Chapter 3 I Take It
The larger one of Azeroth's two-month moons rose tonight, and now she hangs roundly in the night sky, illuminating the stars with the silvery moonlight. The North County Monastery is peaceful and quiet.
"Who!" The patrol soldiers discovered something and broke the tranquility.
"It's me, Kosson!" Kosson answered breathlessly. He and the priests rushed for more than three hours and finally rushed back to the monastery. The two priests had exhausted their strength and collapsed to the ground. Four wounded soldiers, two weak priests, it was a miracle that they could come back so quickly!
The patrol captain held a torch and illuminated Kossone's face. "Sergeant Kossone, it's really you! What's going on? Haven't you gone to Stormwind to change your defense? Are you injured?"
"We were attacked by the orc troops, and I need to see Captain Paynes immediately!"
"Orcs? This is impossible, how could they come here!"
"I don't have time, find someone to take care of the wounded soldiers, and notify the Brotherhood of the Holy Light! There are two priests here." Claire and Lesa felt that their lungs were about to explode. They had never run like this. They could not do anything other than breathe. Lesa could not hold the baby in her hand.
"You take them to the monastery, and I take Sergeant Kothon to the barracks!" The patrol captain knew it was not nonsense. Although he did not believe that the orcs could go deep into this place, something extraordinary had certainly happened. The traces of battle on Kothon's armor could not be fake.
Claire and Lesa didn't even know how they returned to the monastery. When they came to their senses, they had been helped to the church hall, and the patrol soldiers woke up the live priest.
"Claire, Lesa. Oh! The Holy Light is on, what happened!" The pastor on duty could not believe his eyes. "Didn't you go to the North County Farm to replace the dead missionary?"
Claire gasped for a while before answering him, "Lesha and I encountered orcs at the North County Farm. Fortunately, there was a Stormwind City redefence force led by Lieutenant Cole. Otherwise we might have returned to the arms of the Holy Light. Please wake up all the priests and nuns and inform the Bishop that we are in big trouble! Please hurry up, we don't have much time to waste! By the way, ask someone to take care of the four soldiers, who have been treated, and their wounds cracked on the way back. And the baby, he inhaled some smoke and was frozen."
"Claire, what happened! Are you kidding? How could orcs go deep into this? They should be in the Swamp of Sorrow!"
"Lyan, this is related to the life and death of everyone in North County, I'm not kidding! Lieutenant Cole's company on the front line is delaying the orcs' time, and at least 500 orcs have entered North County Valley."
"500? Are those wild beasts? The holy light is on. Have the army on the front line been wiped out?! Hahn! ~ Hahn! ~ Wake up everyone, hurry up! I will inform the Bishop now. You take care of yourself!" Before Claire responded, he had already rushed upstairs. The corridor was filled with the sound of his shouting.
"Reverend Claire, I mean those beasts, have they really entered here?" The patrol soldiers who followed him were still a little unbelievable. Although the orcs were powerful in combat, their number should not be large, and the Stormwind City soldiers gathered on a large scale were not without the ability to fight against them. After all, humans are better at group combat. They did not receive any information in advance!
"Soldier, I'm not in the mood to make such jokes. Your Lieutenant Cole is delaying the orcs on the farm. We need to gather all our strength to prepare, and you can return to the barracks. You need you even more there, I will take care of those four wounded soldiers!"
The soldiers nodded and turned around and left without saying anything. Maybe they needed a little time to digest the news. Although the orcs invaded the human kingdom, at least they were still far away from here before. Now they are finally going to face these beasts! They are not ready yet!
Claire finally regained some strength. He took the baby in Lesa's hand and handed it to the later priests, and asked the later priests to take care of the four wounded soldiers. He needed to explain the situation here to the protagonist himself.
"Don't be stunned. Go and take care of the wounded soldiers, and Lesa and that baby!" It was Bishop Carle, a thin old man. The wide priest's robe was a bit funny on his thin body. The obvious messy dress showed that the Bishop was not as calm as he seemed on the surface, but the bishop's arrival restored the order of the priests. "Claire, what happened? Ryan was a little incoherent, and I need you to explain to me personally!"
"Yes, Lord Bishop, Lesha and I were ordered to go to the North County Farm to take over the missionary mission. We walked with the Cole Company, who went to Stormwind City to replace the defense at the same time. When we broke up outside the North County Farm, we were attacked by orcs. They were about 30-40 people. The entire farm was destroyed and only one baby survived." Claire was silent for a moment and continued under the bishop's encouragement eyes: "We found more orcs when we were preparing to return. According to the soldiers, they had a size of at least 500. In addition to the four wounded soldiers and Sergeant Kothon, Lieutenant Kothon was leading the remaining soldiers to delay the orcs!" Claire tried to describe as briefly as possible. He now only hoped that the Bishop and Captain Paynes of the barracks would respond as soon as possible. The monastery could not be turned into the next North County Farm, and the scene was unimaginable!
"Claire, I understand, do you need a rest?" The bishop had a little difficulty accepting the news, but he understood that these people would not joke about such things. He had to make a decision now! At the speed of the orcs, even if there was delay from the Cole company, they would arrive here at most one day.
"No, Your Excellency Bishop, I can do anything else, what I hope to do!" Claire doesn't want to experience that feeling of powerlessness anymore!
"You are the only priest here who has fought with the army with the wild beasts, and I believe your role is indispensable."
"I can, His Excellency Bishop Cathorne!" Claire can no longer watch everything happen, he must do what he can.
"Then, Claire, I need to be prepared for the upcoming battle, and all the priests who master the Holy Light will follow you and you will lead them."
At this moment, Captain Paynes, the Sheriff, entered the monastery.
"His Excellency Bishop, I think!" The captain looked around and continued: "You should have known the situation. We don't have time to do too much politeness! I need all the priests who have mastered the Holy Light to provide healing support to the army and militia!"
Chapter completed!