Stormwind Wizard God-Chapter 148: Evac

A world-destroying crisis far away.

A loved one is in imminent danger of death.

Which one has the greater impact on your soul?

Of course, it is the rescue of loved ones!

Having not personally experienced the extremely dangerous battle in Karazhan, although Llane was very grateful to Duke both intellectually and emotionally, the mental shock was far from as strong as this time.

At some point, Duke's young figure had already overlapped with the Medivh in Llane's mind. Just as wise, just as kind, just as reliable, saving people in danger at the most critical moment.

As we get older, how many more years can both myself and my good friend Lothar remain strong?

Duke is different. Duke is not only talented and powerful, but he is only 15 years old. If he becomes a pillar of Stormwind Kingdom, Varian will not have to worry about problems in the magic field or even the business field for a long time.

For a moment, Llane's heart was a little eager.

Unfortunately, there is another most pressing matter to deal with.

Where did those damn orcs come from!?

This made Llane very distressed. Not only was all the defense at the South Gate useless, but it also meant that the fall of Stormwind City had entered the countdown.

Without fortifications, the casualty ratio between humans and orcs of the same level is three to one. This is the ratio of professional soldiers who have received long-term military training. Even if the farmers who were still working in the fields a few months ago encounter orcs with full armor, the exchange ratio is at least ten to one.

There were less than 70,000 soldiers left in the entire kingdom. And the orcs... the latest report was that there were at least 400,000 orcs. This was a terrifying number that would not be enough to kill even if the entire population of Stormwind was put in.

King Llane's face twitched, and he turned around and ordered: "Luther, you lead your men to hunt down the orcs, at least to the city wall. Andrew, you let your men take over Stormwind Fortress and clean up the orcs in the fortress. Jamacha, you lead the city guards to clean up the city."

Then Llane turned around and said to Duke with a serious face: "Thank you very much, Duke. Although I really want to promote you to Duke immediately, we have more important things to do now. I really need your advice. From today on, I hope you can attend every military meeting."

Duke bowed calmly: "This is my honor, Your Majesty."

"I'll wait for you in the meeting hall of Stormwind Fortress in an hour." Llane patted Duke's shoulder and hurried to see his queen.

Duke knew that from this moment on, he had truly become a core member of the entire Stormwind. Not only because he controlled the maritime lifeline of the Stormwind, but also because of his outstanding performance of bravery and loyalty, he finally won Llane's complete recognition.

Especially this time, if Duke hadn't been there, Stormwind Fortress, the core of Stormwind City, would have been occupied by the elite of Orgrimwood. At that time, with the help of the inside and the outside, Stormwind City would have fallen today.

Of course, all Duke did was to repel the orcs' surprise attack. He wouldn't be so lucky the next time.

Even so, everywhere you look, there are corpses and burned houses. The orcs' invasion of just half an hour has caused serious damage to Stormwind City. Not only physical losses, but also spiritual losses.

At this moment, Duke could still vaguely hear the screams of people in the distance.

"Stormwind City has been breached! Stormwind Fortress has fallen!"

However, these matters are not Duke's business.

Just as Duke was about to go see how Windsor was doing, another group of Stormwind soldiers arrived. They looked no different from other Stormwind soldiers, but Duke noticed that the emblem on their left chest, representing their unit and affiliation, was a black emblem with a hooded death skull in the middle, and countless mage hands looming next to the skull.

Huh! ?

Isn't this my person?

Duke was startled, and then he found that the leader was his number one butler, Makaro. At a glance, Duke really found a lot of familiar faces. The mercenaries who followed him to the Western Wilderness were at least captains.

"Master!" Although Makaro seemed to be in a very high position in the eyes of outsiders, in front of Duke, he was still the little mercenary leader. He clearly remembered that all his glory actually came from the master in front of him, the incomparable and magical Sea King Duke.

Without Duke, he would always be that mercenary leader with no future in his life.

"Huh? Dressed like this?"

"Well, according to official documents, we are your noble private soldiers, Master Edmund. It's just that Stormwind City is in danger and you are not here, so people like us with combat experience have been temporarily recruited by Lord Lothar. Lord Lothar promised to let us go as soon as you come back."

Duke smiled. He didn't care about such trivial matters, especially since the one who ordered them around was Lothar.

"Windsor is seriously injured. Makaro, please invite the best priest in Stormwind City in my name. The others will follow little Makaro to clean up the remaining orcs in Stormwind City."

Half an hour later, Makaro, who was treated by the Archbishop of Stormwind City, saved his life. The priest's healing technique has a very good effect on physical injuries, and can even heal internal organ damage. Of course, the essence of healing is to use divine power to stimulate the potential of the human body. Healing injuries comes at the cost of consuming the potential of human life. Simply put, it shortens life.

Without the present, there is no future. Everyone knows this.

In front of the bed, the pale-faced Windsor looked at Duke with an apologetic expression.

"I'm sorry, Master. Am I useless? I couldn't even withstand a blow from that guy."

Duke smiled. Windsor was still young. He was loyal and courageous, but he was far from being the hero of later generations who had an iron will and was ready to die.

"If you knew that the red-skinned orc holding the square-headed hammer was named Orgrim Doomhammer, and that he was considered the best warrior of the Horde, would you feel better?"

"Really?!" Windsor was a little surprised, but then his eyes dimmed again: "Damn it, I am secretly happy after losing to the strongest person. This proves that I am still not practicing enough."

"Pfft——" Duke also laughed: "Come on, in the whole kingdom, except for Lothar who can fight him fairly, there is really no one who can compete with him."

"Master, you can't do it either?"

Duke pondered for a moment and said, "If I am given at least half an hour without any interference, I have about a 50% chance of wearing him out."

Duke secretly added in his heart: This is based on the premise that I will not be resurrected.

Suddenly, Windsor asked, "Will the Stormwind be destroyed?"

"Stormwind will fall, but Stormwind Kingdom is destined to be reborn after defeating the orcs!"

Panic is still spreading endlessly.

The capital of a country was invaded, and even the Storm Fortress, which integrated the royal palace and fortress, was lost at one point. Even though the invaders were quickly wiped out by the timely arrival of Duke, the Sea King, it still could not stop the growing fear in the hearts of the people.

"We don't want to die! We want to live!"

"Please, let me and my child get on board."

"His Majesty Llane is no longer able to defend Stormwind City. Does he want us to die with this incompetent king?"

Pessimism spread like a plague and could not be suppressed. A large number of people rushed to the dock with their families, begging for a ticket to a safe world.

The irrational people did not care about the explanations of the dock officials and tried every possible means to rush aboard the ship. Some people even wanted to rush aboard the ship when they saw it docked, even before the military supplies on board were unloaded.

The scene was extremely chaotic for a time.

Facing their own citizens, the Stormwind guards who were responsible for maintaining order did not dare to draw their swords at all. Before they knew it, a large number of people rushed to the dock under the stimulation of some conspirators' exclamations of "The city has been broken!"

If the following scene had not happened, there might have been a tragic stampede with casualties.

A strong wind suddenly blew in from the dock, bringing with it bone-chilling cold air. Every citizen could truly feel the terrifying power contained in this cold wind.

A small area of sea surface suddenly froze, and a huge iceberg rose from the ground, getting higher and higher.

A young man wearing the robes of the Stormwind Royal Mage Order stood on it.

"Mage! It's actually the Master Mage!?"

"Oh my god! He's Duke the Sea King!"

The word "Duke" seemed to have some mysterious power that surpassed magic power. When this name came out, the crowd that was originally in a commotion and almost frenzied suddenly calmed down.

Whether it is out of the natural fear of magicians in the mysterious realm, out of admiration for this young wizard who has become a giant in the kingdom, or out of conviction in the hero who defeated the demon lord Sargeras.

People stopped everything they were doing and looked at the legendary young wizard who stood proudly on the iceberg with complicated but mostly fearful eyes.

Duke didn't explain anything first. He gently raised his hand, and suddenly many Mage Hands emitting white fluorescence appeared. They flew into the crowd like lightning and pulled out several guys.

"Ah! What are you doing!?"

"Let me go! Let me go!?"

"The wizard is killing people indiscriminately! Is there any law or order?!"

These guys, who looked like hooligans at first glance, struggled violently, but in the face of the mysterious magical power, their struggle was meaningless.

Duke's sarcastic sneer spread in all directions: "Didn't you feel great just now when you shouted 'The city has been breached'? Go on! Why don't you keep shouting?"

With the naked eye, it is impossible to find these guys with bad intentions. But with the system AI, a filter can easily find them.

Of course, this will be attributed to the mystery of the wizard by the people.

Everyone's minds were suddenly shocked, and they immediately realized that these guys were the ones who took advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

"Asshole! You lied to us!?"

"Liar! My son was almost crushed to death in the crowd just now!"

The people were simple-minded. They saw that there was nothing serious going on, but a bunch of bastards came to fan the flames. They were all furious, but Duke successfully diverted their attention.

The next moment, Duke's magic hand grabbed the necks of the guys who were caught in the air.

Duke raised his hand, and a gold-rimmed scroll appeared in his hand: "Now read the emergency decree of His Majesty Llane Wrynn - In view of the fact that the orcs have found the defense loopholes of Stormwind City, I have decided to evacuate the people to Southshore in the north by sea in an orderly manner within the next month. Anyone who disrupts the order - beheaded! The final right of interpretation of all maritime transport order belongs to Earl Edmund Duke."

In fact, the imperial decree was real, and the kind-hearted Llane did not use such harsh words. When the chaos was about to happen, Duke simply used severe punishment.

Gently putting away Llane's order, Duke cast a cold gaze on the troublemakers: "According to His Majesty Llane's order, you are now sentenced to death!"

Duke snapped his fingers, and dozens of wizards' hands tore these weak guys into pieces in mid-air!

The next moment, all the bodies did not even fall to the ground. They were directly frozen into a huge ice sculpture, rumbling on the sea surface closest to the dock. As long as you walk on the dock, you can clearly see the tragic deaths of these gangsters through the transparent ice surface.

Then, Duke waved his hand, and the arcane light divided the crowd into dozens of huge horizontal rows.

"Now, everyone, line up with the seven colors of arcane light (red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple) on your bodies, and go to the designated dock officials as a family unit to collect the evacuation tickets. Anyone who disrupts the order at the dock will be treated like these hooligans. Don't try to fool my Mage's Eye. Under my eyes, even if anyone sneaks onto the ship, they will be thrown into the middle of the sea to feed the sharks!"

After that, hundreds of strange Mage's Eyes suddenly appeared in the air, blinking, and everyone felt as if they were seen through.

Under the Duke's deterrence and the supervision of the city guards who had regained their courage, the people unknowingly restored order.

On the terrace of Stormwind Fortress, Llane and the Queen looked towards Stormwind Harbor and listened to the noise coming from afar. The bloody smell of Stormwind Fortress, which had just been cleaned up, was still very strong in their noses.

The elite orc soldiers under Orgrim's command rushed in and killed not only a large number of guards, but also many reliable servants and maids. This made the cleaning of corpses and the cleaning of the fortress very slow.

Llane's frown seemed to drip water.

"My dear, I'm afraid I'm going to lose this country." Llane's brows were filled with an indelible gloom. For the first time since the war began, he personally admitted that the country might be lost.

The queen held Llane's hand tightly with both hands: "At least you still have Varian and I, as well as loyal ministers like Anduin, Bolvar, and Duke, as well as so many soldiers who trust you, and the people..."

"The people!" There was a clear sadness in Llane's eyes.

"Any citizen with a bit of common sense will know that this is not your fault. Duke is right. This should be a crisis faced by the seven human kingdoms together."

"Dear, it's great to have you." After kissing his lover, Llane turned and entered the fortress, and then received a message from Duke dealing with the problem at the port. Llane just said lightly about the following report.

"I know."