Arthas' voice was cold and hollow, his crimson eyes fixed on Jaina. "Death is not the end, but eternity! And you, Jaina, you should have stood by my side, sharing in this immortal glory!"
"Holy Light! Purify evil!" Rhodes roared. The seven Holy Light Elementals surrounding him instantly burst forth with dazzling light, making some undead dare not approach.
The three Genie Lords cast a spell; this time, it was Wall of Fire, Holy Spirit's Blessing, and Attack Speed Increase.
Rhodes also cast Stone Skin and Shield of Protection, while simultaneously using Curse on Arthas.
At this moment, all of Lordaeron was in chaos. Suddenly, countless undead emerged from underground, bursting out and attacking everywhere.
From the newly dug cemeteries and graveyards, countless dead and buried corpses also crawled out. The scourge had paused for more than half a month, but now it erupted with even greater ferocity.
In the Capital City of Lordaeron, ordinary citizens who were cheering for the prince were terrified to discover that, at some unknown point, a large number of undead had appeared in the city, attacking them indiscriminately.
Screams rose one after another, and countless ordinary people were cruelly killed by the undead, then transformed into members of the undead army.
Terrifying spider-like undead creatures burrowed out from underground, bat-like Gargoyles flew in the sky, and there were also modified Abominations. Large numbers of Cult of the Damned members also surged out.
Catapults carrying plague, and even undead constantly emerging from the bottom of the sea. Large numbers of undead were not hiding underground, but directly lurking in various waters and at the bottom of the sea, just waiting for the Lich King's command.
The destruction of the Kingdom of Lordaeron began.
The atmosphere in the royal palace was also very tense. The two Death Knights accompanying Arthas had already slaughtered the palace guards and converted them into undead.
An unnamed Dreadlord and Arthas surrounded Rhodes and Jaina.
"Such beautiful creatures, aren't they? I look forward to their colors being infected by the power of death, becoming my Valkyr," Arthas said, looking at the two angels flying around Rhodes with interest.
The golden sword held by one of the angels made him feel a sense of threat, even making the frostmourne in his hand stir restlessly.
But if this holy sword were to fall, if these noble angels, these noble Holy Light beings, were to become Death Angels, it would be even more perfect.
"Jaina! Quick! Prepare to teleport!" Rhodes turned to look at Jaina and said.
Now was not the time for a hero to be a savior. The most urgent task was to escape quickly.
However, Jaina shook her head at Rhodes with a pale expression. She had been casting teleportation magic since just now.
But the surrounding magic power seemed to be sealed, preventing her from connecting to the magic net of the Azeroth World, and thus unable to cast teleportation spells to leave.
"I'm sorry, Rhodes, I don't know why I can't connect to the magic net. I can't cast teleportation spells at all."
Rhodes gritted his teeth upon hearing this. This was truly adding insult to injury! It seemed they could only fight their way out.
"No need to waste your efforts. Before coming here, I had already used Fel magic to seal the magic net near the royal palace. Now you cannot cast teleportation magic to leave," the Dreadlord in front of them said smugly.
"Why refuse my invitation, Rhodes? You will become my chief undead mage, and the Lich King will bestow upon you unimaginable magical talent.
Besides, aren't you just like us?" Arthas suddenly looked at Rhodes playfully and said.
These words pierced Rhodes' heart, because Arthas' words had a hidden meaning. When he had killed that Lich before, Rhodes had summoned an undead army and his own Death Knight, Straker.
It is rumored that every undead is connected to the Lich King, and the Lich King can see everything they see.
"I am not in the same league as you. Don't get it wrong, I use Holy Light and Arcane Magic." Rhodes snorted coldly and shot out a Holy Light Flash.
"Hahaha, that's the funniest joke I've ever heard. Rhodes, do you really think the Lich King doesn't know? You've also secretly researched necromancy, haven't you?
No need to disguise. You can openly research necromantic spells, and the Lich King can teach you even more powerful necromantic spells," Arthas said after casually batting away Rhodes' Holy Light Flash.
Jaina looked at Rhodes in astonishment upon hearing this. What did Arthas mean by that? Rhodes had researched necromancy?
That's impossible. She had known Rhodes for several months and had never seen him use undead magic. Moreover, how could someone who uses Holy Light research undead magic?
But why would Arthas say that?
"Arthas, don't slander me. Don't bring out such petty tricks of sowing discord to make a fool of yourself. Your low-level tactics are useless." Rhodes glanced at Jaina and said.
My undead army is in the system space. As long as I don't bring them out, no one can see them. I will deny it to the death, and no one will know.
Jaina is still easy to fool, otherwise she wouldn't have fallen for Thrall's tricks multiple times in the future, even selling out her own father.
"Rhodes is right. Arthas, stop using such childish tricks. I can't believe your nonsense," Jaina also said with a serious nod.
Rhodes is right, he cannot cast undead spells. This is all Arthas' conspiracy. How could someone favored by the Holy Light, chosen by angels, chosen by the Titan Keepers, use such malicious things as undead spells!
After Jaina finished speaking, she even controlled Fire Elementals to attack Arthas, while simultaneously casting Blizzard.
"You truly disappoint me, Jaina. This guy Rhodes researches necromancy, yet you stay by his side, while I openly accepted the power of the undead, and yet you leave me?" Arthas said with a disappointed expression.
"Arthas, you are insane. Perhaps complete death is your best destination," Jaina said.
"I'm afraid, my dear, I might disappoint you. I plan to live forever. I will become the eternal monarch of Azeroth." Arthas finished speaking, holding frostmourne.
With Anti-Magic Shield, Blood Shield, and Frost Armor activated, he charged forward. Once a mage is engaged in close combat by a Death Knight, they are doomed.
He no longer intended to explain anything. After taking care of Rhodes and Jaina, he would naturally turn them into his servants and uncover the secret within Rhodes. Why could this kid manipulate undead creatures?
Watching Arthas charge fiercely, Rhodes immediately commanded one angel to meet him, while the other angel provided cover.
The angel wielding the Emperor's Greatsword transformed into a dazzling golden stream of light, charging forward with unwavering determination to meet frostmourne, which was imbued with endless frost and death energy!
Holy Light surged on the blade, emitting a purifying hum against evil.
"Foolish creation of light!" Arthas sneered coldly. frostmourne seemed to sense the challenge from its nemesis, and the eyes of the ram-headed skull on its blade suddenly glowed crimson. A colder, more despairing power of death erupted!
Clang—!!!
The holy sword and the demonic sword clashed violently once again!
This time, the sound was no longer a harsh clang, but an explosion as if space itself was being torn apart! Dazzling Holy Light and foul dark-green frost energy violently collided, forming a visible energy vortex that directly tore off a large section of the royal palace's magnificent dome! Debris rained down like stones.
At the same time, a burst of flames ignited on the angel, forcing Arthas back. This was the effect of Wall of Fire.
In the first clash, the two were evenly matched. In fact, the powerful Holy Light and the counter-damage from Wall of Fire even caused black smoke to rise from Arthas' body. As a Tier 7 unit, the angel's strength was not to be underestimated.
Moreover, while Arthas was dealing with one angel, the other angel, not wielding the Emperor's weapon, would also launch a sneak attack from the side, and the Holy Light Greatsword also came with a Holy Light Judgement spell.
Rhodes immediately ordered Soye to cast Chain Lightning. A huge blue shockwave shot out from Somura's hand, first hitting Arthas, then the Dreadlord, and then the two Death Knights.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The power of lightning exploded like thunder. The two Death Knights accompanying Arthas were the first to be sent flying. The Dreadlord's body was also charred black, and Arthas was even knocked back by the single blow.
The power of Chain Lightning was terrifying.
Rhodes took this opportunity to grab Jaina's hand and rushed out of the royal palace, while simultaneously ordering the seven Holy Light Elementals and the remaining Fire Elementals to block the entrance.
Seeing the two trying to escape, Arthas activated his Anti-Magic Shield, forced back the two angels with a sword, and charged at Rhodes once more.
Rhodes seized the opportunity and cast a 'Double Blind' spell.
Arthas immediately felt a strange force acting on him. His eyes suddenly went completely dark, unable to see, and his body even became sluggish. A strange power restricted his movements.
Arthas stood rooted to the spot like a statue. The 'Double Blind' had achieved considerable success in its first use.
Seizing this rare opportunity, the three Golden Men and Genie Lords followed their master in retreat.
Only the two angels were left to temporarily entangle. The two angels had wings and could fly away at any time, and Rhodes could also remotely recall them into his system space, so he wasn't worried.
Before leaving the royal palace, Rhodes had a sudden idea and cast a Wall of Fire. A terrifying wall of flames blocked the undead pursuers, enveloping the entire exit of the Capital City of Lordaeron.
"Jaina, we need to leave here quickly. We can't stay and fight," Rhodes said as he ran.
A wise man knows when to retreat.
Let's retreat first.