The Verge 8
(Continued from The Verge 7 Finally, the content was added a week ago)
After eliminating the last gargoyle who had time to escape, Illidan turned back into his Night Elf appearance and rode the leading Doomsday Guard to continue to move forward proudly, now he is very confident, this confidence does not only come from the victory of this war, but the meaning of this war to himself, he knows that the Lich King will observe himself, observe his arrogance, and this is what Illidan wants him to see, and the Lich King will definitely be observing himself, insight into his own movements, Illidan is very sure of thisγ
"He's very arrogant, so arrogant that he's disgusting, so he's going to pay for his arrogance. "The Lich King, who observes Illidan through magic, speaks his opinion to all the higher-ups of the Scourge. The complete defeat of the main force of the Scourge Air Force just now made almost all the undead feel a trace of fear. But compared to the others, only Kael'thas who was holding the frost grief was very disdainful of Illidan, and at this moment he had just returned to the hall after releasing some angry energy outside, yes, in his opinion, if he could fly, he would also be able to make such a feat, almost wipe out the entire air force of the natural disaster, he would definitely do it, Kael'thas thought to himself silently......
Tens of thousands of air forces are nothing to the natural disaster, the undead their biggest characteristic is that they are not afraid of consumption, but they need time, and now they want to form a strong air force before the decisive battle with Illidan, it seems impossible, but he has completed the purpose, or the purpose of the Lich King, he just sees Illidan's weakness, if he can use his weakness to eliminate him, then he will not hesitate to lose most of the natural disaster troops, because his Burning Legion demon subordinates are a better supplement.
That's true, but the Lich King didn't think it was necessary to lose so many troops to deal with him, especially since he observed that Illidan went to the Borean Tundra region in the open, which was really a good result for the Lich King, who was very confident in the ground forces, especially seeing that Illidan entered Northrend and did not land immediately, but flew over the Naxam Plains to reach the Boulder Quarry before preparing to land, he was even more convinced that Illidan did not recognize the situation clearly, because it was conducive to the development of the demon forces well, but it was also conducive to the encirclement of the undead against him, and he would be attacked on all sides by thenγ
So the Lich King also stepped up his deployment of power, and teleported his main force of the undead to it through the portal and crypt tunnels he set up earlier, as well as Kael'thas and others, who not only sent him as the main general, but also other people, such as Arubarak, Farina, Hilgai and a group of other mages worked with the future to assist Kael'thas to defeat Illidan, yes, he clearly knew that Illidan's current strength was on par with Kael'thas, but just in case, he still decided to completely crush Illidan. Coupled with the Scourge forces he had prepared, Illidan was certain to die.
Of course, in order to prevent him from escaping, it was necessary to place a magic to suppress teleportation near it in advance, not only to prevent Illidan from escaping, but also to suppress the construction efficiency of the demon portal.
The Lich King implemented his plan like this, in his opinion, Illidan had no possibility of production at all, although the Doomsday Guard around him was also very powerful, but in the face of endless natural disasters, it would still be swallowed up after all, but when his plan was implemented, he always felt that he was still lacking something and was not prepared, or that he had ignored something, but he had never figured out what it was.
As the Lich King had guessed, Illidan landed in the Boulder Quarry in the Borean Tundra region the next evening, although it was a relatively high place, but as the Lich King thought, it was very empty all around, which was very conducive to the spread of large-scale soldiers, or very conducive to being surrounded, Kael'thas and the Lich King thought the same, thinking that Illidan, a fool, would undoubtedly be self-defeating to set up a portal here.
So before Illidan jumped down, Kael'thas was already standing near him, and a group of generals such as Arubaraq also came, facing a large group of doomsday guards led by Illidan, Kael'thas spoke first, although Illidan had shown his extraordinary strength, but Kael'thas didn't think that he could beat him, especially with so many assistants behind him.
"Illidan, leave a last word, today is your time of death. β
In the face of Kael'thas's taunt, Illidan did not think so, and he began to prepare to set up a portal, not paying much attention to his existence at all, but out of a mocking response, Illidan still responded to him with a few words.
"Darth Rema's youngest son, I didn't expect your father to die not on the charge of his betrayal, but at the sword of his own son. Illidan scoffed. "Tut-tut... Betrayal is indeed genetic, I don't know when you will betray the Lich King, uncle, I may be able to help you. β
Hearing this, Kael'thas was furious, he first attacked Illidan, when he revealed his frost sorrow, Illidan immediately realized that his strength might be stronger than he thought, and when Kael'thas charged, he immediately turned into a demon and showed his blade to fight against it.
Frost's sorrow slashed directly at Illidan's face, and when Illidan Esinos struggled to block it, Illidan immediately realized how evil this weapon was, and this evil came from the tremendous power generated by the soul power of all living beings killed by this weapon, and of course it was not only that. Although he released a cold breath, the same cold breath also caused burns, cold burns in the places he touched. This also means that Kael'thas in front of him is also a very powerful warrior, even because of the weapons in his hands, the strength is higher than his own.
"It's amazing how powerful you are. "Now Kael'thas is so powerful that Illidan is a little stunned. If it weren't for Ma Wei preparing a backup hand for himself, he would probably be really unlucky this time, but the arrogant man would definitely not thank the warden who had imprisoned him for 10,000 years. "But it's a pity, it's a pity, really a pity, that he's going to be my weapon soon. β
"He will not belong to you, but your soul belongs to him. β
"Then look at your strength, Kaizi. β
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The two of them taunted each other as their swords and blades collided with each other. They were all carrying out tentative attacks, or rather procrastinating confrontations, and for Kael'thas, he had to do so, because his army of undead was still gathering here, and the undead leaders such as Arubaraq, Hilgai, and others were arranging some nearby magic similar to prevent teleportation from happening, in case Illidan escaped. So even if Kael'thas thinks he is stronger than Illidan, as long as he doesn't have the certainty of a fatal blow, he won't attack like this, because he is afraid that Illidan will escape through his powerful teleportation magic, and for Illidan, holding on to Kael'thas also has his own thoughts, that is, he knows that the undead scourge is gathering power, which is what he wants to see, because through the map given by Mavi, he can deeply feel the location of the Icecrown Fortress, or the location of Neozu. The soul in his body that gave him strength, the one Gul'dan gave himself that he had not violated the sense of his former "mentor", so he firmly believed that what Mavi had given him was completely accurate. This is very important...
Because his plan is to use the Hearthstone that Mavi gave him to teleport near the Lich King, where he activates the portal left by the Burning Legion and has not been destroyed by Egwen, and at the same time the Doomsday Guards behind him try to hold back these undead leaders, that is, to maintain the magic released by the undead leaders to prevent teleportation from happening, so that they cannot leave here. When his portal is formed and a large number of demons pour in, the undead catastrophe will definitely fail.
This was his own plan, and it had always been, but before Mavi appeared, Illidan had been thinking about the feasibility and danger of this plan, and Naozu was also worried that he would do it, but when the Dreadlord told him that Illidan was not familiar with the terrain of Northrend and Illidan's various manifestations, he did not take precautions.
But no one could have imagined how crucial these things Mavi had given them. So the battlefield is played like this, two people are fighting against each other, and everyone else is watching the play on the side... Yes, the Doom Guard is preparing for his master's orders, and the undead leaders also think that when they kill Illidan, these powerful demons will surrender to them, so there is no need for them to fight the Doom Guards now, and they are secretly casting spells to prevent the portal from happening, and they don't want others to disturb themselves for a spell caster, so they won't take the initiative to disturb others....
However, this did not last long, half an hour, when the undead leaders finished creating a solid teleportation suppression magic, with the huge sound of the earth, several wormhole-like things cracked on the ground, and countless natural disasters and undead poured out here, as well as the Crypt Demon, the form instantly changed to another situation.
"Hahaha, you're done with Illidan, I know you're retaining your strength, but so am I, and a steady stream of Scourge warriors will also cooperate with me to level you, and you will go together. Kael'thas ordered Arubaraq and the others, and although he wanted Illidan to die by his sword, after some scrutiny, he realized that it was more practical to let the endless sea of the undead destroy him.
"Really?" Illidan took advantage of the gap to launch an explosive arcane spell into a wormhole, smiling when he realized that there were more undead behind the wormhole. "I think so, but unfortunately, it was my demon warriors who brought your undead to the ground. As he spoke, he used the Hearthstone given by Mavi without waiting for anyone to reply, and the location of this Hearthstone had already been set by him at the entrance of the Icecrown Fortress in the widest war plain, because that was the location of some of the abandoned portals marked by Mavi, and because the main force of the undead was transferred here, it meant that there was an emptiness near the Icecrown Fortress.
The Lich King, who had been observing the situation in Icecrown Fortress through magic, was surprised to see Illidan's disappearance, but when a powerful aura appeared nearby, his heart couldn't help but feel cold, and it was on the lower steps of his Icecrown Fortress, that is, on the outer avenue of the outer gate of the entire Icecrown Fortress. Illidan didn't know how he had come here, and with him came not only himself, but also the portal he had formed in an instant.
The Lich King was stunned when he saw this, and of course the Dreadlord who told him the information. At the same time, when the natural disasters were saved, the generals realized the seriousness of the problem after realizing the situation.
"I really don't know where he is, and it's so precise. Valishamas hurriedly explained that at this moment he was not thinking of betraying his current master, but the truth was that he had indeed cheated him. "I'll take care of it..."
"Go and destroy him for me, quick. The Lich King commanded everyone angrily, he knew what Illidan and the portal meant, so he didn't have time to argue about whose fault. As he spoke, he released a location near the castle gate, and also told Kael'thas to come back as soon as possible, but when the undead leader arrived there, Illidan immediately summoned several portals. "How could he have summoned so many portals so quickly?!"
"A long time ago, the Burning Legion left a few portals in Northrend, is it here?!" Valishamas said with some reproach, as a member of the Burning Legion, he should have warned his master of these hidden dangers, but he forgot..."I thought they were destroyed by Egwene along with Sargeras, but I didn't expect the ones to be pulled down are here, no wonder Kil'Gardan teleported you here, not somewhere else..."
Valishamas's recollection made the Lich King even angrier, but he still didn't have time to lash out at the Dreadlord. Because he had to gather forces to destroy him, but his current main force had been transferred to the quarries in the north wind tundra region to encircle and suppress Illidan, but the fact was that he was pitted by Illidan, and with the opening of the portal, a large number of demons poured out of the portal, and these numbers even overshadowed the undead who stayed here, and physically, these demons were also much more powerful than the natural disaster...
On the other hand, Kael'thas saw Illidan disappear and thought he was using some kind of stealth magic, but when he realized that the Lich King had summoned him, he realized the seriousness of the situation, and he first realized that he had to teleport back, but at this time he found that he could not use such teleportation magic, because his own people had set up a teleportation barrier nearby, and this barrier was now maintained by those Doom Guards....
"Kill the Doom Guards!"
Even without Kael'thas's orders, the leaders of these undead had already begun to attack these Doom Guards, and the Doom Guards had also received orders from Illidan to drag themselves for three to five minutes, and as soon as these hours passed, the portal would be erected by Illidan, and when his Burning Legion troops poured in, it would be too late.
As Kael'thas attacks the Doom Guards, he unleashes his powers in an attempt to destroy the barrier. After five minutes, when he had chased away the Doom Guards, he teleported back to Icecrown Fortress, while the rest of the Scourge soldiers were led by Kael'thas henchman Lanather. She was sent on this mission because Kael'thas was prepared to control most of the forces of the Scourge in the event of an eventuality.
He planned to do so, but when he returned to the Icecrown Fortress, he found that the originally cold and cold place had long been consumed by the demon's flames, and the original cold and biting fortress had now become hellish and hot, and the demon army had already killed the castle, and the undead weak archers and guards could not stop their siege at all, although there was still a steady stream of undead in various places to support here, but as long as they came into contact with the demons, they would disappear in an instant...
Kael'thas returned to the city wall, and almost instantly, he came into contact with the demon soldiers who had climbed to the wall. The undead elite on the city walls also made a relatively stubborn resistance, and the addition of Kael'thas and others also made this resistance force the backbone of the resistance to the Burning Legion, and successfully blocked the Burning Legion of Illidan at the gate of the city. But this is not the case in other places, and even the rear, such as the Great Lookout, and the entrance of the hall crash against the gate. The Burning Legion's way of avoiding reality and attacking the void has bypassed the gate of the castle where Kael'thas is located. Approaching the upper fortress inside. It seemed that Illidan was very familiar with the terrain of Icecrown Fortress, which he did not expect.
Kael'thas looked at the closed door behind him and the demon's eagerness to enter, making him very clear about the demon's purpose, that is, the demon wanted to kill the Lich King as soon as possible, and according to the demon's attack route, it was obvious that they knew the situation of the Icecrown Fortress very well. Kael'thas himself seemed to underestimate Illidan too much, and it was obviously impossible for him to defeat the villain in a one-on-one form with the Night Elf, because he was right behind the army...... He didn't give himself a chance at all, because Illidan himself didn't even go near the Icecrown Fortress, and seemed to know that there were a lot of mechanisms inside.
"We must go back and save the Lich King. β
The necromancer-like Hilgai said this, which seemed like the thing a loyalist should do, but the experienced Arubaraq didn't think so.
"No, if we go back to save it, we will inevitably be swallowed up by the vast demons, listen to me, now we must find a way to get close to Illidan and then kill him, the demon army has arrived here and will appear in a steady stream, we have no way back but to advance. β
"We may be able to retreat until our main force of the Scourge comes to our rescue!"
"Even if we had made it to that point, we wouldn't have been able to defeat the Burning Legion, which is why the Lich King asked us to kill him before we set up the portal, as we are no match for demons yet. β
Arubalaq spoke his opinion, which quickly became their consensus, but at this time Kael'thas supported Hilgai's idea because he had a plan.
"You go back and give him the illusion that we're backing down, and then I teleport to him and get him, and if we go according to the rules, we can't get close to that guy at all. β
His words made everyone a little silent, but they quickly agreed, yes, this is the best way, after all, they are in such a situation, it is too difficult to advance to Illidan in reverse, and Illidan is not stupid, he can escape to other places, and then everyone has to go in that direction again, the difficulty can be imagined, and Kael'thas may be the best way.
"Take my hope with you. β
"Count me in..."
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Everyone expressed their expectations for Kael'thas, and at this time, the former elven prince felt a sense of relief for the first time since joining the Scourge Legion. Mutual support in such times of crisis is the most valuable. But who would have thought it would be this time.
"Look at me. β
So they broke out backwards as Kael'thas had said, and the Burning Legion saw them and tightened their grip on them. In fact, the demons also wanted them to retreat to the upper fortress, because as long as they withdrew from this position, the army could quickly advance here across the city gate.
But just then, Kael'thas suddenly disappeared from among them. And before he could disappear, he was invisible, and secretly teleported behind Illidan. He only needs to give him a fatal blow at the critical moment, but just when Kael'thas wants to make a move, Illidan notices Kael'thas's presence.
In fact, he was already thinking about what else the Lich King could do against him at this time, and he thought that he would do the same, that is, sneak attack, and before Illidan set off, Mavi had already taught him a lesson about being vigilant against sneak attacks.
"Actually, I'm thinking it's good to do this with your body. But you have no idea what a formidable opponent you are facing, the elf. β
The stealthy Kael'thas was about to sneak up on Illidan, but in fact, the moment he teleported to her, Illidan immediately recognized Kael'thas's plan, and after he realized that all disguise was unnecessary, he didn't hide.
"Your arrogance disgusts me, demon, and if you hadn't had a legion of demons working for you, you wouldn't be my match at all. β
"Hmph, the power you have gained from betraying your own people is still your glorious capital, and if you don't have the artifact of Frost Sorrow, you won't have any possibility of fighting me at all. β
Illidan sarcastically caricatures Kael'thas. Although Illidan is now almost equivalent to serving the Burning Legion, he has not actually betrayed his own race, which is much more noble than Kael'thas in this respect, but it is clear that he doesn't care at all, or can't care about it. He had to find a way to make Illidan go head-to-head with him now, after all, he thought that with the power of Frost Sorrow, he could defeat him, but Illidan was not stunned, let alone stupid, he had his own way of dealing with Kael'thas taunts.
"That's why you chose to hide behind the demons?"
"My target is the Lich King, not you, if you really want to die so much, wait until I destroy the Lich King to clean you up. β
Illidan left with that, and a steady stream of demons surrounded and attacked Kael'thas, while he himself retreated, and he had to deal with the demons around him first.
Illidan teleported himself to the entrance to the upper fortress, to the other undead leaders. He knew that without Kael'thas, the other ragtag undead leaders were simply vulnerable, and he had to eliminate them quickly to speed up the progress.
As for Illidan's sudden appearance, Hilgai and the others were very surprised, but time did not give him time to react at all, after all, dealing with a steady stream of demons had completely attracted almost all of his attention, and at this time, Illidan quickly flashed to their respective vicinity with a technique similar to Mavi's assassination, and then used its powerful melee ability and spell resistance ability to kill these undead leaders who were mainly mages in an instant. Before they died, the undead leaders realized that Illidan was best at being an assassin, not a mage, and only a few stronger warrior-type leaders such as Arubaraq escaped.
After several of the main undead leaders fell, he stopped at the gate and accumulated his strength for half a minute, and when this power was released, the gate of the upper fortress was completely destroyed, and countless demonic warriors poured in like a tide again...
Kael'thas knew that Illidan had teleported to the other undead leaders, and of course he knew Illidan's purpose, but unfortunately he was trapped by the demons around him and couldn't get out at all, and finally with the loud sound of breaking the door, Kael'thas knew that there was nothing to stop the demons from destroying the Icecrown Fortress...
Kael'thas was a little desperate, but at this moment, the demons who charged in front of him continued to scream, and Kael'thas knew that it was the mechanism of the Icecrown Fortress, but what was the use? There were more demons who could act as substitutes. However, it was precisely because the first wave of demons touched the mechanism that there was a pause on the battlefield, which indirectly gave Kael'thas a respite, and at this time, a voice flashed in Kael'thas mind...
"Come back to me, we have one last resort. β
Knowing that it was the Lich King who summoned him, Kael'thas did not hesitate, and took the opportunity to escape the battlefield and teleported himself to the top of the Icecrown Fortress, which was the Lich King's side, a very close distance. Once upon a time, the Lich would not have allowed anyone to be so close to him, after all, his true body was a helmet sealed with a special ice cube of ice, and if someone was against him, he might not be able to defend himself, but now it was different, and he knew that he had to do it, and that was to give his strength to his strongest warrior to resist this crisis, otherwise the entire undead would be destroyed in this catastrophe.
"Lord Lich King, there must be something else you can do, right?"
"That's right, that's our merger, we're merging into a new entity, and the power of this individual can even rival that of Kil'Gardan, as long as you break the ice that seals me and wear my helmet. β
"Against a god like Kil'gardan, but what will we be then, your will or mine?"
"It's a combination of your and my wills, and I won't devour your soul. Although the Lich King Neozu said this, Kael'thas still hesitated, which made the Lich King very angry. "My last trump cards, Tadius and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, won't last long. Then it will be all over. β
"Well, if you interfere with my will, I'll die with you. As he spoke, Kael'thas picked up his Frost Sorrow and slashed at the ice, and just as Kael'thas was about to swing his sword and slash it, the ice was taken by a man who was dressed in black and ornate robes, hiding in the shadows, and although he was only hiding, it was a terrifying force for the Lich King and Kael'thas. Since there is such a figure, since everyone has not noticed it, it has already shown that their strength is not a level at all. And when he turned his head, he gasped, and everyone saw that he was not wearing a robe, but a special armor, which was to prevent his body from swelling and cracking. Hidden in that body full of flames and in the human body that revealed the light of absolute calm, this face is the most terrifying existence in this world.
"Lord Nesario. β
"Deathwing. β
"Black Dragon King. β
The leaders of the Scourge call him by his own title, but either title is clearly terrifying.
Kael'thas and a few undead elites around him were vigilant, but they knew that if this black dragon was a little unfavorable to them at this time, they would not have any possibility of living at all. There is also the Lich King himself. Although he is the leader of the natural disaster, with his current strength, he still feels as timid as a mouse seeing a cat. However, he is cunning and sees his appearance not only as a crisis, but also as a possibility of a turning point, although it may be very small.
"Lord Deathwing, the treasure you coveted at the time, Gul'dan's head is in the hands of Illidan below, and if you wish, we are willing to cooperate with you to obtain it. β
Deathwing couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Cunning, he knows very well what this once most powerful shaman of orcs is up to...
"Naozu, I thought you were smarter than the last time we met, but it seems to me that you're still so stupid. Deathwing lashed out at Naozu, just like the last time they met, even if the Black Dragon King insulted him, he didn't dare to slack off. "If you give all your power to Kael'thas, he will kick your will out completely, haven't you discovered the ambition in the heart of your most capable man?"
"You... You. Kael'thas wanted to refute, but firstly, he did not dare to refute the powerful Black Dragon King, and secondly, the Black Dragon King was indeed telling the truth, and the magic he released canceled out the concealment of his thoughts, so that the Lich King realized that he was going to take his place. These thoughts were all hidden by Kael'thas with magic, and Neozu was unaware of them.
The Lich King was silent about this. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to him, if Kael'thas will eliminate himself after they merge, then he will not need to help this careerist at all, but if he does not do this, then there is no possibility of survival for Illidan who has been ordered by Kil'Gardan to eliminate his death, which means that he will die left and right.
"But maybe there's a third way, and that's to merge with me, lich. Nesario replied to his inner thoughts, "My current self is no longer the me of the former guardian of the earth, but a kind of will formed by the collection of many wills, if you can join the same will, and this proportion of determination is occupied by the proportion of personal wisdom, unless you think you are a fool, then our combined consciousness will definitely contain a part of your will, although the proportion may be very small, but at least it means that your will can continue to exist!"
"Really?"
"I don't have to lie to you, even if you don't agree I can force you to agree, but I prefer you to do it. And you also know that if you fuse with Kael'thas, you will be able to gain the power to counter Kil'Gardan, but if you dissolve with us, do you think Illidan and these demons can pose a threat to me?"
"I see, then I'm willing to contribute to you. "Yes, there is no other way for Naozu, he knows that he can only do this for his own sake, for the sake of the Scourge Legion he has created. So, in human form, Deathwing shattered the entire ice cube and put the Lich King's symbolic helmet on his head, and just after the helmet entered his head, Nesario's power made a qualitative leap, and in an instant everyone felt that a presence stronger than Akmund's power was nearby, of course, the cautious Deathwing quickly hid this powerful power, he knew that he was still afraid of revenge, because he knew that his current strength was not enough to compete with Sargeras, although there were rumors that he was dead, but just in case, he still decided not to make a bird to attract the attention of that guy...
However, Kael'thas felt the power of Deathwing now, and he and the surrounding undead quickly bowed down to him, acknowledging the existence of this new master...
At the same time, on the other side, Illidan, who had just eliminated the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Tadius, suddenly sensed something strange and powerful. It was the breath of Deathwing that he was familiar with, and he didn't dare to slack off on it, after all, it was he who stole his demon soul ten thousand years ago to make this black dragon fall short. Illidan thought so, but it had come to this point, and escaping would not bring him any benefit, and the only way now was to move on, after all, as long as he destroyed the true body of the Lich King, then Kil'Gardan would have completed the task he had given himself, and it would not be very difficult for him to let the demon army cover his escape.
Thinking so, Illidan continued to let the troops move forward, entering the top floor, but at this moment, the demons charging in front of him stopped, and no matter how Illidan commanded, they were indifferent, because they saw the human appearance of Deathwing, but unlike before, he was wearing a helmet, the one that represented the will of the Lich King, and the other undead were kneeling on the ground waiting for the new master, Deathwing, to give orders, and did not pay attention to the demon coming in. In front of their new masters, these demons are like ants...
This was not good news for Illidan, and he was shocked when he saw Deathwing's new face. At this moment, he already felt that the black dragon in front of him was already stronger than Akmund, and at this moment, the portal that was not originally a teleportation demon teleported out other demons again, these demons were the demons that originally Tikdios went south, and they were all loyal to the existence of Deathwing at the moment. While these numbers are not enough to match the number of demons in Illidan, they give a signal to their demon counterspecies that they can surrender to more powerful beings.
Only the demons, who were completely loyal to Kil'Gardan, obeyed Illidan's orders and launched a suicidal attack on Deathwing, and Illidan took the opportunity to quickly flee. He knew that Gul'dan's head could not be given to Deathwing, as he had heard rumors about the Elder Gods, and he feared that Deathwing would use the power of Gul'dan's skull to release the Elder Gods.
Perhaps too intoxicated by his own powers, Deathwing once again ignored the cunning Night Elf. But overall, he has accomplished his purpose, and that is to occupy almost all the Burning Legions and Scourge Legions left in this world. These two most terrifying organizations have been completely taken under the command of the Black Dragon Legion, and in order to show his loyalty to his new master, Kael'thas has also contributed the main force of the Scourge outside to Deathwing, so he and the other lords have naturally become Deathwing's subordinates. And the Deathwing Soldiers have become the true masters of the Remnant Burning Legion, the Scourge, and the Black Dragon Legion. And he's there
On the other side not long ago, Varimassas saw a steady stream of demons pouring out, and he realized that Illidan's plan had succeeded, and in response, he teleported out the battlefield when Illidan and Neozu didn't notice him, betraying the Scourge Legion. He knew that in the face of the Burning Legion army, the Scourge Undead had little chance of winning, not to mention that now that the main force of the Scourge had been transferred, there was no defensive effect at all with just one Icecrown Fortress.
However, there is one person who has been keeping an eye on this Dreadlord, who is not Illidan or Neozu, but Vargas, who is of the same race as him. His goal is to become the leader of the Dreadlord like Tikdios, even though Lord Kilgardan has promised him that if he succeeds in trapping Akmund and destroying the Lich King, he will become the leader of the Dreadlord. However, for his part, he preferred to make the Dreadlord submit to him in his own way. So he set his sights on the fleeing Varimasas. If Vargas is still inferior to this predecessor in terms of combat effectiveness, but fortunately, he is not fighting alone, he left a few doomsday guards to act as his bodyguards, and the fallen predecessor will not be his opponent at all.
Varimatas teleported not far away, and Vargas also followed, for Vargas appeared, Varimasas was very surprised, and seeing the Doomsday guard behind him, he seemed to realize something.
"Vargas, you're trying to arrest me?" Varimatas was a little frightened. Defection to the enemy side of the Burning Legion would mean a serious betrayal, and Kil'Gardan would certainly be severely tortured. So, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. "Although I serve the Scourge Legion, it is also a last resort. β
"Yes, I understand, but I hope you understand our feelings. Vargas pretended to be deep, as if he also had his own helplessness. "Well, Lord Akmund has unfortunately fallen, we must rally around Lord Kilgardan, and our old fellows who claim to be loyal to the old lord are also dead or wounded, and they are nowhere to be found, only the old Akmund ministry in Memphis is still wrongly keeping us loyal to our dead old master. It's very dangerous for us, so ....."
"I understand that. That's right, we must push the new and eliminate the old, completely eliminate the wrong thinking of the past, and be completely loyal to Lord Kilgardan, is not our leader, Lord Vargas. β
"Yes, my faithful servant of Varimass. Vargas smirked, and Varimatas smiled. He understood that Vargas was not here to punish himself, but wanted to get his own support, after all, except for Memphis of the Big Three, there were almost no Dreadlord left above him, so getting his own support was more conducive to Vargas to stabilize his position among the Dreadlords, and he could also escape Kil'Gardan's punishment while maintaining his position, so it was a win-win situation for both of them.
But at this moment, suddenly a magic similar to Akmund's Death Finger rushed over and directly hit the Doomsday Guards behind Vargas, and then the Doomsday Guards turned into a pool of flesh and seeped into the ground.
The Finger of Death is a very powerful magic, except for the powerful Akmund Kilgardan, only the Dreadlord Triumvirate and some high-level Eredar leaders can use powerful magic, and the only one who can trace his traces to get here is the leader of their kindred, that is, him, but he is rumored to be dead, otherwise how could his loyal brother take his place.
"Vargas, Varimasas, do you think I'm really dead or something? "In a hidden corner, a huge figure of the Dreaddemon came out, and the two arrogant Dreadlord did not notice his existence at all, until now they realized by their voices that it was the leader of their own Dreadlord who had always been the leader...
"Tikdios... It turns out that you are not dead, but unfortunately, your most loyal master, Akmund, is dead, and now Lord Kil'Gardan is about to appoint me as the leader of the Dreadlord, and if you know each other, it is best to kneel before me. β
"Vargas, if you hadn't poisoned my brother at the time, maybe I could have spared you, but now there is only one possibility for your actions and your arrogance, and that is death! And you Varimas, I am deeply disgusted by your unassertive wallgrass, and I am even deeply ashamed to be of the same kind as you, and if Kil'Gardan appoints someone like you to be the leader of our Dreadlord, I will not be the first to agree. β
"So you're going to betray the Burning Legion, you know what the consequences will be. β
"Of course I do, so I must kill you, in order to prevent Kilgardan from taking revenge on my third brother, Memphis. β
The two Dreadlords were deeply terrified. Tikdios is the most powerful of the Dreadlords, and even if the two of them join forces, they have no chance of winning. But in order to survive, they seem to have only one way.
"You go cover me, I'll go find Illidan. β
The two Dreadlords discussed with each other as they guarded against Tikdios, and Varimasas, who knew that he would die if he stayed, objected to Vargas's suggestion. Selfish, he only thinks about himself in his heart, so he doesn't care if it is beneficial to this two-person team.
"I... I probably won't be able to cover you... Brother Vargas, if you don't cover me, I'll go find Illidan. β
Vargas was furious. He now regretted how he had found such a thing as his ally, and he lashed out at him.
"You're still a Scourge now, how can Illidan still trust you!"
"How do you know if you don't try. β
Vargas was utterly furious. If he hadn't faced a powerful senior, he would have turned his anger on this selfish guy, but it was precisely because of this that he was distracted, and Tikdios also took this opportunity to fire a death finger at Vargas, and then the Vargas, who had originally wanted to take over the position of leader, fell to the ground. And Vargas, who was seriously injured, covered his injuries in pain, wanting to release some magic information to tell Illidan about the situation here, but obviously, Tikdios would not give him this opportunity, he grabbed Vargas's head with one hand and grabbed the giant merchant sky, and then slowly released his power from head to leg and gradually turned into blood... And Vargas wanted to scream in pain, but Tikdios obviously wouldn't give him this opportunity, let Vargas want to shout, but nothing can be done...
"Vargas is dead, so..."
"Spare me, Lord Tikdios, I admit that I am a wallworm, but I have not done anything against you, please let me go. Varimasas's constant kowtowing made Tikdios even more disgusted, but Varimasas was right, he was indeed cowardly and did not do anything against himself. And in comparison, Varimathas is his own race after all, in this invasion of the world of Azeroth, his own race has lost too much, and he also knows the ability of this subordinate, if he is installed in the mortal camp as a spy, it is indeed suitable, but in order to let him obey the orders of Deathwing, he decided to let him realize the power of their master.
Tikdios continued to stretch his palm towards Varimatas, and just as he feared for his fate like Vargas, wondering if he was going to resist, Tikdios put his arm on Varimasas's shoulder, yes, as if he were a good friend.
"I know you'll surrender to him if you see a greater power, so I want to show you a greater power, more powerful than Akmund and Kilgardan. Tikdios said this, and Valimass was skeptical, yes, he didn't know what his master was talking about, more powerful than Akmund, except for the legendary ancient god, which was Sargeras, who had disappeared for nearly a thousand years. But it's neither, but the Deathwing after getting the fusion with the Lich King, it's still the Deathwing of the original will, but the power is unimaginable, although it was hidden by him immediately after, but at that moment, Varimasas deeply felt that the current power of this Black Dragon King has surpassed Akmund.
"Yes, I see, I understand the power of Lord Deathwing. β
"That's right, so do you know who to be loyal to?, and I'm sure we're afraid that the Demon Lord will gain a higher status under his leadership!" Tikdios said, transforming into a giant black dragon. A dragon that was even larger than the guardian dragon mate appeared in front of the wallgrass dreadlord. He knew that Tikdios wasn't a fake dragon, but a real dragon... In this regard, Varimatas was very envious, so he affirmed his determination to surrender even more.
"What did you say I should do? β
"Our masters want a war, and that is the Horde and the Alliance. β
Faced with their leader's statement, Varimatas was very strange.
"Hordes and alliances, even if united, are no match for us at all, so why bother. β
"No, our master will despise them in the light of exterminating mortals, and that their so-called tenacity, righteousness, hope, and so on are all lies of their self-consolation, and that it is important that he prove to the Creator that they have been working for millions of years to make mistakes, and that is what Lord Sargeras has always wanted to prove. β
"I see, I'll do my job. Varimatas said and left. As Tikdios said, he himself is indeed good at doing such things, but for now, he still thinks that it is the best policy to leave here first, after all, this time he feels the real fear of the Demon King for the first time, no matter what, it is time to be quiet....
Back at Illidan, he used his powerful teleportation magic to teleport himself to the beach of a small island directly south of Icecrown Fortress in the Endless Sea, where he seemed to have temporarily escaped Deathwing's pursuit, but he doubted how long he would last.
The dark rain in the middle of the night was a reflection of Illidan's mood at the moment, he knew that he had to tell his brother Malfurion about the situation, but he didn't have the face to see his relatives. Play smashed. This has led to a very sad result. Deathwing has obtained the entire Scourge and a large number of Burning Legion troops, and his strength should even overshadow Kil'Gardan, perhaps he should also tell Kil'Gardan himself this information, but doing so is tantamount to looking for death, and the mission is not completed and indirectly creates an even more terrible monster, so it's no wonder that he doesn't kill himself.
Of course, his own safety is not the point, how to resist the now powerful Black Dragon Legion is what he should think. It was necessary to tell their people first, but what could it change, they no longer had the Tree of Life, that is, they didn't have that kind of mass killing weapon, and even if they did, Deathwing was not Akmund, he knew everything about the Night Elves, and it was impossible for him to sneak up on him like he did against Akmund. And even if he goes back and works hard, there is not a single soldier by his side, and his own strength is not looked at at at all by the Black Dragon King.
"Ah!!" a pained Illidan let out a roar. Now Illidan's power is also very strong, and a huge wave is also created. But Illidan was immediately alarmed. Although he has the power to make the waves fluctuate greatly, what really makes the waves fluctuate is an army landing in the middle of the ocean.
Illidan originally thought it was a fish-man. Such creatures are often found on the seashore, but what is really surprising is that they are not humans, but fish-people-like creatures, they rely on snake-like movements, but their weapons and some fine armor tell him that this creature is definitely a sapient creature, or that they are also a civilization. As an endless stream of these creatures landed on the shores, Illidan realized that he was facing a large army.
Illidan thought that the comer was not good, and immediately became vigilant, but just as Illidan wanted to strike first, a familiar voice shouted from behind these big fishmen, and this voice made Illidan feel very familiar.
"Lord Illidan, it looks like you're in trouble, too. A hoarse voice came, and though the voice had changed, Illidan recognized where it was coming from. Demon hunters who have lost their eyes are always particularly sensitive to sound.
Illidan was stunned for a moment. He thinks she died as early as 10,000 years.
"You're still alive? It's a surprise, but I think you're also worried about the strength of the Black Dragon Legion. Illidan said in one direction, and soon a snake's foot crawled behind several powerful Naga soldiers retreating, and a snake-haired lady with a bow appeared in his sight. This look is really too far from her 10,000 years, if it weren't for her voice and expression, maybe no one would know her true face... That's not the point, Iridan wants to know more about the purpose of her trip than her real body, Illidan.
"No, there's nothing to worry about his strength, we just think you need our strength now, you don't want you to be alone now, and I have tens of thousands of elites at your disposal. β
"Hmph, just how you can fight Deathwing, it's a fool's dream!"
In the face of Illidan's contempt, Vasqi did not feel any unhappiness, after all, 10,000 years ago, to be honest, he still admired this heroic figure very much... Of course, this is just history
"No, what he's really strong now is his power. But if you have more power, then Deathwing doesn't have to worry at all!"
"Who else in the existing world can do it except the sealed Elder Gods, I can tell you, if I were to release the Elder Gods, I would never do it. β
"It's not the Elder God, it's Sargeras, his body sealed at the bottom of the sea, and if you get that power, Deathwing, Kilgardan, like ants. β
"That's a good idea, but what is your purpose? Give me this opportunity. β
"That's because you, like us, are all for our own race, and Queen Aishara also thought that the Burning Legion was unstoppable, so she adopted a similar method to balance the forces of the Old Gods to seek justice. I think after all this experience, you should be very clear by now, we are all for the continuation of our race, but we have become like this, you have been imprisoned for 10,000 years, and your brother and that Tyrande have gone to the top. β
Illidan had nothing to say when he heard this, yes, many times he did whatever it took to contribute to his people, such as using demonic powers, but in the eyes of his people, he was not substantially different from demons. Perhaps, the same was true of Eshara back then. And there are so many managers, which may make him feel a little empathetic.
"Very well, Miss Vaschi, if you are truly loyal to me, I can accept you as my subordinate, and I hope that you can really give me the power of Sargeras. β
"Happy to serve you my master. Vasqi knelt down as he spoke, as did the Naga warriors, and although some of the Naga could not kneel, they also bowed their heads. Seeing this, Illidan, who was originally a little desperate, lit the flame of hope again, and after telling his brother about the situation in Northrend in the form of magic, and explaining that he was now going to continue to fight against the Black Dragon King in his own way, he sank to the bottom of the sea with these Naga...