Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

"And there's the elemental army! Although it doesn't exist yet, it will soon. The elemental army you summon will obey your orders when you send them to attack me."

"I understand, I accept your proposal. But Rhodes, you've taken all the benefits of this trip to the Outer Realms, leaving me with nothing. Is this what you call a friend?"

First, he formed an alliance with the Draenei, then he reunited with the Alliance's expeditionary force, and further boosted his reputation during the Battle of the Black Temple, thus enhancing his standing within the Alliance.

Rhodes has truly gotten all the benefits this time.

"Hahaha, why didn't you get any soup? You did get to eat meat, didn't you? Didn't you get some from the Dark Temple? And didn't you get these female demons too?"

Moreover, there will be an elemental army in the future, and even a phoenix of evil fire.

"And most importantly, I will help you avert a huge crisis and save your life," Rhodes said.

Immediately after the Battle of the Black Temple ended, Kil'jaeden came knocking, and the entire battle took place right under his nose.

Illidan was stunned upon hearing this, then turned to look into the distance with a shocked expression.

A fiery red storm of fel energy suddenly approached the high platform of the Dark Temple, accompanied by terrifying fel power.

"What is that?" Kael'thas asked in shock.

"We're in big trouble, everyone, Kil'jaeden is here."

As soon as Rhodes finished speaking, a crimson, ten-meter-tall Eredar demon lord phantom appeared before Rhodes and Illidan. The newcomer was none other than Kil'jaeden the Deceiver, one of the commanders of the Burning Legion.

“Foolish demon hunter, do you think you can hide from me by hiding in this remote place? I ordered you to destroy the Frozen Throne, and you dare to disobey my command.”

Chapter 237 Kil'jaeden, your resentment is towards Velen for not taking you with him.

The sudden appearance of Kil'jaeden put immense pressure on the Allied Forces; no one expected the legendary Legion Lord to descend.

Kil'jaeden's fel phantom was enormous and solid. Although it was not his true form, the terrifying pressure emanating from Sargeras, the fallen titan of the Pantheon and one of the commanders of the Burning Legion, still made the air in the entire throne room of the Black Temple seem to freeze.

The pungent, sulfurous stench of fel energy was suffocating, and green energy ripples spread outwards from the phantom, eroding the remaining remnants of holy light that were not yet completely tainted. The weaker soldiers even felt their souls tremble, almost collapsing to their knees.

Everyone held their breath. Old Mograine, Dathrohan, a large number of paladins and priests, as well as Akama and Draenei, all shone with holy light and gathered together.

Rhonin, Kael'thas, and Jaina simultaneously raised their staffs, while the two archangels beside Rhodes stood with their swords drawn, and the enormous phoenix of holy fire hovered above the temple, confronting Kil'jaeden's phantom.

At this moment, Illidan's body trembled. He never expected that Kil'jaeden, the lord of the Burning Legion, would actually descend.

Suddenly, Illidan's eyes fell on Rhodes. Could it be that this kid had already anticipated Kil'jaeden's appearance?

"Insignificant night elf, why did you not obey my command to attack the Frozen Throne? Answer my question." A terrifying fel force pressed down on Illidan.

"Kil'jaeden! I never intended to obey your orders," Illidan said through gritted teeth.

He couldn't back down at this moment; if he showed the slightest weakness, he would be finished.

Kil'jaeden's phantom erupted with even stronger fel energy fluctuations, and an invisible shock caused Illidan to involuntarily take a half step back.

"I think you've been blinded by this insignificant power, and have even started to befriend these... laughable mortal allies! You think you can escape my pursuit by gathering this bunch of ants?" The demon lord's gaze swept over the Alliance heroes who were on high alert, and lingered for a moment on Rhodes and the Holy Light creations beside him, with undisguised disgust.

"Holy Light... a nauseating aura. Lidan, you've disappointed me. Did you bring these mortals here to die?"

Upon hearing this, the paladins, draenei, and a large number of blood elves and humans below all looked at Illidan with unfriendly expressions.

"Damn it, this guy really is a lackey of the Burning Legion. Lord Rhodes has been deceived by him."

"Brothers, prepare for battle, to the death!" Old Mograine said, raising Ashbringer in his hand.

"Kil'jaeden, you shameless traitor!" Akama, who had transformed back into a Draenei, roared.

"Rhodes, if you don't do something now, we're all doomed," Illidan said through gritted teeth, glaring at Rhodes.

Rhodes chuckled upon hearing this, actually quite curious. Illidan, after his resurrection, had easily defeated Kil'jaeden with the help of Prophet Velen and Khadgar, yet now he was so terrified by just a phantom.

So, is it all just for the sake of the plot, or is there some unspeakable reason behind it? All I can say is that the two commanders of the Burning Legion went from being at the pinnacle of prestige to ending up in the gutter!

According to the Warcraft lore, either of these two generals, Edolas, would be invincible. However, during the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Rhodes experienced Archimonde's power firsthand and, with the help of the Archangel of Light and the demigod Cenarius, successfully defeated him.

"Kil'jaeden the Deceiver, I've heard so much about you." Rhodes finally stood before Illidan and spoke; if he didn't speak soon, Illidan's current image would be completely ruined.

Kil'jaeden's gaze was completely focused on Rhodes. "A mortal... yet strange powers are intertwined within him. You are the one who has repeatedly interfered with the Legion's plans and even dared to kill the Legion's commander?"

“That’s right, it is I. I am the one who escorted Archimonde home during the Battle of Mount Hyjal not long ago. Don’t be so polite. How is Archimonde now?” Rhodes looked at Kil’jaeden without any fear.

Don't tell me you're not the real you. Even if you were here in your true form, I would still kill you right here.

“How audacious! Do you think that just because you defeated Archimonde you have the right to be arrogant towards the Legion? Do you even know the true power of the Legion?” Kil’jaeden sneered.

"Isn't it just that Sargeras, this bronze titan, gathered together a bunch of weaklings he had previously defeated and then formed a bunch of good-for-nothings? Or it would be better to call it a useless army. You invaded Azeroth twice and were defeated twice. I have to say, the Legion is truly invincible!" Rhodes directly mocked.

"Heh, so you're Illidan's backer, and his confidence comes from you?"

Illidan, you damned traitor! Lord Sargeras once bestowed upon you unparalleled power and even expected you to become the Legion's third commander.

You deserved unparalleled glory and unmatched power, yet you betrayed Lord Sargeras..."

Kil'jaeden was interrupted by a burst of laughter before he could finish speaking.

"Haha, sorry, please let me laugh for a while. I really didn't expect someone to say that being someone else's dog is so righteous and self-righteous."

The atmosphere instantly fell silent. Kil'jaeden looked at Rhodes with a very ugly expression. Where did this mortal get his courage?

“I spoke with your good brother, Prophet Velen, who told me that Kil'jaeden was a wise scholar who, like him, foresaw what would happen to the Eredar if they sided with the Burning Legion.”

Unfortunately, Kil'jaeden feared Sargeras' power and dared not oppose him, so the once wise draenei leader became Sargeras's dog. "Rhodes said.

"What do you know? What are you, a mortal? How dare you speak to me like that?" Kil'jaeden roared immediately.

“Am I lying? Who offered up their planet Argus willingly, even providing Sargeras with a planet soul? Poor Death Titan Argus, sold to Sargeras by you cowards, allowing Sargeras to obtain a powerful Titan without lifting a finger.” Rhodes retorted without fear.

Upon hearing this, Kil'jaeden's expression changed drastically. The matter of the Death Titan Argus was a top secret within the Legion, and very few people knew about it.

Because it belongs to the Dark Pantheon, although there are only three members there now, two of whom were forcibly enslaved by Sargeras, all three members are Titans.

"Kil'jaeden, I actually despise you. You are nothing but a complete coward. Your resentment towards Prophet Velen is not because you hate him for embracing the Holy Light."

"But I hate that he embraced the Holy Light without taking you with him, am I right?" Rhodes directly used his trump card.

Upon hearing this, the Black Temple fell into complete silence. Kil'jaeden stared at Rhodes with wide eyes and an expression of disbelief.

Damn it! How could this be? That guy Velen even told him this kind of thing, Kil'jaeden's mind was screaming in fury.

This is the first time, the first time someone has spoken out their true inner thoughts.

Rhodes was right. The reason he went to such lengths to hunt down the Draenei was not because he really wanted to eliminate these traitors.

Instead, he wanted to punish Velen, the brother who had abandoned him years ago. He even meticulously planned many things for this purpose, and the son of the prophet Velen was in his hands.

Now a powerful Eredar demon lord in the Burning Legion, he eagerly anticipates Velen's reaction upon seeing his son and intends to orchestrate a father-son showdown.

"Hahaha, did I hit a nerve? Kil'jaeden? How pathetic! Brother Prophet Velen, why didn't you take me with you? Why didn't you take me with you to join the Holy Light? Why did you abandon me and let me embrace fel energy?" Rhodes used an extremely exaggerated expression to provoke Kil'jaeden's anger to the extreme.

"Shut up, you foolish mortal! What do you know? I'm going to kill you! I'm going to drag your soul into hell for 1 years, no, 10 years! I'm going to cut you into pieces and eat you!" Kil'jaeden was furious.

At this moment, Kil'jaeden's resentment towards Velen intensified. That bastard actually told an outsider, a mere mortal, about this.

What's even more despicable is that this mortal actually used this secret to humiliate himself in front of so many people.

"Heh, then come on then. I'm standing right here. Come up to me and let's see who cuts whom into pieces. Anyone can talk tough, right? Come and bite me if you dare!" Rhodes gave Kil'jaeden the middle finger.

At this moment, everyone realized that this Kil'jaeden seemed to be just an illusion. He looked very powerful, but he was actually a paper tiger. Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“I assure you, mortal, you will pay for what you said today. You have done a foolish thing. Although you killed Archimonde in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, you were not killed by the World Tree. Archimonde’s soul was not damaged and he will soon be resurrected. You won’t be so lucky next time,” Kil’jaeden said.

Now Rhodes has become the second person Kil'jaeden hates besides the prophet Velen, because this mortal has touched his deepest wound and ruthlessly reopened it.

“Then I will look forward to your arrival. Azeroth will take good care of you. Now I will send this phantom home first.” Rhodes gestured for Kil’jaeden to enter.

Then, the two archangels of holy light and the phoenix of holy fire were engulfed in blazing holy flames.

Chapter 238 Attacking the city is inferior to attacking the mind; Kil'jaeden's imagination.

Faced with Rhodes' blatant provocation and expulsion, Kil'jaeden's fel phantom twisted and swelled violently due to extreme rage, as if it wanted to devour the entire Black Temple. The terrifying fel pressure was so real that many Allied warriors could hardly breathe, and even some demons trembled in fear.

Even if it was just an illusion, the power Kil'jaeden displayed was enough to shock everyone. Rhodes frowned. So how did those three guys in the future kill him?

The power displayed by Kil'jaeden's phantom was such that if I hadn't come, without the Archangel of Light, the Phoenix of Fire, and a bunch of paladins under my command...

Illidan alone is no match for him.

"Mortal! You will pay the price for your arrogance!" Kil'jaeden's roar was deafening, and green fel flames surged wildly around his phantom.

At this moment, Kil'jaeden was furious to the extreme. There are some things you can see but don't say, but Rhodes didn't leave himself any bottom line at all.

Fortunately, there were no Burning Legion soldiers around, or more importantly, Eredar. If word of this got back to Sargeras or anyone else, it wouldn't be good news.

Nominally, he is the commander of the Burning Legion, and all the demons of the Burning Legion must obey his orders. Because Archimonde is often away on campaigns, he is actually the one in control of the Burning Legion, but this is a misconception.

The true master of the Burning Legion will always be Sargeras, the one on the Burning Throne; I am merely his puppet.

Although Rhodes' words were hurtful, Kil'jaeden had to admit he was right; he was indeed a dog, a dog of Sargeras.

What an irony! One of the Burning Legion's most important commanders is nothing more than a dog in front of Sargeras.

"Enough with the nonsense." Rhodes curled his lip in disdain. Today, I'm going to break your defenses.

"When Kil'jaeden Sargeras recruited you, he told you that you would accomplish a great feat, a grand expedition that would reach the very end of creation."

For this you have offered up your entire race and your world Argus, but is what he said true?

"Can you really complete this so-called expedition, really eliminate the threat of the Void, and save the entire real universe? I have my doubts," Rhodes said.

“I have never doubted that Lord Sargeras would keep his promise. Mortal, what else do you know that Velen said to you?” Kil’jaeden asked, squinting.

This matter was a promise Sargeras made back then, known only to the three leaders, Archimonde and himself. They certainly wouldn't tell Rhodes, so the only person who could have revealed it was Velen.

This guy really talks about everything! The holy light power on this kid is extremely strong. Could it be that Velen has already taken him as his successor? He didn't choose his own people, but chose an outsider instead. What is it about this kid that makes him so valued by Velen?

"What do I know? I know why Sargeras went mad. To put it bluntly, he saw the destruction of the universe. He saw the Void corrupting everything, even the Titans, and eventually the entire universe would fall into shadow."

As the most advanced life forms in the entire real universe, the Titans considered themselves invincible, supreme gods, or even the gods of creation. But in reality, there are even higher-level beings above the Titans.

"They are the original beginning of the universe, the true creator gods, the First Ones." Rhodes dropped a bombshell: the newly added concept of the First Ones in the Shadowlands.

Kil'jaeden opened his mouth, looking at Rhodes with disbelief. The Firstborn! Logically speaking, this planet, which had been modified by the Titans and completely occupied by Titan creatures, should not know this term.

Because those Titan guardians would deliberately erase their existence, making mortals believe that the Titans were the true creator gods, but they never expected that this mortal in front of them would know about the existence of the Firstborn.

They even knew that Sargeras' ultimate goal was to deal with the Void forces.

"It seems you know more than those insignificant mortals. You have seen through the false lies woven by the Titans. You are right, the Titans are not the creator gods, but the First Ones are."