58. Akmund's "Sacrifice"

The fall of the Flame Throne of Antorus was expected, and now that most of the high-level demons have been captured and killed, the demons' numerical superiority is still ,.。

It's like a snake with its head cut off, even though it still has deadly venom in its body, it can no longer threaten pedestrians coming and going.

It is worth mentioning that the last recalcitrant War Council really fought to the last moment, two of the three were killed, and the last female Eredar Demon was surrounded by hundreds of steel soldiers, and when she tried to kill herself, she was captured by the King of the Outlands who broke into the battlefield, and Illidan was counting on more information about the Burning Legion from her mouth.

While Argus's victory was a joy and a glorious victory to go down in history, it wasn't enough to satisfy the appetite of the Demon Hunter, who had seen the true strength of the Burning Legion, and who would only see the fall of Argus as a kind of milestone, as an encouragement, and then continue to fight until he really saw the dawn he wanted.

Illidan didn't care about the future that Dick envisioned, but he also thought it was good, but he wasn't a character who would be immersed in an illusory plan after all, so he was already thinking about a new war before Argus's strategy was over.

The Sagrete Key proved its worth, and Illidan was now glad that the artifact was still in his possession.

"It will take about 7 days to recharge, and the Keystone will be able to recover one-third of its energy. ”

Illidan in the form of a Night Elf sat across from Dick and said to him, "You can teleport back to a part of the fleet first, and then wait for the next teleportation cycle, or wait for about 20 days, and you can teleport everyone here back at once." ”

Dick was smoking a pipe, he was thinking about the pros and cons of the two ways, Agrama had warned him before he died, Sargeras was coming to Argus, no matter how arrogant Dick was, he would not think that his side had the ability to directly fight against the Dark Titan, and from Agrama he could see the horror of the complete Titan, not to mention that Sargeras was famous for his ability to fight both before and after the Fall.

Once he arrived, everything in Argus would inevitably be abandoned, and even whether the planet that represented failure could be kept was a question, so with Dick's idea, it was best to solve the problem in the shortest possible time.

However, the importance of the Sagrete Keystone does not need to be said by him, when the energy is enough, two teleportations are completely fine, but after forcibly sending Agrama to the Azeroth Star Field, this energy is not enough to open a large portal, they have to wait!

And wait, it's risky!

"Uh..."

Dick opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of smoke, he buried his face in the mellow aroma of tobacco, his voice low and hoarse, "Illidan, Agrama has revealed to me a piece of news, Sargeras... He's on his way to Argus, which means that if we're unlucky, we're likely to face the Dark Titan the next moment, do you think we're capable of facing his wrath?"

"What! Sargeras!"

Illidan's body sat up straight, unlike the others, the demon hunter had had a direct communication with Sargeras 10,000 years ago, and he knew about Zela's prophecy, he knew that the Dark Titan who had robbed him of his eyes and given him demonic powers had twisted his fate, so Illidan was actually the one who knew the most about the power of the Dark Titan of all the creatures in Azeroth.

Because of understanding, so fear.

After hearing the news of Sargeras, he couldn't calm down, and he finally knew why Dick was obsessed with bringing everyone back to Draenor as quickly as possible, they seemed to be in a good situation now, but in fact they were no different from the people walking on the tightrope, maybe the next moment, the tightrope would break, and everyone would fall into the dark and bottomless abyss.

"So, what do you mean..."

"We have to be prepared for the worst. ”

Dick took the pipe from his hand and set it aside, "If necessary, even if you destroy the Sagrete Keystone, send the fleet and everyone here back!"

The Sagrete Keystone can forcibly open the portal by destroying it, which Illidan discovered early on, but knowing the current situation does not mean that Illidan will agree to do so, especially after seeing the value of the Keystone, the King of the Outlands is also facing a very difficult choice.

"I disagree!"

Illidan's hand clenched into a fist on the table, "I don't agree with this!Dirk, you should have seen the value of the Keystone, it will be Azeroth's sharpest sword before it obtains the faster-than-light engine and the ability to leap in the void, and even after the fleet has the ability to jump, it will still be very valuable, this will be Azeroth's biggest hole card against the Burning Legion! We can't just give it up so easily!"

Illidan's voice landed, and he and Dick fell silent at the same time, and after a moment Dick picked up his pipe again and asked,

"So what do you think is the real wealth? Illidan, the keystone in our hands, or this group of commanders and soldiers who have been tested by the Great Star Wars?"

"The Battle of Argus is destined to be the greatest battle we can encounter in the next 200 years, and these commanders who have fully participated in the pre-war mobilization, war, and post-war disposal will inevitably become the founders of the war in the Azeroth Star Domain in the future, and they are our hope!

"They will be the most valuable treasure of our world on the way to the star field, if we lose them, what is the use of our keystones? Do we need to cultivate the pillars of the fleet from scratch? How long will it take? How many more opportunities will we encounter like the Battle of Argus? Can you guarantee when the next big star war will happen?"

Dick on top of Illidan,

"Are you going to go into battle with a bunch of rookies who haven't fought before, and can you make sure they get a fluke victory like this one?"

Illidan was speechless, and Dick made a final decision, and he patted Illidan on the shoulder,

"Illidan, my friend, what we have lost is only a temporary advantage, what we will win is a bright future, and if we think about the good in everything, maybe we don't need to destroy it? I just want you to prepare in advance, and since it is an artifact, it is not so easy to destroy it completely..."

"Whew... You damn thing!"

Illidan scolded, "Okay, okay, I admit you have a point, but another thing, you have to promise me, didn't you give the Shakan elves equal power?

Dick paused for a moment, "Didn't you say they don't have a demon addiction and can't be good demon hunters?"

A grim smile appeared on the corner of Illidan's mouth,

"There's no demon addiction, it's just that the talent is not enough, but to become a demon hunter, you need more than talent, 20 elves, can't I still choose 2 recruits?

"I'll give you half!"

Dick knocked on the table, "But you have to make sure you don't kill all the poor elves, I don't want to hear about the Shakan legends of the Shadowmoon Valley massacre or anything like that." ”

"Well, I can't be the master, it depends on the fate of those Xiakan elves, but don't worry... I'll be merciful. ”

While Dick and Illidan were discussing something that wasn't very harmonious, on the edge of the Makere's ruins, in a deserted place, it looked like a small cemetery that was about to be abandoned, and even the Legion of Light didn't know there was such a building.

And now, in this soon-to-be-abandoned cemetery, there is a group of people who are busy moving, this is a group of sneaky Eredas, to be precise, a group of demonic guys, they carry all kinds of tools, like a group of tomb robbers, it seems that they are planning to dig up this small cemetery to find something.

This kind of behavior is spurned in both Azeroth and Argus, and the place is shrouded in darkness, so not many people can find them.

"Is this it? Can you be sure?"

A masked Eredan looked left and right, he looked like a leader, and when he asked, another Eredan dressed as a mage replied,

"That's right, this is it, the map General Jummer gave me shows this place, it is said that it is because a big man like him, when waiting for the resurrection, he will encounter a lot of accidents, so he specially chose such a remote place to ensure the normal progress of the resurrection, but that process generally takes nearly a hundred years, and now, it is less than 10 years. ”

"Well, if that's the case, then dig it!"

The leader gave an order, and the other dozen or so Eredas immediately began to dig with the tools at hand, in order to avoid energy fluctuations being perceived by others, they didn't even dare to use magic, they could only use the most primitive means, but fortunately, after demonization, the physical strength was also greatly strengthened, this kind of digging did not make them feel burdened, and after a few hours, this small cemetery was almost hollowed out, and then they found what they needed.

"Is that it?"

A sweaty Eredar held a heart-sized soul stone in both hands and said to the leader, "We dug down 10 meters to find it!"

"Shh

The leader took the soul stone, made a silent gesture to Ereda next to him, and then put his finger on the surface of the soul stone, urging the magic power in his body to let his will penetrate into it, and just 1 second later, a terrifying roar sounded in his heart, and blood immediately appeared on the corner of the leader's mouth.

"Who are you, why bother me!"

"Your Excellency... I have come to meet your return by order of Lord Kilgardan, we have prepared all the materials for your resurrection in Antorus, the expedition to that damned world is about to begin, and we need your infinite strength!

"Oh, that miser in Kilgardan would arrange a ceremony for a "loser" like me, what a rarity..."

That voice sounded in the leader's heart, although it was extremely powerful, there was always a special sense of weakness, and the leader's eyes blinked, and he continued, "Of course, our expedition to the world of Draenor has failed, Master Mronos has died in battle, Lord Kilgardan needs the help of great power, who else in the whole of Argus can shoulder such a heavy mission besides you?"

The soul of this "big man" is still weakened after the death in battle, and according to the original process, he needs at least 30 years for his soul to get enough rest before he can be resurrected, but after hearing the words of this little pawn, he didn't have too many doubts, after all, he was in Argus, which was the base camp of the Burning Legion, and he was absolutely safe.

No matter how much Kil'Gardan complained about him, he would still have a chance to be resurrected under the power of Lord Sargeras, and of course, he would not refuse the early ceremony, he snorted in satisfaction.

"Well, well... Then take me to Antorus, and when I am resurrected, I will reward you, I am a generous man, unlike Kilgardan!"

After saying a few words, the exhaustion from the depths of his soul made the big man feel a call for sleepiness, and he snorted,

"Then carry out the will of Lord Sargeras, and let us destroy everything... Alright, I'm going to gather strength, little bug, don't let me down!"

"Congratulations, Lord Akmund!"

When the soul fluctuations subsided, the leader smiled with satisfaction, he reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said to the servants beside him, "Is the sacrifice ceremony ready?"

"It's going to take another 5 days!"

"Good... After 5 days, the intruders will regret it! Let's go!"