Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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"If they really intend to make a move, I can use a special spell to trap them."

"Hmph! You were far more ruthless and decisive 1 years ago." Tyrande snorted and walked into the cell.

In the deepest part of the cage, a blind man suddenly raised his head. He was much stronger than the night elves, with a pair of demon horns on his head and demon hooves on his feet. He exuded evil energy.

"Illidan, is that you?"

"Tyrande, it really is your voice. After ten thousand years of darkness, your voice, like the bright moonlight, has once again illuminated my heart," Illidan immediately uttered an incredibly cheesy line.

"It is Illidan. The Burning Legion has once again invaded our world, and your people need your power once more," Tyrande said with a slight smile.

“I owe my people nothing, Tyrande, but if it's you, I'm willing to hunt demons for you. Wait, I sense someone else beside you. Who is it?”

Chapter 132 Rescuing Illidan and Meeting Arthas

“You should know this person very well. Guess who this is, Illidan?” Tyrande smiled and stepped aside, allowing Rhodes to appear in front of Illidan.

Although Illidan was blind, his soul vision allowed him to see more clearly than those with eyes. The reason he hadn't noticed Rhodes earlier was because his entire focus was on Tyrande.

Upon seeing Rhodes, Illidan trembled slightly and slowly began to speak.

"So it's you. It's been so long! I never expected you to appear at this time."

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Illidan. Although I may be an acquaintance to you, this is actually our first time meeting,” Rhodes said with a smile.

"Hehe, it seems you haven't been to 1 years ago. Tyrande, aren't you afraid of changing history?"

Now that I've brought him here, we should have met him after he returned from his journey ten thousand years ago, so as not to waste time.

Before becoming a demon hunter, Illidan was also a top arcane mage, so he naturally had some knowledge of the mysteries of time.

Sometimes it's best not to do things that change history, because even an unintentional act can affect the entire course of history.

“It was the demigod Cenarius who met him first, and then Malfurion and I went to see him. And we just didn’t tell Rhodes about what happened 1 years ago,” Tyrande said.

It seems that only Illidan has discovered Rhodes' real problem! Even the perceptive Illidan didn't sense that this guy knew about the War of the Ancients, or even about time travelers. Tyrande wanted to test him further, but the issue of the time paradox was indeed worth pondering.

“This isn’t something you can decide, dear Tyrande. You have no idea how serious things are. Neither you, nor I, nor Malfurion should see him,” Illidan said, shaking his head.

“Illidan, please don’t call me dear Tyrande. You can call me Lady Tyrande, or Sister-in-law.” Tyrande glanced at Rhodes after she finished speaking. It was Rhodes who had told her the term “Sister-in-law.”

"Hmph, you and Malfurion aren't married yet! You haven't received their blessing. It's your business if you like Malfurion, and it's my business if I like you. My love for you will last until death." Illidan made a domineering declaration.

Rhodes clearly saw a slight smile playing on Tyrande's lips. It seems every woman enjoys being fawned over!

Tyrande smiled and said nothing more; she couldn't change Illidan's mind.

“Rhodes, I won’t have much contact with you unless you return from 1 years in the future. I don’t want to change anything,” Illidan said, turning to Rhodes.

Rhodes nodded in agreement. To be honest, he didn't want to go 1 years into the future, as the ancient war was extremely dangerous.

Will I travel back in time with Ronin, the old orc, and the red dragon mage?

“I don’t want to ask about anything 1 years from now, Mr. Illidan. This time we’re just dealing with the Burning Legion,” Rhodes said.

"That's good." Illidan took a deep breath after saying that, and his fel energy surged throughout his body. In just a moment, he broke free of the chains binding him in the cell.

Tyrande and Rhodes opened the cell together, letting Illidan out. The Watchers outside could already sense the fluctuations of fel energy inside.

The group was shocked and grabbed their weapons, looking at the cell with hostile expressions. When they saw Illidan emerge with Tyrande and Rhodes, their expressions became even more tense.

Even all the Watchers were tense, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

“Don’t make a move, fellow Watchers. We have convinced Illidan that he will once again fight the Burning Legion. We are allies now, no longer enemies.” At this tense moment, Rhodes stood in the middle of the crowd and spoke.

“I don’t care what you think. I owe my people nothing. I’m only out here to help Tyrande. I will hunt down the demons of the Burning Legion,” Illidan said.

“Lady Tyrande, and this gentleman, are you sure about this weapon? Can you control it? He won’t do it again…” The Watcher in front of him wanted to say something more, but was interrupted.

"Enough! Shadowsong's men, I don't want to hurt you, get out of the way now. Illidan has regained his freedom. This is the order of the demigod, and also the decision of Malfurion and me," Tyrande said angrily.

“You’d better make sure he’s under control. We’ll tell Ms. Mave about this,” the Watchers said.

All the Watchers stared at Illidan with fierce eyes. Under Maiev's influence, these Watchers who followed him hated Illidan more than anything else. In their eyes, Illidan was a great sinner.

Illidan himself didn't bother explaining anything to these Watchers, because he had never betrayed his race; he had always been saving Azeroth, and that had never changed.

Rhodes shook his head helplessly, and together with Tyrande and Illidan, they quickly left the Warden's Cavern, then passed through the Druid's Crypt and arrived in the surface world.

Upon arriving here, Tyrande found a sentry force that she had arranged in advance waiting for her, while Tyrande herself rode her harpy back to her headquarters at Mount Hyjal to arrange the final battle.

After emerging from the druid's crypt, Tyrande received a report from the sentinels that there was a source of pollution near Felwood Forest, and that this force was corrupting the entire forest.

Upon hearing this, Illidan volunteered to go and resolve the source of the pollution.

"Rhodes, will you be following me or Illidan?" Tyrande asked Rhodes.

“Tyrande, Illidan and I will work together from now on. We need to deal with the pollution sources near Felwood first,” Rhodes said.

This is a great opportunity to kill the Dreadlord Tichondrius. This Dreadlord is a high-ranking commander in the Burning Legion, and killing him should yield a large amount of resource rewards.

“I understand. You can go with Illidan for now. I’m going to see Malfurion first, and then we’ll come to pick you up.” Tyrande nodded to Rhodes and Illidan, then mounted her hippogryph and rode away.

Unlike the original campaign, in the Chronicles, Illidan acts alone, except this time with the addition of Rhodes.

“You should leave with Tyrande, not with me. Don’t expect to get any information from 1 years ago from me,” Illidan said, turning to Rhodes.

“Don’t worry, I have no interest in knowing anything about what happened 1 years ago. In fact, I think you were right before. Tyrande shouldn’t have come to me, or rather, she should have pretended not to know me with Malfurion,” Rhodes said.

“That’s good, Rhodes. We’ll have a proper chat when you return from 1 years in the future,” Illidan nodded and said.

At this moment, Rhodes was considering whether to take out the Fire Elemental Scroll and let Illidan see if he could summon a Felfire Elemental.

After all, both holy light and fire elements have appeared, and it wouldn't be a problem for the fire element to mutate further, as fel energy also possesses the power to manipulate flames.

Do you know about fire element scrolls?

“I know, don’t take that out. We’ll talk when you return from 10,000 years in the future.” Clearly, Illidan didn’t want to have much interaction with Rhodes from 10,000 years ago, but the other party obviously knew about the fire elementals.

Upon hearing this, Rhodes fell silent, deciding to follow Egg Lord Tichondrius for now.

Just as the two were chatting, Rhodes suddenly sensed a familiar aura, a power of death.

The sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and a familiar figure appeared in front of Rhodes.

"I could smell your rotting stench from afar, you undead, you'll regret getting close to me." Illidan's expression changed as he drew his Warglaives of Azzinoth, speaking with a menacing look.

“You can come up and try your hand at being a Demon Hunter. You’ll find we’re evenly matched. And my friend Rhodes, we meet again. Aren’t you going to say hello?” Arthas said with a cold snort as he rode his undead warhorse.

"Who do we have here? It's you, you filial son! I really want to spank you for your father!" Rhodes immediately began to tease Arthas.

“You’re still as sharp-tongued as ever, Rhodes, but I’m not here to settle this score with you this time. We’ll settle our score later,” Arthas said.

"Oh, so you've come to see the Demon Hunter. Are you planning to betray your new master? You traitor."

"What do you mean?"

"Literally, you used to have the surname Menegar, which was your father King Terenas, but after working for the Burning Legion, you took Sargeras's surname."

Oh, no, it shouldn't be Sargeras. The Fallen Titans wouldn't even look at a nobody like you, not even Kil'jaeden or Archimonde. You should be the Dreadlord's lackey now, and you'll take the Dreadlord's surname.

In addition, since you are loyal to the Lich King, that old orc Ner'zhul, you have another orc father.

"So you have several fathers? How about I greet you like this from now on? How's your new father, Ner'zhul?" Rhodes immediately launched into a full-blown taunt.

“What nonsense are you spouting? I only pledge allegiance to the Lich King. Who is Ner'zhul? I don’t know him,” Arthas said, frowning.

"If you don't believe it, then let me tell you. The puppet on the Frozen Throne was created by the Burning Legion. It is not some undead overlord at all."

"He was just a pitiful old orc shaman whose body was destroyed by Kil'jaeden, leaving only his soul stuffed into a suit of armor before being cast into Northrend." Rhode directly exposed the Lich King's true nature.

Anyway, nobody knows the warden now.

Chapter 133 The Siege of Arthas, News of Gul'dan's Skull

Arthas's face held a hint of cold killing intent and annoyance at having his truth exposed. However, the Death Knight did not react immediately, but merely snorted coldly.

He could clearly sense a violent fluctuation in the emotions of his master, the Lich King, who sat atop the Frozen Throne, upon hearing the name Ner'zhul.

“Sharp words cannot change any facts, Rhodes. My power and mission come from a being greater than you know.”

"As for Ner'zhul... the name of a loser, unworthy to be mentioned in the same breath as me," Arthas said defiantly.

Under no circumstances should this matter be admitted, otherwise the entire Scourge will lose face.

"Honestly, Arthas, the former prince of the Alliance, has actually stooped to working for a dead orc shaman. You really are a disgrace to your father."

"You know, it was King Terenas who routed the Horde in the Second War. Look at you, you're a disgrace," Rhodes continued mockingly.

"Rhodes, I'm not here today to have a pointless argument with you, Demon Hunter. I have something to say..."

Before Arthas could finish speaking, Illidan made his move, unleashing a burst of mana that instantly burned away all the magic within Arthas's body.

Then a ball of green fel fire erupted from his body as he used the Demon Hunter's signature ability, Immolate.

He charged forward, wielding the Blade of Azzinoth. Upon seeing this, Rhode immediately gave him a thumbs up, saying, "I love this kind of hot temper."

"You will regret coming near me, human; you are courting death," Illidan Stormrage roared his famous words.

"If you want to fight, then I'll fight you to the bitter end." Arthas was not to be outdone, raising Frostmourne to engage the Demon Hunter in fierce combat.

Illidan initially thought he could easily defeat the human in front of him who exuded an aura of death, but after exchanging blows, he discovered that the opponent's martial arts skills were extremely superb, not much inferior to his own.

Moreover, his demonic sword was of better quality than his own weapon, and he had been imprisoned in the dungeon for 1 years before being released. Therefore, he was at a disadvantage in the first exchange.

However, this fight wasn't a one-on-one duel anymore. Rhode summoned several Holy Light Elementals to aid him in the battle and then unleashed Magic Arrow. Now that Rhode possessed advanced earth magic, the power of Magic Arrow had reached a terrifying level, second only to Thunderbolt among damage spells.

After being hit by two magical arrows from Rhodes, Arthas began to fall into a disadvantageous position, and Rhodes would further weaken Arthas by casting curses and slowing spells.

"Rhodes, you despicable and shameless bastard, if you have the guts, come and fight me one-on-one. What are you doing casting spells from the sidelines?"

“I’m a mage. If I don’t cast spells from the side, am I supposed to pick up my staff and fight you one-on-one? Why don’t you put down your Frostmourne and come fight me?” Rhodes sneered.

“We can achieve the end of the world this way. Although I, with my master’s power, cannot defeat you, you will not be able to kill me either. Why not listen to my opinion?” Arthas said while parrying the attacks of Rhodes and Illidan.

Illidan unleashed a frenzied attack with his twin blades, fel energy flowing across their surfaces: "You filthy undead, what business do you have with me? Are you delivering messages for your demonic masters?"

“Quite the opposite,” Arthas replied unexpectedly.

"I'm here to give you an opportunity, a chance to gain the power to challenge your true enemy."

The dreadlord leading this undead army nearby is named Dik'Dioth, and he wields a very powerful warlock artifact that is corrupting your forest—the Skull of Gul'dan.

"So you want me to kill Tichondrius and destroy that artifact called the Skull of Gul'dan, is that right?" the demon hunter said with a sneer.