Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 23
"Heusedhismagictoteleportawaybeforewecouldrendhimtopieces."
Thecowardlymagetrickofteleportationagain.IfonlyArthas’snecromancerswerecapableofsuch,theLichKingwouldnotbeinthedangerhewasin.ArthasrecalledtheothercorpsesandknewthatsuchwouldindeedhavebeenKael’thas’sfate."Ihatetosayit,"hesaid,"butthedamnedelfwasright."Heturnedtohisintimidatingally."Anub’arak—Ihadanothervision—theLichKingisinimmediateperil.They’reclosinginonhim—IllidanandKael’thas.We’llneverreachtheglacierintime!"
I’vefailed....
Anub’arakdidnotseematallperturbed."Overland,perhapsnot,"agreedthemammothcreature."Itisalongandarduousvoyage.But...thereisanotherroutewemighttake,deathknight.Theancient,shatteredkingdomofAzjol-Nerubliesdeepbelowus.ItwaswhereIonceruledformanyyears.Iknowitscorridorsandhiddenplaceswell.Thoughithasfallenondarktimes,itcouldprovideusadirectshortcuttotheglacier."
Arthaslookedup.Astheravenflew,itwasnotthatlongajourney.Butacrosstheiceandthemountainsthatrearedupbeforethem...
"You’recertainwecanreachtheglacierthroughthesetunnels?"heasked.
"Nothingiscertain,deathknight."Foramoment,itsoundedlikethenerubianwassmirking."Theruinswillbeperilous.Butit’sworththerisk."
Fallenondarktimes.
