Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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"I chased him all the way to Naxxramas, personally killed Kel'Thuzad, and then killed Arthas." Scythek said with a cold snort.

“This is not a good plan. That Samarth Fortress is much larger than your Shadow Fortress, and it's teeming with undead creatures. A direct assault wouldn't be a good idea,” Sylvanas said, shaking her head.

"Moreover, the Scourge has more than just Naxxramas as a stronghold in the Eastern Kingdoms. Stratholme in the north is also a Scourge gathering place, with hundreds of thousands of undead creatures there. We should join forces to at least ensure our own safety."

"So who do you think should be in charge between the two of us? I should have told you before that I won't take orders from a woman."

“I will not obey your orders either, but I have a compromise: the two of us will rule over all the free undead.”

“I am the Banshee Queen, and you are the Death Knight Highlord. We are of equal status, ruling together the freed undead. What do you think?” Sylvanas asked.

This is the best solution she can come up with right now. Although they have gained their freedom, there are not only the Scourge who want to eliminate them on this land, but also the remaining human forces. Now they must stick together for warmth, rather than fighting each other internally.

Chapter 209 Discussion: The Possibility of a Wood Elf Becoming a Dark Ranger

Sylvanas's suggestion eased the tension in the canyon slightly, and Scythe's face remained expressionless.

The current situation is quite delicate, and Sylvanas believes that the top four can clearly recognize this.

If they can kill Arthas here, Arthas will be unable to return to Northrend to support the Lich King, and the Lich King will likely perish. At that time, all the undead creatures of the Scourge will be freed, which is an extremely powerful force that neither the Alliance nor the Horde dares to deal with easily.

At that time, they will naturally be able to act with impunity, but right now they only have this few people under their command. The Scourge, Naxxramas Fortress, Stratholme (the Eastern Minister), and the Eastern Plaguelands only have a few hundred thousand troops on the surface. Given enough time, the Scourge can easily pull out a large army.

In this situation, cooperation is the best option. She has even temporarily abandoned her plan to kill the four powerful heroes. Moreover, Sylvanas wants to investigate whether Arthas's words were true or false.

Although she outwardly refuted the other party, she secretly intended to investigate thoroughly.

"Co-rule? Death Knight Highlord?" Stanker actually wanted to refuse. What kind of talk was co-rule with Sylvanas?

“Don’t refuse Stronker. This is a good opportunity. If you break with Sylvanas now, the freed undead will split into two groups. A civil war would then easily allow the Dreadlord and the Scourge undead legions to reap the benefits,” Rhodes said, using the power of the system.

That's right. There are several undead forces on the land of Lordaeron now, some of which are controlled by the dreadlords. These demons from the Burning Legion were not born in the Shadowlands, and their magic can easily control the undead.

After ambushing Arthas, the Dreadlords will come to recruit Sylvanas, attempting to persuade these undead who have broken away from the Lich King to join their forces and continue to serve the Burning Legion.

Sylvanas naturally refused the dreadlords' offer of a handout, since the Burning Legion was the mastermind behind everything, and if the Burning Legion hadn't planned the invasion of Azeroth...

Arthas would not fall, Quel'Thalas would not be slaughtered, and she herself would not die. The Banshee Queen did not hesitate to wage war against Varimathras.

“Understood, Master.” Stanker conveyed his meaning to Rhodes using the system space.

"I believe in your strength. After you and Sylvanas form an alliance, you can slowly play with him and see who can sideline whom."

"It's okay if you lose, I'm here." Rod said with a smile.

Stanker accepted Rhodes's orders, having no room to object.

“Sylvanas, your suggestion sounds good, at least better than some self-important prince riding on your head.”

"You rule over the banshees and those dark rangers, while I rule over the death knights and the abomination army. As for the other skeletons or whatever, let them follow whomever they like!" Stanker said.

“Then it’s settled. I’ve already trained your special banshee squad, and you can take them with you now,” Sylvanas said, pointing to the banshees trained by wraiths beside her.

Just now on the battlefield, these special units unleashed the Banshee Howl and the ability to plunder magic, causing a large number of liches to experience mana chaos, and they even thought of Kel'Thuzad.

Otherwise, the lich with an overwhelming numerical advantage would not retreat so easily. If a mage's magic power is stolen, his combat power can be said to be reduced by more than 80%.

To be honest, she felt a little reluctant, as these special ghost banshees combined with other units were extremely powerful in combat.

Unfortunately, they only obey Stronk's orders. During the training these past few days, Sylvanas has discovered that these guys do not have self-awareness.

They will only obey the orders of one group. Perhaps Arthas was right; the Titans really did use some kind of technology to create the undead race.

That's terrifying! But this also gave Sylvanas an idea, and she's been researching these special ghost units that can self-repair and absorb the magic of others these past few days.

This brought him considerable benefits. Although these troops gained the power of the banshees, his own banshees had also tried to learn their power, though they had not yet succeeded.

But if Stanker wants to train special banshees in the future, or if he needs my help with something else, then I can take this opportunity to learn.

"You kept your promise, Banshee." Stanker nodded and waved his hand, recalling his wraith banshees.

“I always keep my promises to my allies,” Sylvanas said.

Sciark nodded and said, "I can agree, Sylvanas, but we need to set clear rules. We each have our own armies, and we need to discuss major decisions together."

Sylvanas sneered inwardly. As expected of a brute who worships force, his first thought was to divide military authority. But this suited her just the way she wanted it; she was better at operating in the shadows.

With the two sides separated, she can better control her own army without worrying about being infiltrated by the Four Strong Sciences.

Rhodes, standing to the side, smiled slightly. Stanker, the Death Knight, did indeed possess great strength and ambition, but he was still a bit inferior to the Queen in terms of wisdom.

As expected of an old woman who has lived for thousands of years! She's no pushover. Rhodes glanced at the Dark Rangers under Sylvanas's command.

These dark rangers possess the abilities of banshees, thus gaining the power of rangers, while also having the abilities of assassins, allowing them to use melee weapons.

When World of Warcraft was released, many players were speculating when the Dark Ranger would become a playable class, but unfortunately, this class has never appeared and it is very likely that it will never appear in the future.

In this ambush on Arthas, Rhodes' forces killed a large number of undead creatures, obtained a lot of resources, and also acquired a special building.

This building is called the Wooden House, and it belongs to the Barrier faction. It can summon a Wood Elf unit that is extremely overpowered in the game.

This unit can only be described as a competent archer, but its upgraded Great Elf is the top-tier ranged unit in the game.

This is an even more overpowered ranged unit than the Terran Archer. The only ranged unit stronger than it in the game is the Phantom Archer led by Gru.

Gru possesses a very special ability: he can transform human archers and marksmen, as well as elven wood elves and archetypes, into phantom archers by spending gold coins.

When this unit appears in large numbers, the game is basically over, because no one can withstand their concentrated fire attack.

The units in the Heroic World can be enhanced by the power of the Azerothian World, and these Wood Elf Rhodes had considered how to use them. The first thing that came to mind was to have the Night Elves help train them.

Apart from hero units, the units summoned by the system are basically puppets, lacking any self-awareness and only knowing how to execute commands.

Although it will affect morale, it will only increase the number of attacks and the desire to attack. Training the night elves will not be very effective, and I have no way of explaining the origin of these wood elves and great elves.

But now there's a ready-made candidate here. It would be perfect if we could directly transform these wood elves or upgraded versions of great elves into dark rangers!

These wood elves and high elves definitely have the potential to become dark rangers, but this task will fall to Sylvanas.

Rhodes began to ponder how to cleverly get Sylvanas to train his Dark Ranger army. This was rather difficult; winning over this woman was no easy task.

Defeating him is easy, killing him is not difficult either, but making her submit is a bit difficult. Even the Warden cannot do this, and the Warden and Sylvanas are also partners.

“That’s fair, Highlord Stronker. We need a base now, a place where all our brethren who have broken free from the Lich King’s control can gather. Do you have any good suggestions for a base?” Sylvanas asked, nodding slightly.

“Lordaeron is currently occupied by the Dreadlords and the chaotic undead, and there are also remnants of human forces eyeing it covetously. It is a place of conflict on all sides, and not an ideal choice,” Stank said.

Upon hearing this, Sylvanas rolled her eyes. In her mind, the most suitable place was the capital city of Lordaeron. However, this guy was right. To obtain the capital city of Lordaeron, she would first have to eliminate the Dreadlord.

Moreover, we also have to deal with threats from humans, which is not a good thing. Perhaps we could choose another city.

"Do you have any good locations, Highlord of Death?" Sylvanas asked.

“Banshee Queen, I think Stratholme is a good choice. The city is large enough and weak enough, with only Rivendell. The two of us can take it and use it as our base for future development,” Sciark said.

“Stratholme? That’s certainly a good place. Then let’s get started right away!” Sylvanas nodded in agreement after a moment’s thought.

Stratholme, while not as large as the capital city of King Louis, is still quite big. Most importantly, Rivendell within it is relatively easy to deal with; with her and Scythe's forces, they could easily take it over.

Over the next two days, the undead forces began to assemble, and Sylvanas and Scythek's armies began to converge.

But just as the two were about to set off, a bald bat demon appeared in their camp; it was Varimathras, the dreadlord.

Chapter 210 Sandro the Necromancer, the Strongest Wizard

The sudden appearance of the Dreadlord startled the leaders of both factions, who then reacted immediately.

Sylvanas and her banshees immediately drew their bows and aimed at the blood of the dreadlord Scythek, while the terrifying death knights were also sharpening their knives.

The succubus also surrounded the opponent, waiting for her master's command to unleash her magic-draining skill and teach this fear demon a lesson.

However, Rhodes, who was hiding to the side, keenly realized that the dreadlord in front of him was not the real body, but only a phantom clone.

Dreadlords are very adept at using this tactic; they never put themselves in danger unless players are running dungeons with them.

Under normal circumstances, the Dreadlord will not reveal his true form, but will instead use phantom clones to act.

"You lackey of the Burning Legion, how dare you show your face here!" Sciark roared, raising the Soul Drinker's Greatsword in his hand.

“Don’t be nervous, powerful Banshee Queen, Death Knight, Highlord Scythek, I’m here to congratulate you.” The dreadlord Varimathras immediately raised his hands and said.

“There’s no need for you to pretend to be a lackey of the Burning Legion. We’ve become like this because of your Burning Legion.” Sylvanas said fiercely, her bowstring taut.

What else could they be but tormented slaves? Only by killing Arthas, taking revenge on the Scourge, and on the Burning Legion could they find salvation; this was her ultimate goal in life.

"Lord Stronker, and Lady Sylvanas, my brothers and I have witnessed your performance just now, and we are very satisfied with you. I am here to formally invite you to join our new order," Varimathras said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Rhodes, who was standing to the side, sneered. The Dreadlords were demons who were most skilled at lying and deception. Their so-called new order was nothing more than a desire to continue enslaving the undead army.

“That’s hilarious. Your so-called new order is just about us joining the Burning Legion again? We’ve already broken away from the Scourge and won’t acknowledge anyone as our master,” Sylvanas said.

“I’m on Sylvanas’s side on this matter. You demons are the real culprits. Don’t even think about enslaving us again,” Scythe said.

"I advise you to be careful with your words and actions. Banshee Queen and Death Knight Highlord, I have come to invite you with sincerity, yet you dare to ignore this favor."

Those who dare refuse the Burning Legion's invitation will become wandering ghosts in this desolate land. You have two choices: either join forces with us to rule the four directions.

"We have no other way but to be wiped out by the human forces that have taken over this place," Varimathras said.

His tone was sincere enough, but these two guys are refusing to listen to reason. They were able to overthrow Arthas's rule, yet his two generals dare to be so ungrateful.

“We have been enslaved long enough, you fools. You think you can put us back in chains and use us again? Dream on,” Sylvanas said.

“It seems the Banshee Queen is going to refuse our offer. So, Death Knight Highlord, what is your choice?” Varimathras said, looking at Scythe.

"If you weren't a clone right now, my sword would already be on your head." Stanker sneered, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer.

"Two hopeless idiots, so be it. We'll see." Varimathras sneered, and the phantom he had created vanished instantly, turning into several small bats that disappeared into the distance.

“It seems we have new trouble. Before heading to Stratholme, we'd better deal with this dreadlord. He has a large horde of undead under his command that can replenish our forces and also leave us with a safe retreat,” Sylvanas said.

“No problem, Banshee Queen. Let’s cut off this Dreadlord’s head together and send him back to the Twisting Nether to resurrect.” Stank said with a sneer.

"Send them to the Twisting Nether to resurrect them? What do you mean by that? Are you saying we can't kill them completely?" Sylvanas asked, frowning.

(The Burning Legion's demons cannot be killed anywhere except in the Twisting Nether, a secret known to very few, such as during the War of the Ancients.)

He killed Hakkar the Dog King, but then he remembered the Hakkar he met when he met Venreza ten thousand years later, and he worried that he had changed history.

Furthermore, after the battle, Sylvanas captured Varimathras and threatened him to join her. At this point, Sylvanas was unaware that the Burning Legion demons could be resurrected in the Twisting Nether, which is why she used Varimathras's life as leverage.

“It seems you know very little about those demons, madam. If you would like, I can tell you some things about them.” Just then, Rhodes, who was standing next to Stronk, spoke up.

At this moment, Rhodes was still an undead, but he used the Disguise Technique to transform into a necromancer. His next move was to obtain a false identity as a Forsaken.