Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

Lady Vashj, standing to the side, was speechless. Come on, this girl had displayed fel magic when she and her master ventured into the Tomb of Sargeras.

Moreover, the old orc Darkxus, the fel demon under his command, seems to have been given to him by this person. So when did the Favored One of the Holy Light become the Favored One of the Fel?

However, she didn't ask the question in this chapter, since it had nothing to do with her. But with someone who can use the power of holy light, Lord Illidan's conquest of Outland will be much easier.

This is a land ruled by demons, who are naturally vulnerable to the power of holy light.

"As you can see, Rhodes is favored by the Holy Light. During the Third War, he even guided Lord Uther to the legendary Tomb of Tyr, where he destroyed the terrifying Faceless Ones and obtained the legendary artifact, the Silver Hand Warhammer, making our Knights of the Silver Hand truly deserving of its name." Old Mograine also told the expeditionary force about Rhodes' story.

Everyone was shocked once again. The legendary guardian, Tyr, the protector of humanity, the legendary ancient hero, was a figure from mythology to them.

"Praise be to the great Holy Light! Lord Rhodes, you said Lord Khadgar would return, so we will wait for him here. We will go home together, and we will not abandon any of our comrades."

"When we set foot on this land, we swore an oath to live and die together," Danas and the other soldiers of the expeditionary force said, pounding their chests.

“Azeroth needs you more now. Many of you are mages from Dalaran and can return to Dalaran with Rhonin. Paladins will rejoin the Knights of the Silver Hand. As for the ordinary soldiers, the older ones can go home and visit. There’s no need for them to stay here and wait for Khadgar. I will set up a checkpoint here and have my allies monitor the situation. When they find Khadgar, they will send him back to Azeroth,” Rhodes said, shaking his head.

Chapter 221 Rhodes single-handedly takes on an entire army; the prophet Velen arrives.

Rhodes and the others came specifically to pick up this expeditionary force, so how could they let them stay in the Outer Realms? Naturally, they had to take them back to strengthen Edolas's power. This expeditionary force numbered at least several thousand, including hundreds of paladins, hundreds of mages, and a large number of dwarves and high elf rangers. All of these people needed to go home.

"Do you have any allies? Could you introduce me?" Danas asked.

“I do have an ally, but he’s a rather special one, so you don’t need to meet with him for now,” Rhodes said, stroking his chin.

The expeditionary force found Rhodes's statement somewhat strange, but Dathrohan and Mograine's men, who had come with Rhodes, nodded in agreement.

Previously, they didn't even trust Illidan, but now that Illidan has indeed brought them to Outland, and these expeditionary forces have been dealing with demons for years, they will probably trust Illidan even less. So it's better for the two sides to avoid too much contact if possible.

Even Archmage Rhonin and Kael'thas nodded in approval. Among these expeditionary forces were mages from Dalaran and rangers from the high elves, who could replenish the strength of Dalaran and Quel'Thalas upon their return.

Danas was somewhat surprised, but after glancing at the night elf following Rhodes and the woman outside who looked like a snake and a fish, he seemed to understand. It seemed that this friend was not human, but Lord Rhodes was blessed by the Holy Light and was its spokesperson.

Therefore, his friend must not be an evil person either, and he can entrust the task of finding Khadgar and General Turalyon to him with peace of mind.

"Grand Marshal Rhodes, your friend probably hasn't met Turalyon and the mage Khadgar. I'll draw some portraits of them for you."

"Then you can hand it over to your new ally so they can find it easily. What do you think?" Danas said.

"No problem, then I'll leave it to you. Now you should pack your things quickly! Once you're done, return to Azeroth immediately."

"The teams from Stormwind, please return to Stormwind and report to King Varian. As for the teams from the other human kingdoms, please come back to Lordaeron with me." Rhodes nodded and said.

Most of these expeditionary forces were composed of people from Stormwind and Lordaeron, while the dwarves and high elves came from Quel'Thalas, Ironforge, and Wildhammer dwarves, respectively.

Several dwarves were also among the representatives this time, and they had already gone to speak with the dwarf hero, Kurdran Wildhammer.

"We understand, Grand Marshal Rhodes. I will immediately inform everyone of our return home and send troops to bring back the patrolling soldiers."

"Tell everyone we're going home." Danas nodded and immediately ordered his men to call back the patrol team that had gone out on patrol.

And notify all humans in Honor Hold to prepare to return to the world of Azeroth.

The entire Honor Hold was bustling with activity. The expeditionary force first welcomed Rhodes, Rhonin, Kael'thas, and others to stay, and prepared a sumptuous meal for them.

Bread baked from wheat they grew themselves, some Tabu lamb they had stockpiled, some precious vegetables transported from the Zangarmarsh, and even some wine brewed privately by the expeditionary force.

These things were only taken out to enjoy during the Dragon Boat Festival each year, but now, in order to entertain their compatriots from Azeroth, the expeditionary force brought out all their reserves.

Anyway, they won't need these things anymore. They're about to leave, and some patrol teams are quite far away, so Rhodes and the others will need to stay here for a few more days.

The Time Alliance members, led by the expeditionary force, also explored Hellfire Peninsula and learned some things about Outland.

They also learned that there were still a large number of primitive orcs in the Nagrand region, while Zangarmarsh was a place with a good natural ecological environment and even a large number of native inhabitants.

In addition, there is the Voidstorm and the Dark Temple in Shadowmoon Valley, where a very powerful abyss lord resides, Matheridon, who is the true ruler of Outland.

The intelligence gathered by the expeditionary force over the years was also transmitted to Illidan through Vashj, giving Illidan a general understanding of the Outland environment and enabling him to formulate his next plan.

“Lord Rhodes, this is quite a good fortress. After the human soldiers leave, it might serve as a temporary fortress for Lord Illidan,” Vashj said as he approached Rhodes.

While Rhodes and the others were attending the meeting, she took the opportunity to observe the fortress. Human architecture is quite impressive; the layout of the fortress is remarkably perfect.

With a little modification, this place could serve as a fortress, but it's not ideal for the Naga due to the severe water shortage. However, with some modifications, it might be suitable for Illidan's follow-up troops.

"You're overthinking it. This place won't be abandoned. In the future, it will serve as a bridgehead for humanity," Rhodes said with a smile.

Just kidding, Honor Hold has a pretty good location, right next to the Dark Portal and close to Hellfire Ramparts if the Dark Portal opens in the future.

This will be humanity's outpost. Rhodes can speak with King Varian and have him station some troops here.

After the Burning Crusade ended, the Alliance army did not abandon the fortress and sent some people to garrison it, but they simply replaced the veterans.

"That's a real shame. But there's something I'd like to confirm with you, Lord Rhodes. You made a promise to Lord Illidan."

"He said these humans would become his allies and help him fight, but now that they've left, who are Lord Illidan's allies?" Vashj approached Rhodes and asked, squinting his eyes.

When Illidan and Rhodes discussed their plans, it was agreed that Rhodes would help him conquer Outland, and these humans would be very good allies.

However, Rhodes now intends to send them directly back to Azeroth. She had naturally reported this to Lord Illidan, but Illidan made no comment and told her to continue her mission.

"Do you think Illidan truly values ​​the fighting power of these humans? You're overthinking it. The only person Illidan truly values ​​is me. I alone am worth an army. If I'm willing to help him, then I alone am worth 10 troops," Rhodes said with a slight smile, pointing to himself.

I'm that confident now. In the past few days, I've recruited another wave of troops from the system. Now I have an even larger and more terrifying army at my disposal. After Illidan gets his hands on the Well of Eternity, Rhodes and Kael'thas will repair the Sunwell. At that time, Rhodes will receive a bottle of Sunwell water every month, and a Holy Phoenix every month.

“You are quite confident, sir, but as you say, you have the right to be,” Vashj said.

"Don't worry, tell Illidan that this time I will help him seize the Black Temple and officially make him the King of Outland," Rhodes said.

Because of the intelligence Rhodes obtained from Honor Hold, Illidan had already made plans, the first of which was to eliminate the Burning Legion's forces and attack the Black Temple.

An alliance was to be established centered around the Black Temple. It is said that Illidan has already made contact with a group of beings called the Broken, led by a man named Akama.

At the same time the two were talking, in the distant city of Shattrath, a few days earlier Rhodes had summoned two Archangels of Light and a Phoenix of Holy Fire.

A powerful prophet also sensed the call of the Holy Light; this person was none other than Velen, the leader of the Draenei. (Actually, the timeline here is a bit confusing. Logically, Khadgar should be in Shattrath at this time, but if Khadgar were in Shattrath, there would be no reason for him not to be in contact with Honor Hold. However, in the game's storyline, the expeditionary force is completely unaware of Khadgar's situation, so it's assumed that he is currently still wandering in the Astral Plane and has not yet been rescued.)

The purity of this holy light amazed Velen, the Draenei prophet. It was the purest power of holy light, a terrifying light he had only ever felt on the great holy light being Naru.

This time, three powerful beings appeared, heading towards the Fire Peninsula. Previously, in the illusion of the Holy Light, the Mother of Light, Zera, had told them to let the Derenians hide for a while.

He would send three powerful Raru to pilot a giant spaceship to their world of Draenor to retrieve his people. This time, the prophet sensed three terrifying bursts of holy light energy, leading Velen to believe that after more than a decade, the three Naaru mentioned by the Mother of Light, Zola, should have arrived, and his people would soon be saved and leave this shattered world.

Therefore, upon sensing these three powerful auras of holy light, the prophet Velen, without any hesitation, led his subordinates and immediately set off towards Rhodes, lightly equipped.

Through a series of coincidences, a very strange misunderstanding arose inexplicably. Rhodes could never believe that he had simply released three powerful holy light creatures to show off.

It actually attracted the leader of the Draenei, the prophet Velen, who was of the same generation as Kil'jaeden and even a generation older than Archimonde.

When Prophet Velen arrived at Honor Hold with several Draenei Inquisitors, Rhodes, who had been notified, was completely bewildered.

"So you mean, those Draenei want to see me?" Rhodes asked, looking surprised.

Chapter 222 The Eredar and the Draenei

Rewinding to a few minutes earlier, just as Rhodes and Vashj were talking, a sentry from Honor Hold rushed in, his face filled with disbelief, and reported:

"Grand Marshal! General Danas! A group of... a group of creatures we've never seen before has arrived outside the fortress!"

They claim to be Draenei, and their leader requests an audience with you, Grand Marshal Rhodes! He says he felt a call from the 'pure Holy Light.'

“Draenei?” Danas Trollbane frowned and looked at Rhodes.

Although they have spent more than a decade in Outland, their activities are limited to Hellfire Peninsula. They have explored other areas less because they are too dangerous.

After all, they couldn't handle the orcs and demons on Hellfire Peninsula.

"General Danas, have you ever heard of these Draenei?"

Rhodes' heart skipped a beat. Draenei? Prophet Velen? He immediately thought of this group of Eredar survivors from Argus who had been on the run for tens of thousands of years.

Velen was able to sense the Holy Light and even foresee the future to some extent, so it was not surprising that he felt the fluctuations from when he summoned the Holy Light creatures.

“I’m sorry, Grand Marshal Rhodes, I’ve never heard of this race. We’ve seen orcs here, as well as some demons from the Burning Legion and native creatures, but we’ve never even heard of the Draenei,” General Danas said.

“It’s okay, it’s normal that you haven’t heard of it,” Rhodes nodded and said.

After the Draenei went to war with the Orcs and were completely defeated by the Old Horde, the entire race went into hiding and had no contact with the outside world. Prophet Velen would only visit the Draenei settlements in various places every year to take a look.

The Draenei's most significant actions can be traced back to the early stages of the Burning Crusade, when three Naaru had already arrived in Outland in their spaceship and established the city of Shattrath.

Although the old tribes had fought against these draenei, they referred to them differently. Moreover, as members of the human expeditionary force, Danas and his men would not have any contact with the orcs and would naturally not know of the draenei's existence. In fact, in the eyes of the orcs, these draenei were already extinct.

"General, and Grand Marshal, I find them very strange. I always feel that they look a lot like some of the demons of the Burning Legion," said the human soldier responsible for delivering the message.

If it weren't for the intense aura of holy light emanating from the other party, and their gentle, even friendly, appearance, he would have suspected that he had encountered a demon from the Burning Legion.

Upon hearing this, Rhodes chuckled. Back when the Draenei first appeared in the Burning Crusade expansion, many people mistook them for the Eredar of the Burning Legion.

Or perhaps they were originally Eredar, just those Eredar who had not fallen into darkness and had not accepted the power of fel energy.

The two groups don't just look alike; they are completely identical. However, Draenei who have undergone fel energy transformation will grow larger demonic horns, and some of their skin will turn crimson. They will also become much larger in size. For example, Archimonde is over ten meters tall when he stands up, and some high-ranking Eredar mages are over three meters, or even four or five meters tall.

In contrast, the Draenei are only a little over 2 meters tall, and their size is not much different from that of humans.

"They say they look like demons, but do they possess evil power?" General Danas asked, frowning. If they were demons, there was no reason for them to report to him; they should have launched an attack directly.

“If General Danas and Grand Marshal Rhodes had even a trace of fel energy, we would have already launched an attack.”

Even if we hadn't, we had already launched an attack, but strangely, these people who called themselves Draenei were emanating pure holy light.

"That's why I'm here to report to you. I think there might be some problem here," said the soldier in charge of relaying the message.

If it weren't for the strong aura of holy light emanating from these Draenei, they would have attacked long ago. After all, they look too much like demons. But the power of holy light is the nemesis of demons, which is quite contradictory.

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside, accompanied by fluctuations in arcane energy. Rhodes, Danas, Vaschl, and the others exchanged glances before stepping outside.

The atmosphere at the entrance was tense, with Archmage Rhonin and a large number of Dalaran mages wielding staffs and glaring menacingly at the Draenei.

“You demons, lackeys of the Burning Legion, you can’t fool me. I remember what you look like, those octopus tentacles under your chins, your beards, I remember them even in my dreams,” a Dalaran mage said fiercely.

Just over six months ago, Arthas, a lackey of the Scourge, and I, along with Kel'Thuzad, used the Book of Medivh to summon a powerful Burning Legion demon in the ruins of Dalaran. The demon in charge looked almost exactly like these guys in front of us, with blue skin, an octopus-tentacle-like chin, and goat hooves.

The demon unleashed an extremely terrifying spell, instantly reducing the entire Dalaran to ashes, turning one of the seven human kingdoms into ruins. More than 70% of Dalaran's ordinary people were killed or injured, and Dalaran, which originally had 100,000 inhabitants, has now become a country with only about 3000 people.

So, several mages who were wandering outside immediately notified Rhonin after seeing these Draenei, and two of them even launched an attack on the Draenei directly.

The leading Draenei simply waved his hand, and a golden barrier appeared before them, blocking their attacks.

“Don’t misunderstand, we are not from the Burning Legion. We have come with good intentions. You can feel the holy light emanating from us,” the prophet Velen said with a sigh.

So, are the three Naaru I'm looking for really inside? These guys are just a group of humans, and they should have already seen the Burning Legion, and maybe even one of my former brothers.

"Bah! I would never mistake you for someone else. What is your relationship with Archimonde? There is no doubt that you and they are of the same race. As for the holy light power on your bodies, it might just be a disguise," said a blood elf mage.