When Herad returned to the Dead Volcano base, he discovered that the Kingdom of Stormwind's advance troops had already arrived.
With the roads clear, the Kingdom of Stormwind's soldiers had pushed themselves hard on the march.
Humans could not match dwarves in physical constitution, but their marching speed was not slow either.
After enduring countless hardships to get there, they discovered that the Dead Volcano base had more water stored than they could use and immediately burst into excited cheers.
Ever since entering the Badlands, they had been rationing water.
They could only ensure that they had water to drink and would not suffer problems such as heatstroke.
As for washing their faces or bathing, that was absolutely out of the question!
The power of magic was wondrous, but it still had to obey the laws of nature.
When mages cast Conjure Water somewhere extremely hot, its production efficiency was bound to be low.
But with the enhancement of Doomhammer, an Elemental Artifact, what had been a dripping water pipe instantly became a thick water main.
To sustain such an exaggerated Conjure Water spell, clouds rapidly gathered overhead, creating a spectacular atmospheric phenomenon.
When the orc defenders at Redridge Mountains Pass saw the winds and clouds gathering above Dead Volcano, they thought the enemy was preparing to launch an immensely powerful magical attack.
In fact, the enemy was merely casting a supercharged Conjure Water spell.
Herad poured enough purified water for the normal needs of hundreds of thousands of people into the reservoir inside the mountain.
With the Elemental Artifact's enhancement, the extremely precious water supply became something they could use freely.
Tempted by the abundant water supply, the armies of the other human kingdoms also began pushing themselves.
Their marching speed increased considerably, and they all wanted to reach