Captain Jack of Azeroth

Chapter 281: Death of Garithos
Jack did not rush to Lordaeron immediately. He wanted to find Naxxramas first.

Arriving at Light's Hope Chapel, Jack got the news of Naxxramas. After returning from Kalimdor, Naxxramas had been staying over Stratholme, seemingly forming an army.

Seeing that there was no change in Naxxramas, Jack returned to Lordaeron, bringing with him 500 soldiers from Light's Hope Chapel and more than 4,000 refugees.

Light's Hope Chapel was seriously short of housing and food. If the Black Pearl hadn't arrived in time and brought a large amount of food, the refugees would have starved.

Taking the refugees away would reduce the burden on Light's Hope Chapel. In this way, Alonsus Faol could focus all his energy on dealing with the undead and strengthen the offensive of the paladins.

The Black Pearl landed in the royal gardens of Lordaeron, and Garithos immediately led his army to surround the royal gardens.

Jack smiled disdainfully and began to let the refugees disembark. "Princess Calia will take care of you. You can all live in Lordaeron with peace of mind."

The refugees were very grateful and said they would never forget the help Jack and others had given them.

Garithos looked at so many refugees with an unhappy expression on his face. Lordaeron had fallen twice, and the food in the city was running low. Now with so many more mouths to feed, the food in the city would soon be eaten up.

While feeling annoyed, Garithos looked at the Black Pearl greedily. This spaceship could actually carry so many people, it was simply a weapon of war!

What made him even more greedy was the army that disembarked after the refugees. In addition to the 500 people from Light's Hope Chapel, the Silver Covenant also had nearly a thousand people. They were well-equipped and murderous, and they looked like veterans who had fought hundreds of battles.

After driving the refugees aside, Garithos led a group of knights to the Black Pearl. He looked at the troops and said in a commanding tone: "Take your weapons and line up."

The soldiers looked at Garithos and ignored him. These arrogant soldiers had fought trolls and killed demons, and they had only dealt with powerful enemies. They had experienced life and death many times, so how could they listen to the orders of a self-righteous noble?
Garithos became angry, raised his whip and shouted, "Follow my orders!"

The soldiers glanced at him again, their eyes full of contempt, which angered Garithos, who swung his whip and hit a soldier.

The soldier reached out, grabbed the whip rope, and said coldly: "We only obey Captain Jack's orders."

"Let go!"

Garithos was extremely angry, but at the same time he was also shocked. How could any random soldier have such strength?

"What are you doing?"

Rude escorted Princess Jialiya off the boat. Seeing this situation, he immediately walked over quickly.

The soldier let go of the whip, "Captain Rude, he wants to recruit us!"

Rude looked at Garithos, "Is that so? General Garithos."

Garithos looked at Rude proudly, "Yes, I am now the commander-in-chief of Lordaeron, and all the troops should obey my orders. Now, I order you to have them line up and accept my inspection."

Rude laughed. "General Garithos, you have to think carefully. We are not the army of Lordaeron. We belong to the Silver Covenant. Even Princess Calia cannot command us."

Garithos sneered and said, "I don't care about the Golden Covenant or the Silver Covenant. All the armies in Lordaeron must obey my orders. Those who dare to disobey will be charged with treason!"

The cavalrymen immediately raised their lances and pointed them at the soldiers.

The soldiers immediately raised their muskets, "Put down your weapons, or we will shoot!" Rude raised his hand to stop the soldiers from shouting. He walked to Garithos' side and said, "If you leave now, we can still get along well."

Garithos looked at Rude coldly, "You think you deserve to get along with me? You're a pariah!"

Rude shook his head helplessly, "You are courting death yourself, so you can't blame me."

As he spoke, Rude pulled Garithos off his horse, drew out Dragon's Summons and stabbed him to death.

When the knights saw Garithos being killed, they immediately panicked.

Rude shouted, "Princess Jialiya has issued an order: Garithos is arrogant, disobeys orders, and attempts to control the royal court. He is sentenced to treason and beheaded immediately!"

The knights hesitated, but some of Garithos's diehard fans immediately launched an attack.

However, before the horses could charge, the soldiers opened fire, killing all the knights who made any unusual movements.

Rude said in a deep voice: "Garisse is dead. The others should lay down their weapons and surrender. No one will be held accountable for what happened. If anyone dares to take action, they will be killed without mercy!"

Faced with countless muskets, the knights laid down their weapons one after another. Most of them were recruited by Garithos and originally belonged to other troops. Garithos forced them to join the army, and they had long been dissatisfied with Garithos.

Now someone has killed Garithos, and no one except Garithos's original troops will continue to attack the soldiers.

Most of Garithos's original troops died in the battle. The remaining ones were the nobles who were very close to him. They were like-minded and extreme humanists, and the only humans they cared about were the nobles.

They have gained a high status because of Garithos, so naturally they will avenge Garithos.

They forced their knights to attack, and when the knights were unwilling, they beat and scolded them.

At this time, drones flew out and flew around, heading straight for those knights who still wanted revenge. A burst of machine gun fire killed them all.

Jack watched as the last holdouts were dealt with and immediately said, "Major Thornby, take over the defense of Lordaeron and assemble all the troops."

"Yes!"

Thornby immediately took the refugee army to take over the defense. After the Battle of Mount Hyjal, the refugee army had matured into a regular army. Although their individual strength might not be the opponent of the Lordaeron veterans, they were definitely not inferior in group combat.

With Princess Jia Liya around, the knights were willing to cooperate. Soon, Thornby recruited all the soldiers and had an army of more than 3,000 people.

Princess Calia allowed the refugees who came with the ship to live in the ownerless houses, and after confirming that they had kitchen utensils, she distributed food to them. The refugees who were originally in Lordaeron also received food, which made them grateful to Princess Calia, and Princess Calia's reputation soared.

In the evening, after returning to the palace, Princess Calia made a request to Jack.

"I want to marry Rude and make him the prince of Lordaeron."

Jack was stunned. He didn't expect that Princess Calia would like Rude, an unkempt old man.

Is the taste a bit strong?
(End of this chapter)