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It's a pity that after traveling to the real Azeroth, I can no longer farm for invincibility. However, while I can't farm for virtual invincibility, I can now have real invincibility.
After his verbal attack, Rhodes immediately retreated. Although he was physically gone, he couldn't afford to lose in terms of momentum; he had to keep Arthas in check.
Rhodes's malicious and provocative words, like a poisoned dagger, pierced Arthas's cold chest, even penetrating the whispers of Frostmourne, and striking deep into the remnants of his humanity.
"Rhodes! You're asking for it!!!"
Although he no longer cared about anything, Rod's words still made him feel very uncomfortable.
Arthas let out a non-human roar, a sound that was a mixture of extreme anger, the shame of having his secret exposed, and the fury of the Lich King's will.
Frostmourne erupted with an unprecedentedly terrifying cold light, instantly blasting away the two angels that were entangled with him.
Suddenly looking up, his scarlet pupils were fixed on Rhodes, who was about to take flight in the air, and the resentment in his eyes was almost turning into a tangible flame.
"Roar--!"
Arthas yanked the reins hard, and his invincible skeletal warhorse reared up. He raised Frostmourne high and swung it down fiercely towards Rhodes!
Unfortunately, this icy sword aura, brimming with the power of death, failed to harm Rhode, who was flying in the sky. After all, invincibility in reality isn't the same as a flying mount.
Arthas wasn't an aerial combat specialist either; otherwise, he wouldn't have escaped with severe injuries from the Gate of Wrath in the future.
Before leaving, the two angels unleashed their powerful holy light, enveloping Arthas and further weakening the death knight.
However, it must be said that Arthas's strength increased dramatically after obtaining Frostmourne; the Arthas of the past would have been killed long ago.
"Can't hit it, can't hit it! You're going to be so anxious!" Rhodes snorted and, after flying a sufficient distance, summoned the two angels back as well.
You can have fun all you want, bro! I'm not playing along.
Arthas on the ground roared in fury, vowing to make Rhodes pay the price. No one had ever dared to humiliate him like this before!
After completely disengaging from the battle, the system notification announced a glorious victory: you have gained XXXX experience points, your hero Somra has leveled up to 4, and has received upgrades to Medium Wisdom and Medium Air Magic.
Although Rhodes didn't defeat any major bosses during his trip to Lordaeron, he killed a large number of undead creatures during his escape!
Even a few unfortunate death knights fell to Rhodes's angel sword.
Unfortunately, the experience gained was only enough for Somra to level up by one, while Rhodes only gained 1/3 of the experience. The higher the level, the more difficult it is to level up.
After thinking for a moment, Rhodes chose to upgrade Somra's intermediate air magic. Somra's lightning bolt was incredibly powerful!
Naturally, he prioritized upgrading his air magic. As for the remaining attribute point, Rhode chose to add it to strength to further enhance the power of his lightning.
If you can gain attribute points through equipment in the world of Azeroth, then can't you do the same?
It seems I need to find an opportunity to equip my hero with some gear, so that when fighting bosses, I can form a raid group by myself.
Since Lao Tzu has come into this world, no one else should try to steal the kill of any raid bosses or 5-man dungeon bosses.
You have slain a powerful Death Knight hero and obtained a Wild Treasure Golden Pack. Equipping this treasure grants the hero an extra 500 gold per day.
This time they actually gave me a treasure, and this treasure is incredibly powerful! It grants 500 units of gold every day, equivalent to two top-tier financial management techniques.
From now on, he can take out at least 4500 units of gold every day. Rhodes is quite satisfied with this treasure.
Treasures can be retrieved, just like the Fire-Eyed Man and the magic scrolls before. Treasures can be taken out, Rhodes suddenly thought of something.
The system interface of Heroes of Might and Magic shows that the wood and ore generated by the system cannot be retrieved by the user. These are digital resources that are displayed there but cannot be accessed by the user. The same applies to gold coins and gold units.
What Rhodes can do is to recharge some things from the real world, such as gold units. Rhodes once tried to recharge some gold coins, more than 20 gold coins, and it took him more than one gold unit.
Recharging gold units is extremely uneconomical, and you don't even need to use those gold units to buy wood and ore!
And this gold bag can be taken out!
So, can the contents of this gold bag be taken out? If you had 500 units of gold every day, that would be incredibly awesome!
The daily net income is equivalent to five thousand gold coins, wait!
Perhaps it can't be calculated that way. After all, gold units are just golden lumps of gold. To use them, they must be minted into gold coins, or someone must be willing to buy these pure gold.
With a thought, Rhodes produced a pocket-shaped bag in his hand, containing a bag of gold. Rhodes reached out and grabbed a handful of gold, which he was able to retrieve!
This is incredibly powerful; gold is always a valuable hard currency, making it super convenient to buy things.
Unfortunately, this time they only managed to kill one high-level death knight, and even that was an unknown one; nothing else dropped.
A few minutes later, Rhodes caught up with another two-headed dragon and successfully reunited with Princess Calia and Jaina.
"Rhodes, are you alright? Have you managed to shake off Arthas?" the female mage asked.
The two of them were very worried about Rhodes' safety, but they couldn't control the two-legged wyvern.
“Of course I’m fine. Arthas just went through a bout of impotent rage, and I shook him off,” Rhodes said.
"I'm so glad you're alright. I never expected you to have such a flying mount. It's thanks to this flying mount that we were able to escape," Jaina said.
To cast a teleportation spell, he had to leave the territory of Lordaeron's capital city, but at that time the undead army had completely besieged the city, making it extremely difficult to escape, especially with Arthas in hot pursuit.
“Baron Rhodes! And Gina, are you sure my father has really been killed? Killed by Arthas himself?” Princess Calia asked.
“Yes, Your Highness, we both saw it with our own eyes, and I believe the news will spread soon. You saw Arthas’s appearance too?” Rhodes said with a sigh.
"Sister Galatea! What are your plans for the future?" Jaina asked after offering some words of comfort to Princess Galatea.
"I...I don't know either! I don't know where I should go, but I want to raise my daughter." Princess Galiya said, touching her two-year-old daughter in her arms.
“Princess Galiya, you should come with us westward to the continent of Kalimdor, where you can gather the people of the isolated region and establish a new home. This war has only just begun,” Rhodes said.
Princess Calia's status is extremely important; it is equivalent to the legitimate succession of the Lordaeron royal family. Even more than 20 years later, in version 9.0, after Sylvanas was forever left in the Maw, the Forsaken of Lordaeron were willing to acknowledge her as their queen, which shows the influence of the royal family.
Unlike the Eastern concept of "Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?", in Western social thought, noble lineage and status are eternal symbols of position and prestige.
Princess Calia can rally the remnants of Lordaeron, and even the Silver Hand Knights of the Scarlet Crusade, who are theoretically required to obey her orders.
"Sister Galiya! You are now the last bloodline of the Menethil family. If you don't step forward, who will?"
"Come with us to Kalimdor! Just as Rhodes said, this war has only just begun," Jaina said.
"I, I," Princess Galiya said, clearly still somewhat hesitant.
"Your Highness! The entire Eastern Kingdoms are not safe now. The Scourge will sweep through here. Only Kalimdor is safe."
"If you don't stay with us, you can't protect yourself, and you can't protect your daughter either," Rod said.
This is no joke. In the original timeline, Princess Calia's daughter was hidden away by the Scarlet Crusade and has not been released by Blizzard until now. This royal daughter has already come of age.
"I understand, Rhodes, and Gina, I'll go to Kalimdor with you!"
"I will shoulder my responsibilities. I will gather the people of Lordaeron, and I will take with me all those who are willing to follow me," Princess Calia said.
“That’s right, Your Highness. Now we need to go to the docks; I need to take my magic ship with me,” Rhodes said.
This is a crucial item for traveling to Kalimdor, and Arthas should soon be heading to Andorhal under the orders of the Dreadlord.
Uther is there, and he now wields the Silver Hand Warhammer, but Arthas has Frostmourne and the help of the Dreadlords.
So Rhodes planned to go and support Uther, to see if he could recruit the Silver Hand paladin commander and bring him to Kalimdor.
Chapter 88 The Regent of Lordaeron, Power Comes from the Barrel of a Gun, Massacre of Nobles
Arthas's current combat power can be said to be at the top level in the entire Azeroth. His own strength may not be that great, but the boost from Frostmourne is too great.
The current Frostmourne possesses power directly provided by the Lich King. Initially, the source of the Lich King's power was set up by Kil'jaeden, but in version 9.0 it has been clearly stated that it was created by Jailer Zvara.
This weapon will grant Arthas power far beyond that of mortals. More than 90% of Arthas's power comes from Frostmourne, from the Lich King and his Jailer Zovaar.
The group rode their wyverns and quickly arrived at the Lordaeron docks. At this time, the Lordaeron docks were teeming with undead creatures, the Scourge, who were clearly trying to seize Rhodes' magic ship.
Like the medical tent, Rhodes's magic ship is a purchased weapon of war, and any hero can use it. So, in the world of Azeroth, anyone who gets this magic ship can use it.
To save his magic ship, Rhode had no choice but to repel the undead creatures and then sail the ship away.
Looking at the countless undead creatures that resembled insects, Rhode felt somewhat helpless. If only he could deliver an undead killer to them right now!
It will absolutely give the undead here an extreme experience; low-level undead will be instantly killed, and higher-level undead will also suffer heavy damage.
What a pity! This magic, specifically designed for the undead, will never appear in the magic guilds of the Necropolis.
The only other area-of-effect spell that hits the entire screen is Doomsday Judgment, but Rhodes can't learn this level 4 spell right now.
Rhode summoned two angels directly from the sky, and at the same time summoned seven more Holy Light Elementals, and then began to clear the undead creatures around the magic ships.
At this moment, a large number of Lordaeron citizens are rushing here, and many Lordaeron generals and soldiers also want to take the four magic ships away.
"Hold on, warriors of Rodaeron! Don't let these undead creatures harm our families! All living people, get on the ship immediately! We must leave!" a Silver Lord paladin roared, raising his weapon.
Everything happened too fast. Arthas' betrayal and the sudden appearance of the undead army caught them off guard.
Now their only hope is to preserve the port and use these magical ships to evacuate as many civilians as possible. The dock, just across the river, is about ten kilometers from the royal city. It will take Arthas and his undead army at least one or two hours to get there, and their time is running out.
Just then, beams of holy light descended from the sky, blasting the undead who were chasing ordinary civilians into dust. Rhodes descended from the sky with seven holy light elementals and two angels.
"Soldiers of Lordaeron! I am Baron Rhodes, and I now command you to organize the evacuation of the civilians, preserve the flame of Lordaeron, and lead you west to Kalimdor!" Rhodes roared as he rode a wyvern.
However, the Lordaeron soldiers, some paladins, and some nobles present all looked at each other, showing no intention of obeying Rhodes' orders.
There were quite a few nobles present, some of whom even held higher titles than Rhodes. However, Rhodes's entrance was rather impressive, riding a two-legged dragon, accompanied by holy light and two angels, making him look extremely majestic.
“Baron Rhodes, I am Grand Duke Garix. In terms of rank, I am now the highest commander here!” A somewhat overweight, bearded nobleman suddenly stepped out from the crowd of commoners and said.
“Lord Garix is right. These four magic ships of Baron Rhodes are our only hope of leaving. Please escort us.” Other nobles also began to echo this sentiment.
Although these were titles personally conferred by the king, a baron was clearly not powerful enough to command them.
Even nominally, these four magical ships were commissioned by King Terenas of Lordaeron and built by the Guardians, and the right to use them belongs to Lordaeron, not to Rhodes.
"I am the supreme commander of this westward expedition, personally appointed by His Majesty the King. I will lead you to Kalimdor in the west to establish a new home," Rhodes said.
As expected! Nobles are all the same everywhere!
Fortunately, I brought Princess Galiya with me; otherwise, a baron's status wouldn't have been enough to keep all the nobles in check!
If the old king were still alive, and Rhodes led some immigrants to Kalimdor, then these nobles would naturally not say anything, because no one would want to go to the western continent of Kalimdor to be pioneers.
The first generation of pioneers faced the most difficult conditions, having to start from scratch, reclaiming farmland, building irrigation facilities, and constructing houses and settlements.
This was a thankless task, but now that a disaster had struck the Kingdom of Lordaeron, these four magical ships became everyone's means of escape, and these nobles naturally had ulterior motives.
Everyone wants to possess these four magic ships.
Unfortunately, these four magic ships are indeed unclaimed, but a hero-level being is required to ride them away.
“I am Princess Calia, daughter of King Terenas. My father, Terenas, was killed by the corrupt Arthas.”