I'm Going to Become a Hero

Alfred (Scarlet Crusade Commander): "Tirion Fordring? He's still alive."

Linia Abbendis (Commander of the Scarlet Crusade): "Yes, he is still alive, and he is in the Eastern Plaguelands. I have already sent people to make initial contact with him. He is absolutely the most suitable candidate. He was one of the founders of the Silver Hand, and his rationality and wisdom are exactly what we have been lacking."

Over the years, the Scarlet Crusade and the Undead Scourge have lost their way. Look around you, the demon Balnazzar is lurking among us, yet no one notices. Why? Because everyone is afraid to speak up, afraid to question his orders in the slightest. Anyone who raises an objection will lose their life for the crime of colluding with the Undead. This has robbed us of our souls and the very thing we fought for.

That's all over. We must regain our senses and look to the future. The Scourge will be defeated, but that shouldn't be our only goal. Our goal should be to restore our former glory and make this land a peaceful and prosperous place for our people once again. We cannot achieve this alone, so we should join the Alliance and become part of the Alliance family. With Stormwind City's support, we will surely drive the Undead from our homeland.

After Linia Abbendis finished speaking, there was complete silence. Her words were so radical that they completely condemned the Scarlet Crusade's past actions as wrong. This made the Scarlet Crusade commanders (warlords) look extremely ugly, but they didn't know how to refute her for a moment.

At that moment, someone suddenly shouted.

"Commander Abbendis is right, we should abandon that old fanaticism!"

"Let's join the Alliance!"

"Humans don't fight humans, so why should we be enemies with the Alliance? Uniting together to fight the Undead Scourge is the right path."

'Let's go find Lord Tirion Fordring; with his leadership, we're sure to reclaim our lost territory.'

The surrounding Scarlet Crusade Crusaders began to clamor, and the Scarlet Knights shouted excitedly. It seemed that Abbendis's speech had resonated with everyone. Only those in the know understood that these clamoring Scarlet soldiers and knights were all players, members of the Scarlet Glory faction.

This is where the player's advantage lies. At least on the surface, these clamoring individuals appear completely unrelated, each representing a member of every Scarlet Crusade commander's faction. It seems to reflect the will of the people, leaving the Scarlet warlords with little room to object.

Bridget Abbendis nodded thoughtfully. "You make a good point. We should change some of our past practices. If there are no objections, let's go find Tirion Fordring."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yu finally realized that the reason Abbendis was willing to spend a large sum of money to help him kill the Dreadlord was that he wanted to whitewash the Scarlet Crusade.

Actually, if it's just a monster faction, the existence of a hidden Dreadlord within the organization isn't necessarily a bad thing; in some ways, it's even beneficial. The Scarlet Crusade's descent into monster status was largely due to the Dreadlord's guidance. However, if the Scarlet Crusade wants to be redeemed, the Dreadlord's existence is completely unacceptable. That's why she's willing to pay any price to kill the Dreadlord.

Once the Scarlet Crusade joins the Alliance, then without a doubt, all of these people will become hero templates.

Abbendis looked at Azathoth, "Thank you very much for your help, Lord Azathoth. Now that we have killed the evil Balnazzar, we will soon repay your kindness (by sending you money). So, farewell (you'd better get lost)."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Then goodbye, little human girl."

Abbendis's expression was clearly not good as she watched Azathoth's departing figure. Although she had successfully defeated the Dreadlord, the footage of her seeking his help had been recorded. This was obviously not good for the development of Scarlet Glory. If they were still competing for the strongest boss, it would be a huge blow. Fortunately, Scarlet Glory was about to be cleansed, and the competition would then be for the strongest hero route, so the previous footage wasn't a big problem.

She has already recorded her previous speech and will post it online to tell the world that the Scarlet Crusade has been exonerated and that she is the one in control. Moreover, she can even mobilize the Elemental Lords, which will greatly help her in the election for the strongest hero.

In fact, there was a reason why she wanted to clear her name. Humanoid bosses are inherently inferior to higher-level bosses like demons, elementals, and dragons, whether in terms of health or template type, and their prestige is also much lower, making it difficult for them to compete for rankings. However, humanoids also have the advantage of being able to clear their name and become heroes of the Alliance, so she went along with her mistake.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu, who was returning from Tyr's Hand 'Tower of Amalarui, was in a very good mood. He had obtained two treasures and upgraded the BOSS template level, making this battle a great success. As he walked towards the valley, Xiao Yu said to the person beside him, "Alright, we can post the video online now. Oh, and remember to add music and narration. I want everyone to know how awesome I am."

There are people who can defeat a six-skull-level boss, but they usually rely on a large group of adventurers as cannon fodder to weaken the boss before letting the hero or the boss finish them off. Xiao Yu's 1v1 victory over a six-skull-level boss is unprecedented.

The video was quickly posted online and immediately made it to the front page.

Meanwhile, the border between the Eastern Plaguelands and the Western Plaguelands.

An Undead army was slowly advancing across the border mountains of the Western Plaguelands towards the Eastern Plaguelands. The High Lich Fulaimaosi stood atop a colossal Undead chariot composed of the skeletons of 666 humans, watching his army with smug satisfaction.

The Twilight Knights, with hundreds of skeleton knights, Undead knights, and death knights forming the vanguard, marched ahead of the column with extraordinary momentum. Behind them were densely packed Legion skeletons, Ghoul, stitched Legion, Undead, and skeleton mages, forming a massive army.

Hundreds and thousands of gargoyles filled the sky, blotting out the sun. With such a massive force, once they reached their destination, that Azathoth would surely be dead.

Suddenly, a death knight galloped from the front of the procession, and the skeletal warhorse stopped abruptly in front of the Undead chariot.

Bone Hyperplasia (Necromancer): "Boss, boss, something terrible has happened! You need to watch this video!"

Fulaimaosi (the Great Lich): "Video? What video?"

Bone Hyperplasia (Death Knight): "That video of Azathoth, that Azathoth, he just killed a six-skull-level Dreadlord."

The great Lich was immediately taken aback.

Fulaimaosi (High Lich): "Dreadlord? How is that possible? There hasn't been a trace of Dreadlord in the Eastern Plaguelands for years, and six skeleton-level monsters at that, how could he possibly win?"

Bone Hyperplasia (Death Knight): "That Dreadlord was Dathrohan. He was actually the Dreadlord Balnazzar in disguise, but Azathoth killed him in one go."

The great Lich turned deathly pale upon hearing this—though it wasn't outwardly apparent, as Undead skin is naturally white. (What the hell? This guy can even kill a six-skull-level Dreadlord? He only has three skeletons! Is this guy even human?)

He quickly switched out of the game, and as soon as he entered the homepage, he saw the video, which was currently displayed on the homepage.