Everyone could see that Benedictus wanted to abduct Prince Anduin, leaving them afraid to attack him for fear of harming the prince.
Some had still harbored a sliver of doubt, believing the Archbishop had some special reason for becoming like this. Now, however, everyone believed what Rhode had just said.
The Archbishop really had betrayed the Alliance and Stormwind City, becoming a Twilight Father of an evil cult!
King Varian, who had only just arrived and had yet to understand the situation, was caught off guard.
He had not even brought a weapon!
When he saw the mass of shadow hurtling toward his beloved son, Varian instinctively stepped forward, placing himself in front of Anduin.
At that moment, Varian even felt his limbs stiffen and his reactions grow sluggish.
He was being affected by this shadow power.
"Your Majesty!" Cries of alarm rang out from the crowd as several figures darted forward.
Whether it was Shaw of SI:7, Bolvar of the First Burning Legion, Halford of the Seventh Legion, or Marshal Windsor, each was a formidable fighter in his own right. Seeing Benedictus launch his attack, they all hurried forward to help.
But Benedictus was too fast, and they were some distance from both him and the king. It seemed impossible for any of them to arrive in time.
A vicious grin spread across Benedictus's dark face, shrouded in shadow.
Now he could take both the king and the prince hostage. Then no one would dare lay a hand on him.
I'll take them out of here first, then use the Dark Ritual I recently developed to split the king's personality.
*When they come looking for their king, I'll hand over a weak, obedient version of him at just the right moment and send him back to Stormwind City. Then