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Chapter 173 Returning to Azeroth, Heading to the Black Temple

What exactly did this guy named Rhodes use to gain Sargeras's trust?

This left Kil'jaeden completely baffled, but his plan to descend upon Azeroth and seize the power of the Sunwell had utterly failed.

Once upon a time, Kil'jaeden dreamed of gaining power as immense as Sargeras and becoming a true giant god.

When he and Archimonde joined the Burning Legion, they were both moving towards this goal.

But sometimes, reality is so cruel. They have been with the Burning Legion for over 20,000 years, and their strength is only slightly greater than it was after Sargeras infused them with fel energy.

It's just that the use of fel energy has become more sophisticated, and more powerful fel magic has been developed, but the overall energy level hasn't improved much.

Because Sargeras would not grant them any greater power, yet even so, the power he and Archimonde gained still placed them at the very top of the world.

At best, they are only slightly stronger than demigods born on some planets, still somewhat inferior to true gods, and even slightly weaker than those Titan creations.

(In the original setting, Archimonde and Kil'jaeden were not demigods, but true gods. Unfortunately, due to Blizzard's various retconnings, their prestige has dropped considerably.)

Even before the Chronicles were published, Sargeras was confirmed dead, and the actual leaders of the Burning Legion were Archimonde and Kil'jaeden.

The plan to invade Azeroth was also orchestrated by Kil'jaeden, but it was later changed to Sargeras simply sending over an avatar.

"Don't worry! I'll carry out the plan once I return to the Outer Realms, so you don't need to worry about it," Rhodes said.

Rhodes had no good feelings towards Kil'jaeden; the main reason he joined the Burning Legion was because he was jealous of Velen.

He also feared Sargeras' power, and even believed Velen's prophecy that the expedition would ultimately fail.

As for Archimonde, he's purely driven by power, and in terms of pure combat strength, Archimonde is actually stronger than Kil'jaeden.

But this guy actually got killed by Grommash Hellscream, Yrel, and Khadgar in Draenor.

However, the situation is different now. If Sargeras can successfully upgrade, his strength will definitely increase again, and the Burning Legion will be mine.

I'm not like you two, Archimonde and Kil'jaeden, whose power has been stagnant for tens of thousands of years. I'm different.

"Mak'zar, are you willing to serve me?" Rhodes asked, looking at Mak'zar kneeling beside him.

Eredar warlocks have always been ambitious and always sought greater power.

The biggest advantage is that he's on the other side, and Makzal knows that.

"Lord Rhodes! I am willing to follow you."

"Very well, you will stay in the Twisting Nether and gather your demon army, as well as any demons willing to join me," Rhodes said.

Dealing with the Titan Keepers is no easy task. Odin, the chief Titan Keeper, has the authority to summon Algalon and directly reshape Azeroth.

"Lord Rhodes, I will recruit an army for you."

"I entrust the former territory of Azodon, that demonic planet, to you! I will give you the coordinates." Kil'jaeden handed Rhodes a coordinate after saying this, and then turned and left.

After obtaining the coordinates, Rhodes looked at Mak'zar.

"How do you compare to Azoton in terms of strength?"

"My strength is about the same as Azodon's; we are both demons who rule an entire planet," Makzal said.

Azodon was Kil'jaeden's lieutenant apprentice, while Archimonde was Archimonde's direct disciple, and in terms of strength, Archimonde was even stronger.

Moreover, both of them ruled over a demon planet, each commanding an endless army of demons.

"Can you summon the demons under Azoton's command to serve me?"

"No problem, Lord Rhodes. You are the commander of the Burning Legion, and you can give them direct orders."

"You were personally appointed by Lord Sargeras; no one dares disobey your orders," Mak'zar said.

Lord Rhodes, please understand your place. You are now the top commander of the Burning Legion!

"You stay here and help me organize the demon army. I still have things to take care of in Azeroth," Rhodes said.

"Rest assured, Lord Rhodes, whenever you need me, just open the portal and I'll immediately bring my demon army to fight for you," Mak'zar said.

On every demon planet, countless new demons are born every moment. There are as many low-level demon cannon fodder as needed. The Burning Legion's superiors have always treated low-level demons as expendable resources.

Rhodes nodded, then left the planet Argus in the Twisting Nether and returned to the upper levels of Karazhan.

"Lord Rhodes, you're finally back," Kael'thas said.

"Hmm! How's the situation here? Have any Alliance members entered?" Rhode asked.

In the original lore, it was the elite mages of Dalaran who destroyed the Karazhan raid. The Alliance members helped out a little, but the Horde had absolutely nothing to do with it.

"Karazhan has been quite quiet these past few days," Kael'thas said.

Rhodes nodded. This trip to the Twisting Nether had been very fruitful for him. Although he was still a demigod, his combat power had improved. Life spells were still much weaker than fel spells in terms of attack power.

Now, Rhodes's fel magic is truly world-destroying.

Moreover, thanks to the enhancement of evil energy, his physical strength has been slightly improved, and he can also use demon transformation while in dragon-human form.

"Lord Rhodes! What exactly did you and that demon of the Burning Legion discuss?" Kael'thas asked.

"I defended Azeroth and made Sargeras, the supreme ruler of the Burning Legion, promise never to invade Azeroth again," Rhodes said.

"What? This, how is this possible? Lord Rhodes, you're not joking, are you?"

"How could the Burning Legion possibly give up invading our world?" Kael'thas asked with a look of surprise.

"There are some things that, with your current abilities, knowing too much about is not a good thing."

All you need to know is that the Burning Legion's threat to the world of Azeroth has been completely eliminated.

"The world of Azeroth is now threatened by a Lich King, the Old Gods, and the Titan Protectors," Rhodes said.

He understood that the Lich King and the Old Gods were indeed the top threats to Azeroth, especially the Lich King. If it came to dealing with him, Kael'thas was willing to take the lead.

But why have the Titan Guardians also become a threat to Azeroth?

This puzzled Kael'thas.

"Those Titan Guardians, they actually deceived the lives of Azeroth. The Titans are not as good as rumored. Their biggest goal is to turn Azeroth into their own allies."

"I'll tell you these things slowly. You should know that my status as a demigod of the wilderness was bestowed upon me by Azeroth itself, so naturally I stand on Azeroth's side," Rhodes said.

Upon hearing this, Kael'thas nodded as if he understood.

"Breen, clear up their memories and change it to say that we had an adventure in Karazhan."

"Defeat those monsters in Karazhan, then obtain a large number of collectibles, and keep everything about the Burning Legion a secret," Rhodes said.

"Yes, Lord Rhodes! Leave this to me!"

After altering the memories of several women, Rhodes revived them. The group then left Karazhan, ending their journey, and returned to Tempest Keep.

Liadrin, along with two astrologers, with Rhodes's approval, visited Velen in Shattrath City and began persuading the astrologers, telling them that the blood elves needed their return.

Unfortunately, the persuasion ultimately failed. These astrologers insisted that the Holy Light was the blood elves' ultimate salvation and that only the Holy Light could save them.

The three women had no choice but to return.

A few days later, the Alliance found the key to Karazhan and launched a raid on Karazhan. However, what they found upon entering Karazhan left everyone dumbfounded.

The mages of Dalaran discovered that the Guardian's library, which they had been so devoted to, and all the Guardian's powers had vanished.

The only thing left was the Night Demon at the top of the tower. After killing the Night Demon, the Alliance members opened the Serpent Temple.

The campaign against Lady Vashj was launched, and the poor Naga lady was quickly defeated and killed under the siege of the Alliance army, and the entire Zangarmarsh was liberated by the Alliance.

Afterwards, the Alliance and the Horde held a meeting in Shattrath City to discuss launching the final war in Outland and overthrowing the rule of Illidan, the Lord of Outland.

Meanwhile, Rhodes also gathered his elite troops, planning to launch a surprise attack on the Black Temple and eliminate Illidan before the Alliance and the Horde could.

If we act together with the Alliance and the Horde, then Illidan's corpse will be difficult to dispose of.

After all, he was going to summon Sargeras's fragmented soul into Illidan's body and then take him to the Marvel universe.

Even the matter of the Void Dragon was not dealt with for the time being. Instead, he took Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Kael'thas, and others and secretly infiltrated the Dark Temple.

The lower levels of the Dark Temple contain a large army of fel orcs, as well as some low-ranking Legion demon cannon fodder.

(End of this chapter)