The roars in the throne room were still echoing in his ears.
"I object! Marcus is already on his way to save Alexstrasza. We should always trust our deputy commander, "King Laing retorted angrily like an injured lion.
"I've always trusted him! I gave him two whole weeks! But when my son died in battle, he still hadn't gotten rid of those damned red lizards! "Daelin retorted mercilessly. The eyes of the Lion of the Sea, who had just lost his crown prince, were horribly bloodshot.
Laing was speechless. If it were him, he would also go crazy if anything happened to William.
Daelin continued to roar, and the scorching sound waves echoed in the hall. "Look at what he's done in the past 14 days! Hundreds and thousands of soldiers at the frontline die in the flames every day, but he's spent 14 days on a path that could have been reached by Gryphons or Teleportation Portals! There's no progress report, no regular communication, and we don't even know if he's alive or not. How do you expect me and the kings in the throne room to continue trusting him? "
"But …"
"Our deputy commander who's cursed with death is sacrificing the Alliance's trust in him," King Zeon said, hitting the nail on the head.
This made Laing's heart skip a beat.
"Since the start of the war, which country hasn't sacrificed anything? War is bound to be accompanied by sacrifices. "Antonidas tried to persuade Laing to give up on Duque.
Laing's body trembled. To him and Stormwind, he and Lothar were destined to grow old, and they would have to hand over the country to William, Bolvar, and Duque in the future. And Duque was definitely Stormwind's hope of reviving the country.
Be it emotionally or rationally, he did not want to believe that Duque would fail and fall.
Andoine could not stand it anymore. "At least wait for the last communication! He promised to send a magical message every three days. "
Terenas replied in a business-like manner, "Sure, but I hope that you will put the Alliance first and allow us to form a large assault force. If there's no news of the deputy commander … "
Anduin Lothar gritted his teeth. "I agree!"
Things were not over yet.
"Next up, since Deputy Commander-in-Chief Duke Marcus is unable to carry out his duties, I propose that the Alliance appoint another Deputy Commander-in-Chief. Coordinating the actions of the various nations. "Jean suddenly raised his hand and said.
Laing and Andoine's pupils constricted.
What the hell was Gilness doing?
Or could it be that the old bastard Zeon had already formed some sort of secret alliance with Terenas?
To be honest, without Duque around, there was indeed a problem with the coordination of the Alliance.
As Andoine's assistant, Turayan temporarily took over Duque's work, but the results were not ideal. Turayan had good leadership skills, but he was unable to handle logistics, troop mobilization, and warfare all by himself like Duque.
It had been a year since the alliance had been established. This was no longer the situation where all the kingdoms refused to submit to each other and needed to find a neutral party to take the blame. In the absence of Duque, Turayan's reputation was not enough to convince the masses. That was the most fatal problem. He had never led an army on his own, and he did not have extraordinary bravery or a suitable title. It could be said that Turayan was treated rather negatively by the kings of the kingdoms when he carried out his work.
Moreover, in actual combat, there were often situations where the troops had to be split up. One deputy commander was indeed not enough.
In the end, Highlord Alexandros Mograine from Rotterdam was elected as the second deputy commander with a high number of votes. In theory, he was ranked below Duque, but every king knew that once it was confirmed that Duque was dead, Mograine would be the actual deputy commander.
When they returned to the State Guesthouse, Laing flew into a rage, which was rare for him. "Andoine, that bastard Terenas is trying to make you a mere figurehead!"
Lothar was silent for a long time. "If it's for the sake of the Alliance's victory, I can accept it."
"I'm afraid that the old bastard is not just doing it for the sake of the Alliance's victory!" Laing swept everything on the table to the ground.
This was no longer a conspiracy, it was an overt plot.
Yes, everyone realized that Rotterdam had changed.
In the beginning, everyone from Rotterdam thought that they were the saviors of the world, and that they would save the ignorant people from all the kingdoms and join this seemingly distant war.
However, when the Horde burned down the Silverpine Forest and threatened the Holy Capital, Stratholme, and even fought their way to Rotterdam, everything changed when the Rotterdam people's dignity was mercilessly trampled on.
It was no longer the atmosphere of "no matter what happens at the border, we will still sing and dance in peace". Instead, the whole country showed a hysterical and unreasonable stubbornness.
Revenge!
Not only did he want a bloody revenge!
Moreover, they had to win the battle beautifully.
It was a great victory that required the worship of six human kingdoms, two dwarf kingdoms, and one elf kingdom, as well as all of the nine kingdoms.
Terenas was so proud of his team of thieves, but they had failed.
Finally, Terenas had waited for this opportunity.
The worst thing was that as the leader of the alliance, Rotterdam, had set a very bad precedent …
Just as Laing was throwing a tantrum, the guard sent a message saying that Duque's maid was asking to see him.
"Duque's maid?"
"Yes, we've all seen her. Her name is Vanessa Van Cleef."
"Van Cleef?" Laing, of course, remembered this surname. It was one of the two heroes who helped the people of Stormwind obtain a base of operations behind enemy lines. "Let her in."
Vanessa entered and said something that made Laing furious!
"Your Majesty, please save my master's disciple, Miss Illucia Barov. The nobles of Rotterdam want to force her into marriage."
"What!?" Laing and Andoine lost their voices at the same time.
Almost everyone in the Alliance knew about the relationship between Duque and Illucia. Illucia, who had become Duque's right-hand man, appeared on many occasions as Duque's spokesperson. For example, she represented Duque at Cuel Salas's diplomatic banquets.
No one in Stormwind would have thought that Rotterdam would make a move on Illucia after losing contact with Duque.
From Vanessa's angry narration, Laing and Andoine understood the whole story.
In the end, it was just one sentence — Terenas had his eyes on the land of Alterac.
Rotterdam was hurt. The nobles of Rotterdam not only desired glory and blood for revenge, they also desired real benefits.
The bloodline of King Eden had been severed. Eden himself had betrayed the Alliance and humanity, and would eventually be nailed to the pillar of shame. The last obstacle to controlling Alterac was Duke Barov.
There was news that the duke's two sons had joined the Horde, but this news was not confirmed.
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