Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

As soon as the words were spoken, the portal suddenly expanded, and even more demons surged out like a tide. This time, what appeared were no longer grunts, but the elite of the Burning Legion—hundreds of Eredar fel lords, dozens of pit lords, and organized legions of Doomguards.

The battlefield situation has reversed once again.

Worse still, the portal continues to expand, and more elite demons are pouring in. At this rate, the allied forces will be completely overwhelmed in less than an hour.

"The portal must be shut down!" Jarod Shadowsong roared in the command center.

"Otherwise, we'll all die here!"

But everyone knows that closing the portal is no easy task. The portal is located directly above the Well of Eternity, controlled by Xavius ​​himself, heavily guarded, and under the watchful eye of Sargeras' will.

Breaking through the encirclement and destroying the portal is virtually impossible.

unless……

Malfurion, Cenarius, and the demigod Deer all turned their gazes toward the royal palace, now only able to pray that Rhodes and Illidan's operation would succeed.

Before launching this final battle, Tyrande released the green-skinned monster, Broxigar, a valiant warrior who claimed to be an orc.

Cenarius personally crafted an oak axe for him and enchanted it. This orc had infiltrated the palace to support Illidan, hoping that with Rhodes's arrival, they could successfully close the portal and stop the Burning Legion's invasion.

What they need to do now is simple: stop the Burning Legion.

Meanwhile, deep within the royal palace.

Illidan, Rhonin, and Broxigar stealthily moved through the shadows.

Thanks to Illidan's demonic vision, they could clearly see the flow of energy, allowing them to avoid all patrolling demons and high elf mages.

Ronin used magic to conceal the presence and sounds of the three, while Brox held a wooden battle axe and vigilantly observed his surroundings.

"The portal's core is just ahead. I can sense a massive amount of fel energy gathering there, as well as... Xavius's soul fluctuations, and a large number of Legion demons," Illidan said.

"With so many demons, how are we supposed to get in? Rushing in would be suicide," Luo Ning said.

Illidan looked at the portal in the distance. He did have a plan: to use the special ability of a demon hunter, a new way of using fel energy that he had just learned, to sneak in with the two of them. However, the portal would be guarded by high-ranking demons, and whether they could defeat them was another matter.

It seems we have no choice but to take a risky gamble. Illidan looked at the Well of Eternity. The only way now is to destroy the Well of Eternity directly and then blow up the portal.

Although it might cost the three lives, there was no time to worry about that now.

Just as the three were at their wits' end, and Illidan was about to reveal his insane plan, a burst of arcane light suddenly flashed around them, and a figure appeared there.

"Lord Rhodes!" Ronin called out softly.

The old orc beside him also raised his oak axe and patted his chest.

“Lord Rhodes, it is truly a pleasure to meet you here and to question your profound respect for the highest virtues.”

“It’s been a long time, Broxith. You’re as brave as ever, and you’ve even acquired a legendary weapon. The battle outside has reached a stalemate, and Sargeras’s attention is now completely drawn to it. It’s time to make our move,” Rhodes said.

The ten holy archangels have perfectly completed their missions, and the allied forces are also working very hard. Now Sargeras is completely captivated.

"I don't have time to go into details, but I've already investigated Savis's defensive setup and the positions of the demons inside."

"Listen to my orders: Illidan, the moment I break the gate's seal, use fel energy to strike the two dreadlords on the left flank and draw their fire; Broxigar, the pit lord on the right flank is yours, keep him occupied and don't let him interfere with me; Rhonin, use your strongest area-of-effect arcane magic to suppress the group of Eredar wizards in the rear for at least three seconds." Rhodes quickly assigned the battle tasks.

This time, Rhodes also used a disguise technique, changing his appearance. He would find a time to switch back with Krasus later, and then pretend to be terrified as he hid in the portal.

The three nodded immediately and quickly assumed combat stance.

"Lord Rhodes, I understand."

“Lord Rhodes, I will chop off the heads of those demons with my axe.”

Rhodes said no more, stepped forward, placed one hand on the incredibly sturdy door engraved with fel runes, and channeled his magic power into it.

"Break!"

With a soft shout, the evil runes on the door seemed to have encountered their nemesis, rapidly dimming and disintegrating, and the heavy metal door exploded inward with a piercing twisting sound!

"Let's do it!"

Rhodes fired a magical arrow first, blasting a gatekeeper demon into pieces.

Chapter 383 Destroying the Legion's Teleportation Portal and Entering the Twisting Nether

In this battle, I cannot use any holy light power; I must fight entirely with magic and conceal my identity.

The moment the gate burst open, the scene behind it sent a chill down everyone's spine. This was no longer the Queen's Palace they knew.

Even Rhodes felt a sense of unfamiliarity here; it had become a distorted space constructed entirely of fel energy.

Dark green fel energy flowed in the air like liquid, forming countless suspended fel runes. The ground was made of translucent green crystals, through which one could see the arcane energy surging in the Well of Eternity below. However, this azure energy was gradually being corrupted by the fel energy.

At the center of the space, a massive fel energy vortex was slowly rotating—that was the core node of the portal.

If Sargeras does indeed succeed in descending, then the Well of Eternity will transform from a Well of Order into a Well of Chaos and Fel.

The demons guarding this place are far more numerous and stronger than expected. These demons are all elite forces of the Burning Legion, each one a powerful demon who has followed Sargeras in his campaigns and conquered countless planets.

The demons were temporarily at a disadvantage in the battle outside because of the 10 Archangels of Light, but the elite demons present still did not move, because everything would change once Sargeras descended.

Twelve Eredar wizards hovered in mid-air, dressed in robes adorned with fel gems, their staffs gleaming with a dangerous light.

Several Fel Lords of the Fear Guardians were engulfed in Fel energy. The four Pit Lords moved like mountains, their heavy breathing sounding like the roar of a blower.

Further out, there were dozens of Doomsday Guardians and countless Demon Guardians.

Standing before all the demons was a figure clad in a magnificent night elf robe, but whose body was largely demonized—Savis. His eyes burned with the flames of fel energy, and a cruel smile played on his lips.

“I sense… the aura of a traitor.” Xavius’s gaze swept over the four of them, finally landing on Illidan. “Look who’s here, traitor Illidan. You have indeed failed Lord Sargeras’s expectations.”

Just like the guy who recommended you to join the legion, you even brought your... friends? I'll kill you all.

Then I will prove to Lord Sargeras that I am right, that Rhodes is a traitor, and that he has vanished without a trace.

The feud between him and Rhodes ran quite deep. Before he was transformed into a satyr by the power of fel energy, he had already lost to Rhodes in magic, and was thoroughly defeated by him using the power of holy light.

They were despised by all the Highborne elves and even lost their queen.

All of this was unacceptable to Xavius, so he painstakingly plotted revenge. But then that bastard Rhodes suddenly became a guest of honor of the Burning Legion.

How could he be appreciated by Sargeras? What makes that bastard Rhodes so special?

You are the one who controls everything; you are the one who opened the portal and welcomed the Legion into this world.

Xavius's hatred for Rhodes was beyond words, so even if it meant defying Sargeras's orders, he wouldn't allow him to enter the portal.

The demon legion was aware of this, and Sargeras didn't seem to fully trust Rhodes, leaving the maintenance of the portal to him. Rhodes had no chance to interfere in the affairs here.

Illidan gritted his teeth, the fel flames in his eye sockets pulsating violently: "Xavius, your madness must end. I will hunt you down with the Warblade of Azzinoth in my hand."

He had given almost everything to fight the Burning Legion, even transforming himself from a night elf into a half-demon, neither human nor ghost.

“Crazy? Hahaha.” Savis laughed, his eyes full of smugness.

At this moment, Xavius ​​felt that he had caught Rhodes by the nose. This guy named Illidan was someone he had personally introduced to Lord Sargeras, which was why Lord Sargeras would personally bestow fel power upon him.

Even in terms of status, if Illidan had developed in the usual way, he would have been above him.

But now, this person who could have followed the true god and even gained a dominant position has betrayed us. Is there anything better in this world?

"No, I am more awake than ever! I have seen the truth—the universe will eventually be purified, and only by following Lord Sargeras's will can one attain eternity!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xavius ​​raised his hand and unleashed a Fel Blast! The dark green energy beam tore through the air and shot straight at Illidan!

"Get out of the way!" Rhodes shouted, forming hand seals at the same time.

Rhodes responded purely with arcane energy. A complex six-pointed star array appeared in his palm, rotating to guide and deflect the fel energy impact, ultimately striking the fel energy crystal wall to the side and exploding into a shower of sparks.

Savis raised an eyebrow: "Oh? A human proficient in arcane magic? Interesting, but do you think you can fight the Legion with just this little trick?"

"Where did you come from? A mage like you shouldn't be an unknown nobody."

"I'm just an ordinary adventurer. I'm here to run a dungeon, and I brought a few friends with me." Rhodes smiled slightly and cast a summoning spell.

An old mage wearing a red robe and holding a green staff, and a goblin-like creature wearing blue clothes and holding a large iron hammer.

Another figure appeared in the arena, wielding a sword and a giant shield in one hand, his entire body encased in iron armor, resembling a metal can. Also appearing was a priest wearing blue robes, whose face mask shimmered with golden energy.

The one wearing the red robe is Rhodes' new archmage. This guy can reduce the size of his spells as soon as he appears on the battlefield, and the spells of his allies will also be reduced. It can be said that he comes with a built-in mana reduction aura.

The other green goblin is Didi, one of the core units of the Tower Clan. Its only ranged skill is to throw an iron ball at people.

The other was a Crusader summoned from a refugee camp, and a human priest.

Rhodes was impersonating one of the players who was supposed to be following Illidan in the dungeon, so he temporarily found himself a few teammates.

Although these teammates were relatively weak, they were still usable. Diudiu was the first to strike, throwing out a big iron hammer with great momentum, but the damage was pitifully small.

He successfully struck a Legion demon in the leg, who felt nothing more than a mosquito bite and was completely unharmed.

An Eredar mage was burned to ashes before he could even utter a scream when a single fel flame struck.

Illidan looked at Rhodes speechlessly. "Please, I thought you were going to summon some powerful reinforcements, but you summoned a bunch of weaklings."

"Don't look at me like that, buddy. It's already pretty good that I was able to find a few people to come and risk their lives with us. That goblin died a worthy death," Rhodes said nonchalantly.

Anyway, I don't care how many of these trash units die.

At this moment, the archmage, positioned at the rear by Rhodes, unleashed a green beam from his staff, successfully killing a low-level demon.

However, this mage made Illidan feel something strange: his fel magic seemed to consume less energy, which seemed to be the mage's greatest strength.

Meanwhile, the other warrior, Iron Can, wielding a shield and a two-handed greatsword, also stepped up. Illidan really wanted this seemingly reliable warrior to show his abilities.

Even the old orc patted his breastplate; this human warrior was similar to those tin can soldiers from Stormwind, but he seemed to be stronger.

And the result did not disappoint. This guy in the tin can successfully held off several Fel Fear Guardians, fighting them to a standstill, but it was just a back-and-forth.

After blocking two attacks, there was no third. A group of demons rushed up, intending to chop him into mincemeat. It seemed the Crusader was about to die a violent death.

Illidan was speechless. "Come on, bro, are you messing with me?"

Just then, a golden figure suddenly appeared in the sky. It was a golden holy light elemental, and it was the highest version of Rhodes' Summoning.

She was burning with intense light, and had a pair of wings on her back.

Immediately after the Holy Light element appeared, a Paladin spell, Divine Shield, was cast, along with Blessing of Wisdom, Blessing of Kings, and Blessing of Might.

Meanwhile, the priest or sorcerer who had been watching the whole thing gathered a golden ball of light in his hand and then destroyed a demon.

However, this golden sphere of light was not the power of holy light, but seemed to be another kind of power. Ronin cooperated by releasing arcane missiles for long-range support.

The old man shook his head helplessly, picked up his oak axe, and rushed forward to support the Crusader who was being besieged. Although he wasn't very strong, he was still a warrior, and he couldn't let him die like that.