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If he doesn't come up with something soon, the Queen of Arthas will really be gone.
The Kingdom of Lordaeron also has spies in Dalaran. Fortunately, these two haven't officially established a relationship yet, nor have they done anything out of line, so Arthas still has a chance.
So this time, he had to send his son and Rod to Kalimdor together, and Rod would be the head coach.
clang!clang!clang!
A series of bell tolls echoed outside the palace, accompanied by the joyous cheers of the people of Lordaeron. Two guards rushed in excitedly.
"Reporting to the King! His Highness Arthas, along with his retinue and the Mage, has returned. I await your audience outside the palace gates."
"Hahaha! The timing is perfect. Let Arthas in! His two friends are here too," King Terenas said with a smile.
At this moment, Rhodes' expression changed drastically, and he pulled Jaina aside.
Unexpectedly, I stumbled upon this epic event.
What on earth happened?! Why did Arthas return more than half a month early?
Outside the royal palace, Arthas, dressed in black Saronite armor and a long black robe, exuding a chilling aura, entered the Royal Palace of Lordaeron with only a few attendants!
Two death knights followed him: Farek and Maveen.
The crowd gave a warm welcome, showering countless rose petals down. Arthas reached out and caught a rose, which was then frozen by frost.
Boom!
Arthas entered the palace with two bodyguards, planted a magnificent ice sword in the ground, and then knelt before King Terenas.
The icy sword emanated waves of deathly power, and was engraved with a ram's head and skull demon.
Behind Arthas, a mysterious man wearing a scarlet robe and holding a staff walked in.
Upon seeing Arthas's attire and the weapon in his hand, Rhode knew that this guy had been transformed into a death knight.
The weapon in Arthas's hand is none other than the famous Frostmourne. This sword was originally said to have been forged by the Dreadlord, but in version 9.0, it was changed to be forged by the Lord of the Blades under the orders of Jailer Zovaar.
"Gina, if anything happens, use the teleportation circle immediately, and we'll leave together," Rhodes whispered to Jaina.
The only way to run quickly now is through the female mage's teleportation spell, and the female mage nodded upon hearing this.
At this moment, Jaina also sensed that something was wrong with Arthas, because his originally golden hair had turned gray, his face was extremely cold, and his whole body exuded an aura of deathly chill.
At this moment, as Arthas knelt on the ground, a voice echoed in his mind: "You no longer need to worry about your people, you no longer need to bear the weight of the crown, for I have already made arrangements!" (This was not Arthas speaking to his father, but rather the Lich King speaking to Arthas through Frostmourne.)
"You, you are Arthas? My son, you, what's wrong with you?" King Terenas, who was about to greet his son, looked incredulous. Arthas looked like a dead man.
Arthas raised his head, removed his hood, revealing a pale face, gray hair, and crimson eyes.
She pulled Frostmourne from the ground and walked toward her father.
Without glancing at Rhodes and Jaina the entire time, at this critical moment, Rhodes raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning.
“Be careful, King Terenas, he is no longer Arthas.”
A bolt of lightning struck Arthas heavily. A green light flashed from Arthas's body, and magical runes illuminated his form—the Death Knight's signature ability, Anti-Magic Shield.
The last vestiges of blood power and frost power emanated from Arthas.
Arthas was unharmed by Rhodes's Thunderstrike, which was forged from Saronite Iron, combined with an anti-magic shield, the Death Knight's Blood Shield, and Frost Armor.
"Rhodes, my friend, I was planning to talk to you later about your joining my Eternal Legion!"
"You shouldn't interrupt my meeting with my father." Arthas turned and glanced at Rhodes, saying.
“Just like you said in Stratholme, you are not my friend Arthas,” Rhodes said with a cold snort.
"Arthas, my son, what are you doing? Baron Rhodes, stop!" King Terenas still seemed unable to accept the fact that his son had changed.
At this moment, Arthas' two bodyguards also removed their cloaks, revealing the same evil ice armor as Arthas. Faris and Maven also transformed into death knights.
The mysterious mage following Arthas also transformed into a monster about 5 meters tall, with a pair of giant bat wings, a bald head, and a pair of fangs in its mouth—the Dreadlord.
"Mysterious mage, you almost ruined our plans, but today is your death day!" The dreadlord before them let out a strange laugh!
Rhodes dared not be careless in the slightest and immediately summoned his full arsenal: two angels, one of whom was holding the Emperor's sword, three golden men, three god-like monsters, and even his trump card, Lord So.
He took out a magic scroll and summoned seven Holy Light Elementals, then handed the scroll to Jaina who was standing next to him.
The Dreadlord raised his hand and unleashed a swarm of putrid bees, sending a massive attack on Rhodes. At that moment, the seven Holy Light Elementals surrounding Rhodes emitted a dazzling holy light, directly repelling the swarm of bats.
Jaina, on the other hand, used a magic scroll to summon 10 fire elementals that surrounded the two of them.
Arthas nodded to the Dreadlord, then went to his father, grabbed him by the neck, and raised his weapon high.
"My child, what are you going to do?" King Terenas looked at his son in disbelief, seemingly unable to comprehend what was happening.
"I have returned for only one thing, Father, and that is to inherit your throne." Without any hesitation, without the slightest pity, Frostmourne pierced his father's chest.
The old king screamed and collapsed into a pool of blood!
The old king could not believe until his death that he would die at the hands of his own son.
Meanwhile, Rhodes was engaged in a fierce battle with the Dreadlord!
"Rhodes, we are good friends, and Gina, my former lover, you have helped me before. Now join my army of immortals! I will grant you eternal life."
"Jina, you will become my Frost Queen, and together we will rule the undead, and rule the eternal kingdom of Lordaeron," Arthas said, looking at Jaina before him.
At this moment, a voice seemed to be struggling deep within the prince's heart. He wanted Jaina to be away, yet he also wanted her to be here, to be turned into an undead, to become his Frost Witch Queen.
"You have desecrated Arthas's body. He died in Northrend long ago, didn't you?" Jaina commanded 10 fire elementals to attack the dreadlord.
"Die in battle? No, no, Gina, I never died in battle, I just found eternity."
Chapter 85 The Fall of the Royal City, Arthas Goes Blind
Arthas's voice was cold and hollow, his crimson eyes fixed on Jaina, "Death is not the end, but eternity! And you, Jaina, you should have stood by my side, sharing this immortal glory!"
"Holy Light! Purify Evil!" Rhodes shouted. The seven Holy Light elementals surrounding him instantly erupted with dazzling light, deterring some undead from approaching.
The three magical creatures unleashed a spell this time: a Fiery Divine Shield, Holy Spirit Protection, and an attack speed boost.
Rhodes also cast Stone Skin and Divine Shield, while simultaneously using Evil Curse to possess his target, Arthas.
At this moment, the entire Lordaeron was in chaos. Suddenly, countless undead emerged from the ground and began to attack everywhere.
In the newly dug cemeteries, countless corpses that had been buried and died crawled out. The undead calamity had stopped for more than half a month, but it began to erupt at an even more ferocious speed.
In the royal city of Lordaeron, the ordinary people who were cheering for the prince were horrified to discover that a large number of undead had appeared in the city and began to attack them indiscriminately.
Screams rose and fell as countless ordinary people were brutally murdered by the undead and transformed into members of the undead army.
Terrifying spider-like undead creatures emerged from the ground, while bat-like gargoyles flew through the sky. In addition, there were modified undead abominations, and a large number of members of the Cult of the Damned also rushed out.
Catapults carrying plague and even the seabed were constantly spewing forth undead. A large number of undead did not hide underground, but instead lurked directly in various waters and the seabed, waiting for the Lich King's command.
The destruction of the Kingdom of Lordaeron has begun.
The atmosphere in the palace was extremely tense. Arthas' two death knights had slaughtered all the palace guards and turned them into undead.
The unknown dreadlord and Arthas surrounded Rhodes and Jaina.
“What beautiful creatures, aren’t they? I look forward to their colors being tainted by the power of death and becoming my Valkyries,” Arthas said with interest, watching the two angels fluttering around Rhodes.
The golden sword held by one of the angels made him feel threatened, and even made Frostmourne in his hand restless.
But it would be even more perfect if this holy sword were to fall, if these noble angels, these noble beings of holy light, were to become angels of death.
"Jaina! Quick! Prepare to teleport!" Rhodes turned and glanced at the female mage before speaking.
Now is not the time for Tran Anh Hung to be the savior; the most urgent thing is to run away.
However, the female mage shook her head at Rhodes with a pale expression. She had been casting teleportation magic since the beginning.
However, the surrounding magic seemed to be blocked, preventing him from connecting to the magic network of the world of Azeroth and making it impossible for him to use teleportation spells to leave.
"I'm sorry, Rhodes, I don't know why I can't contact the magic network. I can't cast teleportation spells at all."
Upon hearing this, Rod gritted his teeth. This was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly! It seemed his only option was to fight his way out.
"Don't waste your energy. Before coming here, I already sealed off the magic network near the palace with fel magic. You can't use teleportation magic to leave now," the Dreadlord said smugly.
"Why refuse my invitation, Rhodes? You will become my chief necromancer, and the Lich King will bestow upon you unimaginable magical talents."
"Besides, aren't you just like us?" Arthas suddenly looked at Rhodes with amusement and said.
These words struck a chord with Rhodes, because Arthas's words had a hidden meaning: when Rhodes killed that lich, he summoned an army of undead, as well as his own death knight, Scythe.
Legend has it that every undead is connected to the Lich King, and the Lich King can see everything they see.
"I'm not one of you, don't get me wrong. I use Holy Light and Arcane Magic." Rhodes snorted and unleashed a Flash of Holy Light.
"Hahaha, that's the funniest joke I've ever heard. Rhodes, do you really think the Lich King doesn't know? You've also been secretly studying necromancy, haven't you?"
"No need for pretense, you can openly study necromancy, and the Lich King can teach you even more powerful necromancy." Arthas said after casually knocking away Rhodes's Flash of Light.
Upon hearing this, the female mage looked at Rhodes in astonishment. What did Arthas mean by that? Rhodes had studied necromancy.
That's impossible. She's known Rhodes for months and has never seen him use necromancy. Besides, how could someone who uses Holy Light possibly study necromancy?
But why would Arthas say that?
"Arthas, don't make baseless accusations. Don't embarrass yourself with such petty tricks of sowing discord. Your low-level methods are useless," Rhodes said, glancing at the female mage.
Lao Tzu's army of the dead is in the system space. As long as I don't take it out, no one can see it. I will deny it to the death, and no one knows about it.
The female mage was quite easy to fool; otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen for Thrall's tricks so many times in the future, even betraying her own father.
“Rhodes is right. Arthas, don’t use those childish tricks anymore. I can’t believe your nonsense.” The female mage nodded seriously.
Rhodes is right. It's impossible for him to cast necromancy. It's all Arthas's conspiracy. How could someone chosen by the Titans and favored by the Holy Light, someone chosen by the angels, use such a vicious thing as necromancy?
After the female mage finished speaking, she even controlled fire elementals to attack Arthas, while simultaneously unleashing a blizzard.
"I'm so disappointed in Gina. Rhodes studies necromancy, yet you're by his side, while I openly accepted the power of the undead, and you've left me?" Arthas said with a disappointed expression.
"Arthas, you've gone mad. Perhaps death is the best end for you," the female mage said.
"I regret to inform you, my dear, that I intend to live forever and become the eternal ruler of Azeroth." Arthas said, holding Frostmourne.
With anti-magic shields, blood shields, and frost armor erected around him, the death knight charged forward. Once a mage was caught in close combat by a death knight, he was doomed.
He no longer intended to explain anything. After killing Rhodes and Jaina, he would naturally turn them into his servants and also find out the secret of Rhodes: why this kid could control undead creatures.
Seeing Arthas Rhodes charging towards him, he immediately ordered one angel to meet him, while another angel provided cover.