"It's me, Jaina. It's been 15 years since I last saw you. I didn't expect you to still remember me." The old man smiled, his eyes filled with kindness.
At this moment, Fenna's face also showed excitement, and Jiang Jie turned his gaze back to the man in his fifties.
Because he is the one who possesses surging Holy Light energy, no less than Alexandros!
Tirion Fordring, one of the first five Paladin, Highlord and Archon of Hearthglen, a powerful Grand Knight!
He distinguished himself in the Second War!
According to the original history, after the Undead Scourge ravaged the world, he was the only one among the first five Paladin to successfully escape the disaster, take over the Corrupted Ashbringer, and then, with the help of three thousand heroes in the Light's Hope Chapel, purify Ashbringer, restore its holy light, and thus advance to the Legendary!
Ultimately, it was he who led the Argent Crusade to attack the Frozen Throne, used Ashbringer to sever Frostmourne, and personally ended the reign of the Lich King Arthas!
This was a Legendary Paladin later became famous, but now he is just a down-on-his-luck old man.
Because of a choice between "blood and honor," he saved an old orc who had saved him before, and was thus betrayed by his second-in-command, the paladin Barthilas. Ultimately, Tirion Fordring was tried for treason.
His status was so high that even the Kul Tiras Admiral Daelin, the Speaker of the Kirin Tor Council Antonidas, Archbishop Faol of the Holy Light, and Prince Arthas, who were on the jury at the time, were willing to give him a break, as long as he agreed to abandon his agreement with the old Orcs.
But he ultimately chose to defend his "blood and honor" in his own way, and was then exiled to the border of Lordaeron.
Now, he's back!
Although he was stripped of his title and abilities Paladin by a ceremony personally presided over by Uther the Lightbringer, in reality, no one can deprive a Paladin of their power unless the Holy Light actively abandons them.
Tirion once used the Holy Light to heal the old Orcs who had saved him, and he is still favored by the Holy Light. This shows that the Holy Light approves of his actions, so he is still a Paladin, and no one can change that!
"I invited him here, Lady Jaina. The Undead Scourge's rampage requires the wisest Paladin to convene and discuss countermeasures, Tirion is undoubtedly the most steadfast and wisest Paladin I have ever met," Alexandros affirmed.
In fact, they had a good relationship. Both were Retribution Paladins and believed that the Holy Light should be aggressive in order to fight evil and defend justice.
"What happened, Jaina? Why did His Majesty the King send you to summon them?" Tirion Fordring asked, frowning, sensing something was amiss.
"Uncle Tirion, the Cult of the Damned has infiltrated all of Lordaeron. Arthas, in an attempt to contain the Undead Plague, massacred the entire city of Stratholme! Old people, women, children... even those who weren't infected were killed by him and his men! Uncle Uther tried to stop him, but he accused Lord Uther of being a traitor and ordered the disbandment of the Order of the Silver Hand!" Jaina's eyes reddened.
"What? Arthas? Massacred an entire city? This is an act of betrayal against the Holy Light! That kid betrayed his faith?"
"That's outrageous! How could he do that!"
"We have to talk to him!"
A group of people were discussing it animatedly and were very excited.
"Disband the Order of the Silver Hand? Arthas has no right to do that! Even if he is the crown prince, he has no right! The Order of the Silver Hand were founded by Alonsus Faol himself, and we only follow the guidance of the Holy Light. As long as the Holy Light has not abandoned us, the Silver Hand will always exist."
Tirion waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, then looked at Jaina and said, "Tell me, where is Arthas now? Shouldn't Uther be going to see His Majesty the King? What did His Majesty say?"
Jaina bit her lip. "Uncle Tirion,"
Arthas took all the fleets from Lordaeron to Northrend. Also, Uncle Uther and I went to see His Majesty the King, who did not disband the Order of the Silver Hand." Tirion nodded. "His Majesty the King has always been wise and insightful. He summoned us to discuss how to combat the plague."
Jaina nodded.
"Very good, we'll go back with you immediately. It's time to discuss how to eliminate the Undead Scourge!" Alexandros pointed, drawing everyone's attention back to the Shadow Crystal: "But before that, we should discuss how to deal with it!"
"What else can we do? A Shadow Crystal should be destroyed! Alexandros, if you can't bear to part with it, then I will!" A Priest who was not yet forty years old suddenly raised his hand, and a surge of Holy Light energy poured towards the Shadow Crystal!
He is Isillien, one of the main leaders of the Order of the Silver Hand in Lordaeron. Although nominally he is only a senior high-ranking Priest, the title of "high-ranking Priest " is just that—a title. In reality, according to the scan from the game pod, the amount of Holy Light energy on his body is even greater than that of the High General Abbendis beside him.
However, this surging Holy Light energy was directly absorbed upon contact with the Shadow Crystal, resulting in a faint orange tinge appearing inside the Shadow Crystal!
"I've tried, Isillien, but even with my abilities, I can't destroy it," Alexandros shook his head. "And it can't be destroyed by physical means, otherwise the immense Shadow energy it contains will destroy everything around it! Even the entire Southshore!"
For a moment, the group looked at each other, completely at a loss.
"Then why not try attacking together?" Jiang Jie suddenly said, "All of you, plus Miss Fenna, I think that should be enough to destroy it, right? Or... purify it?"
"King Nicholas of the Kingdom? You're right!" Isillien still wanted to destroy the Shadow Crystal, and Jiang Jie's words gave him a hint. He quickly shouted, "Alright, Tirion, Alexandros, Fairbanks, Abbendis, let's attack together!"
Alexandros was somewhat reluctant, but Tirion reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "Old friend, even if you still want to turn it into a weapon against the Undead, you have to purify it first. We can't manipulate Shadow energy!"
Tirion's words made sense, and High General Abbendis also supported Isillien, Alexandros had no choice but to nod.
Five high-ranking members of the Silver Hand Knights, along with the high-ranking paladin Fina, simultaneously unleashed holy light energy.
Unbelievable, surging energy!