Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 11
"PrinceArthas,theundeadforceshavearrived!"
Arthaswhirled,hisarmorspatteredwithgore,andhiseyeswidenedslightly.
Somany.Thereweresomanyofthem,skeletonswhohadbeenlongdead,freshcorpsesrecentlyturned,moreofthepale,maggotyabominationsthunderingdownonthem.Hecouldsensethepanic.Theyhadfoughthandfuls,butnotthis—notanarmyofthewalkingdead.
Arthasthrusthishammerintotheair.Itflaredtoglowinglife."Holdyourground!"hecried,hisvoicenolongerweakandshakingorharshandangry."WearethechosenoftheLight!Weshallnotfall!"
TheLightbathinghisdeterminedfeatures,hecharged.
Jainawasmoreexhaustedthanshehadadmittedeventoherself.Drainedafterthedaysoffightingwithlittleornorest,shecollapsedafterfinishingtheteleportationspell.Shethoughtsheblackedoutforamoment,becausethenextthingsheknewhermasterwasbendingoverher,liftingheroffthefloor.
"Jaina—child,whatisit?"
"Uther,"Jainamanaged."Arthas—Hearthglen—"ShereachedupandclutchedAntonidas’srobes."Necromancers—Kel’Thuzad—raisingthedeadtofight—"
Antonidas’seyeswidened.Jainagulpedandcontinued."ArthasandhismenarefightinginHearthglenalone.Heneedsreinforcementsimmediately!"
"IthinkUtherisatthepalace,"Antonidassaid.
