Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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The Burning Legion's precious ranged spellcasting power was devastated in a very short time! More than two-thirds of the Eredar mages and warlocks were killed in the first instance, and the rest were terrified and scattered, unable to organize effective spell support.

This sudden and deadly betrayal from within the "allies" was even more effective than Rhodes had anticipated!

The number of Dread Knights is still a bit small. If hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of Dread Knights launched a collective charge, how powerful would that be?

It can almost instantly tear apart any defense line. The title of the strongest level 6 unit is well-deserved. The Dread Knight beats up its own Bone Dragon brother without any pressure.

"Damn it! Damn Lich King, damn the Scourge, how dare you betray us!" Pit Lord Azgaro roared furiously as he watched the Legion's spellcaster squad be slaughtered.

Its enormous body, like that of a dragon, charged forward, attempting to stop the terrifying death knights.

The Abyss Lord did not observe carefully; these undead knights were not the Lich King's death knights at all, but a special type of unit he had never seen before.

However, just as the Abyss Lord launched his charge, a thick bolt of lightning struck precisely in front of him, blasting a huge crater and forcing him to stop.

At the summit, Medivh, his hair and beard bristling, his robes billowing even without wind, coldly gazed down: "Your opponent is me, the demon!"

Others cannot see these undead forces, but Medivh can see them from a special perspective. Death is also a force of nature, and Medivh can clearly sense that these undead creatures are not controlled by the Lich King.

Moreover, these undead seem to have been created by some mysterious force, rather than transformed from living people. It seems that Rhodes has many more secrets that he does not know.

Although these special undead knights were very powerful, even surpassing those diamond men, they were still no match for the abyss lord, so Medivh intervened to stop them.

They even blocked other high-ranking Burning Legion members who wanted to provide support. Although it only lasted a few minutes, the Dread Knights and the Vampire King had already slaughtered the ground mage forces.

Although the Vampire King's combat power is not as fierce as the Dread Knight's, his speed is incredibly fast, and he can revive through special abilities after being killed, making him no less powerful in combat.

At this moment, the Burning Legion's demons had gone into a frenzy, launching a fierce attack on their undead allies. The Lich King on the Frozen Throne was also somewhat bewildered.

Although he had already decided to rebel against the Burning Legion, Nima's speed of action caught him somewhat off guard.

However, the Lich King was even more certain of one thing: that bastard Rhodes did indeed possess the power to manipulate the undead, and quite a lot of them at that. If these special undead knights were inscribed with runes of the Scourge and mastered the power of blood, evil, and frost, their strength would be further enhanced. He really wanted to capture them.

Now is not the time. Perhaps I should study Scythe more. Seeing that the demon army has begun to attack the Scourge, the Lich King has completely dropped his pretense.

"Servants of darkness, warriors of the Scourge, strike back! These demons have betrayed us!" With the Lich King's command, the Scourge finally began to act.

After causing immense trouble for the Eredar mages, the six thousand skeleton warriors on the flank also met their doom.

Archimonde's elite demon forces surrounded them, and the skeleton warriors fell in droves, but they successfully completed their mission—greatly disrupting the Burning Legion's command and ranged systems, and buying Rhodes precious time to allow the Scourge to completely rebel.

Seeing the Scourge make its move, Rhodes immediately recalled his troops. In this battle, the Dread Knights and the Vampire King suffered no losses, and the Lich's ranged spellcasting was also unscathed. Many of the Wraiths were eliminated by the Eredar mages and the Burning Legion's demons.

The zombie army was so slow that it never even met the enemy before retreating.

The skeleton army suffered heavy losses. This time, Rhode used the skeleton army as a real filler, sending almost all 6500 skeleton warriors over.

They caused the loss of several thousand demon legions, but were also almost completely wiped out themselves. However, Rhode didn't care about these cannon fodder soldiers, because he could recruit a large number of them after the battle. Skeleton warriors were meant to be sacrificed.

The chaos within the Burning Legion lasted for several hours before the Burning Legion finally wiped out its Scourge forces.

This gave Rhodes' first line of defense a precious respite. Both female mages took the time to meditate. Uther sat on the ground to rest and recover her strength, while Rhodes drank some magic potions to restore his mana. Medivh was on the mountaintop monitoring the movements of the Burning Legion.

Archimonde, standing atop the central altar, was furious. The powerful Burning Legion commander unleashed a terrifying spell, instantly summoning dozens of Hellfires, along with a large number of Dreadguards and Demon Guards. With his formidable fel magic, Archimonde tore open a portal between Azeroth and the Burning Legion's plane, summoning a portion of the Burning Legion's members.

Meanwhile, Archimonde used low-level cannon fodder demons, such as imps, as living sacrifices, draining their life force to open a miniature portal, teleporting some low-level cannon fodder units into Azeroth.

With the Scourge wiped out by his own forces, the demon army is now severely lacking in basic combat power, forcing him to expend a large amount of mana to maintain the portal and even preventing him from personally participating in the attack.

"Warriors of the Legion, attack! Destroy our enemies! Crush them!" Archimonde launched a general offensive against the defensive line.

Like a flood bursting its banks, it officially launched its assault on the first line of defense of Mount Hyjal!

The pressure on the first line of defense instantly doubled!

"They're here! The main force of the Burning Legion!" Jaina shouted, her voice tinged with tension.

"Well done!" Uther swung his warhammer, unleashing a burst of holy light that sent a charging demon guard flying. "Let these fiends taste the power of the Holy Light!"

Rhodes looked at the main force of demons surging in like a tide, and then at the skeleton army fighting a bloody battle with the Eredar mages and demon guards on the flank. He knew that the most critical moment had arrived.

"Lord Medivh! Launch a full-scale attack on the main demon army! Slow down their advance!"

"Somura! Chain Lightning, target the area densely populated with demons!"

"Titan! Fire freely, prioritize eliminating large demon units!"

"All ranged units, unleash full firepower!"

Rhodes issued a series of orders, and the firepower of the entire first line of defense was instantly increased to the maximum.

Medivh's lightning roared once more, striking the main force of the demons again and again. Electric snakes darted about, and many low-level demons instantly vaporized.

Somra finally unleashed the chain of lightning that it had been holding back for so long. The blinding chains of electricity leaped through the demon horde, leaving a trail of scorched earth in their wake.

The Titan's lightning bolts were like the Grim Reaper's hand, each flash sending a Doomguard or Demon Lord crashing down with a wail.

Ballistae, lightning, ice... all ranged attacks unleashed their firepower.

Fire and holy light elementals stood at the forefront, using self-destruction and flames to halt the advance of the demonic torrent. The steel defense line composed of iron men, gold men, and diamond men groaned under the strain, but remained firmly rooted to the spot.

The battle entered its most brutal phase, with demons falling every second, but the allied elemental creatures and constructs were also being rapidly depleted.

Uther, wielding the Silver Hand Warhammer, transformed it into a gigantic hammer over ten meters tall, standing like a war god on the front lines, slaying countless Legion demons.

Rhodes was also constantly using his magical arrows to bombard the demon army, but Archimonde's small portals continued to send low-level units such as hellhounds, demon guards, and hellfires into the battlefield.

Watching the demons surge forward, Rhode knew that the first line of defense was nearing its limit. The eight-hour promise had been fulfilled, and now the plan was to move on to the next step.

Next, the Burning Legion will face the second line of orcish defense.

"Lord Uther, Jaina, prepare to retreat to the second line of defense!" Rhodes shouted. "Lord Medivh, it's time for us to go!"

The real killing blow awaits Archimonde beneath the World Tree. The first line of defense has already inflicted far greater losses on the Burning Legion than anticipated; it's time to retreat.

Jaina nodded, raised her staff, and an arcane radiance instantly teleported Rhodes, Uther, Kaponya, Medivh, and the others away; their mission was complete.

With Rhodes' departure, the summoned units on the first line of defense also disappeared one after another.

Chapter 146 Battle of Mount Hyjal, Orcish Defense Line, Hero Attack and Defense Bonuses

Before leaving, Medivh, atop the mountain, summoned an army of over 200 fire elementals once more, which could delay the demon army from reaching the second line of defense for a few more minutes or even a dozen minutes.

A flash of blue arcane light, and Rhodes, Uther, Caponia, and Medivh instantly broke away from the first line of defense and appeared behind the second line of defense—the position of the orcish and Horde allied forces.

As soon as they landed, thick smoke and deafening battle cries assaulted their senses. But unlike the suffocating feeling of being almost submerged by a sea of ​​undead and demons at the first line of defense, here they heard more of the rough roars of orcs, the battle howls of tauren, and the whooshing sound of troll headhunters throwing their spears.

Thrall stood on a makeshift command platform, his face grave as he watched the Burning Legion's main force surge towards him like a tidal wave below.

When he saw Rhodes and the others teleport back unharmed, his expression was incredibly complex.

At this moment, the orc positions were already in full battle readiness, with a large number of trolls and tauren gathered there. In addition, on the third line of defense, the army organized by the night elves was also visible to the naked eye.

"It's unbelievable, Rhodes, you actually held out for eight hours!" Tyrande, riding her Nightblade, ran over and said.

He and Malfurion originally planned to lead an elite force to support Rhodes when he was about to collapse, but Rhodes performed exceptionally well.

The power displayed by the Guardian Medivh shocked everyone, but the most crucial factor was the sudden infighting within the undead army.

It took the Burning Legion several hours just to quell this internal strife; otherwise, the first line of defense might not have held out until now.

As expected of Rod, only this kid has such strength and courage.

“You guys played really well, I saw it all, you are all warriors,” Thrall said, standing to the side.

These humans certainly impressed him, but most of the orcs, tauren, and trolls thought it was just good luck.

Who could have imagined that the undead army would betray them? The Burning Legion suddenly launched an attack. If it weren't for the need to clear out these undead creatures, the Burning Legion might have already broken through the first line of defense.

He witnessed firsthand the eight-hour, extremely fierce battle at the first line of defense.

The earth-shattering Titan lightning, the seemingly endless elemental army, the mysterious undead "rebellion," and finally, the terrifying black-armored knights who suddenly appeared and disappeared, completely disrupting the Eredar mage order... all of this far exceeded his expectations. (Thrall's special abilities reveal some things; this uses the Prophet's abilities from Warcraft 3. Thrall's Shaman abilities are also maxed out; the author has never played a Shaman.)

He originally hoped that the humans would suffer heavy losses and even collapse their defenses, so that the tribe would be "forced" to engage the enemy ahead of schedule, which would both demonstrate the tribe's bravery and make the humans feel indebted to him.

But the reality is that these mere five humans (including Medivh) actually managed to withstand the Burning Legion's main force and the Scourge's cannon fodder's relentless attack for eight hours with their incredible creations and magic! They even instigated internal strife within the Burning Legion at the last moment, delivering a heavy blow to the demons!

The combat power displayed by these five humans even surpassed that of his entire army of ten thousand. The lightning bolts from the Titan and the Guardian Medivh, in particular, were terrifying in their destructive efficiency and intimidating force.

Fortunately, this guardian did not intend to interfere in the affairs of mortals; otherwise, the newly formed tribe would not have had a powerful figure to rival him.

In terms of individual combat strength and bravery, orcs have never feared any race. No race dares to fight against orcs. Whether it is reproductive ability or one-on-one combat ability, orcs are far superior to humans.

The only drawback is that their strategic vision is inferior to that of humans, and the strongest beings among the top-tier beings are also inferior to humans.

This human named Rhodes has a great prejudice against orcs, which is not a good thing. Thrall really wants to improve his relationship with Rhodes during this war.

"Thank you for the compliment. Now it's your turn, orcs, to fight this battle," Rhodes said, wiping the sweat from his brow.

If it weren't for Medivh, it would have been hard to say whether the war could have lasted for eight hours. In fact, Rhodes had been watching the battlefield since the start of the war.

Hopefully, more than 30 incredibly powerful adventurers will suddenly appear. No one knows where they come from, only that they are here to help.

Then there were these adventurers of various races, dressed in all sorts of equipment, like a ragtag army, disorganized and undisciplined, who just hopped around.

They charged straight to the front of the position, wiped out all the undead and demons that invaded their territory, and then all they had to do was stand by and watch.

Unfortunately, these adventurers didn't exist in reality. Back when they were raiding dungeons, the Bronze Dragons did recruit some adventurers to participate.

But they are basically just minor characters, and that's history that has already happened, not future history for Rhodes.

"We humans have made a promise, and now we must fulfill it, Warchief Thrall. We have completed the mission of the first line of defense. The main force of the Burning Legion has been severely weakened, especially their ranged spellcasting capabilities. Now, it's up to you," Rhodes said.

I have already exceeded my mission expectations on the first line of defense; at least the Eredar mage force has been completely wiped out.

Unfortunately, the battle hasn't ended yet because the war isn't over! We have to wait until the Burning Legion is completely wiped out before the battle can be settled.

"Now watch the show of the orcs! I will show you the orcs' bravery and hatred for demons!" Thrall roared, raising his Doomhammer.

Around him, countless green-skinned orcs, riding their prisoner mounts and wielding battle axes, raised their weapons high and roared deafeningly.

“I’ll stay here and help you! My magic can help you effectively kill those demons,” Rhodes suddenly said.

It wasn't that Rhodes was suddenly kind-hearted and wanted to help these orcs fight, but rather that this was a great opportunity to gain system experience and system treasures in the wild.

Rhodes planned to hide in the back and unleash magic to specifically target and kill the Burning Legion's generals. A certain dreadlord and a pit lord hadn't participated in the first line of defense, and Rhodes had to personally eliminate these guys.

"The Horde has never been afraid of sacrifice! For Azeroth, for the future of the Horde, orcs, tauren, trolls, and the warriors of the Horde will fight to the death!" Thrall roared, raising his Doomhammer.

"The landmines planted by the goblins are ready, and the earth elementals and wolf spirits summoned by the shamans are also on standby!"

However, I still thank you for your support, but you have already completed the mission.

"You all go and rest in the rear as soon as possible, leave this to us!" Thrall nodded to Rhodes and said.

Orcs are not without ranged units; the orcish race has a large number of Darkspear Troll Headhunters, all of whom are adept at ranged attacks.