Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

"I will go with you to Lord Rhodes in Stormwind. I will personally help you find the Black Dragon Princess and bring her to justice."

"However, I dare not make the decision on rebuilding the Black Dragonflight. I will report this matter to the Great Blue Dragonflight King after I leave you, and then my king will inform the other dragonflight kings of this matter," said Tyrion.

“It seems we’ve reached an agreement. However, for better fishing, I need to disguise you a bit. We can reveal the black dragon, but we absolutely cannot reveal the blue dragon,” Rhodes said.

His own black dragon was mainly used to annoy the black dragon princess; ordinary mortals couldn't tell the difference between his black dragon and the black dragons of the black dragon legion.

To mortals, these two things look exactly the same, both pitch black, and possess terrifying power, abnormal defense, and even dragon breath.

Rhodes planned to use this intelligence to give a good provocation to a certain countess, and then take her as his mount to satisfy his desire to collect mounts.

True to his word, Rhodes looked at the blue dragon girl in front of him. "I'm missing a blue dragon for my crotch!" *cough cough*

After discussing the specifics, Rhodes once again used his disguise technique, but this time the target of the disguise was Anveena and the blue dragon Tyrion.

One of these two is the incarnation of the Sunwell, and the other is a true blue dragon. If they don't disguise themselves, a certain black dragon princess will see through their disguise. The disguise spell can turn them into ordinary humans and temporarily serve as Rhodes's guards.

After a strange light, Anvina and the blue dragon girl transformed into ordinary human forms. Once they confirmed that everything was alright, they all rode onto the black dragon's back.

Four black dragons carrying Rhodes soared into the sky in an instant, setting off from Tarren Mill and heading towards Stormwind.

The black dragon's flight speed was extremely fast, far surpassing that of the previous wyverns.

After several days of flying, Rhodes and his companions flew across the entire Eastern Kingdoms, passed through Ironforge, and entered the territory of Stormwind.

Four enormous black dragons, their wings so large they could block out the sun, roared down from the skies above Elwynn Forest in a neat formation. Their scales gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and each powerful flap of their wings stirred up a gust of air, causing the trees in the forest to sway.

Rhodes chose an extremely high-profile entrance this time, wanting everyone to see him, and deliberately flew over Goldshire.

The local civilians, some adventurers, and Stormwind soldiers were all speechless with astonishment upon witnessing this scene, and some were even too frightened to move.

These are legendary dragons, and four of them appeared at once. What happened?

Such a conspicuous target was spotted by sharp-eyed sentries on the city walls when they were still several miles away from Stormwind.

"Warning! Warning! Unidentified flying object spotted in the northwest! Huge size... It's... It's a dragon! A black dragon!" The sentry's voice was shrill with shock and fear as he practically tumbled and crawled from the watchtower toward the alarm bell.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The rapid and loud chimes instantly resounded throughout Stormwind City, shattering the usual tranquility and peace of this human capital. The people in the city were momentarily stunned into not knowing what was happening.

All of humanity was astonished when they could see four giant dragons flying in the sky even through the towering city walls.

Some ordinary civilians were so frightened that they were trembling and frozen in place.

The soldiers on the city wall were on high alert. The archers took their positions, and the ballistae were quickly adjusted to aim at the approaching shadow in the sky. No one dared to make a move.

"Go quickly and inform King Varian and Lord Bolvar," said the commander in charge of guarding the city gate.

The soldiers scrambled towards Stormwind Keep, and soon the news of several black dragons descending upon Stormwind was relayed to the king and all the nobles.

Countess Katrana Presto was utterly bewildered. What was going on? Why was a black dragon here? What were her father and brother doing?

Wasn't it said that all members of the Black Dragonflight were in hiding and forbidden from showing their true faces? Why are they making such a high-profile appearance in Stormwind this time?

Filled with questions, the Black Dragon Princess headed to the walls of Stormwind.

Chapter 289 A High-Profile Debut, A Show of Force

Does this mean Father intends to take the city by force? But that doesn't make sense!

It wasn't that Stormwind was strong enough to stop the Black Dragonflight's attack; when hundreds of black dragons appeared, the city was powerless to resist.

The fundamental reason is that once the Black Dragon Legion appears, the remaining five-colored dragons will immediately be drawn by its scent, and then they will face encirclement and annihilation by the other five-colored dragons.

Moreover, even if it were to be taken by force, my father should have informed me in advance so that I could have made some preparations in Stormwind, such as arranging some dragonkin troops.

After becoming a noblewoman in Stormwind, Katarina summoned some of her dragonkin under her command and used dragon magic to disguise them as human guards.

"What on earth is going on? Is the black dragon really planning to attack Stormwind?"

“Stormwind will not sit idly by and wait to be destroyed; we will rise up in resistance,” said Duke Bolvar.

"We must be prepared for battle no matter what, and notify the army to be on alert at any time," King Varian said.

However, as the dragon horde approached, some sharp-eyed soldiers noticed something unusual. These black dragons flew with a steady and orderly posture, unlike scattered raiders. They were more like... a disciplined aerial cavalry.

Moreover, on the back of the most magnificent black dragon at the head, there seemed to be several human figures standing.

At this moment, the Black Dragon Princess on the city wall also noticed something was wrong. The appearance was indeed that of a black dragon, but it was not the black dragon she knew.

It's a black dragon that looks like a black dragon. Strange, why does that sound so awkward? Where did these monsters come from?

As a princess of the Black Dragon Clan, she could clearly sense that these Black Dragons possessed neither the power of the earth nor the corrupting power of the ancient gods.

Their appearance is basically the same as the black dragons of Azeroth, except for a few yellow scales around their navels, but this feature is indistinguishable to mortals.

Several big question marks appeared above Katarina's head. What the hell is going on? What on earth is going on?

Just as the garrison commander was about to order an attack, a loud and steady voice, like rolling thunder, spread throughout the entire city wall area with the aid of magic.

"Guards of Stormwind! Put away your weapons! I am Rhodes, Regent of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, Grand Marshal certified by the Supreme Command of the Alliance, Vice-Commander of the Knights of the Silver Hand, disciple of the demigod Cenarius, ally of Quel'Thalas, and practitioner of the Holy Light! This is my mount and guard, not an enemy!" Rhodes roared.

This long self-introduction left the Stormwind nobles and soldiers on the city wall completely bewildered. Wasn't the title a bit too long?

Even King Varian, atop the city walls, twitched at the corner of his mouth. He naturally knew who had come; not long ago, the princess of the fallen kingdom of Lordaeron had sent him a message.

It is said that the Grand Marshal of the Princes of Lordaeron is about to arrive, but Stormwind is actually somewhat dissatisfied with Rhodes' identity.

Firstly, the Regent of Lordaeron—that's fine, it's Lordaeron's internal affair, and Stormwind is willing to acknowledge it—but the title of Grand Marshal of the Alliance is not just a title to be given lightly.

This is a title that grants control over all of the Alliance's armies; in a sense, the entire Stormwind army should obey the orders of the Alliance's Grand Marshal.

However, the title of Grand Marshal Rhodes was not chosen by the kings, but was self-proclaimed. Even with the recognition of Princess Gallia, the Knights of the Silver Hand, and several other races in the Alliance, Stormwind City received no news and no one even attended the meeting.

Many things happened this year. First, the Kingdom of Lordaeron was struck by the Scourge of the Undead. In fact, the intelligence had just been delivered and the Kingdom of Stormwind had not yet made any response.

Arthas then killed his father, King Terenas, turning his country into ruins. When the disaster first struck, Varian actually intended to send Stormwind troops to provide relief.

More than a decade ago, during the Second War, the Kingdom of Stormwind was destroyed and his father was killed. Sir Lothar led them by ship to Lordaeron for refuge.

King Terenas at the time warmly received his party and single-handedly rallied the entire Alliance to form an expeditionary force, appointing Sir Lothar as Grand Marshal of the Alliance.

A counterattack was launched against the orcs. After a hard-fought battle, the Second War ended in a complete victory for the alliance formed by humans. This war resulted in the complete defeat of the Horde, and most of the orcs were enslaved.

Afterwards, the Alliance's expeditionary force went on to Outland. The Kingdom of Lordaeron owed the Kingdom of Stormwind a great debt of gratitude, but the nobles in the country did not think so. They believed that distant water could not quench immediate thirst.

It would take at least half a year just to gather troops from the various territories of Stormwind, train them, and send them to the battlefields of the Eastern Kingdoms.

By then, the Scourge will have already destroyed the Kingdom of Lothanron. Their task will be to better protect the kingdom and their people, rather than launching an expedition to save other countries.

If the princess of Lordaeron is willing to come and seek refuge, then it is acceptable, but a large army must never be sent to rescue Lordaeron.

Varian understood that the Kingdom of Stormwind had not yet recovered its strength, so he could only watch as the Kingdom of Lordaeron was destroyed and the princess fled to Kalimdor.

It was assumed that the Scourge army would head south directly to attack Stormwind, but instead, they sailed east to Kalimdor. Later, news came that the Burning Legion had been defeated by the Alliance and the Horde at the Battle of Mount Kegal.

Afterwards, Rhodes returned to the Kingdom of Lordaeron, regained control of the remaining forces in Lordaeron, and launched several large-scale battles, completely eradicating the undead forces in Lordaeron.

He even forced Arthas, the traitor, to flee to the continent of Northrend. (Outsiders didn't know why Arthas returned to Northrend; Rhodes claimed that he had severely injured Arthas, which was why the traitor had returned to Northrend.)

What happened next was even more surreal: the high elves, or blood elves, rejoined the Alliance, and they even opened a passage between Edolas and the orc world.

The expeditionary force, which had been missing for nearly fifteen years, was brought back to their homeland, Azeroth. Not long ago, several thousand Stormwind veterans returned to their homeland.

These veterans, along with their general, highly praised and evaluated Rhodes, calling him the Son of the Light, a valiant leader like Marshal Lothar and General Turalyon, and an executor of the Holy Light.

From then on, the Storm Kingdom paid close attention to Rhodes, mainly because they didn't know how to approach him.

Arian sighed and shook his head at Bolvar beside him. Bolvar immediately understood and waved his hand, ordering the soldiers to cease their attack and put away their bows and arrows.

"Put your weapons away, it's not the enemy coming."

At this moment, Rhodes, along with Anveena, Jaina, and the blue dragon girl, landed on the walls of Stormwind.

It wasn't until they saw it up close that the soldiers realized what a terrifying creature the black dragon was; a single black dragon standing on the city wall was enough to blot out the sky.

Its outstretched wings, robust body and limbs, and sharp fangs all demonstrate the black dragon's power.

There were four of these terrifying creatures in total. At this moment, some of the soldiers in Stormwind began to tremble, feeling an invisible pressure being exerted on them.

This is the unique aura of the dragon race; ordinary life forms are terrified when they see dragons. (The aura of the Holy Dragon is the most terrifying; aside from the undead, other level 7 and even level 8 units are affected and rendered immobile by fear. Other dragons also possess dragon might, but none are as powerful as the Holy Dragon's.)

“Your Excellency Regent Rhodes, welcome to Stormwind. You should have informed us in advance so we could have made some preparations to welcome you, instead of showing up in such a high-profile manner,” Varian said, looking at the four black dragons.

Is this a show of force to Stormwind? This guy doesn't seem to have any good intentions! Is it because he resents Stormwind for not offering a helping hand when Lordaeron was in its most difficult time?

"King Varian, I recently went to Quel'Thalas. On the way there, there was a slight mishap, and I dealt with an undead traitor."

Later, due to a fortuitous encounter, I obtained these black dragon mounts. I was very worried that I would arrive here too late and delay Her Highness's coronation as Queen, so I ordered the black dragons to fly at full speed.

"I'm so sorry for the inconvenience caused to you and your people," Rhodes said, nodding to Varian.

As the saying goes, there can't be two suns in the sky, or two rulers in a country. In the past, the Alliance was always led by the King of Lordaeron, who held absolute authority.

In the original timeline, after the fall of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, the highest authority in the Alliance fell into the hands of Stormwind. But now the situation is different; Lordaeron is regaining its former strength.

Stormwind has no intention of becoming a vassal state of Lordaeron. Varian also has ambitions, or rather, the nobles of Stormwind have ambitions. Who wants to be subordinate to someone else?

"Come inside with me, Lord Rhodes. I think we have a lot to talk about. Please allow me to be your host first. As for your black dragon mount..."

"I'm sorry, but the city can't accommodate them all. How about letting them stay outside the city for a while?" King Varian said.

But before Rhodes could speak, Countess Katarina stepped forward.

"Lord Rhodes, I would like to ask where your black dragon came from? As far as I know, black dragons are evil creatures. Have you sided with the Black Dragon King Neltharion?"

"Why isn't it Neltharion, the Black Dragon King, who has allied with me?" Rhodes said with a half-smile.

Katarina rolled her eyes at his words. "You think you can take me on?"

Chapter 290 Disdain, Onyxia, you beast, why don't you show yourself?

Listen to what you're saying! Why isn't Neltharion, the Black Dragon King, submitting to you? How dare you even utter such a thing?

Onyxia knew all too well how powerful her father was; when facing him, all she felt besides obeying his orders was fear.

Among the five dragon kings, Neltharion is the strongest, possessing almost all the perfect characteristics of a male dragon: an extremely perfect body, thick limbs, and wings that blot out the sky.

Compared to their father, the other two male dragon kings could only be described as thin and weak. Even the relatively strong red dragon queen appeared petite and delicate when she was with her father.

Onyxia firmly believed that no creature in the world could defeat her father in a one-on-one fight, and no one could defeat the Black Dragon King.

"Regent Lord Rhodes, I hope you're not joking. The Black Dragon King once disrupted the internal affairs of Lordaeron, but he has been exiled, or rather, defeated by us."