Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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Rhodes then said to the dwarf commander, "Please immediately take inventory of all the armaments, especially firearms and ammunition. I need a detailed report."

"I'll get it done right away!" the dwarf said excitedly as he left.

“All mid- to high-ranking officers, I need to know the situation in the camp. How many people do we have? How many civilians? How many soldiers? Report it all to me,” Rhodes said to the human officers.

"Yes, Your Highness, we will take care of it immediately."

"Please inspect all fortifications and equipment, and propose suitable improvements," Rhodes said, looking at the dwarves.

Actually, when it comes to inventions and creations, gnomes have a higher level of technology. In version 7.0, the Great Tinker on the Broken Shore directly drove a Gundam into battle.

The foundation is somewhat similar to a cyberpunk style. The things built are not as gorgeous or technologically advanced as those in the past, but although they are dilapidated, their combat power is not weak.

Both races are top inventors in Azeroth. In addition, Rhodes ordered the dwarves to remove some of their blacksmiths and use the inferior wear-resistant metal produced by the Ironmen they brought to forge weapons and equipment. This metal produced by the Ironmen only has 75% magic resistance, which is not as good as that of the Goldmen or Diamondmen, but it is enough.

"Great! Finally, someone is paying attention to engineering!" The dwarfs ran off happily.

A series of orders were issued in an orderly manner, demonstrating Rhodes' outstanding leadership and strategic vision.

Kael'thas watched this scene with admiration and whispered to Jaina, "He's a born leader, isn't he?"

Gianna smiled and nodded: "He always knows what to do and can get people to follow him."

“Leadership needs to be supported by strength, and he has both, which is the key,” Kael'thas said.

The biggest problem has finally been solved. His heroic performance in the Battle of Mount Hyjal is only known among the night elves and the Horde, since no human has ever seen him fight.

Rhodes could have brought a large number of humans to that battle and then made a good reputation gain, but he abandoned the idea in order to protect the human population.

But now Rhodes has the Phoenix, the Holy Phoenix, the Titan, the Archangel of Light, and even the Fel Demon, all powerful Tier 7 units. And the Scourge is about to be attacked by Illidan, which is a great opportunity to rack up points and reputation.

Rhodes would not let this opportunity pass. He would then demonstrate his power to all the races of the human alliance, making everyone understand that the Regent's strength was among the best of all humans, without exception.

Over the next few days, Rhodes successfully took over command of the human alliance and gained the recognition of the dwarves and other races. At the same time, the blood elves also rejoined the alliance.

As for the Night Elves, Rhodes had already spoken with Tyrande and Malfurion before leaving, and the Night Elf race would also join the Alliance.

Maiev will temporarily serve as Rhode's advisor and follow him around.

The results were quickly tallied: the military camp housed approximately 100,000 civilians, 20,000 human soldiers, over 3000 blood elves, over 2000 wildhammer dwarves, over 1500 ironforge dwarves, and over 1000 gnomes, for a total force of nearly 30,000.

No wonder Garithos dared to call himself Grand Marshal and rule this force; he is indeed the greatest warlord still existing in Lordaeron.

"Your Majesty, according to your orders, we have already set off towards the direction of the Holy Light Chapel and Southsea Town."

"And other paladin strongholds, as well as messengers sent by human resistance strongholds, are calling on them to join your ranks." A human officer was reporting to Rhodes.

In the past few days, Rhodes has been trying to confiscate the power of humanity. There are still quite a few rebels on the Ronan Wheel, such as some members of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Alexander Dross, one of the first paladins, Dathrohan, and some members of the Chapel of Light's Hope. If nothing unexpected happens, these people will be the main force of the Scarlet Crusade in the future.

The Ashbringer has only just returned and has not yet revealed his power, nor has the first Paladin, Dathrohan, been killed and possessed by the dreadlord Balnazzar.

The Scarlet Crusade, this twisted cult of the Holy Light, no longer needs to exist. Rhodes will purge it all and completely integrate all human resistance forces on the land of Lordaeron.

"Your Majesty, do you think those former paladins of the Silver Hand, and the priests of various monasteries, will obey our commands and follow our orders?"

“We are here to deal with the Scourge, how could they possibly disobey my orders? Besides, Lord Uther is currently on the continent of Kalimdor, just protecting Her Highness the Princess and cleaning up the local demons. Once he is done, the Grand Master of the Knights of the Silver Hand will return,” Rhodes said.

Rhodes made ample preparations for his return to the Eastern Kingdoms, including the tokens of the Knights of the Silver Hand from Uther the Lightbringer. These items have been given by Rhodes to the messenger to gather the remaining Silver Hand paladins.

Southshore has already made preparations. After Alexandros returns, he should receive a report from his children. Rhodes had specifically left behind the Crimson Couple. Rylo and Sally should tell Alexandros about Princess Calia and Rhodes and Uther.

Just as Rhodes was arranging things at the camp, a messenger rushed in in a panic.

"It's bad, Your Majesty the Regent! We've discovered a large army of undead outside. They're charging towards our camp like madmen, and they'll probably arrive in about an hour."

Recently, the Scourge seems to have fallen into a state of rage and is behaving very strangely. Upon hearing this, Rhodes nodded. It's about time. It's finally here.

If I'm not mistaken, Illidan has already begun his actions, and the Frozen Throne is under attack.

These undead forces have received a faint command from the Lich King and have begun searching for the artifact that attacked him; Illidan should be casting the spell nearby.

“I understand. Pass on my orders: all senior and mid-level generals, and all races, come to my tent for a meeting,” Rhodes said.

In this war, Rhodes will use the Scourge to establish his authority, employing his powerful hero magic, lightning bolts, magic arrows, and powerful invincible hero units such as the Archangel of Light, Titans, Phoenixes, as well as magic elementals, fire elementals, ore elementals, lightning elementals, and ice elementals to teach the Scourge a lesson.

The soldiers dared not delay and immediately ran out to summon all the generals to Rhodes' tent. In a short while, all the generals were gathered together.

Inside the command tent, Rhodes stood before the strategic map, surrounded by commanders from various units.

He held a newly obtained intelligence report in his hand: "Scouts report that a Scourge army is moving towards the ruins of Dalaran, seemingly searching for something. This is our chance to prove the strength of the new Alliance. We must annihilate this undead army."

He looked at Kael'thas: "Your Highness, I need your mage troops to set up a magical barrier and use your magic to strike these undead."

“Happy to help.” Kael’thas nodded.

"The dwarven musketeers will set up a crossfire network on the left flank high ground."

"Haha! Let those skeletons taste the power of dwarven gunpowder!"

"The paladins and infantry formed the frontal defensive line to draw the enemy's main force."

"For Lordaeron!" The paladins pounded their breastplates.

In the past few days, they have changed into the anti-magic armor and anti-magic weapons brought by Rhodes.

"Jaina, you lead the mage troops in area-of-effect attacks, coordinating with the blood elves on the left and right."

"Understood," the female mage nodded.

“Caponia, the Holy Phoenix will be our trump card, delivering a fatal blow to the Scourge leadership at a crucial moment. The Archangel of Light will cooperate with you,” Rhodes said, turning to the elf.

Although he currently holds ultimate control over the Sacred Phoenix, he still entrusts its use to his little lover.

“It is eager for battle, Your Majesty the Regent,” said Caponia.

With the deployment complete, Rhodes slammed his fist on the map: "Let the Scourge see the power of the new alliance! We're no longer going to linger on defense, but to attack in victory!"

"Today, we will not only win the battle, but also show the Scourge our might!" Rhodes roared.

"Let the Scourge know what's what."

"Destroy them."

Rhode began deploying his army, releasing a large number of magical elements and a dozen fire phoenixes, along with two archangels of holy light.

Other ranged elemental units had also formed their battle lines, and these elemental units once again boosted human morale.

In the distance, an army of the undead appeared: gargoyles flying in the sky, hordes of zombies, skeletons, abominations, crypt demons, banshees, and necromancers.

There was even a lich leading the group and a death knight among them.

Chapter 191 One-Sided Victory: Crushing the Undead Army

The generals were filled with fervor and filed out to prepare for battle, while outside the tent, the battle horns sounded.

New banners rose above the ruins of Dalaran—the royal banner of Lordaeron fluttered alongside the battle flags of various races, the sacred phoenix let out a deafening cry, and two archangels of the light spread their enormous wings.

A sacred golden light illuminated the entire camp, and the morale boost began to take effect, further enhancing the morale of the humans.

It made all the humans present feel full of power, and even felt that their attack and defense had been enhanced. Of course, this was not an illusion.

Because Rhodes now has a little bit of attack and 2 points of defense, these will be added to his legion.

At the same time, Rhodes also stood on the high platform.

"Warriors of the Alliance, the enemy is right in front of us, prepare for battle."

"Fight! Fight!"

"Protective Shield, Stone Skin, Attack Speed ​​Up, Holy Spirit's Blessing." Rhodes stood on the high platform, raising his hand to release four Heroes of Might and Magic support spells, directly enveloping the entire army.

A green shield appeared above everyone's heads, and a giant green net appeared above the army, further enhancing everyone's defenses.

At the same time, a whirlwind swept over all the warriors, making them feel lighter and more agile.

Finally, a huge golden Holy Grail appeared above everyone's heads, then slowly poured down, and a stream of golden liquid poured over everyone's heads like holy light.

This maximizes their attack power, meaning that an attack that would normally require a full-force slash can now be achieved with just a normal slash.

The Holy Spirit's Blessing spell significantly increases the damage output.

"It's incredible, I feel so amazing right now."

"It's not just a feeling, it's real. We're faster, our defenses are stronger, and our attack power has increased," a veteran said, gripping his longsword tightly.

He could still feel this obvious improvement; now he could easily take down three of his previous selves, or even more.

“It’s unbelievable. Do we despise this war?” Countless human soldiers and soldiers of other races began to whisper among themselves.

After casting beneficial spells on his allies, Rhode cast negative spells on the undead army in the distance: Slow Spell, Doomsday, Curse of Resurrection. Since blindness has no effect on the undead, Rhode didn't use it.

The appearance of the black mud pit instantly caused the advancing undead legion to slip, followed by a curse that reduced the attack power of the undead Scourge, and a crimson light enveloped them.

Immediately afterwards, black lucky symbols appeared above the heads of all the undead, a sign of impending doom that reduced the luck of the undead army.

After unleashing these spells, Rhode nodded in satisfaction. With the balance shifting and his own forces weakening, plus the fact that he would be using magic to blast the undead soon, it would be strange if he didn't win this battle.

The Alliance army swiftly deployed according to Rhodes's plan. Dwarven musketeers set up their spears on the high ground, blood elf mages and Jaina's human mages occupied the flanks respectively, and paladins and infantry formed a solid defensive line in front. Rhodes's elemental legions were positioned in key locations, emanating chilling energy fluctuations.

The undead scourge surged in like a tidal wave, its stench of decay overwhelming. Gargoyles hovered in the air, emitting piercing screams.

"Mage troops, prepare!" Kael'thas raised his staff, the energy of the Sunwell flowing around him.

"Musketeers, aim at those abominations!" the dwarf commander roared.

Rhodes stood at the front lines, a dazzling crackle of electricity gathering in his hands. "For Lordaeron!" His voice thundered across the battlefield, "Attack!"

A massive, terrifying bolt of lightning exploded within the Scourge's ranks, instantly turning several Death Knights who led the charge into charred remains by Rhodes's thunderbolts.

Along with it, the surrounding royal tombs were also reduced to ashes, but Rhodes' lightning attacks showed no sign of stopping; the Thunderbolt was meant to be used at this moment to truly shine.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The terrifying power of lightning inflicted heavy losses on the undead scourge.

At the same time, the elemental army summoned by Rhodes began to unleash its power. The lightning element summoned lightning bolts that struck down, shattering large numbers of skeletons; the flame element breathed fire, burning zombies to charcoal; the ice element froze the ground, making it difficult for the undead to move; the boulder element swung its giant fists, each strike causing the earth to tremble.

Meanwhile, the blood elf mages, along with a group of Dalaran mages under Jaina's command, also began to gather magic to attack the undead creatures.

Fireball, Arcane Missiles, Flamestrike, Blizzard—these spells began to bombard the undead Scourge in turn.

This series of terrifying blows brought the morale of the Alliance soldiers to its peak, and the war looked like it would be easy!

After a round of artillery fire, the Scourge army finally reached the front lines.

The battle erupted instantly. Dwarven muskets fired in unison, raining down bullets upon the undead army, shattering skeletons and tearing apart zombies. Mages' fireballs and ice arrows ripped through the sky, exploding into dazzling yet deadly blooms amidst the undead horde.