In the sky, Anveena's magic struck down one Gargoyle after another.
These hideous creatures, transformed from plague bats, can transform into stone statues at any time and possess astonishing defense and magic resistance, but they still have their limits and cannot withstand Anveena's relentless bombardment.
Although her spellcasting ability is lacking, Anveena is truly at the level of Archmage in terms of destructive power.
More Undead were surging in from afar, and Jiang Jie didn't want to get bogged down in a bitter battle.
"Let's go!"
Jiang Jie carried Allen on his back. During the fierce battle, the kid had cleverly hidden in a corner, and with the help of Jiang Jie and Anveena, he was lucky to survive.
With Graceful Steps upon the Waves, swift movements, his silk stockings stirring up dust, Jiang Jie crossed the moat in an instant. Using the walls and low buildings for leverage, he arrived at the top of a very tall building in the city a minute later.
Looking down from his vantage point, Jiang Jie saw that outside the city walls on both the east and west sides of Gilneas City, there were countless Undead, probably tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. In just a few days, countless Gilneas had been killed and resurrected as Undead.
Jiang Jie could no longer see further away, but one could imagine that the situation in the south of the city must be even worse, because that was the closest place to Wind Valley Village, and the Scourge had landed from Wind Valley Village!
" Arthas and Kel'Thuzad's men shouldn't be here, or at least not all of them... Marwyn just said that Captain Falric went with Arthas to attack Dalaran!" Jiang Jie shook his head slightly.
Putting everything else aside, if Anub'Rekhan were here, the city would have already fallen. No matter how strong the walls were, they wouldn't have been able to withstand Anub'Rekhan's onslaught.
Most importantly, when Jiang Jie looked up, he didn't see Naxxramas, but only a few Frost Wyrm and hundreds of Gargoyle flying in the sky.
Clearly, Naxxramas was here, but has already left.
As I said before:
Arthas's objective in attacking Gilneas was to obtain more troops, so it wasn't necessary to immediately capture Gilneas City; the Gilneas outside were already sufficient.
Now that the Undead have besieged the city, and countless Gilneas have been resurrected as Undead, the objective has been achieved. As the most important war fortress against Dalaran, Naxxramas will naturally fly over Dalaran. Arthas, Kel'Thuzad, and Tichondrius may have already gone to Dalaran to fight that most important war.
They don't even need to personally deal with Gilneas; the Grand Widow Faerlina and the Noth the Plaguebringer are enough.
Kil'jaeden's orders cannot be disobeyed; obtaining the Book of Medivh and summoning Archimonde are imperative. Once the mission is complete, turning around and conquering Gilneas City will not be difficult.
"That's... Worgen?"
Jiang Jie saw a black shadow running quickly, which attacked a human in an instant. Although it was quickly driven away by the soldiers, the human was still bitten.
Jiang Jie frowned as he watched the wounded being taken away.
The Gilneas are unaware of the horrors of the Worgen; those bitten will slowly Dominate Worgen Curse and turned into Worgen. They don't know how many Worgen Arugal has summoned, nor whether he's still in Gilneas City.
"Where is your mother?" Jiang Jie asked Allen.
"In the business district. I booked her a hotel room and prepaid a month's rent! I also asked the hotel owner to take good care of her!" Allen said quickly.
"Let's go!" Jiang Jie didn't plan to run on the streets, but rather on the rooftops, truly soaring high and low.
Hundreds of Gargoyle placed in the vast Gilneas City are hardly noticeable. Occasionally, one or two will attempt to attack Jiang Jie, but they will be dealt with by Anveena beforehand. The little girl is now Jiang Jie's Keeper, and she is experimenting with her new spells!
The business district is not peaceful.
The Undead had not yet invaded the city, Gilneas were putting up a fierce fight. Allen still had hope: he was glad that everything was still possible and that his mother would live on.
He would rescue his mother and take her to Pyrewood Village or Ambermill... No, those places aren't safe. She should be taken to Lordaeron!
"That's the hotel!" Allen pointed to a building.
A minute later, they arrived at the hotel.
Jiang Jie frowned slightly, because he saw bloodstains and claw marks on the wall. Those weren't the marks of Ghoul, but rather those left by Worgen...
"Be careful." Jiang Jie grabbed the excited Allen and then went into the hotel.
The door was open.
In these times of war, leaving a door open is itself a sign of bad luck...
"Awoo!"
Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed over, and a claw covered in thick black fur reached out to grab Jiang Jie.
Bright red bloodstains still remained on those sharp claws!
"Bang!"
Jiang Jie pulled back his foot, but the attacker had already been sent flying backward at an even faster speed, crashing into a table and shattering it completely. The attacker, however, groaned in pain as he got up, smashed through a window, and rushed outside!
"It's Worgen!" Jiang Jie frowned.
The Worgen were spreading faster than he had imagined.
Logically, the Worgen Curse should only be spreading on a small scale right now, and the number of Worgen shouldn't be too high, because Arugal's magic power is said to be weaker than other Archmage, so he can't summon too many Worgen in a short time.
The real outbreak of the Worgen Curse should occur a few years later.
But now, Jiang Jie has seen quite a few Worgen; the Worgen Curse has clearly broken out ahead of schedule.
"Was it the pressure of the Scourge siege that made the Gilneas lower their guard against the Worgen? Perhaps there were other mages who helped Arugal summon the Worgen?" Jiang Jie frowned.
He even considered an even worse possibility.
"Mother!" Allen shouted, then broke free from Jiang Jie's hand and rushed to the second floor.
Jiang Jie quickly followed.
He saw two corpses, both killed by Worgen, and then there were wounded men who were still alive. These men were all infected with the Worgen Curse and would soon turn into Worgen...
In the game, Arugal's summoned Worgen quickly repelled the limited number of Undead. After seeing the Worgen harming their own people, King Genn became vigilant, and all Gilneas tried to find ways to deal with the Worgen. The Worgen Curse was effectively controlled for several years.
Now, with more Undead besieging the city, no one has the energy to deal with the Worgen, so the spread of the Worgen Curse is unstoppable...
"Mother!" Allen quickly arrived at a room and pushed the door open, but it wouldn't budge.
"Mother, what's wrong? Open the door! It's me, Allen, I'm home!" Allen knocked hard on the door, and it opened.
He didn't see his mother, but instead saw a young woman.
This was a blonde woman wearing a long dress with a mix of dark and light blue, a beautiful floral hat on her head, and a slender sword in her hands. In an instant, she placed the sword against Allen's neck!
This is a blue rose completely different from Lorna's, a strong rose with a unique flavor!
However, Jiang Jie noticed that her hands were trembling slightly, clearly indicating that she was not someone who often handled a sword and was extremely nervous, only managing to hold on.
"You are... Allen?" The blonde woman scrutinized Allen for a few moments, then nodded. "You have a mole on the corner of your left eye, that's right! Come in, hurry, be careful of the monsters outside!"
The blonde sheathed her sword and stepped aside. "I'm sorry you're late."