This was the first time Jiang Jie had seen so many Legendary mages, but since he had met Medivh not long ago, he felt no pressure.
After all, all these people combined, even the entire High Elf race combined, couldn't compare to Medivh...
" Nicholas, thank you for bringing the Flamestrike." Kael'thas didn't try to snatch it, because now that they were here, even Antonidas or Uther wouldn't be a match for them.
Moreover, even a fool should know now that Jiang Jie has come to deliver the Flamestrike.
Not enemies, but friends.
"I rescued the Sun King before his death. The Sun King will explain the whole story to you personally." Jiang Jie took out a magic pendant, and the image of the Sun King appeared before the four Legendary mages. Kael'thas called out "Father" and couldn't help but shed tears.
"You can talk slowly." Jiang Jie handed Flamestrike to Kael'thas, then looked at Archmage Belo'vir: "But I think you need to know something else more right now: someone has invaded the Sunwell! Don't look at me, I'm not talking about me... Look for yourselves, how many High Elf mages have been assassinated!"
"Intruders? Assassination?" Belo'vir and Solarian exchanged a glance, then with a gentle flick of their staffs, screens of light appeared before them, each screen representing an Eye of Arcane.
Through these Eye of Arcane, Belo'vir saw one magical node after another, and on each node stood one High Elf mage after another.
"One is missing!" Belo'vir's expression was grave. "I sent out all the mages! I know the location of every single one of them! One is missing!"
"Could they have run away?" Solarian frowned.
Although she was reluctant to believe it, she actually knew very well:
Not every High Elf can withstand the threat of death; it's understandable that some would desert.
"No! There's blood on the ground! I smell a conspiracy!" Belo'vir shook her head. "Someone has infiltrated the Sunwell! Quickly, activate all the Eye of Arcane and search the entire Sunwell!"
The three Legendary mages quickly released their spiritual power, and soon their expressions changed drastically.
"An Eye of Arcane has been imprisoned!"
"Not just one! I found one too!"
I have some too!
"More than one mage has disappeared; they were killed without anyone noticing!"
They all frowned, because when they contacted all the Eye of Arcane, they discovered that at least one-tenth of Eye of Arcane were imprisoned and could only see in a fixed direction.
"Someone has tampered with it, and it's one of our own people!" Belo'vir said gravely.
Only a mage with a deep understanding of High Elf magic, and at least Archmage, could imprison so many Eye of Arcane and kill so many mages without them noticing.
Five minutes later.
"I carefully examined all the Eye of Arcane. The imprisoned Eye of Arcane and the slain elven mages are basically all located closest to the Sunwell." Suddenly, Belo'vir shouted, "Oh no! Quick, to the Sunwell Shrine!"
At this moment, the remaining image of the Sun King had said everything he wanted to say, Kael'thas's face was covered in tears.
Now he understood that his father was truly dead, that even a small part of his soul had been completely annihilated, and that another part of his soul had been devoured by Frostmourne, becoming a prisoner in the eternal ice coffin.
However, this is not the time for sadness.
" The High Elf keep their promises, and we will surely fulfill our father's vow! Thori'dal is somewhere in the Sunwell Shrine, follow me!"
The Perseverance prince quickly activated the teleportation array, bringing Jiang Jie and the other three Legendary mages to the Sunwell Shrine deep within the Sunwell.
Even though the binding spells have been broken, only the four of them can teleport inside the Sunwell Platform because only they possess sufficiently high access.
When they arrived at the Sunwell Shrine, they saw the "vanished" High Elf mages.
They were all gathered in various corners of the temple, forming a circle, and working together to set up what appeared to be a powerful magical barrier! Each of them was enveloped in dense death energy, intertwined with Arcane energy. These High Elf mages had all been resurrected as Undead!
Inside the barrier, a male High Elf, who had died and been resurrected as Undead, was throwing a foul-smelling corpse—which he had somehow acquired—into the Sunwell!
" Dar'Khan! No!" Kael'thas cried out in anguish, trying to stop it all, but the mage's barrier blocked his way.
These resurrected Undead were all high-level mages with strong spellcasting abilities in life, and there were even several Archmage among them.
These High Elf mages, killed by Dar'Khan with the " Sword of Agony," are now, under Dar'Khan's command, or rather, under the command of some unseen soul, and following the teachings of that soul, joining forces to weave a sufficiently powerful magical barrier.
This forbidden spell from the Dalaran Library, supported by dozens of high-ranking mages and Archmage, is equivalent to a small Violet Citadel Barrier, with a strength reaching Legendary levels. Even a powerful Prince Kael'thas would find it difficult to break through.
He could only watch helplessly as the traitor Dar'Khan threw Kel'Thuzad's body into the Sunwell, along with the Sword of Agony that had killed dozens of High Elf mages!
A soul emerged from the Sword of Agony — Kel'Thuzad.
Who could have imagined that this treacherous and cunning Archmage had been hiding in the Sword of Agony all along, watching helplessly as Dar'Khan was killed by the Sun King, his body thrown outside the Sunwell Platform, and then using that longsword infused with the power of death to resurrect Dar'Khan!
Then, relying on Dar'Khan's knowledge of the Sunwell, he killed one High Elf mage after another, imprisoned one Eye of Arcane another, and silently entered the Sunwell Shrine, resurrecting all the High Elf mages. Only then did Jiang Jie and Kael'thas see everything they were seeing!
"Never underestimate the Lich King, never underestimate the Burning Legion, and never underestimate Arthas and Kel'Thuzad! They are far more terrifying than you can imagine!" A whisper came from beside him; it was Medivh's voice.
"I never intended to change the fate of the Sunwell, nor have I ever underestimated the Lich King and the Burning Legion..." Jiang Jie replied silently, his face grim.
There is no such thing as "changing history," because only the past is history.
For Jiang Jie, everything he is involved in is "the present".
So he wasn't going against history; he was going against the Lich King and the Burning Legion.
As it turns out, he was too naive.
Even Medivh had to remain patient, unwilling to reveal himself, wanting to observe the situation quietly and guide Jaina, Thrall, and Malfurion until the Battle of Mount Hyjal, when Archimonde was finally defeated.
What makes Jiang Jie think he can change everything?
Those insignificant things can be changed; for example, Uther could have stayed alive, or Sylvanas could have survived for a while.
But those crucial things cannot be changed. For example, Archimonde will definitely be summoned to this world, the Sunwell will definitely be corrupted, and Kel'Thuzad will definitely be resurrected!
He knew clearly that he couldn't change much, so he didn't intend to change much.
He was just there to do what he was supposed to do, but he never expected to witness the corruption of the Sunwell and the resurrection of Kel'Thuzad!