Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

On the other side, Jaina, Kael'thas, Rhonin, and all the resting Alliance soldiers watched this scene with bated breath. Illidan also crossed his arms, his burning eyes gleaming with curiosity. He wanted to see for himself what was so magical about Rhodes' so-called "exorcism technique."

Rhodes closed his eyes, his mind sinking into the depths of the spellbook, mobilizing the mysterious power originating from the world of Heroes of Might and Magic. He slowly raised his hands, and a strange fluctuation, different from shadow, holy light, arcane, fel energy, or life and death, began to gather around him.

This power is neutral and peaceful, yet it possesses an undeniable quality of "order" and "purification."

"【Exorcism Technique】!"

Rhodes gave a low shout and pushed his hands forward. An invisible, water-like energy field spread rapidly from him, completely enveloping Akama and his people.

The moment the energy field touched Akama's body, a sudden change occurred!

"Ugh—!" Akama let out a painful growl, his tall body trembling violently. The rough keratin, distorted face, and unnaturally curved bone spurs on his skin, caused by the corruption of fel energy, seemed to come alive, writhing and struggling. Thick, nauseating dark green fel energy smoke was forcibly expelled from his body, forming a twisted fel energy shield on his skin that constantly tried to resist the purifying energy.

At the same time, a large amount of shadow energy was also expelled. The Broken Ones degenerated from the Draenei into this form, and fel energy played a part in it, but the shadow energy within them was also a major problem.

The opposite of shadow is holy light, and the ultimate holy light is shadow, while the ultimate shadow is also the most powerful holy light, as a race blessed by the Naaru.

Draenei are born with the power of Holy Light and are guided by it from a very young age. However, darkness also lurks beneath the light. After being corrupted by fel magic, the ultimate Holy Light has fallen into shadow power. In the Black Temple dungeon, the Shadow of Akama uses shadow magic.

The air was thick with the smell of sulfur and decay, the remnants of dispelled fel energy and shadows. Akama's face was contorted with pain, but he gritted his teeth and refused to fall. His once cloudy eyes now burned with unwavering determination.

Rhodes could sense that the power of the exorcism was fiercely battling the evil curse rooted in Akama's life essence, a curse far more stubborn than he had imagined.

It's not just a magical effect; it's more like a fundamental distortion of life forms, or a lack of some kind of energy within them.

Rhodes keenly sensed that Akama and his people were lacking an energy source: the power of the Holy Light. Previously, their Holy Light had been corrupted by fel energy and transformed into shadow. To turn them back into Draenei, they needed to be infused with the Holy Light once more.

With that thought, Rhodes raised his hand and summoned a powerful holy light, which then enveloped all the Broken Ones present.

"Hold on, Akama! I will use the power of the Holy Light to help you re-infuse the Holy Light into you, but it requires your willpower to cooperate!" Rhodes encouraged loudly.

At the same time, he increased his magic output, and the holy light energy around him fluctuated more violently. The invisible purifying force field even began to emit a faint white light.

The paladins present could clearly sense that the holy light summoned by Rhodes was extremely pure and more powerful than that of anyone else.

Old Mograine gripped Ashbringer tightly. He could feel the holy light within the sword resonating faintly with Rhodes's magic. Lord Rhodes truly lived up to his title as the Son of the Light!

Time passed second by second. The fel smoke and shadow power on Akama's body gradually faded, and the distortion on his body seemed to have calmed down a bit. However, he was still a little short of being able to fully recover his appearance as a Draenei. Rhodes increased his strength and used the exorcism technique for the second time.

Finally, Rhodes sensed that the power of the exorcism spell had reached its peak and was beginning to decline. He slowly withdrew the spell while increasing the injection of holy light energy.

As the energy field dissipated, Akama knelt on one knee, panting heavily. The changes in him were obvious—his skin no longer had the sickly gray-green hue it once possessed, but had regained some of the bluish-purple luster characteristic of the Draenei; some of the smaller bone spurs and pustules had disappeared, and the degree of his body's contortion had lessened.

The hunched backs, sharp teeth, and claw-like fingers have completely disappeared, and their faces have changed from ethereal to Draenei appearance; all the Broken have been transformed.

"It's finished. How does it feel?" Rhodes asked, his voice tinged with weariness.

Akama slowly stood up, stretched his body, and a look of shock and surprise appeared on his face: "It was very painful at first... but now I feel more relaxed than ever before, as if a heavy shackle has been removed. I can feel the Holy Light, and I can feel how wonderful it is to be recognized by the Holy Light again." He looked at his hands, which were no longer the claws of the Broken One.

At this moment, all the Broken Ones have returned to normal and can summon the power of the Holy Light once again.

Chapter 232 A profusely grateful Arkham allows Maiev to infiltrate

Akama and all the Broken Ones looked at their hands, now restored to their former glory, the familiar bluish-purple skin, the strong and well-proportioned fingers—all proclaiming the occurrence of a miracle.

They trembled as they touched their faces, which were smooth to the touch. The fangs and twisted bone spurs had vanished, but the long octopus whiskers on their chins remained.

All the draenei looked at their companions. What came into view was no longer their cursed and tormented brethren, but rather a group of tall, dignified draenei!

They lost all the deformities of the Broken and regained the innate appearance of the Draenei. Some Draenei were excitedly embracing each other, touching each other's normal faces, their eyes filled with tears; others tried to raise their hands, and in their palms, the long-lost Holy Light energy was gathering again, emitting a dazzling golden light.

Everything seemed to have returned to its original state.

"The Holy Light... the Holy Light is back!" a young Draenei warrior cried out, his voice choked with emotion. He could feel the Holy Light in his hands was incredibly real, no longer the hazy light he had seen in his dreams after becoming a Broken.

“We…we’re really back?” Another female Draenei stared in disbelief at her slender fingers, tears streaming down her smooth cheeks.

No woman wants to be ugly, and Draenei women are quite beautiful; otherwise, they wouldn't be called "seductive little hooves."

"Yes! We're back! The curse has been lifted!" A joyous shout erupted from the Draenei crowd. They were no longer the Broken, they were Draenei, children of the Light!

Akama felt the surging holy light within him, and he re-established a close connection with the holy light. It was a power he thought he had lost forever. He was no longer the Broken leader who could only walk in the shadows and rely on hatred for support. He had become a complete Draenei again, an archbishop who could guide the holy light!

“Lord Rhodes! No, Rhodes’ benefactor! You…you not only dispelled the curse, but you also restored the Holy Light for us, and helped us find ourselves! Your kindness to the Greytongue tribe…no, to all the Draenei who were once lost, is like the radiance of the Naaru, which we will never forget!” Akama and all the Draenei who had returned to normal came before Rhodes and bowed deeply.

"May the Holy Light forever protect you, Lord Rhodes!"

"The Greytongue tribe, no! There is no Greytongue tribe anymore. Now we Draenei are going back to our homeland."

The paladins and priests present also raised their weapons high, chanted the Holy Light, praised the Holy Light, and cheered for these Draenei.

"Lord Rhodes, you are a miracle of the Holy Light, you are the Son of the Holy Light. I beg you, I beg you to help the rest of our people. All the Broken are waiting to return to the embrace of the Holy Light." Akama led all the Draenei to kneel before Rhodes and prayed.

At this moment, Illidan was no longer on their agenda; what they wanted to do now was to ask Lord Rhodes to help all the Draenei recover.

“The Holy Light gave me inspiration, allowing me to use special magic combined with the power of the Holy Light to help you return to your former state. I will naturally not refuse. However, your Karabor Temple is key to defeating the Burning Legion. For a long time to come, the Karabor Temple will have to serve as Illidan's stronghold. I hope you can understand and help Illidan,” Rhodes said, nodding.

“We will naturally help. The Temple of Karabor also belongs to the Draenei, and we will do our part to fight the Burning Legion,” Akama said.

He didn't see this as a way of repaying anyone, but rather as something he was entitled to, since he had already promised to help Illidan as long as his temple didn't fall into the hands of the Burning Legion.

Rhodes nodded upon hearing this. In fact, it could be seen from the Demon Hunter quests in version 7.0 that even though Akama had broken away from Illidan, many Broken still remained loyal to Illidan and helped the Demon Hunters in the campaign. Akama betrayed Illidan because he felt that Illidan had become a lackey of the Burning Legion. At that time, everyone had fallen into Kil'jaeden's trap. Illidan dealt a huge blow to the Burning Legion in the Black Temple, especially with the raid on Mardum.

“What I mean is that some of Illidan’s army will remain in the Black Temple. I hope you can live peacefully with these demons. Of course, if you don’t want to, you can live elsewhere. It didn’t matter before you were Broken, but now that you’ve turned back into Draenei, living in a place full of demons might cause you to mutate again,” Rhodes said.

At this moment, Akama understood Rhodes' meaning: after capturing the Black Temple, or rather the Temple of Karabor, Illidan would use it as his base.

This temple will likely be uninhabitable for the Draenei for a long time to come, because if they return to their normal form and enter a place full of demonic energy again, they will immediately mutate once more.

To be honest, Akama was a little unwilling, but she couldn't openly refuse Rhodes, after all, Rhodes was their great benefactor, and there were thousands of Broken waiting to become Draenei again.

"I can assure you that the Burning Legion will be defeated in 20 years at most, and then the Black Temple, or rather the Temple of Karabor, will be returned to you." Rhodes once again offered his bargaining chip.

To take the Black Temple, the Draenei must hand it over willingly. Otherwise, Shattrath City will still organize an alliance to attack in the future. Akama and these Broken Ones who have turned back into Draenei can leave Prophet Velen and even the upcoming Naaru speechless.

“I understand, Lord Rhodes. I will personally discuss this matter with the prophet Velen. I assure you, I will persuade the prophet,” Akama said, taking a deep breath.

At this time, Akama was unaware that Rhodes had already met with the prophet Velen and had been recognized by him as the Son of Light. Akama even planned to go back and do his best to persuade the prophet Velen to agree to this.

“Tell the prophet everything that happened today, that it was a revelation of the Holy Light, and I believe the prophet will understand,” Rhodes said.

Akama nodded in agreement with Rhodes's words. Today they had witnessed the Son of Light, they had witnessed the miracle of the Holy Light, and these Broken Ones who had returned to Draenei would have an even stronger and more fervent faith in the Holy Light.

"Shouldn't we get down to business now? Akama, lead your people to seize the Black Temple for us immediately. I need you to infiltrate it," Illidan urged impatiently. The longer they dragged on, the more troublesome the attack on the Black Temple would become.

“There’s a slight problem with that, Lord Rhodes. We can now act as the main force and charge alongside the paladins, but… but we can no longer infiltrate,” Akama said with some difficulty.

After they were unable to revert back to Draenei, they also lost their Shadow Power and could no longer enter stealth mode. This was an effect of Shadow Power, not Holy Light.

“........” Illidan slowly turned his neck and looked at Rhodes, his expression as if to say, “Are you kidding me?”

“Don’t worry, Lord Rhodes, we can go back to the clan again and bring over some of the Broken Ones who haven’t been converted yet. It might take some time for them to infiltrate. Just give us two hours,” Akama said hurriedly.

Although they can no longer use shadow magic to stealth, their Broken people can. These are just the elite troops; there are still a large number of Broken people in the tribe.

"You'll attack head-on with the paladin troops in a bit. As for infiltrating and destroying their traps, we have experts for that." Rhodes smiled, then turned to look at Maiev.

This was naturally within my consideration. There are more stealth masters here than just you; there's someone even more skilled! Who is better at infiltration than the Watcher?

Illidan's eyes lit up immediately. He knew Maiev's strength better than anyone. This woman was a true master of stealth, a Warden of strength, and trustworthy.

"Hmph! I know, it's all about dealing with the Burning Legion. I'm not helping Illidan. But Rhodes, I can help, but you have to agree to one condition," Maiev said with a cold snort.

“Good that you agree. Maiev, what are your conditions?” Rhodes asked.

“Give me one of your special units. I want a partner to fight alongside me,” Maiev said.

She had been following Rhodes for a while and had witnessed firsthand the combat power of the special units under Rhodes' command, so she was extremely envious!

She excels at close-quarters combat and assassination, but she's relatively weak in actual melee combat or ranged spellcasting.

"I thought it was something important. So it's just this. What's on your mind?" Rod said with a smile.

"That kind of magical element, the kind that can make you immune to all magical damage attacks, but has powerful offensive capabilities and also inflicts mental damage—I want that one," Maiev said.

Of all of Rhodes' units, the Phoenix is ​​undoubtedly the most powerful, but Rhodes obviously wouldn't give such a good thing to himself, so Maiev decided to ask for a magical elemental.

“Haha, no problem, it’s just magical elements, right? I’ll give you two,” Rhodes said with a smile.

Mass-producing soldiers doesn't hurt; Elemental City gets four every week, anyway, the highest authority is on my side.

Maiev nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, and Rhode immediately summoned two magical elements clad in red robes, their interiors shimmering like a galaxy, and handed them to Maiev.

After receiving the magical elements from Rhodes, Maiev nodded in satisfaction, then activated stealth mode and, with the two magical elements, infiltrated the Dark Temple.

Chapter 233 Invading the Dark Temple, Magical Elements Immune to Fel Energy

Maiev Shadowsong's figure blurred in the air, like water flowing into the shadows, and vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.

The two magical elementals, their bodies seemingly affected by the stealth effect, became indistinct as they followed their new master silently toward the vast base area of ​​the Dark Temple.

Maiev's stealth skills are absolutely top-notch in the entire world of Azeroth. Some say that the representative of rogues is Valeera of the blood elves, but the true representative should be Maiev the Warden.

When it comes to assassination, stealth, teleportation, and poison dart techniques, no one in the entire world of Azeroth can beat the Warden.

Over a period of 10,000 years, Maiev single-handedly built the entire Watchers system. Her 10,000 years of cultivation made her incredibly powerful, and she even personally killed Illidan in the future Black Temple.

"Mae's strength remains as reliable as ever. Her stealth ability is the only one in all of Azeroth that I can't detect," Illidan exclaimed in admiration.

Although Maiev treated him terribly, even wishing she could kill him, in terms of skill, Maiev was the only one who could approach him silently and stab him.

Upon hearing this, Rhodes chuckled. "Eggsy! Eggsy! If it weren't for me, you would have been captured and imprisoned by Maiev by now."

"Let's get ready! I'm sure Maiev won't let us down."

“Honestly, I’m quite surprised you were able to win over this woman,” Illidan said, looking at Rhodes.

"Hehe, that's what personal charisma is all about. I beat her into submission."

Under the command of Rhodes and Illidan, the allied forces held their ground for the time being, awaiting Maiev's signal. All eyes were focused on the majestic and gloomy temple, and the air was filled with the tension and silence before the great battle.

Meanwhile, Maiev moved like a true ghost through the ruins and shadows surrounding the temple. Her keen senses allowed her to evade patrolling demon squads and fel traps hidden in the corners, and not a single demon discovered this master of stealth.

She quickly found an abandoned drain leading into the temple, one of the backup entrances Akama had mentioned, from which she could sneak into the temple.

The entrance was filled with a dense aura of fel energy, and several invisible magical eyes hovered at the entrance of the passage. Any unauthorized intruder would trigger an alarm, but this was no problem for the Watchers.

Maiev was preparing to find a way to bypass or dismantle them when a thought suddenly struck her: Rhodes' monster seemed to be immune to magic, so why not try to see if it could be immune to magic traps?

These types of attacks from fel magic traps also fall under the category of magical energy, and according to Rhodes, they should theoretically be immune to.

Maiev gave the magical elemental behind her the command to go and touch the trap.

One of the magical elements drifted slowly forward, passing directly through the area shrouded in fel energy. The Eye of Mana detected its presence and immediately unleashed beams of scorching fel energy.