Duque was already a legend.
The legend of the previous generation.
The legend of a poor boy who climbed to a high position on his own.
It was also the legend of a mage reaching the peak.
Countless mages of the new generation had an indescribable longing and expectation for Duque.
Especially after Duque led the Scarlet Cross and lifted the siege of the Dalajan by the Scourge Army, this longing and expectation reached its peak.
To be honest, the Dalajan mages did not have much resistance to Duque's announcement of challenging the position of the chairman. After all, Antonidas had indeed aged over the years, and his extremely conservative policies were unpopular.
Duque's challenge was a little sudden, but it was not unacceptable.
But …
It should not have been this arrogant, and even wanted Antonidas to die.
Mograine and Abbendis could not believe their ears.
Kael 'thas's handsome face was full of shock and disbelief!
What did Duque say just now?
The arrogant words that even Terenas did not dare to say when Lordaeron was at its peak really came from Duque's mouth?
Was Duque going to become a tyrant?
Even Antonidas didn't know what to say.
At this time, Duque, who was under everyone's gaze, shrugged and let out a breath.
"Alright, the joke ends here. I've simulated what would happen if a great demon occupied a high position in the Alliance."
Mograine and Abbendis: "…"
Kael 'thas and the other councilors: "…"
Countless onlooking mages: "…"
Damn it! Duque, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to scare us to death by saying something like this? What the hell are you doing?
The next moment, Duque's expression began to turn sorrowful.
His voice became low, and he began to speak in an almost mournful voice, "I have had a very magical ability since I was young. I never believed in the Holy Light, but I can clearly distinguish between good and evil. Fifteen years ago, when I was still a mere magic apprentice, I saw an unforgettable scene … "
Duque seemed to bring up something that had happened 15 years ago when he was still a magic apprentice. This made the hearts of the big shots of the Alliance tense up.
Fifteen years ago, as a magic apprentice?
Wouldn't that be …
"I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to join the Stormwind City Royal Magic Academy. At that time, the strongest Magician in the world, His Excellency Medivh, publicly announced that he was willing to accept me as his disciple. I refused. Although I pretended to be young and vigorous at that time, the excuse I used was that I wanted to be greater than greatness, that I wanted to surpass Medivh. But do you know the real reason? "
No one knew why Duque refused.
However, at that moment, everyone was thinking about the first battle that made Duque famous – the shocking battle with the Medivh who was possessed by the Demon King Sargeras in Karazhan.
Everyone suddenly thought of something.
Yes, they thought of it, but no one was sure.
Everyone looked suspiciously at Antonidas, who was fine.
Duque continued in a low voice, "Yes! Everyone guessed correctly! I have an extraordinary talent to see through the appearance of things. Back then, I could tell at a glance that Medivh had been possessed by a demon. However, back then, I was just a magic apprentice, and no one would believe my words. Now … "
Duque suddenly pointed at Antonidas, tears in his eyes. "Now, in the name of the Alliance's commander, I order Mograine and Abbendis to use [Exorcism] to attack Antonidas!"
[Exorcism] was not an offensive spell for ordinary races, but for the undying and demons, it was a poison!
Normally, mages and priests were notorious for not getting along.
This was a battle of ideas. After all, one believed in the more materialistic arcana that could be explained by theory, while the other believed in the Holy Light – pure idealism. Thus, there were no churches of Holy Light in the Dalajan. The only priests were mostly battle priests that had been invited back.
No one would be so bored as to use Exorcism on a Breaking Dawn Great Wizard for no reason at all.
But that was Duque's order. Mograine and Abbendis led a group of Holy Knights and rushed over. As soon as they were in range, a large amount of Holy Light would be thrown at them.
Time seemed to freeze.
The faces of every Dalaran Wizard were filled with utter stupefaction.
They could not figure out if this was a power struggle or something else.
Antonidas shouted, "Duke Marcus! What are you doing? You are using the Alliance's power to rudely interfere with the Dalajan's internal affairs! Do you think you can get away with this? Stand down, or I will announce that the Dalajan officially leaves the Alliance! "
The muscles on Duque's face trembled, and his tightly clenched fists shook.
"Leave the Alliance?! You have no right to do that, Balnazzar the Dreadlord! "Finally, as the last word left his mouth, Duque made his move.
Dozens of Mage Hands suddenly appeared in the void, each of them holding a bottle of holy water used to exorcise evil spirits. The bottle opened, and the glittering Holy Light poured down on Antonidas's head.
If he was still the Antonidas from before, nothing would have happened even if he was drenched.
But he was not …
Faced with the sea of Holy Light, he did not use any magic. Instead, he used his aged body to dodge the attack. Even the best thieves would have to admit that they were inferior to him.
He leapt backwards, and his entire body flew twenty meters away!
Yes! That's right!
Balnazzar the Dreadlord!
In the original history, he took the opportunity to occupy the body of Saidan Dathrohan when the humans attempted to reclaim Stratholme. He used the entire Scarlet Crusade as his tool and sacrificed countless fanatical warriors of the Scourge Army.
Because of Duque's appearance, history changed once again. Balnazzar, who was supposed to attack Saidan, actually succeeded in ambushing the incomparably powerful Antonidas.
If not for the system elf notifying Duque that the mark on Antonidas' head had changed to a hostile red, and that it was marked as' undead ', Duque would not have believed that Antonidas had been killed.
Unfortunately, time could not be turned back. In order to prevent the hundreds of thousands of Dalajan citizens from being killed by Balnazzar, Duque could only expose Balnazzar in front of everyone!
The next moment, Duque used Blink to appear in front of Balnazzar and hit Antonidas' body with a Magic Staff enchanted with Exorcism, knocking the Dreadlord out of Antonidas' body.
What appeared before everyone's eyes was a huge, evil, and terrifying existence …
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