As the moon rose, Maiev was no longer the high priestess who wielded the Moon Wheel in one hand and the Priestess Staff in the other. Both her combat experience and skills had improved far beyond what she had achieved.
Her assassination and Cheap Shot abilities were at the High-tier Legendary level, and her ability in direct combat was also Legendary. Her attacks were so fast that even Jiang Jie could barely see them, leaving Arthas struggling to cope and leaving many marks on his hard armor.
This human armor ultimately could not withstand the Moon Wheel that the Watchers had used for ten thousand years.
Severely wounded, Arthas faced Maiev in perfect condition head-on, barely managing to hold her off, as Jiang Jie's second arrow was already aimed at Arthas once again.
But he hesitated for a moment and ultimately gave up.
Arthas was on guard, and it was impossible for him to inflict another serious injury with the same arrow. With the support of the Lich King's immense power, Arthas's reaction speed and attack speed were not much worse than Illidan's and Maiev's. At such a distance, Arthas could probably really block it.
Let's replace them then!
Jiang Jie turned the arrow around, pointing it at Anub'arak instead.
Phoenix Arrow use Arcanite arrowheads, possessing extremely strong armor-piercing and magic-piercing abilities. They are best suited for dealing with enemies with astonishing defenses, such as Arthas, who tends to specialize in frost, or Anub'arak, who has a thick and hard shell.
It's not easy to deal with a great Lich like Kel'Thuzad using ranged attacks. Mages have many ways to prevent Jiang Jie's Phoenix Arrow from hitting it, such as using deflection fields or directly blocking them with ice walls several meters thick... In fact, Kel'Thuzad has already done so.
He completely surrounded himself with ice walls, clearly not intending to fight, and adopted a purely defensive stance. Jiang Jie's arrow still frightened him.
As for the Herald Volazj?
The elite Faceless Ones are too large in size and have a rather unique structure, so they have no real weaknesses; to put it bluntly, they are just a conscious mass of flesh.
The Phoenix Arrow could easily hit it, but even if it exploded inside its body, it probably wouldn't cause much damage. It would be pointless and unnecessary to waste an arrow.
As for Death Knight Baelgun and the like, they're not worth using Phoenix Arrow.
The best target for attack is Anub'arak.
At this moment, Jiang Jie, in order to avoid interference and for the sake of convenience, had already taken to the sky.
He swiftly flew above Tyrande and then released the bowstring.
Like Malfurion's Thorn Armor, the Crypt Lord's spiked shell isn't purely physical defense; it also possesses strong magic resistance. More uniquely, the spiked shell has naturally occurring magical runes, granting it a very special innate ability:
Rebound.
It can, to some extent, deflect close-range attacks, such as Malfurion's attacks.
So far, Malfurion, in his bear form, has many wounds. Although they have healed thanks to Tyrande's meticulous care, they still leave behind many unsightly scabs.
Remote access is not a big problem.
The Crypt Lord's spiked shell is actually much harder than ordinary steel, equivalent to epic-level armor, but that doesn't matter; it's not harder than Arthas's armor, and the Phoenix Arrow can pierce it.
If it can be broken, then it should be broken.
It was almost a carbon copy of what had just happened. Even though Anub'arak was on guard, its massive size made it impossible to dodge. This wasn't muddy ground or glacial terrain; beneath its feet lay hard rock and steel. Anub'arak's burrowing ability was useless. No matter how sharp its claws were, they couldn't easily break through the rock and steel ground. It could only passively take the beating.
Then, with a phoenix's cry, a hole the size of a basketball appeared in Anub'arak's back, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Being large has its advantages; the same arrow will cause less damage to it than to Arthas. But it's enough for Malfurion and Tyrande, especially since Jiang Jie had already sent them a telepathic message before making his move, instructing them to prepare.
The giant bear charged, stopping Anub'arak in its tracks. Tyrande let out a shout and leaped into the air, reaching a height of five or six meters.
The arrow is on the bowstring, not the Arrow of the Moon Goddess, but an epic arrow.
With a sharp whooshing sound, the epic arrow that had killed Elder Nadox a few minutes earlier entered Anub'arak's body through the wound created by the Phoenix Arrow.
Then...
Take root and sprout!
Malfurion cast a spell once more.
Xavius from 10,000 years ago was definitely no worse than Anub'arak is now, although in terms of physical attributes, they should be quite different.
But if this move could kill Xavius ten thousand years ago, it should at least severely injure Anub'arak now.
Then, it dealt a heavy blow to Anub'arak.
Under Malfurion's natural magic, the wooden arrow shaft grew rapidly, and soon a sapling sprouted from the wound, becoming a lush tree in less than a minute.
But that's not enough.
Anub'arak suddenly charged at Arthas, and Arthas charged at Anub'arak in return.
A few seconds later, the two Scourge leaders met. Arthas leaped onto Anub'arak's back, Frostmourne pierced Anub'arak's wound. The raging frost power instantly froze the sapling, completely destroying all its roots and branches.
If Anub'arak were alive, it would probably be dead.
But it's not like that; it already died once, so it won't die a second time so easily.
Even so, Arthas could resurrect him again.
"Let's go!"
Arthas's voice was icy as he struck Maiev, who was charging at him, away with a single sword strike. Anub'arak then turned and rushed up the stairs towards the location of the Frozen Throne.
Jiang Jie was startled!
He sensed the presence of a large number of Undead.
During their battle, even more Undead gathered here; in the blink of an eye, there were probably tens of thousands, or even more, of Undead arriving.
The Undead behind were blocked by the magical barriers of Vashj and the Naga, and could not pass through for the time being. The Undead in front were also blocked by Arthas's ice wall, and could not pass through either.
Now, Arthas is severely wounded and clearly wants to break through the ice wall, let the swarming Undead block the enemy, and then go directly to the Frozen Throne to merge with the Lich King Ner'zhul.
Don't assume that Arthas will fall into a deep sleep once he dons the Lich King's armor:
The reason he fell into a deep sleep was because Arthas's corrupt and benevolent soul, as well as the soul of the Lich King Ner'zhul, were locked in a struggle with each other, making it impossible for him to control his body, thus forcing him into a deep sleep.
But now, facing a powerful enemy, once they unite, their first priority will certainly not be to fight for control, but to deal with the external enemy.
Once Arthas dons the Lich King's armor, he will not only possess Demigod- level energy, but also, through the armor's spiritual absorption ability, Demigod- level mental power.
In that case, he would become a true Demigod.
Perhaps elsewhere, in a true head-on confrontation, the unified Lich King is no match for the Wild Gods, but here, in Icecrown Glacier, in his realm, the frost power he can command is too immense. Even the Wild Gods would likely not fare well here.
If Arthas and the Lich King become one, then with Illidan under Maiev's spell control, they will be absolutely unable to defeat the new Lich King, and this battle will be meaningless.
So, what should we do?