"Careful!"
A reminder from Xiao Feng echoed in Jiang Jie's mind, and he "saw" a dark green figure arrive behind Illidan with lightning speed as a bright moon rose.
She was a woman completely concealed beneath a dark green cloak and iron armor, an old woman who had lived for over ten thousand years.
It's Maiev!
She somehow managed to follow us from the distant Isle of Quel'Danas and infiltrate Icecrown Citadel without a trace.
She even sensed that Jiang Jie possessed the ability to detect invisibility, so he had been hiding far away, lying in wait.
She knew she was no match for Illidan, and with so many others fighting alongside Illidan, she refrained from making a move, waiting for the perfect opportunity.
She was the best hunter in the darkness, waiting until Illidan and Arthas were locked in a fierce battle before finally revealing her fangs.
Assassins aim for a single, decisive strike; since she has made her move, she is certain that her attack will hit its mark.
"Watch out!" Jiang Jie shouted, but it was too late.
His voice wasn't even as fast as Maiev's!
Illidan reacted quickly, noticing Maiev approaching from behind. He used his right-hand scimitar to block Arthas's slash, and his left-hand scimitar to steadily block Maiev's Moon Wheel.
Illidan was an absolutely proud man. Even with Arthas in front and Maiev behind, he was not afraid at all and was willing to fight with all his might.
But at that very moment, the Herald Volazj, who had been hiding behind the many Faceless Ones and was the cunning fellow who had always been unwilling to expose himself to danger, suddenly let out a shrill scream—a Mind Flay.
This time, he wasn't targeting Old Chen or Jiang Jie, but Illidan.
Illidan had lived for ten thousand years, and his mental will was strong enough that even Volazj's Mind Flay had little effect on him. At most, he would feel a momentary tremor, and once he experienced it, he would be on guard and would not fall for it again.
Unfortunately, this was not an ordinary moment, but the most crucial one, and Illidan had never experienced this level of Mind Flay before.
Who could have imagined that Maiev would suddenly appear and attack Illidan at such a crucial moment?
Who could have imagined that Volazj and Maiev would launch their attacks simultaneously, as if it had been pre-arranged?
The Mind Flay stunned Illidan for a moment, causing his body to stiffen.
This moment was less than a second, truly a blink of an eye, but it was enough for Maiev.
She is definitely the woman with the highest agility in all of Azeroth, with extremely fast reaction speed and even faster attack speed.
She is the true uncrowned queen; Orcs Legendary assassin Garona is nothing compared to her.
The moon tilted, and the sharp blade pierced Illidan's back, splattering blood.
This level of injury is nothing to Illidan, who possesses a demonic body; once he gets rid of the Moon Wheel, it will heal itself in no time.
But then, Maiev stretched out her other hand.
Then a flash of white light appeared.
Almost instantly, a blinding white light illuminated the entire space.
It seems everyone has forgotten that Maiev is also a spellcaster, a very remarkable one.
She can blink; this is Arcane spell. Although Night Elf have always forbidden the study of Arcane Magic, Druid do have Arcane spells in their spellbook, only the casting method has changed. It is said that casting spells using moonstones infused with Arcane energy and the power of the Moon Goddess makes the spells gentler and easier to control.
She can use Shadow Strike, a shadow spell. The Watchers is a special class, often categorized as a rogue, because the Watchers possesses the strongest will to pursue evil and venture into the Blackfathom Deeps without being tempted by demonic power.
She can summon the Avatar of Vengeance, a spell related to the soul. She has a deep understanding of the soul, and the Avatar of Vengeance is the new form that her vengeful soul possessed after embracing darkness.
More importantly, she was once a high priestess of the Temple of the Moon Goddess, the most powerful rival for the position of High Priestess, and once held a higher status and more power Tyrande, and was more popular Tyrande.
Yes, she is Priestess of the Moon.
This white light is the power of the Moon Goddess.
If Tyrande is considered a Priest, then Maiev is now a shadow priest, a shadow priest skilled in combat.
Or perhaps... a Discipline Priest?
She wields the power of shadow and can also use the power of the Moon Goddess.
However, after becoming Watchers, she probably received too little favor from the Moon Goddess, or perhaps never received any more favor from the Moon Goddess, so she could not mobilize much of the Moon Goddess's power and had never used it.
But now, it's been used.
Maiev is not known for her magic, but the spell she is using now has been researched for ten thousand years.
She became Watchers to personally guard Illidan. For so long, she considered Illidan her enemy because ten thousand years ago, Illidan nearly killed her own brother.
She knew how powerful Illidan was, and that she couldn't defeat him, so she had been researching spells to counter Illidan. In case Illidan escaped, she would use these spells to defeat Illidan and recapture him.
This spell exists solely for Illidan, and will continue to exist for the Demon Hunter Illidan trains.
This spell can draw upon the demonic power within Demon Hunter to imprison the Demon Hunter himself; it has only this ability, but it is sufficient.
Anyone who studies a spell for ten thousand years will undoubtedly create an extremely powerful spell; therefore, at this moment, even Illidan cannot break free.
He was trapped by the power of his own demonic bloodline.
At this moment, Arthas made his move again.
He withdrew Frostmourne, then plunged it towards Illidan's heart again, cold and merciless.
Illidan was powerless to resist.
If this sword pierces Arthas's heart, then with the power of Frostmourne, he will surely die.
Then, the entire battle will collapse, Arthas will inevitably win, and none of them will be able to escape, because their retreat is blocked and their path forward is cut off. Kael'thas may be able to teleport away, but no one else will escape; the Undead will kill them all.
Then Arthas will become the new Lich King, leading the Scourge to sweep across the world a few years later.
There are no "what ifs".
Because Maiev made her move again.
The moon's edge circled around Illidan's body, blocking Frostmourne.
Maiev, who is not good at direct attacks, is not as powerful as Arthas, so Moonbeam could not completely block her, but the time she bought was enough.
The next moment, everyone with the ability made their move.
Anub'arak charged wildly, knocking Malfurion, who was preparing to cast a spell on Arthas, away. Tyrande had no choice but to grit her teeth and make a painful decision, ultimately turning her arrow, which was already aimed at Arthas, to attack Anub'arak and rescue the one she loved more.
Upon witnessing this scene, Illidan, who had been struggling, suddenly fell silent, perhaps out of utter despair.
Kel'Thuzad abandoned his defensive stance and launched an attack, unleashing Frost Nova that forced Kael'thas to focus all his energy on resisting, leaving him no room to concentrate.
Herald Volazj ordered the Faceless Ones to launch a frenzied attack. Old Chen was not a ranged attacker to begin with, so he couldn't help Illidan, who was far away. He could only use his ultimate skill again to create an elemental panda to defend against the attack.
The only one with the ability is Jiang Jie.