As night fell, tens of thousands of the Undead finally surged in like a tidal wave, besieging the city.
In the darkness, no one could see how many Undead there were; all they could see was a dense mass of them. Looking at the Frost Wyrm circling high in the distance and the dark mass of Gargoyle, the people of Stromgarde turned pale, each one regretting why they hadn't left sooner.
Under these circumstances, Jiang Jie and Fenna certainly couldn't be all lovey-dovey. They quickly left the palace, rode their horses to the gate tower, where the others had been waiting for a long time.
Unexpectedly, without prior notice, " Ashbringer " Fenna, along with Liadrin and Archmage Angela, heard the news of the crisis at Stromgarde and were immediately teleported to Tower of Arathor.
Fortunately, the Tower of Arathor is the first mage tower in the human world, built 2800 years ago by High Elf mages and human mages. Many Archmage have visited it, including Angela, which allowed for its precise location.
Otherwise, if they are teleported to some other place and then try to get back, it might be too late.
But even if they came, what difference would it make?
It's just a drop in the ocean; it won't change the situation. That's why Jiang Jie didn't ask Fenna for help.
The enemy they faced was too powerful; he didn't want Fenna to come and take the risk.
As for bringing the Ashen Army?
That won't work either, because the Ashen Army has been busy dealing with the Undead scattered in the Eastern Plaguelands and purifying the plague. Just gathering them together wouldn't be something that could be done in three to five days, so they simply can't be brought over.
The leaders' expressions were grim, for they had spotted a new type of unit among the Undead army:
Giant Abomination standing six or seven meters tall, slightly smaller Scourge Giant, and some fleshy creatures that look somewhat like dragons!
The Giant Abomination is undoubtedly a new species developed by the Cult of the Damned, and its material is estimated to be from dead Vrykul.
The Vrykul are the ancestors of humankind, the first creations of the Forge of Wills. Like the Earthen, they are about four meters tall on average, though some are taller. They are extremely powerful in combat, the strongest among the first creations, capable of directly confronting Doomguard and Felguard.
The Vrykul were corrupted by the Curse of Flesh and thus became human.
However, some Vrykul, in an attempt to escape the Curse of Flesh, fell into an eternal slumber. These Vrykul were mostly in Northrend, the northernmost Northrend, but unexpectedly, Arthas awakened them and brought them under his command!
Those smaller, four-meter-tall Scourge Giant were actually undead Vrykul " Ymirjar " transformed by high-ranking Undead Scourge using special methods.
Their massive size naturally endows them with immense strength and attack power. These guys are natural siege machines. If they charge up, even if towering and sturdy city walls can stop them, wooden city walls certainly cannot.
Not only that, they also possess the same intelligence as other Vrykul, making them far more cunning, ferocious, and difficult to deal with than the Giant Abomination.
That's not all.
Those dragon-like monsters are the most terrifying.
They are " Proto-Dragon," an ancient dragon race belonging to the category of Primal Dragons. They are Primal Dragons that did not receive the power bestowed upon Keeper by the Titans. They do not possess magical physiques, are not considered intelligent beings, and do not have the long necks of their distant relatives, the Dragon Aspects. Their tails are relatively short, but their heads are disproportionately large, and their massive mouths with strong jaws account for more than 40% of the head's weight.
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