all this?
It was simple: because his Warlocks hadn't completely destroyed the city gate as he had guaranteed.
Who could have expected the enemy to completely seal the gate?
Originally, this was not entirely hopeless, for instance, by having the Horde's Shamans communicate with the Earth elementals to create an earthquake. But the Blackrock Clan's Shamans were ostracized, and the spellcasters currently under Blackhand were basically Gul'dan's Warlocks. Where were they supposed to find Shamans?
Furthermore, what was even more troublesome were the Gryphon Knights who were ambushing them from high above. It was clear that the frustration of being held up, combined with the humiliation of taking a beating without being able to retaliate, needed an outlet. So, who was the target now?
It was simple: only Gul'dan. After all, finding someone of lower status wouldn't vent the anger, and among those of high status, Gul'dan was the only one they could reasonably target.
It was easy to imagine how displeased Gul'dan was, having virtually become Blackhand's punching bag.
Just as he was considering whether to have his subordinates join him in casting a massive 'Rain of Destruction,' a turning point finally appeared!
He discovered that the female Orc he controlled was actually standing behind the human King!
Without any hesitation, he immediately issued a command to her through the 'pact' between them —————— Kill that human King!
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As the leader of the Kingdom of Stormwind, Llane was also the emotional anchor for everyone in the city garrison. Whenever they felt on the verge of despair, seeing the man leaning on his greatsword on the city wall would ignite a surge of passion in their hearts.
Their King was right there beside them. Given that, what was there to fear?
Perhaps Llane could no longer wield his sword as freely as he did in his youth due to his busy state affairs, but there was no doubt that Llane, clad in his Lion Helm armor, had successfully completed his duty as 'King.'
Of course, the price was that the mages standing beside him, including Khadgar, were almost completely drained of magical energy, but thanks to their efforts, the seemingly fragile magical shield still stood firm.
Lancer, on the other hand, gripped his Spear of the Barbed Death, vigilantly standing by Llane's side. Since Lothar needed to command the city defense, Lancer was the only choice he could entrust. After all, the warriors from other Kingdoms, though loyal, had limited strength. Only Lancer could undertake the heavy responsibility of protecting Llane.
Lancer was undoubtedly taking Lothar's request very seriously, and no Orc was able to break through the defenses and climb the city wall. But just at this moment, Lancer suddenly sensed a feeling of danger coming from behind him...
Lancer pushed Llane away before he could even speak, and two daggers viciously plunged into his left arm.
"Ugh!!!"
The piercing of his arm made him frown, but what surprised Lancer even more was the attacker.
Garona?!
Lancer was not very familiar with this silent Orc female assassin, as she always stayed by Khadgar's side, but she had helped him and Lothar escape danger several times during the campaign against Medivh. Later, she protected Khadgar from Orc interference. It could be said that although she was inconspicuous, she played a huge role in that four-person team.
He couldn't comprehend her betrayal, but then he noticed that her expression seemed strange.
Lancer felt that 'struggling' expression was somehow familiar.
That's right, it was extremely similar to Astolfo's expression when he was controlled by a Command Seal but was trying to resist its effect with willpower. That feeling of deep, heartfelt resistance while the body remained uncontrollable.
But before Lancer could react further, a group of Stormwind soldiers charged at Garona with long spears and longswords.
Garona, who had virtually lost control of her body due to resisting the command, was pierced through her limbs, but perhaps considering that Llane was still alive, no guard attacked her vital spots.
But even so, the entire city wall was plunged into chaos.