Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

If it weren't for my thick skin and tough flesh, I would have been killed by now.

“I never imagined that there would be such a terrifying being on the continent of Edolas, a terrifying being who could fight Lord Archimonde to a standstill,” Tichondrius said as he approached Krasus.

To be honest, at first he shared the same idea as a certain night elf queen: as long as Lord Archimonde descended smoothly.

By opening a larger portal and summoning a demonic army, they could conquer the world and make it belong to the Burning Legion without even Lord Sargeras needing to descend in person.

But sometimes man proposes, God disposes! Who could have imagined that the tiny world of Azeroth would have such a powerful demigod? This is no longer just a match for Lord Archimonde, but rather Lord Archimonde being utterly defeated.

"I thought Lord Archimonde was invincible, but it seems he has rivals. It seems this world isn't as simple as I imagined. Aren't you going to lend a hand? Lord Tichondrius, I've heard that your Dreadlords possess a very powerful sleep spell; perhaps you could use it," Krasus said.

At this moment, I absolutely cannot reveal any weakness, so Lord Rhodes, you should be able to handle the little dreadlord with a sleep spell!

"Haha, it seems Lord Rhodes is quite knowledgeable about our magic. That's right, just as you said."

We, the Dreadlords, are indeed skilled in a kind of sleeping magic, and even those stronger than us can fall victim to it. However, I dare not easily disturb Lord Archimonde's battle.

"You don't understand Lord Archimonde. Without his orders, I would have gone to his aid, and I would have been killed, even if we had won," Tichondrius said.

This is no joke. Archimonde's personality is arguably the closest to that of Lord Sargeras; he is capricious and bloodthirsty.

To be honest, most of the dreadlords would rather follow Kil'jaeden than Archimonde.

Moreover, Lord Archimonde's three lieutenants, Annaseron, Kazrogar, and Azgalor, a powerful Doom Lord, a Dreadlord, and a Pit Lord—these three haven't even made a move yet!

"I just asked Her Majesty the Queen for permission to go and support Lord Archimonde. What do you think?" Krasus asked tentatively.

At the same time, a strong aura of holy light ignited on his body, the power emanating from the Holy Light Seed that Rhodes had bestowed upon him.

The golden holy power filled the Dreadlord with disgust, causing him to take a step back, while some of the surrounding demons also showed expressions of terror.

"No, no, Lord Rhodes, I admit that you are very strong, but your power is mainly the power of holy light, and you have not yet received the baptism of my Lord."

"Your holy light is the most lethal thing to us demons, so you should stay here," Tichondrius said hastily.

"That's a real shame. I was planning to cast a few blessing-type Holy Light spells on Archimonde!" Krasus said, feigning regret.

Upon hearing this, Tichondrius rolled his eyes. "Let you unleash a few Holy Light Blessings. For Lord Archimonde, that's not a blessing, it's a burn."

Above the battlefield, Rhodes, in his cyan dragon form, clashed with the fel energy unleashed by Archimonde.

Fel flames scorched the dragon's scales as the two battled from the sky to the ground, causing mountains to crumble and the earth to split in their wake.

"Your strength is indeed astonishing, Azure Scale! But how long can you hold out? The Legion's reinforcements are endless, while your life force will eventually run out!" At this moment, Archimonde's three lieutenants also went into battle.

"Now! Take him down!" Archimonde roared.

At this moment, he no longer wanted to engage in any one-on-one combat; all he wanted now was to quickly take down this troublesome guy.

Doom Lord Kazrogar was the first to attack. Despite its massive size, it possessed disproportionate agility. Its enormous double-bladed battle axe, imbued with destructive fel energy, tore through the air with a slash aimed at Rhodes! The swing of the battle axe created green energy ripples, blocking Rhodes's left-side escape route.

Almost simultaneously, the dreadlord Anotheron appeared on Rhodes' right side. Instead of attacking directly, it opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and let out a silent shriek—the putrid swarm!

Countless visible swarms of dark green magical insects buzzed and swarmed towards Rhodes, causing damage as well as inflicting severe disease and slowing effects.

Directly ahead, the Pit Lord Azgaro charged forward with earth-shaking strides, his iconic massive double-headed spear raised high, its tip gleaming with a chilling fel energy—the opening move for Cleave and Rain of Flames!

The three legendary demon lords worked together seamlessly, instantly cornering Rhodes. Krasus, watching from the city wall, was on the edge of his seat, and even Tichondrius wore a cruel smile.

However, Rhodes, who was in the eye of the storm, showed no sign of panic on his face.

“I’ve been waiting for you all to get together!” Rhodes whispered, his emerald eyes shining brightly.

Instead of trying to dodge Kazloga's cleave, he held his mace horizontally to his side and took the blow head-on!

"clang--!!"

Amidst the deafening clang of metal against metal, Rhodes used the force to fly backward. Although he appeared to be knocked away, he consciously adjusted his direction, placing himself precisely in the center of the "encirclement" formed by the three lieutenants and the fel lava pool below.

“A futile struggle!” Archimonde grinned, preparing to unleash his next destructive spell.

Rhodes was incredibly fast. He twisted his body in mid-air, ignoring the corrosive swarm of bees and the impending rain of flames. He raised his spiked club high above his head, and the surging life force, dragon power, and demigod authority within him poured into the weapon in an unprecedentedly frenzied manner.

The mace began to tremble violently, emitting a low rumble like the brewing of thousands of thunderbolts.

At the tip of the rod, the blue electric light stopped leaping and instead compressed and condensed inward to form a miniature sphere of light containing destructive energy.

"This move, Archimonde, was specially prepared for you. I've named it 'Thunderous Grace.'"

Rhodes slammed his spiked club down hard on the area where the three lieutenants and Archimonde were located!

Starting with the spiked club, it pierced down! Countless bolts of lightning poured down following Rhode's guidance.

Where the beam of light passed, space seemed to freeze for a moment.

Azgalo, the first to be hit, had his massive abyss lord body melt away like ice and snow within the pillar of light. He didn't even have time to scream before he was reduced to the most basic particles and vanished.

Its massive double-headed spear crashed to the ground with a clang, and it was immediately sent back to the Twisting Nether to resurrect.

Anotheron attempted to escape using Shadow Shield and teleportation spells, but Rhodes' attack had already arrived.

The shield shattered like a bubble, and the teleportation spell was forcibly interrupted.

The Dreadlord let out a desperate shriek, its body disintegrating inch by inch within the pillar of light, leaving only a few wisps of rapidly dissipating black smoke.

Kazrogar, the most ferocious of them all, roared and channeled all its fel energy into its greatsword, slashing upwards at the descending pillar of light, attempting to meet fire with fire. However, the mace, forged from anti-magic metal, driven by the terrifying power infused by Rhodes, collided violently with the greatsword!

Because the Doom Lord was also killed by Rhodes, the three lieutenants only took 2 minutes to enter and leave the field.

With a single move, the three powerful demon lieutenants were reduced to ashes!

The entire battlefield, both the demons and the allied forces, fell into a deathly silence. Even the dragons and doomguards locked in combat in the sky instinctively stopped what they were doing.

While Archimonde was still in a daze, Rhodes had already attacked. This time, Rhodes secretly released several curse-type spells, such as impending doom, curse possession, weakness, slow movement, and sudden blindness.

Several negative spells instantly caused Archimonde to lose one-third of his combat power, and even caused him to lose his vision.

Rhodes cast amplifying spell on himself, even secretly infusing his spiked club with holy light, before smashing it down hard on Archimonde's head.

"This is the blow! Archimonde, get back to the Twisting Nether!" The spiked club struck Archimonde's forehead with perfect accuracy.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but the light in his eyes quickly went out, leaving only emptiness and death.

Archimonde the Defiler, one of the commanders of the Burning Legion, slowly fell backward.

"boom."

The heavy body crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and then fell silent.

“No…impossible…” Tichondrius on the city wall showed a look of horror.

Meanwhile, the demon hunter who had been waiting in the shadows made his move. This was the opportunity Illidan had been waiting for. Accompanying him were a mage named Rhonin and an orc warrior named Broxigar.

Chapter 381 Rewards, Cloud City, Holy Angel, New City Tower

On the side of the Allied forces, deafening cheers erupted, a jubilation so intense it was almost heart-wrenching!

"We won! We won!"

"Lord Qinglin! God of War!"

Long live Azeroth!

The demigods of the wilderness roared with triumphant joy, and the dragons breathed their victorious dragonfire.

Jarod Shadowsong seized the opportunity and, with a hoarse voice, issued the order for the all-out attack: "All troops, attack! Destroy all demons! For Azeroth!"

The allied forces surged like a flood bursting its banks, rushing towards the scattered demons.

Archimonde's death was not only a glorious victory on the battlefield, but also meant that the Burning Legion's plan to descend upon Azeroth had suffered an unprecedented setback.

This was the Burning Legion's top fighting force after their arrival, and now that they have been defeated, the morale of the mortal armies is even higher.

"For our great ancestors!"

"For the glory of the Kaldorei!"

"For Azeroth! Charge, warriors, defeat these demons and reclaim our homeland!"

Rhodes leaned on his spiked club, breathing heavily. The continuous high-intensity fighting, especially the final burst of power that killed Archimonde and his three lieutenants, had almost drained him of his strength.

But he knew the war was not over, and the Legion portals were still releasing demons in droves.

If the portal isn't closed, even if Sargeras doesn't come, the endless demon army alone would be enough to wear everyone down.

However, Rhodes now wants to check his gains. This time, he killed three Burning Legion lieutenants and Archimonde once again.

Ding dong, a glorious victory! Your level has increased, your skills have improved. This time, Rhodes upgraded his intermediate intelligence to advanced, and now his mana is more than doubled. Even if he casts spells continuously on the battlefield, he will not feel tired at all.

The amazing attribute that Rhode also added is to Strength, but now spell power is more important.

Next are four random wild resource rewards. The first reward is a gold mine vein. This reward is very simple and straightforward, providing 1000 units of gold per day. As more and more cities are built, and given that only one parliament can be built, this source of gold income becomes crucial.

Next, Rhodes received a reward of a field troop building, which he didn't know who had looted, but it was the Angel's Cloud City.

The ability to summon an angel each week brought Rhodes to tears of joy.

Angels were his ultimate fighting force when they first appeared, and they were also the first level 7 unit he obtained. Later, with the help of the power of Holy Light, they were upgraded to the Archangel of Holy Light and served as his trump card. As he slew countless powerful enemies, he unleashed terrifying power when Sargeras's remnant soul eroded his will.

Moreover, these level 7 units will boost morale by one even if they are just in the army. These special effects are really too powerful. Angels are the most practical unit in Heroes of Might and Magic, bar none.

Previously, angels had always come from the Griffin Treasure House, but now Rhodes has finally obtained a building that can reliably produce angels, which is truly invaluable.

Without the slightest hesitation, Rhodes immediately ordered his army of angels to attack the nest, easily eliminating several of the lesser angels inside. The corpses of these lesser angels were also valuable; they could be collected to create necromancy spells in the future.

Wait, what suddenly occurred to Rhodes? His own reincarnation, or the resurrection spell of the Archangel of Holy Light.

Is it possible to resurrect these angels? There are four guardian angels here.

Even though it's just a basic little angel, if it's resurrected and becomes recruitable, then I'll essentially have a month's worth of soldiers for free.

Thinking of this, Rhodes immediately ordered his Archangel of Light to cast resurrection spells on these lesser angels. If they were still monsters after being resurrected, then killing them would be the end of it. If not, then they could think about it.

With a burst of golden light, the few little angels that had just been killed were instantly revived and came over, once again blocking Rhodes's way.

However, this time a new system notification sound appeared, and Rhodes' smile immediately blossomed.

A group of little angels admire you and want to join your army. Wild units sometimes randomly join your army as well. If you have advanced diplomacy skills, you can approach wild monsters and try to interact with them. They might just join you because they admire you.

Rhode immediately accepted the four little angels and sent them to the mountain fortress to upgrade them into archangels. He then recruited the remaining little angel from the nest, and all five were upgraded to archangels together. With the help of the Holy Fire Phoenix and the blessing of Rhode's own holy light power, they successfully transformed into Holy Light Archangels, reaching the level of level 8 soldiers.

This expanded Rhodes's forces to 10 level 8 units, a total of 10 Archangels of Light.

On the battlefield, only half an hour had passed, but the archangels in the system space had already completed their upgrades.

After the upgrade was complete, Rhodes took out the water from the Well of Eternity that he had collected over the past few days. He had been serving Queen Azshara every day, making Her Majesty extremely happy.