Duque sneaked over to Argus to raid the Burning Legion's home base, using the entire Azeroth as a feint.
Whether it was the time or the situation of the battle, even the Titans of the Pantheon were amazed by the speed of the attack.
In the entire Allied Army, only the leaders of the Alliance, the Titans, or the demigods knew that Duque had left with his men. The Allied Army, even Marshal Taylor and the others didn't know that Duque had gone to raid.
The Burning Legion was even more in the dark.
In fact, when Duque had the four Elemental Lords take over Argus' Elemental Authority, the Allied Army's powerhouses had only advanced to the third Boss of Sargeras' Tomb. By the time Kil 'jaeden realized that something was wrong, it was already too late.
The chaotic nature of the Burning Legion made Argus look like it was heavily guarded, but in fact, after passing the external inspection, it was just a small matter.
Initially, Duke had prepared for the worst, such as how he would forcefully land when the defense line outside the planet was discovered, or how he would be besieged after landing, and how he would defend while forcibly seizing Argus' elemental authority.
In the end …
There was no use of any contingency plans.
This was like winking at a blind person, but it was actually quite cool.
Just like that, Duque corrupted himself in his temporary palace, oh, camp, controlling everything (throwing the work to others or the Elemental Lords working below), and focused on monitoring the Burning Legion's messy affairs.
When Duque confirmed that the Void Lords around him were all dirty and conflicted, [True Mirror Image] was activated.
Today, he pretended to be an Eredar Wizard to attack another faction, and an hour later, he pretended to be a demon to attack a third faction.
In just three days, he easily turned Argus into a mess with the territories of the Lords that spanned over a million square kilometers around Antorus Burning Throne.
None of the Eredar higher-ups could find anything.
Because the cause of the disputes was very simple — complaints!
The attack on Azeroth was not going smoothly, and many long-existing conflicts began to erupt under the cloud of failure.
A demon said that another demon was a coward, and another accused the other of holding them back.
Whether it was cursing or blaming, to put it bluntly, it was a bunch of dogs barking at each other. This was because they were the first demons to die in Azeroth. After ten thousand years of adjustment, not all demons would roll into the Twisting Nether after death. After some high-ranking demons died, their souls would return to Argus.
All sorts of fights, big and small, and even all-out wars between lords broke out.
At first, it was not noticed by the higher-ups of the Burning Legion.
The battle quickly spread like wildfire. By the time the Demon Lords who stayed behind realized that something was wrong, it was already a civil war.
The Burning Legion's ruling structure was quite standard. It was a typical tree structure where one gave birth to two, two gave birth to four.
Under Shaman were Archimonde and Kil'jaeden.
When these two deputy commanders were not around, the power within the army fell into the hands of the matriarch of the [Destruction Witch Guild].
As the most depraved and fanatical followers of Sargeras, the Witches bore an evil mission — to twist the fallen Titans into the unstoppable Pantheon of Darkness.
Every matriarch had her own signature torture method. The screams of the victims would ring through the halls of Antorus. It was said that neither mortals nor demons could resist their whispers. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before the Titans collapsed.
Their most successful example was, of course, helping Sargeras deal with [Avenger] Agrama. This caused their status in the army to rise, and they were second only to the two deputy commanders.
In the Witches Guild, there were a total of four Matriarchs.
The first to speak was the Mother of Flames, Nora. She had red skin, six arms, and a four-story tall body. Her body was always surrounded by circles of fire elements, and she always liked to carry two greatswords that were more than ten meters long. "Are those bastards crazy?"
"Hehe!" The green-skinned Mother of Shadows, Tima, chuckled. "Anyway, it's just a bunch of trash causing trouble. If they want to fight, let them fight. Anyway, once you die in Argus, you can't be resurrected, so we don't have to worry. "
"Idiot! Didn't you sense anything? " Her skin was dark purple, and she wore a half-veil to hide her beautiful face that could charm thousands of demons. She was the Mother of the Night, Osala. "I smell a rat."
Finally, the bronze-skinned Mother of the Universe, Suraya, made the decision. "Let the Antoran Commander Council bring Sargeras's evil dogs out to quell all the riots. Kill anyone who doesn't agree. At the same time, strengthen the defense of the Burning Throne. "
The Antoran Commander Council — back in the golden age of the Eredar civilization, this council was responsible for managing the defense of Argus and maintaining peace. After making a dark deal with Sargeras, these master tacticians used their military talents to organize the Burning Expedition and destroyed countless worlds.
They controlled all the core power of the army. As long as there was an order, they would mercilessly use this terrifying power to destroy anyone who went against the will of the Dark Titans.
It could be understood as the central army of the Burning Legion, while the Void Lords of other races led the local armies of their respective mountains.
As for Falg and Shatug, who were infused with flames and shadows, they were Sargeras's precious pets. These evil dogs were born to kill and enjoyed destroying their master's enemies. As long as they appeared anywhere other than the Burning Throne, it would be no different from Sargeras's arrival.
Matriarch Suraya was using her trump card.
The cautiousness of the four matriarchs quickly paid off. They discovered a group of Demon Hunters attempting to infiltrate the Burning Throne. There weren't many, only five.
When they used the cruelest methods to interrogate them, they didn't get any useful information — although not every Demon Hunter could withstand soul interrogation, the ones who confessed only said that Illidan wanted them to go to the lowest level of the throne to find out about Agrama the Avenger.
"Why would that traitor Illidan want to find out about Agrama?"
"How did he find out about Agrama?"
"Where's Illidan?"
"Isn't he in Azeroth?"
The series of questions put the matriarchs in a difficult position. They also lacked information.
But this was what Duque wanted to do.
These Demon Hunters weren't dead, but a different kind of feint to make the army leaders think that there was a thief, or some hidden enemy that wanted to attack the Burning Throne.
For the sake of stability, the matriarchs made the decision to shrink the defense line. But they didn't think that it was necessary to alarm Kil 'jaeden, who was in the middle of an expedition, just a few Demon Hunters and thieves.
No one would have thought that Duque's plan was actually outside the Burning Throne.
On the morning of the 30th of September, Year 36 of the Dark Portal, the entire planet Argus suddenly shook violently.
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