I'm very sorry about these past few days. Sigh, things in real life affected my writing. I was away from home for the last two days and only just got back today. This chapter is two thousand words long, and there will be another two-thousand-word chapter tonight. That will be all for today. I haven't written for several days, so let me get back into the rhythm first, and I'll start posting more tomorrow.
I sincerely apologize for the missed updates these past few days.
Hellfire Peninsula, the Alliance Expedition's camp.
Rex looked at Khadgar before him. He truly deserved his place among humanity's most outstanding mages.
Khadgar was no less capable than Rhonin, but unfortunately, his aged face was as wrinkled as Antonidas's.
That alone had begun to dim the aura surrounding Khadgar.
In terms of his actual age, Khadgar was only slightly older than Rhonin. They belonged to the same generation.
Yet with Khadgar's current appearance, they looked several generations apart. His elderly face earned him respect from others, but the aura of genius surrounding him had already faded.
There was no longer any sign of the young, gifted mage he had once been.
"This war against the Burning Legion ended in victory for the combined forces of our Alliance and the Horde."
"But the demons haven't been completely defeated. Large numbers of them still occupy various corners of Hellfire Peninsula. They've gone into hiding, breaking up into smaller groups to harass the Alliance."
"Danath has left. The Alliance needs your strength," Rex said solemnly as he walked over to Khadgar.
"I'm always ready to do my part for the Alliance."
"However, Danath sought my help not long ago, and I've already promised him," Khadgar said, politely declining.
His eyes rested quietly on Rex.
Rex said nothing. From