Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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The magic tower they were in even occasionally leaked holy light.

The news of the two angels' appearance also spread unintentionally throughout Lordaeron through the common people of Dalaran. At the same time, seemingly because of the angels' appearance, the undead plague has recently decreased, and most of it has even retreated.

At this time, the official announcement from Lothanren stated that Prince Arthas had defeated all the undead and was leading his army back in triumph.

The undead plague has ended because the source of the undead in Northrend has been eliminated.

Cheers resounded throughout Lordaeron. First, angels appeared, then came the good news of Prince Arthas: the country was saved.

Meanwhile, in the Dalaran Mage Tower, the evolution of Rhodes' two angels has reached its most crucial moment, and the infusion of Holy Light is almost complete.

Chapter 80: The Holy Angel, Refugee Camp Respawn, Situation in Lordaeron

Over a full month and a half, Rhodes consumed more than 200 Holy Light Elements, and the results were very satisfactory to him!

At this moment, the two angels had undergone a tremendous transformation. The wings on their backs had turned from white to gold, radiating bursts of holy light. The golden rings on their heads had also transformed into crown-like objects, which they wore on their heads. Their originally black hair had also turned gold.

The two angels' height remained unchanged, but their skin shone with a golden light—pure holy light.

The two angels' originally empty and soulless eyes turned golden under the infusion of this magnificent holy light, shining with brilliant holy power.

Although they still lack intelligence, if two angels were to appear outside now, all of humanity would immediately kneel down in worship.

The two angels' attributes have now changed. Their speed has increased by 15 points, their health by 20 points to 220, their attack by 25, and their defense by 25.

Furthermore, they gained access to Flash of Light, Holy Light, Divine Shield, Divine Intervention, Hammer of Justice, Divine Storm, Consecration, Blessing of Kings, Blessing of Wisdom, and many more! Essentially, all Paladin spells were learned.

The two angels can now provide holy light protection and healing to their teammates, and can also use the power of holy light to attack opponents. They have transformed from melee units into all-rounders, capable of ranged attacks, tanking, and healing.

Rhodes was very satisfied with the changes to the two angels. In terms of raw strength, they were still slightly inferior to the archangels and did not have resurrection skills, but in terms of versatility, they had surpassed the archangels!

If castles or mountain fortresses are built in the future, and these two angels are upgraded to archangels, then the blessing of holy light will be preserved.

“Incredible! Rhodes, the power these two angels possess is equivalent to having two top-tier paladins with you. I feel that the holy light they radiate is even comparable to that of Lord Uther,” Jaina said.

In the past month and a half, she had witnessed the two angels in front of her change. They went from having no Holy Light power at all to being pure Holy Light beings, and could even use the full set of Paladin skills. They were truly amazing.

A smile appeared on Rhodes' lips. If the power of Holy Light could infect angels, could other forces of the Force also do so?

For example, they could create a dark angel, or a fallen angel, or a hell angel, an angel of life, or an angel of death, and so on.

Angels are beings with a very high affinity for the Force; they are essentially blank slates. After a month of indoctrination, Rhode felt that the power they could absorb might extend beyond the Holy Light, and their future potential for transformation was quite high.

Besides transforming into two angels, Rhodes also gained other benefits in the past month and a half, such as accumulating a group of vampires in the haunted house.

In addition, the refugee camp refreshed a total of 7 times, including 3 times as Tier 1 troops, 1 time as peasants, 1 time as small monsters from Hell, and 1 time as small monsters. Rhodes threw the peasants and small monsters directly into the skeleton conversion field without saying a word, turning them all into skeletons.

As for Diudiu, he was assigned to Soram, since he was a tower unit.

The fourth refresh is Mag'g from Hell City. This thing is a ranged unit, but its sulfurous smell and evil attributes make it impossible for it to leave the city, and it is easily mistaken for a Burning Legion lackey.

Moreover, the fireball attack it released was actually useless, so Rhodes didn't waste any gold coins to recruit it.

The fifth refresh revealed two wyverns from the fortress city, commonly known as ducks.

Its combat power is among the lowest in the sixth level, but it can fly and is huge, so it is somewhat useful.

Rhodes recruited it, and it can temporarily serve as a flying mount in the future. Having a flying mount is quite useful when at sea.

The sixth refresh brought out useless nomads. These creatures are terrible at both attack and defense, and their only special ability is desert travel. But in the real world, there's no need for this movement ability, so Rhodes didn't choose to recruit them.

The most recent refresh, the seventh refresh, spawned a pack of wolf riders, which Rhodes sighed over and decided not to buy.

No other reason than that I can't use it after buying it!

The 21 unit slots for the 3 heroes and the 7 town slots are also very valuable. Rhodes doesn't want these miscellaneous troops to occupy unit slots when there are good things in the future, and gold coins are very precious.

It must be used wisely. If a level 1 unit appears, it can be converted into a skeleton. Rhodes will not buy any other unit types except those that are useful to him.

"You've worked hard this past month, Gina. How's your research on the Thunderbolt Scroll going?" Rhodes asked.

Because he was busy using the power of holy light to transform angels, Rhodes basically didn't go out to fight monsters for the past month and a half, and stayed in Dalaran the whole time. The magic scroll of lightning was given to Anna to study.

Upon hearing this, the female mage sighed, a look of disappointment on her face.

"To be honest, Rhodes hasn't made much progress. I use this magic scroll to cast Thunderbolt a few times a day, trying to sense how the runes of this magic are drawn."

However, I have no idea how this magic works. I can't connect to the magic network to draw magic runes to use this magic. I can only use it when I have a magic scroll in my hand.

I even gave this magic scroll to my mentor, Antonidas, who then studied it for more than ten days.

"But even our mentor had no clue. This magic seemed to have appeared out of thin air. We relied entirely on the magic scrolls to use it, and without them, we had no idea how it worked," Jaina said.

This is incredibly difficult! No wonder Lord Uther failed; only by obtaining such a magic scroll can one truly understand how wondrous and powerful the magic within is.

“Don’t be discouraged, Gina! We still have to travel at sea for another month or two, so you can continue your research then,” Rhodes said.

Rhodes estimated that to truly master a hero's magic, Jaina's level wasn't enough; it would require Aegwynn or Illidan, mages of Queen Azshara's caliber.

Even Medivh wouldn't work. Although Medivh possessed great magical power, his understanding of magic wasn't actually that profound. He spent a large part of his time in slumber, or rather, under Sargeras' control!

"What's the situation outside? Lordaeron should be ready by now, right?" Rhodes asked.

"Well, Rhodes, King Terenas has finished modifying your magic ship, but he has only prepared 3 immigrants to cross the sea with you."

They are mostly from Andorhal, and also consist of ordinary civilians whose homes have been destroyed.

"Because the undead plague seems to be over, many ordinary civilians who had planned to leave Lordaeron have now decided not to go," Jaina said.

Since half a month ago, the number of undead in various parts of Lordaeron has decreased, and some undead creatures have even disappeared. It's as if the plague in the entire Lordaeron has quieted down overnight.

King Terenas excitedly proclaimed that Arthas had achieved a glorious victory on the continent of Northrend, defeating the Scourge, and was now leading his fleet back to Lordaeron.

Most of the commoners and nobles of Lordaeron, and even some paladins of the Silver Hand, believed that Arthas had truly completed his expedition and genuinely destroyed the Scourge!

Upon hearing this, Rod's heart skipped a beat!

It seems Arthas has acquired Frostmourne and become the Lich King's Death Knight.

The expeditionary force in Lordaeron has been largely wiped out, with only a small portion hiding in Northrend and establishing a small port sanctuary. These people will not be discovered until the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.

Rhodes recalled the events of the Chronicles: after Arthas obtained Frostmourne, he killed the dreadlord Mal'Ganis, and was then summoned by the Lich King, gaining command of the entire Scourge!

Meanwhile, the Lich King remotely controlled the Scourge, which was ravaging the Kingdom of Lordaeron, to hide and prepare to deliver the final blow to the kingdom.

When Arthas returns, he will go directly into the palace to kill Terenas, after which the terrifying Scourge will sweep across Lordaeron.

News of Muradin Bronzebeard's death only reached Ironforge after Arthas murdered his father, prompting the forging of Ashbringer by Magni Bronzebeard.

Arthas will be back in at most half a month, or even less.

"Rhodes, do you think this Scourge is really over? Arthas, has he really completely defeated the source of the undead in the north?" Jaina asked, looking at Rhodes.

A lot has happened in the last month and a half. She wrote to her father, Admiral Dalene, and mobilized a portion of the Kursalas fleet for a long-range mission.

Everything was going smoothly until two weeks ago when the Scourge suddenly disappeared, causing the father to hesitate about his long voyage plan, and even his mentor Antonidas had some doubts.

Everyone thought they had underestimated the young Prince Arthas. He had truly accomplished what no one else could, and had truly destroyed the source of the Scourge, the Dark Lord.

This completely ended the disaster.

"Do you think this is possible? You know Arthas's strength; his Holy Light is far less powerful than Lord Uther's."

"His expeditionary force numbered only tens of thousands. Once he reached the northern continent, facing an endless army of undead calamities, there was only one outcome: defeat," Rhodes said bluntly.

There was only one outcome for Arthas going to Northrend: he couldn't possibly win.

"Rhodes, do you mean that the news of Arthas's return is false?" The female mage looked at Rhodes with a shocked expression.

Chapter 81 Rhodes' Decision, Holy Sword with Angels

“Yes, the answer is obvious. Something big might happen in Lordaeron soon, so you should be prepared,” Rhodes said with a sigh.

A simple analysis would yield the same result, but Lordaeron simply refused to believe in the failure of its prince!

The entire kingdom of Lordaeron was in chaos due to the undead plague, but a prince led tens of thousands of people to the northern continent of Northrend, the stronghold of the King, and actually solved the undead problem!

If Arthas were the protagonist of a fantasy novel, that would be fine, but unfortunately, he is not the protagonist; he is a tragic prince.

“If that’s the case, then we must set off quickly to warn King Terenas, as there may be some danger,” Jaina said, her expression changing.

She thought of a terrible fact: what if Arthas had been defeated, but his fleet had sent back a message of return?

This is clearly abnormal. The most likely explanation is that something happened to Arthas, or he may have even died, and his body has been controlled by the Scourge and turned into the same undead creature.

The female mage was very clever and quickly figured things out: her ex-boyfriend Arthas was probably dead.

"Do you think he might believe us? How should we tell King Terenas?"

Hey! Your son died in battle on the continent of Northrend, and now a demon possessed by the Scourge has returned!

"Do you think the old king will believe me or you?" Rhodes rolled his eyes and said.

Now tell King Terenas that Arthas will betray you and come back to kill you. What evidence do you have?

According to the latest account in the Chronicles, Jaina did not actually die as early as in the game, according to the third book of the Chronicles.

Arthas returned, killed his father, annihilated Uther, and then marched north to attack Silvermoon City. After resurrecting Kel'Thuzad, he was on his way to Dalaran with the Scourge army.

It was only after Antonidas allowed Jaina to lead the fleet that Arthas was able to set off. Even when Arthas arrived at the gates of Dalaran, he was relieved that Jaina wasn't inside.

"Then what should we do? Rhodes, we can't just sit idly by, can we?" Jaina asked.

"The only thing we can do is save as many as we can. Can you, Gina, get the fleet to set off ahead of schedule?"

"We must get to Kalimdor as soon as possible," Rhodes said.

Slightly different from the orcs, who were people with absolutely no seafaring skills, they stole a ship from Lordaeron and drifted aimlessly without any sea route!

In the end, they miraculously reached the continent of Kalimdor. Perhaps Thrall, the shaman, communicated with some earth spirits and obtained some vague navigation routes; otherwise, the orcs would probably have sunk to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

But Jaina's fleet is different. Part of Jaina's fleet was provided by Kul Tiras, a maritime power with considerable experience in navigation!

Moreover, their ships are of excellent quality, taking significantly less time to reach the continent of Kalimdor than the orcs. While the orcs might take four or five months, the Kul Tiran fleet could arrive in a month and a half, or at most two months.

As for his own magic ship, 3 immigrants are enough. After all, some people don't want to live, and he can't force them to!

“Rhodes, I can barely command the Kul Tiras fleet, but you must at least pay a visit to King Terenas in Lordaeron,” Jaina said.

“Then let’s go pay our respects to the old king. I’ll retrieve the Holy Light Sword first, and then we’ll set off for Lordaeron,” Rhodes said.

“But! It will take four or five days for the fleet from Lordaeron to be mobilized, and that’s the fastest it can go. As for Lordaeron, I don’t know how long it will take,” Jaina said.

For the past month, King Terenas had been actively preparing for this event, completing the ship's modifications and gathering a population of about 70,000 to 80,000. However, since the Scourge suddenly disappeared, more than half of the people have fled.