In Northrend, on a beach somewhere in Dragonblight, Illidan brushed his hands over a few new scars on his chest. Lan
This was the "parting gift" given to him by Warden Maiev. Although Illidari hurried back to the Black Temple from Marton in the Broken Abyss and fought desperately to stop Maiev for Illidan, the masters sent by the Alliance were really There were so many that Maiev still took the opportunity to leave a circular moon blade scar on Illidan.
Fortunately, the Sargrith Keystone gave Illidan the ability to travel between worlds without the help of the Dark Portal, and he was able to escape. Otherwise, he might not have been able to escape from the siege.
This made Illidan have a deeper understanding of Arthas as a person - he would definitely leave room for action, and he had never truly believed in himself.
Looking at the merciless offensive of those powerful alliance men, Illidan knew that Arthas had never explained his plans to the leaders of the alliance. If Illidan himself was not strong enough and died in the siege or was captured, then Sagri The special key stone will eventually fall into Alsace's hands.
"Lord Illidan... our troops have failed..." Vashj was in a very bad state at the moment. She accompanied Illidan to the last moment, so she was covered in bruises and was even more embarrassed than Illidan.
The most desperate thing is that most of their men have been killed in the battle of the Dark Temple. In the end, only Vashj's personal guards and some demon hunters escaped, totaling only a few dozen people.
In other words, they have now lost almost all the power they can mobilize. Even if they still hold the keystone in their hands, they are unable to retaliate against the world of Legion as expected. Lan
But this is just Vashj's idea. Illidan holds the keystone at this time and has other plans.
He was thinking about whether Arthas was trustworthy or not. Just like Arthas would not trust him without reservation, Illidan also did not dare to tell Arthas all his plans.
What can link them together is the common enemy of the Burning Legion. However, time has passed. The alliance represented by Arthas has defeated Illidan's troops and occupied the Outland. Illidan's only bargaining chip now is Sa. Grit's Keystone.
"Arthas Menethil, why are there such aliens as you?" Illidan held the keystone in his hand, half-smiling, and murmured Arthas's name. In front of him, everything about him It seems that everything is transparent, but I know very little about him.
The biggest reason why he didn't believe in Arthas was that he knew that Arthas had usurped the position of the Lich King Ner'zhul, and he had doubts about whether a human could control such a dark power. If Arthas had been killed by the Legion, Control, just such a drama under Kil'jaeden's control...
Then the final result would make even Illidan shudder just thinking about it.
Therefore, after a brief decision, Illidan looked at his exhausted subordinates, almost all of whom were injured, and ordered, "Get ready to set off. Let's go to the Broken Islands first."
Illidan decided that he also wanted to leave some backup, and he was going to go to the temple where the incarnation of the Dark Titan was buried, and use the power of the dark incarnation to achieve his goals.
Vashj said nothing. The choice she made bound her to Illidan's chariot forever. Now there was only one way left for them: follow Illidan and obey his orders.
However, a group of tired wounded soldiers, and even Illidan himself, had no idea that the Scourge had already set its sights on them as early as the moment the Sargrit Keystone opened the portal back to Azeroth.
"Illidan did not go to Icecrown as planned. He and his men left Northrend."
This is Thassarian standing on the observation deck of the Floating City, reporting everything he saw to Arthas.
"Illidan is indeed not trustworthy. He is the best interpretation of the word betrayal." Malygos's first reaction after getting the news was to capture Illidan first.
"Calm down, brother, if we attack Illidan now, it will only make Kil'jaeden alert." Alexstrasza felt that it was not the right time, and the other two Aspect Dragons also felt the same way. Lan
But Arthas seemed not surprised. Illidan's betrayal of agreements with others was nothing new, as long as Arthas' goal was achieved - to let the Sargrit Keystone appear on Azeroth.
This in itself is a sufficient bargaining chip. Once Kil'jaeden discovers this incident belatedly, the angry fraudster will definitely want to understand what good deeds the truly "double-faced" Illidan has done. The Deceiver is bound to give up his illusions and personally deal with the "traitors" of the two legions of the Lich King and Illidan.
Not to mention that the Sargerit Keystone is in Illidan's hand, and Illidan even ran to the Tomb of Sargeras himself. Kil'jaeden would not miss this opportunity no matter what.
Being deceived over and over again would make even an honest and good person angry, let alone Kil'jaeden, who was called the "Deceiver". Being repeatedly deceived by Illidan, Kil'jaeden became furious. No one knows what exactly Ergardan will do.
"Everyone of Illidan's men is injured and exhausted. It will take a long time for them to reach the Broken Islands. During this time, we'd better be prepared. The previously expected ambush site is not suitable. Illidan is afraid They won’t cooperate with us, but the Tomb of Sargeras might be a good place to bury Kil’jaeden’s ambitions.”
Alsace's words attracted the attention of the four guardian dragons. After getting along for such a long time and experiencing large and small battles and events, even they had to admire Alsace's valuable suggestions.
"The Tomb of Sargeras? Why, this is not a good choice." Ysera was a little moved. She thought of the terrifying existence sealed in this tomb. "If you accidentally awaken the incarnation of darkness, Azerra Sri Lanka will face a greater disaster." Lan
"The seal set by Aegwynn using the Pillars of Creation is not easy to break, but it is hard to let Illidan mess around inside." Malygos thought of the amazing talent hundreds of years ago. But the extremely arrogant human mage said, "Arthas is right, rush to the Tomb of Sargeras before Illidan and prepare yourself, so that even if something happens, we can deal with it in time."
"I have a question," Alexstrasza asked. "If Illidan doesn't cooperate with us, how could Kil'jaeden step into our trap without knowing it?"
"Illidan is not the only one who knows how to summon Kil'jaeden - moreover, even if Illidan asks him to summon Kil'jaeden now, he doesn't dare. The furious trickster will kill him as soon as he appears. He kills first.”
Arthas took out a roll of parchment, which was information sent by Kel'Thuzad. It recorded the movements of some undead who had rebelled against the Scourge. Among them was a powerful lich who came from the Battle of Mount Hyjal. One of the remnants of the Burning Legion who managed to escape is now entrenched in the Desolate Land.
"Reki Wintercold, a fanatical believer of the Burning Legion, disappeared after the Battle of Mount Hyjal. Although his troops were defeated by the coalition forces at the time, and he himself died in the battle, his The phylactery was not found, and some time ago, the men I sent out to appease and collect the active undead across Azeroth discovered the existence of this lich."
The moment he received information about Reki Winterhan, Arthas came up with an alternative plan for Illidan's betrayal.
No matter what Illidan said, he did not want to face Kil'jaeden head-on. Based on what he had committed in the Burning Legion, Kil'jaeden would probably not listen to his excuses and slap him to death. What's more, Kil'jaeden will not respond to Illidan's call. Lan
But if Regi Winterhan is given such a chance, he will definitely try his best to summon Kil'jaeden's arrival, and whether Kil'jaeden believes in Reki Winterhan or not, because Sargerit The loss of the keystone was of great importance. With the steps given to him by Reki Winterhan, Kil'jaeden would come there in person no matter what.
At the same time, Kil'jaeden still has a considerable degree of confidence that no creature on Azeroth is his opponent.
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