The Keystone was in hand, but that did not mean the hunt was over.
In fact, when Illidan and Dick returned to Tempest Keep with the fruits of victory, the slaughter of demons was only just reaching its peak.
Having completely lost its supreme commander, Mardum entered its most chaotic period. Catherine Nightblade's warlords all realized something was wrong and began fleeing the front lines, but this behavior, entirely unsurprisingly, triggered a rout.
The Demon Hunters' favorite days had arrived. Until midnight tomorrow, they could hunt powerful or unusual demons to their hearts' content and collect their souls.
For the master Demon Hunters, the significance of this hunt lay only in filling their collections. But for the recruits and warriors who had just joined the Illidari, this rare hunting opportunity concerned their survival in the next war.
It was a very powerful class. They became demons to hunt demons, but its drawbacks were also extremely severe.
The elves who passed recruit training housed tamed demon souls within their bodies and inscribed the power of the demons they killed onto their skin through fel runes. This allowed them to fully acquire a demon's strength and talents. They could even forcibly absorb demon souls to obtain different talents and skills!
But remember one thing! Demon souls could not remain tame forever... and before they fully submitted, they were exceptionally ravenous! If their masters were not strong enough or were in poor condition, they would seek freedom, or even devour their masters instead.
This was also why the death rate among Demon Hunter recruits reached 70%: very few mortals possessed the will to overpower a pure demon, so those who survived were always the finest warriors!
Master Demon Hunters did not need to worry about this. Through long years of hunting, they had