Loyalty

Without a doubt, Illidan Stormrage and Maiev Shadowsong's successful surprise attack on Argus had completely transformed the war between the two sides into an enormous "blossom at the center" tactic.

Especially after the Thirty-Second Legion led by Toc fully deployed and finished constructing its defenses, it was like a nail driven deep into the enemy's heart.

He did not even need to launch an offensive. As long as he held his position, he could make the Burning Legion suffer beyond endurance.

Because Argus was simply too important.

Not only was it the main base where Burning Legion Demons were reborn after death, but the Burning Throne at the planet's core also held the souls of every Titan in the Pantheon. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong.

But before Sargeras vanished, he had given Kil'jaeden a dead-order: preserve the Legion's portal on Azeroth at all costs.

So he was now caught in a dilemma.

On one hand, the battlefield at Mount Hyjal required a massive concentration of troops for defense. On the other, he had to divert forces to contain the Devil Astartes army, which had already reached considerable scale and possessed advanced weapons and interstellar-era combat experience.

The latter in particular gave the Deceiver an unprecedented headache.

The previous nuclear bombardment had nearly wiped out the Burning Legion's last sizable mobile force, leaving him with no choice but to rob Peter to pay Paul.

Worse still, Sheoldred, relying on the formidable command abilities she had honed, had begun strategically pressuring the Burning Legion across the entire universe.

This Black Judge did not care about the gains or losses of one or two planets, or even a few star systems. She focused exclusively on attacking portal nodes indispensable to the Burning Legion.

Every node lost meant the Burning Legion had