Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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The moment he took control of the Death Knight, he realized just how amazing its abilities were: it could strengthen the zombie army and also wield legion magic.

Rhodes pretended to be extremely angry, but in reality he was overjoyed; the undercover agent had been successfully planted.

Brother Qiang, you should stick with the Lich King for now.

"Long live the Regent!" Someone shouted first, and all the soldiers and civilians of Lordaeron began to cheer.

The people of Lordaeron have suffered too much today, and Rhodes is the only one who has stepped forward to take charge, with Arthas leading the death knight.

"For Lordaeron! Kill!" The soldiers on the defensive line roared, their morale soaring, and they managed to temporarily push back the surging undead tide a few steps!

"Now! Set sail!" Without the slightest hesitation, Rhodes gave the order to the core crystal of the magic ship, while simultaneously shouting to the defensive line below, "All rearguard troops, board the ship immediately! Quickly!"

Rhodes gave the final order to board!

The cores of the five magic ships simultaneously glowed with a soft blue light, the hulls emitted a deep hum, the boarding ladders retracted rapidly, and the ships began to slowly leave the dock.

Chapter 90 The Primordial Undead Race? The Ecstatic Lich King, the Divine General Stronk

After Rhodes' fleet had gone far away, Arthas rode his undead warhorse from afar!

He originally wanted to end Rhodes himself, but he could not disobey his master's orders. The Lich King ordered him to hold back, and even the undead army held back in various ways, all so that Rhodes would send out his death knights.

The final result did not disappoint the Lich King. Under immense pressure, the Death Knight was released and successfully captured by the Lich King's power.

This mage named Rhodes possesses some ability to manipulate the undead, but compared to the great Lich King, he's nothing. Trying to play with the undead in front of the Lich King is just asking for trouble.

Now that the goal has finally been achieved, a large number of residents of Lordaeron have fled, and he has even lost the opportunity to bring Jaina back.

At this moment, Arthas felt a trace of resentment towards the Lich King, but as soon as this resentment appeared, Arthas's body was struck as if by lightning. The terrifying power of death was instantly drained away, and even the Lich King's will descended directly upon him.

No one can defy the Lich King's will, not even his most trusted Death Knight.

"My Death Knight, you only need to carry out my orders. You don't need to think about anything else. Free will is not important to you; you don't need it," the Lich King's voice echoed in Arthas's mind.

"Yes! Great Lich King, I obey your will!" Arthas said, kneeling on the ground with a blank expression.

From the moment he picked up that sword, he became the other party's servant.

After disciplining his subordinates, the Lich King finally had time to observe his newly recruited Death Knight.

He possessed a powerful death force within him, but otherwise appeared rather ordinary. He did not wield the power of frost or blood, nor did he possess any evil power.

That death knight was strange. It didn't seem like the first generation of death knights created by Gul'dan. It wasn't the soul of an orc warlock possessing the body of a human knight, nor was it something he created himself. The second generation was skilled in frost evil and blood magic.

It is an unusual creation, and in addition to the aura of death, it can also perform other magical arts.

"Servant, tell me your name, your abilities, everything about you." The Lich King's voice came from the distant Frozen Throne, resounding directly in Sqiang's mind.

“Great Lich King, my name is Scharnhorst, a death knight. I don’t remember how I was born; I only know that I was born this way, and I have always been a necromancer,” Scharnhorst said.

He didn't say it; he was only given self-awareness when he was summoned by his master, just as he was born into this world.

"You have no memories of your past life, right? I can't find any memories of your past life in your mind either. It's as if you were only created a few months ago," the Lich King asked.

After taking control of the Death Knight, he tried to find out its origins and how it had been transformed.

But strangely, all he could see was darkness. When this death knight first appeared, he was fighting against his own subordinates.

So this Death Knight didn't have a past life? Then how did he become an undead?

“Great master, I don’t know how I became an undead. I was born an undead, the Death Knight Stank,” Stank answered truthfully.

At this moment, Rhodes was also remotely monitoring everything through the system's capabilities, and guiding Stanker on how to speak. The master and servant were planning to carry out a cover-up, or tell a huge lie.

"Impossible! No one in the world can be born as an undead. Undead cannot reproduce." The Lich King was very puzzled.

This was beyond his understanding of physics. How could a race of undead born from birth possibly exist?

“Great master, I am actually a life form created by the Titans. The Titans studied the flesh-curse magic of the Old Gods and then created me as an undead through some special means.” Stronk began to answer the Lich King’s question, following Rhodes’ explanation.

"What?! You say you were created by the Titans? That's impossible! How could the Titans create the undead? You? Wait, let me see." The Lich King began to carefully examine Stank's body. Although it was a body of the dead, Stank's body structure was completely different from that of ordinary undead decaying bodies.

His body seemed frozen in time, not decaying at all, unlike other undead, as if this body had been specially created.

Could it be that someone can actually create undead creatures in this way? Purely using some unknown technology to create undead creatures.

I never expected that the Titan Guardians would possess such technology and even research necromancy.

"So that's why you can cast those powerful Titan spells, right? What are the principles behind these spells?" the Lich King asked.

He was extremely envious of the magical power that Rhodes possessed. It would be fantastic if his own death knight could master such legion-level magic.

“Great master, I was given this magical power when I was created. I don’t know its principles, I can only use its power,” Sciark said.

"Now, use your magical powers on Arthas," the Lich King commanded.

Now that his will has descended upon Stronk, he can theoretically obtain all the power that this death knight wields.

Sciark nodded, then used the Blindness and Slow spell on Arthas, along with a curse to possess him.

With three negative spells cast upon him, Arthas's body trembled. He felt his body suddenly become incredibly sluggish, and he experienced another brief period of blindness. His body was bound by some force, and his power seemed to be suppressed.

Arthas glared angrily at Sciark.

Are you trying to bully me? You clearly have positive magic, so why did you have to use three negative spells on me?

However, Arthas had no chance against the Lich King. The Lich King began to carefully observe the effects of Arthas's recent blindness. He had already witnessed how Arthas could be frozen in place for a period of time, if not for his own power.

His first Death Knight would suffer a great loss, and one of the other two spells would slow down Arthas's movement speed, while the other would reduce his attack power.

These kinds of magic are all very powerful.

“Use a positive type of magic, my knight,” said the Lich King.

"I'm sorry, great master, the three spells I just cast have exhausted my magic power, and I can no longer use the remaining spells," Sciark said.

Sciark's attributes are level 3, attack 2, defense 3, strength 2, knowledge 2, and only 20 magic points.

After casting three spells, there simply wasn't enough time to cast a second one.

In the recent battle, Stanker burned a large number of undead creatures, so he leveled up again. Rhodes added this attribute to attack, preparing to continue fooling the Lich King later.

As for skills, there was a basic resistance upgrade to intermediate level and a basic defense skill. The defense skill is very powerful for melee heroes, so Rhodes chose it directly.

Currently, Stank has three skills: Intermediate Necromancy, Basic Resistance, and Basic Defense.

"Once your magic is restored, we will test other spells. Tell me everything about your powers and abilities," the Lich King said.

Stronk nodded and began to tell the Lich King about his abilities.

"Great master, I also have several magical skills called Stone Skin, Fire Control, Divine Shield, Magic Arrow, Attack Acceleration, and Fire Wall." Sciark explained the abilities of these spells in detail; all of them were legion-level spells.

Rhodes did not let Stronker reveal the Death Ripple and Disguise skills. These two tricks were meant to be used at a crucial moment to deceive the Lich King first.

"A very useful ability. Now tell me what your special ability is? I sense you have another special ability that can be added to your soldiers," the Lich King asked.

Before Hearthglen, the Lich King had already discovered Scythe's special abilities, and his undead army seemed to have received some kind of enhancement.

"The great Lich King, the Titan Guardians, bestowed upon me new powers when they created me. The undead troops that follow me will receive bonuses to their defense and attack, as well as a certain level of magic resistance," Stank said.

Stronk currently has an attack rating of 2 and a defense rating of 3, all of which can be added to his unit type. In addition, he also has the bonus from the Defense spell and basic resistance ability, which can withstand a certain amount of magic attacks.

The Lich King was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately summoned his lich, equipping Stronk with 100 undead soldiers before testing the ability.

The enhancement effect of Stanker's troops directly shocked the Lich King, and the troops following Stanker were much stronger than ordinary undead soldiers.

First, it grants a certain defense bonus, an attack bonus, and a magic resistance bonus.

Secondly, troops with corpses, such as abominations, ghouls, ordinary zombies, and even other death knights with intact bodies, will also receive a significant boost when following Stanker.

"Hahaha, you were born to serve me, Stank. Your power can only be fully utilized by me."

"I will bestow upon you new armor and weapons, a rune sword, a set of Saronite armor, and I will grant you control over blood, evil, and frost," said the Lich King.

This new Death Knight is simply perfect! He comes with an innate, incredibly powerful aura.

Chapter 91 Hero Evolution, Death Knight Training Special Skills

Scythe immediately became a guest of honor of the Lich King. His mastery of legion-level magic and his ability to enhance the collective strength of troops were incredibly useful, far more so than Arthas's.

Even the Lich King had the urge to hand Frostmourne directly to Scythe, then have Arthas step down and make this Death Knight his first knight.

However, after thinking for a moment, the Lich King suppressed the thought. After all, the Death Knight in front of him was a special creature created by the Titans and, strictly speaking, could not be considered an undead!

Let's observe for a while longer. There's no rush, and Arthas is still useful.

Moreover, his own strength and power are not as great as Arthas's. Although 99% of Arthas's power comes from Frostmourne, at least Arthas is doing well now and is a subordinate.

"Stronk, you will undergo a new magical transformation. I will infuse your body with the power of frost, the power of blood, and the power of evil. Your strength will be greatly enhanced. Next time, I hope you can cut off Rhodes' head," the Lich King said.

Rhodes, who was controlling Stanker's body from a distance, rolled his eyes. Next time, he won't stab me, he'll stab you. Don't be too confident, Lich King.

Upon hearing this, Scink nodded and knelt down. Next, Scink was ordered by the Lich King to be taken to a floating magical city of the undead by his subordinate liches, where he underwent a series of undead surgeries.

First came the power of frost. The biting cold, seemingly capable of freezing the soul, instantly enveloped Skyk. His bones and flesh emitted subtle cracking sounds as a deep blue ice crystal condensed on their surface. His muscle fibers were penetrated and strengthened by the ice crystals. This power did not merely act on the outside; it penetrated deep into Skyk's body, forming a core of frost energy.

As layers of unmelting ice runes formed around his soul fire, Stanker felt his thoughts freeze for a moment, but then a sense of absolute control over the cold arose within him.

The Frost talent for Death Knight has been successfully acquired: Frozen Fortitude, Chains of Ice, Death Grip, Howling Blast, Frost Strike, Path of Ice, and Icy Blood. A notification sounded in the system, indicating that Stank had successfully obtained the Frost Death Knight talent for the world of Azeroth.

"Warriors of the Frost Wastes, this is the chilling power of Northrend. Use it well and fight for me." The Lich King's voice echoed in Scythe's mind.

“Thank you for your grace, great ruler, great Lich King,” Stank said, kneeling on one knee.

"Next, you will gain the power of blood, which will make you stronger and allow you to withstand more damage." The Lich King began to pour the power of blood into Stronk's body.

Before the extreme cold of the frost had completely subsided, a completely different power of blood, carrying a viscous, predatory aura of life, surged forth.

This force was violent and bloody, washing over Stanker's body, which was reinforced by frost. Stanker felt a thirst from the depths of his soul, and his desire for life energy was amplified infinitely.

Guided by the Lich King's will, this power opened up a new blood energy circuit within him. Stank learned how to use runic weapons to draw life force from his enemies and nourish himself, and how to transform the power of death into boiling blood energy to burn his enemies.

Spirit Strike, Heart Strike, Blood Shield, Bone Shield, Blood Grip, Blood Mark, Blood Boil, Blood Boil—these spells appeared one after another in Stronk's spellbook. Rhodes was overjoyed; the Lich King had personally enhanced the Death Knight's three talent trees.

Come on, Stank, let's see how far you can evolve.

"The power of blood makes you stronger, and next comes the power of evil." Without pausing for a moment, the Lich King began to infuse Scythe with green, evil energy.

The infusion of frost and blood energy greatly pleased the Lich King, significantly enhancing the Death Knight's power and perfectly complementing the Death Knight system he had developed.

Finally, the most insidious and treacherous evil force quietly seeped in; it was neither as domineering as frost nor as violent as blood.

It is like a leech, carrying the corrupting aura of plague, curse, and blasphemy against the very essence of life. This power enhances his control over the energy of death, giving him a greater ability to manipulate the undead.