Illidan suddenly stood up, and the Holy Light shackles on his body clanked. Maiev immediately tightened her grip on her weapon.
Duque was extremely calm.
"Duke Marcus, are you using me?" Illidan clenched his fists.
"Use?" Duque shrugged. "If you think I'm using you, then so be it. But remember, I'm not using anyone to threaten you. Tyrande is already my woman, and I won't use my woman and child as a bargaining chip against her admirer. I'm just making a proposal that will make you and Tyrande happy. I'm against this decision. "
Illidan suddenly loosened his fists and sat down again. "What do you want me to do?"
"I know that when we attacked the Black Temple, your most elite demon hunters weren't there. I'm guessing that they went to the Burning Legion … "
Illidan became agitated again. "You … don't know anything!"
"Don't know?" Duque raised his hand and revealed a purplish-blue energy ball. The image inside was of Illidan's order for his subordinates to go to the Burning Legion's planet of origin, Marton, to carry out a suicide mission: to seize Sargeras' Keystone. It was a divine artifact that could open a portal to any army planet.
Not only Illidan, but even Maiev beside him gasped.
Even though Duque had told Maiev earlier, Illidan was probably not that simple.
When they saw the evidence of Illidan secretly stabbing the Burning Legion, they still felt extremely shocked.
"Illidan, ever since the War of the Ancients, you've realized the strength of the Burning Legion. You thought that there was no way out by directly confronting the Legion. So you chose the path that your compatriots don't understand, and it's also the most difficult path. Even if you have to bear the stigma of a traitor, you still joined the Burning Legion to find the Legion's weakness and then destroy it in one fell swoop. Am I right? "
Duque's voice was not loud, but it was like a giant hammer hitting Illidan and Maiev's hearts, making them feel like their hearts were about to collapse in the next moment.
Maiev was shocked.
Illidan's mouth twitched, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
"Let me tell you one more thing. The detection circle I left in Draenor is reacting. A Void Battleship of the Burning Legion infiltrated the galaxy where Delano was. Guess who's on the boat? "Duque looked like he had Illidan in the bag.
"…" Illidan remained silent.
"They should be the key to the counterattack in your eyes." Duque's words shattered Illidan's last shred of hope.
For the first time, Illidan looked at Duque with fear and awe.
Illidan was blind. But in his empty eye sockets, the soul waves emitted by the soul fire that replaced the function of his eyes meant this.
Even Maiev could sense it.
She held Illidan captive for ten thousand years, then ten. She had never seen her unruly compatriot show such a weak expression.
"There's no point in hiding it. To a powerful existence that has experienced countless time branches, your past is no secret to me. If you wish, I can even announce it to the public right away. That way, you can once again become the hero of Kaldorei. A good brother in the eyes of your elder brother. Obtain Tyrande's forgiveness. "
There was no way to resist. Duque had perfectly grasped Illidan's weakness.
Illidan was discouraged. "It's not time to make this public yet. But I will do as you say. "
That's right. On that mysterious spaceship were the Illidan Demon Hunters sent by Illidan.
Just like in history, they had miraculously completed their mission.
In history, they had survived and returned to the Black Temple. But as soon as they returned, they found that the Black Temple had been breached and Illidan had died at the hands of Maiev the Watcher. These Demon Hunters were captured by Maiev and imprisoned in the prison on the Broken Isles. They had been locked up in a state of stasis for five years.
But in this life, probably because of Duque's actions, they were caught in a space-time turbulence, or to escape the pursuit of the Burning Legion. They actually delayed until the 36th year of the Dark Portal before returning.
But it didn't matter. Illidan was not dead anyway.
It was too easy to control these powerful Demon Hunters.
"It's okay. I don't think that announcing everything will benefit the war with the Burning Legion. The war hasn't started yet. Announcing it now will only alarm the enemy. How about this, I will have your elder brother and Tyrande come to see you. "Duque patted Illidan's shoulder.
This time, Du Ke had him in the bag.
Illidan asked, "Then … what about the Keystone?"
Duque rolled his eyes at him. "We can't just use this small number of people to sneak in while the Burning Legion is still at home. That would be a suicide mission. Let's wait for the right time. According to my judgment, there will be results in a year. Can you wait? "
"Hmph!" Illidan snorted disdainfully. "I can even wait for ten thousand years, let alone a year."
After saying that, the One-Egg Lord glanced at Maiev with even more disdain. "Lock me up. I will be your prisoner for another year."
Maiev … was embarrassed.
She had hated the One-Egg Lord for ten thousand years. In the past ten thousand years, she had used many methods to torture him. Now, she was suddenly told that she had hated the wrong person for the past ten thousand years. The feeling of loss was killing her.
Seeing Maiev's disappointed and guilty expression, Duque couldn't help but wonder if Maiev had turned from a sadist to a masochist because of her guilt.
Duque left.
In the 35 years of the Dark Portal, there was only one major event that happened publicly — the return of the former King of Ironforge, Magni Bronzebeard.
On the first of June, Bu Laing Bronzebeard ran into the Alliance Headquarters in Lordaeron. As one of the two main headquarters of the Alliance, Duque often worked here.
The headquarters used to be in Stormwind City. Later, because most of Duque's wives were in Lordaeron, they moved the Alliance Headquarters to Lordaeron in 32 years of the Dark Portal with reasons like 'there are more kingdoms in Lordaeron' and 'the two commanders of the Alliance don't stay in the same place'.
Bu Laing walked quickly with his short legs and shouted loudly, "My brother came back to life!"
After shouting incoherently for a while, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he added a few more words, "My brother, who had become a crystal fossil, suddenly came back to life. Duque! Brother Magni wants you to go find him immediately. "
"Oh! This is really … a sign! "
There were two obvious signs of the Legion's return. One was the return of the Demon Hunters, and the other was the return of Magni after becoming a demigod.
Both of them …
Sure enough, when Duque and a group of Alliance leaders put down their work and rushed to Ironforge, they saw the Crystal Dwarf King. The first thing he said was, "The Burning Legion is coming!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
