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Chapter 176 Capturing Maiev, Ending Illidan's Reign

Rhodes narrowed his eyes. He had forgotten to activate his Observation Haki during the fight, and he hadn't expected this girl to be here.

In this timeline, shouldn't you be locked up? You were the one who launched a surprise attack on the Dark Temple ahead of time!

Illidan hasn't even sent any demon hunters to Mardum to seize the Sargerite Keystone yet!

"Cough cough! Maiev? You actually saved me?" Illidan struggled to his feet, looking at the woman in front of him with disbelief.

"Don't misunderstand Illidan. The heinous crimes you've committed are absolutely unforgivable, but I'm going to kill you with my own hands." Maiev turned and glanced at Illidan.

"Heh! I'm saving our world. None of you understand. I'm your savior," Illidan scoffed.

"How did you end up here? I'm in a bit of a bind." Rhodes looked at the two people in front of him with his hands behind his back.

Why is Maiev here? Could it be that Akama, that two-faced guy, has done something shady again?

"Hmph! Great demigod, you actually know me? What an honor!"

"But you are a creation of Azeroth, and Azeroth trusted you so much, entrusting you with her protection, yet you have betrayed her and joined the Burning Legion." Maiev looked at Rhodes with a disdainful expression.

After years of hunting Illidan in Outland, she finally heard some good news: the combined forces of the Horde and the Alliance had attacked, and a Wilderness demigod had come to their aid.

But now, this demigod of the wilderness, the original hope of the allied forces, has actually defected to the Burning Legion, which is a huge blow to Maiev.

Although Illidan, that bastard who deserves to be torn to pieces, should die a horrible death, she must inform the Horde and the Alliance that a demigod has betrayed Azeroth.

He had only come to the Dark Temple to gather some useful information, but he hadn't expected to find that the Dark Temple had been invaded as soon as he entered, and that the demigod's subordinates were attacking it.

Maiev was initially very excited, thinking that she could come up and personally give Illidan a good whack on the back.

But upon reaching the top of the Dark Temple, he was surprised to see that the demigod had transformed into a demon.

Although she felt a sense of satisfaction from Illidan's brutal beating, she still chose to intervene and save the bastard.

"Demigod, look at yourself! What's the difference between you and Illidan?"

"The difference is huge, Miss Maiev, like this." Rhodes instantly shed his demonic transformation and returned to his form as a demigod of the wilderness, his body radiating a brilliant and boundless life force.

Even the surrounding land began to sprout flowers and grass, and a sense of life and nature wafted over.

"How is this possible? This is impossible. You have already accepted the power of fel energy. You cannot still maintain this posture." Illidan showed an incredulous expression.

"We both gained fel power, but you became a demon, despised by all, while I maintained this holy appearance. So are you jealous, Illidan?" Rhodes said, glancing at Illidan.

"This is impossible! What kind of trick is this? What kind of unknown magic did you use to become like this? You just cast a fel spell, I'm absolutely certain I didn't see wrong!" Illidan roared.

He couldn't accept it, he couldn't accept any of this!

He sacrificed everything—his golden eyes since birth, his night elf form—to become a demonic creature through and through, thus gaining control of the powerful fel energy.

But the demigod in front of him had just transformed into a demonic form that was completely different from his own. Yet the other party had not been infected by the evil energy and had retained the form of a demigod. This was absolutely impossible!

But the life force around them cannot be faked.

"Don't deceive yourself, Illidan. You have ghostly vision, which allows you to see things that ordinary people cannot."

So whether I lied to you or not, you can see it clearly, that's right!

"I control both fel energy and the power of life." Rhodes smiled, and powerful life energy erupted from his body once again.

This feeling was like a gentle breeze, incredibly refreshing. Maiev even felt that if she hadn't just witnessed the other person turn into a demon, she would have been in a much better position.

The creature before them was a demigod of the wilderness, and the most powerful one at that.

"I don't know how you manage to control both life and fel energy at the same time, but that doesn't change the fact that you've sided with the Burning Legion."

"Heh! Do you know what the Burning Legion's ultimate goal is? Do you know what Azeroth is thinking? I became a demigod by personally accepting the power of Azeroth," Rhodes retorted.

"The Burning Legion's ultimate goal is to destroy all life in the universe and annihilate all realms," Illidan answered Rhodes' question for Maiev.

"The Burning Legion's primary objective is to fight against the Void Lords. Sargeras's only real enemy is the Void!" Rhodes shook his head.

The Burning Legion has even abandoned its expedition plans now. If Sargeras adopts its own plan and it succeeds, then it is clear that its plan is more suitable for dealing with the Void.

However, with his joining the legion, a brand new expedition, an expedition to all the heavens and myriad worlds, began.

Moreover, according to a rumor, it was leaked by the "glass shards uncle party".

Later in the story, Sargeras will be redeemed and return with Illidan to help players fight against the Void forces.

"That's just Sargeras's excuse."

"So Illidan, you keep saying that everything you do is for Azeroth."

But the damage you've inflicted on Azeroth and Outland is actually no less than that of the Burning Legion.

"Even if I hadn't come here today, the Alliance and the Horde would have come to defeat you in the future." Rhodes looked at Illidan.

"Prove to me that you are a demigod! What you said is true!" Maiev said, looking at Rhodes.

"Hmph! I don't need to prove anything to you. I've said enough, and you won't remember anything I said anyway."

Rhodes unleashed his Conqueror's Haki on Maiev, causing her to lose her senses. He instantly appeared behind Maiev, grabbed her by the neck, and knocked the female Night Elf Watcher unconscious.

The demon hunters who followed Illidan were all his loyal supporters.

No matter how cruel Illidan's actions were, they would always say that Lord Illidan did it for the sake of Azeroth.

Pshaw! Danzo, the most loyal retainer of Konoha, might as well say, "I did all this for the sake of Konoha!"

They won't even acknowledge their own prince anymore; these traitors!

Rhodes will be eliminated, but this female night elf can be kept and then cleverly manipulated.

Oh! Right, I remember there's a night elf demon hunter named Altruis. Maybe we could recruit him.

He was at odds with Illidan from the start, and even though he knew all of Illidan's plans, he didn't trust his mentor, Illidan.

"I, uh!" Before Illidan could finish speaking, Rhodes grabbed him by the neck.

"Bye-bye! I'll take good care of Tyrande," Rhodes said.

"You! Ugh!"

Rhodes forcefully snapped Illidan's neck with both hands, ending the demon hunter's life. Then, using the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit in conjunction with warlock skills, he forcibly seized Illidan's soul.

After searching the corpse, Rhodes found three bottles of spring water in Illidan's small bag.

Each bottle exudes an incomparably powerful arcane aura.

Rhodes took out one of the bottles and handed it to Kael'thas.

"Here you go! This is the water from the Well of Eternity. With this, you can save your people and return to Quel'Danas to repair the Sunwell," Rhodes said.

He always keeps his word and promises; that's how Rod lives.

As long as you work for me, I will make sure that my subordinates also get a share of the meat, and I won't let you only get soup.

Kael'thas's hands trembled with excitement as he accepted the bottle of Well of Eternity water from Rhodes's hand.

Tears welled up in her eyes with emotion, for the thing she had been longing for.

He finally had what could truly save the blood elves. With this bottle of water from the Well of Eternity, he could repair the Sunwell and restore Quel'Thalas to its former glory.

Kael'thas is now so eager to return to Azeroth that he wants to save his people.

"Lord Rhodes, what should we do with this woman?" Mak'zar looked at the unconscious female night elf lying on the ground to the side.

"That's none of your business. Now, lead your demonic minions and take control of this dark temple. Next, I need you to put on a show," Rhodes said.

The Allied Forces of Azeroth have arrived; we can't just sit idly by! So we need to put on a good show for them.

To bring this Burning Crusade to a close, the audience is the Allied Horde and Alliance forces of Azeroth, and the actor is Rhodes himself.

This time, I need to make the most of the alliance's reputation.

"Great Commander, my demon army will immediately take over this temple," Mak'zar said.

"Remember to bring over more cannon fodder troops."

After saying this, Rhodes hoisted Maiev onto his shoulder and carried Kael'thas away from the top of the Black Temple.

"Lord Rhodes! You just said you had some other plans?" Kael'thas looked at Rhodes with some confusion.

"We can't let the Horde and Alliance armies make a wasted trip. They'll be coming to attack the Black Temple soon." Rhodes gave a meaningful smile.

"But the Black Temple has already been captured by us, hasn't it? Illidan is dead!" Kael'thas asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Hehe! I'll let you in on a secret, I also have an Illidan!"

(End of this chapter)