In a sense, this was a counterattack that Arthas had to make under the pressure of the general situation.
It couldn't be helped. The general situation was in Duque's hands. If he didn't want to lose even his pants, Arthas had to take the risk.
However, he retained his memory and part of his humanity, and Arthas' weakness was fully exploited by Duque.
Arthas had always claimed that he was the King of Lordaeron and the only legitimate ruler of the kingdom. But now, the one wearing the crown of Lordaeron was his most beloved sister!
Terenas had never cared much about the siblings, and only kept making demands and criticizing him. Every night when he dreamed of his father, he still didn't think that killing his father was a mistake.
Kalia was different.
His mother died early, and as his sister, Kalia was the last harbor of his soul.
If he had known that his sister was not dead, he might not have fallen. After all, in his heart, it was his father's greed for Alterac's land that led to Nethario, the Wing of Death, and his sister's death.
But before he fell into a deep sleep, he knew that Kalia was not dead.
Ten years had passed, and when he woke up, he found out about a series of shocking things. Duke had not only taken care of his beloved childhood sweetheart, Jaina, but he had also clearly eaten his biological sister at the same time.
The man who had stolen his woman had become his cheap brother-in-law in the blink of an eye, and he hadn't even been given a public status. This contradiction, anger, and entanglement … If Arthis were still a living person, she would probably be tormented to the point of insanity.
This terrible situation had become a problem that he could never get rid of from his soul.
To become a purer Lich King, he had to completely abandon his humanity.
The cruel part of his soul that belonged to Ner 'zhul was driving him.
And his reason told him that this meeting between the two queens was a trap …
"So what if it's a trap!?" Thousands of miles apart, the two men who could stir up a storm in this era said the same thing.
The only difference was that Arthas was sitting on an ice throne made of Frost Elements, while Duke was lying on the soft velvet bed, looking at Kalia, who was wearing white silk, and Jaina, who was wearing black silk, intertwined with each other as they slept.
That night, dark clouds covered the sky, and there was no moon in the sky.
The radiance of Elune did not reach the ground at all.
In the pitch-black land of Rotterdam, even the brightest lighthouse looked like a firefly in the dark.
Heaven and earth were covered by a hazy mist.
In the sky, a large Ice Bone Dragon led a group of Ice Dragons, continuously flapping its wings that had long lost their membranes and were only left with a skeleton. They charged into the sky of the Rotterdam Kingdom at high speed.
These lifeless Bone Dragons relied on Shadow Magic to fly, not their wings. All the movements of flapping their wings were just a habit left over from when they were alive.
"Everyone attack! We have to kill our way in before the magic defense system of Lordaeron City is activated. We have to punish those who refuse to accept the honor of the Lich King's death! Announce the return of the Scourge Army with the bloodiest massacre. "
The one leading them was the former Blue Dragon Queen, Sindagosa!
Fifteen years ago, she had been resurrected by Ner 'zhul and saved Arthas. Ever since then, she had been the most loyal guard of the Icecrown Fortress.
Tonight, as the most powerful assault force under Arthas, she led the Ice Dragons, who had also been resurrected by the Lich King, to carry out a surprise attack in the night.
"Don't worry! As long as we suppress our elemental waves, those puny humans won't be able to find us before we enter their visual range! "Sindagosa announced to her subordinates.
The night was the best cover, to begin with. Coupled with the fact that it was a dark night filled with dark clouds, the Ice Dragons shuttled through the thick layers of clouds, adjusting their course purely by sensing the aura of the living.
She did not believe that the slow and low-flying Gryphons or Hippogryphs could detect the Ice Dragon Army thousands of meters in the sky.
In theory, that was true.
Be it Sindagosa or Arthas, with their outdated knowledge, they could not imagine the drastic changes of the times.
In the city of Rotterdam, not many people noticed that in the barracks in the four directions of the city, there were a few huge metal pans that kept spinning.
Even more so, no one realized that this thing would bring about epochal changes.
Theon watched as a bunch of low-ranked Mages fiddled with magic equipment that he did not recognize, and then reported sets of data that he did not understand at all. He sighed deeply. "Times have changed!"
Not far behind him, Duque stood with his hands behind his back and smiled.
Indeed, times had changed.
After experimenting with the sonar system in the Outer Realms, radar was naturally placed on the Alliance's research agenda. Duque wanted to push forward with this project as soon as possible, but unfortunately, no matter how many ideas he threw out. The gnomes and dwarven scientists were also working hard to help him realize all kinds of inventions that were like black technology to this world. The industrial base of this world still restricted the development of all kinds of new technologies.
For example, radar.
Although the Alliance already had diesel engines, they were pure machinery.
Electrification, on the other hand, was a completely different matter.
Duque had used the rotating electromagnetic coils to create a generator for the Alliance, but there was still a long way to go before he could create a stable electronic radar.
Fortunately, in addition to technology, there was also magic in this world.
Duque could link the Weave and make each node of the Weave emit weak elemental waves at a fixed time and frequency. The Ice Dragon Army, who did not know, thought it was natural elemental waves. In fact, the missing and feedback of each elemental wave had been collected by the [Elemental Radar] at each node.
After a long period of training, these Earth Mages, who had been unable to advance further in the field of magic, found a new life value in this special field.
"Elemental reactions confirmed!"
"For the time being, there are 114 confirmed reactions."
"Direction 5 degrees west-northwest, speed 71 km/h, and still accelerating!"
"Gryphon Brigade of the First Air Force of Rotterdam, asking if they want to intercept it?"
In the newly established air force command of Rotterdam, it was a scene of bustle. The noise made traditional knights like Tirion and Gavinrad confused.
Finding the enemy through radar and commanding the air force was a headache even for Kudran Wildhammer, the number one person in the Alliance's air force. Yet, Duque, the transmigrator, did it well.
Faced with the inquiries of his subordinates, Duque shook his head. "Gryphon Brigade, don't go. It's a pointless waste of combat power. Order the Brothel Brigade to get into formation and fire according to the shooting elements I provided. Listen to my command and fire in sequence! "
"Three … Two … One! Launch the flare! "
The Ice Dragon Army, who had been traveling at high speed through the dark clouds, suddenly saw their eyes light up as a violent shock wave spread through the clouds above their heads. The next moment, it was as bright as day above them.
"That's impossible!" Sindagosa was shocked.
The sun seemed to be very strong tonight!
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