The Toxic Forest north of Light's Hope Chapel had long since been contaminated by the plague. It was a narrow valley, and after the whole Eastern Plaguelands underwent its great transformation, the Toxic Forest had also become a corrupted wasteland, with only a few plague-corrupted wild animals wandering aimlessly within it.
No one had paid attention to that place for years, and Arthas had turned his gaze toward it almost entirely unnoticed.
Light's Hope Chapel had already been connected to New Faolun City in Tyr's Hand. Although the Toxic Forest offered direct access to the northern end of New Faolun City, the moment the undead army arrived, the chapel's defenders would surely respond and coordinate with the city's defenders to deal Acherus: The Ebon Hold a heavy blow.
Rather than launch a sneak attack from behind, it would be better to dig straight through the Toxic Forest and then join forces with Naxxramas. One force would advance from the northwest and attack Light's Hope Chapel north of the Plague Mark, while the other advanced from the southwest, south of the Plague Mark, encircling the chapel.
With mountains at its back, even if reinforcements arrived, the road connecting to Light's Hope Chapel was only a narrow mountain path, and supporting troops would inevitably pass through slowly. Arthas was all the more confident that he could take Light's Hope Chapel in one stroke. As for Acherus: The Ebon Hold, it would remain above the Toxic Forest, ready to launch an assault on New Faolun City at any time.
Arthas stood in Acherus: The Ebon Hold, gazing toward Light's Hope Chapel. Aside from his interest in the remains of those paladins, there was another important person who had compelled him to come to the Eastern Plaguelands himself.
"I bestow upon you all the