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Chapter 295 Revenge

Who is Herkula?

Others might not recognize him, but Lieutenant Rayleigh did; he was once a disciple of the famous Archmage Kel'Thuzad.

Kel'Thuzad was once an apprentice of the previous Archmage Anton Danis, the Lord of Dalaran, making him Jaina's senior... Kel'Thuzad was not interested in traditional arcane magic; he was particularly skilled in necromancy and abyssal magic, and at one point believed that magic was a gift from the gods, and that mortals could gain immortality through magic.

Kel'Thuzad was once one of the chairmen of the Kirin Tor Council of Six. He was the one who represented and passed on the most mysterious and dangerous school of necromancy in Dalaran. Hercula was Kel'Thuzad's disciple and an elite member of the school of necromancy.

Kel'Thuzad searched for the power to grant immortality and went to the North Pole to join the Scourge, the first Lich King sealed within the Frozen Throne... and the remnant soul of Ner'zhul, imprisoned in the Armor of Domination by Kil'jaeden of the Burning Legion.

After being promised immortality by Ner'zhul, Kel'Thuzad infiltrated Lordaeron, established the Cult of the Damned, recruited followers, and spread plague-infected food everywhere... He was the one who caused the entire city of Stratholme to be infected with the undead plague and turned into zombies.

Even if Prince Arthas of Lordaeron found him and killed him, his remnant soul had already been transformed by the Lich King and could be resurrected at any time...

Kel'Thuzad is now the second-in-command of the Scourge, Arthas's assistant, and the master of the Naxxramas Skyhold... The entire Plaguelands and the Scourge undead of Stratholme are under the control of the High Lich Kel'Thuzad, though he has recently slightly reduced his power.

The cult leader achieved immortality, but the followers weren't so lucky...

The fragile human body may not be able to withstand magic that tears the soul apart from the body. Those with weak willpower and cowardly character are only fit to become walking corpses, puppets controlled by others.

As Kel'Thuzad's disciple, Herkula was caught in the act of secretly transforming himself into a lich in Alterac Valley, and was killed in Southshore... This former Dalaran mage, a high-ranking member of the Cult of the Damned, and Kel'Thuzad's disciple met his tragic end.

Humans buried his remains in the South China Sea Town Cemetery...

Someone had long wanted to resurrect him and complete the unfinished lich ritual.

"Teacher, you're awake. Thank God, thank you, Queen. I've finally fulfilled your last wish. It's so wonderful to see you again..."

Hercula has been resurrected and has become the new Forsaken, but he is not a follower of the Queen.

"Queen? Who are you?"

"Lord Hercula, I am your student, Sevand. I am now a member of the Forsaken of Undercity, a necromancer. Teacher, it was I who resurrected you..."

At this time, there were no guards stationed at the Nanhai Town Cemetery.

Southshore is surrounded by enemies on all sides. The guards on the front have huddled together, forming a shield wall to block the Forsaken's sneak attacks...

Outside the cemetery, only a few people were watching the direction of the cemetery at the griffin flight point. It was Lieutenant Paladin Rayleigh and his apprentice Britney, along with the griffin keeper and another squad of elite guards, who were protecting the animal pen to prevent the flight point from being blocked.

Lerean shouted anxiously, "They've resurrected the evil wizard Hercula! That damned demon is alive again... I understand! Their target is Hercula! That wizard can resurrect skeletons... He's a necromancer! Quick, we must stop them..."

Britney stopped the teacher, not wanting her to go and die again.

She was no longer timid, but she noticed that Lorraine had come again...

"Teacher, there are still enemies outside; we cannot leave the main force!"

"The spies from before were definitely here for him. We were tricked and lured away. They've now successfully resurrected Hercula... We must find a way to kill him, otherwise, more undead will be resurrected here... Call the mayor to send people. By the way, haven't the griffins we sent out returned yet? When will the Hillsbrad troops come to our aid? Why isn't there any feedback from the observation post on the top of Alterac Mountain? Are they asleep?"

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“Sevand…I vaguely remember you. Oh, you were one of my servants…you also became an undead?” Hercula observed Sevand for a second before shaking his head abruptly.

"No...you are a lowly breed, we are different! I am the great necromancer! You are not worthy to call me teacher, Lord Kel'Thuzad does not allow such lowly creatures as you to possess intelligence. I only need obedient dogs, I will take revenge on everyone...everyone must die, you are only fit to be servants of the Scourge...you are not allowed to speak your master's language."

The next second, Cervant, the mage apprentice who was still trying to resurrect his former teacher Hercula, was horrified to find his head being held down by Hercula, and then a green magical energy similar to that of a demon warlock drilled into his Forsaken body.

He could feel his magic being drained by Hercula, and his life force was rapidly fading away.

Until its whole body trembled, it withered and died, collapsing to the ground...

His spiritual eyes lost their luster, his face filled with disbelief and incredulity... He never imagined that after expending so much effort to collect Hercula's wand, the first one to die would be him, a former magician's apprentice, a magician's apprentice who was once loyal to the Cult of the Damned and to the liches.

Cervante is hiding alone in Tarren Mill, keeping a low profile, all for the sake of resurrecting his teacher, Hercula...

His true identity was unknown to outsiders; they simply assumed he was just an ordinary forgotten person...

The resurrection of Heracula was tacitly approved by High Executor Dazaria... and it was Cervantes who suggested that the Executor use Lorraine as bait, promising to resurrect his teacher to pledge allegiance to Queen Sylvanas...

Just like him now...

Little did they know that the members of the Cult of the Damned had no interest in joining the Forsaken. They were either willing or already brainwashed and controlled, often infiltrating various places as living people. Their mission was to seduce humanity into corruption, carry out the spread and infection of plagues, and crave to create more killing to please the Lich King.

They hoped the Lich King would bestow a blessing, transforming them into liches or undead creatures, regardless of whether they truly lost their so-called sanity and freedom.

Sevand was silently drained dry by its resurrected teacher, Hercula...

Hercula felt a wave of pleasure wash over him, leaving Lorraine speechless...

He witnessed everything from the bushes above, just as the Leon master and apprentice at the stables on the edge of town had heard Hercula's words and actions.

Lieutenant Leylan, a human paladin, former Silver Hand veteran, and former Scarlet Crusade fighter, was naturally furious.

Outcasts like Hercules are humanity's true enemies. Their twisted minds, their willingness to betray, their deliberate spread of plague, and their transformation of humans... make them one of the main culprits behind the fall of Lordaeron.

Next, Lorraine saw several skills that were extremely familiar to him...

[Resurrect the Skeleton]

Absorb Souls

Soul Chains

"Damn, another one of my kind!"

Necromancers are uncommon, at least not in Undercity... let alone in human settlements. I've heard they're quite common in Naxxramas and Scholomance... As for the Cult of the Damned, Lorraine has heard of it...

Those evil acolytes used to disguise themselves as priests and spread plagues everywhere.

The cult of the Damned is the culprit behind Lordaeron's current wretched state.

However, the masters served by the Cult of the Damned are primarily liches...

Even more powerful than them exists another group: the Shadow Council, or the Shadow Society... Its main members are shadow mages and demon warlocks... The Shadow Council initially spread among the orcish people.

In contrast to the cult of curses, which lurks in the human world, the two are similar in their purpose.

With the Lich King establishing his own faction and rebelling against the Burning Legion's demons, and after Ner'zhul and Arthas merged, the Cult of the Damned and the Shadow Council became enemies once again. The difference between them was that one was loyal to demons, and the other to the undead.

There are connections, but also competition...

The top leaders of both organizations are cult leaders who possess the power of death and shadow.

Necromancer, Shadow Priest, and Demon Warlock...

Lorraine realized that she was different from all these people!

At least his necromancy runes seem more powerful and can grow infinitely... the only problem is that he hasn't found a way to use them...

"The Seed of Plague! Anyone who dares to release the Seed of Plague here is courting death!"

After Hercula finished off the life of his disciple who had resurrected him, he suddenly seemed to smell something he loathed and roared wildly in the direction of Lorraine.

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